Raffaella Braun

After graduating from Vanderbilt in 2002, Raffaella studied the logistics behind live radio remotes, working with Premiere Radio Networks and Westwood One on the radio portion of the Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden, ACMs in Vegas, CMAs and CMA Fest. From live radio remotes, she jumped to live performances, starting a career at the prestigious Creative Artists Agency, and becoming an Agent in 2008. There, she built a career around negotiating concerts, seeking out new talent and executing promotions. Raffaella returned to the Country Radio world in 2011, joining Warner Music Nashville as Manager of West Coast Radio and Streaming, serving 8 years in that post. She returned to Nashville in October of 2019 to serve as the National Director of Promotion for Triple Tigers Records.

Raffaella is a voting member of the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. Braun has guest lectured at Vanderbilt and Texas A+M Music Classes. She served on the CRS Agenda Committee in 2017-2018 for the 50th year of CRS. She supported W.O. Smith Music School in Nashville and created Music Row Madness, an industry bowling event to raise funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TN - which grew last year (now as a Top Golf event) to a $50,000 fundraiser. She was a finalist in the Nashville Emerging Leader Awards in 2008, and is an alum of SOLID. Ms. Braun also helps Musicians on Call as a virtual tour guide after expanding their volunteer mission at Phoenix Children's Hospital.