For more than 50 years, Meyer Music has been providing lessons, instruments, and education to Kansas City. This true family business continues to be a big part of the community, which speaks to their business acumen. Today we talk with Mike Meyer about the family dynamics, their growth, lessons learned, and how the pandemic has been the biggest challenge yet.

 

Read more and get additional resources here: https://www.kcbusinesshuddle.com/business-owners/ep-9-the-family-business-behind-meyer-music/197/ 

 

About our guest: https://www.meyermusic.com/ 

 

What we discuss on this show: 

1:10 – Who is Mike Meyer?

1:46 – How did the family get into the music business?  

6:13 – How Mike became part of the business

9:01 – His first job after college

10:44 – When he moved into the business full-time  

12:43 – Challenges of running a business in his 20s  

16:53 – Building processes and consistency  

20:12 – What he attributes to the growth

22:46 – Mom and dad still in the business  

24:17 – Mistakes he’s made along the way

27:05 – Another big change in the business model

35:13 – Competition between siblings

37:22 – Big picture view of what to expect from the business

38:46 – How has COVID impacted the business?

41:16 – The evolution of the music business

46:45 – How to get in touch with Mike and Meyer Music