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The Entrepreneurial Musician with Andrew Hitz — 323 episodes
TEM322: Why New Year's Resolutions Fail
TEM321: Prince on Striking Gold
TEM320: You Know What They Say About Opinions...
TEM319: The Fallacy of Thinking Your Way Into Different Action
TEM318: A Year From Now You May Wish You Had Started
TEM317: Sitting With Uncertainty Is a Superpower
TEM316: What Is Your Bounceback Rating?
TEM315: How Bill Walton Gave the World Courage
TEM314: Google Search Is Broken (And What To Do About It)
TEM313: Marketing is the New Distribution
TEM312: When Your Big Break Ends Up Not Being One
TEM311: Every Expert Was Once a Beginner
TEM310: Sometimes You Have to Bet On Yourself
TEM309: Excellence Is Not an Event
TEM308: Deciding What NOT To Do
TEM307: Why Not Quality AND Quantity?
TEM306: Don't Wait for a Seat at the Table
TEM305: The Value of Getting a Quick No
TEM304: What Perfectionism Really Is
TEM303: Leonard Bernstein's Two-Part Plan for Greatness
TEM302: Should You Not Try So Hard?
TEM301: Will This Be on the Test?
TEM300: The Magic of Simply Showing Up
TEM299: Suffering Is Often Voluntary
TEM298: A Simple 3-Step Audit for Your Career
TEM297: How to Tell if You Are on the Right Career Path
TEM296: Create Your Own Opportunities
TEM295: Avoid This Big Mistake At All Costs When Selling Anything
TEM294: Imposter Syndrome Is Actually Good (TEM Short)
TEM293: Make Yourself Irreplaceable
TEM292: Want Better Results? Focus On This Instead of Goal-Setting
TEM291: Five Mistakes You're Making With Grant Proposals
TEM290: The Secret Ingredient is Discipline
TEM289: Have a Strong Opinion (But Beware!)
TEM288: You're Charging Too Much (and Not Enough)
TEM287: What Are You Intentionally Learning About?
TEM286: Not Making a Decision Is Still Making One
TEM285: Follow the Green Lights
TEM284: My Productivity System for 2023
TEM283: The science behind cultivating gratitude
TEM282: Measuring your worth in a healthy way
TEM281: Slow Down
TEM280: Embracing change
TEM279: Using restrictions to encourage creativity
TEM278: Everyone starts as a beginner
TEM277: Leonard Cohen on the seduction of inspiration
TEM276: Don't say no for them
TEM275: The power of starting small
TEM274: The problem with simply working hard
TEM273: You might not be the problem
TEM272: Different is better than better
TEM271: Being willing to fail
TEM270: More Than Two Options
TEM269: Have a strong opinion
TEM268: Generate evidence
TEM267: Quantity over quality (at first)
TEM266: Err on the side of action
TEM265: Never do research in prime working time
TEM264: Was it a bad decision or just a bad outcome
TEM263: Start with strategies, not tactics
TEM262: Keeping the main thing the main thing
TEM261: Being slightly remarkable is a losing strategy
TEM260: Allison Emm
TEM259: Asking for help
TEM258: Wanted: Strong personalities
TEM257: It's all about courage and then repetition
TEM256: Who it's NOT for
TEM255: Go bolder sooner
TEM254: Monica Ellis of Imani Winds
TEM253: The real reason your rates are so low
TEM252: Your most productive days
TEM251: The Goldilocks Rule
TEM250: Eric Branner of Fons
TEM249: The power of social proof
TEM248: When is it good enough?
TEM247: What procrastination actually is
TEM246: Getting others to market for you without asking
TEM245: Be kind to yourself
TEM244: The most dangerous step of the creative process
TEM243: Plan on your plan changing
TEM242: Stop researching and start doing
TEM241: Emily White
TEM240: YouTube and TikTok star Christopher Bill
TEM239: The danger of feeling productive
TEM238: Jon Bisesi on creative hours, surrounding yourself with talented people and battling the resistance inside of us all
TEM237: The magic of demonstrated expertise
TEM236: Your clean slate
TEM235: Is your networking proactive?
TEM234: Convince the converted (plus an excerpt from my upcoming book!)
