Bryan Ruby is many things to both the Nashville community and the world of sports: a professional baseball player, a country music singer/songwriter, the founder of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and a pioneer for LGBTQ+ representation in sports. He has also made history as the only active professional baseball player who is out as gay. […]
Home is where the heart is, and Judge Rachel L. Bell’s inherent passion for the Nashville community has roots dating back four generations. A third generation native Nashvillian, her great-grandparents moved to Music City in their early twenties. Judge Bell’s family has a strong connection to Metro Nashville Public Schools, with many family members, including […]
This April’s advisory feature shines a spotlight on Becky Reiser, Music City Baseball’s resident graphic designer. Prior to starting her own business as CEO & Creative Director of Storybridge Media | Rabar Productions, Reiser spent years perfecting her craft through design school and various creative director roles. Upon graduation from LSU in the early 2000s, […]
Kiona Sinks embodies so much more than her title of Community Engagement/Digital Strategy Manager for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM). Sinks, a driven and accomplished young professional, ran track collegiately and was the first in her extended family to attend college. Originally from Jonesboro, Arkansas, Sinks moved to Missouri at age 12 and later […]
Sports. Music. Sometimes, they go hand-in-hand. We’ve heard the old adage that many musicians dream of being professional athletes, and many professional athletes dream of being musicians. Add Bart Millard to that mix. The MercyMe lead singer grew up in Texas as a Rangers fan. Now he’s using his many years of music experience to […]
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Our advisor feature this month is about Rebecca Gonzales, who leads our efforts in development, board and investor relations. She began her role when her husband, Alberto Gonzales, joined Music City Baseball as board chair in 2017. Rebecca’s background and experience include an extensive career in banking, finance, and development. She worked with non-profits and in […]
This month’s advisor feature focuses on a person who has spent much of her career working on diversity, program development, and inclusion for businesses and organizations. Rosalyn Carpenter currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Community Impact Officer for CommonSpirit Health. It is a role she says is extremely important […]
Music City Baseball’s (MCB) Music Industry Advisors have partnered with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Adidas, Topps Trading Cards, and the Fluent Group to launch an exclusive new series of Stars rookie cards and jerseys to honor former Negro Leagues players.
Dr. Chris Bacon has had a number of roles in his 20-year professional career. He has been a sports anchor, sports reporter, news photographer, news reporter, a marketing and public relations professional, and an educator. There’s one role that links all of those titles together though: storyteller. Now, he is using this role to help […]
Music City Baseball (MCB) has announced that Michele Ivey Frazier has joined the organization as Director of Operations and Leader of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program. Frazier will play an integral part in ensuring Music City Baseball is an inclusive organization in all aspects of their business efforts while also managing the company’s human […]
Michele’s leadership and experience in marketing and business made her the perfect candidate for her new role with us. One of our group’s driving principles is to build a team and organization with a diverse core. We firmly believe that baseball can be a bridge to a better and more equitable society.
Bobby Bones, award-winning iHeartRadio host, TV personality and best-selling author, has joined the Community Advisory Board for Music City Baseball. The Arkansas-native is the official in-house mentor on ABC’s American Idol and his upcoming TV series Breaking Bobby Bones premieres on National Geographic on May 31. His knowledge of the music industry and Nashville community […]
