Musician & CEO Steve Gerein Thought it Would Be Easy to Get His Band on the Radio

<p>My guest for Episode #116 of the <a href="http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/">My Favorite Mistake podcast</a> is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-gerein-869278206/">Steve Gerein</a>, a musician and entrepreneur.</p> <p>Show notes: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake116">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake116</a></p> <p>He was previously the lead singer of the country band Aces Wyld&nbsp;and he is now the founder and CEO of <a href="http://songshop.ca/">SongShop</a>, a platform that connects artists with independent songwriters, so they can turn their catalogs into profit via licensing opportunities.</p> <p>In today's episode, Steve talks about how he thought it would be “sort of easy” to make it as a band, eight or nine years ago in Canada (where he still lives). We talk about that and how he started a company that utilizes his domain knowledge.</p> <p>We talk about other topics including:</p> <ul> <li>A band is like a startup?</li> <li>It’s not happening — but why?</li> <li>What tweaks can you make to the band?</li> <li>Making music vs. the business of music</li> <li>What are some of the opportunities to improve the model around buying or selling songs as a musician?</li> <li>The average song that’s written earns just $43 — why is that, how does SongShop help?</li> <li>Tools you can use when doubt and fear step in, and how to overcome them both in your professional and personal life?</li> <li>Other episodes that came up:<a href="https://www.markgraban.com/dr-greg-jacobson-on-juggling-life-and-being-both-an-emergency-physician-and-a-startup-ceo/">Dr. Greg Jacobson<br> </a><a href="https://www.markgraban.com/dr-kelly-henry-on-mistakes-running-a-chiropractic-practice/">Dr. Kelly Henry<br> </a></li> </ul> <p>Find Steve on Social Media:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/KellyCutchin">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-gerein-869278206/">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support