The Manager’s Playbook 067: Mauricio Ruiz - Jessie Reyez, Mad Ruk, Artist Management, Music Business & Building The Playbook

The Manager's Playbook · May 17, 2026 · 1h 31m

How did Mauricio Ruiz go from managing artists to building one of the music industry’s most trusted insider podcasts?

In this live, in-person episode of The Manager’s Playbook, the script gets flipped. Mauricio Ruiz sits on the other side of the interview to talk through his journey from film, door-to-door sales, and co-founding Mad Ruk Entertainment to managing Jessie Reyez and eventually building The Manager’s Playbook, moderated by Donavan Brown.

Mauricio breaks down the early lessons that shaped him: how music videos became artist marketing, why relationships matter more than people…