Episodes

Joseph Wooten is a three-time Grammy-nominated artist, songwriter, keyboardist, and vocalist. Since 1993, Joseph has been an integral member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, The Steve Miller Band. He is a producer, speaker, and fronts his own band, Joseph Wooten and The Hands of Soul. Joseph also serves as the keyboard is to his brother, Victor Wooten. On top of all of that, he's an author of It All Matters from which there's a Ted Talk delivered in Memphis, Tennessee called Why It Al...

A renowned international trumpeter Michael Ray is a seasoned jazz-funk musician who has had stellar runs with Patti LaBelle, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Kool and the Gang, Sun Ra Arkestra, and many other legendary bands. How Michael Ray's Discography grew to 90+ album credits with Barenaked Ladies, Stanton Moore, Charles Neville, Kool & The Gang, Sun Ra, Jimmy Cliff, and more. How Sun Ra led Michael to Kool & The Gang Listen to Michael reflect on recording award-winning songs. Learn...

Today it's all about Bandzoogle! Built by musicians for musicians, Bandzoogle is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to build a beautiful website and EPK for your music. Bandzoogle's team has worked remotely for over 18 years and artists have just surpassed $75 million in commission-free sales through merch, music, and ticketed events. With Bandzoogle, your website works for you with hundreds of tools that will generate more revenue from your website than ever before. Why working remo...

After 10 years of being predominantly a studio project, The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown is finally taking it to the stage, pulling a rotating cast of musicians from their massive alumni. Each show is unique and takes the crowd and the band on an unexpected fun-filled musical journey. Since the band's inception, many legendary artists have been part of studio projects and live performances. Giving members from Kool & The Gang, P-Funk, and more the green light for creativity freedom Preview of th...

Donnie Boivin is changing the game of business development. At the age of 22 right out of the Marine Corps, he struggled with what to do next. He landed his first straight commission sales job and has spent over 2 decades learning what it takes to be successful in sales, business & life. At the age of 40, he discovered he’d been living other people’s dreams and not chasing his own. Launching his own business, he found himself and grew an international business Success Champions. He is the Fou...

This isn't meant to be a hokey “just work hard and it will come to you” kind of thing. These are 7 pages of ACTIONABLE steps that I learned from 20+ hours of guest interviews over my last 13 podcast episodes. I hope that you will find some value from it too. DOWNLOAD MY NEW FREE GUIDE: 5 Steps to Monetize Your Passion Topics include: Task Management How to Never Let Your Emotions Get In The Way...Ever CRM and Business Workflow How to Get "Word Of Mouth" Advertising How to Get M...

Purée Fantastico! is an award-winning design science and strategy company. Jenny's clients include Old Navy, Charles Schwabb, Walgreens, and more! What is brand architecture? Using anthropology and graphic design to help create a culture of people who believe in their dreams How to use social media to express yourself through your brand. Taking Fortune 500 businesses from 5M to 500M in annual revenue, boosting a top tier art college’s attendance from 33% to 77%, increasing small ...

SongShop is a website built to help independent songwriters advertise their song catalog and pitch to artists from all over the world. We're talking to the founder, Steve Gerein! It's also a place where independent artists & bands can go to find original songs to record as their own. SongShop gives artists an entire library of songs to search through and record because SongShop says that finding the time and having the proper network connections to get these songs pitched can be an uphill battle...

Where you see chaos in your business, Yvi sees systems and processes. We're talking about game-changing tools that will automate and bulletproof your business. Learn more about Ask Yvi Why you need a task management system The difference between a task management system & a CRM How to use Clickup and Dubsado together How to repurpose one video into 25 pieces of content Tools covered include Clickup, Dubsado, Repurpose.io, Airtable, and more! Yvi is a business efficiency coach...

Alan Berg is the leading international expert on the business of weddings and events. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or brand new to the industry, you're going to learn actionable content that you as a wedding pro need to utilize NOW! Are you the "making it happen" or "the center of attention"? How to sell results before selling the service Why are you getting ghosted? How to never get ghosted again When is a ghost not really a ghost? Alan is fluent in the language of busi...

Alan Berg is the leading international expert on the business of weddings and events. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or brand new to the industry, you're going to learn actionable content that you as a wedding pro need to utilize NOW! The dichotomy of feeding your ego vs being the most profitable How to give a range of pricing that creates framing How Alan's love for music, speaking, writing, and consulting made him the leading international expert. Alan is fluent in the languag...

Megan's journey from a Music Business Major to the director of content & b2b education at The Knot Worldwide.

Today we're chatting with the CEO of Spotmyphotos by Cloudspotter, Ryan Jacobs, which allows photographers to privately and automatically send attendees custom-branded versions of their photos either in real-time or at a scheduled future point in time. Ryan is also a founding member of the 10,000 Headshots Initiative, operating under the name The Headshot Booker. They provided professional headshots and confidence to 10,000 job seekers displaced by the COVID19 crisis, partnering with Brookfield ...

Today we're talking to the founder of The Female CEO, Tricia Scott. Tricia is a certified coach, visual content designer and serial entrepreneur. Tricia is the founder and editor of Create, Evolve, Overcome magazine, a digital support and education platform of entrepreneurs and small business owners coming together in support and empowerment worldwide. Create, Evolve, Overcome magazine is a global platform with 13 editors across six countries and 60,000 entrepreneurs read and come together. Lib...

Are you fueled by money, or by purpose and personal growth? Today we're talking to the CEO & Founder of Free Lunch Coffee, Vin Singh. Growing up in India, he accomplished all of the goals and dreams instilled by his parents. A six-figure income, Vin had all of the luxuries he dreamed of growing up in India, but he still felt unfulfilled. Vin quit his job, sold everything he owned, and traveled the world to set out to find his true gift. This is an inspiring interview about a man who had it all a...

In today's episode, Jeff discusses how became spiritually imbued and alert to the mindfulness in life. Coming out of the Dark Night of the Soul with gratitude, joy, and happiness. How Jeff’s ego affected his playing and why this is the first time in over 60 years where jeff says he feels happy and wakes up every day in a great mood. How can coming out of a traumatic experience make you the best player that you’ve ever been? Enjoy this genuine, open, and real conversation with world-renowned bass...

Dubsado is a customer relationship management software company, but in reality, it is so much more. From client management, automation of workflows, sending invoices, getting paid, scheduling appointments, accounting, and reporting, and so much more. It's a streamlined way of saving you time and growing your business. Today we're talking with Biz Johnston, the head of the Dubsado community and human resources at Dubsado. She has worn many hats throughout her time at the company from customer su...

“The path to individuality is always based in screw-ups. Look at an early van Gogh, and then look what followed afterward”. Those are the words of world-renowned bassist and educator, Jeff Berlin when discussing learning musical content from a teacher versus something that should be explored and self-taught. He discusses the clear path to becoming a successful musician and having a professional career. He talks about how personal growth and transformation has improved his own playing in recen...

Today we have the vice president of Bandzoogle, Dave Cool. Built by musicians for musicians, Bandzoogle is an all-in-one platform that makes it easy to build a beautiful website and EPK for your music. Bandzoogle members have earned $5 million since the start of the pandemic. We talk about making money and monetizing your music career and live stream ideas without over-saturating your fan base. For instance, artists received two times the revenue compared to a ticket price, but offering a free ...

Today we're talking to CEO, Julie Roth Novack, who spent 20 years in the digital agency world, where she planned over 50 large-scale galas and corporate events. In her mid-forties, Julie left her executive job to launch Partyslate, a website that inspires people planning events and connects them with the leading event professionals and venues across the country and the world. They are currently launched in 14 cities. In an industry where 3% of venture capital money goes to female tech founders,...

My name is Mike Zabrin and I'm a musician and an entrepreneur. I've teamed up with the best and most successful leaders within the creative field to help you navigate being a boss, and dominate with originality and vision. Having a long-standing career in the wedding and events industry, Funktastic Chats is a podcast that includes essential information for all small businesses! Industry leaders join every week to help you: Monetize your passion Automate repetitive tasks to allow more time fo...