65 episodes

MUSICIANS!
Are you tired of starving and surviving?
Let's achieve artistic and financial freedom!

Thriving Musician is an educational podcast hosted by Spenser Liszt, CFP® focused on financial literacy, mindset and music business. Episodes include candid interviews from a wide range of thriving musicians, industry professionals and finance experts.

Topics include building savings, planning for retirement, investing, insurance, tax preparation, financial organization, estate planning, music business resources and strategies, mental health and mindset.

Thriving Musician Podcast Spenser Liszt

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 17 Ratings

MUSICIANS!
Are you tired of starving and surviving?
Let's achieve artistic and financial freedom!

Thriving Musician is an educational podcast hosted by Spenser Liszt, CFP® focused on financial literacy, mindset and music business. Episodes include candid interviews from a wide range of thriving musicians, industry professionals and finance experts.

Topics include building savings, planning for retirement, investing, insurance, tax preparation, financial organization, estate planning, music business resources and strategies, mental health and mindset.

    Ep. 65: Music consultant creates inclusive community and coaches independent artists

    Ep. 65: Music consultant creates inclusive community and coaches independent artists

    Lisa Machac is a music consultant, producer, and the director of Omni Sound Project, an inclusive community for women and marginalized genders in audio engineering. Her writing has been featured in Tape Op magazine and a popular Substack newsletter. She is the creator and host of the Reference Track podcast, which features producers and engineers discussing the songs that shaped their careers.

    Lisa coaches independent musicians who are looking to grow their audiences and promote their music. She adds 20 years of community building and marketing experience to a natural enthusiasm for mentoring others.

    www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-65

    • 58 min
    Ep. 64: Music producer creates alternative funding model for independent music

    Ep. 64: Music producer creates alternative funding model for independent music

    Max Allyn is a producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s spent the last 19 years professionally producing artists and has worked with the likes of Joaquin Phoenix, Jason Wade, Toby Scott, Lifehouse, Steve Perry, and many more. His works have been featured in primetime television and high-visibility ads. Brands and networks include Masterclass, CW, FreeForm, ABC, Disney, Aetna, Dove, Suave, American Advisors Groups, and more.

    www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-64

    • 56 min
    Ep. 63: Memphis silversmith helps creatives plan for the future

    Ep. 63: Memphis silversmith helps creatives plan for the future

    Lauren Estes is a native Memphian, financial planner and artist, creating copper and silver jewelry and art on copper. Art has been part of her life since she was little with her dad being an artist and having grown up in studios and galleries. Lauren has always done some form of art but finally took it seriously a couple years ago. It helps her find balance.

    Everyone is a creative, we just have to take the steps to express it! And most importantly we all have to have a plan in place to be successful whether that is doing a major show or saving for retirement.

    www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-63

    • 58 min
    Ep. 62: Georgia musician creates financial plans while touring the nation

    Ep. 62: Georgia musician creates financial plans while touring the nation

    Ryan Moore is a touring drummer, songwriter and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. After working an office job in the financial planning industry for several years out of college and gigging on the weekends, Ryan now tours the country with an artist named Pony Bradshaw and runs a virtual paraplanning company that provides outsourced financial planning services to other financial planning firms.

    www.moneymaestroblog.com/ep-62

    • 46 min
    Ep. 61: The music industry guide to layoffs and how to prepare for one

    Ep. 61: The music industry guide to layoffs and how to prepare for one

    If you recently lost your music industry job, I'm sorry for your loss. Things will get better.

    If you're here to prepare for a potential layoff, I hope you never experience one.

    These are the crucial topics I consider as a financial planner when helping my clients.

    www.moneymaestroblog.com/layoffs

    • 38 min
    Ep. 60: Former professional musician kills the "broke musician" stereotype

    Ep. 60: Former professional musician kills the "broke musician" stereotype

    Jesse Josefsson from the Thriving Musician Podcast episode 55 interviewed Spenser on his popular Sync My Music YouTube channel!

    We talked about:

    What it means to be “financially literate”
    Financial mistakes I see musicians make
    Common sense rules to prepare for artistic freedom

    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

hotsoup1442 ,

Great Podcast in an Innovative Niche

Have known Spenser for a while personally and he is a great guy all around. This podcast is a reflection of his giving personality, and he his doing an amazing service in the musical community. My personal favorite is the episode with Noel Johnston. So many gems in that one.

kmstx ,

Fresh and Accessible

This podcast offers a fresh perspective and fuses money and music talk in a really accessible way. Great production value and a wide variety of interesting guests!

EMVocals ,

YES! It's a bout time we had these converstaions!

I LOVE that Spenser is challenging the old script that says musicians are either rich and famous or starving. This conversation is timely, and so important. It's fantastic to have someone we (pro musicians) can trust, who understands first hand what sort of struggles we face. And to have all of this great info in one place is just phenomenal. Thanks, Spenser! You rock!

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