Female Entrepreneur Musician with Bree Noble

Brianna Ruelas talks about her experience on American Ido, what happened afterward and what should we do differently. She also shares how she revitalized her career after becoming a mom and is really coming into her own now that she is in her 40s. Be inspired from this interview that it's never too late to pursue your music dreams.

How do you know if you're doing the right things to move your career forward? Why do some marketing tactics work and some fall flat? This is a "pre-training to my Musician's Profit Path workshop - "How To Attract Your 1,000 True Fans Without Wasting Valuable Time & Money on Marketing That Doesn't Work". http://musiciansprofitpath.com

Following up on our episode about Stage Fright with Allison Anderson, I talk with Ingela Onstad about strategies for coping with fear and anxiety on and off stage.

I am excited to be here with Stacey Bedford from  Bandzoogle . It is one of my absolute favorite companies that help musicians. Stacey has been the CEO for a few years. I’m getting to talk to her, which I’m excited about. I’ve had many great relationships with Bandzoogle. Dave Cool, we’ve hung out together at conferences. I met Melanie in 2019. It’s great to talk to Stacey and get the perspec...

Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato has had an incredibly successful career as a concert sound engineer for some of the biggest names in music including Gwen Stefani, Elvis Costello, Janet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Melissa Etheridge, Goo Goo Dolls, Kesha, Jewel, Styx, Mr Big, Indigo Girls, and many more. She is a Full Sail University Hall of Famer and Co-Founder of soundgirls.org. Michelle is also Creator...

This time of the year could be really crazy, busy and fun. This year, we don't really have that. The challenge with this year is not being able to do these things and we tend not to get in the spirit and it's easy to feel not-Christmassy. I have with me my Community Managers in the Female Indie Musician Community, Beth Matthew and Cayla Brooke. They go live once a month to talk about subjects that...

Today, I'm talking with multi-faceted artist Cassandra Kubinski. She has been with us on the podcast in 2018 and was in our Profitable Musician Summit talking about crowdfunding. Today she talks about how collbas have helped her get more streams, new fans and opened new doors for her.

Over the years, I have become known for helping musicians become more focused, more productive, use time more wisely, deal with distractions and get rid of stuff that don't serve you. I love talking about this kind of stuff especially since the year is ending and we're looking forward to the new year. I have a very popular mini-course called "Get More Done in Less Time" and I'm going to talk about...

This is the kind of subject that is not necessarily business-oriented but has so much impact on your business. Gratitude is so important to be able to approach business in a healthy way. You cannot avoid experiencing huge highs and huge lows in your business. Gratitude allows you to balance out the mistakes you learn with the great things that are also happening. This allows you to create longevit...

Today, we're talking about Performance Anxiety or commonly known as Stage Fright. I've had a lot of people wanting me to discuss this particular topic. Although I've had some bad experiences onstage, I've never had stage fright from the beginning. I know there are a lot of you out there who have a lot of talents to share and a lot of things to say but are afraid to get out there. So I have invited...

This episode focuses on marketing your music. We're going to talk about how you are going to find the perfect people, how you're going to connect with them using tools online and further that relationship, and how to use data to figure out ways to convert them into raving and paying fans to support your career. We're going to discuss a lot of information about data and it may feel overwhelming at...

This week, I'm bringing back in my two Community Managers from our free Facebook Group, the Female Indie Musician Community. What we will talk about is something that is so poignant right now because of the pandemic. We need to feel realigned with our purpose and our passion for our music career. With what I am doing for musicians, I wouldn't have stayed this long if I didn't love what I do and if...

I've been doing a lot of work lately on productivity and I'm really getting a lot more done in my business because I'm splitting my time. Working hard, taking care of my family and having a lot on my plate, I've really been working hard to make sure I get stuff done in each aspect of what I need to do. I've come across something lately that has really helped me manage my tasks. So today we're...

I rarely talk about products on this podcast and today I am going to talk about UniqCube. It's a great product that can really be used by musicians offline or online and will make us stand-out. CEO Anna Sedleniece will talk about its benefits and how it has helped musicians stand out during their gigs.  I heard about UniqCube from Wade Hutton on the Six Minute Music Podcast, went to thei...

My friend, Chris SD, from Sync Songwriter will talk all about sync licensing -- all the ins and outs, all you need to know, all the different ways you can get licensed, how you can build relationships in the business and how to get more of your music licensed. Be ready to get excited about sync placements just like how Chris is so passionate about it. He is bringing 5 of his music supervisor frien...

Cristina Ibarra from Women's Audio Mission is going to share with us how they are getting women and girls more involved in the areas of creative technology, audio and STEM. Right now, less than 5% of the audio and music we have is created by women. WAM has been able to help over 2000 women per year to be involved in the Creative Audio Arts. They were able to help more women during this pandemic th...

We love to compare ourselves and the things we have with others. Feelings that we don't like what we have or what we achieved and we prefer what others have instead can be crippling. These thoughts can hold us back from fulfilling our purpose. We have to overcome this and it's not at all easy. In our free Facebook group, Female Indie Musicians Community, Community Managers Beth Matthew and Cayla B...

I'm glad to have Tara B back on the show. I met her in 2015 and she has been a partner in the Academy since then. She has her own courses and trainings. She knows a lot about booking and has always been scrappy and proactive. Since she has the same experience as everyone else this year, I know she will share a lot of insights when it comes to booking in 2020. Tara has an upcoming event called 3 Da...

I did a similar episode back in 2015 and I've gotten a number of feedbacks from artists who were really glad they followed my advice and released their holiday CDs. I thought it was time to have an update about this in relation to the present time. Since we are in September, I want to give you 10 reasons why you should consider releasing an album, a single or an EP this year. In relation to this,...

I'm excited to be recording this podcast in my new remote office in Maine. We currently have one desktop which I use for my podcast and my husband also uses to teach his students. Good thing he works in the evening. I also have to balance looking after my kids, especially my 11 year old. If you need help in planning and prioritizing things, you can check my Smart Goals Workbook which you can downl...

Amy Barbera has been strategically connecting with people she has been submitting music to. And when she was winning competitions, she was utilizing that to get more publicity and bring her fans on board.  I met Amy through the Women of Substance Podcast when she submitted her music. If you are interested to get on our show where we can promote you through our different social channels and ou...