#354 - Lesly Simon on How She Became the General Manager of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's Record Labels + Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer + Taking Coldplay Out to a Bar Before They Were Famous

#354 - Lesly Simon on How She Became the General Manager of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's Record Labels + Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer + Taking Coldplay Out to a Bar Before They Were Famous

Lesly Simon is the General Manager of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood's record labels, Pearl Records and Gwendolyn Records. She has over 25 years’ experience in the music industry that include jobs from assistant to radio promotions. She talks about her rise in the music ranks in Nashville that lead her to getting the job on Garth and Trisha’s record labels. Lesly shares that in June 2017 she was diagnosed with breast cancer just shortly after getting that new job. She talks about how she has stayed positive even after being told her cancer has returned.

Lesley is being honored by the American Cancer Society Hope Gala in Bham and is currently raising money for cancer research and patient programs.

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On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby sat down with country music singer/songwriter, Cody Jinks. Bobby asked Cody if he is ever misunderstood because of how he looks, and Cody talked about the reaso...

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#527 - Rodney Atkins on When He Find Out He Was Adopted + Meeting His Birth Mom + Why Jimmy Butler Requested to Meet Him + How Delivering Wood To Alan Jackson Led to a Huge Career Moment + Why He Refused to Change His Name

#527 - Rodney Atkins on When He Find Out He Was Adopted + Meeting His Birth Mom + Why Jimmy Butler Requested to Meet Him + How Delivering Wood To Alan Jackson Led to a Huge Career Moment + Why He Refused to Change His Name

On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby sits down with country music singer/songwriter, Rodney Atkins. Rodney openly discussed his story as a kid and how he found out he was adopted at the age of 5. P...

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#526 - Sam Williams on His Dad, Hank Williams Jr., Walking Out Mid-Interview with Bobby a Few Years Ago + Living Up to a Family Legacy + How He Got Dolly Parton on Happy all the Time + Not Having Family Money Like People Assume

#526 - Sam Williams on His Dad, Hank Williams Jr., Walking Out Mid-Interview with Bobby a Few Years Ago + Living Up to a Family Legacy + How He Got Dolly Parton on Happy all the Time + Not Having Family Money Like People Assume

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#525 - Trisha Yearwood on People Driving By Her House + Being Told She Wasn’t a Good Songwriter + She and Garth Going to the Grocery Store Regularly + Her Death Row Meal + How She was Almost Part of a Country Band

#525 - Trisha Yearwood on People Driving By Her House + Being Told She Wasn’t a Good Songwriter + She and Garth Going to the Grocery Store Regularly + Her Death Row Meal + How She was Almost Part of a Country Band

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#524 - Bobby Believes He is Being Blackballed from DWTS + Celebrities Who Have Been Blackballed Over the Years + Round 2 of Fan Q&A: What Drives Bobby to Succeed? And More + Lionel Richie Invited Bobby to One of His Shows!

#524 - Bobby Believes He is Being Blackballed from DWTS + Celebrities Who Have Been Blackballed Over the Years + Round 2 of Fan Q&A: What Drives Bobby to Succeed? And More + Lionel Richie Invited Bobby to One of His Shows!

On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby does another solo podcast because he believes he is being blackballed by Dancing With the Stars. He thinks the show has blackballed him because he has never bee...

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#523 - Dolly Parton on Writing "Jolene" and I Will Always Love You" on the Same Day + The Making of Her 'Rockstar' Album

#523 - Dolly Parton on Writing "Jolene" and I Will Always Love You" on the Same Day + The Making of Her 'Rockstar' Album

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#522 - Mark Cuban on Why He Left Shark Tank & Sold His Majority Stake in the Mavericks + Auditioning for the Show While Hungover + Going Door-to-Door Selling Trash Bags as a 12-Year-Old + Bobby & Mike Discuss Some of the Biggest Success Stories from Shark Tank

#522 - Mark Cuban on Why He Left Shark Tank & Sold His Majority Stake in the Mavericks + Auditioning for the Show While Hungover + Going Door-to-Door Selling Trash Bags as a 12-Year-Old + Bobby & Mike Discuss Some of the Biggest Success Stories from Shark Tank

On this episode of the BobbyCast, Bobby talks to entrepreneur billionaire, Mark Cuban. Mark is well-known for his role as a 'Shark' on the hit TV show, Shark Tank, along with being a majority owner in...

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#521 - Brooks & Dunn on Whether or Not They Actually Like Each Other + Why Reba Played a Huge Role in Getting them to Get Back Together + The Time They Thought Their Run on Top Had Ended + Bobby & Eddie Discuss Some Unknown Behind the Scenes Stories About Bands in the Past 

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