In today's episode, I sit down with Amie Nunez, who ran a rock school with her husband for about a decade before selling it to Ensemble. We talk about something most music school owners feel but rarely say out loud: the guilt that comes with making money. If you've ever paid everyone else first, skipped a rate increase because it felt greedy, or winced when someone said "must be nice" about your vacation, this conversation is for you.

Key ideas from this episode:

  • Why so many of us carry the "tortured artist" mindset into our music schools
  • What happens to your family and your business when you live off the leftovers
  • How guilt turns into stress, and stress turns into burnout
  • Why treating your school as an artistic expression can hold it back

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why paying yourself first forces better decisions about rates, staffing, and spending
  • How to find a dependable monthly number for your own pay, even when revenue is seasonal
  • The simple math for figuring out how many students it takes to get a task off your plate
  • Why the gear you're proud of may matter more to your teachers than to your parents
  • What Amie would do differently if she started her school over today
  • How getting around other owners gives you the clarity you can't get on your own

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