Creative Grit: Why Performers Make Great Founders - SXSW 2026 PanelPicker
Adventures in Syncopation is a global community of performer-entrepreneurs that have observed how the skills built through music, dance, and drama supercharge entrepreneurial success.
Please vote for our proposed 2026 SXSW panel, which features tech founders who leveraged their artistic backgrounds to build groundbreaking ventures. From empowering the Disabled workforce, developing revolutionary technology for immersive audio experiences, and powering a new model for the music business, this session will explore how the performing arts build the skills necessary for entrepreneurship.
Vote through August 24, 2025: https://tinyurl.com/AiSSXSW2026
Moderator:
Andrew Byrnes, Founder, Adventures in Syncopation
Panelists:
Ethan Castro, Co-Founder & CTO, Edge Sound Research
Keely Cat-Wells, Founder & CEO, Making Space
Gebre Waddell, Founder & CEO, Sound Credit
@ethancastro2034 @edgesoundresearch7005
@Keely Cat-Wells @Making-Space
@gebrewaddell3200