
Mondo.NYC Speaker


Jesse Coren
Founder, Mutual Friends
Jesse Coren is the founder of Mutual Friends, a full service music company that specializes in building meaningful, long-term careers for artists. Beginning his career in management over a decade ago, Jesse is responsible for developing a wide range of talent from the ground up, including clients such as Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Jeremy Zucker and more.
As a company, Mutual Friends' artists have sold over one million tickets globally, have over 20 billion global streams, have received Grammy nominations, and have been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Vogue and many more. More recently, they launched their record label in partnership with AWAL to nurture developing talent and take a holistic, careful and long-term approach to music distribution and marketing.
Jesse is also a founding partner in the digital agency Chaotic Good Projects, which has played a role in marketing some of the most successful records of 2025.
Mondo 2025 Panels
From Follower to Fan: How Artists Can Turn Attention Into Engagement
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 4:00 PM
Explore how artists and their teams are transforming casual social media participation into streams, ticket sales, and text sign-ups by building smart, seamless digital journeys across all platforms.
Focus: Fan conversion strategy; case studies from panelists; highlights value of clear calls to action and digital strategy.