6 Figure Creative

Most audio engineers are prone to having the personality of a technician. Cold, ego-filled, and always right, we have a reputation of being difficult to work with. To be a successful business-owner, technicians need to learn how to balance their personalities can all co-exist with the inner artist. Learn how you can successfully pacify each of your conflicting personality traits to run your business while making friends and keeping clients happy by listening now!

When your business hits a plateau and your income has stagnated (or worse, decreased) it can be a stressful, terrifying time.  Let’s fix that – find out 5 reasons for plateaus in your business, and how you can solve the problem so you can continue growing your business!

You hustle and grind–day in and day out… You work so much that you often forget to eat, or worse, your meals consist of potato chips and soda. That’s just how life is, right? By neglecting yourself you are digging a hole… deeper and deeper and deeper.  It’s time to take a step back, reset your focus, and take care of THE most important part of running your business… you. But what exactly is self-care? Learn how the right balance of stress+rest can be rocket fuel for your studi

In 2012, I had my first nightmare client when it came to revision requests. I was mixing 5 songs for a band, and it turned into one of the worst projects of my life. I had entered Revision Hell. If you’ve never experienced anything like this, I envy you. It’s only a matter of time before you experience a project like this. The good thing is that it forced me to re-evaluate how I handled the revision process... Today, we’re going to discuss how to keep this from ever happening to

As an audio engineer, you probably think in a very specific way… Along the lines of “this is what I do, and this is how I do it.” But what if a client expected you to do a little something different? That’s what happened to Brandon Rike, a merch designer turned creative director when Twenty One Pilots expected him to do all of their graphics work. Now, Brandon consistently works with some of the biggest names in music... Listen now to find out how Brandon built a great business.

Are you sick and tired of chasing leads to get more work? Do you come across songs you worked on a year ago only to see it has 5 million streams… and you weren’t credited?  For some, passive referrals are a huge potential source of leads… Are you one of the many audio entrepreneurs missing out on tons of potential clients? Find out how to start getting more passive leads today!

Seth Mosley’s audio career can be considered “successful” in every sense of the word. His accolades include a Grammy Award, 25 number one singles, Producer Of The Year from Billboard Magazine, as well as Songwriter of the Year Awards from SESAC and The GMA Dove Awards. Listen to this week’s episode to find out how Seth went from recording friends in his parents' basement in Circleville, Ohio, to building a seven-figure audio business without any formal training.

Do you struggle with remembering the lessons you learned from books, videos, and lectures in the past year? What about the last few months, or even days? What good is self-education if you can’t actually recall what you learn? Ready to find a better learning method that really does work? Find out how you can retain more of the content you take in by listening to this week’s episode!

Have you struggled with having a steady stream of incoming leads for your studio? You’ve thought about starting a podcast… but failed to take action because “it’s just so over-saturated already.” Wrong.  The industry is just getting started. If you can jump on this content bandwagon now, you’ll be setting your business up for success in your niche over the next 5+ years.  Take a listen to this episode and find out how and why you should start a podcast!

Most audio engineers think of themselves as the hero who can solve all of a band’s problems. The “all-knowing mighty source of knowledge” to the lowly pleb musician.  If that’s you, you’re doing it wrong. As a producer/engineer/whatever, you’re better off playing the role of the guide, while understanding that your client is the hero. If you can adjust your business to become the guide who helps your clients along their journey, you’ll be adding more value to your relationships with