BostInno: How One Man Melded His Love of Music with Entrepreneurship
Berklee alumnus Johannes Flecker was interviewed recently by BostInno on how he combined his passion for musical collaboration with his background in business leadership to form Sound Leadership, whose mission is to innovate, develop, and inspire organizations with music-driven leadership programs. Sound Leadership provides coaching to corporate teams around the world on increasing leadership, improving collaboration and finding inspiration. Flecker's team of trainers has grown to meet the demand, and now includes Grammy Award winners and nomineees in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Bangalore, with clients such as Fidelity Investments and the Capital Network.
BostInno writer Dave Gentry quotes Flecker on the impetus for his startup, "I felt like this area was needed, and no one else would ever do this. There's no better tool to get out the creative juices. But no one had made a methodology or structured approach. What we are doing with Sound Leadership is structuring this, and solving various challenges with music." As part of the BerkleeICE community, Flecker embodies what's possible when you apply music thinking in a new way.