From the category archives:

Interviews

On Monday, I talked to Doak Turner about his business venture the Nashville Muse.  Below, our conversation continues with a discussion about his newest venture with his partner Will Carter: MusicStartsHere.org.

MusicStartsHere.org is Nashville’s GPs for the music industry.  If you’re looking to break into country music, or just want to know more about how it’s done, whether you’re an artist, songwriter, musician, technician or in the industry, this is where you need to start.

All small businesses start with an idea, and the Nashville Muse is no different. From it’s humble beginnings as a simple email, Doak Turner has turned the Nashville Muse it one of the most important eZines in Nashville for singer’s, songwriter’s, and anyone else who wants to be plugged into what’s going on in the Nashville music scene.

Here’s my interview with Doak about how he got started, the challenges he overcame, like being accused of being a spammer by his ISP, and how hearing “No” as a salesperson helped make Nashville Muse a success. I especially like Doak’s definition of FEAR: False Elements Appearing Real.

Oh, and be sure to also check out the link below the interview for a peak at the video of Doak’s song Rocks in the River!

Is your life going to the dogs?  LOL, Sarah Charmoli, Matt Nicolau, and Carly Anholt often think their lives are!  Sarah, Matt and Carly own Bark After Dark, Los Angeles’s Premier 24 Hour Dog Walking Service.  See my interview with Sarah below.  We talk about how they all got into the business of dog walking, their successes, their challenges and how it feels to be a small business owner.

And be sure to check out their website:  www.BarkAfterDark.com

Oh, and Huge Thanks once again to Dominic Goucher for staying up very very late to help me get this online!

Hello!

Well, it took a couple of weeks because I’m still learning this video stuff, but –at last!– I have my interview with Joerg Wenzel of Bike Tour Germany!  Bike Tour Germany offers motorcycle tours of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and their alpine regions.

Also, I need to give a special HUGE shout out to Dominic Goucher for helping me with the editing of this video.  He is an official ScreenFlow Genius in my book!  You can find him at http://twitter.com/dgoucher and at www.dominicgoucher.com.

Hope you enjoy the video!