TEM233: Spotted Online featuring Ross Simmonds, Julie Gurner and John Spencer
TEM232: Don't look for growth
TEM231: The courage to be unique
TEM230: 90% is up to you
TEM229: A killer marketing campaign that cost nothing
TEM228: The McCain Duo
TEM227: Spotted Online featuring Nate Zeisler, Gill Andrews and Josh Spector
TEM226: Keeping a growth mindset
TEM225: Fear of the future
TEM224: Just keep showing up
TEM223: Some pointed advice from Ben Folds
TEM222: Do what matters, now
TEM221: It's not happening overnight
TEM220: People want to pay you! No, really!
TEM219: Building on an empty lot
TEM218: Spotted Online featuring Alice Jones, James Clear and Seth Godin
TEM217: A simple process to give any project clarity
TEM216: Three tips for better communication
TEM215: The fatal flaw of school
TEM214: Katie Zaccardi on the real secret to time management and dealing with stress
TEM213: We're back!
TEM212: The challenge of standing out online and the importance of community building: A conversation with Lance LaDuke
TEM211: Listen to your gut... then jump
TEM210: Dana Fonteneau on the power of perception and fair exchange for your art in these remarkable times
TEM209: If you had to charge 10 times as much
TEM208: Own your own timeline
TEM207: Finding balance in these confusing times
TEM206: Amanda Gookin on jumping first and making art that is unabashedly outspoken
TEM205: Recalibrating your defintion of success (TEM Short)
TEM204: Why you're probably not charging enough
TEM203: The old ceiling is the new floor
TEM202: Bandsintown CEO Fabrice Sergent on connecting artists to fans and the value of learning from others
TEM201: Simply get going (TEM Short)
TEM200: Angela Beeching on claiming your artistry and getting over the fear of asking for help
TEM199: Thank you
TEM198: 40,000 songs a day (TEM Short)
TEM197: The democratization of the new music business and polite persistence - A conversation with Ari Herstand
TEM196: Why Starbucks isn't overpriced
TEM195: I've never heard of you (and that's not a problem)
TEM194: It's all about engagement
TEM193: Finding your five adjectives and the power of outsourcing - A conversation with acclaimed artist Mark G. Meadows
TEM192: Don't let technology use you - A conversation on productivity with Lance LaDuke
TEM191: Keep asking
TEM190: Dont fit in
TEM189: Dale Trumbore Quotes
TEM188: Don't go wide (TEM Short)
TEM187: Evolving your organization to increase your impact and being flexible as an entrepreneur - A conversation with David Reynolds, Jr.
TEM186: The key is showing up (TEM Short)
TEM185: Becoming a published composer while still in middle school and resisting the expectations of others in order to blaze your own path - A conversation with composer Tyler S. Grant
TEM184: If she could do it, you can too
TEM183: Embracing the business elements of music and common mistakes that will tank your career: A conversation with Umphrey's McGee's Joel Cummins
TEM182: Aligning your priorities and actions for a new year (TEM Short)
TEM181: Owning your own network and turning an idea into a product- A conversation with Truelinked CEO Sune Hjerrild
TEM180: The rule of thirds (TEM Short)
TEM179: Discovering your own space and finding collaborators who are deeply commited - A conversation with Eunbi Kim
TEM178: Purple Cow by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)
TEM177: The only morning routine you will ever need (TEM Short)
TEM176: Managing burnout, not waiting to live your best life and streamlining tasks - A conversation with Elisa Janson Jones
TEM175: No one has seven ideas (TEM Short)
TEM174: Sam Pilafian on producing
TEM173: Spotted Online featuring Brodie Welch, Seth Godin and Sam Pilafian
TEM172: Don't wait until it is too late (TEM Short)
TEM171: Delivering the right message to the right audience and using technology to empower musicians - A conversation with NoteFlight's John Mlynczak
TEM170: Should a project speed up or slow down (TEM Short)
TEM169: Thinking of hiring a PR firm? Listen to this first!
TEM168: Founding a youth orchestra when you're still young enough to play in one: A conversation with Marquise Bradley
TEM167: It's all about frequency (TEM Short)
TEM166: Booking a $25K tour and building lifelong connections with fans through house concerts: A conversation with Shannon Curtis
TEM165: A tale of two jewelers
TEM164: You are not the customer
TEM163: The many passive income options for musicians and how to figure out which ones are right for you - A conversation with Brent Vaartstra
TEM162: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Dale Trumbore and Bree Noble
TEM161: Brazilian Blowout Certified Salon
TEM160: Music vs. the music business and the seismic shift coming in the industry - A conversation with Matt Oestreicher
TEM159: Learning without doing (TEM Short)
TEM158: Are you building or maintaining? (TEM Short)
TEM157: Building healthy habits and the value of routine - A conversation with Brodie Welch
TEM156: Hanging out in the hallway (TEM Short)
TEM155: Embracing change and reaching a quarter of a million people every week - A conversation with Suzanne Bona
TEM154: The Long Game (TEM Short)
TEM153: What the hell happened to us?
