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Music Studio Startup: Helping music teachers thrive as entrepreneurs

The podcast about all things business for music teachers and studio owners. Learn how to brand, market, and grow your music studio. Hear stories of creative music teachers who are taking on other cool entrepreneurial projects. Get answers to your self-employment questions from experts. Hosted by entrepreneur, business coach, and piano teacher, Andrea Miller.

179 - Business Networking the Not Obnoxious Way with Stephanie Bonte-Lebair

43 mins; February 18, 2026

178 - 2026 Tax Season Kickoff with Charles Harris, CPA

17 mins; January 28, 2026

177 - From "Safe Job" to Sustainable Studio with Danielle Ingram

69 hours 41 mins; January 14, 2026

176 - Building a Flexible Music Career Through Recessions, COVID, and Beyond with Barbara Siesel and Keith Torgan

55 mins; December 17, 2025

175 - How Guitars 4 Vets Scaled to 100+ Chapters to Bring the Healing Power of Music to Veterans with Bernie Kampf

36 mins; November 12, 2025

174 - The Power of Steady Creativity: Growing a Second Income Stream Through Self-Publishing with James Michael Stevens

48 mins; November 05, 2025

173 -Rethinking Lessons, Branding, and Belonging in Your Studio with Leischen Moore

29 mins; October 22, 2025

172 - How to Plan Recitals That Showcase More Than Just Skill with Janna Williamson

48 mins; October 15, 2025

171 - Negotiating a Studio Lease and the Real Numbers Behind It with Leah Drake

58 mins; October 01, 2025

170 - How One Teacher Built and Managed a 100-Student Program with Leah Drake

54 mins; September 24, 2025

169 - Turning a Rate Increase into Stronger Parent Partnerships with Carissa Pitkin-Cox

30 mins; September 17, 2025

168 - Daniel Matthews on Functional Fitness for Music Teachers

37 mins; September 10, 2025

000 - September 2025 Announcement

1 min; September 03, 2025

Studio Snapshot 043 - Arielle Sukhram-Ziemer

13 mins; August 20, 2025

Studio Snapshot 042 - Jennifer Walschap

12 mins; August 13, 2025

Studio Snapshot 041 - Marie Lee

16 mins; August 06, 2025

Studio Snapshot 040 - September Salazar

13 mins; July 30, 2025

Studio Snapshot 039 - Jenny Townsend

10 mins; July 23, 2025

Studio Snapshot 038 - Amy Elmore

17 mins; July 16, 2025

Studio Snapshot 037 - Torey Zachary

13 mins; July 09, 2025

Studio Snapshot 036 - Leila Viss

11 mins; July 02, 2025

Studio Snapshot 035 - Clinton Pratt

9 mins; June 25, 2025

Studio Snapshot 034 - Jess Homewood

14 mins; June 18, 2025

Studio Snapshot 033 - Kay Lowry

9 mins; June 11, 2025

167 - Mimi Zhang on Being a New Teacher in a New City

31 mins; June 05, 2025

166 - Sam Reti on Starting Muzie.Live (Part 2)

30 mins; May 29, 2025

165 - Sam Reti on Starting Muzie.Live (Part 1)

39 mins; April 30, 2025

164 - Andrea Miller on Business Insights from Tax Returns + Workshop Invite [REBROADCAST]

10 mins; April 16, 2025

163 - Rebekah Trevelise on Starting a Multi-Teacher Studio from Home

47 mins; April 09, 2025

162 - Business Travel and Conference Deductions for Music Teachers with Charles Harris, CPA

15 mins; March 05, 2025

161 - Christina Whitlock on Embracing the Flexibility of an Independent Teaching Studio

40 mins; February 21, 2025

160 - Alison Weiler on Not Teaching in the Evenings

36 mins; January 30, 2025

159 - Tax Prep Service for Music Teachers - Q&A with Charles and Andrea

17 mins; January 22, 2025

158 - Charles Harris, CPA on Tax Prep Tips and FAQs for 2025

25 mins; January 15, 2025

157 - Noah Tretter on Enrolling Students from a Hut in the Swiss Alps

29 mins; December 18, 2024

BOIR Filing Party Dec. 10

1 min; December 04, 2024

156 - Invitation to Dec. 10 Event + Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirement

10 mins; November 20, 2024

155 - Sean Murphy on Managing an In-School Studio of 100+ Students

30 mins; November 06, 2024

154 - Christopher Maloney on Starting and Selling a Multi-Teacher Studio (Part 2)

42 mins; October 23, 2024

153 - Christopher Maloney on Starting and Selling a Multi-Teacher Studio (Part 1)

39 mins; October 09, 2024

152 - Bradley Kunda on Learning and Leading for a Shared Vision

43 mins; September 25, 2024

151 - Jenica Nevala on Bold Promotions and Growing a Multi-Teacher Music School [REBROADCAST]

16 mins; September 18, 2024

150 - Shannah Compton Game on Five Money Tips for Self-Employed Music Teachers [REBROADCAST]

