Podcasts about Cool Springs

Join Monte Mohr and CA as they sit down with Sheida Gasparian, a dynamic real estate professional who's transforming the industry one open house at a time. [0:00-5:00] Sheida's Background: From California to Tennessee- Family move with Tesla job transfer- Choosing Tennessee for family values- Settling in Sumner County[5:00-10:00] Open House Strategy Revolution- Hosting multiple open houses on Saturdays- Breaking traditional real estate norms- Maximizing client interactions[10:00-15:00] Mentorship and Career Growth- Transitioning from education to real estate- Learning from mentor Mona Phillips- Building a successful real estate brand[15:00-20:00] Business Philosophy- The MQCA principle (Motivated, Qualified, Coachable, Appreciative)- Importance of boundaries in real estate- Collaborative approach to business[20:00-25:00] California to Tennessee Insights- Real estate market differences- Networking and cross-state opportunities- Building a unique professional identityA must-listen for aspiring real estate professionals and entrepreneurs looking to disrupt traditional business models!We Educate and Motivate All Things Real Estate!Monte Mohr owns Realty One Group Music City and has sold over $1 Billion dollar's worth of real estate and over 3000 homes sold over his 30+ year career!Interested in joining Monte as an agent?www.topagentsuccess.comCarey Ann Cyr manages and operates one of the Top Branches for CMG Financial in Franklin, TN. She and her team have become known for closing nearly impossible deals! They have processed over 300 million in mortgages since 2016 with over 613 families ushered into their dream homes!Contact Carey Ann:www.yourtnlendingsolution.comThe Talk of Music City Real Estate is Produced, Voiced and Edited by www.itsyourshow.co

Join Monty Mohr, CareyAnn, and Chris Corriveau as they reveal the top 10 critical issues that could potentially disrupt your home closing. From personal property removal to banking complications, this episode is packed with insider tips to ensure a smooth real estate transaction.Timed Highlights:[0:00-5:00] Introduction and discussion about real estate transaction challenges[5:55-7:30] Top 10 list begins: Personal property and item removal issues[10:00-11:43] Contract nuances and buyer/seller expectations[16:33-20:00] Notification requirements and travel considerations[21:50-25:00] Spouse involvement and legal documentation needs[25:00-28:26] Business entity and LLC compliance[28:26-30:00] Property title and ownership strategies[32:39-34:44] Banking and fund transfer challenges[34:44-end] Fraud prevention and identification verificationFind out more about Midtown Title: https://www.midtowntitletn.com/We Educate and Motivate All Things Real Estate!Monte Mohr owns Realty One Group Music City and has sold over $1 Billion dollar's worth of real estate and over 3000 homes sold over his 30+ year career!Interested in joining Monte as an agent?www.topagentsuccess.comCarey Ann Cyr manages and operates one of the Top Branches for CMG Financial in Franklin, TN. She and her team have become known for closing nearly impossible deals! They have processed over 300 million in mortgages since 2016 with over 613 families ushered into their dream homes!Contact Carey Ann:www.yourtnlendingsolution.comThe Talk of Music City Real Estate is Produced, Voiced and Edited by www.itsyourshow.co

From the Middle Tennessee ISACA Conference, Cool Springs, Tennessee, March 2025.Stacy Mill is a seasoned cybersecurity and IT executive with a track record of leading complex technology initiatives in both the public and private sectors. She has served as CTO for the State of Kansas, VP of IT and CISO at Nashville Electric Service, and global CISO at major enterprises like Spirit AeroSystems and Yum Brands. Stacy is also an active board member and thought leader in the utility and cybersecurity communities. In this discussion, she discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of leadership, communication, and mentorship in navigating complex risk environments. Stacy also offers insights into building resilient teams, working effectively with boards, and fostering diversity in tech leadership. Her story underscores the value of adaptability, continuous learning, and advocating for others in the cybersecurity field.

In this conversation, Benny Carreon, Dennis, and guests Todd and Janet Gatewood discuss the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, focusing on education, regulations, and practical steps for beginners. They emphasize the importance of understanding Bitcoin, the significance of holding it as a long-term investment, and the need for caution against scams. Todd and Janet Gatewood are co-owners of the Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Nashville located in Cool Springs. The club opened March 2, 2024 and is a social membership club offering Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education, one on one consultations, relaxed business spaces, event space, and a podcast room. This is the second of three clubs nationwide with three or four more slated to open in 2025 along with two all Inclusive Bitcoin Ben Beach Resorts in El Salvador. Passionate about educating others on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and entrepreneurship, they work with people individually and corporately to bring a greater understanding of what has been referred to as digital gold/digital property with the long term goal of creating mass adoption for the every day person.Together they have started a new podcast called God, Freedom, and Bitcoin which focuses on both current events and small businesses in Williamson County. After learning about Bitcoin in 2021, Todd left his day job in electrical sales, joined forces with “Bitcoin Ben” Semchee and started on a mission to bring this knowledge to his local community. He volunteers for the local Chamber of Commerce Williamson Inc, serving as a Team Leader for the Ambassador Committee. A native Nashvillian, Janet is an accomplished Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors for over 18 years and assists Todd as co-owner of the Nashville Club and Director of Marketing for all of the Clubs and Resort.Hosted by Benny Carreon and Dennis JacksonTodd and Janet Gatewood- https://bitcoinbencryptoclubnashville.comDennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.comBenny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/

In this conversation, Benny Carreon, Dennis, and guests Todd and Janet Gatewood discuss the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, focusing on education, regulations, and practical steps for beginners. They emphasize the importance of understanding Bitcoin, the significance of holding it as a long-term investment, and the need for caution against scams. Todd and Janet Gatewood are co-owners of the Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Nashville located in Cool Springs. The club opened March 2, 2024 and is a social membership club offering Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education, one on one consultations, relaxed business spaces, event space, and a podcast room. This is the second of three clubs nationwide with three or four more slated to open in 2025 along with two all Inclusive Bitcoin Ben Beach Resorts in El Salvador. Passionate about educating others on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and entrepreneurship, they work with people individually and corporately to bring a greater understanding of what has been referred to as digital gold/digital property with the long term goal of creating mass adoption for the every day person.Together they have started a new podcast called God, Freedom, and Bitcoin which focuses on both current events and small businesses in Williamson County. After learning about Bitcoin in 2021, Todd left his day job in electrical sales, joined forces with “Bitcoin Ben” Semchee and started on a mission to bring this knowledge to his local community. He volunteers for the local Chamber of Commerce Williamson Inc, serving as a Team Leader for the Ambassador Committee. A native Nashvillian, Janet is an accomplished Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors for over 18 years and assists Todd as co-owner of the Nashville Club and Director of Marketing for all of the Clubs and Resort.Hosted by Benny Carreon and Dennis JacksonTodd and Janet Gatewood- https://bitcoinbencryptoclubnashville.comDennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.comBenny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/

In this conversation, Benny Carreon, Todd, and Janet Gatewood discuss the evolution and significance of Bitcoin, exploring its potential as a digital currency, investment opportunity, and transaction method. They emphasize the importance of education in navigating the cryptocurrency space and highlight the global adoption of Bitcoin, particularly in countries like El Salvador. The discussion also touches on the role of blockchain technology in ensuring transaction legitimacy and the future trends in Bitcoin investment.Todd and Janet Gatewood are co-owners of the Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Nashville located in Cool Springs. The club opened March 2, 2024 and is a social membership club offering Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education, one on one consultations, relaxed business spaces, event space, and a podcast room. This is the second of three clubs nationwide with three or four more slated to open in 2025 along with two all Inclusive Bitcoin Ben Beach Resorts in El Salvador. Passionate about educating others on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and entrepreneurship, they work with people individually and corporately to bring a greater understanding of what has been referred to as digital gold/digital property with the longterm goal of creating mass adoption for the every day person.Together they have started a new podcast called God, Freedom, and Bitcoin which focuses on both current events and small businesses in Williamson County. After learning about Bitcoin in 2021, Todd left his day job in electrical sales, joined forces with “Bitcoin Ben” Semchee and started on a mission to bring this knowledge to his local community. He volunteers for the local Chamber of Commerce Williamson Inc, serving as a Team Leader for the Ambassador Committee. A native Nashvillian, Janet is an accomplished Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors for over 18 years and assists Todd as co-owner of the Nashville Club and Director of Marketing for all of the Clubs and ResortHosted by Benny Carreon and Dennis JacksonTodd and Janet Gatewood- https://bitcoinbencryptoclubnashville.comDennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.comBenny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/

In this conversation, Benny Carreon, Todd, and Janet Gatewood discuss the evolution and significance of Bitcoin, exploring its potential as a digital currency, investment opportunity, and transaction method. They emphasize the importance of education in navigating the cryptocurrency space and highlight the global adoption of Bitcoin, particularly in countries like El Salvador. The discussion also touches on the role of blockchain technology in ensuring transaction legitimacy and the future trends in Bitcoin investment.Todd and Janet Gatewood are co-owners of the Bitcoin Ben Crypto Club Nashville located in Cool Springs. The club opened March 2, 2024 and is a social membership club offering Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education, one on one consultations, relaxed business spaces, event space, and a podcast room. This is the second of three clubs nationwide with three or four more slated to open in 2025 along with two all Inclusive Bitcoin Ben Beach Resorts in El Salvador. Passionate about educating others on Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and entrepreneurship, they work with people individually and corporately to bring a greater understanding of what has been referred to as digital gold/digital property with the longterm goal of creating mass adoption for the every day person.Together they have started a new podcast called God, Freedom, and Bitcoin which focuses on both current events and small businesses in Williamson County. After learning about Bitcoin in 2021, Todd left his day job in electrical sales, joined forces with “Bitcoin Ben” Semchee and started on a mission to bring this knowledge to his local community. He volunteers for the local Chamber of Commerce Williamson Inc, serving as a Team Leader for the Ambassador Committee. A native Nashvillian, Janet is an accomplished Realtor with Pilkerton Realtors for over 18 years and assists Todd as co-owner of the Nashville Club and Director of Marketing for all of the Clubs and ResortHosted by Benny Carreon and Dennis JacksonTodd and Janet Gatewood- https://bitcoinbencryptoclubnashville.comDennis Jackson-WorX Solution- dennisj@worxsolution.com ; www.worxsolution.comBenny Carreon- Velocity Technology Group- benny@velocitytechnology.group;https://velocitytechnology.group/

On this episode of the Fayetteville 411 we talk with Ashanti Bennett and Bianca Shoneman about the upcoming New Year's Celebration and a deep dive on what makes up Cool Springs Downtown!

Chef Steven Robilio of Amerigo joins host Marie Cecile Anderson to preview his 13th annual Feast of Seven Fishes — taking place Dec. 9 at the Cool Springs location and Dec. 10 on West End — and explain why after more than three decades, this beloved Italian restaurant continues to stand the test of time. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter.  Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392⁩ Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.  Learn more about the sponsor of this Dec. 5th episode: Tecovas

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Russ Ramsey is an author and pastor with a passion for uniting art and faith. He has been in vocational ministry for more than twenty years and currently serves as the lead pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church's Cool Springs location. He holds an MDiv and ThM from Covenant Theological Seminary, and is the author of six books, including Rembrandt is in the Wind: Learning to Love Art through the Eyes of Faith (Zondervan 2022), and Behold the King of Glory, recipient of the 2016 Christian Book Award for New Author. Russ was also a founding contributor and member of The Rabbit Room and is a featured speaker each year at The Rabbit Room's annual conference, Hutchmoot. In today's episode Russ discusses his new book, Van Gogh has a Broken Heart. The conversation explores how Van Gogh's life and art reveal universal themes of struggle and wonder and what Van Gogh reveals about the human condition.Patrons of the podcast can enjoy an additional interview segment on why the arts are important to communities of faith. Visit Patreon.com/makersandmystics to learn more. Name Drops: Van Gogh, Norman Rockwell, Paul Simon, Rembrandt, Books: The Sunflowers Are Mine, Van Gogh Has A Broken Heart Topics: Suffering, Van Gogh, Wonder, Faith, Honesty in art, mental health, emotional well-beingVan Gogh LettersJoin our creative collectiveGive a one-time donation

