09/01/2026
One year in with Directions Inc.
Alycia Doxon and Taylor Carr acquired this model and artist management company (roots back to 1982!), backed by NMC Fund I. Here’s what year one taught them:
Their playbook so far:
• Modernize the ops first, systems and automation before anything flashy
• Eyeing the creator economy and NIL as natural growth lanes
• Building toward a bigger roll-up play in a fragmented, founder-owned industry
Their advice: “You’re not buying a blank canvas, you’re buying a working machine.”
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