Expertise

A career built at the intersection of music, business and tech.

Structuring, negotiating, and operationalizing licensing and partnership deals for the world's most recognizable music and technology brands — wide-ranging, specialized expertise now distilled into focused engagements accessible to you.

Business Development & Partnerships

  • Identification, outreach, and deal execution across the value chain
  • Financial modeling and terms proposals, best practices, negotiation playbooks
  • ​Guidance on monetization, royalty mechanics, and cost controls

Product & Feature Architecture

  • Licensing schematics for new products, features, and integrations — one blueprint for BD, legal, product, and engineering.
  • Project planning & timeline management based on industry requirements
  • Operations enablement from onboarding to ongoing partner support

New Ventures & Investor Relations

  • GTM strategy, brand story & competitive landscape orientation
  • Commercial partnerships strategy & modeling
  • Fundraising narrative and investor positioning

Operations & Growth

  • Org design and team structure
  • Partnerships with service providers, brands, and agencies
  • International expansion & navigation playbooks

About

Built inside the deals that shape the modern music business.

Vanessa Wilkins is a music industry executive with over a decade of experience structuring, negotiating, and operationalizing licensing and partnership deals for some of the most recognizable names in music and technology.

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