Life is a marathon, not a race. Mike Zirinsky is CEO of Manhattan-based CMD, an audio facility which produces Voice-Overs for television and radio. He began his career at American Express Financial Advisors as a Financial Advisor (CFP) and spent 17 years managing client assets and giving financial advice. During…
Pace yourself. When you start to have success it’s easy to get carried away with it. Take your time and move carefully. Rostrum Records founder and president Benjy Grinberg maintains both an entrepreneurial outlook and a pronounced passion for music. Founding Rostrum Records in 2003, the Pittsburgh, PA native built…
Meet Benjy Grinberg – Founder & President of Rostrum Records
Because my responsibilities vary so much from day to day, the only constant I can count on is my daily musical practice, which I prefer to do over several hours first thing in the morning. John Ross Jesensky is a composer and musician known throughout the music and film industry…
Stay in action and stay out of debate. Debate and resistance are a terrible disease for all of us. Patrick Hoelck’s work resonates because it does not hide, pervert, destroy, or malign. Instead, it emboldens an individual for who they are. Sexuality and celebrity status are consequential of being human—of…
The single thing that has helped us grow our business more than anything else is building something people care about. Matt Fiedler is the co-founder and CEO of Vinyl Me, Please. Hailing from Chicago, IL, Matt went to Belmont University where he got a dual degree in music business &…
Read books that are about other things than business that really challenge your perceptions. Eat great food regularly with brilliant people, and try and find new ones to eat with all the time. Justin Evans is the co-founder and product vision behind LANDR.com. He brings over fifteen years of experience…
Vision, homework, hustle, sales, collaboration, and execution. Then, analyzing, testing, reevaluating, and ideally building it bigger if it works and starts gaining momentum. For more than a decade, Jesse Kirshbaum has been at the forefront of the music business, specializing in securing talent for concerts, tours, and endorsement deals for…
Following a plan is important but you don’t want to get distracted by it. You have to be flexible so and when things hit the fan you can be present and find your way out. Mike Juloya is a Filipino-American entrepreneur. He is best known as the Founder of Proof…
I ask myself two questions every day, and long ago, I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t leave the house until I answered them honestly. The first question is “Why do I do what I do?” The second question is “Who do I do it for?” Once I…
Help other people to succeed too! If that’s your business you are going to make it. I am a believer in helping others is the best way. Keno Hellmann is the general manager and founder of sticktricks.de – an online drum school for all age groups and levels from absolute…