Pull up a chair and stay for awhile.

Welcome to the trailer for No Need to Ask Podcast hosted by 2019 Billboard’s Women in Music honoree Amani Duncan. 

Duncan’s career has included key positions at some of the most iconic companies spanning various industries. Past achievements include Head of Marketing for the iconic acoustic guitar brand Martin Guitar, various senior management posts at Universal Music Group (Def Jam, Island Def Jam) EMI (Virgin Records, Capitol Music Group) and serving as Chief Marketing Officer of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group, which she refers to as one of the most exciting positions in her career.

Duncan launched “Girlfriend, No Need to Ask” as a platform where professional women and men can be part of a community that provides business advice, professional tips and coaching.

No Need to Ask episodes will be published bi-weekly on Wednesdays beginning June 3, 2020.  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:12):
[inaudible].

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Welcome to no need to ask podcast.
My name is Amani Duncan and Iwill be your host on this
journey.
I launched the platformgirlfriend no need to ask about
a year and a half ago onInstagram.
I wanted to create a communityfor professional men and women
of all ages and at variousstages in their professional

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careers where they can findinspiration, helpful business
tips, Sage advice, and to evenshare their own professional
journeys and hopes to help andinspire others.
I have been an executive invarious industries for many
years with tenure at recordlabels, Def jam Island, duck

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jam, Virgin records and Capitolmusic group media working as
head of music for MTV, the chiefmarketing officer at bad boy
enterprises working directlywith Sean Diddy Combs and I even
dabbled into manufacturing.
Heading up the marketingdivision for the oldest American

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acoustic guitar company, Martinguitar.
I am very proud of myprofessional journey, often
being the first African Americanwoman to hold the positions.
Needless to say, there wereextreme highs and some
challenges along the way.

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All helping me become an evenstronger executive.
Early on in my career, someonehelped me.
So I feel it is myresponsibility to try and help
as many professionals get theirown seat at the business table.
It is my responsibility to helppay it forward.

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I am a storyteller at heart.
So what you can expect from noneed to ask podcasts is a lot of
stories, my professionalstories, as well as stories from
others, always sprinkled in withbusiness advice.
You can also expect interviewswith various industry leaders,

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music artists and others thatcontinue to inspire me and
hopefully will inspire you.
So grab your favorite drink, apen and a notebook

Speaker 3 (02:47):
and join me at the table.