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Candid conversations with music industry leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and people pursuing alternative lives. Join audio engineer, punk, and business man Dave Swillum in the thick of pursuing a creative passion in a serious way.
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Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
E101:
Back into the swing of things now with more interviews of creatives. Today we speak to John McArthur owner of Greenhouse Recording Studio in New Hampshire and co-founder of the Unlabel Record Label supporting local artists in finding income from their art. We talk deep into sync licensing and payments for artists as well as making a living as a local artist and properly marketing your music. Together we share thoughts on house concerts, experiencing the industry through COVID, and many other things. This episode is music forward in conversation but does hold a lot of great tips for marketing creative and starting a creative business none the less.
In This Episode We Cover
- Finding a place for a home business home studio
- Dropping out of grad school
- Making your “third act”
- Running a recording studio through COVID times
- Being pulled back towards a direction
- Running house concerts
- What do artists need?
- Starting a record label
- Marketing your music as a local
- Synch license basics for artists
- Writing for a mood or brand
Quotes
“The artist is net never right?.” - John McArthur
“ I’ve been doing work writing music for podcasters and you tubers but I also pay for a blanket license for music for my content. It’s funny being on both sides of it.” - Host Dave Swillum
John McArthur’s Recommended Resources
How To Make It In The New Music Business
Ari Herstand
No booker, No bouncer, No Bar Tender
Shannon Curtis
Register Your Music!
ASCAP
BMI
SESAC
John McArthurs Links
Website
https://www.the-greenhouse-nh.com/
Contact John
connect@the-greenhouse-newhampshire.com
https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenhouseNH
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Dave’s Indie Band Broadwing
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Thank you so much for getting us to episode 100 of the show! I am so grateful for any of you that have given your time to be a part of this so far. On this special episode to celebrate and reflect we made a mash up of over 40 of our guests answers over the years responding to the same question I always ask….”Why do you wake up every day and do what you do instead of any other thing you could do in the world.” I ask this because I think your WHY is the single most important thing behind any action. Why do you do what you do? What’s the truth and what’s things we make up? Everyone has to figure it out for themselves but I thought putting these answers back to back would be a really interesting way to reflect on our community and guests.
Thank you for listening and message me on any of the platforms what your thoughts are and what you’d like to see out of this show moving forward!
Dave
In This Episode We Cover
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Why do you do what you do everyday instead of anything else you could do in the world?
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
E99:
During my recent project I called 22 different banks to finally get the loan I needed on number 22. Sometimes we don’t get the yes on the first try, the 3rd, or the 10th but there is always a way even if it isn’t what you planned. On this episode we talk through the situation, negotiation principles, and persistency when you have no other option. Understanding the environment you are trying to accomplish the task in and the bias built in to who may be in front of you making the decision. Let’s dive in to how to make something happen when you need it to going after your creative living full time.
In This Episode We Cover
- Taking out your first loan for business or real estate
- Don’t take a loan out unless you need to
- A rapid change in expectations
- Sink or swim situations
- More than 3 calls/ try’s
- If you want it, go get it
- When you get no
- Negotiating successfully
- Getting creative in business
- There’s always bias behind who makes the decision
- Create a win for everyone
- Being open to different solutions than you know
Quotes
“Maybe that’s why I was successful with it because I knew I had no option. 100% sink or swim, it had to work.” - Host Dave Swillum
“If you want it, you’re all in like it has to happen, has to happen, you might have to call 3 people, 22 people like me, or 300 but you can make it happen. Sometimes people will say no multiple times but it doesn’t always mean it’s something just on you. Keep trying.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ When you’re working with people, people are people first. The faster you can find that out the faster you can get to that other side.” - Host Dave Swillum
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Dave’s Indie Band Broadwing
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
E98:
Join me with another mixing engineer today BUT don’t worry we don’t only talk about music and gear we talk about a lot more everyone can get a piece of. Shane is a communicator who uses audio and mixing skills as a vehicle to deliver to clients and friends. He focuses on helping artists get their end result and finding a balanced life in the business. Mix engineer, dad, Tik Tok influencer, and someone who aims to translate what’s being said. Join us in the discussion here!
