Kasey Cleckler is a business manager, consultant, and executive performance coach who has over nineteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. She currently owns and operates Cleckler Consulting where she handles business management for numerous clients, including tour accounting for Grammy-winning artists as well as the financial operations of Verge Records Nashville (sister company and record label arm of global distribution and label services ONErpm). She also founded Cape + Anchor in May 2020 as an executive performance coaching venture for leaders and creators in the music industry.

Kasey graduated from the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University and later earned a master’s degree from Lipscomb University in Organizational Leadership focusing on Strategic Leadership and Performance Coaching.

She has worked in many different aspects of the entertainment industry honing her skills in business management, touring, artist management, and record label operations. Her diverse background provides a unique and valuable perspective which she uses to lead her business and guide her clients.

Her career in business management began at Flood Bumstead McCready and McCarthy where she was ultimately responsible for the day-to-day management of accounting and business for multiple Grammyaward winning artists who toured extensively both nationally and internationally. Through her client’s endeavors, she worked hands-on in music and book publishing, sponsorships, and served as a line producer for a network television show. Additionally, Kasey toured internationally with a Grammy awardwinning artist where she deepened her understanding of that aspect of the industry.

In 2020, she launched Cape + Anchor a coaching firm focused on music industry executives, leaders, and creators. As an ICF accredited coach she works with leaders in thoughtful decision-making and creative problem-solving. Her clients include startup founders, executives, writers, artists, and community leaders. Through the powerful tool of coaching, she has seen her clients make profound breakthroughs that have been immensely impactful personally and professionally.

Kasey is involved in numerous organizations in the Nashville community. She is currently the Programs cochair for SOURCE Nashville and is a dedicated member of the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Troubadour Advisory Council. She is a proud alumni of the Society of Leaders in Development, Women’s Music Business Association, and Alpha Xi Delta sorority. With a heart for helping children in her community, Kasey volunteered as a wish granter with Make-A-Wish for five years and was a member of the Young Leaders Board for Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee for three of those years. She was a member of the 2022 class of Nashville Emerging Leaders and graduated from the TNT Leadership program as part of the Middle Tennessee Leadership Institute. She currently volunteers at Triple Dasch Equestrian Center caring for retired race horses and learning the practice of equine-based therapeutic programs.