Music marketer, Laura B Whitmore, talks about how she worked with music mentors and gained knowledge, experience and confidence in making her dream music business happen. She tells me about how she started pursuing her daydreamt goals and into becoming the founder of the Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN).
Starting Mad Sun Marketing
- Using her 20 years of experience in the music industry
- Marketing brands like Korg, Vox, and Marshall to start her own company
- Navigating the entrepreneurial challenges of working from home
- Growing Mad Sun Marketing and adding employees
Working With Music Mentors
- Coming up with a solution before presenting a problem to her mentor
- Learning to think in terms of avenues of action
- Using what she learned from her mentor to build her
- business
Guitar Girl’d, The Column For Female Musicians
- Writing a polarizing column for Guitar World featuring female guitarists
- Realizing the lack of voices for female musicians
- Dealing with haters
Building Networks & Producing Events
- Creating the Women’s International Music Network
- Growing the She Rocks Awards event presented at winter NAMM
- Starting her Acoustic Kitchen house concert series
Book Recommendation
The Power of Nice: How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness
Connect With Laura B Whitmore
Email Laura at laura@thewimn.com
Visit Her Website at www.laurabwhitmore.com
Connect on Facebook
Connect on Twitter
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