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Welcome back to the podcast! This week Dave connects with sonic story teller Sean Giovanni aka Giovanni aka Gio. Sean is the founder of The Record Shop in Nashville, TN and has worked with artists like John Legend, Big & Rich, Tim McGraw, Zakk Wylde, The Wallflowers, and Juicy J. If you aren’t an audio nerd like Dave no problem. The guys go deep into the intersection of business and creative and how to manage it.
Sean brings great info on managing a schedule, getting clear on your why and putting steps in to place to do it. We discuss not distracting while not ruling out opportunity and some of the goods and bads behind being a creative and how to make them work for you.
In This Episode We Cover
Quotes
“ The really great opportunities started to come when I was able to clearly articulate what it was that I intended for my career, what I was going after, and what my skill sets were. Initially when I was starting to apply for internships or jobs one of the big reasons why I didn’t get a lot of responses back was because I sent the same email to that studio manager that dozens did everyday.” - Sean Giovanni
“ We’re not supposed to be the person that’s just willing to do everything even though YOU SHOULD be willing to do everything, you don’t want to lead with that.” - Sean Giovanni
“Don’t follow the money and do things that are a revenue stream that you see opportunity for money in. Anyone in that headspace of an entrepreneur or creative has that ability to create new ways thats what we are good at but if you do it and follow it you may find yourself in a spot where it’s really hard to do the right things because your heart isn’t in it. If you go all in on what you love in a smart way there is a way to make money there and you will stay your authentic self in the space.” - Host Dave Swillum
Sean Giovanni & The Record Shop Links & Resources
Sean’s Links
www.therecordshopnashville.com
IG
@therecordshop
FB
@therecordshopstudios
Business Creative Help From Sean
www.mindmaptribe.com
Seans Recommended Resources
For Everyone
By Jason Reynolds
https://amzn.to/3f5ohQi
The War of Art
https://amzn.to/3dOK66u
Think and Grow Rich
By Napoleon Hill
https://amzn.to/2AecujC
Fearless Motivation Spotify Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EF56fuiUgN2GOMVZIiXpq
Speakers Sean Loves!
Eric Thomas
https://etinspires.com/home
Les Brown
https://lesbrown.com/
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
www.wakingupfromwork.com
Patreon (If you want to support the show check out our sweet offers for you)
https://www.patreon.com/wakingupfromwork
Instagram/Twitter/Tik Tok
@davewakeup
Facebook Community to connect to creatives
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wakingupfromwork/about/
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
For audio advice and more in depth music content from Dave
www.crawlspaceaudio.com
Dave’s Indie Rock Band Broadwing
www.broadwingband.bandcamp.com
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