Rachel Scarborough '14
Only two weeks after earning a degree in public relations, Rachel Scarborough received an offer from friend Darris Sneed, a Gospel and pop artist, to be his manager for a three-week tour around Florida.
“It was brutal. It was stressful,” said Scarborough of her first post-graduation job. “I came off the tour thinking, ‘I never want to do this again.’”
Four years later, Scarborough has kept her word while still carving out a career in the music industry. She has her own personal management business, On Beat Management, through which she manages Sneed and other artists bent on making their music dreams come true. The two friends also run the nonprofit DS Collective, which connects, supports and ministers to creatives from around the world.
“It’s definitely been a journey, and I feel like I’m right in the thick of it,” said the alum, who spent a semester at the Contemporary Music Center in Nashville. That’s where she met Sneed, and her professional trajectory took shape.
“God has blessed me with amazing connections and amazing favor,” she said.