A Middle Tennessee Business Podcast....subscribe/follow/rate/review at www.mmtbp.comCareyAnn Cyr and I have been friends for quite some time now. So to have her on again is more like a glimpse into a discussion between two good friends. As the Senior Loan Officer with CMG Mortgage in Cool Springs, she is certainly one of the more successful people I know. Her drive is something at which to be marveled. Lately though, she's realizing the importance of slowing down to smell the flowers a bit and enjoy her time with her mother, sister and daughter. It's important to celebrate small victories, setting achievable goals, and adapting to change in various aspects of life. We highlighted the value of self-awareness, validation, and gratitude in overcoming obstacles and maintaining motivation. Highlights:Managing multiple roles and goals while maintaining mental and physical health. (5:54)Business strategies during exercise. (12:54)Personal branding and building trust in the mortgage industry. (20:51)Interviewing famous people, including parents and musicians. (58:58)Mortgages, music, and living life to the fullest. (1:04:12)Follow CareyAnn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/careyann-cyr-ab1752146/https://www.facebook.com/CareyAnnCyr/__________________________________________________________________________________________________****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW the Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast:www.mmtbp.comwww.instagram.com/mostlymiddletnbusinespodcastwww.instagram.com/jimmccarthyvosTiktok: @jimmccarthyvos __________________________________________________________Shoutout to Matt Wilson for lending his voice to the new intro of MMTBP.Follow him and his podcast from which I may have borrowed the *mostly* concept:https://linktr.ee/mamwmw___________________________________________________________****You hear Jim mention it on almost every episode, ME vs. WE and how 2023 will be 1943 all over again….order “PENDULUM:How Past Generations Shape Our Present and Predict Our Future”:https://a.co/d/7oKK7Ip__________________________________________________________________________The co-author of Pendulum wrote a myriad of other books and started a non-profit 21st Century Non-Traditional Business School that you should really check out: Wizard Academy - www.wizardacademy.org__________________________________________________________________________Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What's Your Problem Podcast!Curious about podcasting? This podcast (and many others) is produced by www.itsyourshow.co#billionaire #business #entrepreneurship #fashion #love #marketing #meme #middle #mindset #motivation #nashville #nashvilletennessee #nashvilletn #nature #podcast #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #podcasting #podcastlife #podcasts #podcastshow #smallbusiness #tennessee #tennesseelife #mortgage #mortgages #loanofficer #entrepreneur #entrepreneurshipCall Incredible Doors! 931-348-DOOR. We're making garage doors in Maury and Wlliamson counties incredible again! www.incredibledoors.com

In the first hour of the Chase & Big Joe Show, Chase & Big Joe were live from Dunkin Donuts in Cool Springs. They discuss their question of the day, where in the world is Aaron Rodgers? Savannah Bananas Austin Krzeminski joined the show and was asked about his baseball career and how he ended up with the Savannah Bananas. Austin also talked about his time playing at Fenway Park with the Savannah Bananas. The Bananas play in Nashville here this weekend in front of a sold-out crowd. To end the hour, Chase & Big Joe answer their question of the day and answer some calls and texts. 

