by D Grant Smith | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
Can you embrace failure at 34 years old? That’s a good question. I’ve been pretty fond of 34 for about a year. The reason: It’s my age (as of the date this post was published). Thirty-Four (34) was also the number of Hakeem Olajuwon, Walter Payton,...
by D Grant Smith | Nov 21, 2016 | Blog, DIY Artist Route Podcast, Growth Farming
In the 16 years I’ve worked with for profit and nonprofit businesses, particularly in radio, media, and the entertainment industry. There are a few key things that make for thriving organizations. I knew from the first conversation I had with Mark Steiner at...
by D Grant Smith | Jun 20, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
There are so many areas in our world that we blame our culture on. The perpetual violence in the US, especially in places where children or minorities are the victims, leads to division among our own people. When we look deeper into the causes of these problems, a...
by D Grant Smith | May 31, 2016 | Blog, Community Building, Growth Farming
Previously I talked about the cattle herding going on in the digital space of online marketing. The cattle drive is an analogy of following trends that internet marketing (so-called) experts are purposing on everyone who spends their energy online trying to grow their...
by D Grant Smith | May 2, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
In the business world, everything you do needs to produce an ROI (Return On Investment). The same is true with creative business endeavors like music and artistry. One big thing that creates the most return is investing in relationship growth. We all have goals for...
by D Grant Smith | Mar 28, 2016 | Blog, Growth Farming
“Check out my new song! Check out my new video! Check out my new……(fill in the blank)!” How many times have I read that line? Too many. You’ve seen this too on social media. Here’s the thing, we want people to embrace the work...
