A passionate advocate, Nicole proudly serves as President of 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Women in Music, where she joined the Board of Directors in 2013 and has helped usher in record growth since becoming President in 2019. She also serves on the Executive Board of Music Managers Forum (US), the largest and leading trade organization for music managers in the U.S.

Barsalona was named one of the Five Women Positively Impacting the Music World by Shondaland, and has been quoted in Forbes, Billboard, the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, the Boston Globe, The Week, Mashable, and Music Row, among others. She has been a featured speaker at Grammy Pro, NY:LON Connect, Pollstar Live, SXSW, Mondo, General Assembly, Reboot, Berklee College of Music, Northeastern University, Boston University, Arizona State University, and more.

Barsalona started her career at Steven Van Zandt's multi-media company, Renegade Nation, where a week-long temp gig turned into the most formative years of her career. Barsalona eventually served as Chief of Staff at Renegade Nation, and Road Manager to Van Zandt on tours with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.

A maternal health advocate and stillbirth mom, Barsalona founded Mommy Interrupted to support families through perinatal loss. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts Center for Unexpected Infant and Child Death, where she helps to train medical professionals on best practices in caring for bereaved families.

Born and raised in New York, Barsalona now resides in Boston with her husband and two (magical) daughters.