Robby Klein
John Zarling
Age: 44
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA
Occupation: Founding Partner, 615 Leverage + Strategy (music business marketing agency)
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
I am most proud of successfully launching 615 Leverage + Strategy in 2019 (with fellow Founding Partner Jackie Campbell Seaton). I’m an accidental entrepreneur and the timing was right to venture out on my own. Specializing in what we define as artist-centric marketing, our company looks beyond the music cycle of the moment to ensure campaigns serve the long-tail career vision.
Who do you consider a hero and why?
My wife Megan is a hero to me. A family law attorney, she is selfless in her passion for helping those amid trials, and never lets an inability for someone to pay get in the way of helping a child. Putting herself through Nashville School of Law while our oldest daughter was an infant, Megan’s resolve gave me the strength to also take the leap of faith when launching my company. She doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for the difference she makes.
A quote you live by:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.” —Calvin Coolidge