Music Academy Success® Podcast

Marty Fort - Music Academy Success®

Music Academy Success® is the largest and number one program for music school owners. Since 2008 Master Business Coach Marty Fort has worked with music school owners and teachers in 44 states and on six continents. On the Music Academy Success podcast you’ll hear interviews with music lesson industry leaders so you can learn how to better your business by getting more students, keeping students longer and building the music school and lifestyle of your dreams. More at www.MusicAcademySuccess.com

Episodes

  1. O Canada!  Beating the Odds with James Franczek - Academy of Music, Ontario, Canada

    05/26/2021

    O Canada! Beating the Odds with James Franczek - Academy of Music, Ontario, Canada

    Music Academy Success® is an international program with members on six continents. Our Canadian clients have had an especially tough year with COVID and very strict lock downs. No matter where you are in the world, if you want to get some insight into perseverance to grow your business, this podcast is for you. Despite all of the odds, James has grown his school during this unprecedented time and is experiencing record sales. If you're ready to get your enrollment back (and quick) this podcast will give you many tools you can use for your music school (or any business). More about James Franczek... James Franczek is one of the most sought-after guitar and fiddle teachers in Southern Ontario Canada.  He owns and operates the Academy of Music in Oakville and Georgetown Ontario and can be seen performing his driving Celtic Fiddle tunes in local pubs and events.   Although James prefers to perform close to home he has been featured at a variety of festivals throughout Canada and the US and has joined with music industry leaders to perform at Steinway Hall in NYC. James is also the founder and director of the Oakville Celtic Fiddle Orchestra.  The OCFO is a 40-piece fiddle orchestra that was created to bring like minded Celtic musicians and enthusiasts together to learn and perform traditional Celtic music from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton Island Canada.  During his time as the orchestra conductor the orchestra has raised over $30,000.00 for local charities through bi-annual concerts and other events. In 2016 James launched the Canadian operation of the Musical Ladder System.  Along with Musical Ladder System creator and US operator Marty Fort, James continues to support music school owners throughout North America by giving them powerful tools to keep their students engaged in music and staying in lessons longer.   In addition to his performance and business schedule James loves to spend time with his wife and two sons and has spent several years as a councillor in a local Cadet program.

    45 min
  2. How To Get More Music Students - The Rios Family - Westminster Arts Academy

    05/06/2021

    How To Get More Music Students - The Rios Family - Westminster Arts Academy

    An amazing family story...The Rios family owns and operates one of California's largest performing arts schools with over 1,000 students. On this podcast you'll hear about their journey as a family, continuing their father's piano teaching legacy. If you want to get an insight on how a family business can run at the very highest level, achieving financial and artistic success, be sure to check out this podcast! MORE ABOUT THE RIOS FAMILY Siblings Francis, Teresa, and Augustina Rios have spent their entire lives in the music school business. Students, recitals, and workshops were everyday surroundings growing up with their father’s piano studios. Being the children of a pianist -performer and educator Dr. Robert Rios,  the siblings began contributing to the schools at a very young age. From folding programs and emceeing on stage to eventually making phone calls and teacher assisting, there was always something to do –all while still enjoying their childhood.   Upon the passing of their father -after a nine-year battle with cancer, the Rios siblings and their mother Thuy were left with a functioning but crippled business. It was up to them to revive what was once a prospering staple in the community. The school, however, was not the only thing the family had to attend to. Everyone had their own lives, and losing their father and husband was enough disruption on its own. The siblings would have to decide if they wanted to follow in their father’s footsteps. A few years later, the commitment was made. In 2016, the trio formed Multiriver Studios, LLC in pursuit of taking Dad’s legacy to whole new levels.   The now “Siblings in Business” learned to work together and build a strong team, but they were still in need of specific music school business guidance. They found Marty Fort and his Music Academy Success System. After implementing many key strategies, the Rios’s took the now named Westminster Arts Academy from an active enrollment of 300 to 1000 in just three years with the program. Quickly becoming one of the largest single location art schools in Southern California, in 2019, Westminster Arts Academy was awarded the National Music School of the Year, and as a result, appeared on the cover of the Los Angeles Times. Francis, Teresa, and Augustina don’t plan on slowing down. Plans to open up more locations are in the works.

    47 min
  3. Music Academy Success® During COVID - Tim Benson - Music Academy of Acadiana

    02/24/2021

    Music Academy Success® During COVID - Tim Benson - Music Academy of Acadiana

    On this edition of the Music Academy Success® podcast, we feature Tim Benson, Director of the Music Academy of Acadiana in Lafayette, Louisiana. Tim is also the CEO of two marketing service companies Phone Score which offers mystery shopping services and Net Secore which helps businesses with their SEO and online marketing. Tune in to hear how Tim navigated his school successfully through COVID and how you can do the same. Tim is candid and tells his story of taking guitar lessons as a child, going to college, his first teaching job and the founding of his school which now has over 500 students. More about Tim Benson TIM BENSON IS A MUSICIAN, ENTREPRENEUR, MARKETING CONSULTANT AND PHONE SALES ADVISOR. Tim received a B.M in guitar performance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and was the college of the arts graduate of the year in 2000. Tim has gone on to tour with several music groups and shared the stage with various major label artists from all over the U.S. In addition to his musical projects he owns and operates one of the largest music schools in South Louisiana; The Music Academy of Acadiana, which specializes in private music lessons for piano, guitar, voice, drums, violin, brass and woodwinds. The school was awarded the Music Academy Success System™ national school of the year award in 2014 and has been a top finalist in the local best music school competition since 2015. Tim also launched PhoneScore in 2018 which specializes in business secret shop “mystery” phone calls that helps business owners audit their incoming customer calls. Through this service, businesses all over the U.S. have been able to monitor their front desk staff phone etiquette, improve their salesmanship and also can role-play with PhoneScore to achieve better call results. Another venture that Tim has launched is called NetScore which focuses on digital marketing for small businesses; website creation, social media advertising, Google search ranking and graphic design.  Founded in 2019, it has quickly become the go-to company for small businesses looking to improve their online marketing visibility.  Tim is also a diamond level coach in the internationally acclaimed music coaching program, the Music Academy Success System™ (MASS). Through this system, Tim has been able to implement and improve his own businesses while being a coach / mentor to other music schools business owners across the world.

    46 min
5
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Music Academy Success® is the largest and number one program for music school owners. Since 2008 Master Business Coach Marty Fort has worked with music school owners and teachers in 44 states and on six continents. On the Music Academy Success podcast you’ll hear interviews with music lesson industry leaders so you can learn how to better your business by getting more students, keeping students longer and building the music school and lifestyle of your dreams. More at www.MusicAcademySuccess.com