Tennessee
Thirty Tigers
Thirty Tigers is a Nashville, Tennessee-based entertainment company, founded in 2002 by Grammy Award-winning producer David Macias and Deb Markland. In just over a decade, Thirty Tigers has gone from 2 employees working out of David’s guest bedroom to 20 employees. Its marketing, distribution, and management services have fostered success stories for a number of artists. Thirty Tigers also has offices in Los Angeles, New York, North Carolina, and London.
The company has grown since it started exporting as a result of its participation in a music industry trade show in T-TIP country France in 2013. Thirty Tigers opened an office in the UK, which led to product sales in the UK, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Through its new exposure in Europe, Thirty Tigers was able to sign a distributor in TPP country Australia by September 2014. With export sales at approximately $700,000, which was 5 percent of the company’s sales in 2014, there is room for more growth through international exporting.
- Ships to TPP partner countries
- Ships to T-TIP partner countries
- 5% of sales from exports in 2014
“Our ability to bring on bigger acts and manage their business in Europe and Australia has led us to hire a couple more people to help deal with the additional workload. I’d say here in the U.S., 2 jobs were added and probably more down the line.”
David Macias, CEO
