Eliah Seton of SoundCloud
Can joining a college a capella group help launch a career in the family business? Yes it can, Eliah Seton, CEO of SoundCloud tells Kenning Associates Partner, Daryl Ogden–and it can provide the foundation for a marriage and family to boot! Eliah joins us on the pod to discuss his career in music: One deeply rooted in his personal and family history, and one that was shaped by mentors and mentorship throughout. Eliah explains about what he gleaned from his mentors (e.g., where to find energy, how to measure progress) as well what he still gathers from those he mentors (e.g., a new way to use a product, a fresh perspective from another company). Eliah and Daryl go on to dig deep into what makes Soundcloud supremely well-poised to exploit the disruptions in the music industry–trends that Eliah had seen first-hand in the making throughout his years at Warner Music. As one of his mentors told him: “When you’re on a train, you can walk or run… but what really matters is how fast the train is going.”
