Managing Madonna with Guy Oseary

Guy Oseary, the manager of Madonna is in conversation here with Tim Ferriss - discussing what it's like to work with her. He has also managed U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more. In 1992 at the age of 19, he became one of the first employees of Madonna's Maverick Records - which he goes into here, as well as working with Madonna on some of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. There's a full episode on Tim Ferris youtube channel, and full details on Guy here...  

Guy Oseary has been spotting talent before anyone else could see it for nearly four decades. Under his leadership at Maverick Records, Maverick sold more than 100 million albums. Guy has managed some of the biggest names in music, including Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and U2, and was named Variety's Music Mogul of the Year in 2022. He executive produced Twilight, which became one of the most successful franchises in movie history, generating more than $3.5B.  Guy was also an early investor in Vita Coco and co-founded A-Grade Investments and then Sound Ventures, now with nearly $2 billion under management. At A-Grade, his hits included Airbnb, Uber, and Spotify. Sound Ventures launched with less than $100M and has since had 86 exits and 26 IPOs.

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