Nashville Business Breakfast: Sarah Trahern CEO, Country Music Association

Tuesday, September 1, 2026 7:00 AM-8:30 PM

George Shinn Center

Lipscomb University's Sept. 1 Nashville Business will feature a talk by Sarah Trahern, CEO of the Country Music Association since January 1, 2014. She helms the organization’s three acclaimed network television properties (“CMA Fest,” “CMA Country Christmas,” and the CMA Awards), one of the biggest music festivals in the world, and serves as President of the CMA Foundation, which funds meaningful music education initiatives across the country. 

Registration, Networking and Coffee begins at 6:45 a.m.

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Individual Advance Tickets: $55
Table of 10: $500
Individual Day-Of Ticket: $65

Registration will close August 28, 2026 at noon.

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Founded in 2007, the Nashville Business Breakfast is a quarterly networking event, presented by Lipscomb University and the Nashville Business Journal, with a news-conference-style format, featuring business leaders with local economic impact. With an average attendance of more than 600 metro area professionals, the event provides an opportunity to connect with peers and hear a pertinent discussion with a business leader in the community.