TEM152: David Taylor Quotes
TEM151: Keeping yourself inspired
TEM150: How to 10x your progress and moving on quickly from your bad ideas - A conversation with Modacity's Marc Gelfo
TEM149: Don't blend in!
TEM148: Spotted Online featuring Sarah Von Bargen, Ramit Sethi and Seth Godin
TEM147: Pivot, Persevere or Punt - A conversation with Lance LaDuke
TEM146: Solving the right problem plus some thought on Gary Varynerchuk's latest book, Crushing It!
TEM145: Finding your creative personal rhythm (TEM Short)
TEM144: Evolving career goals and finding your personal creative rhythm - A conversation with composer Dale Trumbore
TEM143: Learning by Doing (TEM Short)
TEM142: Successfully launching a nationally acclaimed music institute before you can even legally drink - A conversation with Buddy Deshler
TEM141: How to deal with haters in just one sentence (TEM Short)
TEM140: Outsource this at your own peril (TEM Short)
TEM139: Why you should almost always run from traditional record deals - A Conversation with Ryan Kairalla
TEM138: My best piece of advice for a new entrepreneur
TEM137: How "overnight success" David Taylor was named to the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe List by working 70-hour weeks for years
TEM136: Deanna Swoboda Quotes
TEM135: Developing an idea into a product you can build a business around - A Conversation with Deanna Swoboda
TEM134: The Dip by Seth Godin (TEM Book Report)
TEM133: Alarm Will Sound Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM132: Gavin Chuck and Michael Clayville of Alarm Will Sound on having conversations with your fans, creative collaborations and sharing meaningful experiences with your audience (TEM Rewind)
TEM131: Jeff Nytch Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM130: Dr. Jeff Nytch on art and entrepreneurship co-existing, your single most important asset as an artist and his brand new book, The Entrepreneurial Muse
TEM129: Spotted Online featuring Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk and David Cutler
TEM128: The one thing you should NEVER outsource
TEM127: Cathy Heller Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM126: Cathy Heller on getting a major record deal yet still failing, being analytical about your approach to the music business and persevering until you close the gap
TEM125: Time for Three's Ranaan Meyer Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM124: Ranaan Meyer of Time For Three on advice for young musicians, seizing opportunities and why you have to dream big (TEM Rewind)
TEM123: Chrysanthe Tan Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM122: Chrysanthe Tan on being yourself as an artist, killing it on Patreon and tips for better time management
TEM121: Spotted Online featured Jenna Kutcher, Gary Vaynerchuk and Seth Godin
TEM120: Rob Knopper Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM119: A heartfelt thank you and the TEM Thanksgiving Challenge
TEM118: Rob Knopper of the Metropolitan Opera and Auditionhacker on the many remaining blue oceans in the music business, time management and how Auditionhacker developed from a personal method to a product
TEM117: Influence by Dr. Robert Cialdini (Book Report)
TEM116: Kristen Sheridan Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM115: Kristen Sheridan of the Sheridan Studio of Music on building a large and sustainable teaching studio, advocating for yourself and the importance of not being a jerk
TEM114: Yuri Cataldo Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM113: Yuri Cataldo of the Advance Your Art Podcast on how to market with no budget, moving on quickly from a big setback and how he got a product into the gift bag at the Oscars
TEM112: The One Thing Every Musician Must Have
TEM111: Pop-jazz duo 23rd Hour Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM110: Jazz-Pop Duo 23rd Hour on treating your band like a startup, pulling off a successful album launch and how to rock an email campaign
TEM109: Spotted Online featuring articles from James Clear, Seth Godin and Daniel Pink
TEM108: Seth Hanes Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM107: Seth Hanes on how to get guest appearances on podcasts and blogs, getting a self-published book to number one on three different Amazon lists and why strategy should always dictate tactics (and not the other way around)
TEM106: Corey Brown Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM105: Corey Brown of No Treble on working with Seth Godin, having the courage to reach out to people you want to meet and launching the world's top online bass magazine
TEM104: Dr. John Parks Quotes (TEM Short)
TEM103: Dr. John W. Parks IV on building a professional recording studio from scratch, being addicted to getting better and pushing boundaries within a traditional job
TEM102: Embrace the process (TEM Short)
TEM101: Noa Kageyama of The Bulletproof Musician on the rule of thirds, building a huge email list and what entrepreneurs can learn from performance psychology
TEM100: A thought about each interview from the first 100 episodes of The Entrepreneurial Musician
TEM99: Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy Baumeister
TEM98: The world you'd like to live in (TEM Short)
TEM Bonus Episode: Get a Copy of "Seth Godin: Live at Carnegie Hall" Completely FREE
TEM97: Mark Rabideau of 21CM on being authentic, remaining curious and straying from traditional career paths
TEM96: Build a community first (TEM Short)
TEM 95: Tim Topham on Building a Community of True Fans in an Already Crowded Space, Launching a Successful Membership Site and Minimum Viable Products
TEM 94: The Only True Key to Success (and Yes There Is One)
TEM 93: How Passion Leads to Becoming an Authority (TEM Short)
TEM 92: Steve Dillon of Dillon Music on Passion, Becoming an Authority and Always Thinking Long-Term
TEM 91: Cursing Gravity
TEM 90: Networking the Wrong Way
TEM 89: Book Report - Do the Work by Steven Pressfield
TEM 88: Arnold Palmer Luck (TEM Short)
TEM 87: Peter Meechan on Controlling Your Own Career, Unintentional Networking and Finding Your Niche in the Music Business
TEM 86: Beware the External Should's (TEM Short)
TEM 85: Dana Fonteneau on Figuring out Your "Why", Holding Yourself Accountable When You Work for Yourself and How She Got Her First Paid Clients Before She Had a Proven Track Record
TEM 84: Should Deadlines Be Flexible? (TEM Short)
TEM 83: John Beder on Self-Awareness, Having Performance Anxiety as an Entrepreneur and Battling His Inner Resistance
TEM 82: The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (Book Report)
TEM 81: Make Yourself Famous
TEM 80: If It's Not a $#%& Yes, It's a No (TEM Short)
TEM 79: Emilio Guarino on Action Steps, the Constant of Change and the Challenges of Self-Publication
TEM 78: The Savvy Musician's 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part 2)
TEM 77: The Savvy Musician's 10 Tips for 2017 with David Cutler (Part 1)
TEM 76: Business Model Canvas with Lance LaDuke
TEM 75: Idea Sex
TEM 74: Write It For Them, Not For You (TEM Short)
TEM 73: Jessica Meyer on Not Waiting for the Phone to Ring, Becoming a Professional Composer at Age 40 and Writing a Great Grant Proposal
TEM 72: The Who and The What Make the How Pretty Straightforward (TEM Short)
TEM 71: Susan De Weger of IgniteLab on Why Selling Yourself as an Artist Is Not Selling out, the Danger of the Word "Should" and Her Specific Advice on Applying for a Grant
TEM 70: It's All About Your Pitch - (TEM Short)
TEM69: Seth Hanes, author Of "Break Into the Scene", on the value of being willing to learn anything, the best time to take risks in your career and turning your skills into leveragable assets
TEM 68: Start Small But Start Now
TEM 67: Mistakes I Made In My Kickstarter Campaign (TEM Short)
TEM 66: Ariel Hyatt, Author Of "Crowdstart: The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful & Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign" on Common Mistakes of Crowdfunding Campaigns, Why Your Ask Must Always Be Direct and the Importance of Building a Crowd Before Launching a Cam
TEM 65: Impact People Around You and Your Phone Will Ring A Lot (TEM Short)
TEM 64: Andrew Hitz of Pedal Note Media on Leveraging Your Unfair Advantage, Using a Business Model Canvas and Transitioning From One Main Gig to Doing Lots of Things
TEM 63: The Number One Trap for Artists (TEM Short)
TEM 62: Jason Heath of the Contrabass Conversations Podcast on Finding Your Voice, Executing on a Great Idea and His Advice on Starting a Podcast
TEM 61: 1,000 True Fans
TEM 60: Where the World Is Headed (TEM Short)
TEM 59: Garrett Hope of the Portfolio Composer Podcast on the Skills Needed in the Freelance Economy, Thinking About Art as a Business and the Power of Outsourcing
TEM 58: Are You Willing To Change Course? (TEM Short)
TEM 57: Lauren Pierce on Building a Popular YouTube Channel, Knowing When to Quit and Teaching Herself How to Code
TEM 56: Finding Your Blue Ocean
TEM 55: 10x Faster Than You Think (TEM Short)
TEM 54: Hugh Sung of the a Musical Life Podcast on Aggressive Timetables, Avoiding the Trap of Trying to Be Perfect and Taking the Initiative
TEM 53: Driving Without a Map (TEM Short)
TEM 52: Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass on the Legacy of Prince, Developing Your Voice on Stage and Becoming An "Overnight Success" After 20 Years of Work (Part 2)
TEM51: Are you just checking the boxes?
