The CEO Story

31: Connecting people with people with Cassie Petrey

September 08, 2020 Kc Chohan Season 1 Episode 31
The CEO Story
31: Connecting people with people with Cassie Petrey
Show Notes

Welcome to the 31st episode of The CEO Story Podcast!

With weekly podcasts releasing, "The CEO Story" takes a deep dive into the success (and sometimes pitfalls) of being your own boss! We encourage each and every individual to candidly share their stories to help other entrepreneurs understand the highs and lows that come with the journey.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Cassie Petrey. 
Cassie Petrey is co-founder of Crowd Surf, a digital marketing company providing catered and specialized marketing services to a roster of massive stars, everyone from Guns N Roses to Backstreet Boys, Fifth Harmony to Britney Spears. At age 12, Petrey ran an AOL Backstreet Boys newsletter that had over 10,000 subscribers, which led to being a serial super fan of several different artists.

By age 17, she landed a job at Warner Music Group as a College Representative. Shortly after signing on board, MySpace made its debut and Petrey capitalized on this avenue by setting up a page for one of the projects she had been assigned from Warner. This page was one of the first major label ventures into leveraging MySpace, and this led to a full time position in the Digital Department at Warner Bros.Records office in Nashville. In her role, she oversaw social networking campaigns for label stars such as Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, and many others.

When Petrey graduated college, the role of "Community Manager"​ didn't exist at companies. She knew social media platforms were more important than they were given credit for. Always seeking new and innovative ways to create organic, meaningful connections between artist and their fans, Petrey went on to form Crowd Surf in 2007, with long time friend Jade Driver.

At 25 years old, she was selected to be featured on Billboard’s “30 Under 30” list. This highlights executives making an impact in the industry and driving business forward. As a member to YEC (Young Entrepreneur Council), she has been quoted in numerous media outlets such as Huffington Post, Inc., Business Insider and more.

Today, their company has evolved into a 35-person team, with four offices and revolving roster of accounts boasting a collective social footprint of approximately 800 million followers. 

Stay up to date with Cassie Petrey:

Website - http://crowdsurf.net/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassiepetrey/
Crowd Surf Facebook - https://www.linkedin.com/company/crowd-surf/