We go deep into an entrepreneur’s unconventional path in this week’s episode of Getting Real. After an industry change, this business owner saw some interesting parallels that made him realize that people are really the cornerstone to your company’s success.

 

Michael Solomon has three businesses today, one in artist management, freelance software talent management, and compensation negotiation services. He is also the author of the book, Game Changer, which dives into how to get the most out of the talent economy.

 

Right out of school, Michael found himself touring with Bruce Springsteen. That was the first insight into seeing what 10xers can do with their networking ability and star power. After that experience, Michael would later go on to found his own artist management company, which is still going strong 26 years later.

 

In the early 2000s, the music industry got crushed by file-sharing websites. Seeing the writing on the wall, Michael knew he had to pivot. He noticed the next new rockstars were really going to be in technology and software.

 

After going from the entertainment industry to the software industry, Michael noticed some similarities. Although he wasn’t dealing with as many divas within the software space, his developers still wanted the same things his rockstars did; to not be treated like a cog in the machine.

 

Interview Links:

Sponsored by: Bit.ly/clariontech

10xmanagement.com

Michael on Twitter

Michael’s Game Changer book

Weareallmusic.org

Kristenanncarrfund.org

Musiciansoncall.org/what-we-do

 

Resources:

Scaling Up Summits (Select Bill Gallagher as your coach during registration for a discount.)

Bill on YouTube

 

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Scaling Up is the best-selling book by Verne Harnish and our team for Gazelles Coaching, on how the fastest-growing companies succeed where so many others fail. My name is Bill Gallagher, host of the Scaling Up Business Podcast and a leading Gazelles Coach. Gazelles is the term we use for fast-growing companies.

 

We help leadership teams with 4 Decisions around People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash so that they can Scale Up successfully and beat the odds of business growth success. Scaling Up for Gazelles companies is based on the Rockefeller Habits 2.0 (from Verne’s original best-selling business book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits).