Everything They Didn't Teach You in Music School
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TEM22: Load the bus first (TEM Short)
My interview for Episode 21 with Max and Scott McKee reminded me of the great book by Jim Collins, "Good to Great". In that book, Jim makes the argument that you should start by putting the right people on the bus before you figure out where it is headed.
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Good to Great by Jim Collins
Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass
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TEM21: Max & Scott McKee of the American Band College
Max and Scott McKee own and operate a music education empire which includes the American Band College, the Western International Band Clinic, and Bandworld Magazine.
Topics Covered:
How hiring the best people in the world even at the expensive of losing money in the short term was a successful strategy
Why forging personal relationships with both your employees and your customers is vital to success
The importance of getting happy customers to do your marketing for you
Why passion drives everything they do
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Books Referenced:
Banned Stories by Max McKee
Multiple Titles by Tim Lautzenheiser
The Dip by Seth Godin
Good to Great by Jim Collins
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Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass