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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