Talking with Eva Ries offered extraordinary stories and a chance to explore how she managed strong personalities in a demanding creative industry.
Archived Project Mindset post, originally published in 2022. Dates and roles reflect the original publication.
Talking with Eva Ries
I had the extraordinary honour of speaking with Eva Ries, manager and promoter of legendary bands including Nirvana, Guns n’ Roses and Wu-Tang Clan!
Hearing her behind-the-scenes stories, especially about Wu-Tang Clan, was remarkable: funny incidents on tour and in hotels, as well as serious experiences involving shootings and racism.
Beyond the stories, I wanted to understand how, as a “white woman”, as she describes herself in her book, she held her own among such chaotic yet artistically gifted people. How do you manage and motivate such a team? Can those strategies apply in business?
I am excited to release the podcast soon 💪
#mindset
More in the Project Mindset archive (German) and the Reza Mehman Podcast.
