by D Grant Smith | Dec 28, 2015 | Blog, Community Building
After an inspiration from one of the authors you’ll read about soon, I’ve made my first ever book list. I read a lot of books in 2015. These are the best ones of the pack. Most are Business and Self-Help books with a few biographies and memoirs. There are...
by D Grant Smith | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog, Community Building, DIY Artist Route Podcast, Rising Bands To Take Note Of
Jerzy Jung embodies everything you can imagine for a DIY artist. She is a musician, actress, music teacher, and practitioner of the golden rule. Her songwriting is comparable to that of Regina Spektor in how she takes common, everyday elements and pieces them together...
by D Grant Smith | Oct 12, 2015 | Blog, Indie Music Resources
First things first, if you haven’t experienced the brilliance of RSA Shorts, head over to their Youtube page (which also has their full length video speakers, all are excellent). The cartoon presentation of these clips from great speeches is something that needs to be...
by D Grant Smith | Oct 8, 2015 | Blog, DIY Artist Route Podcast
Episode 8: Benji Rogers by D Grant Smith on Mixcloud If you want real success in the creative industries, music in particular, you’ve got to aim your audience growth at connecting with a particular type of fan. You want the diehard, passionate superfan...
by D Grant Smith | Sep 10, 2015 | Blog, Uncategorized
Which would you rather build, a community OR an empire? Essentially that’s the distinction you have to determine as you set out to build anything. That can be anything: our own business or enterprise, entrepreneurial platform, nonprofit organization. Yes, even...