Music & Business Talk
by Music & Business Talk
🎧 About the ShowSince 2005, host Andreas Cooke has been immersed in the worlds of music and entrepreneurship. With years of experience navigating both creative and business landscapes, Andreas set out to build a platform that amplifies the voices of independent artists and small business owners turning their passions into purpose.This podcast dives deep into the stories behind the grind — the talent, the creativity, and the relentless drive it takes to pursue dreams others might overlook. Each episode uncovers the “why” behind the journey, inspiring listeners to believe that success isn’t
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Self-Financing Your Business ft. Nicole Littlejohn
Support the platform https://buymeacoffee.com/bankedouttradioshowOur 1st interview in Powder Springs featuring the owner of The Candela Bar, Nicole Littlejohn. She started the business with her own funds and it currently celebrating year number 3. There were a lot of lessons learned and successes...
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Salon Success
Danielle Denice who is a 15+ year veteran hair stylist located in College Park, GA. Her inspiration started when she was in Germany. She has been able to weather the ups and downs of the industry and remain humble and determined in the process. If you're in the Metro Atlanta area you can check…
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Bossing Up as an Indie Recording Artist
DeneQuia also known as "Boss Lady" is an Independent Recording Artist originally hailing from Florida, has made her roots in Metro Atlanta, Georgia. She is a singer, songwriter, actress, director and owner of an inflatable business. Her journey has been rough, but she has persevered. We dove into...
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Freeing Your True Voice ft. Alison David
Alison is a musical medicine woman, a renowned singer, writer and speaker who loves teaching people the magical and healing powers of their voice. She helps creatives and visionaries activate their voice so that they can have confidence and take action to manifest their visions, create the world...
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Building Your Media Empire
Jameka S. Whitten is a journalist by trade, branding consultant, and publicist by choice. Jameka owns JSW Media Group, a boutique public relations and brand management agency based in Charlotte, N.C., with a national clientele. She is an experienced public relations professional and business...
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Partnership & Trust (AJ Rivera, Mike Schmidt)
Mike Schmidt and AJ Rivera with Agency Coaching. Agency Coach is a leading authority in guiding and empowering digital agencies to reach their maximum potential. Our mantra, "own your agency, own your life," encapsulates our dedication to empowering agency owners with the skills and strategies...
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Blockchain E-Commerce & More ft. Eric McHugh
Eric is the President of SHOPX web3 ecommerce, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Dataing and AI-powered matchmaking. In the past, he founded a VC-funded Saas platform, worked at Snap, in DC and Barcelona, and as a consultant for fortune 500 companies going through the bankruptcy process....
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Email Marketing At It's Best
Tanya Brody is a Full-Stack Direct Response Copywriter and Email Marketing Consultant. She has worked with numerous marketing technology companies, information marketers, and other small to medium-sized businesses to improve their email marketing and overall messaging. Tanya works with business...
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Hiring the right folks.
Kyle was born and raised in California. He left his corporate job as an engineer to move to Eastern Europe at 24 years old and settled in Kyiv, Ukraine. In his entrepreneurial career, He has ran a blog with over 10 million readers, co-founded an olive oil company from Croatia (Selo Olive), and…
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Providing for Veterans ft. Donald Dunn
Donald entered the Army in 1994 and spent 20 years in the military. During the 20 years I spent 68 months in deployment/combat tours. 9 months was in Bosnia and the rest was in Iraq and Afghanistan. After the Military he opened up his own company in the trucking industry. He closed it shortly…
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Mixing AI Technology with Indie Artists
Darryl Stephens, Co-Founder of the Bass Parlour app, @bassparlour has a background in both music and business. Darryl worked for several years as a sound designer for video game company EA Sports where helped create the dialogue, sound effects, and music clips for the Madden NFL and NCAA football...
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Successful Franchising ft. Irvin Chung
Irving Chung is the founder and CEO of FranGuidance, a resource for exploring and investing in franchise businesses worldwide. As a franchise consultant and franchise owner, I am driven to help people take control of their lives, and create Freedom for themselves through business ownership. My…
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Buying Media Ads ft. Robert Brill
Robert Brill has worked in advertising for 20 years, and is the CEO of Brill Media, a digital advertising agency for scalable business growth. The company has been honored 10 times across Inc 5000 and Financial Times 500. You can visit the website: https://brillmedia.co/ Podcasters Get better...
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Marketing Done Right ft. Stephanie Riel
Stephanie Riel is a 14-year entrepreneur, investor, speaker, branding consultant to 6-and-7-figure businesses turned holistic business mentor, healer and energetics guide. This former marketing agency owner and branding expert took her own life from Burnout to Bliss™ . She’s passionate about...
