Chances are, if you’re a creative person with a big vision for your success, you’ve run into the fear of sharing the details of your dreams with people because of how they’ll respond to you.  Have you ever been laughed at for your dreams?  This week, we’re going to tackle this issue head on by pushing through the laughter and determining what’s truly important, validation of your dream, or the dream itself.  Featuring music by Cause of Afflliction.  

It's Father's Day and I want to ask you if you're being a profitable dad or parent?  When you think about it, being an artrepreneur is just like being a parent.  There's no blueprint, some thrive at it, some don't show up for work.  On this week's podcast we look at how one manages their business in comparison to how one might manage their parenting to help answer the quesiton of if you an artist at being a profitable dad.

How often do you doubt yourself?  What if I'm wrong about my dreams?  What if I don't have what it takes to make it?  What if I'm overestimating my talents?  Well, I hope you know how to shut those negative voices out, because they're not helping.  The important thing to remember is that emotions run high when you're an Artrepreneur.  It's not going to be easy to achieve your dreams, but that doesn't mean you're wrong.

Email marketing continues to be one of the most profitable forms of communicating with your customers and fans.  Sure, not all emails are read, many get deleted, but it only takes the right one, with the right subject line, the right call to action to turn that lead or prospect into a buyer.  Today on Rhythm of Profitability, I'll discuss best practices you should be following in creating a successful, profitable email marketing strategy for your brand.

Maurice Harris of Pushop Media started his professioal career as a musician and then found himself working in the financial industry in a marketing and communications role.  Despite being far removed the entertainment industry in his new profession, he never gave up on his artistic passion and turned his art and business expertise into a creative agency called Pushop Media.  Hear Maurice's story of how he didn't let detours in his music career become road blocks, rather, he used them as building blocks to enhance his career.

Have you ever heard that 80% of your time will be spent on things that matter only 20% of the time in your life?  Do you spend 80% feeling bad about the 20% of imperfections in you?  All of us are taught to be self critical.  What if you started believing you're perfect?  I'm not saying you don't make mistakes, but what if you could learn to love your mistakes instead of using them as a club to beat yourself up with?  This week on Rhythm of Profitability, we discuss the importance of letting go of things you don't want to be, but not without accepting that you are perfect in who you are.

Do you strive to be a starving artist, or a profitable artist?  Are you a risk taker, betting on yourself to become a successful entrepreneur?  The way I see it is if you're leveraing your art to create a successful business for yourself, you're an Artrepreneur.  Well meaning people will try to convince you to fall back on a "safety net".  What safety net?  You are an Artreprenuer and you should be proud of it!

People often hear the term "branding" or "brand identity" and they think solely about their logo.  Although that is a piece of it, a logo does not define your brand.  The culture you create when interacting with people, that's your brand.  Apple, Inc. is a perfect example of a company that has a well defined brand.  On his episode, I'll discuss more about how to create a defined brand culture/identity and we'll talk about some networking techniques for you to try to increase your brand awareness.

Starting a band that people like is a great experience.  Starting a business that competes at a professional level is another thing.  Your band should be considering incorporatin.  It comes with a host of benefits and changes the dynamic of how you compete in the music industry.  

Kohner Rice of the band Kohn is a successful songwriter, marketer and producer who is thriving at managing his music career.  He has been featured on Celebrity Apprentice and is currently in the running for the top spot in 2015's  Macy's/iHeart Radio music festival.