From a $1,500 Loan to Broadway: The Fallback Position That Built Every Career | B. Jeffrey Madoff

Send us Fan MailBusiness Community https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkNewsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/steveramona 📝Description: At 21, B. Jeffrey Madoff started a clothing company with a borrowed $1,500 and no idea what he was doing. Two years later he had 120 employees. Since then he's built a film and video production company, taught for 16 years, written a book, and brought the Lloyd Price musical Personality to the stage — now headed to London.In this conversation with Steve Ramona, Jeff shares the through-line behind a career that refuses to sit still — and why he's never once had a "fallback position."What you'll hear:Why your real safety net isn't a backup plan — it's your resilience, savvy, and refusal to foldHow a doctor's-office phone call led to uncovering the untold story of Lloyd Price, whose "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" shattered the "race music" barrier and sold over a million copiesWhat 16 years of teaching taught him about context, curiosity, and why there are no boring topics — only boring teachersThe difference between confidence, courage, and ego — and why perseverance beats talent every timePS: Jeff's definition of a great interview — "a conversation where the interviewer is a proxy for the audience" — is a masterclass for anyone who hosts a show, sits across a table from a client, or just wants to be a better listener. Listening, as he puts it, is a gift you give someone that instantly becomes a gift to you.CTA: Listen to the full episode of Doing Business With a Servant's Heart, then follow Jeff on LinkedIn (B. Jeffrey Madoff) and Instagram (@creativecareer). His book, Creative Careers: Making a Living With Your Ideas, is available wherever books are sold.🎯 What You’ll Learn:✅ Bet on resilience, not a backup plan✅ Perseverance beats talent✅ Context turns information into insight ⏱️Timestamps:[00:02] What makes a great interview[00:04] The accidental clothing designer[00:09] Uncovering the Lloyd Price story[00:14] Why teaching keeps him learning[00:22] The fallback position myth[00:25] The dream interviews 🤝Connect with B. Jeffrey Madoff,:💥Web: www.madoffproductions.comInstagram: acreativecareerInstagram: madoffprodInstagram: bjeffreymadoffwww.acreativecareer.com 🤝Connect with Steve Ramona:💥Web: https://steveramona.com/💥LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveramona/💥IG: https://www.instagram.com/bizopportunitynow/💥Podcast: https://www.servinginbusinesspodcast.com/💥YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@doingbusinesswithaservantheart?sub_confirmation=1🔖Tags:#[tag]Free Business Community: https://www.skool.com/thebusinessnetworkhttps://app.nucalm.com/purchase/free-trial?coupon_code=NUCALM15&ref=steve57Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter https://doing-business-with-a-servants-heart.kit.com/628f9d5962Join Me on Substack: https://podcasthost.substack.com/Doing Business with a Servant's Heart Named Top 20 Small Business Marketing Podcasthttps://podcast.feedspot.com/small_business_marketing_podcasts/