#45: How Studio Owners Are Multiplying Their Income And Minimizing Their Headaches Using The 80/20 Principle

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#4: How To Get More Online Reviews For Your Studio (And Stand Out From Your Competitors): For full show notes, go to Are Google and Facebook reviews REALLY that important for recording studio owners? In this episode learn how Chris Graham has managed to gather nearly 200 five-star reviews for his mastering studio, and how this sets him... by 6 Figure Creative

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#17: The 5 Stages Of A Successful Recording Career: Everyone is going to be in different stages of their company but it’s important to know exactly what stage you’re in. Understanding these 5 stages and properly accessing which one you’re in is crucial for the next steps of your career. For full... by 6 Figure Creative

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#7: CRM: Billion-Dollar Companies Use This Software, and So Should You: In this episode, learn what a CRM is, why it’s absolutely essential that your home studio business implements one, and how you can use it to help grow your business in 2018. For full show notes, go to If you want to suggest a guest, an idea for... by 6 Figure Creative

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#24: 10 Ways To Wow Your Clients And Keep Them Coming Back For Life: This episode challenges you to see the upside of selfless service to your clients. Brian and Chris offer ten ways to help connect with your artists on a more personal level, ultimately nurturing relationships and showing how selfless service can... by 6 Figure Creative

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#9: The 7 Crucial Habits That Will Help Your Business Grow: It’s a new year, a new you, and your motivation to succeed is at an alltime high. The problem is that motivation is a temporary force that disappears when life gets tough. This is the reason every Planet Fitness location has an average of 6,500... by 6 Figure Creative

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#19: n00b Website Mistakes That Will Choke Out Your Business: Your studio’s website sucks and we can help. For full show notes, go to If you want to suggest a guest, an idea for the podcast, or you have some general feedback, then you can submit that via email to by 6 Figure Creative

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#3: The Journey From His Parent's Basement, To Depression, To A Six Figure Home Studio - Brian Hood: In this episode, they discuss Brian’s story and how he went from recording local bands in his parents basement to becoming the successful entrepreneur he is today. For full show notes, go to If you want to suggest a guest, an idea for the podcast,... by 6 Figure Creative

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#2: How Chris Graham Grew His Mastering Studio To Six Figures Using Google Ads And Apple Scripts: For full show notes, go to Chris Graham shares his story and how he went from living in “the hood” to becoming the successful six-figure business owner he is today. If you want to suggest a guest, an idea for the podcast, or you have some general... by 6 Figure Creative

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#21: The One Thing That Will Guarantee Your Studio's Failure: Whether you run a small home business or a large multi-million dollar business, you will run into roadblocks. Your ability to “figure it the f*ck out” will be a large reason behind whether or not your company is successful or fails miserably. For... by 6 Figure Creative

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#47: How Every Single Studio Can Build A "Referral Team" For Free: In this episode, Chris and Brian cover the importance of building a team not only for yourself, but for the added value to your clients. If you have the connections to a solid team of freelancers who you can refer artists to, you are adding value to... by 6 Figure Creative

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#13: How Social Skills Helped Billy Decker Dominate The Nashville Mixing Scene: Billy Decker is one of Nashville’s top country mix engineers and has worked with a large list of labels and independent artists. But more than just mixing, Billy is known to be one of the most kind, generous and passionate persons that you will ever... by 6 Figure Creative

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#15: How To Conquer Burn Out And Prevent It From Ruining Your Career: At some point in your career, you’ve probably experienced some form of burnout. It’s something everyone will experience at some point, and it can drain you both physically and emotionally. Understanding exactly what you can do to minimize or... by 6 Figure Creative

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#40: How We Use Checklists To Boost Our Income, Creativity, And Consistency: Checklists may seem dull and boring, but the reality is this: Checklists help you to systemize tasks in your business which frees you up to focus on the things that actually matter. The things that actually push the needle in your business. In this... by 6 Figure Creative

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#5: The Business of Running A Home Studio Business (Part 1): So many home studio owners are extremely creative, talented, and great at what they do, but they have NO idea how to run a business. This podcast series will be covering many of the topics that home studio owners need to learn about if they want ANY... by 6 Figure Creative

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#18: It’s Tax Season: Don't F*ck This Up: Taxes have always sucked ass, and they always will suck ass. Unfortunately taxes are impossible to (legally) avoid if you’re a freelancer, and the repercussions for evading taxes far outweigh any benefits you could ever gain from cheating. For full... by 6 Figure Creative

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#27: Saving Over $3,000 Per Month By “Downsizing To Profitability”: Matt Boudreau’s Story: If you had the chance to run your studio out of a fancy commercial facility designed by Bill Putnam, would you take it? Most of us would jump at the chance...but is this the right move? Matt Boudreau was given this chance in 2007, and in this... by 6 Figure Creative

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#64: How To Have Your Best Year Ever By Creating A Scoreboard For Your Studio: In this episode of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Chris and Brian discuss the importance of having a financial scoreboard for your business and what it can do to motivate you or keep you in check. Every business needs to have a scoreboard, and... by 6 Figure Creative

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#45: How Studio Owners Are Multiplying Their Income And Minimizing Their Headaches Using The 80/20 Principle: In episode 45 of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Brian and Chris discuss the 80/20 principle. This is something that affects not only your business but your personal relationships, your health, your hobbies, and so much more. Learn to harness the... by 6 Figure Creative

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