James Newcomb is a professional trumpet player in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he has been featured as a soloist with the military band as well as his own solo endeavours. He is the host of two podcasts: Trumpet Dynamics and the soon to launch, MusicPreneur: Making Money Making Music.

KEY EPISODE INFO

1.  James' Key PointsConvincing others that my passion will prevail.
2. Learn how to monetise your abilities

•  Takeaway Create high-quality content and people will follow as word of mouth is the most powerful marketing tool. Guest linksTwitter - https://twitter.com/musicpreneur16
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/musicpreneur16
• Website - http://musicpreneur.com/
• Email - [email protected]
•  Top quotes"I was in the US Army for two different stints."
• "I decided that music was going to be my profession."
• "Although I’ve very good at playing trumpet, the people I’m competing against are much better."
• "I decided to go back into the military and 3 turned in 4 and 5 years."
• "We played music in support of the military."
• "I struggled with nailing down a core audience."
• "I am more involved with my trumpet that ever before but I hardly play at all."
• "I sometimes get burned out."
• "My biggest marketing in word of mouth."
• "I knew if I put out quality content, people would listen."
• "The value of getting people to know, value and trust you."
• "Musicians are graduating from college and thinking 'what do I do?'"
• "Learn how to monetise your musical abilities."
• "I saw myself as directly contributing to something that was morally wrong."
• "My wife made it clear in no uncertain terms that she did not support my decision to leave the military."
• "I just had to man up."
• "I wake up everyday and do the work I want to do."
• "My success rests on me."
•  Timestamps0:30 - The first career of many
• 1:55 - The realisation
• 2:20 - Official discharged
• 2:30 - Being a musician in the military
• 3:10 - Free entertainment
• 3:45 - The call out
• 4:20 - The idea
• 5:30 - Time to focus
• 8:30 - Top priorities
• 10:35 - The void of entrepreneurship for musicians
• 12:00 - Naivety
• 13:14 - Education…. Now what?
• 15:13 - Conditioning
• 18:00 - What forced the change?
• 20:15 - The challenges
• 20:51 - Overcoming my biggest challenge
• 22:20 - The second challenge
• 23:09 - The third challenge
• 24:06 - Time to man up
• 25:45 - Was it worth it?
• 26:36 - Guest links

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Born in 79, heart surgery in 81, I've been in and out of hospital all my life with routine appointments. I did well at school, so I decided to go to uni but got bored of formal education so I decided to head over to the USA and had a right hoot, as well as tonnes of jobs including some at failed companies. I went from employed to self-employed and back for years just to survive. Then I hit 30 and moved to France to served men cocktails and women pints. Following that, I returned to UK and discovered the pieces to the puzzle all fell into place which lead me to start Intelligent Eating. Intelligent Eating was first for myself and then for others as it developed. I've been on a rollercoaster mission to transform the health of a nation, followed by the western world and then our species. You know what? I'm succeeding so far!

KEY EPISODE INFO

1.  Adam's Key PointsYou have to be able to adapt.
2. Don’t wait! I wish I’d done it sooner.
3. If you can’t sell it, it’s going nowhere.

•  Takeaway It’s a massive change, it’s a change in everything, not just income but your routine, your way of life, the way you speak to people and the way you dress. It’s completely life changing. Top quotes“Sometimes I’m so passionate about what I do, I overcook it to, I may get to the point of almost offending people”.
• “A realised a lot of people weren’t dying from fires anymore.”
• “We’ve learned our lessons over the years, no I want to talk about is preventing those problems."
• "I’ve actually got a huge amount of knowledge here and I think I can make a difference to the general population."
• “It was a risk, there are no two ways about it."
• "If I don’t do anything about this now, maybe I never will."
• "It was wonderful that I never put together some amazing business plan because that would have been a waste of time."
• "I can only say this now I’m 5 to 6 years in that I'm starting to work with the people that I really wanted to work with.
• "With what I’ve got, it’s evolved so quickly, in ways I could never have imagined that a business plan may have been a hindrance more than a help."
• "You have to learn to adapt."
• "Whatever you’re going to do, you have to be able to sell it."
• "If you can’t sell it, it’s going nowhere."
•  Timestamps0:27 - Why overzealous
• 0:52 - Where it all started
• 1:39 - Maybe I’m doing the wrong thing
• 2:45 - Heart diagnosis
• 3:22 - How did the cut come about?
• 4:10 - Obstacles to overcome
• 6:09 - The hurdles to jump over
• 7:27 - The initial stages
• 8:08 - The low hanging fruit
• 8:49 - Has it been worth it?
• 9:45 - If I were to look back
• 10:38 - Get down the basics
• 12:57 - In the arena of a start up
• 13:45 - The big takeaway
• 14:30 - I should have done it sooner
• 14:40 - Understanding
• 15:37 - Guest links