Music Business Headhunter Tom Truitt Is Looking for ‘The Smartest People in the Room’
Roy Trakin When the pandemic hit in early 2020, veteran music business headhunter Tom Truitt — a chief partner in the entertainment/media practice of Nashville-based executive search firm Buffkin/Baker — had his own lightbulb moment.Since 2015, Truitt had been hosting a live event, “Who Knew,” a monthly get-together Truitt dubbed “Ted Talks for the music industry.” Scheduling eight per year, six of them in Nashville, the storytelling-oriented gathering allowed the speakers to open up and reveal their true selves.When COVID-19 hit, Truitt launched “The Smartest People in the Room,” a one-on-one webinar series featuring hour-long Zoom interviews with some of the leading figures in the music, gaming, sports and entertainment fields, each