Vickie Nauman is the founder and owner of CrossBorderWorks, a consulting and advisory firm specializing in music tech. Her focus is the intersection between technology and music, particularly regarding licensing and music data/rights, product/device integration, and international strategic development.  

As a digital music pioneer, Nauman worked on licensing and product for MusicNet, one of the first legal digital services (RealNetworks JV), led strategic partnerships for connected device company Sonos, started and ran the US business for global music platform 7digital, and did digital music business in Europe and China as a consultant. She built one of the first DMCA-compliant services at taste-making Seattle station KEXP and is an advisor to UCLA’s Music Innovation Program and SXSW as well as a collection of early stage companies in music/tech.