If you are creating a brand, the most important thing you can be is authentic. Today we are talking to Nick Woodard about what it to means to be authentic and to reflect that in your business. ResourceCheck Out Nick's WebsiteReal Estate Marketing DudeThe Listing Advocate (Earn more listings!)REMD on YouTubeREMD on InstagramTranscript:What's up? Ladies and gentlemen, welcome with our episode of the Real Estate Marketing Dude podcast. Folks, we're going to chat about today is the only thing you should be focused on in 2024, because I was like, What are you going to do in markets?00:04:04:08 - 00:04:21:19UnknownStrange thing. What new shiny objects coming out next? What kind of work? I buy more leads. Work? I do this. No, dude, just need to start being more of yourself. You you need to be authentic before you could ever start marketing or attract anybody online. If you have any bit of like fakeness or bullshit about yourself, you're in turn people off.00:04:21:19 - 00:04:41:24UnknownAnd today's entire show is going to be dedicated towards one thing Authenticity. How do you become more authentic? Authentic? How do you become more authenticity? How do you become more authentic? So I think Nick here reached out to me maybe on Instagram, if I'm not mistaken, or maybe it's Facebook, I forget which platform, but he's been listed in the show for quite a while.00:04:41:24 - 00:05:03:17UnknownAppreciate that. But you know what? He really massages like my ability to show for a while. And this guy's been an agent for 20 years in a bar was six or seven years ago. He says he stopped he stopped being that perfect, perfect like Barbie doll and all type of an age it right? Like the stereotypical fucking person.00:05:03:17 - 00:05:20:20UnknownHello. I'm here for real. Say you write your name tag and everything, right? Perfect. Suit. Your socks are perfect. You're driving the car. You might have rented it from a friend just for the day, just to do showings. Right. But you put on that front. We've all been there and he stopped caring. He just said, Fuck it. I'm going to go out and be myself.00:05:20:21 - 00:05:35:09UnknownAnd we're going to hear story today. We have have not dug into this or you to hear it live with me here. We haven't practice this or anything like that. And he said, Mike, once I stopped giving a shit, I started business, took off, I started being myself. So the first thing I do is I go to his website.00:05:35:09 - 00:05:55:18UnknownI want you guys, if you guys are online, go visit his website and keep him in mind for your referrals because you'll be in good hands. But without further ado, we want to go ahead and introduce Mr. Nick Woodard from Middle Tennessee. What's up, Nick Paton And dude, good to be on here. I'm a friend. Yeah, forever. Thanks for coming on.00:05:55:20 - 00:06:10:06UnknownDo people want to hear your the story? I like I love these shows because you take something and you actually run with it. And I want to just hear the whole story is like from start to finish. I think people are going to get a lot out of it and you guys have to learn how to connect with people online.00:06:10:06 - 00:06:29:02UnknownAnd it's just like you connect with your neighbor, you connect with people at church, restaurant bars, whatever you do, I don't care. The same way you connect with people one on one face to face and same way you connect with them online. But it's very difficult to do that when you're really not in your own true skin. And my first question I have for Nick is, Nick, how long were you in real estate?00:06:29:04 - 00:06:51:02UnknownAll you time. Overall, I've been in it for 20 years. It's now growing here just south of Nashville, Middle Tennessee. And I went to high school here, went to went to college at MTSU, and then got into real estate because it was kind of a family thing. And that's that's what I was going to do until I figured out what I wanted to do.00:06:51:04 - 00:07:07:20UnknownAnd here we are 20 years later. Yeah. So sort of a similar story, like, I actually took this, I need to graduate college. And I was like, in last three hour elective. Our teachers, like, you can make a lot of money in real estate. And I'm like, sweet guys. That's what I'll do. Now, the first half of your career because you made the switch, right?00:07:07:20 - 00:07:24:20UnknownI'm going to I'm going to explain if you guys were just listing visually what the switch means. So if you go on to Nick's website, Nick Twitter.com, first thing I see is a pair of boots and like a baseball type cap and it's a615. He's actually wearing a six foot five hat right now. I'm guessing six one fives is area code, right?00:07:24:21 - 00:07:44:24UnknownSo but he's he built a brand. Every single person has one thing right off the bat. When I landed on your website, I already saw 615 and I already had a different impression, a different connection with you than anybody else. And because when a consumer logs on typically real estate agents website, what do you expect to see like Nick, what do you expect to see if you log on to a real estate agent site?00:07:45:00 - 00:08:08:21UnknownBe honest, there's no holding back here. Yeah, I mean, you know, you get the stereotypical Sunset Strip stuff and, you know, flashy cars and, you know, fancy houses and suits and, you know, everybody playing the game, trying to be, you know, just uber professional, which, you know, I'm still very professional. I just I do it in jeans, boots and a hat.00:08:08:23 - 00:08:29:03UnknownAnd it's just when you become authentically you, the game changes. Yeah. And you put your beliefs if you guys been listening to showing and I appreciate this he doesn't he's not scared to claim the only name that means anything Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior. But he puts it on his site, not like something like that. People don't want to, like all the time.00:08:29:03 - 00:08:44:09UnknownShould I talk about religion? Should I talk about politics? Should I do this? I do that? And the right answer is, Well, do you do that when no one's watching? And if the answer is yes, then the answer is yes. You should be doing that on your site. Why do what? Hold you back so long? And we just, like, stuck like, No.00:08:44:09 - 00:09:09:09UnknownWell, I wasn't growing at the pace I wanted to grow. And to be honest with you, it was mainly the the online presence change. You know, the game's changed. You have to create content like you preach all the time. You have to brand yourself. You have to do those things that are different now compared to 15, 20 years ago.00:09:09:14 - 00:09:34:12UnknownYeah. And so when I started picking up on doing these additional, you know, new things, that's when I was like, you know what? It'd be a heck of a lot easier if I just take video of me being me. And, you know, that's kind of what started it all. You know, a lot of my videos are now, of course, you know, local updates and tours of homes and all that fun stuff.00:09:34:12 - 00:09:58:05UnknownBut, you know, I put in videos of I've got a 60 acre farm South of town here, and I'll go down there and shoot guns and fish and hide. And I'm an outdoorsman. And, you know, you put you put you being you. And people will gravitate to that, like you say all the time. You attract your tribe and his Instagram and on his Instagram page, he it's awesome.00:09:58:05 - 00:10:15:23UnknownLike he penned and I could just like, I'm just I'm on your Instagram right now on my phone. And the second pinned video he has there's him shooting was like Buccaneer 5040s and it looks like some kind of machine gun. But yeah, you're right, because people probably say that to you. Like, here's a question just from your Instagram handle.00:10:16:02 - 00:10:36:09UnknownI'm sure you does this generate your business? Instagram More business comes from Instagram than anything else. Now, how many people, when they reach out to you, mention something about the gun almost every single one of them. And most of my clients, you know. But wait, it's wait. I thought we're living in like a woke America where guns aren't cool.00:10:36:09 - 00:11:01:16UnknownAnd if you have a gun, like, you're like, bad news, man. You know, man, it's kind of one of those things that, you know, I want people to know me before they meet me. So, you know, I'm a devout Christian and unemployed, unapologetically conservative. I'm an outdoorsman, a dad. And I want you to know that on the front in I'm not for everybody.00:11:01:22 - 00:11:22:05UnknownAnd you know what? I've I've brought in more people that want to work with me because of showing who I really am. I would agree with that. I've seen I've done it like I've it was similar like when I did the do think so first real estate market to Chicago real estate dude then in turn in the real estate marketing dude.00:11:22:05 - 00:11:42:23UnknownBut it was a brand right It's a brand guys is the 615 thing I pretty sure I don't know this either, but do people ever call you like the 615 agent or the 615? God, you get that a lot. I don't. I don't get the names, but I do. Walking around town, I have people come up and introduce themselves, the agent with the hat, and they they put it together.00:11:43:03 - 00:12:05:02Unknownyour Nick. We watch your content and, you know, good job. And you're like, Watch that, bro. Like, you actually watch that video, right? Floored me the first time that happened. It just, you know, so there's eyeballs on you. You don't know. And if you stay consistent with it, you, you know, you can really build something. What how long did it take you to like?00:12:05:02 - 00:12:23:19UnknownBecause when you start creating content, it isn't like we make it sound easy. Like I make it sound easy. Guys, it's not all right because I do this every day. But of course it's going to be easy for me. But if you haven't done this before, throwing yourself out there for many people. Scary. You know, I just got done shooting a video with a guy yesterday.00:12:23:19 - 00:12:43:12UnknownThis guy makes, like millions of dollars a year. He's the most confident attorney I've seen in a long time. But when he gets on camera, like is he buckles at the knees and so many people get stuck like like who cares what other people think about you, right, Right, Right. Does everyone is everyone who comes your way like you realize that?00:12:43:12 - 00:13:12:09UnknownLike you feel like you're there, like your brother from another mother, sister from other business. You feel like, okay, I just get along with these people, you know, I feel completely connected with most people before they even get here, because I know most people, you know, we try to impress everybody and be everything for everybody. But in all reality, you're when you become you and show who you really are, you attract like minded people.00:13:12:11 - 00:13:43:03UnknownAnd so there's a there's an automatic connection before we even jump in the car. Where else are you, Tommy? Talk to me about your marketing, how you stay in front of people. First off, are you doing anything cold? Like buying leads? Anything cold at all? Like, anything for buying any type of advertising like that? No, I've actually, you know, not to, not to steal your stuff, but you know, I've been listening to you forever, and so I do, you know, snail mail.00:13:43:06 - 00:14:21:15UnknownI do the video emails, I do Instagram, I do just a whole wide, wide range of stuff. How big is your email list right now? It's not huge. Probably 800, 900 everyday. And these are relationships, correct? These are all people that I know somehow, someway. Not. Not. Wow. All right. Let's break the math down on this. This is great 800 relationship and you're using video email.00:14:21:17 - 00:14:42:06UnknownWhat's your. Let's do that. So let's I'm going to show you guys why this works mathematically right now. Let's dig deep on this. So you have 800 people open your emails. What is your open rate on those video emails and how often are you sending them out? I send them out probably every 2 to 3 weeks. Open rate is just south of 50%.00:14:42:08 - 00:15:02:20Unknownshit. Okay, so here's what this means, you guys in mathematical ways, because this this is what a traction is. I'm going to define it right here. Good job, dude. First off, congratulations on the 800 email is Will relationships mine at my peak was 400 half of that an average I only see. It's okay if you start out with 50 relationships because you didn't get this overnight.00:15:02:20 - 00:15:17:22UnknownRight? And everyone says, I don't have an email list, but everyone has a wedding list. So much. So how do you have a wedding list? But you don't have an email list because you're waiting List is your email list. If you know like entrust them, you're farming them in any which way you can. Video emails the best email strategy ever.00:15:17:24 - 00:15:41:16UnknownI haven't see anything work better. I'm averaging 40%. You're averaging to 50%. It's because you have a much better relationship with them. What? What are you sending them on? Video email. First, take it. You're getting a 50% open rate. What is that type of content? You're really it's it's more engaging stuff like, you know, I, I moved to Brentwood, Tennessee just happened that school when I was seven years old, 1988.00:15:41:18 - 00:16:15:10UnknownSo I do a lot of you know, this is what I saw growing up. Basically, the William, you know, is a county. I specialize in this like Brentwood. FRANKLIN No one's little Thompson Station, just just south of Nashville. So I like to tell stories of of the way it was. You know, I live right outside of an area called Cool Springs, which is, you know, a thriving you know, it's got mixed use homes, commercial, all that stuff.00:16:15:11 - 00:16:36:23UnknownAnd I like to tell stories about when I was in middle school, we couldn't get pizza delivered so far out in the country. People people engage with stuff like that. The key sad is stories. Guys like it. Pay attention to this like he's he's hitting on the head stories because if you make statements it's harder people know the difference like stories versus statements is a big thing.00:16:37:00 - 00:16:57:06UnknownYou make statements, you're telling someone something and no one likes to be told anything. Correct. But when you tell stories, you're like, I can I can relate to that. Now, whether you know it or not, you were one of the ones that taught me that be good at telling a story, be a good storyteller. I'm doing the math on this video emails.00:16:57:06 - 00:17:17:09UnknownHere you go. So let's look at the map. So 800 people open them at 50%. Open. Right? That's 400 people seen him. Looks like you're about one and a half times a month on email. This doesn't count social media or anything he's doing. If direct mail, branding, whatever else he's doing, he's just when someone takes acknowledgment of your existence, you're basically having a conversation.00:17:17:09 - 00:17:37:03UnknownThat's what I love about video email because they don't want to talk back to you. You just need to have that face time. Right? But here's the math, though. So 400 people a month are opening your emails and you're touching them about 18 times a year. So out of those 400 people a month, these are just the opens, 10 to 15% of them are moving.00:17:37:03 - 00:18:04:09UnknownSo you got about 40 to, what, 50 different people just they're moving. And then out of all 400 of these people, all of them know someone who's moving, especially to Tennessee. Most of them are coming from Chicago. I probably know like ten people moving to Tennessee right now. But dude, so on emails, how many people respond to