Ep 163 - Drumming and Toilet Paper :: Keio Stroud

A Middle Tennessee Business Podcast...Keio Stroud has had an impressive and diverse career drumming for some of Nashville’s most successful and well-respected artists, producers and musicians including the following:Rodney Crowell, Richard Marx, Jake Owen, Deana Carter, Little Big Town, Hank Williams Jr, Emmylou Harris, Keith Urban, Hank Williams jr, Roseanne Cash, Lee Brice, Taj Mahal, The Nashville Star television show, Jason Aldean, Tiffany, Tommy Simms, Kip Moore, Buddy Miller, Keb' Mo’, Randy Houser, Guy Clark, Micky Gilley, The Randy Rogers Band, Jamie O’Neal, Thompson Square, Leroy Parnell, Stoney LaRue, Peter Collins, Chely Wright, Booker T. Jones, Brian Setzer, Florida Georgia Line, Lee Brice, Terri Clark, Sarah Buxton, Frankie Ballard, Ray Scott, Halfway to Hazard, Jedd Hughes, The Wooten Brothers, Chuck Wicks, Will Kimbrough, Al Anderson, Gary Nicholson, Chad Warrix, Laura Bell Bundy, Mike Farris, John Popper, Keith Anderson, Beth Neilson Chapman, The Lost Trailers, Trent Willmon, Mark Mcguin, Wade Hayes, Joey DeGraw, Amy Dalley, Jermaine Jackson, Blue County, Victoria Shaw, Gretchen Wilson, Dee Snyder, Jason Meadows, Dean Dillon, Craig Wayne Boyd, Arlis Albritton, Ty Herndon, Jimmy Wayne, Chris DeStefano, Josh Gracin, Jaron and The Long Road To Love, Buxton Hughes, and many others.Stuff that came up:Daughter loves dad jokesThe beginning of relationship was through daily dad jokesPath to become a musician-is it pure luck? Path to longevity- business mind/sense People have 2 reasons to meet with him- meet for coffee to pick brain or meet to let him know “how much they know” they know the answers but not the experience Have to be able to tolerate person on tour- attitude vs aptitude; people will always pick the nice personToilet paper can change the attitude of the whole company; aka cutting corners can make a big impact; “be as professional as your bathroom”Metal mania drinking game- 36 hour bus rideOh, I get why you're “it”; charisma and believing in yourselfAwareness is good business; you can do it but maybe not like that personOnly speak about things I can control/fixNobody puts baby in the corner uber rideGives Rodney crowell all his success Who would be your tribute band - living colourWhat’s your problem? Setting up next 20 years (40) of life; forgot how hard it was to start over; Deon effect know your worth and get paid for itWhere do you wanna be in 20 years- working w kid and be happy; be better off than i am now; driven by having purposeCheaper to go into a studio now than remote*****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW What’s Your Problem? PODCAST:www.whatsyourproblempodcast.comwww.instagram.com/whatsyourproblempodwww.instagram.com/jimmccarthyvosTiktok: @jimmccarthyvos       __________________________________________________________The Dad Joke Challenge is sponsored by Ed Fox and Tradebank of Nashville, for when you have unsold inventory or services and think that barter is smarter, go to www.nashville.tradebank.com. The Dad joke challenge with Ed Fox - Author of 101 groan-tastic dad jokes available on Amazon Kindle, or you could go TikTok channel @specialedfoxdadjokes____________________________________________________________****You hear Jim mention it on almost every episode, ME vs. WE and how 2023 will be 1943 all over again….order “PENDULUM:How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future”:https://a.co/d/7oKK7Ip__________________________________________________________________________The co-author of Pendulum wrote a myriad of other books and started a non-profit 21st Century Non-Traditional Business School that you should really check out: Wizard Academy -  www.wizardacademy.org__________________________________________________________________________Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What’s Your Problem Podcast!