1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In today’s episode, I sit down with Amie Nunez, who ran a rock school with her husband for about a decade before selling it to Ensemble. We talk about something most music school owners feel but rarely say out loud: the guilt that comes with making money. If you’ve ever paid everyone else first, skipped a rate increase because it felt greedy, or winced when someone said “must be nice” about your vacation, this conversation is for you. Key ideas from this episode: Why so many of us carry the “tortured artist” mindset into our music schools What happens to your family and your business when you live off the leftovers How guilt turns into stress, and stress turns into burnout Why treating your school as an artistic expression can hold it back In this episode, you’ll learn: Why paying yourself first forces better decisions about rates, staffing, and spending How to find a dependable monthly number for your own pay, even when revenue is seasonal The simple math for figuring out how many students it takes to get a task off your plate Why the gear you’re proud of may matter more to your teachers than to your parents What Amie would do differently if she started her school over today How getting around other owners gives you the clarity you can’t get on your own davesimonsmusic.com Music Lessons and Marketing http://davesimonsmusic.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/43242698/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/43242698