We learn how to start or grow a business with Lindsey Lerner on this episode of the Learning from Smart People Podcast with Rob Oliver. Lindsey is a business development expert. She has a passion for community building and social entrepreneurship. During the conversation you will hear about how she started her first company while she was in college. She is all about developing partnerships, brand alliances and collaborative efforts.

Here are some of the main points as Rob Oliver and Lindsey Lerner talk about how to start or grow a business:

· Lindsey’s struggle to find the right place for her after high school
· How she became a fake rock star’s manager
· The power of matchmaking between local businesses and musicians
· Art is a business and business is an art
· The arts and science students had to minor in business and the business students had to have a minor in arts and science
· There are only solutions, no problems
· Everything is interconnected, people, problems, everything…
· When you don’t know what you don’t know, it’s easier to put yourself out there
· Utilizing music as a tool for economic development
· Do well financially but also do good for your community
· Diversity provides richness to your work but also can increase stress
· Stigma and bias exist but they exist in other people

The easiest way to connect with Lindsey Lerner is through the links below:

Website: http://www.lindseylerner.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseylerner/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/llerner/

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