About Us
Meet Our CEO
Scott Kelly
Scott Kelly, Founder and CEO of Black Dog Music Partners is a 30-year fundraising, marketing, sales, training and publicity veteran. Scott has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital for disruptive companies, garnered national media coverage for hundreds of regional and national brands and generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues for the companies he has represented.
He has also trained over 1,000 sales people and has taught marketing at the university level in the United States and Europe. Scott is currently an Adjunct Professor in the College of Business at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ. When not making his clients famous, Scott spends his time in countless sporting events with his wife and two boys. He loves a good craft beer and playing with his “Black Dog” Melvin.
Experience:
- Raised $4 billion in public and private capital for corporate clients.
- Founder and CEO of top public relations, digital marketing agency.
- Secured over 10,000 TV, Radio, Print and Online interviews for clients.
- Developed a social media reach of over 8 million.
- Frequent speaker and lecturer on PR and Digital Marketing.
- Experienced in management and financial consulting, marketing support, sales training, seminar and conference development.
- Started and operated businesses in Russia, India, Central and South America.
- Provided investment portfolio services for over 1,000 clients.
- Trained over 1,000 investment executives.
- Provided venture capital and media relation services for dozens of start-up, development stage and public companies.
Honors and Awards:
- Arizona Excellence Award Small Business Institute for Excellence in Commerce (SBIEC) September 2013
- Service Above Self Award Chandler Rotary Club April 2012
- Ranking Arizona Top Marketing Firm Selection February 2012
- Volunteer of The Year Junior Achievement Of Arizona September 2011
Education:
- Master’s Degree – San Francisco State University
- Bachelor’s Degree – Adelphi University
George Miller
Director of Artist Relations
My name is George Miller, I’m from Costa Mesa, CA and a recent graduate of Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ with a bachelors in marketing and advertising. Currently I work at Zia Records as a trade buyer and floor associate. My passion in life is music and I have aspirations to open an indie record store. My whole life I have been surrounded by music. In my high school days I would be attending local shows every week and digging through crates at record stores for old cassette tapes. At heart I’m a diehard dead head so I have a love for creativity and art. I feel music is the ultimate expression of one's creativity and personal freedom and that’s why I want to be surrounded by it 24/7.
Breana Brown
Social Media Intern
Hello, I’m Breana Brown, and I’m from the suburbs of Chicago. Currently, I am an MBA Music Business student at Southern New Hampshire University. I completed my bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Illinois State University in 2016. From middle school to my undergrad, I was involved in concert band and marching band. Pop music and the entertainment business have always been huge interests of mine and working in the music industry had been a goal of mine since high school. After figuring out what I was truly interested in, I made the decision to go back to school for music. At Black Dog Music Partners, I’m looking forward to learning new skills and gaining experience.
