Merrick Porcheddu

Founder, CEO, Magnet

In this episode of How To Fail Successfully, I have a conversation with Founder & CEO of Artist Uprising, Merrick Porcheddu.

Merrick shares her personal journey of walking away from the entertainment industry only to have her true passion revealed while traveling in the deserts of Dalanzagad, Mongolia.

Follow along as she shares intimate stories of her first failed company and how after pivoting and cutting her losses she was able to turn that company into Dallas’s #1 Hottest company, more recently being featured in Forbes magazine.

Who is Merrick? 

Merrick is the founder & CEO of Artist Uprising.

Merrick Porchéddu graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Mike Curb College of Music Business from Belmont University with a bachelor's in Entertainment Studies and Business.

Since, Porchéddu’s background has ranged across many creative mediums: from radio syndication & licensing, to A&R/artist management, to web design, public relations, social media management, and becoming the General Manager of the fastest-growing Dallas coworking space, where she oversaw activities of over 300 startup businesses.

In 2017, she set out to start her own startup, Artist Uprising – a concept she believed could efficiently bridge the gap between creatives and commerce.

Porchéddu lives in Dallas, TX with her husband and their two sons, Oliver and Silas.