Category Archives: Personal Development

How Successful Are You?

By Ray Martinez, “Unbridled Inspiration” Many of us have had the good fortune to meet or know someone who had a positive influence in our lives. For me, it was my High School English teacher, Mrs. Ruth Long, and my former boss, Mr. Norm Slomann. Mrs. Long was a caring and loving teacher, who besides…

Creative Leadership

By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe Leadership sets your mobile entertainment company’s direction and atmosphere, and if you fail to establish an environment that encourages creativity, then you get what you get — the status quo. Even in a hectic and fast pace setting your attitude toward innovation and creativity can still make room…

Is Your Ego Getting in Your Way?

By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe Have you ever met another DJ with a big ego? I know, it’s a silly question because most of us have, shall I say, very “healthy” egos. We’re performers and can’t help ourselves, right? There is a natural tendency on the part of some DJ business owners to…

Top 5 Traits of Successful Mobile DJs

By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe Let’s say, hypothetically, that you have competitors in your marketplace, and that the economy isn’t booming. Still, you’re a talented mobile entertainer and you want the success of your business to reflect this fact. How can you achieve this goal? While there’s no magic pill to take, there…

The Trials & Tribulations of a Mobile DJ - Part 14

DJ Hank ventures to Sunderland and gets stitched up on Karaoke at a meeting of local DJs.

Six Tips for Business Success

By Alan Dodson, “Wedding Wizard” I have been entertaining at and producing events since the early 1970’s. Maybe you’ve been a DJ for only a year or are a long-time vet like me. Regardless of how long you have been a DJ, I believe there are six essential things you need to be successful in…

In the Eye of the Storm: Part 1

By Stu Chisholm, “The Complete Disc Jockey” At one time or another for most of us, crisis and turmoil in our personal lives can intrude upon our professional lives in some very disturbing ways. For instance, if you use your family vehicle to transport your DJ setup to a gig, a mid-week accident can throw…

I “Caught” a Rising Star

By Jerry Bazata, “Money Answer Man” While vacationing in Florida with my family back in September, 2011, little did I know that my “DJ instincts” would be called upon in a way that I had never imagined. There was no way that I could have guessed that while wearing only a bathing suit and a…

Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

By Stacy Zemon – Publisher & Chief Scribe Your DJ business is a dynamic, living entity. There is no life without growth and no growth without change. To the extent that you ignore this is to the extent you deny your mobile entertainment service the very sustenance it needs to evolve. The richest and most…

Offering Your Best To Others

By Ray Martinez - “Unbridled Inspiration” In the Old Testament it was written to honor the Lord with the first fruits of our increase. In other words tithe 10% to the church as a thank you for the work provided. Another definition of tithing is an offering or a gift. There are those who may…