“ My greatest fear is apathy - the lack of caring. That is, caring for others, caring for our world, or caring for the art we create.”
DAVID FRANZ
Q. Thanks for interviewing with us. Tell everyone who you are and what you do? A. I am a songwriter, musician, music producer, record label owner, TV show host, entrepreneur, and educator. I explore my soul, heart, and mind and write songs about what I find. I dig into the technical side of recording, producing, mixing, and mastering music to turn chord progressions and lyrical fragments into fully actualized pieces of art. I am the show host for the Artist’s Mind, the Artist Spotlight, and Underground Sun Live. As the founder 8
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and head of the independent record label Underground Sun, I executively produce a team of creatives, artists, and business-minded folks to help navigate the realities of the music business. And as a content manager at LinkedIn Learning, I help to educate the world in the areas of video, motion graphics, animation, illustration, and music. Q. What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur? A. Drive/persistence. If you don’t believe in what you’re doing, then
no one else will. Your passion is the inspiration and your dedication is the motivation. Helping others succeed. As an entrepreneurial manager, enabling the success of the people that work with you is your main goal. If they succeed, you succeed. Openness to change. Learning from experience or mistakes, you may need to step away from your original vision and create a new path. Having a flexible mind, which enables the ability to pivot from one goal to another, is important when starting a new business.
