Spread The Positive Podcast

This episode is with my close friend, George Simpson. George is a Business Development Executive for Northwest Exterminating. He is a great example (most of the time, like the rest of us) of what we are trying to high light on the podcast. George is passionate about his career and the company he represents. His team and people that work for him respect him on a crazy level, he's really good at making himself laugh (and the others around him), he has a level of integrity that is second to none and I am very grateful to call him my friend. Thank you for being on the podcast G and for all you do to Spread The Positive.

Episode 11 is with Ben Beelman aka Ben B The Truth. Ben is one of the most all around positive people I have ever met. Originally from FL, Ben has gone on to do work in South Dakota with with Americorps , worked in the Caribbean with Peace Corps, is very active in the spoken word/poetry scene (at a national level), works as a substitute teacher at the High School he graduated from and works as a flight attendant as well. This guy has experienced so much in his life already and has such a vast understanding of the world in general. He is definitely an old soul and someone who is genuinely concerned about making this world a better place. It's all about the collective with Ben B and I can related that on a crazy level. We get into how he developed this passion for helping others, how he maintains a positive mindset on a daily basis, what he thinks is working/going right in the world and much more. Super grateful to get some of Ben B's "Truth" on the mic. Thank you for all you do to Spread The Positive Ben!

Episode 11 is with Ben Beelman aka Ben B The Truth. Ben is one of the most all around positive people I have ever met. Originally from FL, Ben has gone on to do work in South Dakota with with Americorps , worked in the Caribbean with Peace Corps, is very active in the spoken word/poetry scene (at a national level), works as a substitute teacher at the High School he graduated from and works as a flight attendant as well. This guy has experienced so much in his life already and has such a vast understanding of the world in general. He is definitely an old soul and someone who is genuinely concerned about making this world a better place. It's all about the collective with Ben B and I can related that on a crazy level.

We get into how he developed this passion for helping others, how he maintains a positive mindset on a daily basis, what he thinks is working/going right in the world and much more. Super grateful to get some of Ben B's "Truth" on the mic. Thank you for all you do to Spread The Positive Ben!

Larry Butler bio – Did It Music – Nashville - March 2018 Larry Butler has devoted his entire life to the music business, specializing in live performance and touring. Larry played keyboards in Ohio bands during high school and college, also serving as band manager and lead singer. While still in college, he was a successful nightclub owner and local concert promoter in Cincinnati. Also during that time period, his band performed as the opening act for the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and the Byrds, among others. He even jammed with Jimi Hendrix once at a late night Northern Kentucky club following his Cincinnati show. Larry moved to Los Angeles to begin working as a tour manager for such artists as Randy Newman and Ry Cooder. He then took on an international tour for Isaac Hayes, which included the first-ever performances for mixed race audiences in South Africa. Following the tour, he accompanied Isaac and his band into the studio for his post-Shaft comeback album. In the late '70s, Larry began working with Warner Bros. Records as an in-house tour manager for brand new artists, bringing professionalism to their staging, performance techniques and touring logistics. Those efforts led to a full-time position at WBR, first as National College Manager, then West Coast Artist Development Director and finally as VP of Artist Relations. Larry spent the next 20+ years touring with an unrivaled roster of talent, winning a couple of PollStar Artist Development Executive awards along the way. In addition to guiding a touring field staff, he devised, cleared, funded and settled all artist tour support budgets while overseeing the tour marketing and promotion tours for the Warner Bros. and Reprise promotion and sales teams. From there, Larry joined Bill Silva Management as General Manager where he coordinated the projects of the firm's managers and artists. He also organized and ran Jason Mraz's publishing during the wild run of "I'm Yours." Simultaneously, he served as day-to- day manager for Silva client Robert Francis through his Atlantic Records signing and subsequent #1 single and touring success in Europe. In 2014, Larry concurrently took on the position of General Manager for The Artist Cooperative, an independent record label services company comprised of mostly former Warner Bros. and Reprise Records promotion and marketing executives. Larry now heads up his own Did It Music from the relative security and serenity of Nashville. He is also affiliated with ASCAP as a songwriter and music publisher. He has also accumulated 365 Musical Tips of the Day from rock stars he has encountered along the way regarding songwriting, recording, and performing, and he posts one a day on Twitter. You can follow him at @larryfromohio. Larry's first book was one of advice and tips for songwriters, musicians and performers entitled The Twelve Lessons of Rock 'N' Roll (for Your Career and Your Life), which is available at Amazon/Kindle. The Lessons are based on experiences and events he witnessed while on the road with rock 'n' roll artists and bands. There's even a chapter about being in the right place at the right time, with specifics about the Rolling Stones gig and the Jimi Hendrix jam. His current book is THE SINGER/SONGWRITER BOOT CAMP RULE BOOK: 101 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS. The essence of the book is that nothing happens until you have created the music, learned the craft of performance, and mastered the art of live entertainment. That's what this book is all about. It is also available at Amazon in digital and print form at http://amzn.to/2o4osB8

