10/02/2025
12 takeaways from 12 years of running a business:
1. It’s always about the people. Every single time. From 250-seat clubs to 90,000-seat stadiums - the venue size changes, but the magic comes from the team you’re with.
2. Shipments will go missing. Someone will get sick. Plans will fall apart. This isn’t Murphy’s Law - this is Tuesday.
3. “Getting s**t done” is actually a business strategy. Fancy decks are nice. Ex*****on is everything.
4. Your word is your currency. In an industry full of big talkers, being someone who does what they say is the competitive advantage.
5. Managing personalities is 80% of the job. The other 20% is also managing personalities, but with more caffeine.
6. Problem-solving is a team sport. The moments I’m most proud of aren’t when things went smoothly - they’re when everything was falling apart and we figured it out together anyway.
7. You can survive what you think will break you. COVID should have ended us. Instead, we kept every single team member. That taught me more about grit than any business book ever could.
8. Communication fixes almost everything. And lack of it breaks almost everything.
9. The show must go on isn’t just a saying - it’s a promise you make to a lot of people who are counting on you.
10. Teamwork isn’t a buzzword. It’s the only reason any of this works. Full stop.
11. The biggest artists have the same problems as everyone else. They’re just happening at a bigger scale with more people watching.
12. This business will test you constantly. But if you’ve got the right people next to you? You’ll look back on the chaos and realize those were the best days.