DCP NewsFeed Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 As Phantom Regiment Inc. looks to the future and its continued growth in the world of performing arts education, it’s excited to name Dr. Todd Snead as its first CEO to oversee all aspects of the organization. Dr. Snead has extensive drum corps leadership experience as well as several years leading the educational programs for […]View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smug Trumpet Guy Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) Nice! Dr. Snead was my brass caption head when I marched and he was a great guy (I believe he even toured with Blast! for a couple years as well). I'm excited to see what Phantom will look like under his leadership! Edited September 25, 2021 by Smug Trumpet Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Seems over the top to call a corps director "CEO". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGCtimp Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 He's not the corps director. "Phantom Regiment" is a non-profit with several different facets, including the drum corps. The CEO oversees ALL of it, the corps director just the drum corps. This is pretty common amongst the top 12 groups (and some others). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 6 hours ago, TenHut said: Seems over the top to call a corps director "CEO". Well, GH was probably the top CEO in the world of drum corps non-profits according to his social media post. There will never be another one as great as "He". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smug Trumpet Guy Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/26/2021 at 6:31 AM, keystone3ply said: Well, GH was probably the top CEO in the world of drum corps non-profits according to his social media post. There will never be another one as great as "He". He was the type of CEO who wouldn't take no for an answer I've heard 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 10:01 PM, TenHut said: Seems over the top to call a corps director "CEO". David Warren is the corps director. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenHut Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 When did drum corps ad a layer of management above corps director? Seems unnecessary for an activity that is struggling financially. As a lifelong corporate management guy, it seems to me that these drum corps organizations should be flattened and rationalized, not bloated. I cant believe how many instructors drum corps employ these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutasaurus Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 hours ago, TenHut said: When did drum corps ad a layer of management above corps director? Seems unnecessary for an activity that is struggling financially. As a lifelong corporate management guy, it seems to me that these drum corps organizations should be flattened and rationalized, not bloated. I cant believe how many instructors drum corps employ these days. Many corps have programs outside of just fielding a drum corps. Regiment has Drum Major camps, multiple clinics, Rockford Rhythm to name a few. A Corps Director would be hard pressed to manage all these activities. Enter Dr. Sneed. Given his background and accomplishments, I think he’ll be a great fit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSnareDrummer Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 I can see the need for a corps CEO with today's corps. Just kinda speaking out of my you know what, I've always thought of Corps Directors to be a much more Operations type manager. even BITD - basically in charge of the staff. To have another level of accountability above that, especially with a multi million dollar budget to manage, I think is a wise thing to do. Ops people know Ops. How to write, educate. design and tour. CEOs bring the business acumen and experience in maintaining a healthy bottom line. Some are obviously better at it than others, but I still think it makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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