Today I am talking to Tessa Marchington, a businesswoman, entrepreneur and pianist. In our talk we discuss Tessa’s extensive work of transforming the corporate business sector through music participation and highlight how she transferred the skills typical to her work as a collaborative pianist to the world of business and management.
Tessa Marchington is a businesswoman, entrepreneur and pianist. After finishing her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, Tessa set up Music in Offices (MIO) in 2007, in order to transform business culture through music participation. The company provides instrumental tuition, sets up office choirs and organises internal and external music events for employers, working to improve access to the arts in busy, high stress work environments. Several well-known employers have benefited from MIO, including Channel 4, Standard Chartered, Linklaters, Lloyds Bank and Hearst Magazines UK amongst others.
Alongside MIO, Tessa co-founded the Investec International Music Festival and is a consultant on numerous cultural projects including currently being the Artistic Director of the Setubal Music Festival, Portugal.
Tessa was a finalist in the Lloyds National Business Awards and is a Finalist in the National Business Women's Awards 2020.
Instagram: @tessamarchington
Twitter: @marchingtessa