009 I AM Artist with Stephanie Matthews

We sit down with Entrepreneur, CEO and Violinist Stephanie Matthews and discuss the life and adventures of the freelance musician in the ever changing music business. After trading in her lab coat and full scholarship in biochemistry for violin performance degrees from Indiana University and The Julliard School, Stephanie has gone on to trailblaze her own path as a business owner, musician and arranger. An in demand artist and Music Consultant For Talent, Brands, & Companies Stephanie has toured the world and put together orchestras for some of today’s biggest stars including Lauren Hill, Lizzo, Kanye West, Beyonce and many more.

What you will hear

• Stephanie’s journey from biochemistry major to professional musician
  
• The influences that inspired Stephanie to pursue the violin
  
• The travel experiences and career choices that inspired the formation of Stephanie’s company String Candy
  
• The notion of microwave success and the truth of how much time and hard work it takes to be successful.
  
• How working in different capacities and ownership can give you more visibility in your desired line of work.
  
• The reality of being an entrepreneur, what it means and what it takes.
  
• The basics of how to start your own business.
  
• Stephanie’s experience and growth as a musical arranger and how that contributed to her all in house approach. How much of the flourishing of the company and her skills were built out of necessity.
  
• Matt Jones, The Recollective Orchestra and the Sphynx Organization.
  
• Meeting Hans Zimmer, and the influence that The Recollective Orchestra had on the scoring of Disney’s live action film The Lion King.
  
• How we individually all have the power to affect change.
  
• Where does inspiration come from and self investment.
  
• BLM
  
• I AM evolving, fearless, grateful
  
• YOU ARE inspiring, an innovator, impactful, thoughtful, strong
  
• How String Candy got started
  

Quotes

• Entrepreneurs can see a need and figure out how to address and monetize that.
  
• Being an entrepreneur means you are responsible for your own success and your own failure.
  
• Be teachable, be willing to learn.
  
• We each have the power to affect change.
  

Mentioned

String Candy

Sphynx

Recollective Orchestra

@stringcandy

@stephaniematthews

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