In This Episode We Cover
- Staying balanced
- Living a healthy life as a creative
- Getting an internship
- Building your business, no build it and they will come
- Being a communicator
- Making communication priority
- Doing whatever it takes to make the session work right
- I work for the people who hire me
- Speaking what you need to speak
- Healthy relationships value
Quotes
“I have a healthy and sane life which is unusual in this field so I love to be with people that have healthy minds and are together. I like to build relationships with artists and help them find that.” - Shane Lance
“It’s not a linear path as a creative so you can’t treat it like it’s going to be linear but you have to find some balance to it to make it work.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ Even though this is a beautiful space that doesn’t mean there is a job waiting in it. The solution is to go out and get good at what you do and make relationships with cliental.” - Shane Lance
“Sacrificing mental health is not a prerequisite to success.” - Shane Lance
Shane’s Links
Website
Tik Tok, IG, Facebook, Twitter
@wshanelance
Shane Lance’s Recommendations
Dave’s Travel Mixing Headphones (Love these and good price!)
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Dave’s Indie Rock Band Broadwing
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
E97:
Today we bring back our first interviewed guest ever! Jesse Harless comes back on to talk about how his journey has been the past 2 years building his business helping people in addiction and recovery and entrepreneurship. We speak through some of his journey, resilience, value of money verses your dream career, and self care. Jesse just launched his new book “If Not You Then Who” and shares why and how it came to be.
In This Episode We Cover
- Is it the dream job?
- Surrounding yourself with mentors
- Having a coach
- Putting you intention out into the universe
- Being tested and tempted not to leave
- Will money stop you?
- Do you really want it?
- It’s going to get hard, will you stay all in?
- Feel the fear and do it anyway
- We have no guarantees
- Self care
- Resilience
- Fear
Quotes
“ I had the biggest sales month of my career, so now the universe was testing me asking if I was serious about leaving my job. I said nothing will stop me, no amount of money, nothing.” - Jesse Harless
“It’s all about who we’re being, not about what we’re doing.” - Jess Harless
“ It took two years for me to see that what I’m doing is probably the right path. Two years of hard work, two years of spending money, two years of finding mentors and getting coached. Don’t stop before the miracle happens.” - Jesse Harless
Jesse Harless’s Links
Personal Brand Site
Entrepreneurs In Recovery
https://www.entrepreneursinrecovery.com/
Jesse Harless’s Recommended Resources
If Not You Then Who
by Jesse Harless
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@davewakeup
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Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
E96:
When you have that go getter mentality you do a lot and thats awesome, you have to take action to make it happen. BUT it’s really easy to do the wrong or less productive things when you don’t have a schedule or focus on the most important things in the right order. On this episode we talk about having a weekly schedule, time blocking activities, staying engaged with your passion even when you have to be patient.
Dealing with the “slow” times while you are building something can be really hard to not act more than you can. We fill the time we have with the activity so controlling that and shifting our focus and energy to hit our goals is important for anyone getting busy pursuing their passion full time.
In This Episode We Cover
- Staying focused
- Staying engaged
- Dealing with the slow times
- Having a weekly schedule
- Getting a lot done and the right things done
- Time blocking
- Parkinson's Law
- Accomplishing our hardest task before noon
- Giving yourself days down
Quotes
“ I feel good when I’m doing things, it’s a vice of mine to do things.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ Giving your self the ability to F$%*$ off, give yourself F$&$ off days.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ The people that get it are the people that stay in the game the longest.” - Host Dave Swillum
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Dave’s Indie Rock Band Broadwing
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
E95:
We all deal with things that make us anxious but not everyone talks about it. On this episode Tony and I sit down and chat through some health issues he dealt with while operating his business and surviving both to tell the tale. Tony owns a gym and has gotten into Youtubing and creating video content for other businesses after doing it for his business himself seeing the trends in marketing.
Tony talks through anxiety, becoming a business owner instead of just owning a business, and why he values creating Youtube and video content. If you’ve dealt with any of these things or want to start a channel yourself come hear us chat on our starting channels.
In This Episode We Cover
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Starting on Youtube
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Teaching
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Starting up
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Find a niche
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Content fatigue
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Isolation & Anxiety
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Health issues while owning a business
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Potential life
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Becoming a business owner
Quotes
“ Energy and motivation are only half the equation. If you’re applying it in the wrong direction it’s not going to serve you any good.” - Tony P
“ People think you write an employee hand book before you start a business, you write it as you go!” - Tony P
Tony’s Links
Tony’s Youtube Channel
youtube.com/theonlife
IG
@anthonyonlife
Tony’s Recommended Resources Links
The Righteous Mind
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
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@davewakeup
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
E94:
Live on site at a new restaurant concept for this episode. We captured this after hours in my new home town with the owners of Craft Curbside so the audio isn’t perfect but the vibe is spot on. We talk through opening a restaurant experience during COVID times and starting with nothing. Going through coming up with a new concept for your business, keeping low overhead, and making an experience for your community.
