We answered your questions in this episode of the podcast… and covered a ton of topics in doing so!Market research, effective delegation, designing curriculum for your studio, dealing with demanding parents, how to lower your taxes… There’s so much to learn!- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******SPONSOR - Piano Express from GroupLessons.comWould you like to start a group piano program in your studio… but are concerned about the logistics, the setup, and (most of all) the response from your studio families?Don’t be scared!Head over to GroupLessons.com, sign up for a free demo, and we’ll show you how hundreds of studios have easily started a new group program (sometimes in just a few weeks)... with little to no difficulty.You can even begin our owner training for free (download our shopping list, and look through our teacher guides and method).Don’t let an imaginary “boogeyman” keep you from making a profitable change in your studio!*******SPONSOR - Big Music GamesBig Music Games provides fun with a clear purpose. Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14. Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games. Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians! BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

Our podcast guest today built a school to over 1000+ students and wrote her own method…She shares lessons learned in today’s episode… don’t miss it!- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

In today’s episode, we brought back Kaitlyn Davidson who has spent the last few years building an online lessons brand alongside her really successful local studio.In this interview, we talk about how to market online lessons, the differences between local vs online, how to use YouTube to get customers, and the advice she would give those who would like to live the “laptop lifestyle” as a music teacher.- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

We invited Elizabeth Gillette (a digital marketing specialist) to come on the show.For 50 minutes, I put her through an intense interrogation about getting results with Facebook ads in 2023.She reveals what campaign structures to use, what creative to use, what kinds of pictures and videos to use in your Facebook posts and ads, and we even talk about landing page design.If you are running ads or WANT to run ads on social media… this is a “must listen" episode.- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

Whenever I meet a school owner that is getting unusual results in their school…I almost always find that they are doing something unusual to get those results!This is true of Mike Grande who owns several schools in New York and New Jersey.The secret to his success is the subject of his upcoming book titled From Teacher to Coach (And Why You Would NEVER Want to be a Teacher).In this episode, we take a look at the main ideas in Mike’s book, 3 ways to build rapport with students, his student-focused method for great retention, and how he trains his teachers to be coaches… not teachers!- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

“How do I know what to work on next in my music school?!?!?”There is so much competing for your attention and so many tasks to complete.It can be difficult to know what’s best next!!!In this episode, we invited Kyrsten, who manages Grow Your Music Studio’s projects, to come on the podcast.Kyrsten gives a lot of great ideas on how to choose projects, how to delegate, and what it takes to do it efficiently and on a sensible budget.- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

We took a break from talking about business, retention, marketing, and hiring…To talk about living a balanced, healthy life as a school owner.- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

How do you know when to make a decision? When is the right time to grow or to act?When should you rely on information… and when should you trust your gut?Join me as I interview Kaitlyn, who has grown a 400 student school in downtown Atlanta. Lots to learn…- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

Do parents even care about music lessons anymore?Why don’t they enforce practice at home?And… more importantly…. Are you discouraged by these thoughts or thoughts similar to these?In today’s episode, we talk about how to handle discouragement in your career and studio… Don’t miss this one.- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

In this episode, I give a marketing plan for studios at various marketing budget levels.So, if you ever wondered how much you should spend on marketing…What you should do with the money…And what marketing techniques you should use…- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

In today’s episode, we give a plan for efficient meetings and effective delegation…So you can manage your team as efficiently as possible.If you like having a plan, a template, a proven way to do things…- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

Over the years, I’ve heard a phrase over and over again…“I wish there was just a step-by-step guide to building my music studio.”“I just want someone to tell me what to do.”Good news… there’s a book that gives you a “tactical guide to building a company.”It’s short, it’s sweet… and it’s the topic of today’s episode. This is our “book report” on THE GREAT CEO WITHIN by Matt Mochary…And how it applies to building your school or studio!- - - - -Check out our free trainings and resources on school marketing, group lessons, and using AI in your music school:growyourmusicstudio.com/freeGet updates and FREE workshop invites from Nate and Daniel:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf the podcast has been helpful to you, leave a review here:growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsReview*******Ever thought of starting a group piano program in your school? Have you tried and failed because parents rejected it?No worry!Check out Piano Express from GroupLessons.comIt’s the only group piano method in the world that allows students to enter a class or level up at any time. (No more scheduling headaches for you!).Visit GroupLessons.com to book a virtual or live demo or learn how we’ve helped hundreds of studios get parents on board with group piano lessons.*******Big Music Games provide fun with a clear purpose.Ear training and music theory for students ages 4-14.Level up your student's ears & ignite their passion and motivation to practice with 15 levels of rhythm, melody, harmony and songwriting games.Join the tribe of teachers dedicated to improving the way the world educates the next generation of musicians.BigMusicGames.com/7FMS