Larry Butler bio – Did It Music – Nashville - March 2018

Larry Butler has devoted his entire life to the music business, specializing in live performance and touring. Larry played keyboards in Ohio bands during high school and college, also serving as band manager and lead singer. While still in college, he was a successful nightclub owner and local concert promoter in Cincinnati.

Also during that time period, his band performed as the opening act for the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and the Byrds, among others. He even jammed with Jimi Hendrix once at a late night Northern Kentucky club following his Cincinnati show. Larry moved to Los Angeles to begin working as a tour manager for such artists as Randy Newman and Ry Cooder. He then took on an international tour for Isaac Hayes, which included the first-ever performances for mixed race audiences in South Africa. Following the tour, he accompanied Isaac and his band into the studio for his post-Shaft comeback album.

In the late ‘70s, Larry began working with Warner Bros. Records as an in-house tour manager for brand new artists, bringing professionalism to their staging, performance techniques and touring logistics. Those efforts led to a full-time position at WBR, first as National College Manager, then West Coast Artist Development Director and finally as VP of Artist Relations.

Larry spent the next 20+ years touring with an unrivaled roster of talent, winning a couple of PollStar Artist Development Executive awards along the way. In addition to guiding a touring field staff, he devised, cleared, funded and settled all artist tour support budgets while overseeing the tour marketing and promotion tours for the Warner Bros. and Reprise promotion and sales teams.

From there, Larry joined Bill Silva Management as General Manager where he coordinated the projects of the firm’s managers and artists. He also organized and ran Jason Mraz’s publishing during the wild run of “I’m Yours.” Simultaneously, he served as day-to- day manager for Silva client Robert Francis through his Atlantic Records signing and subsequent #1 single and touring success in Europe. In 2014, Larry concurrently took on the position of General Manager for The Artist Cooperative, an independent record label services company comprised of mostly former Warner Bros. and Reprise Records promotion and marketing executives. Larry now heads up his own Did It Music from the relative security and serenity of Nashville. He is also affiliated with ASCAP as a songwriter and music publisher. He has also accumulated 365 Musical Tips of the Day from rock stars he has encountered along the way regarding songwriting, recording, and performing, and he posts one a day on Twitter. You can follow him at @larryfromohio. Larry’s first book was one of advice and tips for songwriters, musicians and performers entitled The Twelve Lessons of Rock ‘N’ Roll (for Your Career and Your Life), which is available at Amazon/Kindle. The Lessons are based on experiences and events he witnessed while on the road with rock ‘n’ roll artists and bands. There’s even a chapter about being in the right place at the right time, with specifics about the Rolling Stones gig and the Jimi Hendrix jam.

His current book is THE SINGER/SONGWRITER BOOT CAMP RULE BOOK: 101 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS.

