Episode 031: Creating A Business-Minded Music Career {Robin Barnes}

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Robin Barnes, aka the “Songbird of New Orleans” grew up in a musical family and now sees herself as a cultural ambassador of New Orleans. In this episode, she shares how her background in business helped her to create a successful career in music, and how a life-changing health scare inspired her to start her second business, Move Ya Brass, a cardio fitness training program.

Find Robin Barnes online:

• website - RobinBarnesMusic.com

• Instagram - @robinmbarnes

• Facebook - @RobinBarnesMusic

• Twitter - @RobinMBarnes

• YouTube - Robin Barnes

• Spotify - Robin Barnes

• iTunes - Robin Barnes

Find Move Ya Brass online:

• website - MoveYaBrass.com

• Instagram - @move_ya_brass

• Facebook - @MoveYaBrass

• Twitter - @MYBKrewe

Other People & resources mentioned in this episode:

• VenturePOP Conference - 4th annual conference for creative entrepreneurs takes place September 28-30, 2018 in New Orleans, LA.

• Snoballs - we talked about Hansen's Sno-Bliz and Plum Street Snoballs. For more sweet treat talk, go back and listen to Episode 014 with Rebecca Duckert of Sweetface Snoballs.

• Kelsey Campion - photographer and accessories designer behind fringe + co (formerly Marrow Creative)

• Whitney Mitchell - visual creative and social media director

• Andi Eaton - author and creative director

• Becky Fos - New Orleans based painter

• Podcasts - Gary Vaynerchuk and RuPaul: What's The Tee?

• Mardi Gras Indians - Robin describes this New Orleans tradition and listens to music from the Wild Magnolias when she runs.

Special thanks to:

Eric Laws + Morella & The Wheels Of If for composing the show's theme music

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