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Triza On Securing Music Industry Relationships, Hiring VA, Chris Brown Placement + more

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Triza started out DJing and selling beats online on SoundClick at a young age of 14 . He eventually moved to Atlanta where he got under the impactful mentorship of people like Rico Love and Usher. He had the opportunity to do records with Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, and artists of the like.

At the same time, Triza began his journey of entrepreneurship by dabbling in eCommerce, setting up online stores to sell sneakers and his girlfriend's beauty supplies.

Now, Triza divides up his time between making beats in the studio, co-hosting Sound Oracle's UnQuantized Podcast, and running a online market place for leading industry producers to sell their sound kits.

Today, he’s going to talk about the beginning of his journey, the symbiotic relationship of industry networking and online business, and the key mistakes he's learned along the way.

Key Takeaways:

00:37 The story of Triza
01:45 Building your own business, freedom and entrepreneurship
02:51 From Soundclick to eComm business, DJ’ing and making beats
05:01 The importance of being early adopter
06:32 Using skills outside music to network in music industry
11:31 What does “give value first” actually means?
12:15 Transferring eComm skills to music
15:03 Creating business which you care about
15:54 Task delegation, first hire and productivity
21:33 First steps to get a VA, tracking your time & tools
25:32 Prioritizing & plan your tasks
28:52 Treating your music career is a business
30:23 What worked for Triza?
32:41 Learning the concept & modeling what works
34:35 Beat Traffic Blueprint
36:24 Free + Shipping funnels, increasing value of your product
37:50 Overcoming objections and what makes people buy
40:41 The beauty of working together
42:55 This is a collaboration game
45:20 Giving value first
47:13 Your introduction determines a lot!
49:11 Connect with Triza