Stephen Navyac

 

Stephen Navyac has had a varied career with a love for music as the common thread.

 

After earning a bachelor’s degree in Music from Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago, Stephen moved to Los Angeles to work in Artist Management with Larry Carlton and Ginger Baker. This led to the opportunity to tour-manage and sound-engineer Faith No More, as well as work at Bill Schnee’s studio with Mark Knopfler, Jackson Browne, Jellyfish and many other amazing musicians and projects.

 

Stephen moved to Nashville in 1992 to work with Liberty Records in artist development where he returned to tour managing for a wide range of artists including Keith Urban, Sara Evans, The Mavericks, Lucinda Williams, Little Texas, and Alison Krauss & Union Station. These tours took him across the country as well as throughout Europe and the UK. Stephen also worked with national corporate sponsors to produce large events including rock concerts, festivals and corporate events.

 

Today, Stephen is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with extensive experience, certified in both Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and EMDR trauma therapy. His previous work in the music business uniquely prepared him to work with the many creative people in need of counseling. In addition, his love of service and ministry manifests itself in Stephen’s active volunteering in his community and speaking at schools and the Touring Career Workshop.

 

Originally from Queens, New York, and Royal Oak, Michigan, Stephen and his wife Susanna now call the Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood in Nashville home.

 

In his downtime Stephen can be found playing an instrument, gardening or taking excursions with his wife Susanna.

 

 

RICHARD COURTNEY

 

Richard Courtney is a highly acclaimed radio show host, author, editor and writer who has worked with more than 60 musicians and authors, infusing creativity into every work.

 

A dedicated Beatles collector with an encyclopedic knowledge of Beatles history, Richard hosts a weekly Beatlemania radio show called “From Me To You” on Nashville’s Hippie Radio 94.5 FM. His guests on the show have included Charlie Daniels, Billy J Kramer, Tony Bramwell, Joey Molland, Bill Harry, Mark Hudson, Seth Swirsky, Gary Nicholson, May Pang, Nancy Lee Andrews, Ken Scott, Buzz Cason, Ernie Winfrey, Barry Tashian, Steve Forbert, Chris Smallwood, Ed Salamon, and a host of others.

 

Richard is the author of Come Together: The Business Wisdom of The Beatles (Turner Publishing), which received critical acclaim in the U.S. and Europe, and was published in Portuguese by a Brazilian publisher. He also founded and produced four Fab Four Festivals in Nashville and has participated in numerous Beatles conferences and festivals around the country.

 

Richard has co-written or edited all genres of books – from entertainment, sports and business memoirs to photo collections, how-to guides and novels – including Cheese Chronicles by Tommy Womack, A Dixie Farewell and The Sterling Marlin Story by Larry Wood, The Essential Hank Williams by Tim Jones, and Man Handling by Susan Thomas.

 

For more than 40 years, Richard has also enjoyed a career as a professional Realtor and currently is a broker at Fridrich & Clark Realty in Nashville. He wrote two editions of a top-selling real estate guide, Buyers are Liars & Sellers are Too!, The Truth About Buying or Selling Your Home; the first issue was self-published, and the second was published by Simon & Schuster. He has also written hundreds of columns for newspapers and magazines and is the weekly real estate columnist for the Nashville Ledger.

 

Richard is an active leader in his community and has served in various board or leadership positions for Leadership Nashville, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Electric Power Board (NES), Safe Haven Family Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, Americana Music Association, Center for Nonprofit Management, Schermerhorn Symphony Hall and Room in The Inn. He has also served on the boards of the national, state and local Realtor associations.

 

An alumnus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, Richard lives in Nashville with his wife, their son and daughter, and two dogs.