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Chase Smiegiel is an accomplished professional in music business development and licensing, currently serving as Director of Global Music Business Development at ByteDance since November 2024. Prior to this role, Chase held several leadership positions at Yousician from November 2021 to November 2024, including Global Head of Licensing & Licensing Operations, where responsibilities encompassed music rights licensing strategy and negotiations with major music entities. Additional experience includes notable roles at Spotify from April 2017 to November 2021 that involved securing global music rights and facilitating new country launches, as well as financial analytics in an FP&A capacity at Twitter. Chase's background also encompasses investment banking at Stone & Youngberg and co-founding PROnoise.com, underscoring a diverse skill set in finance, strategy, and music industry operations. Educational credentials include a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and recent executive education at Columbia Business School in Pricing Methodologies.