Friends At Work partners with the world’s greatest artists and thinkers to help their visions thrive and realize both their creative and social passions.

Friends At Work is a 21st century management and social impact company. Founded in 2015 by Ty Stiklorius, FAW partners with artists and changemakers to realize their creative, business and social impact goals. We are a full-service management firm that includes expertise in touring, digital, marketing, branding, creative and philanthropy. FAW’s robust musical roster includes some of the world’s most respected and beloved artists, including John Legend, Lindsey Stirling, Raphael Saadiq, RuthAnne, VOILÁ, Frawley, Katell Keineg, Esperanza Spalding, Rita Wilson and Speelburg. Our Impact team works with preeminent leaders in various fields to amplify their work and expand their reach, including such impacters as Obama Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. We also support initiatives for positive change, such as John Legend’s criminal justice reform organization FREEAMERICA and the Show Me Campaign. Friends At Work is passionately committed to helping impacters and artists thrive, affect change for the causes they care about and amplify their art to reach people all over the world.

Ty Stiklorius

Founder

Ty Stiklorius is the Founder and CEO of Friends At Work, a management, entertainment and social impact company that partners with leading creators, influencers and brands to elevate important voices and help their vision thrive. Founded in 2015, LA-based Friends At Work supports the careers of artists including John Legend, Lindsey Stirling, and Raphael Saadiq among others. Friends At Work also partners with corporations and individuals on social impact strategy, business development, and creative storytelling and production. Ty’s work with John Legend began in 2006 with JL Ventures, where she created and developed artist-focused strategies for content innovation and social impact. Ty is a principal alongside John Legend in the Get Lifted Film Co. production company. She served as Executive Producer on the Oscar-winning film La La Land, WGN’s hit series Underground, A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy and most recently won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC. Ty and Legend have started multiple non-profit partnerships including the Show Me Campaign and #FREEAMERICA to influence the national conversation regarding mass incarceration and prosecutor integrity. Their work strives to tackle many issues within the criminal justice system, specifically advocating to end the practice of life without parole for children, amplifying the voices of those impacted by the criminal justice system, and breaking down stereotypes to end the era of mass incarceration in America. In 2017, Fast Company included Ty on their Most Creative People list and Billboard named her as one of the most powerful women in music. Ty earned an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA from The University of Pennsylvania. She serves various non-profit and private company boards, including Penn Law's Advisory Board for the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, LIFT-Los Angeles, and Americans for the Arts.

Adina Friedman

President of Artist Management

Adina Friedman was recently named President of Artist Management for Friends at Work, which she helped to launch in 2015. Adina manages electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling, singer-songwriter RuthAnne, and is launching up-and-coming acts Speelburg and Frawley. A Detroit native, Adina got her start as a college marketing rep for Atlantic Records at the University of Michigan, where her eagerness and resourcefulness soon won her a full-time position at Warner Music's New York office. While there, Adina quickly rose through the ranks, eventually landing in Warner's Direct to Consumer department, where she managed the online presence of industry heavyweights such as Paramore, Bruno Mars, and Shinedown. She concurrently launched her own artist management company, where Adina secured major licensing deals and national tours for developing artists, and previously worked at indie start-up tinyOGRE. She soon caught the attention of John Legend's management, who beckoned her to L.A. to become a valued part of their team and later joined Atom Factory. In early 2013 she began working on Lindsey Stirling and become a vital part of Lindsey's growth and success. In October of 2015 she joined Ty Stiklorius as part of her new venture Friends At Work and has continued to take on new clients in the years since. In 2019, shesaid.so named Adina to their Alternative Power 100 List.