Women's leadership programme Music Leaders Network opens applications for September 2024

05 March 2024 - Press release

Applications are open now and the programme will run from September 2024 until January 2025. The 12 members of the next cohort of the transformational leadership programme will be joining a growing alumnae of 70 women from across the music industry.

Led by Remi Harris MBE and Tamara Gal-On, the initiative aims to transform the career development of women with between 5-25 years of music industry experience.

"This network is making a difference in the music industry as a whole because the people that we've worked with are going on to mentor others and to lead in a compassionate and commercial way. They're having a ripple effect." - Tamara Gal-On, Co-Founder.

 

Music Leaders Network, the highly-regarded professional development programme for women* in music is now open for applications for its September 2024 intake.

Applicants for the September 2024 programme will be joining a network of women from across the music industry. Alumnae include employees from FUGA, Polydor, September Management, PPL, PRS for Music, AIM Ireland and Blue Raincoat Music as well as freelance music creators.

The transformational programme is the only UK leadership programme that brings together mid-career women from across the industry and establishes them in a deliberate peer-to-peer network.

This was a very intentional step from co-founders Remi Harris MBE and Tamara Gal-On.

On the importance of the network, Tamara Gal-On said: "The network is so important. It's woven throughout the whole programme. There are 12 people in each group and our hope is that those people will stay together for the rest of their careers and always have each other to call on for support. This network is making a difference in the music industry as a whole because the people that we've worked with are going on to mentor others and to lead in a compassionate and commercial way. They're having a ripple effect."

The programme is known for creating effective leaders, giving participants the skills they need to increase their visibility and realise their potential in an industry that is still male dominated.

Katie Eckett, Manager, Business and Legal, MERLIN, Music Leaders Network 2022 said:"The most important thing I have gotten out of this course is the network of amazing women and the opportunities that have arisen just by knowing them. We have all fed into helping each other, it's been a massive support network."

Janeace (Jay-T) Thompson, Director of Talent, Culture & Experience, PRS for Music, said in 2023: "We worked with the business to identify some of our high potential women leaders to put forward for this programme, having heard of its success and the work opportunities the alumnae had secured previously.

We have many talented women here at PRS for Music, as our first participant in Music Leaders Network we sincerely hope that Elaine (Allen, Head of Joint Ventures and Revenue Assurance at PRS for Music, September 2023) will benefit from the programme and that it will yield positive outcomes for her and other future leaders."

When surveyed, 91% of the women who participated said they were now more confident in their leadership abilities. Across those surveyed, an average of a 66% increase in income 1 year post-programme was reported.**

Applications open today, Tuesday 5th March for the September 2024 cohort via the Music Leaders Network webpage and close on Friday 31st May.

The founders will again provide discretionary bursaries to help with costs for self-employed participants and those working for charities.

For those considering taking a place on the programme, Online Q&A events will be available Thursday 14 March 2024 at 11:45 GMT, Thursday 18 April 2024 at 13:00 BST and Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 13:00 BST where prospective participants or businesses can ask Remi or Tamara questions about the programme. These are 30 minutes long and require pre-registration on Eventbrite.

The application form can be found here.

 

*The Music Leaders Network centres women and is inclusive of people who identify as non-binary or trans.

** Self reported via survey completed by 2020 cohort