The Nashville Entrepreneur Center's 2025 NEXT Awards will take place on Oct. 20. Ahead of the event, the Nashville Post will be featuring the finalists of each category in an ongoing series. The Post is a media sponsor for the NEXT Awards.

Music, Sports, Gaming & Entertainment - Growth Finalists

Bandwagon Music & Repair

Linden and Jennifer Lantz

Founders: Linden and Jennifer Lantz

Company highlights:

• Serve over 90 Middle and High Schools across Middle TN

• Over 28 percent growth year-over-year since we opened our doors

• Generated over 100 5-star Google reviews in the last year

• Expanded staff from 4 to 26 members since 2021

• 5-time NAMM top 100 Dealer in the world

Additional notes from the founder (Linden):

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