What do you do with a toxic client?How do you deal with a client that doesn’t meet your standards of conduct or respect your boundaries?It’s not as simple as just “cutting that person out of your life.”The threat of a bad review or negative word of mouth looms large… There are financial and reputational risks!In this episode, Nate and Daniel teach from experience… giving plenty of verbiage that you can use to defuse these uncomfortable situations in your studio.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Do you know who often gets neglected or overlooked or even maligned in most studios?Our true customers… the parents of our students!In this episode, we invited Brady Davies back to talk about how his chain of studios has created a great customer experience for parents in their studio.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

A lot of things have to go right for someone to discover your studio, be interested in your studio, contact you, and then set up a phone consultation or trial lesson.After getting all of that right… It can be really discouraging to see that only 3 out of 10 of your trial lessons or consultations turn into a new student.Why don’t people sign up!?!?In this episode, we look at 5 reasons why your trial lessons aren’t converting.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Do you know how much the school you’ve built is worth?Do you think of your school as an asset? An asset that you could sell, or pass on, or even use as a piece of your wealth-building strategy?If you haven’t, you should listen to today’s podcast episode, because we’ve brought back Jeff Homer (friend of the show) to talk about putting a valuation on your school.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

From the moment a prospective student reaches out to your studio… They are deciding on whether or not they want to work with you.Should you sell your studio or school?Would it even be possible?What questions should you ask?This is the topic that we are covering today… and whether you want to sell or think it would be possible to sell… You should listen to this episode!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

From the moment a prospective student reaches out to your studio… They are deciding on whether or not they want to work with you.How do you influence their decision?Here’s a word that isn’t often used in our industry…Sales.You must take them through a sales process that helps them see, understand, and value you, your studio, and the results that you can provide for them.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Owner spotlight episode!Brady and his wife started with just 1 location… and grew their business to 11 locations and 180 employees.And, in this quick, hard-hitting interview… Brady reveals the thoughts, the mindsets, the habits, and the actions that he took to make this happen.There are plenty of nuggets of wisdom to take and apply in your own business… no matter the size!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, you will learn over two dozen ways to build community, connection, and collaboration in your school…So that students stay longer and parents see your school as more than “just music lessons.”-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Music school owners know that we “need” ads, social media, directory listings, and SEO if we want to get new students.But, our guest today built a school from zero to 250+ students in a short time using one “old school” marketing technique.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

What’s your school’s main business strategy?How do you intend to hire and retain teachers?How will you find and retain students?How will you motivate your students to practice and excel?All of these issues are directly impacted by the core values of your studio.And you have a choice as to what those values are!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Who do you need on your team to help you open a new commercial location?In this episode, Nate talks about which jobs he delegated to his team…And who that team is!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

If you are in a commercial location or want to open a commercial location someday, we made a podcast about costly mistakes to avoid…Free to listen, no email required.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

We made an episode spotlighting a studio owner who opened a school and grew it to 260 students in under 2 years… this one’s short and sweet. Enjoy!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

What if you could get 25, 50, or even 75 families to come to your school location for a big community open house?What would throwing an open house “party” do for your enrollment?What would that do to build excitement for your lessons and programs?What would that do for your word of mouth marketing!?!?Nate gives practical ideas for how to fill your marketing events and who to staff it with in part 2 of our 2 part “event-based marketing” series.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

One of the most powerful ways to sell a product is to give a “taste” or a “free sample.”But, we all know that simply giving one lesson away as a “trial” doesn’t really give a prospective student the complete picture of what lessons can be like.How could a school give a powerful demonstration of how music and lessons can change someone’s life?-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

It’s painful to lose students that you love. Students that show a lot of talent and promise.No, this is not another episode about retention.We’re talking about laying out a proactive vision for students… enrolling them into an experience…A vision and experience so rich that quitting would never cross their mind.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, Daniel gives a very detailed system for keeping your current students enrolled during the summer months.Not only that, he talks about creating the kind of studio where the expectation is that students will study through the summer months…So that you can avoid conflict with parents to begin with!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Even if you have a great policy about absences and missed lessons in your school…We all know that things are never as “neat” in real life as we would like them to be!In this episode, we answer listener questions and help people with specific challenges around a stressful part of owning a music school!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, we talk about creating a missed lesson policy that can scale with your school.You’ll learn how to defend your policy, the 4 rules that you absolutely need to follow no matter what your policy is, and the HIDDEN consequences you will experience if you don't follow these rules.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

