6 Figure Creative

This virus isn’t going away soon. As things continue, reality becomes bleaker and bleaker. But it doesn’t have to mean the end of your business! Joe Wadsworth's business has over 30 audio engineers and producers on staff, and he’s in the process of hiring more simply because he can’t keep up with the amount of work coming in. Listen now to find out what sets Joe’s business apart from all the other...

The audio industry has always been one to change quickly due to advances in technology, however, this is the first time we’ve ever been forced to rapidly adapt due to a virus.  Fortunately, you can create a business that will not only put food on the table for you and your family, but also let you continue working from home until the COVID chaos dies down. Listen now to find out how you can build...

This isn’t a bullshit clickbait episode title. We ALL do these two things, and they’re potentially wrecking our businesses, personal lives, and relationships. This first step to recovery is understanding what these two things are. The second step is admitting that you do these things. Listen now to find out what these two things are, how they affect your lives, and what you can do to stop.

Listen now to find out how you can earn more per hour, increase your productive time, and start growing your business to new heights.

Listen now to find out how you can create high-class proposals and drive your leads to become clients without spending an arm and a leg.

If you have questions about running your business, you aren’t alone. Even experts strive to improve by constantly investing in their education. To answer some questions you might have, we’ve collected questions from the Group Coaching Calls asked within the Profitable Producer Course community and are presenting them here for you. Listen now and think about what applies to you so you can use the t...

Whether it’s because of social anxiety, awkwardness, or stubbornness, audio engineers tend to play the lone wolf. We’d rather sit in our dungeons and mix than actually speak to another human. What if I told you that being a social troglodyte isn’t the fastest or most-effective way to move your business forward? John Ruben is a fantastic example of what you can do when you surround yourself with in...

It seems like you’re working every waking hour of every damn day, but your income hasn’t budged.  As a matter of fact, your income has been stagnant for the past 3 years.  What the hell do you do to fix this?  Welcome to Jim Stewart’s life 12 months ago. He was in this position – trying to figure out what the hell he could do to get himself out of a three-year rut.  Listen now to find out how Jim...

Do you struggle with niching down and finding what you’re “made” to do? Maybe it’s just you being a stubborn engineer personality… Some of the most popular businesses in the world almost failed but because they were willing to pivot and focus on a new ideal customer they’ve become massive successes. Listen now to hear Chris Graham and Andy J. Pizza of Creative Pep Talk discuss finding what you’re...

As an engineer in a small town, sometimes you just hit a wall… You’ve worked with everyone, and even with repeat clients, you can’t earn more money in your current situation. So what do you do? Move halfway across the country and start giving donuts to people working at music studios… You may just end up getting a Grammy nomination and working with Kanye West. Listen now to find out how you can fo...

Do you have problems talking to your clients? Do leads (potential clients) balk during negotiation, costing you the deal? By asking questions you can lead your clients and leads gently to the conclusion that you want them to find so they don’t get defensive or feel threatened. Questions also let you solve their problems more easily because you know exactly what they’re trying to accomplish with th...

Are you stuck in a dead-end, draining, stressful job with bad hours that you just want to quit? Is the only thing stopping you from leaving that job to pursue audio the fact that you need the money? Chances are, it might be easier than you think to swim in a blue ocean instead of drowning in the red ocean. Listen now to find out four different ways Chris and Brian would start a successful audio bu...

Can you feel the rising tide? The world of online mixing is becoming more and more saturated with engineers who all do the same thing. Are you one of those engineers, drowning in the masses? Listen now to find out how you can set yourself apart from everyone else so you can be in a blue ocean by yourself rather than the red ocean filled with sharks.

Have you been waiting for some magical moment to raise your rates? Maybe you think you need a Grammy before you’ll be able to charge more, but the reality is, you may be ready NOW.  Every day that you put this off is a day that you’re missing out on earning more, weeding out bad clients, and achieving a better work/life balance.  It can be scary, but if you follow the advice we share here, you may...

You’ve hit a wall… You just aren’t getting enough clients… There’s only a small trickle of people coming through your door… Marketing sounds like a great idea, right? Think again! Marketing a subpar product will result in a subpar response. Even if you’re an amazing engineer, chances are there’s something you can improve in your business so you can earn more money in an efficient manner, without j...

Most audio engineers are prone to having the personality of a technician. Cold, ego-filled, and always right, we have a reputation of being difficult to work with. To be a successful business-owner, technicians need to learn how to balance their personalities can all co-exist with the inner artist. Learn how you can successfully pacify each of your conflicting personality traits to run your busine...

When your business hits a plateau and your income has stagnated (or worse, decreased) it can be a stressful, terrifying time.  Let’s fix that – find out 5 reasons for plateaus in your business, and how you can solve the problem so you can continue growing your business!

You hustle and grind–day in and day out… You work so much that you often forget to eat, or worse, your meals consist of potato chips and soda. That’s just how life is, right? By neglecting yourself you are digging a hole… deeper and deeper and deeper.  It’s time to take a step back, reset your focus, and take care of THE most important part of running your business… you. But what exactly is self-c...

In 2012, I had my first nightmare client when it came to revision requests. I was mixing 5 songs for a band, and it turned into one of the worst projects of my life. I had entered Revision Hell. If you’ve never experienced anything like this, I envy you. It’s only a matter of time before you experience a project like this. The good thing is that it forced me to re-evaluate how I handled the revisi...

As an audio engineer, you probably think in a very specific way… Along the lines of “this is what I do, and this is how I do it.” But what if a client expected you to do a little something different? That’s what happened to Brandon Rike, a merch designer turned creative director when Twenty One Pilots expected him to do all of their graphics work. Now, Brandon consistently works with some of the b...

Are you sick and tired of chasing leads to get more work? Do you come across songs you worked on a year ago only to see it has 5 million streams… and you weren’t credited?  For some, passive referrals are a huge potential source of leads… Are you one of the many audio entrepreneurs missing out on tons of potential clients? Find out how to start getting more passive leads today!

Seth Mosley’s audio career can be considered “successful” in every sense of the word. His accolades include a Grammy Award, 25 number one singles, Producer Of The Year from Billboard Magazine, as well as Songwriter of the Year Awards from SESAC and The GMA Dove Awards. Listen to this week’s episode to find out how Seth went from recording friends in his parents' basement in Circleville, Ohio, to b...

Do you struggle with remembering the lessons you learned from books, videos, and lectures in the past year? What about the last few months, or even days? What good is self-education if you can’t actually recall what you learn? Ready to find a better learning method that really does work? Find out how you can retain more of the content you take in by listening to this week’s episode!

Have you struggled with having a steady stream of incoming leads for your studio? You’ve thought about starting a podcast… but failed to take action because “it’s just so over-saturated already.” Wrong.  The industry is just getting started. If you can jump on this content bandwagon now, you’ll be setting your business up for success in your niche over the next 5+ years.  Take a listen to this epi...

Most audio engineers think of themselves as the hero who can solve all of a band’s problems. The “all-knowing mighty source of knowledge” to the lowly pleb musician.  If that’s you, you’re doing it wrong. As a producer/engineer/whatever, you’re better off playing the role of the guide, while understanding that your client is the hero. If you can adjust your business to become the guide who helps y...