Real Life — Rosie Nest

Rosie is a creative at heart. Navigating ambiguous situations, building innovative solutions and keeping people and relationships at the heart of her approach is what drives her to deliver nontraditional corporate solutions to impactful initiatives. All work Rosie touches is from a lens of inclusion. Her aim is to consistently create spaces that increase belonging, highlight more representation, and provide access.

Rosie is a composer, producer, and pianist whose recent work has been featured on Minneapolis stages. She has shared the stage with many notable artists, including Raining Jane (Jason Mraz), Justin Glasco (The Lone Bellow), and Chastity Brown (Minneapolis). In 2016 Rosie debuted a new work musical as the composer-lyricist, co-creator and co-producer of a show titled Right, Wrong or Bomb: A Dating Musical! as well as being selected for the 2018 Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Giving Back

Influencer Marketing + Generosity = Impact

Rosie has used her social media and personal networks to raise money for local organizations such as The Link MN, Keystone Communities, Give Back 2 Kids, Project for Pride in Living, Neighbors Inc, Touchstone Mental Health, and Neighborhood House. To date, Rosie has raised $15,000 to support these community efforts.

Highlights

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Time with Emmy

I had the opportunity to attend the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards and manage all aspect of the press center operations, working alongside PR partners, talent reps, and the onsite event teams to execute all details of this large-scale, star-studded event.

Providing Access

My role at Best Buy focused on building relationships with community partners to provide more access to technology careers. In 2022, I was honored to attend a kickoff event to welcome new interns, in partnership with Genesys Works.

MLK Day

I was honored to attend the annual MLK Breakfast alongside some fellow Black Employee Resource Groups members.

Around the Town

Walking into my favorite pizza shop to see my show being promoted = priceless.

Women in Music

My favorite summer trip is attending camp! As a volunteer, I get to share my passion for music with young girls interested in performing. Rock n’ Roll Camp For Girls is a social justice nonprofit focused on empowering girls through music. In one week, campers form bands, write an original song and perform live at the iconic Troubadour.

Rock n'Roll Camp for Girls

Rock n’Roll camp in action with camp volunteers + campers.

Co-Writing Session

Writing a musical took years of market research, collaboration, and creativity. Here I’m working on a scene transition alongside the writer/co-producer as we ideate a solution to the storyline.

Curtain Call

The final bow for the musical I was the composer/lyricist, co-creator, and co-producer for in 2016.

Life as a Composer

Using notation technology to capture each note and lyric is an important part of the composing process! Here’s a view of my setup from the depths of musical production mode.

Rosie in Real Life

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