Author: Dan Clouser

Tony Gentile, Jr. – The Right time to Follow the Music

Tony, along with my nephew Donnie wrote and performed the theme song to my podcast many years ago.  He is also a former employee of mine and a longtime friend.  He comes from an amazing family who instilled an ethic of hard work and dedication in him at a very young age.

Tony is an incredibly talented guitarist who has decided that the time is right to leave his comfort zone, move to Nashville, and pursue a career in country music.  He and a group of other musicians are betting on themselves and going “all in” on their musical talents.

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RustedMelody – Harmony with a Uke and a Guitar

Matt and Katelyn talk about how they form a connection with the audience while performing and how they feed off of the crowd’s energy during a show.

During the pandemic, they made the gutsy decision to quit their jobs and start performing music as a livelihood as opposed to just a hobby.  They’re performing at least four gigs a week throughout the North Georgia region.

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Finding a Growth Community

I think that the need for real human connection in the world is greater now than it’s ever been.  It’s something that was stripped from us throughout the pandemic.  It’s also been something that has been faked for decades.  Many businesses nowadays are based on transactions as opposed to relationships.  The entrepreneurs gathered at the Growth Now Summit were people who based the foundation of their business success on relationships as opposed to transactions.  Something else that is slowly being stripped away from us as small businesses struggle to complete in what is a growing global market.  All of my success in the business world was based on relationships.  It was great to be surrounded by other like-minded people who believed in the same philosophy.  People who were more focused on their impact as opposed to their profit margin.

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