George Barrett, CEO of Innovative Percussion and First Vice President of PAS, joined us this week from his office in Nashville, TN. We're so glad he was able to make room for us in his busy schedule.
Topics: PAS, mentor example of UT Women's Head Coach Pat Summit, history of Innovative Percussion, industry
Watch here. Listen below.
1:27 Current events at IP and leadership restructure of PAS
9:34 Why join PAS?
13:17 PASIC exhibit hall
17:41 New IP products
19:17 Laurel: Patricia Summit, late coach emeritus of U. of Tennessee
26:35 Ben: Erik Johnson, president of Innovative Percussion
38:20 The process of designing mallets
46:06 Hand wrapped vs. machine wrapped mallets
47:44 Changes in the percussion industry
51:51 Endorsement relationships
57:01 Responsibilities of a CEO of a percussion company
58:34 Caleb Pickering: Percussion companies seem to come and go in waves. What helped IP stand the test of time and become one of the powerhouse companies for sticks and mallets?
1:01:54 Wrap