your emails because no one responds to it?00:18:04:09 - 00:18:26:21UnknownTurn back the clock. Email No. One response to a just listed email. Guys. How many people? To be honest, it's a little bit hard to figure out what the return is because it's just a consistent. Then you just do it over and over and over. And then I add, you know, a lot of snail mail to it, and it's not boring either.00:18:26:21 - 00:18:51:22UnknownUsually it's a handwritten note, you know, I've got a database of probably 200, 300 people that are my close group that are also on that list. You direct mailing them. Yeah. And it's usually know a lot of times I'll sit down with a stack of thank you cards, put a $5 Starbucks gift card in there and just say, Hey, thinking about you, please remember me.00:18:51:22 - 00:19:15:20UnknownIf you know anybody that how many people do you send that to you that go to the 200? Yeah, they probably go back to I love it And it's a legal bribe. You guys like 200 people. It is. It's a legal bribe. All right. It's 200 to 300 people. That's that's going to cost you 1000 to 1. That's going to cost you 1200 dollars.00:19:15:20 - 00:19:43:16UnknownYou're going to spend 1200 Oscar database. All you need to know on deal. And you what? Go in there and buy all those gift cards at 8:00 in the morning at Starbucks. They love that. That's fun it when everybody's waiting behind you as they scan in a hundred. Get those now he saw some the second ago and if you guys caught it but it's very hard to track like the emails you know they're getting open right And you don't know where people will come from.00:19:43:19 - 00:20:00:08UnknownIt's tough. Like you're like, where do you see me? Unless you get you probably ask once in a while, but probably not every time. But it's like, yeah, you got to ask the same from now. The beauty about this is I'm going to guess at all out of the people that are on his direct mail list, 200 or 300 people.00:20:00:10 - 00:20:19:17UnknownAnd when you're direct mailing people, 100% of people have to engage with you unless they live at the wrong address. So if they throw the piece away, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what you direct mail and it just matters a direct mail him something because it's the only physical touch, right? His email is a virtual touch. And I'm guessing all the people on the direct mail address, they're on your email list, too, I'm assuming.00:20:19:19 - 00:20:44:21UnknownRight. And they're probably also friends with you on social media. Yeah. And I've actually gone you know, one thing that I started doing not too long ago is take all my contacts, find them on social media and engage with them on social media to try to trip, you know, trip that the algorithm to pull my stuff up in their feed and vice versa.00:20:44:23 - 00:21:03:16UnknownHave you tried to boost your Facebook from your personal profile yet, just to your friends? No, I actually no, not to. A lot of people haven't done it. Yeah, do it. Try it. I'm curious to know what will happen and if you guys are listening, you could do this with a brand account. You could actually you don't see a business page anymore.00:21:03:16 - 00:21:20:11UnknownIn other words, because what the hell is the point of a business page to run ads unless you're running like advanced ads? But if you're just trying to market your database, I would just pick the one or two best performing posts each month and I would put ten bucks behind them. Right. Because you're going to reach way more of those people just to pay to reach them.00:21:20:11 - 00:21:46:01UnknownAnd it's still worth it. Now, the only problem I've ever really had with with boosting in ads and everything is the, you know, the the firewall for the, you know, you can't really target exactly who you want to target. Are your friends. Yeah. Good call to all I want to target cause now I got duties to their land and sea approach to same it just you don't need a large like audience here.00:21:46:01 - 00:22:11:06UnknownWe're not talking about tens of thousands of people but you don't need. I mean, the average analyst does like 6 hours a year, dude. Like, I don't know what the average sales price is by you, but statistically and mathematically, like, you're you're crushing it. Do it. I'm I'm very blessed. But modest guy I'm average you know between 15 and 20 million a year probably but that's fantastic for that market.00:22:11:06 - 00:22:43:12UnknownWhat's the average salesperson? You know average 20 to 30 sides. So yeah, the math, it's changed drastically in the past ten years. But at that wonderful man, I love it. I love it. Tell me about so you guys, you heard his frequency. I just want to make sure everyone gets that. He's direct mailing people, he's emailing people, and he's constantly engaging on social media, airline and see get to do everything.00:22:43:14 - 00:23:05:03UnknownWhat do you see best? Are you anything on Facebook or are you strictly IG and you do tick tock? Are you doing anything else on social? I do some Facebook, of course. That's, you know, mainly I kind of, you know, cross them, take my Instagram stuff and put it on Facebook. You know, I think those are probably two of the platforms you can get away with that.00:23:05:05 - 00:23:35:15UnknownVery similar. Yeah, you know, I do a little more personal on Facebook and, you know, I don't do as much with my kids and stuff on Instagram because of Facebook, just for somewhat privacy reasons that I have in terms of like what what's working best in terms of getting engagement on social feed, Like what type of content is performing the best short form video of So what's the length of time, what's the subject matter?00:23:35:15 - 00:24:16:14UnknownAnd all the above real are doing really well. I do a lot of, you know, showing showing the area, showing, you know, new construction neighborhoods, showing the lifestyle. It's all about selling the live. So there's a lot of people moving to the Nashville area from, you know, California, Chicago, that type thing. And a lot of them are coming for, you know, political reasons or financial reasons or, you know, if you showcase that, hey, look, Tennessee, come on, now we shoot guns and fish and it's it's a great ad on your brother.00:24:16:19 - 00:24:46:21UnknownYeah yeah. I the the post you were talking about on on my IG that shows me shooting guns It's a whole just snapshots of me out in the outdoors and doing that type. I can pinpoint exactly three new clients I've picked up because of that video. Yeah. About now on the flip side of that, first, you may have turned some off too, but guess what?00:24:46:21 - 00:25:12:02UnknownYou wouldn't want to work with them anyways. You're absolutely right that, you know, that's kind of the the risk reward that you have to take. And I was very concerned with that on the front end. But then when you start seeing the results and not only the results, but you're attracting people that you enjoy working with. Yeah. You know, we don't agree on everything and that's fine.00:25:12:02 - 00:25:38:11UnknownI don't expect to agree on everything. It's my job to to take care of these people and serve them well no matter what they believe. That's different than me. However, when you do click with somebody that that's similar to you, it makes everything so much easier and more fun. Yeah, I agree. I agree. What else would you tell someone?00:25:38:11 - 00:25:59:09UnknownBecause I think here's a big problem is that people I think everyone wants to do what you're saying. You know, like it just makes sense. But I think people it is, you know, like I said it, guys, this is an easy you have to commit to it, but you got to make the time to do it right. And then you know how life gets better.00:25:59:14 - 00:26:19:23UnknownHave kids like that happens right then. Then you fall off track and like, gosh, it I'll get an accident tomorrow. And then I go, I go there. How long did it take you to start getting those results to keep you motivated? Well, you know, basically, first and foremost, find you a couple people in your given market that are successful.00:26:20:00 - 00:26:51:09UnknownFollow them on IG and see what they're doing. You know, whether you're in Chicago or you're, you know, Phenix, wherever you are, find those those people that are producing, get on their pages, see what they're doing. You know, a lot of times I even save, you know, if there's something that looks great, I'll save it. And then when I have some time, I'll go create a whole bunch of content, stick it in the hopper, and then leak it out as I go instead of going, my God, what do I got to do today?00:26:51:11 - 00:27:14:21UnknownAnd feeling that anxiety of having to get something, or I've got 40 or 50 pieces of content a little way that I can throw out there, you know, and like you say all the time, take something that's long form, break it up in a short form and leak it out there in bits and pieces, because consistency is more important than having something that's incredibly great.00:27:14:23 - 00:27:26:14UnknownYou don't have to like you don't have to post at the time you're getting the content either, right? Like you don't have to. Like that's what I think a lot of you. shit, I don't want you to because I'm supposed to write. no, you could just like you could build a library stuff in your phone and hold on to it.00:27:26:16 - 00:27:55:09UnknownAnd then, you know, when you're sitting in your bed at night and do it when you make all your posts, how are you doing it? I guess in dead time, you know that real I was that we were talking about on on this pandemic profile. Those are some snips of video over the course of probably two years. Yeah they're just I had in my phone and then one day sitting around, you know, got a glass of bourbon and you go, you know, all right, let's put some reels together.00:27:55:11 - 00:28:18:24UnknownYou come up with some ideas, put them together, save them in your drafts and Instagram, and when you want to stick them out there, stick them out there. Are you following a certain schedule? Not really a problem started. Yeah. Yeah. Just sort of roll with it. Yeah. I think it's a I think that that helps people a lot if they just like you got to just like cause you don't know I need to do a better job.00:28:18:24 - 00:28:36:18UnknownThat actually started doing a lot of that. It took like a year off content. I was pivoting this year and now like back in the content creation mode. So I got all these ideas and shit everywhere, like in my phone, but what it comes down to is you have to get the stuff right, you got to get the content and you got to tell me the difference, though.00:28:36:18 - 00:29:03:01UnknownAnd here's an important point about the content you're creating, whether it's a tour or whether it's a picture you in it, whether it's a picture or video versus you not in it, what's the difference? I'm in some of mine I'm not in and others, you know, I do some voiceovers as well. I will say one thing that I think is important is to get yourself a logo, you know, get something.00:29:03:01 - 00:29:25:23UnknownIf you look at all my stuff, my logo pretty much pops up on everything. You know, Of course, they use the 615 just to kind of, you know, it's catchy. It grabs the eye and it ties and ties it back to me. But I think it's it's a mixed bag of of a lot of different things. As long as it's consistent and it's well done.00:29:26:00 - 00:29:48:12UnknownDoes not have to be perfect, just has to be consistent. It has to show your your your true self, be authentic and show the mistakes as well. I had I've had a lot of engagement from you know, I like to tell stories of things that I totally screwed up. Yeah. Vulnerable. Totally. And you own it if you own it.00:29:48:12 - 00:30:09:10UnknownPeople are forgiving. Yeah, I've bought a couple refrigerators before, but yeah, but the people are scared and when they make a mistake. But it's honestly the most human thing you could do at any my volunteer poster, I was my most engaged. And I think a matter of fact, I think I made a vulnerable post on Instagram. I think that's when you probably reached out to me, if I'm not mistaken.00:30:09:12 - 00:30:24:14UnknownWhat was one was that I think it was something about I was telling a story about a hard time I went through or something, and I think that that might have been the post you actually reached out on. Now we're on the show together, but that's like a perfect example of like what we're talking about here. I forgot about that.00:30:24:16 - 00:30:44:06UnknownBut yeah, that's what we're talking about, me and my stuff. If it was boring, same old stuff. You're different. That's why. That's why you stick out. So this is awesome, dude. You guys don't overthink this process. Nick's nailing it like you just got to stay from the people, you know, in your way. You don't have to tell them you're in real estate.00:30:44:06 - 00:31:00:21UnknownYou got to remind them, like, he's really just a tour guide. Like you're talking about the community because like anything you show in the community reminds everyone you in real say otherwise. Like, why are you doing the students? You have no life. You're doing it for business, but you're not doing it in a sleazy way. You're doing it in a value added way, and that's why people are responding to it.00:31:00:23 - 00:31:27:21UnknownGood job, man. Well done. Appreciate it. Any final tips you want to give to anyone who's thinking about building a brand, creating content and doing what you're doing in the 615 just do it. Stop being scared. That's what a social media is. Nobody's perfect as long as you do it consistently and authentically, you will see results, I promise you.00:31:27:23 - 00:31:51:15UnknownLike you say all the time, stop being afraid of that little six inch device You have just, you know, use the technology we got though, yourself out there and you will benefit from it. I approve this message and we approve you listening to another episode of the Real Estate Marketing Do podcast. Folks, we appreciate it, if you like.00:31:51:15 - 00:32:06:14UnknownWe saw today. I mean, Nick, I want to talk about you becoming our spokesperson or something for referral suite because that is exactly what referral suite is for. Also, he gives you the direct mail to automate your database to video email content to send to your database, and the video email system itself and its social media monthly schedule.00:32:06:15 - 00:32:26:12UnknownSo you have to worry about what to say. You have to sort of re do it your way, visit it, and we'll be ready to launch that thing in the next month or so. So I appreciate you guys check that out. Referral Suite W, S.W.A.T. Referral Suite dot com and hope you become a member. Appreciate guys listen to their episode dude.00:32:26:12 - 00:32:41:12UnknownAppreciate you, man. That was awesome. Thank you brother. That was cool. And I want keep being unapologetically you. That's the way it is and it's the way the future and you, the listener. You should not be scared. Go for it. See you guys next week. But.00:32:41:12 - 00:32:59:12UnknownThank you for watching another episode of the Real Estate Marketing Do podcast. If you need help with video or finding out what your brand is. Visit our website at WW Dot Real Estate Marketing do dot com. We make branding and video content creation simple and do everything for you. So if you have any additional questions, visit the site.00:32:59:17 - 00:33:24:18UnknownDownload the training and then schedule time to speak with the dude and get you rolling in your local marketplace. Thanks for watching another episode of the podcast. We'll see you next time.

