KAREN EMANUEL- Moving the Needle, CEO & Founder at Key Production Group

<p>Karen started in the music business booking bands and DJ-ing at Leeds university. In the late 80s, she took a job at Rough Trade Distribution climbing the ladder in a male-dominated sector by asking the right questions and learning the numbers.&nbsp; In 1990, she used her redundancy to start <a href="https://www.keyproduction.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Key Production</a>, which specialises in the design and manufacture of Vinyl CDs, DVDs and cassettes plus bespoke packaging for both music and a growing list of other industries.</p><br><p>Through first organic growth and then a series of acquisitions that added knowledge and expertise to the company, Key Production Group now comprises 56 people at four offices in England and is the leader in its field.</p><br><p>Karen has been the driving force behind <a href="https://www.mtnnow.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moving the Needle</a>, an initiative focussing on supporting women in the music industry.</p><br><p>She has also built and owns a sustainable Hotel in Nicaragua and mentors as well as speaking at schools and universities.</p><br><p>What a delight it was to speak with Karen! We really hope that you enjoy this episode.</p><br><p>Please do subscribe and leave a rating, it really does help.</p><br><p>Connect with Moving the Needle: info@mtnnow.com or <a href="https://www.mtnnow.com/survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">complete their survey.</a></p><br><p>Follow Melocompass on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/melocompassuk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/melocompass" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn.</a></p><br><p>Like all of our episodes, this was recorded remotely</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>