Stay Spongy Show show

Stay Spongy Show

Summary: Welcome to the Stay Spongy Show, where we learn and absorb as much as we can to improve our music businesses and careers. I'm your host, John McLucas, a music producer and mixing engineer in Glendale, California. Each week we will be delving into the mindsets, strategies, and examples that are building people's careers in the modern market. You'll be able to walk away from each episode with practical, actionable tactics to take your game to the next level.

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Podcasts:

 Joel Wanasek Speaks on CRUSHING the Transition to Full-Time Creative Freelancing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:13

Joel Wanasek (Monuments, Miyavi, URM Academy) tells us his best tips on transitioning from a part-time creative to a full-time career. This is a quick episode but the knowledge is dense and wise from this man!

 How The Internet Can RUIN Your Business - A Casual Conversation with Anthony Shea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:50

A SUPER valuable story about how somebody being an internet troll lost them important people in their network. It's hard to have a full perspective of the power of our words when it's so easy to post at a whim, so this is a reality check for both you and me. So glad I captured this conversation with Anthony Shea!

 Growing a VIRAL YouTube Channel, 3 Bands, and Online Course - The Sean Johnson Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:11:58

Sean Johnson (or Capt.n Redbeard as he is known in the high seas) is certainly staking his claim in the internet world by creating very well niched viral videos on Youtube and incredible music. All of this is amplified with DEEP education in marketing and real world knowledge to continue to capture the attention of his local and online networks. We talk about how he manages ALL of the different facets of those ventures!

 Big Business Flops - Part 1 - All The WRONG Ways To Bring Up Money | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:14

Money talks are no fun for a lot of people, but it's an important conversation to not only get comfortable with, but embrace. It's part of any business, and if you plan to be a music freelancer, it's time to love it.

 An EPIC Marketing Consultation With Finn McKenty - Dissecting My Business Approaches | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:32:12

This week I brought my personal business questions to Finn McKenty, who gave me some absolutely massive insight that will help me focus my effort, and save me hundreds of hours down the line in 2019! We talk social media presences, using your personal name or studio name, and so much more! • • • The Stay Spongy Show Podcast is available on all podcast platforms, make sure to Follow or Subscribe on your platform of choice. Cheers, and Happy 2019!

 3 MAJOR Pitfalls To Avoid When Setting Goals For The New Year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:48

It's time to look forward to 2019 and figure out EXACTLY how you will crush it in every way possible. There are a few pitfalls that I see people making with goal-setting and their approach to the new year, so let's talk about it and how to avoid falling into them!

 Creating A Memorable Customer Experience - The Joel Ferber Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:03

Joel Ferber went from a college graduate with no clients to recently jumping into full-time music producing, and found incredible value for his client base around the experiences he provided and the high level of care. I break down his past as well as the key takeaways that got him here today.

 A Veteran's Motivation & Journey Into Freelance - The Jon Tate Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:29:35

Today we pick the brains of a man with an incredible journey, consisting of fighting on the frontlines to today, finding his purpose and motivation to continue forward every single day and truly seize the moment.

 Going Full-Time Creative at 20 - The Anthony Potenza Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:40

One of the youngest guys I know to be full-time in audio engineering, and he's made a lot of right choices along the way. Social awareness, managing expectations, and more!

 Why Kindness is ALWAYS Right in Business & Life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:47

Today we are going to go over why kindness is the ultimate superpower in both business and personal situations, as well as the consequences for being UNKIND.

 3 Interaction & Connection Tactics That DOUBLED My Business in 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:47

Today we dive into the three different ways I interacted and formed connections with people throughout 2018 that ended up DOUBLING McLucas Media's income in 2018.

 Speaking at The URM Summit 2018 - Providing the Most Value with Steven Ward and Michelle Wiebach | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:42

This week I spoke at the URM Summit to 200 people, discussing the tactics and mindset I used to build up McLucas Media and get my first full-time employee. This is a pre-event discussion with Steven and Michelle, where we talk about ways to rework the messaging within my speech to make it incredibly valuable for the audience.

 A 4 Step System To Organize Your Work and Personal Life with Proper Systems | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:54

Life is chaotic at every stage, so I promise you will NEED this information to help organize your tasks, priorities, and increase your focus and completion rates. We dive into the system I personally use to manage running this podcast, my music production company McLucas Media, personal life, and several new business possibilities that are emerging.

 Q&A #3 - Time Management Tactics, Bringing In Repeat Clients, When To Work For Free & More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:16

Today we went LIVE on FB to answer questions we gathered and share some knowledge!

 Dealing With Crippling Inadequacy - 3 Strategies to Beat Imposter Syndrome | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:20:43

We are all going through it but hardly anyone is talking about the cycle of self-doubt we fight on a weekly or daily basis. Let's change that.

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