#217: From Surface Warfare Officer to Singer-Songwriter with Christopher Nurthen, USNA ‘15

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“I genuinely believe that this pathway was made for me and I had to meet the right people and take the right steps and have the right hardships and the right adversity to be the person I am now to write these songs that I’m putting out there…that’s what makes a song so good, capturing an emotion that’s real and raw. It’s a work of expression.”</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Chris Nurthen, USNA '15</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On a mission to build something together, Chris Nurthen and his wife Keri started a small food truck business in 2018 out of a pop-up tent in Virginia Beach during Chris' tour in the Navy. Chris' overly aggressive “engage everyone" customer approach and Keri's counteract of genuine Southern hospitality drew in huge hungry crowds and Sweetnur’s "Home of the Iron Pie" became an instant success. Chris has since left the Navy and now lives in Memphis, Tennessee with his family where their successful food truck has become the launch pad for his career as a singer-songwriter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What an iron pie is and why it launched Chris’ food truck business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Chris used his family food truck to launch his music career</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why artistry and business sense are important to a successful music career</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key strategies for getting music into the marketplace</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why a military background gives Chris his competitive edge </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chris also shares the challenges and triumphs of being an