How great would it be to have a capable team member that you can trust to handle the day-to-day tasks and admin in your school to a general manager?!?!This is not a pipe dream, because…In this episode, we look at how to find, hire, recruit, and retain a great general manager for your school.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Wouldn’t it be great if someone else could take some of that workload for you.Someone that you could trust to manage and run many of the administrative and “back office” functions of the school?This isn’t a pipe dream. It’s doable.What you need is a general manager for your school… and to talk about this role, we brought back Jeff Homer.Jeff’s company owns 41 music schools and he has 30+ general managers working for him to manage schools all over the country.In this episode, Jeff shares a WEALTH of knowledge about what his general managers do… and gives a lot of practical advice for how you can hire someone to manage the admin in your school or studio!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

The 7-Figure Music School podcast often focuses on the “how” of scaling and growing a music school.We’re going to take a break from that for one episode, because…In this episode, we’re going to talk about the human that’s building the school.You.How do you become more effective at doing your job?What systems and habits can you put in place to have a more relaxed year in 2023?What needs to be eliminated from your life?That’s the topic of today’s episode…-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, we talk about pricing, profit, expenses, and roles that you need to make summer your MOST PROFITABLE quarter of the year.If you already have a camp, or you want to begin one… this is a must-hear episode!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

How do you create a high quality summer camp?To explore that topic, we invited Peira Moinester onto the show… the chief architect of Brooklyn Music Factory’s summer music camp program.Peira has overseen the growth of the BMF summer camp from a few dozen campers to a camp so large that its yearly revenue is greater than what most music school’s make in a year!In this episode, she talks about the creation and administration of a summer camp program that can change your student’s lives and your school’s future.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Would you panic if another music school opened up just down the street from you?What do you do if you find yourself with one or more competitors to your lesson program?In this EXTREMELY practical episode, Daniel and Nate give nearly two dozen actions you should take in the face of competition to your music school.Do not miss this one!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, we go into great detail about how to successfully promote a summer camp in your music school.You will learn:When to begin promoting your music campsHow to promote your music campsWhat marketing and advertising methods to use to promote your music campsHow to grow your camps year over year-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Nate received some challenging feedback from one of his teachers… That led him to make huge changes to his school’s teacher training!In this episode, he discusses those changes… plus the role that his veteran teachers have in his new training system.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

We recorded a podcast live and answered YOUR questions about hiring, teacher discipline, communication policies, and teacher time off.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

 A school owner recently asked me: “Is nagging teachers part of my job?”This owner was frustrated and exasperated because she had repeatedly asked her teaching staff of 20 to give her input on the upcoming recital.NO ONE REPLIED!She had to chase her teaching staff down and use a lot of time and energy to get something that could have been a quick response to an email.In this episode, Nate and I explore communication channels, rational expectations, and practical tips for training your team to be great communicators.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Should you hire your teachers as employees or contractors?Here’s our question: Does it even matter!?!?!?In this episode, we take a very different look at the employee vs contractor debate…And examine why the tactical questions often get in the way of asking deeper questions that could benefit a school owner’s greater mission and purpose… as well as their bottom line!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

What if you could predict next year’s results now?How many new students you’ll get, what your expenses will be… even how much revenue your school will make!In the final 7-Figure Music School episode of 2022… we talk about how Nate has been predicting his school’s future with eerie accuracy…And we’ll show you how to do it, too!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Trial lessons might work great for a small studio…But what works for a mid-size or large school?Greg Genter comes back on the podcast to talk about how he ditched trial lessons forever… and shows what he uses now to enroll 10 - 20 kids in a week.-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

How do you schedule 500+ students per week with as few headaches as possible?On this episode, Jessica joins us and shares:What scheduling systems and softwares did NOT work for Brooklyn Music FactoryHow she helped design BMF’s current scheduling systemThe three major ways that schools handle scheduling (and which one is the best)The software solution they implemented that massively reduced her scheduling timePractical tips and wisdom that you can use in your schoolThis is a MUST-LISTEN episode if you still spend hours each week going back and forth with families about scheduling and makeup lessons-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

What percentage of lesson fees should your teaching team keep?Or - an even better question - should you pay them a percentage… or an hourly rate?What about benefits?Should you pay teachers to attend meetings and training?It turns out that the question of teacher pay is actually a lot more nuanced than simply deciding on a “flat percentage” of lesson fees…Dive in with us on the latest episode of the podcast!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

In this episode, Nate and I expose six reasons that you're constantly putting out fires in your music school… and how to overcome these challenges!-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview

Everyone “knows” that your music school needs to have a strong social media presence…But, staying consistent and keeping up with trends can feel so draining and time consuming!We invited Sara Campbell on the podcast to talk about creating a powerful social media presence (with special attention given to mid-size and large music schools).-------Get your burning business question answered by Daniel & Nate: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsIf you love the podcast, then please leave a review: growyourmusicstudio.com/7fmsreview