Vickie Nauman is a subject matter expert on music licensing and rights. She specializes in the intersection between tech and music, and particularly music in games. She helps grow companies and is a thought leader. She is Founder and CEO of the Los Angeles-based boutique consulting and advisory firm CrossBorderWorks and since 2014 has a portfolio of forward-thinking companies with roles in the digital business since 2000. In the music/gaming/XR world, she leads sync licensing projects for Beat Saber (Meta), Riot Games, BrainJar Games, Paradiddle XR, Ubisoft, Roblox projects and more. She is an advisor to some of the world’s most innovative companies. Vickie Nauman was named the 7th most influential person in the music industry in Spin Magazine’s 2025 ranking.