Residence New York, New York Years active 1988-present Place of birth Ho Chi Minh City | Education Computer Science Awards Grammy Award Alma mater University of Delaware | |
Occupation Management, Technology Conslutant Known for Urban Marketing at iTunes | ||
Thuy-An Julien is a Grammy award-winning entertainment and technology executive, with more than 20 years experience at the intersection of music and technology. She has worked at numerous Fortune 500 Companies including: Apple Inc., Time Inc., Sports Illustrated, and Condé Nast Publications.
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Career
Julien is currently CEO of Hartman's House, LLC, a management and digital consulting company. She and her team set artists free to be creative while managing all other aspects of their careers while assisting companies to bridge the gap between entertainment and technology. Her clients include 2x Grammy Award winner Timothy Bloom, and former American Idol contestant Shevonne Philandor.
She is also currently responsible for market and growth development at Dash Radio, she successfully builds audiences, brands, and profits for the largest digital radio network in the world. She is also on the Advisory Board of Creator's Capital, a business incubator/fund that was created to help media celebrities, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs create their visions.
Previously, she worked at Apple Inc. for 15 years and headed up original content brands in North America for iTunes. She was a creator, producer, partner manager, and strategic innovator. She played an integral role in the success of iTunes Store in multiple market segments, some she created, while significantly expanding others. She also created the Urban Marketing department—the first ever targeted marketing group at iTunes—to address missed opportunities in the focus of the original iTunes platform, originally designed only for mainstream music. The Urban Marketing department grew awareness of the iTunes brand in the urban community, and made iTunes more accessible to the urban audience via non-traditional marketing avenues. These strategies gave iTunes Store substantially increased sales to the urban audience. Prior to urban marketing she working with labels and artists to create new initiatives at iTunes and understand the new digital age of music.
Prior to Apple, she ran the technology for Time Inc., New Media as they forayed into the new internet era.
Education
Julien graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Psychology and Neurolinguistics.
Award
Julien produced the 2011 Grammy winning song "Hey Soul Sister" by the Train. This was the first Grammy award won by an original content piece created by iTunes. The iTunes version won Best Song by Pop Duo or Group.
Personal Accomplishment
In December of 2016, Julien climbed to Base Camp of Mount Everest to be a guest at the first ever pop-up restaurant at Base Camp. This was the highest elevation pop-up in history hosted by One Star House Party. The trek took 14 days and was over 96 miles trekked and 10,500 feet climbed.