{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Changing the Narrative with: Aubrey Bergauer","description":"Hailed as \u201cthe Steve Jobs of classical music\u201d (Observer) and \u201cthe Sheryl Sandberg of the symphony\u201d (LA Review of Books), Aubrey Bergauer is known for her results-driven, customer-centric, data-obsessed pursuit of changing the narrative for the performing arts. A \u201cdynamic administrator\u201d with an \u201cunquenchable drive for canny innovation\u201d (San Francisco Chronicle), her leadership as Executive Director of the California Symphony propelled the organization to double the size of its audience and nearly quadruple the donor base. Bergauer\u2019s ability to cast and communicate vision moves large teams forward and brings stakeholders together across the institution, earning her \u201ca reputation for coming up with great ideas and then realizing them\u201d (San Francisco Classical Voice). Her drive to see opportunity in place of unsolvable challenges or irreversible trends produces different results than the norm, secures new revenue streams, and galvanizes audiences and donors. Bergauer builds strategic plans and organizations, leverages technology and new media to elevate and extend the brand, and prioritizes diversity and inclusion to create a stronger product on stage and off. A graduate of Rice University with degrees in Music Performance and Business, her work and leadership has been covered in national publications including Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Wall Street Journal, and Southwest Airlines and Symphony magazines, and she is a frequent speaker at universities and conferences across North America, including Adobe\u2019s Magento, TEDx, Opera America, the League of American Orchestras, and Orchestras Canada. In 2020, she launched the Center for Innovative Leadership at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music while continuing her consulting practice empowering large nonprofits to deliver game-changing results. ","author_name":"Opera Uprising","author_url":"https:\/\/www.OperaUprising.com","html":"