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Creating Value for Customers
Jeff Giagnocavo came through and talked about how you should build value with your customers to build your business. He is also the author of "The Space For Leadership" and others. https://a.co/d/3XV65NL (Book link via amazon) He is a podcast co host as well https://lancasterconnects.com/…
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Business and Loyalty ft. John Hewitt
Founder of Jackson-Hewitt and Liberty Tax Services, John Hewitt came onto the platform and talked about his illustrious business career. He is now focused on Loyalty Brands where he helps build businesses in all sorts of industries. https://loyaltybrands.com/
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Music Retail and The Industry with Melissa Loggins
Melissa Loggins gave us the story of how she and her husband decided to purchase the business "Music Authority, Inc." and expanded it to what it is today. Through a lot of trials and errors, they were able to carve out their own niche and sustain in an ever-changing industry and environment.…
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Practicing Law to Podcasting.
Amber Fuhriman came onto the show and told us how being a lawyer is stressful and that podcasting has changed the way she communicates with clients. She opened up her practice but since has decided to move more into coaching and public speaking. FB Group...
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Meditation and Allowing the Universe to use you, ft. June Edward
June Edward has been psychic since a child; however, she didn’t realize she was also a medium until later in life. Some of her gifts have been passed on, since her mother was also a medium. She also passed to the other side herself when she was 27 years old, and came back to this side by choice....
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Finding your purpose/calling. ft. Ebi Oginni
Ebi Oginni is an inspirational speaker, singer-songwriter, podcaster and coach. She helps emerging artists monetize their music by inspiring and equipping them with the tools and strategies they need to run profitable music businesses. Ebi Oginni is also quite passionate in bringing joy and...
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Cocaine, Money & Mental Will ft. Kellan Fluckiger
You can change your life at any point. It's a matter of will power and discipline. Kellan Fluckiger had a great career and income source and wasn't happy until he changed his mental. Tune into his story. https://www.ultimatelifechallenge.com/
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Drumming & Spirituality Ft. Clemetine Moss
Clementine Moss is the founder and drummer of Zepparella, with a busy solo career as a singer and songwriter. Her book, "From Bonham to Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenment of the Hard Rock Drummer" uses her music career as metaphor for contemplative practice. Clem moved to New York City with…
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$$$ From Corporate Sales to Comedy: The Diverse Journey of Merit Kahn
CEO of SELLect Sales Development. Sales & Business Development expert. Certified Emotional Intelligence expert. Certified Speaking Professional. Entrepreneur since 1998. Author. Stand-up comedian. Writer, producer and performer of a one-woman inspiring comedy show. Single mom of a teen. So, not...
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New Energy with Scalarlight ft. Tom Paladino
Tom is very innovative, and he has tapped into technology that seems years ahead of its time. We spoke about how he has been healing folks with Scalar Energy and how government, academia and other organizations are ignoring his findings. Tom offers a 15 day free session. Visit his website today....
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Pursuing Your Dreams ft. Raven Rae
Raven Rae came on to the show and told us about her musical journey. She is dedicated to her craft and takes it very seriously. She is also an author and tells people she is a professional butterfly. You can visit her IG page Raven Rae - Singer/Independent Artist (@ravenraeofficial) • Instagram...
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Finding Your Strength. Ft. Aleks Salkin
Aleks “The Hebrew Hammer” Salkin is a level 2 StrongFirst certified kettlebell instructor and an Original Strength Instructor. He grew up scrawny, unathletic, weak, and goofy until he was exposed to kettlebells and the teaching and methodology of Pavel in his early 20s, and took his training and...
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Learning How to attract Top Talent
Scott Rupp is a gifted and entertaining public speaker and former podcast host who understands the need to create a good back-and-forth flow of dialogue to capture the audience's attention. I possess a quick wit, and the ability to discuss a wide variety of topics and entertain with stories and...
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Overcoming and believing in yourself.
Founder Alundas Havens came onto the show and gave the reason why he created it, along with difficulties he overcame in his personal life. Changing his mindset changed his life, allowing him to pursue his business ventures. https://www.instagram.com/alundas_havens/ BRS IG...
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Sync Licensing ft. Nismah (2023)
Nismah, a songwriter, music producer, vocalist and businessperson with a penchant for outside-the-box thinking. I help musicians of all kinds & from all walks of life to increase their income while honoring their passion and working LESS. https://www.nismahosman.com/call BRS FB Bankedoutt Radio...
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Disrupting the Housing Industry (2023)
Mike Kaeding is CEO of Norhart. They design, build and rent apartments. They are transforming the way this is done by incorporating technologies and techniques that have revolutionized other industries. This has resulted in improved quality and reduced cost of housing. Ultimately, they are...
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Business at it's finest ft. Femi Doyle-Marshall
Femi Doyle-Marshall is a leading business growth consultant, time management coach, speaker, author, and founder of REBOOTX Academy Entrepreneur Incubator. With a relentless passion for personal and professional development, Femi has built his own successful brands based on the principles of...
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Multi-business Owner Colin Sanburg
Colin Sanburg is a multi-business owner and Founder of FinElevate. This MBA-led strategic finance firm helps business owners use their numbers to make money rather than simply better categorizing their expenses. As CEO and owner of manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses, he developed…
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Learning The Music Business (Catherine Gairard)
Catherine Gairard came through and talked about her experiences as an indie artist. She has learned a lot about the business in a short amount of time. You can find her website page here https://catherinegairardmusic.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/catherinegairard/ BRS IG:...
