AfroTech Conference 2026

Steve Stoute

Founder & CEO, UnitedMasters + Translation

Track Wealth

Biography

Steve Stoute is the Founder and CEO of UnitedMasters, a premium music technology platform empowering independent artists. A veteran record executive and marketing visionary, Stoute previously founded Translation, an agency leveraging culture to build transformative brand platforms. Throughout his career, he has reshaped the music, advertising, and tech industries by championing artist ownership and cultural equity.

Sessions

  1. Culture, Capital, and Control with Steve Stoute

    Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT

    Track Wealth

    Culture has always created value. The next move is owning it. To close out the AfroTech Main Stage, serial entrepreneur Steve Stoute, founder and CEO of UnitedMasters and founder of Translation, will sit down with Chris Lyons of a16z to talk ownership at scale: why participating isn't enough, how to build and keep control of what you create, and what it takes to go from talent in the room to owner of the room.

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