In 1998 he oversaw the production of When You Believe (written by Narada Michael Walden), recorded by over 60 singers including Claytoven Richardson and Penny Framstad, and was produced by Geoff Grace.

[18][13] In July 2012, Stroud's company produced VocalizeU Summer Intensive, a yearly 10-day artist intensive focusing on vocals, songwriting, stage presence, and music production at Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles.

[21] Stroud was commissioned by American Idol as a vocal coach to work with touring idols in Seasons 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 working with Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Allison Iraheta, David Cook, Lee DeWyze, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, and others.

I work with the music director to look at the peaks, where they happen in the show, and where he can recover from that"[22][9] Stroud is the former CEO of Seth Riggs' SLS organization.

A then-longtime student and friend of Seth Riggs, Stroud formulated criteria to uphold the integrity of teaching Speech-Level Singing internationally.