Mindi Pelletier - The heart of touring - LEADING LADIES

EPISODE 12With over 25 years in the music industry, Mindi is a respected tour manager known for expertise in pre-production, logistics, budgeting, and day-to-day operations. She has worked with The Chicks, Avril Lavigne, Norah Jones, Tori Amos, Fleetwood Mac, and Bette Midler, managing global tours across stadiums, arenas, theaters, festivals, and promotional events.Mindi began as a stagehand at The Gorge in Washington before transitioning into touring and landing her first major gig as an assistant to Bonnie Raitt. She has built a career on reliability, adaptability, and problem-solving, while fostering team motivation and supportive environments for artists and crews.In this episode of Leading Ladies, host Sarah Birnie speaks with Mindi about her journey, animal charities, team dynamics in touring, challenges faced by women, mental health support on tour, and the impact of COVID-19. Mindi emphasizes kindness and support, the evolving touring landscape, crew well-being, adaptability, scheduling, financial pressures, networking, and knowing one's worth.This episode is brought to you by Lightswitch