The essence of the book is that nothing happens until you have created the

music, learned the craft of performance, and mastered the art of live entertainment. That’s what this book is all about. It is also available at Amazon in digital and print form at http://amzn.to/2o4osB8

This episode is featuring a very close friend of mine and true ambassador of everything Spread The Positive is about. Christopher Adam Cole, (or Coletrain for those who know) is from Asheville, NC and is currently involved with residential framing in the construction world in Western North Carolina and passionately pursuing a career in acting. (I still call dibs on the role of Turtle when you hit Vinny Chase status. I called that early. Ha.) Adam has traveled the world pursuing his passion for acting and has made tremendous strides within the industry for his relatively short time being fully involved. I will work on getting a link to his work. Anyway, from playing basketball on lowered goals in various neighborhoods to constantly trying to figure this thing called life out for the past 25 or so years, we have grow together and I'm really grateful for this guy's friendship. As we get into on the episode it was actually his voicemail greeting that sparked the trigger for what has ultimately become Spread The Positive. "Hey this is Adam, sorry I missed your call. HOPE YOU'RE SPREADING THE POSITIIIVE. Leave me a message and I'll call you back." I said, "Man I hope I'm spreading the positive too, If I'm not doing anything else I'm going to do that". Not even entirely sure what it actually meant at the time, I recognized that moment in time set something off in my brain that I will never forget. I have people ask me what is "Spread The Positive" all the time, this episode of the podcast is officially my answer. We get into the real bread and butter of what Spread The Positive is, where it came from and what it hopefully will be. So glad we finally got some of this recorded and looking forward to many more episodes with Coletrain and TD on the mic. Thanks for all you do to Spread The Positive.

This episode is featuring a very close friend of mine and true ambassador of everything Spread The Positive is about. Christopher Adam Cole, (or Coletrain for those who know) is from Asheville, NC and is currently involved with residential framing in the construction world in Western North Carolina and passionately pursuing a career in acting. (I still call dibs on the role of Turtle when you hit Vinny Chase status. I called that early. Ha.) Adam has traveled the world pursuing his passion for acting and has made tremendous strides within the industry for his relatively short time being fully involved. I will work on getting a link to his work.

Anyway, from playing basketball on lowered goals in various neighborhoods to constantly trying to figure this thing called life out for the past 25 or so years, we have grow together and I'm really grateful for this guy's friendship.

As we get into on the episode it was actually his voicemail greeting that sparked the trigger for what has ultimately become Spread The Positive.

"Hey this is Adam, sorry I missed your call. HOPE YOU'RE SPREADING THE POSITIIIVE. Leave me a message and I'll call you back."

I said, "Man I hope I'm spreading the positive too, If I'm not doing anything else I'm going to do that". Not even entirely sure what it actually meant at the time, I recognized that moment in time set something off in my brain that I will never forget. I have people ask me what is "Spread The Positive" all the time, this episode of the podcast is officially my answer.

We get into the real bread and butter of what Spread The Positive is, where it came from and what it hopefully will be. So glad we finally got some of this recorded and looking forward to many more episodes with Coletrain and TD on the mic. Thanks for all you do to Spread The Positive.

This one doesn't get a real description. Beach trip with 4 guys talking about positivity. Good times for sure. Shout out to Bridgey McBridgeface.

This one doesn't get a real description. Beach trip with 4 guys talking about positivity. Good times for sure. Shout out to Bridgey McBridgeface.

This episode features Pete Adams with Adams & Swann, a digital marketing, advertising and creative web development firm in Murfreesboro, TN. Pete is a Board Member for Murfreesboro Young Professionals and Rutherford County Emergency Food Bank, a deacon at his church (First Baptist Murfreesboro) and holds his favorite title of "Best Daddy in the World" according to his daughter Aubrey. I have gotten to know Pete through MYP and a golf networking group he is highly involved with called, "Fore Networking". Looking forward to getting back out there with Fore! Pete is just an optimistic guy in general and someone I look to for not only web development and marketing tips, but also with his thoughts on life in general. He is knowledgable on many subjects and is really invested in making his community a better place for all. In this podcast, Pete sheds light on how he developed a positive mindset through life lessons taught by his Grandfather (focusing on different ways of being a leader), some great examples of "what is going right", his Grateful 4 and some other really great tidbits on how positivity helps him in his day to day life. Really appreciate Pete taking the time to be on the podcast and all he does to Spread The Positive!