Christie JungeA Plus Solutions Inc. · CEO | Profit First Professional

Taylor Swift's Business Genius Unpacked

25 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this short dialogue, Speaker A, a non‑Swiftie who admires Taylor Swift’s achievements, discusses three main ideas. First, they are fascinated by Swift’s business model and how she has built a passionate fan community (the "Swifties"), noting the community’s strong defensiveness and occasional vitriol. They wonder how Swift manages to keep fans engaged without letting the backlash become destructive. Second, Speaker A shares a personal plan to attend Swift’s December concert in Vancouver, traveling with a friend named Krista. Third, they reveal a unique connection: their friend Ken Sim, the mayor of Vancouver, is part of their mastermind group and can provide access to the mayor’s suite at the concert, offering a premium seat and a slim chance to meet Taylor Swift. The conversation blends analytical curiosity about Swift’s brand strategy with personal anecdote about leveraging a political connection for a concert experience.

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I'm not a Swiftie. I'm not either. I'm an admirer in what she's accomplished. I am fascinated by the business model and how she's sparked a community around the Swifties. But also interesting, there's such a defensiveness in that community. Sometimes there can be vitriol and stuff. So that's really interesting dynamic. How does she navigate that? How does she keep her clients engaged but not from going too far, which they have had the tendency to do in certain circumstances and in retaliation and protection of her? I am going to see Taylor Swift.
You are?
Yep. In December, I'm gonna go to Vancouver. Krista and I are flying out to Vancouver to see her perform.
Is this Krista's wish?
No, it's a mutual wish. I love her music and I have an opinion. I don't necessarily think she's the best music writer or the best songs in the world, but I think collectively her talent, her persona, and her music collectively is the best ever. My friend happens to be the mayor of Vancouver, and we're gonna talk about in a future episode, we're gonna talk about masterminding. My friend Ken Sim is his name. Ken Sim is in my mastermind, and one of his aspirations was to become mayor, and he's become mayor of a major city, Vancouver. He has the mayor's suite at the concert. He said, I can invite some friends. You got, you know, pay your own way and tickets and stuff, but he's like, you can sit with me. You take a place. So we have an amazing seat, and some celebrities may be coming through or not. We don't know. And maybe, maybe, maybe a long shot, I can brush elbows with Taylor Swift for a second.