Will Mason of Mason Music joins Carrie on this week’s episode of The Localist. Will is a Birmingham native who is making big moves in the local music world. Will and Carrie start off the conversation with Will and Mason Music’s biggest venture yet: opening up a music school AND music venue in the renovated Woodlawn Theater. Will tells us about their process for opening each of the different locations, the weird things you find when you renovate, and how they went about getting investors to really see the vision behind Mason Music’s aspirations through.
Will and Carrie then dive into how owning a business can change your attitude about taking risks, letting go of control, and what they believe the hardest part of owning your own business is (there seems to be a theme among our guests so far). Will tells us more about training staff, developing and evaluating processes, and learning how to delegate.
Will and Carrie wrap up the conversation by going back to the beginning of Mason Music and how it all came to be (hint: accidental entrepreneurship). Will tells us how they encourage a sense of community with a Rock Band League (how fun does that sound?!), and the power of meeting people where they are. Will even gives us the scoop on their new Story Brand inspired mission!
Mentioned in this episode:
Mason Music with Will Mason
Church Street Coffee and Books
Cornerstone School in Woodlawn