
Mondo.NYC Speaker


Michael Bizenov
President, Sound Royalties
Managing Partner of Sound Royalties, Michael Bizenov is a highly skilled executive with extensive experience in finance, strategic planning and business development. Bringing a principled entrepreneurial management style to the company, Michael leads Sound Royalties' innovative business, helping to shape its vision and lead its continued growth.
Over the course of his distinguished career, Michael has successfully built and grown several companies and has a proven track record of taking many promising businesses to the next level. Utilizing a diverse background in financial services, business strategy, management development and more, he is renowned not just for his keen acumen in planning and strategy, but also for his relentless commitment to effectively creating and executing business plans that foster growth and success.
Previously, Michael was a consultant for UBS and Litchfield Road Consulting, where he provided senior advisory support on business and strategy development, program implementation, financing and overall business transformation. Prior to that, he spent 20 years in various executive roles at Sterling National Bank, helping grow the bank’s assets from under $1 billion to $15 billion and culminating his tenure there as the institution’s President of Consumer Banking.
Mondo 2025 Panels
From Seedling to Spotlight: Reinvesting in Your Music to Build a Sustainable Career
Friday, October 17, 2025, 11:00 AM
Every great music career starts with a seed…a song, an idea, a vision. But transforming that seed into something sustainable takes more than talent; it requires resources, reinvestment and resilience. This panel brings together an artist, an indie label owner and Sound Royalties’ President to discuss the journey of growth in today’s music business. From self-funding projects to scaling independent labels, panelists will explore how creators can leverage the money they’re already earning to fuel the next stage of their careers. This conversation will uncover how to plant, water and grow your creative vision without giving up ownership