Today, Evan and Dan come up from the Cool Springs office to give Paul a much needed vacation. Evan starts the show by talking about the Fourth of July and the foundational freedoms required to dream, save and invest. Both advisors talk about Evan's recent trip to Israel and why having an experienced tour guide makes a huge difference when you're navigating something new — whether it be a new country or a topic like money and investing. Later in the show, Evan breaks down a Wall Street Journal article titled “Investors are Pouring Money into this Modified S&P 500 Stock Market Strategy.”    For more information about what we do or how we can help you, schedule a 15-minute call with us here: paulwinkler.com/call.

Blaine and Mickey are live from DeJuan Burford State Farm in Cool Springs talking DeAndre Hopkins, Ja Morant, and more. Mike Wilson of Knox News preview the Vols trip to the CWS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blaine and Mickey are live from DeJuan Burford State Farm in Cool Springs talking DeAndre Hopkins, Ja Morant, and more. Mike Wilson of Knox News preview the Vols trip to the CWS.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven McCash joins Stoney Keeley for some heavy Memphis talk, including things to do in the Bluff City during the Spring, a new bus service from Memphis to Nashville, and more. Then, they talk scooters, an Elvis festival in Cool Springs next week, Tom Hanks doing a book signing in town, an adults-only boozefest at the Nashville Zoo, Pat Sajak grabbing a guy on set, pretzel crust pizza, Steven Seagal training Russian soldier, breaking out of jail to go to IHOP, and of course, our favorite Broken Lizard movies.

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Dr. Patrick Bentley, Headmaster and Board Member with Chesterton Academy of the Incarnation, who shares some of the background for launching the high school with a higher purpose.During the interview, Dr. Bentley highlights the Chesterton Academy Network and the founding mission of offering a classical, integrated high school education that was faithful to the Catholic Church and affordable for families of average means. He talks about their Six Hallmarks, including Incarnational environment; Joyful love of learning; Focus on Truth, Goodness, and Beauty; Rediscovering the Lost Tools of Learning; Socratic Seminar; and Wit and Wisdom of GK Chesterton. Dr. Bentley also discusses their growth plans for the future, and how parents and community can learn more via upcoming open houses and their Gala on May 20, 2023 at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs, Tennessee.Visit www.chestertontn.com to learn more.Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/people/Chesterton-Academy-of-the-Incarnation/100072697521600/

Chris and Ashley go to Cool Springs for lunch and review Huckleberry Brewing Co.  Listen to find out about the beer, food, and games.  

Kimberly Shultz, LPC-MHSP discusses the benefits and risks of self-disclosure. Knowing when to disclose, when not to and how much is an important line therapists need to navigate in a healthy way for their clients. Kim and Jennifer share their experiences with self-disclosure and the lessons they have learned along the way.  Kimberly has been working in the mental health field for about 15 years,  specializing in trauma and grief. She is a private practice owner in Cool Springs, TN and the founder of Serenity Nature Retreats.OFFERS & HELPFUL LINKS:Kimberly's Serenity Nature Retreats website Counseling Community TikTokJennifer Agee coaching pageCounseling Community Facebook communityCounseling Community InstagramAlaskan Cruise: Experiential Therapeutic Intervention Training for Therapists June 3-10, 2023Portugal Marketing Retreat October 2-7, 2023

On this episode of Gifts and Graces, we get to hear from Russ Ramsey on pursuing perfection. Russ Ramsey is the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church's Cool Springs location in Nashville, Tennessee. This was originally recorded as a seminar delivered at the 2022 General Assembly. Let's listen as Ramsey shares insights into our hunger for glory the pursuit of perfection.

Welcome to the Spread The Positive Podcast, where we focus on all the good happening in the world and the people making a positive impact. In this episode, host Joel Bigelow, the founder of Endure Athletics, talks about all the exciting things happening for Christmas and New Year's with Endure. He'll also be chatting about how Ben Jones, the center for the Tennessee Titans, partnered with Academy Sports and Outdoors in Cool Springs, TN to support the kids of Endure Athletics and spread some holiday cheer. listen in to hear more about the Christmas season with Endure and what is in store for 2023! Very exciting times. As always if you can support please do so at endureathletics.org/donate!

Welcome to the Spread The Positive Podcast, where we focus on all the good happening in the world and the people making a positive impact. In this episode, host Joel Bigelow, the founder of Endure Athletics, talks about all the exciting things happening for Christmas and New Year's with Endure. He'll also be chatting about how Ben Jones, the center for the Tennessee Titans, partnered with Academy Sports and Outdoors in Cool Springs, TN to support the kids of Endure Athletics and spread some holiday cheer. listen in to hear more about the Christmas season with Endure and what is in store for 2023! Very exciting times.  As always if you can support please do so at endureathletics.org/donate!

Since 2005, I became aware of David Miller through his innovative marketing techniques that really made you look! Like, he would literally put up billboards and bus boards for his real estate business with his face posted upside-down with the phrase, “made you look!”Since then, David has created one of the country's premier haunted attractions, Miller's Thrillers in Spring Hill, Tennessee. At first, it was a way for David to market his real estate endeavors. It has since become something that takes up half a year to prepare and attracts thousands of people around the country. Even moreso, David got into the Escape Room business with Extreme Escape Games in Cool Springs, Tennessee. From real estate to the entertainment business, David loves creating and the business world while forging a bountiful life with a great family with 4 kids living on the farm!!Follow David::www.millersthrillers.net****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW What's Your Problem? PODCAST:www.whatsyourproblempodcast.comRandom 5 sponsored by CULLEOKA COMPANY!@Culleoka Company Culleoka is here to eliminate the toxicity generally associated with cleaning. Our probiotic and plant based cleaners contain multiple live strains of beneficial (good) bacteria producing powerful enzymes to break down foul organic matter on surfaces. Clean powerfully and naturally here:https://culleokacompany.com/?rfsn=5722255.0f51be Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What's Your Problem Podcast! WYP Intro VO: @johndavidwells #podcasts #podcast #podcasting #tennessee #nashville #podcastproduction #sales #selling #business #marketing #radio #production #voiceover #vo #fitness #bni #networking #nft #nonfungibletokens #crypto #cryptocurrency #applepodcasts #businesscoach #businessideas #businesslife #businesspassion #businesstips #countrymusic #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #marketing #mindset #nashvegas #nashville #nashvillelife #nashvillemusic #nashvillescene #nashvilletennessee #nashvilletn #newpodcast #podcastaddict #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #podcastlove #podcasts #podcastshow #tennessee #bradlea #therealbradlea #droppingbombspodcast #droppingbombs #lightspeedvt #virtualtraining #grantcardone #garyvaynerchuk

Dr Kellye Rice is the owner of Cool Springs Laser Dentistry and Middle TN Dental Sleep Specialists.She and her team create confident smiles, and help people snore less and have less TMJ pain with dental appliances.She is looking to connect with people who want a personalized approach to their health and their smile, and people who hate their CPAP!This is Dentistry that can Change Your Life!Dr. Kellye N. Rice graduated from David Lipscomb University in 1982 with a BA in Biology, and in 1986 with a Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. She has been practicing general and cosmetic dentistry since she opened her practice in Cool Springs in 1986. She and her husband, Jeff, raised their 3 children in Franklin,Tennessee. Dr Rice loves music and theater. She is an active board member of AGAPE Nashville, with special devotion to the Morningstar Domestic Violence Shelter. Dr. Rice is recognized by the American Dental Association and the Tennessee Dental Association as being in the top 10 percent of the profession for exceeding continuing education requirements. She excels in the areas of cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry but puts the basic health of the mouth first in all her treatment planning for her patients. In 2012 she expanded her emphasis on laser dentistry and dental sleep medicine. She is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Diplomate of both the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and the American Sleep and Breathing Academy. She and her team are passionate about creating healthy mouths and lives!Follow Dr. Rice:www.kellyerice.comhttps://www.facebook.com/KellyeRiceDMDhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyerice/****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW What's Your Problem? PODCAST:www.whatsyourproblempodcast.comRandom 5 sponsored by CULLEOKA COMPANY!@Culleoka Company Culleoka is here to eliminate the toxicity generally associated with cleaning. Our probiotic and plant based cleaners contain multiple live strains of beneficial (good) bacteria producing powerful enzymes to break down foul organic matter on surfaces. Clean powerfully and naturally here:https://culleokacompany.com/?rfsn=5722255.0f51be Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What's Your Problem Podcast! WYP Intro VO: @johndavidwells #podcasts #podcast #podcasting #tennessee #nashville #podcastproduction #sales #selling #business #marketing #radio #production #voiceover #vo #fitness #bni #networking #nft #nonfungibletokens #crypto #cryptocurrency #applepodcasts #businesscoach #businessideas #businesslife #businesspassion #businesstips #countrymusic #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #marketing #mindset #nashvegas #nashville #nashvillelife #nashvillemusic #nashvillescene #nashvilletennessee #nashvilletn #newpodcast #podcastaddict #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #podcastlife #podcastlove #podcasts #podcastshow #tennessee #bradlea #therealbradlea #droppingbombspodcast #droppingbombs #lightspeedvt #virtualtraining #grantcardone #garyvaynerchuk

