Rising Star Systems

How to Manage Your Marketing – The Contact Management System

Artists MBA, Professional Program

Marketing is creating an environment in which people feel comfortable enough to buy from you,  over and over again. Sounds like a great idea, right? But what exactly does that mean in terms of day to day actions?  And how do you systematize creating that environment? Does this sound familiar? You’ve got a pile of […]

Procrastination is Keeping Me Waiting

Artists MBA, Professional Program

One of the most frequently asked question in my Ask Coach Debra calls is how to deal with procrastination. Very often we know what we need to do.  And yet somehow, we can’t get ourselves to sit down and do it! All of the Time Management structures and systems you’ve learned to create in the […]

How to Manage Cash Flow for Your Art Business

Artists MBA, Professional Program

Do you know the number 1 reason businesses fail?  Cash Flow. Or to use business terminology, insufficient capital or operating funds. Knowing how to manage your finances (business and personal), manage your cash flow and plan your cash flow management is critical to your success. In this class Debra will show you how to take […]

MUSIC INDUSTRY SECRETS – Trends in Radio Panel

I was invited to attend this panel sponsored by ReverbNation and hosted by The Knitting Factory last week. The Panelists were: Moderator: Valerie Gurka, Marketing Director – Knitting Factory Entertainment Lynda McLaughlin Producer – Premiere Radio Networks, Founder/Partner – LYVA Music and Espresso Sounds Publishing. Liz Berg Assistant General Manager – WFMU Radio Seth Hillinger, […]