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Ep 9: The Family Business Behind Meyer Music
12/23/2020
Ep 9: The Family Business Behind Meyer Music
For more than 50 years, Meyer Music has been providing lessons, instruments, and education to Kansas City. This true family business continues to be a big part of the community, which speaks to their business acumen. Today we talk with Mike Meyer about the family dynamics, their growth, lessons learned, and how the pandemic has been the biggest challenge yet. Read more and get additional resources here: About our guest: What we discuss on this show: 1:10 – Who is Mike Meyer? 1:46 – How did the family get into the music business? 6:13 – How Mike became part of the business 9:01 – His first job after college 10:44 – When he moved into the business full-time 12:43 – Challenges of running a business in his 20s 16:53 – Building processes and consistency 20:12 – What he attributes to the growth 22:46 – Mom and dad still in the business 24:17 – Mistakes he’s made along the way 27:05 – Another big change in the business model 35:13 – Competition between siblings 37:22 – Big picture view of what to expect from the business 38:46 – How has COVID impacted the business? 41:16 – The evolution of the music business 46:45 – How to get in touch with Mike and Meyer Music
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