Ridin' with Willy Season 1 Episode 13 Giuseppe the Sailor Man (Part 1)… Born in Belgium, raised in Canada, this sailor has some stories! In Part 1 we hear about a crusty old Captain who not only destroys a mast, but hosts a party that leaves 50 passengers seasick in Jamacia. Gotta Have Nacho's… Late night dining options are rare in Nashville. Lake and Ivy give their take on the best nacho's and burgers in town after hours. Bastions for the nacho's. The burgers however are up in the air between Jack Browns, Dino's and Gabby's. An Officer and a Birthday Girl… Jonathan, a Naval Meteorologist Officer has brought his beautiful girlfriend to Nashville for her dream Country Music Vacation. Angie, who owns the Clean Eats franchise in Norfolk, Virginia is excited to be here. What's their song? What's their story… listen in! Donovan at the Movies… His father named him after the 60's iconic folk pop star. Donovan discusses his job at the AMC Thoroughbred 20 in Cool Springs. Is it the Men's or Women's restrooms that are the dirtiest? What the best part about working in a Movie Theatre? Chophouse and Cornbread… Date night for a native Nashville couple. Casual talk about the dinner and cornbread… Both the sweet and hot water kind. One of my stock couple questions… if your lives were a movie, which one would be? Ben Affleck stars in this one. Giuseppe the Sailor (Part 2)… Contemplating going back to sea, Giuseppe says a cruise ship gig might be an option. Playing piano and singing standards like Misty. His nautical skills came in handy while working twenty years at Elm Hill Marina. When a wealthy Chicagoan needed the skills to sail his newly purchased boat Giuseppe got it done.

Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Lynn Schroeder, Development Director with Bridges Domestic Violence Center, who highlights the nonprofit organization's mission and efforts to serve women, men and their children affected by domestic violence, ensuring a safe transition to successful independent living through education, intervention, and case management. During the interview, Lynn shares some of the history for the organization and then talks about their various programs and impact. They offer a 24/7/365 Hotline, 615-599-5777, along with a Crisis Intervention Team, double shifts of Case Managers, a Court Advocate for assistance with Orders of Protection, A Children's Advocate to act as a liaison between parents and school administrators, an Outreach Advocate for support groups in both English and Spanish, a Transitional Housing Advocate to assist those leaving their emergency shelter in finding affordable housing, a pet shelter on premises so the family pet can come to safety with the family, and a Batterer's Intervention Program, which is usually court ordered. Lynn also talks about ways to support their efforts, including their Annual Jokers & Jackpots Gala, which will be held on November 5, 2022.Founded in 1998 by Linda Crockett, an 8th generation Franklinite.Only domestic violence shelter in Williamson CountyMission is to serve women, men and their children affected by domestic violence, ensuring a safe transition to successful independent living through education, intervention, and case management.We hold 2 fundraisers a year.  Our upcoming Golf Scramble May 16, 2022 at Temple Hills Country Club is our second biggest fundraiser of the year.  Please gather a team, enjoy of day out with lunch, dinner and many prizes in support of our mission.Our largest fundraiser of the year is our Annual Jokers & Jackpots Gala which will be held November 5, 2022 at the Embassy Suites in Cool Springs and is a fun night of casino games, dinner, entertainment and a silent auction.Learn more:Facebook:             @Bridgesdvc  Twitter:                  @BridgesdvcWebsite:                www.bridgesdvc.orgInstagram:             @Bridgesdvc

This week's episode features an inside look into the new indoor adventure park here in Murfreesboro, Urban Air. We are joined by Lauren Dukes, co-owner (with her husband Ryan), and she tells the journey of what led them to open Urban Air here and in Cool Springs! The passion they have for what they do and what they provide for the community is really inspiring. Be sure to check them out at @urbanairmurfreesboro and be sure to visit them at 1952 Old Fort Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129!

From host Matt Conner: "Talking to Russ Ramsey made sense from every angle. As a practitioner, Russ is an excellent author and writer who just released his fifth book, Rembrandt Is In the Wind. As a pastor, he not only shapes sermons each week for his Presbyterian church plant in Cool Springs, which is just south of Nashville, but he also shepherds his congregation toward those same sorts of endeavors that we're interested in discussing. Even more than that, Russ has a lifelong passion for art and beauty. And if you follow him on social media you know exactly what I'm talking about. For quite some time, Russ has been publishing Art Wednesdays, as he calls it, a simple infusion of beauty into our social feeds in the form of hourly posts that showcase meaningful works and their context. That's also the subject of Rembrandt Is In the Wind, by the way. On this episode of Call It Good, Russ reminds us how some of history's greatest artists struggled with their own work and how he's learned to apply the idea of creating in the image of a Creator to his own life, work, and congregation." Audio engineering & theme music by Asher Peterson. Find transcripts for Call It Good at RabbitRoom.com/podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of the Premium Finance Show, we are joined by one of the partners of the fractional CFO service, B2B CFO, Duncan McKeever. Duncan has over 30 years of experience as a senior-level executive with extensive finance, accounting and operational experience in diverse industries, including Energy, Healthcare, Security, Printing, Manufacturing, Employment, IT and Financial Services. This is a wide-ranging show as we discuss various topics ranging from employee retention to exit strategies, but one of the key themes is the need to decipher business financials to make sound strategic decisions. Duncan does a great job of articulating all of this and highlighting the benefits of the Cool Springs model when looking at key employees and transitional agreements for business owners, so you don't eat into the company's cash flow. Whether or not you think you need a CFO, there is a lot to benefit from in this episode. LINKSShow Notes The Premium Finance Scorecard Contact About Cool Springs Financial About B2B CFO GUEST Duncan McKeeverAbout Duncan Special Guest: Duncan McKeever.

Are Saunas worth it?  Infrared or Old fashioned?  Today's special guest is Liz Baker of Pure Sweat Float Studios in Brentwood and Cool Springs.  https://www.puresweatfloatstudio.com/Feel free to leave us a review! Subscribe wherever you're listening and follow us on instagram @Redline_QualityFitness . Thanks for listening!

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we welcome back Tra Kelly, Founder and President of Bascom advisors, to talk about interest rates and how the current situation impacts the Cool Springs Design. You may remember Tra was a guest on the show last summer when we talked about the Armageddon scenario of markets crashing and interest rate spikes. That irrational but very real emotion is closer to the surface now than it was last year, so he talks about what's happening with the Federal Reserve's plan to further raise rates and a helpful perspective on 'the sky is falling in' narrative the media like to portray. Tra truly understands the economics and sensitivity of the Cool Springs structure. He's as excited about it today as he was when he first heard about it and what he has to share will help you gain some peace of mind, as well as a better understanding of the relationship between interest rates, the federal reserve, the stock market, and the Cool Spring structure. LINKSShow Notes The Premium Finance Scorecard Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Bascom Advisors GUEST Tra KellyAbout Tra Special Guest: Tra Kelly.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we invite Sam Watson, Chairman, and CEO of Cool Springs Financial, back onto the show to discuss some changes in the industry since he was last a guest. It was a great conversation discussing a wide range of subjects, including the contraction and shrinkage in the large policy section of the industry, AG49A and what that means for clients, the illustrated rate relative to actual performance, as well as inflation, rising interest rates, and what that means for our clients. We also talked about the pandemic, fewer people in the workplace and what that means for banks and the impact on insurance carriers. Lastly, we talked about why the Cool Springs strategy is still an opportunity that's as attractive today as it was a couple of years ago and why it will continue to be so in the future. A packed show you won't want to miss! LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial GUEST Sam WatsonAbout Sam Special Guest: Samuel B. Watson.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Jamie Petrinovich, Managing Director here at Cool Springs Financial. Jamie was born into the life insurance business. At the age of 4, he remembers helping his father put together folders of life insurance marketing material, and today, after 16 years of being licensed, he's dedicated his practice to helping high-income and high-net-worth families plan for a better tomorrow. We talked about his approach and why he selected Cool Springs Financial to help distribute structured finance designs. The good, the bad, and the ugly side he's seen in the industry over the years, and what he's most excited about for his clients, that's unique to the Cool Springs design. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial GUEST Jamie PetrinovichAbout Jamie Special Guest: Jamie Petrinovich.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with JR Shearin, former Deloitte Managing Partner and Business Development Executive at Vaco, a talent solutions firm that specializes in finding c-suite executives. This is a great conversation, and JR draws on his 20-year, 'Big 4' accounting experience in finance, public accounting, and international business to discuss how even generous executive pensions fail to stack up against the premium financed strategy put together by Cool Springs. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Vaco GUEST JR ShearinAbout JR Special Guest: JR Shearin.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Leif Hartwig, CEO, and founder of WealthVP, an exclusive subscription-based platform that matches quality companies with private investors; think Match.com for companies and investors. Leif draws on nearly 30-years experience in the software startup and financial services industry to bring WealthVP, a new FinTech solution to the market. A journey that started after realizing that most high net worth individuals or family offices relied almost exclusively on word-of-mouth recommendations for this type of opportunity. With 5 million private companies in the US seeking capital and over 13 million accredited investors there is ample opportunity, but most deal flow is limited to local geographical areas or network constraints. We had a great conversation about why this typically happens, the industry's challenges in matching investors with the right opportunities, and how this ties in with the Cool Springs approach. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About WealthVP GUEST Leif HartwigAbout Leif Special Guest: Leif Hartwig.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Gary Gunn, Texas super lawyer and Managing Partner Hughes Watters Askanase, also known as the 'deal junkie' to his many clients. Gary and I have been in the same Vistage group for the last five years or so, and more than any other person or professional in our group, he has seen the ins and outs of every aspect of the Premium Finance Cool Springs design that we put in place for business owners, small to mid-sized business owners and ultra-high net worth individuals. He's also been in structured finance deals for many different industries, and he understands using finance to purchase an asset. Gary is a big proponent of how we set up our design and is a great resource for business owners who do not have General Counsel or have an attorney that they can call upon to vet the Cool Springs design. We're thrilled to have him on the show to help walk through some of the premium finance issues, as well as what Hughes Watters Askanase has to offer their clients. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Hughes Watters Askanase GUEST Gary GunnAbout Gary Special Guest: Gary Gunn.

Special guest Russ Ramsey, Pastor at the Cool Springs campus of Christ Presbyterian Church, discusses Psalm 77 with Pastor Jim. Join us for Daily Devotions with Pastor Jim Thomas. Each morning, he will share a selection of his favorite devotionals along with a short time of prayer. This is a resource of The Village Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee. Artwork for the podcast by Kim Thomas, music by Phil Keaggy. Artwork and music used by permission Follow TVC Online: www.thevillagechapel.com Facebook.com/tvcnashville Twitter.com/tvcnashville Instagram.com/tvcnashville

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Dr. Gary McGrath, a "unicorn" in the leadership development world and Founder of Statarius, a firm dedicated to making good leaders great. In this show, we discuss key employee retention in both the Cool Springs sense of incentivizing people to stay and the Statarius sense of bringing the best out of your team. Both of these ideas are important, and marrying them together into a cohesive strategy allows you to create an organization with 95% retention of key employees and executives, along with a strong succession plan to move your company into the future. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Statarius GUEST Dr. Gary McGrathAbout Dr Gary Special Guest: Dr Gary McGrath.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Tim Lynch, Managing Partner of Offit Kurman, a full-service law firm with offices across the US. Tim has a national practice focusing on acting as general counsel and special litigation counsel for many entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses across a wide array of industries. He regularly advises clients on strategic growth and corporate issues. He also regularly advises financial institutions and key employees on employment and regulatory issues. Tim is a "problem solver." We talk today about the value brought to the client with the Cool Springs strategy, and Offit Kurman's involvement in setting up the legal documents needed to legally protect that value. We also throw in a couple of baseball analogies for good measure. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Offit Kurman GUEST Tim LynchAbout Tim Special Guest: Tim Lynch.

