It takes 5 months to complete the programme, from September 2026 to January 2027.

It includes an online learning platform with video and handout materials. You'll experience 2 full days together offsite (at the start and end of the programme), 5 individual sessions of executive coaching, regular group seminars on zoom (90-minute sessions which take place on Tuesday mornings 10:00-11:30), small-group learning circles and access to our monthly community calls.

You should be able to commit to spending an average of 90 minutes a week on this programme.

The programme fee for September 2025 is £6,000 plus VAT which includes 5 sessions of individual coaching, all the resources, videos and materials, 21 hours of face to face group training, learning circles and all admin costs. Bursaries will be provided to assist with costs to a limited number of self-employed/freelance people and those working for charities - a reduction of a third to £4,000 is a typical bursary, but you can speak to us about your circumstances.

The value it will create for you will be fantastic results in terms of progressing your goals and getting to where you want to be more quickly and with less effort, giving you the benefit of your full energy and attention back to focus on achieving results. This has allowed our previous participants to achieve higher incomes, feel more confident, be more effective and deliver their full potential at work.

You can indicate on your application whether your employer has agreed to pay the fee, or you would like to be considered for bursary assistance.

Your coach will either be Remi Harris or Tamara Gal-On for this programme. Remi and Tamara are both accredited and experienced coaches.

Your coach will be allocated by us at the start of the programme, and you will then book your individual coaching times with them for the full programme.

The network will include 11 other women, trans or non-binary people with a minimum of 5 years (up to 25 years+) experience in the music industry who are committed to their development as leaders.

We hope to have a mix of backgrounds and music industry sectors represented.

Previous job titles have included CEO, Managing Director, Marketing Director, Founder, Project Manager, Creative Producer, Booking Agent, Programmer, Artist, Festival Director, Tour Co-ordinator, Artist Manager, Comms Manager, General Manager, Head of Press, Event Manager, Head of Music.

Prior to the start of the programme, you will receive a full schedule of all confirmed programme dates (apart from your coaching dates, which will be set up individually between you and your coach).

The programme will last 5 months in total with a 2 week break in December. We expect the preparation for each session to take around 45 minutes, sessions are 90 minutes each, twice per month and then you will have a learning circle which is a small group where you discuss and support each other to implement your learning. The more you engage with and put into the programme, the more you will get out of it.

You'll receive handouts for each session. We are working on making these available in a video and audio format, so that you can choose to consume them while commuting, doing bedtime, or if you simply find audio / video an easier format to work with. It's important that you use the materials, so that we can spend more time discussing and implementing in our group sessions than explaining the concepts.

We're happy to meet with businesses to talk about how they can invest in their people development through music leaders network. We have a specific information pack for decision makers in HR/People Teams, Learning and Development and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion leads that we can share with you, and you are welcome to send them the link to this page or let us know what you need via our contact form (below).

This programme is addressed at women as we know that there is a pay and power deficit for women in the music industry. Music Leaders Network covers leadership topics and personal development that are relevant to any leader. The 2020 and 2021 programmes were commissioned by Brighter Sound as part of their Both Sides Now project which works towards gender equality in the music industry. Remi and Tamara coach people of all identities within their practises. There is some content that is specifically about sex-based (gendered) issues in leadership including Imposter Phenomenon (first identified in high-achieving women academics in the 1970s), how men and women's communication differs in the workplace (the work of Deborah Tannen) and draws on the work of Herminia Ibarra, Robin Ely and colleagues about second generation gender bias and women's leadership identity development. Most of the research underlying this is based on the protected characteristic of sex, as a binary male-female. The program centres the experiences of female leaders. It is open to and welcomes all women, trans women and non-binary people who are comfortable with this approach. Get in touch if you have any further questions.