GrindCon 2026 · Boston
Speakers
Creators, founders, and industry leaders — the people in the room with you. Panels, Q&As, and speed mentoring across the day.
2026 Lineup
In the room this year
Osamase Ekhator
Poet · Author · Founder
Best: A Creative Agency
Chantel Mayo
Investor · Entrepreneur · Philanthropist
Sidney Baptista
Founder & CEO · PYNRS
Jazzy Bloom
Content Creator
Shelby Scott
Senior Manager of Sync
Kobalt Music Publishing
Haydez Weng
CEO
Promote Music Agency
Scott Morris
CEO
MorBooking Agency
Past Speakers
Alumni of the room
Aaron Hunter
Director of A&R
UnitedMasters
Steve Lobel
Music Mogul
We Working / Def Jam
Gabe P
Founder
On The Radar Radio
Clinton Sparks
DJ · Producer · Entrepreneur
Donny Flores
Music Executive · A&R · Artist Manager
We Good
Sam Jay
Comedian · Writer (Keynote)
IDK
Recording Artist · Rapper (Keynote)
Christina Chavez
VP of A&R
Universal Music Publishing
Adam McFarland
Suno
Zoe Young
Former VP of A&R
Epic Records
Benny Pough
Former President
Roc Nation
Dr. Amadeus
Multi-Platinum Producer
Adebukola Ajao
Marketing Agency Founder
Anthony Hatwood
Artist Success Manager
TuneCore
Latrell James
Recording Artist · Creative
Melissa Castro
Director of Partnerships
Graffito SP
Jessicah Pierre
Creative Communications Strategist
Kwani A. Lunis
TV Host · Media Personality
HubToday
Mag Rodriguez
CEO & Founder
EVEN
Gio Dee
Recording Artist · Creative Entrepreneur
Roc Nation
Makenna Van Liew
Director, Client Accounts & Services
Songtrust
Brian Price
Attorney · Entertainment & Business
Harvard University
Philip Payne
Music Executive · Entrepreneur
Andrea Hudson
Head of Studio
HubSpot Media · Founder, Booger Money
Tamera King
Singer · Songwriter
Keyla Williams
CEO & Founder
BogoSplit
Chris Wellington
Attorney · Entertainment · Real Estate · Business · IP
Heir Jordan
Founder of Valor
Brandon Bedlam
Marketing Consultant
Hala Maroc
Founder & CEO
Bad Dream Incubator · Media Personality
Katelina "La Gata" E.
Media Personality · Podcast Host
Roy Studmire
Recording Artist · Berklee Professor
Berklee College of Music
Tigisti Hagos
Banking & Finance for Creatives
PNC
Chris Brown
Entertainment Lawyer
Jon Glass
Music Producer
J-Dee
A&R
Empire Records
Kedar Frederic
Music Executive
TuneCore
DJ Casper
DJ · Producer