TEM16: Become irreplaceable (TEM Short)

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TEM16: Become irreplaceable (TEM Short)

Here are my reflections on my interview with Mike Nickens from Episode 15 and how he went above and beyond his job description to make himself irreplaceable.

I also share a business lesson that my father taught me almost 30 years ago that are some of the wisest words I've ever heard on the subject. He was an electrical engineer but this lesson applies just as much to the music business as it does to engineering.

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Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass

TEM15: Mike Nickens of the Green Machine

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TEM15: Mike Nickens of the Green Machine

Mike Nickens (aka Doc Nix) is my colleague at George Mason University and the director of the university's pep band, the "Green Machine". He created a tenured position for himself which is basically unheard of in this day and age. In short, he made himself irreplaceable.

Topics Covered:

  • How a tenured position was created for him by the dean

  • How networking helped him create a community around the Green Machine

  • The thought process behind his image and branding as the group's leader

  • The benefits of systemizing goals

  • Maintaining relationships in business and in friendship

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You can help offset the ongoing costs of producing the show by making a small donation at http://www.pedalnotemedia.com/support-the-entrepreneurial-musician. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Produced by Austin Boyer and Buddy Deshler of FredBrass