TEM 50: Monetizing a Cocktail Party (TEM Short)
TEM49: Ariel Hyatt of Cyber PR
TEM48: Can and should continue (TEM Short)
TEM47: Mike Robinson, VP of Marketing for KHS America
TEM Short: What Exactly Is The Problem? - Episode 46
Drew McManus of Adaptistration and Arts Hacker - Episode 45
TEM44: Don't try to change someone's world view
TEM Short: Know Your Risk Tolerance - Episode 43
Nate Zeisler of The Colburn School - Episode 42
TEM Short: Don't Start With Logistics - Episode 41
TEM 40: David Cutler of the Savvy Musician on Being a Creative Problem Solver, Living in a Golden Era for Artists and the Link Between Impact and Income
TEM Short: Going With Plan B - Episode 39
Dan Gosling of ChopSaver - Episode 38
TEM Short: Would Anyone Miss Your Art? - Episode 37
Michael Harley of Alarm Will Sound - Episode 36
TEM Short: Are You With The 99%? - Episode 35
TEM34: A Conversation with Lance LaDuke on marketing
TEM Short: Act Like You Belong - Episode 33
TEM 32: Sam Pilafian of Boston Brass on Founding a World-Renowned Chamber Group, What Makes Someone Hirable and How Luck Seems to Be Self-Generated
What's In Store For TEM In 2016 - Episode 31
TEM Short: Can You Withstand An Avalanche Of No's? - Episode 30
TEM 29: Peter Seymour of PROJECT Trio on Energy in Your Presentation, Taking Action and the Need to Be Brutally Honest With Yourself About What You Can and Can Not Do
TEM Short: The Most Important Part Of Being An Entrepreneur - Episode 28
John Kellogg of Berklee College of Music - Episode 27
TEM Short - Believing You Can Figure It Out: Episode 26
TEM 25: Jennifer Rosenfeld & Julia Torgovitskaya of iCadenza and Cadenza Artists on Dealing With Fear, the Power of Simply Asking and Incorrect Assumptions Musicians Make About the Music Business
TEM Short: Find Reasons It Will Work - Episode 24
Michael Davis of Hip-Bone Music - Episode 23
TEM Short: Load The Bus First - Episode 22
Max and Scott McKee of American Band College - Episode 21
TEM Short: Are You Fungible? (Hopefully Not) - Episode 20
TEM 19: Ron Davis, Canadian Jazz Pianist on the Dangers of Being Fungible, Why Sales Is Such a Huge Part of What Musicians Do and How He Is the Prototypical Example of a Portfolio Musician
TEM Short: Are You On A Cul De Sac? - Episode 18
Lance LaDuke of Pedal Note Media - Episode 17
TEM Short: Become Irreplaceable - Episode 16
Mike Nickens of George Mason University's Green Machine - Episode 15
TEM Short: Let Them Tell You No - Episode 14
Alan Baylock, Chief Arranger of the Airmen of Note - Episode 13
TEM Short: Always Say Yes - Episode 12
Jim Stephenson, Composer and Head of Stephenson Music - Episode 11
Jonathan Kuuskoski, Director of Entrepreneurship and Community Programs at Mizzou - Episode 10
David Vining of Mountain Peak Music - Episode 9
TEM Short: Thoughts on Networking - Episode 8
TEM7: Jeff Conner of Boston Brass
Brian Pertl, Dean of the Lawrence Conservatory - Episode 6
Jeff Nelsen of Fearless Performance - Episode 5
Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser - Episode 4
Alarm Will Sound's Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville - Episode 3
Patrick Sheridan - Episode 2
TEM1: Ranaan Meyer of Time for Three on Advice for Young Musicians, the Importance of a Strong Support Network and Founding Time for Three