Are you a business owner tired of making those premium payments for an insurance plan you don't have many claims on? Have you wondered what you could do with those dollars that aren't used for claims? Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Kevin Atkinson, Founder and President of Montpellier Advisors, an independent boutique firm specializing in the intentional design, collaborative structuring, and focused oversight of captive insurance solutions for small to mid sized businesses. The discussion goes deep in exploring the benefits of a captive insurance solution for many types of companies, and he shares some of his experience and perspective on why you should consider setting up an insurance agency of your own. He is also a huge fan and advocate of Cool Springs' Prestige Design and how his clients are able to benefit from both captives and Prestige designs. LINKSShow Notes Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Montpelier Advisors GUEST Kevin AtkinsonAbout Kevin Special Guest: Kevin Atkinson.

Today on the Premium Finance Show, we're talking with Jay Tompkins, CPA and tax partner with Baker Tilly's Private Client Services group. Jay has been a tax professional for almost 20 years and has built a great rapport with clients from various backgrounds. In this episode, we have a great discussion about his tax planning practice, specifically on strategic and advanced planning for business owners and high net worth individuals and how that's different from just tax and accounting work. We go in-depth on his view of the Cool Springs structure and why he's such a big advocate of it. We also discuss why some “trusted advisors” like CPAs and financial advisors just can't seem to admit that they aren't equipped to provide guidance on the Cool Springs designs. This is a great show with a lot of great information. LINKSShow Notes The Premium Finance Scorecard Contact About Cool Springs Financial About Baker Tilly GUEST Jay TompkinsAbout Jay Special Guest: Jay Tompkins.

Today I want to introduce you to the Premium Finance Show with a podcast episode I recorded with Sam Watson, Chairman, and CEO of Cool Springs Financial, LLC. Sam is a visionary in the life insurance industry and has constructed various innovative premium finance platforms exceeding $9 billion in closed transactions. In this episode, we talk about the steps necessary for Cool Springs Financial, LLC., founded in 2000, to complete over 3000 transactions, as well as the approaches that make Cool Springs Financial, LLC. unique in the industry. We also hear how Sam's vision to help every American retire with dignity is a key philosophy in his approach to business. LINKSShow Notes The Premium Finance Scorecard Contact About Cool Springs Financial GUEST Samuel B. WatsonAbout Sam Special Guest: Samuel B. Watson.

David Miller is a Spring Hill native who started selling Real Estate in the early millennium. His marketing prowess was evident early on when he put his picture upside down on billboards and bus boards around town. Then he branched out into another interesting way to market himself….a haunted attraction called Miller's Thrillers. Since then, David has tapped into a passion of being a PT Barnum of sorts, even getting into the Escape Game industry with Extreme Escape Games in Cool Springs. *****SUBSCRIBE/RATE/FOLLOW What's Your Problem? PODCAST:www.whatsyourproblempodcast.com Random 5 sponsored by GSD Academy!INTRODUCING THE GSD ACADEMY by Angela ProffittAre you tired of your day running you?This step-by-step, business productivity online program will share with you exactly how to shift your mindset, set boundaries, build rock solid processes, customize your message in order to strategically grow your revenues and Get Shit Done! Begin to get a hold of your day here:https://www.gsdcreative.com/a/42691/Sr42nPQr What is David's Problem? Like many businesses, David has a tough time finding people who have massive buy-in and he realizes it all starts with culture building. Follow David:thedavidmiller.comdavidmiller.crye-leike.comhttps://www.extremeescapegames.net/Millers Thrillers Haunted WoodsExtreme Escape Games Talking about the real problems (and possible solutions) of everyday business owners and professionals in and around Middle Tennessee and beyond...this is the What's Your Problem Podcast! WYP is recorded and shot in the Big Dot Lighting HQ in Spring Hill, TN.Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting SpecialistsBig Dot Electrical, LLCwww.bigdotlighting.comwww.bigdotelectrical.comwww.bigdotinc.com Executive Producer: @Jennifer KerrWYP Intro VO: @John David Wells

In this week's episode, Natalie reconnected with Candice Bruder, Founder of Pure Sweat + Float Studio, in Nashville, Tennessee. They spoke on a wide range of topics including Candice's decision to become a business owner, the intersection of infrared lighting and health, as well as the importance of decompression in our new corona-induced reality. Also discussed were the subjects of crisis management in business, how brands are shifting in the current landscape, and what consumers expect in regards to integrity and authenticity. Candice Bruder is the Founder of Pure Sweat + Float Studio, a wellness destination that specializes in infrared saunas and float therapy. With four locations in Middle Tennessee including; Belle Meade, Cool Springs, Brentwood and 12 South, Mrs. Bruder is continuously expanding her reach in the hopes of expanding to a national franchise. If you'd like to learn more about Pre Sweat + float Studio, please visit www.puresweatfloatstudio.com If you're a fan of this podcast and would like to learn more about KPS Essential's founders, mission, or products, visit www.kpsessentials.com

It's a new year, and with that comes a new podcast episode! In this episode, host Jason Skipper talks with Miller Piano Specialists General Manager Sherry Smith about the latest news and events happening at Miller Piano. Topics Discussed: Ted Yoder at the River of Calm Concert in January Miller Piano Specialists Music Academy Recitals February Writer's Night (First Thursday of Month - Russ Roberts and Friends) February River of Calm Concert (Third Thursday Ed Bazel) C'Ya On The Flipside II" Benefit Concert at the Grand Ole Opry on Feb 5 The Yamaha Lunar New Year Promotion Transcription Jason Skipper 0:11 Welcome to the Miller Piano Podcast where in each episode we explore the world of music and pianos, how technology has changed over the years in music and the latest happenings at Miller Piano Specialists. I'm your host, Jason Skipper. And I'm here with Sherry Smith, the general manager at Miller Piano Specialists in Cool Springs. Sherry, how's it going? Sherry Carlisle Smith 0:33 It's going wonderful. Jason, how's it going with you? Jason Skipper 0:36 Doing good, doing good. It's been a while since we've talked here, at least on the podcast. How was your holiday? Sherry Carlisle Smith 0:43 The holiday was wonderful, extremely busy. some wonderful new Yamaha friends and clients and it's just been a great Christmas season. And I hope everybody enjoyed theirs like I did mine... Jason Skipper 0:57 Awesome I know that you're talking about several new clients and things that are happening. I'd like to talk about that in a moment. But I know that you've been traveling a good bit Are you back for good now? Sherry Carlisle Smith 1:08 I'm back for good for a while, I never know I do travel quite a bit. And I traveled to Southern Indiana quite a bit where my family is located and I do a radio program up there. The bread of life ministries on Sunday's, and if I'm not there, and I'm traveling, thanks to the wonderful edge of technology, I can actually do a streaming live radio show from anywhere. Jason Skipper 1:33 Isn't that great I love it. Sherry Carlisle Smith 1:35 It's awesome. Jason Skipper 1:36 It really is. It really is. I know. You said it's been busy. I know there have been several events on the calendar over this past month. I saw on Facebook that we had Ted Yoder at the River of Calm Concert a few weeks ago. Is that right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 1:51 Ted is awesome. He is from Indiana and plays a hammer dulcimer and has a fantastic wonderful following He has a new project that just came out. And we always love to have Ted here because he is just a remarkable entertainer and performer and musician. Jason Skipper 2:10 Ted's amazing. I know, I remember years ago, when I still... I lived in Bolivia for a long time. And when I was still in Bolivia, I remember seeing him on the Internet. I don't know if it was on Facebook or on YouTube, but one of those viral videos, it's like, wow, you know, just amazing. Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:27 He started on YouTube. So that was probably it. Jason Skipper 2:29 Yeah, exactly. And I did see that the Music Academy, Miller Piano Music Academy had an event just maybe a week ago. Is that right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:38 They did. We had three of our recitals and we have recitals about two to three times a year. And they had them back to back last week. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, I believe. Jason Skipper 2:48 Is that right? Okay. Well, very soon we're going to do a podcast talking about the Music Academy because it is definitely something that I know that we're proud of, that Miller Piano is proud of and so, definitely want to talk more about that here soon. Sherry Carlisle Smith 3:04 I want you to because musical education is the future. Jason Skipper 3:09 It really is. I was looking, you know, I was kind of looking around about it and I saw something that really caught my attention. The philosopher Plato, once said that "music is a more potent instrument than any other for education". And I thought that was pretty cool. Sherry Carlisle Smith 3:30 It is. It's, it's a well-known fact, and I'm kind of getting off subject here, but it's a well-known fact, if your child is involved in music, that their math skills, their English skills are all improved scholastically because of music. Jason Skipper 3:46 It's amazing. All right. So coming up here in February, what events are scheduled at the store? Sherry Carlisle Smith 3:54 What we have at the store in February, the first Thursday of this month, we will have Writers Night with Russ Roberts and Friends, and he is a writer that will bring in another writer and we never know what musician's going to come. It's always live on our Facebook, or we welcome you to come in and enjoy the fun with us. It's about an hour and a half. And we usually have somewhere, I think around 850 online viewers. So we're all over the board with our viewers and we have a great hoedown time. Nobody knows what song's going to pop up because they're original. And the musicians just jump in and it shows you how Nashville really works. Jason Skipper 4:36 That's awesome. 850, is that what you said? Sherry Carlisle Smith 4:40 Yes. Jason Skipper 4:41 850 Well, for our listeners out there, if you have never seen it, you need to go to the Miller Piano Specialists Facebook page. I believe it is facebook.com/millerpianospecialists, Is that right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 4:58 You just go Miller Piano Specialists and it pops up. Jason Skipper 5:01 Pops right up there! Sherry Carlisle Smith 5:03 If you do like us and follow us you will actually get a notification when we are live with our events. Jason Skipper 5:12 Very, very cool. Yes, I pulled it up right now and it is facebook.com/millerpianospecialists all together or you can just search it and it pops right up. So, good deal. Is that all that's going on in February? Sherry Carlisle Smith 5:23 Oh, absolutely not. And we actually, on the third Thursday, we will have The River of Calm with host Ed Bazel here, and he has not announced yet who our artists will be. But as soon as I know the top-secret information, it will be on our Facebook and our website, so that you can either join us live in the studio where we have some wonderful appetizers from Black Diamond Culinary. And we enjoy an hour's worth of wonderful, relaxing, calming music. It is streamed live on Facebook and it's also streamed live on the radio River of Calm. The other exciting thing. We've got something else coming up. We're going to be working with the Elton John autographed Red Piano Limited Edition. Jason Skipper 6:15 Right. Sherry Carlisle Smith 6:16 And we are going to be working Wednesday the 5th of February at the Grand Ole Opry house with the Troy Gentry Foundation. Jason Skipper 6:27 Awesome. Sherry Carlisle Smith 6:28 Pretty exciting. Jason Skipper 6:29 Pretty exciting. Sherry Carlisle Smith 6:31 Yeah. Jason Skipper 6:32 So tell me more about that. Give me some details. Sherry Carlisle Smith 6:36 It is gonna be, the Troy Gentry Foundation was actually one of our clients, and to keep his legacy going, they do a benefit concert with different artists. And then the money is given out to. Actually one of the foundations I think they give to is music and schools and Kentucky, but they have several places where the money is spread out to keep Troy's foundation going and to keep his memory and the love of music going, and love God and love others, I think that was one of his personal beliefs. So we're going to be involved in that through this wonderful Yamaha Limited Edition Elton Signature. And since Elton could not be there at seven o'clock, he's on tour. His piano will be center stage as people come in, and the wonderful technology of Disklavier will be playing, keys moving, Elton John music right there while you're being seated. Jason Skipper 7:41 That is awesome. Sherry Carlisle Smith 7:43 And then the different artists that will be there will be playing on the piano. So they're going to be doing some personal playing on the Elton John piano and actually, there is a list, I can tell you a few performances like Rascal Flatts, Blake Shelton, Dirks Bentley, Dustin Lynch, Craig Morgan. There's a list of thousands and you can find this by looking up the Troy Gentry Foundation concert on the Internet. Jason Skipper 8:15 Okay, yeah, I just looked it up here. I think I found one here on Vents Magazine. It talks about "See Y'all on the Flip Side II", I believe is the name of it at the Grand Old Opry on February 5. And yeah, as you mentioned, there are quite a few artists so definitely look that up. Vents Magazine and search for See ya on the Flip Side II. Sherry Carlisle Smith 8:37 It is going to be a star-studded evening and your tickets are going for a great cause. So if you're looking for something to really have a great time and support a great cause, you can get your tickets at Ticketmaster and opry.com. They're going to range anywhere from like $45 to $125 which, for what you're going to get that night, it's going to be incredible. Jason Skipper 9:00 That's incredible. Yeah Sherry Carlisle Smith 9:01 I'm so happy Miller Piano gets to be a part of that. Jason Skipper 9:05 So this piano, it talks about recordings of Elton. I guess he'll be in New Zealand it looks like. He'll be Zealand while he's on there but he'll be playing. Sherry Carlisle Smith 9:16 What the Disklavier has, is it has about 37 average radio streaming stations and Elton, of course, playing Yamaha Pianos. Elton has his own station. So we will be tuning in to the streaming station where all of your favorite Elton John's will be playing on the piano, the keys moving, it's an incredible experience. If you've not experienced a Yamaha Disklavier, please stop by and see us at 650 Frazier Drive because what you will see that night is what we have on our floor, except ours are not read or autographed by Elton. Jason Skipper 9:59 Oh, we need to get one of those! Sherry Carlisle Smith 10:02 I need to get a gold pin and mine are mostly black today. Jason Skipper 10:05 Oh, wow. Well, we've talked about the Disklavier a few times but it's amazing. So how many stations did you say there are? Sherry Carlisle Smith 10:13 I believe there's around 37 now. I may be off by two or on by two. Most of the stations are going to be genres of music, Gershwin, that type of thing, Elton John. But they also have different stations. They add in like there's always a holiday station. And that's incredible because every month they have a different holiday theme of music, the Grammys, the Oscars. And we have something else I need to say! Jason Skipper 10:45 Yes? Sherry Carlisle Smith 10:45 We need to do a big shout out and congratulations also. This year, you know, we have our MPS award show. And we have a horizon award of young people that are on the horizon. And Yates McKendree was one of our winners this year. I was surprised this week. Yates accepted a Grammy! Jason Skipper 11:11 Shout out to Yates! Sherry Carlisle Smith 11:12 19, and he accepted a Grammy for a guitar-playing, I believe, part on Delbert McClinton's latest album. So we are just, I feel like it was like destined to be and it was like... we knew that there was a lot of stuff happening with this young man but never in my wildest dreams did I think at 19 he would be receiving his first Grammy Jason Skipper 11:39 At such a young age. 19. Well, shout out to Yates, congratulations! That is incredible. Awesome. Sherry Carlisle Smith 11:47 So you never know what's gonna happen at Miller Piano Specialists! Jason Skipper 11:51 I hear you there. So I know that at Miller we just started with the Yamaha Promotion which is the Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year correct? Sherry Carlisle Smith 12:02 Correct. We started that on the 25th. Jason Skipper 12:05 Can you give us a rundown exactly what that entails? Sherry Carlisle Smith 12:07 Yeah, it is a great, great program. It celebrates the Chinese New Year, the Lunar New Year. I believe it's the Year of the Rat this year. And what Yamaha does in conjunction with that is they do a rebate program from Yamaha. So it goes up to $1,000 rebate. So, and depending on the Piano that you choose, and there's a list in our store listed of the different Pianos and the rebate prices that you would get back from Yamaha, for purchasing. Jason Skipper 12:35 Right Sherry Carlisle Smith 12:36 So it's a very great program and we celebrate this, we try to celebrate this once a year, and they have made some great offers on great pianos with savings for you right now. So please come by and check that out. You will see Red Envelopes with Chinese writing of the new year on them and inside will be your card and it will tell you the different prices that you are going to receive the rebates on which pianos. Jason Skipper 13:02 So now's the time to get out there and look at them get by the store. Sherry Carlisle Smith 13:07 Right now because this only lasts... it fell on an odd time... and I believe this only lasts through right at the end of February. It started a little bit early because we have a leap year this year. Jason Skipper 13:22 Right. Right. Okay, got ya. Sherry Carlisle Smith 13:24 So you want to get in as soon as you can because things are moving pretty fast. And inventory. Yes, we can always order it for you, but wouldn't it be much nicer just to have it delivered in 48 hours? Jason Skipper 13:36 Yeah. and have it there, be able to see it, get it, test it out and then get it during the time. Exactly. So before we finish up any other exciting news going on right now? Sherry Carlisle Smith 13:49 It's always exciting here with the crew that works here and that we're crazier than bedbugs. We love what we do. We absolutely love meeting the people. Seeing you. We've always got coffee. Come by, see us, hang out with us, play some pianos, you might find just the thing you're looking for. Jason Skipper 14:08 For anyone who follows Miller Pianist Specialist on Facebook, you should know when Sherry says that they're crazier than bug beds. Yes. You can tell... Sherry Carlisle Smith 14:19 Bed bugs, bed bugs. Yeah. No, it's an old saying. Jason Skipper 14:23 An old saying that's awesome, though. But well, good deal, Sherry, I appreciate your time here and anything else you wanted to say before we finish? Sherry Carlisle Smith 14:32 No, we just want to thank everyone for your support through the years and we're looking for many more and come see us at 650 Frazier, Dr. Franklin, Tennessee, in between Sperrys and Basset Furniture, or you can call us at 615-771-0020. We're open on Thursday and Friday nights till eight o'clock. So come on by. Jason Skipper 14:52 All right, good deal. Well, thank you, Sherry. Sherry is the General Sales Manager once again at Miller Piano Specialists in Cool Springs. As always, you can find the show notes of this episode and a transcript, right on our website on millerps.com. Just go there and you can go to Podcast or you can scroll down and you'll see it on the bottom of the page. And you can also find the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts and on Spotify. And look us up on your favorite podcast listening platform. And, by the way, don't forget to rate review and subscribe and once again, this is your host Jason Skipper. We'll see you next time.