Chase, Dylan, & Tyler share how this place came to be, how they started up, and where they want to go. Looking at local impact can make you part of the community you serve instead of just making it where your business is located at. If you want to open a small business, creative restaurant experience, or just do what you love despite the obstacles to overcome this ones for you.
In This Episode We Cover
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Opening a restaurant during COVID
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Changing plans
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Working with a SCORE mentor
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Starting with nothing
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Low overhead
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Building a team
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Traveling
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Having a partner that supports our goals
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Zoning in a town
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Keeping money in your area
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Supporting local
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Being open to feedback
Quotes
“ Our advantage is that we weren’t open before and we pivoted to something that’s completely different.” - Chase Craft Curbside
“ We pretty much had nothing, we were selling strawberries for day one.” - Chase Craft Curbside
“It ended up being I was crashing on their couches for 6 months 5 days a week then going back to my wife in NH 5 days a week.” - Tyler Craft Curbside
Craft Curbside’s Links
IG FB
@craftcurbside
Website
Phone Number
207-657-1087
Craft Curbside’s Recommended Resources Links
Humble Inquiry
By Edgar Schein
Restaurant Success By The Numbers
By Roger Fields
Setting The Table
Danny Meyer
Liquid Intelligence
Dave Arnold
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@davewakeup
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Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
E93:
Welcome to the episode! Today is for the stay at home moms out there that have been wanting to start their own creative business but haven’t felt like they could. We interview Nicole Gearty of Nicole Gearty Photography about her transition through multiple part time jobs while being a stay at home mom to business owner living full time off her creative with her little one.
Nicole and I chat on the differences between having business owners and entrepreneurs in the family or none, taking feedback, gear, resetting, and all the things that come in to play as a mother starting a business keeping a space and time for yourself and continuing to be a great parent. Although we talk a lot about the parent aspect we cover a range of topics in the creative living space so there’s something here for everyone.
In This Episode We Cover
- Losing your income
- Childcare vs having your child at home
- Starting a business as a stay at home parent
- Taking feedback
- Letting your defenses down
- Long distance relationships while pursuing your goals
- Resetting
- Taking real photos, the moment
- Business owner parents vs non business owner parents?
- The hard parts of owning a business vs the fantasy dreams
- Making time for yourself
Quotes
“ When you own your own business and you can’t work you don’t have sick time you’re not getting paid for those days. I’ve seen those days and those are hard but I’ve seen enough to know that’s still what I want to do.” - Nicole Gearty
“ Owning your own business and being employed is like the difference between renting an apartment or owning a house. When you are renting an apartment and the heater breaks down you can just call the land lord and they’ll come fix it. When you own your own house and something breaks down you have to fix it but your investing in yourself.” - Nicole Gearty
“ People aren’t just a thing, we are super complicated. People like to put things in certain ways and organize like files, but people are so complex, your not just a thing, your a person.” - Host Dave Swillum
Nicole’s Links
FB Page
https://www.facebook.com/nicolegeartyphotography/
IG
@nicolegeartyphotography
Nicole’s Recommended Resources Links
Brand Brilliance
Skill Share
FB Groups
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
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Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
E92:
With everyone planning at the beginning of the year and goal setting one of the biggest things I’ve seen go wrong is not planning big enough for the potential you have. If you are working to bring your business or art to a higher scale you may not know what level you can be at until you’re there…..so how do you plan for that?
A very half truth but I love the saying “A goldfish will grow to the tank size you keep it in” so don’t plan at the level your tank is now, plan for the tank you want to be in or you’ll never grow to your full potential.
Very short episode on how to plan your goals larger than where you are at so you can become a larger gold fish in the future because you have to…..or something!
In This Episode We Cover
- Goldfish grow to the size of the tank
- Aiming and planning past your current abilities
- Planning to “figure it out”
- Don’t plan to outgrow when you hit it
- We aren’t aware of what we will know
- What’s the One Thing?
- You will fit the shape of the space or challenge you start
- Give yourself the chance to be bigger than you are now
Quotes
“ When your planning your next step or your goals for this year, make sure your planning to put yourself in a large fish tank instead of planning based off of what you are aware of right now, you will out grow that right when you reach the goal.” - Host Dave Swillum
“ Give yourself the chance, give yourself the ability for yourself to grow into the ability for a bigger plan than you have now.” - Host Dave Swillum
Recommended Resources Links
The One Thing
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
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Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
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