6 Figure Creative
6 Figure Creative is a podcast that helps freelance creatives earn more money by doing what they love. If you’re trying to avoid the never-ending grind of a 9–5, or just want to earn more money doing what you do best (creating), 6 Figure Creative is your new favorite show! Join host Brian Hood and his guests as they explore topics such as mental health, finances, sales, marketing, time management, the digital nomad lifestyle, and more.
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#51: Why Are Audio Engineers So Bad With Relati...
Chris Graham and Brian Hood discuss the abysmal track record audio engineers have in their relationships, both personal and business. Find out some key tips on how you can improve your relationship skills to improve your business and your life...
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#50: Help! My Clients All Want To Do Their Own ...
In this episode (recorded live in The Six Figure Home Studio Facebook Community), Brian and Chris discuss a dilemma faced by many engineers: artists who wish to record themselves. With more and more artists choosing the DIY option these days, how can...
39 min
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#49: How To Answer THE Most Important Question:...
In this advice buffet, podcast hosts Chris Graham and Brian Hood discuss how you can make your business stand out from the crowd. Find out why you need to be unique and what the best methods of doing differentiation are. Answering this one question...
48 min
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#48: Side Hustles You Can Use To Transition Out...
Podcast hosts Chris and Brian discuss the plethora of methods studio owners can use to supplement their income during dry spells. Join them to find out how you can get through the rough patches so you can stay as close to full time as possible in your...
44 min
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#47: How Every Single Studio Can Build A "Refer...
In this episode, Chris and Brian cover the importance of building a team not only for yourself, but for the added value to your clients. If you have the connections to a solid team of freelancers who you can refer artists to, you are adding value to...
37 min
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#46: Graham Cochrane Teaches Us How One Free So...
In this episode of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Chris and Brian go in depth with Graham Cochrane, founder of The Recording Revolution and www.grahamcochrane.com. They discuss topics such as making time for the important things in life, tips...
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#45: How Studio Owners Are Multiplying Their In...
In episode 45 of The Six Figure Home Studio Podcast, Brian and Chris discuss the 80/20 principle. This is something that affects not only your business but your personal relationships, your health, your hobbies, and so much more. Learn to harness the...
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#44: The Three Awkward Client Conversations You...
Have you ever agreed upon a rate with a client, only to be told at the end of the project they don’t have the funds? Has a client asked you to complete their work with a certain style, only to reverse course after the first draft is completed,...
39 min
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#43: How To Get More Clients For Your Studio (P...
Last week we showed you five different strategies you can use to generate leads for your studio. The problem is this... If you don’t know the right way to convert someone from a lead into a paying customer, none of those lead acquisition strategies...
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#42: How To Get More Clients For Your Studio (P...
If you ask any struggling studio what their number 1 problem is, the answer will almost always be “we need more clients”. This is because no studio can survive without a consistent stream of paid work. That is obvious. What isn’t so obvious is...
41 min
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#41: Why It's Important To Have Small, Measurab...
Striving towards a big overarching goal when starting your business is great to aim for. But without the ability to test and measure your progress along the way, there’s no way of knowing where you might end up. For full show notes, go to If you...
18 min
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#40: How We Use Checklists To Boost Our Income,...
Checklists may seem dull and boring, but the reality is this: Checklists help you to systemize tasks in your business which frees you up to focus on the things that actually matter. The things that actually push the needle in your business. In this...
29 min
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#39: What Fortnite, PUBG, and Other Video Games...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the popularity of video games like Fortnite and PUBG has exploded over the past year. Is it possible to take what we learned from these games and apply it to running a business? You bet your sweet ass it’s...
40 min
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#38: 10x Your Business By Identifying And Elimi...
Imagine this: You own the most incredible recording studio in the world, you’re the most skilled producer on earth, you’re a marketing genius, and you’re completely debt free… Sounds great, right? Now imagine this: You have all those things,...
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#37: The Niche Domination Checklist - Implement...
We’ve all heard the phrase “the riches are in the niches”.... While this may be true, it’s important that you do a few specific things in order to make the most of your new audio niche. In this episode, we give you a checklist of things you...
49 min
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#36: Sync Licensing: The Gateway To Passive Inc...
Passive income is the Holy Grail of income types, but it’s something that eludes most audio entrepreneurs. Most of us simply trade dollars for hours. One way to start building passive income is to venture into the world of sync licensing. The...
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#35: The Secret To Happier Clients, Fewer Revis...
This episode is for anyone who’s ever gone “batch it crazy.” For full show notes, go to If you want to suggest a guest, an idea for the podcast, or you have some general feedback, then you can submit that via email to
41 min
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#34: What Does The Future Hold For The Recordin...
If you look back at how much the recording industry has changed in the past 20 years, few people would have ever predicted what would happen. Software has all but replaced the need for much of the popular hardware from 20+ years ago. What little...
40 min
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#33: 5 Studio Niches Ripe For The Taking
Working on BIG records for major artists is probably a dream for a lot of you and most likely a big reason why you got into this industry. The hard truth is that for most people, this won’t happen quickly. So listen as Brian and Chris break down 5...
48 min
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#32: The 5 Types of Audio Income
Consistent income is something that all of us strive for but most of us struggle with. While there are plenty of ways to make money in the audio industry, how do you know which one is right for you? Well in this episode, Brian and Chris break down...
46 min
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#31: Overcoming Self-Doubt, Imposter Syndrome, ...
Self-doubt is hands down the biggest enemy to success that we see in our community. This is something that has prevented so many of us from achieving our biggest goals. If you’re unable to get out of your own damn way, then no amount of marketing,...
47 min
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#30: 11 Highly-Effective Negotiation Tactics An...
Whether you realize it or not, you negotiate with people nearly every day of your life. Even if you refuse to negotiation, you’re STILL using negotiation tactics. In today’s episode, you’ll learn 11 negotiation tactics you can use in your career...
52 min
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#29: 12 Amazing Tools To Help You Run A Profita...
We’ve all heard the quote “The right tool for the right job.” Well this especially true if you’re looking to optimize your business and grow it at an exponential level. In this episode, Brian and Chris break down their 12 favourite tools that...
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#28: Warren Huart: Advice From A Multi-Platinum...
Warren Huart has worked with bands like The Fray, Korn, and Aerosmith, and he’s worked on movies like Inglourious Basterds and Transformers. Further adding to his clout is his success on YouTube. With over 196000 subscribers and 17,000,000+ views,...
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#27: Saving Over $3,000 Per Month By “Downsizin...
If you had the chance to run your studio out of a fancy commercial facility designed by Bill Putnam, would you take it? Most of us would jump at the chance...but is this the right move? Matt Boudreau was given this chance in 2007, and in this...
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