Are you buying a used piano? Give this Miller Piano Podcast episode a listen. In this episode, host Jason Skipper talks to Sherry Carlisle Smith, the General Sales Manager of Miller Piano Specialists, an authorized dealer of Yamaha Pianos in Nashville, Tennessee. Sherry discusses buying used pianos and other topics including: Catching up With Sherry (Click Here for Episode 1 and Episode 2) Great Deals at Miller Piano Specialists for Christmas and New Year's How Sherry Started With Miller Piano Specialists Miller Piano Specialist Youtube Channel Why People Tend to Search More for Used Pianos Than For New Pianos How to Buy a Used Piano the Right Way Why Buy a Used Piano From a Dealer? Why Buy Used Pianos Local? Why Miller Names Theirs Used Pianos With Actual Names? Transcript Jason Skipper 0:13 Welcome to the Miller Piano Podcast. I'm your host Jason Skipper. And in this episode, we have Sherry Carlisle Smith back with us to talk about the ins and outs of how to buy a used piano. Sherry is the General Sales Manager at Miller Pianos Specialists in Cool Springs. Sherry, welcome back to the podcast. Sherry Carlisle Smith 0:33 Oh, it's so good to be back. Hello. How are you doing? Jason Skipper 0:36 I'm doing great. It's good to have you here, Sherry. I know you're busy. I know everyone's busy with the end of the year here but we wanted to get you back on the podcast to talk about everything that's going on there at Miller Piano Specialists and I appreciate you taking the time. Sherry Carlisle Smith 0:51 Well, I'll tell you what, it has been very busy between Christmas and spreading the Christmas musical love and end-of-the-year closeout. It's been one chaotic fun place. Jason Skipper 1:04 I bet! You're gonna have to tell us about some of those things here while we're talking. But before we get into everything, I know that for those who are listening, if you don't know Sherry, well, you need to go back and listen to episodes one and two of the podcast, Sherry... Sherry Carlisle Smith 1:20 Maybe they don't! Ha! Jason Skipper 1:21 Maybe they - yeah, exactly! But if you don't know Sherry, come and listen to episodes one and two of the podcast and, you'll get to know her a lot better. If I remember right, going back, you were born in Kentucky, you grew up in Indiana. You moved to Nashville in your 20s after graduating from college, you've been in the music business pretty well, ever since. You've toured with several different groups and musicians, including Johnny Paycheck. The Jordanaires, is that right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 1:50 Yes, yes. And then my dad, we actually started recording in Nashville when I was 14. We did gospel and I did like, my first single when I was 17, here in Nashville. So, I've been back and forth with Nashville for a long time. Jason Skipper 2:05 Yes, I can tell! And how long have you been, I can't remember, how long have you been here at Miller? Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:13 I started at Miller in 2010. And I was so blessed to find Ross and Sylvia and just a wonderful place and environment to work and so proud that we've got a great staff. And my daughter's in here working with us, too. So it's a family thing. Jason Skipper 2:30 It is a family thing. Ross and Sylvia are amazing. I hope to get them on the podcast very very soon. Wow, you're going on 10 years now. Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:39 Yes. Jason Skipper 2:40 10 years. 2010. That's what you said, right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:43 2010. Jason Skipper 2:44 Wow. We're almost in 2020, so... Sherry Carlisle Smith 2:47 Yeah, so September will be my 10th anniversary. We'll have to have a party, invite everybody. Jason Skipper 2:52 Well, that sounds good. I want to be there. I hope I get an invitation! Ha! That sounds awesome. Well, anything new going on other than, you know, you shared quite a bit there at what's going on in Miller. One thing I wanted to ask before we get into the topic of how to buy a used piano is, you know, we're coming up on Christmas, New Year's. Are there any great deals going on right now for now? Maybe after New Year's? Sherry Carlisle Smith 3:19 Right now Yamaha's doing a red-letter envelope that gives you some options and financing. And at the end of the year, it's always a great time to buy because we are trying to close out to get our new stuff being delivered in coming up in January. So we have a lot of great specials on new pianos. And Yamaha, like I said, has joined in and has done some special financing for everyone through the holidays. That will really benefit them. And we are really loaded with a lot of nice trade-ins or used pianos right now. Jason Skipper 3:52 Gotcha. Gotcha. Well, that's what we wanted to talk about. And let's get into that talking about used pianos a little bit. I do a lot of the online work for Miller and... Sherry Carlisle Smith 4:03 You're doing a great job. Jason Skipper 4:04 Well, I appreciate that, thank you. But part of the work that I do is research. I do a lot of online research trying to figure out what people really want or what they're searching for. And you know, something that really interests me, you know at Miller we have some of the most the best the most technologically advanced pianos in the world. From the Disklavier or the Clavinova, the AvantGrand the acoustics and digital upright grand pianos - we've got it all. But something interesting that pops up in my research over and over is that so many more people are searching for used pianos. The new ones, for example, last month, 10 times more people in the United States search for the keyword "used piano" over the keyword "new piano". Why do you think that is? Sherry Carlisle Smith 4:55 I think, you know, it's bargain shoppers, and they're wanting to get in the market and buy a piano. And a lot of times people get sticker shock. Yeah, when they go into a piano store and they see a sticker price of a piano before asking the quality, it's just like buying anything else - clothes, shoes, cars, you know, you go around you look at the sticker prices first, right? And so I think shopping in the US market, just like if you were buying a car, you look for the US market and then it kind of filters you up to where, okay, if this is used, I kind of know what to expect for a new piano. So it's, I think, it's just a filter of people getting into the market and that's the first place people look basically for anything. Jason Skipper 5:41 Okay, well, that definitely makes sense. Let me ask you this. When someone contacts you, maybe they call or they send an internet form, or maybe they contact you through Facebook or they walk in, you know, walk into the store, and they're looking for used piano do they usually have a clear idea of what they're looking for? Or is it the case that usually someone looking for a used piano and says, "I'm interested in buying a piano, but I don't think my budget gives for a new one? Can you help me?" Can you walk me through the process of working with a customer evaluating their needs, and helping them find that perfect piano for them? Sherry Carlisle Smith 6:21 Yes. And that's about 50/50. You have 50% probably that walk-in that they do have a certain model or they've been online, or they think they know what they want. And then you have 50% that really are needing education. And what is the used piano? What's a new piano? What's a digital, what's a hybrid? So a big part of our job here, even if you're looking for us is it's let's sit down and talk. But are you going to use the piano for are there children involved? And do you know how and what to look for in a used piano? Let me show you some examples of used pianos. Let me show you some examples of new pianos and your other options which may be digital or hybrid. So really finding out what the customers' needs are, makes it a lot easier for us to find the right piano. And if we don't have it, at least we know what to look for. Because used pianos are turnover daily. So I may not have what you need today, but tomorrow, I may have the exact piano. Jason Skipper 7:26 Gotcha, gotcha. Okay. Well, let me ask you this. Let's say I'm on the Internet, and I've decided with my family, we need to buy a piano, okay, but we don't have a huge budget. I'm searching on the Internet. And I write in, for example, in Google, I write used pianos near me. And I find a plethora of listings on eBay and Craigslist and maybe Facebook marketplace and I see used pianos from online businesses from other parts of the United States. I assume that they could ship them to me or I also see, you know, local businesses such as Miller Piano Specialists, you know, and the offerings that we have for used pianos. Where do I start? You know, I'm a new customer, I don't know much, but I'm looking for something. Where do I start? What do I need to know before buying a used piano? Sherry Carlisle Smith 8:19 Well, first of all, you want to know the history of that piano, because there are some things that just like we have a lifespan and acoustic pianos lifespan is approximately 50 years, okay? Okay, now, it could last a little longer, a little less, depending on the care just like us going getting a checkup at the doctor, right? Tuning - what people do not understand, and this once again goes back to education. A piano needs to be tuned twice a year in a home in a church, the atmosphere, depending on if they take their heat up and down. It could be four times a year, right? There are tons of pressure points that pull against that plate with those strings. And if it is not cared for properly, it will pull those tuning pins out that are threaded. And then they have a tuning block issue on the piano. So then we're looking at, it's almost like pulling the engine to get to the alternator. We're looking at more money to fix it than what we put into the piano. So the outside is the least of our worries. We can always have the outside, prettied up. We look more at the inside and the workings of the piano and how much life is left on it for that next person. Jason Skipper 9:38 Gotcha. Okay, so I'm assuming, I mean just, if I were, for example, you find something online, maybe in another state and I can't travel to get it I want them to ship it to me. I don't know how many do that but I'm assuming that Sherry Carlisle Smith 9:55 Oh, they do. Jason Skipper 9:55 They do. You know, that doesn't sound like a good idea. Sherry Carlisle Smith 10:00 Not it's not, it's just like my daughter is a ballet dancer. And it doesn't matter the brand of shoe or every time she goes to get a new pair of ballet shoes. She has to try them on to have to be fitted. A piano is a personal experience. It's a sound. It's just like I tell people listen to this and touch it. So when they touch it, they get a feel, a sense. When they stand back and they listen to it, they're going to get a sound color. Some people say that's too mellow, that's too vibrant for me. You know, so then there's a sound color. And it's not a right or wrong answer. It just helps me to understand what they're looking for but buying online and not having a technician locally that can go through the piano or a dealer like we are that. We've gone through the piano and we know what the inside is like and you not being able to lay your hands on it and touch it. That's the experience of buying a piano just like test driving a car. Jason Skipper 11:07 Right. Okay. So, for example, I find something on Craigslist or, you know, Facebook marketplace from an individual that's selling their piano from their home. But how would I go about evaluating a piano if it's been taken care of how do you know that? Sherry Carlisle Smith 11:22 Well, that's where people, we have people all the time that say, Oh, we haven't had it tuned in 20 years, it sounds just like it did. There's no way it can sound just like it did. It may be totally out of tune with itself, but there's no way it can be in tune. And will it hold pitch? Will it hold a tune? So you really need for a technician to look through it which is going to cost you money to go out and do that. You need to look for the serial and the model number. And if a person will not give you that because that's trackable on the internet, or we can do it for you here. Because there are some pianos that are what's called gray market that are not even destined for the US market. And that's something you really want to stay away from. Jason Skipper 12:09 Gotcha. Okay. Well, that's interesting. Well, let me ask you this. What would be a reason if someone's looking for a used piano and why buy from a dealer? Why buy from you? Sherry Carlisle Smith 12:21 Well, I hope first of all their experience is good and we find what they need. And they do know buying through us that they have someone they can call they can talk to, they can come back to if they have a problem. One of our specialists is there for you 24/7. The other thing is buying from us you get a value trading. So let's say you buy a used piano for $2,000. But your son or daughter does really well and you want to buy him that grand in 10 years, or five years or next year. Then we give you full value trade up. That's to go up to something larger and you know that the quality like I said, is going to be there and our use panels because if it's not, it will not be on our floor. Jason Skipper 13:06 I gotcha. Okay, well, what do you do? You know, before we talk about what you have there in stock, do you guys accept every panel that comes through the door? Sherry Carlisle Smith 13:16 Absolutely not. Jason Skipper 13:18 Okay, what do you do? Sherry Carlisle Smith 13:21 I've been out on three different calls this week looking at people that have not had success in selling on these different sites that you were talking about. And so I went out and I looked and appraise the piano and realistically gave them a figure. Yes, you can always if the pianos in good shape, sell it for a little bit more because we have to go into it. Make sure it's tuned up, make sure it's regulated, make sure it's got a warranty. We have to ship it to the next person. We have to pick it up. So we actually look at the pianos before they're brought in. So it's not like, oh yeah you got that piano in a great teacher. And then we get there and half the pedals are gone. Jason Skipper 14:07 I hear you on that one. So you're very selective in choosing what you bring in because you want to back that as well. Sherry Carlisle Smith 14:14 We want to back it in our name is on it. So that is very important to Miller Piano Specialists, to the family here, and to the specialists that work here. Jason Skipper 14:23 Of course, right. Okay, so what do we have right now at the store? I let me just say this, I love it. You know, we look online, you can see the listing of used pianos we have they're also new. But I look online and I see all of these pianos that we have, for example, you go to the used pianos page, I see him and they all have names. You know, for example, we have Becky, a Pearl River baby grand, I believe, And Ronnie Roland digital. We have a Gary, a Gulbransem, a Branson Grand Piano, Timothy a Kawai digital piano, and Rachel. I love that. Sherry Carlisle Smith 15:02 Well, Timothy's gone, but okay. Jason Skipper 15:05 That's gone? Oh, no. Okay, well, that's great, but... Sherry Carlisle Smith 15:09 My daughter, Dakota, one of the specialists that works here, said, Mom, you know, we put the stories of the pianos and where they came from and the background of the piano who owned the piano where they want owner. She said we get so personal let's, let's name them. Let's give them a name with the personality. And I've had people that come in that actually have bought the piano because they love the name. Yeah. And then one lady said, it's Barry. This is Barry and I'm not changing the name. This is Barry. Barry Baldwin. So it just gives more personality to the background behind the piano. Jason Skipper 15:46 Right. Well, what do we have right now in stock? Sherry Carlisle Smith 15:49 We have got several. We've got, I believe, eight grands that had been traded in lately that are very nice, that are in the somewhere between five-foot, six-foot range. And we have got several digital's in right now. And we have got, I would say, six or seven vertical uprights, including, I believe we have a, you one, you know, maybe I use three coming in, which is very rare with waiting lists for a lot of these pianos. Jason Skipper 16:22 Right. So can a person find all of these online or are there more in store? Sherry Carlisle Smith 16:29 They can. They can find them online, you know, through - and there's a really good thing on our YouTube and I believe it's on our website too now but we actually went in the studio and did a little video on it's like six or seven points of how to purchase a used piano and what to look for in a used piano. So there's a lot of questions that people ask and this these are really good videos we shot at a local studio over here and based on Devonshire and we're very helpful in getting that done. And it really helps you walk through some of the questions and some of the answers to what we've been talking about. Jason Skipper 17:08 Right. Okay, well, we're definitely in the show notes of this episode, we're going to link to all of those or embed them on the page. So we'll definitely put that so anyone listening, check out the website, Miller PS.com, and you'll be able to see all these videos that Sherry's referring to. So I believe people can always ask for a used or a new piano inventory list as well, right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 17:32 They can, yes, they can go out and fill web form on the page right there. And then one of our specialists will get back with you to send you information. We like to do a call first. If you could please put the number because it helps us so we're not sending you just a glob of staff. Right. It's kind of like walking into one of these department stores and they have so much stuff from floor to ceiling. And I have actually left my basket and all the floor. And they're full because I went in there for baby powder. And I came out with all this stuff. And I'm like, Oh, no, no, no, that's not working for. So if we know a little bit more about what you're looking for, and we made that phone call, then we know more what to send that might be special just for you. Jason Skipper 18:19 So it's all about that personal contact with the customer? Just allowing the customer? Sherry Carlisle Smith 18:24 And I can tell you it is and, you know, we all, I think at the Christmas season we have a joyous time shopping and then we have some of his fat grumble about shopping and the crowds and everything else. Okay. It has been so crazy busy. Like I went shopping for an hour and a half, two hours today. And it was you know, everybody goes shop online. I want the experience, whether it's good or bad. I want the experience and of hearing the muzak and seeing people bustling around and people talking about buying what, and then me feeling it and touching it. I wouldn't have bought a sweater today if I hadn't touched it because I went I don't like that. And then I touched it and went, Oh, I gotta have it because one of my senses clicked in and it was like, this is perfect. Jason Skipper 19:14 Right. Sherry Carlisle Smith 19:16 So, it is the experience. Jason Skipper 19:18 It really is understanding what you need, what you're looking for. And when you're buying that piano, just like you mentioned, being able to see it in person. It's like buying a vehicle, even more, I would think, just because it becomes part of the inside of your house for not just you know, 5, 7, 8 years. I mean, we're talking many years to come. It's part of your family, It becomes part of your history, right? Sherry Carlisle Smith 19:43 It is and I travel a lot and I live in my car. So when I went to get a car, and I knew what I was kind of looking for - something with four wheels, you know, four doors - Ruby, that kind of thing, you know? But I literally wanted to sit in it. And that gentleman was so good. And here are three vehicles I like to use sit in on drive them and try them and the experience because I live in my car as much as I do as my house. And a piano is something that is used every day for a long, long, long time. So you want to make the experience of buying it. Good. Jason Skipper 20:24 I hear you. Well, that is perfect. And I think that really explains it. So for our listeners out there, you know, I don't know if you're looking for something maybe you're part of the Miller Piano Specialists family. You've already purchased one but it's so important to be able to get to know it and I love this with the used pianos, putting a name on them. But whatever it is that experience coming in talking to you guys understanding if you're searching for that, I think that's the key. It really is. Make it more personal. Go out and touch him and look at him. I won't talk anymore, this is yours ha! Sherry Carlisle Smith 21:02 No, that's great. You're saying all the right things. And you know, please, by all means, call us, let us know how we can help you or fill out those forms and put the phone number on there. And if you know you've had that great experience with us, a testimonial, you know if you could give us a good review, because people do look at that, before they make that second move off I'm going to give them my information to find out what they have. They're going to look at the reviews and see who's happy and what experience they've had here at Miller. Jason Skipper 21:35 Right, right. Well go to Google, go to Facebook, look at our reviews. It's pretty amazing. I look at it and we have over 100 between the two and they're all five-star. They're amazing. I will say this. Yeah, you know, let me ask you this Sherry. Just to end up here, for the person listening. You know, they're trying to figure out what to do and searching for a piano. Do you have any last advice, something that I didn't ask, you know, a lot of times they say you don't know what you don't know? And maybe I don't know what to ask, you know, but... Sherry Carlisle Smith 22:08 Well, there's one big word: Education. Do not be afraid of asking a question. There is no such thing as a stupid question. And education is what we specialize in. So allow us to educate you on pianos and a piano that might be right for you. So education is the one word I would leave you with. Jason Skipper 22:32 You got it. All right. Well, Sherry, how can our listeners, of course, get in touch with you? I know you can go to the website, but how can they get in touch with you? Sherry Carlisle Smith 22:43 Okay, they can get in touch with us, of course, through the website. They can also call us at 615-771-0020. We're on all forms of social media, you can message us on Facebook. Please give us a call. I mean, that's the quickest easiest way to get through us. Jason Skipper 23:01 Right. And if you're doing some Christmas shopping in Cool Springs stop by the store. You're just right there. Sherry Carlisle Smith 23:06 650 Fraser, Dr. Franklin, Tennessee. We're located between Sperry's and Bassett Furniture. Jason Skipper 23:11 All right. All right. Well, thanks, Sherry. This has been great. This has been great. Everybody. This has been Sherry Carlisle Smith, the general sales manager at Miller Piano Specialists in Cool Springs in Tennessee. As always, you can find show notes and a transcript of this episode right on our website, www.millerps.com. As well as you can also find us on Apple podcast, Google Play Podcasts, and Spotify. Look us up on your favorite podcast, listening platform. And don't forget to rate review and subscribe. And also, as Sherry mentioned, go out and leave a review somewhere online. If you've been with us, you worked with Miller Piano Specialists, do that. In any case, once again, this is your host Jason Skipper, and we'll see you next time.

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