24 mins; September 11, 2024

149 - 2024.Q2 Recap with Cindy Hsu

26 mins; September 04, 2024

Snapshot 032 - Ivan Kolar

7 mins; August 21, 2024

Winner Announcement: 2024 $1,000 Studio Launch Grant Competition

3 mins; August 20, 2024

Snapshot 031 - Ali Hoffman

11 mins; August 14, 2024

Snapshot 030 - Eric Miller

11 mins; August 07, 2024

Snapshot 029 - Jeremy Eikenberry

11 mins; July 31, 2024

$1,000 Music Studio Launch Grant Competition - Deadline 7/31

5 mins; July 24, 2024

Snapshot 028 - Shannon Saravia

9 mins; July 17, 2024

Snapshot 027 - Megan Schraer

13 mins; July 10, 2024

Snapshot 026 - Cheyenne Olson

11 mins; July 03, 2024

Snapshot 025 - Dorla Aparicio

9 mins; June 26, 2024

Snapshot 024 - Ann Lemke

14 mins; June 19, 2024

148 - Andrea Miller on Weekend Launch Plan for a New Music Studio [REBROADCAST]

6 mins; May 29, 2024

147 - Jeremy Eikenberry on Taking Parental Leave [REBROADCAST]

27 mins; May 15, 2024

146 - 2024 Q1 Recap with Cindy Hsu

31 mins; May 08, 2024

145 - Erin Parkes on Managing a Non-Profit Music Studio

48 mins; April 24, 2024

144 - Amy Chaplin on How to Submit Winning Conference Proposals

37 mins; April 10, 2024

143 - Jennifer Foxx on Monetizing a Music Teacher Resource Website

36 mins; April 03, 2024

142 - MTNA Takeaways + Networking Debrief Workshop

7 mins; March 27, 2024

141 - Stephanie Bonte-Lebair on Business Networking the Not Obnoxious Way

43 mins; March 13, 2024

140 - Stephanie Bonte-Lebair on Rebranding a Voice Studio to Attract a More Profitable Niche [REBROADCAST]

37 mins; March 06, 2024

139 - Andrea Miller on the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reporting Requirement

9 mins; February 28, 2024

138 - Andrea Yahr on Tax Prep Tips and FAQs [REBROADCAST]

36 mins; February 21, 2024

137 - Anna Showalter on Launching a New Studio and Winning the MSS Studio Launch Grant

30 mins; February 14, 2024

136 - 2023 Q4 Recap with Amy Chaplin

40 mins; January 31, 2024

135 - Tony Parlapiano on popMATICS and a New Format for Online Teaching (Part 2)

35 mins; January 24, 2024

134 - Tony Parlapiano on popMATICS and a New Format for Online Teaching

32 mins; January 17, 2024

133 - Crystal Boyack on Self-Publishing and Selling 1,000 Books

35 mins; January 10, 2024

January 2024 Kickoff Event

2 mins; January 03, 2024

132 - Christopher Maloney on Launching an Online Practice Program for Adults

53 mins; December 20, 2023

131 - Thomas Grayston on Listening to Feedback

42 mins; December 13, 2023

130 - Andrea Miller on Calming Chaos

8 mins; December 06, 2023

000 - Happy Thanksgiving + Year-End Tax Resource

2 mins; November 22, 2023

129 - MSS Q3 Recap

9 mins; November 01, 2023

128 - David Smolover on Scaling Music Education and Assessment

49 mins; October 26, 2023

127 - Chris Mallet and Robert Miller on Conservatory Ownership to Practice App Founders [REBROADCAST]

41 mins; October 18, 2023

126 - Nicola Cantan on Building and Launching Practice App

37 mins; October 11, 2023

Mini Interview 002: Scarlette Kerr on Professionalizing a Private Piano Studio [REBROADCAST]

21 mins; October 04, 2023

125 - Jenny B. Peters on Building and Selling an Online Music Business

41 mins; September 27, 2023

124 - Christopher Madden on Intrapreneurship and Launching a new Master's Degree Program

33 mins; September 20, 2023

000 - What's Coming: Mastermind + Grant Competition

2 mins; September 13, 2023

123 - 2023 Q2 Recap with Amy Elmore

32 mins; August 30, 2023

Snapshot 023 - Judy Naillon

10 mins; August 23, 2023

Snapshot 022 - Armando Salas

16 mins; August 16, 2023

Snapshot 021 - Carissa Pitkin Cox

20 mins; August 09, 2023

Snapshot 020 - Holly Hornyan

9 mins; August 02, 2023

Snapshot 019 - Tara Boykin

12 mins; July 26, 2023

Snapshot 018 - Susanna Klein

21 mins; July 19, 2023

Snapshot 017 - Angie Marianthi

24 mins; July 12, 2023

Snapshot 016 - Lynn Zwinck

10 mins; July 05, 2023

Snapshot 015 - Crystal Boyack

10 mins; June 28, 2023

Snapshot 014 - Joseph Rocha

17 mins; June 21, 2023

Snapshot 013 - Anna Fagan

10 mins; June 14, 2023

Snapshot 012 - Janna Williamson

15 mins; June 07, 2023

Snapshot 011 - Tony Parlapiano

17 mins; May 31, 2023

000 - 2023 Summer Happenings

2 mins; May 17, 2023

122 - Jeremy Eikenberry on Taking Parental Leave

27 mins; May 10, 2023

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