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Overcoming Death and More.
Allie Lovegood came through to talk about her death experience and now she is focused on maximizing her potential for life. She runs Maes Mystics Crystal Shop along with a couple of other businesses. A story of tragedy into triumph. https://www.tiktok.com/@maesmystics https://www.maesmystics.com/...
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Big Ideas but Poor Execution
Scott Goodrich had this to say about what he has seen with entrepreneurs. Scott has an entrepreneurial spirit that's been burning since his teenage years when he built a lawnmowing service and managed multiple paper routes – a business owner in training. After graduating college, Scott had a...
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Using Music as Therapy
Jay Maestro came back for a 2nd time and brought his younger cousin, Savesha James. We dove into her why she decided to pursue music and what will be coming up in the future with the both of them. Savaesha' Facebook Jay Maestro's FB: Kier Getmulagang | Facebook
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Saving Businesses Thousands
lly was motivated to become a real estate investor when her mom became sick in October 2018. Sally was 53 and needed to make a change in her life quickly. She has been an insurance agent for 20 years and has used her experience to make positive changes. Now she shares her information weekly in…
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Overcoming Scoliosis and diving into Ceramics
Morgan McCarver was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramics concentration and a double minor in art...
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Climbing Mountains and Making Moves
Jenn Drummond is a Mom of 7, successful business owner, and World Record holder. As the first woman to climb the second highest summits on each of the 7 continents, she now spends her time inspiring others to create a thriving business and lasting legacy of their own. She shares her story and...
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1500 plus Podcast Interviews and more.
Kevin is a Co Host of @NextLevelUniversity . He has a remarkable story of triumph. He lost his 6 Figure job and bounced by fulltime podcasting. Kevin is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,500 episodes and 900K+ listens…
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Protect Your Assets.
Scherrie L. Prince is an attorney and asset protection coach who teaches entrepreneurs how to merge their business plan with their estate plan to create a moat around their assets. For over a decade she has taught, led, and counseled entrepreneurs at every phase of their business. Scherrie has…
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Building Your Potential
The Spain Experience came through to discuss what she has been up to. Coaching individuals to have a seat at the table. We also go into her skillset as a Make Up Artist as well. Go follow and support. https://www.facebook.com/TheSpainExperience
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Trained Violinist who overcame.
Asher’s notable musical career began with classical violin training at the tender age of 2—leading to his first formal concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic at 13. Since then, Asher’s improvisation expertise across multiple genres has inspired an innovative career as a cutting-edge electric...
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Fractional CTO, Brian Childress
Brian is a husband, father, technologist, and avid adventurer. As a technical advisor with a strong background in software engineering, cloud computing, and cybersecurity, he is experienced in helping CTOs and CEOs make the right technical decisions for their organizations. He understands the...
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The Real Business of Payroll & More
Charles J Read is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), U.S Tax Court Practitioner ( USTCP), member of Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) and the Founder of GetPayroll. Mr. Read’s companies have provided full-service payroll services, payroll tax services, and other payroll-related...
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Print on the Wall with this Printer.
Paul's entrepreneurial journey is a captivating story about a natural hustler and leader that would resonate with your audience. At the age of 71, after experiencing both successes and setbacks in his previous business ventures, Paul was preparing to retire and indulge in his love for tennis…
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Reasons Why I Cheated And The Aftermath Afterwards (Ep. 1)
This is a different than what you are accustomed to listening to. I have been recording and documenting how my life has changed due to my actions and those of my spouse. I had to get my story out because behind the scenes, things have been done to me.
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Raising 120 Million and Becoming a Boss
Kerry-Ann’s path to being a global business strategist started early in her career as a Washington, DC attorney, lobbyist, and fundraiser. Having raised $120 million to build the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, she is widely known and respected…
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Women In Photography
Patricia with Red Snapper Photography came through for the 1st time on the show. We dove into her career and other interests she has. Follow on IG Red Snapper Photos (@photosredsnapper) • Instagram photos and videos Bankedoutt IG Bankedoutt Radio Show (@bankedoutt_radio_show) • Instagram photos…
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Starting Your Podcast and showing its Value
Brandi & Diamond McNeal have a podcast titled "Connect Tea Podcast" based out of Atlanta, GA. They came down to talk about how they got started in the podcast arena. Listen to their story and what other services they offer businesses to promote themselves. Executing Black Business – Black…
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About this show
🎧 About the ShowSince 2005, host Andreas Cooke has been immersed in the worlds of music and entrepreneurship. With years of experience navigating both creative and business landscapes, Andreas set out to build a platform that amplifies the voices of independent artists and small business owners turning their passions into purpose.This podcast dives deep into the stories behind the grind — the talent, the creativity, and the relentless drive it takes to pursue dreams others might overlook. Each episode uncovers the “why” behind the journey, inspiring listeners to believe that success isn’t
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