What It’s Like to Pivot From a Musical Career Into Entrepreneurship With Steve Rimland, AIMeCast [re-release]

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Steve Rimland is the CEO of AIMeCAST, a multimedia podcasting platform that enables corporations to share content and knowledge in one central location. Before starting AIMeCAST in 2019, he worked as the founder and CEO of MedicDigital, a platform for Fortune 500 companies within the pharmaceutical world to engage and connect with their colleagues. Steve’s first foray into creating social networks was in 2009 when he founded LockerBlogger, a platform where athletes could connect with their fans. Steve graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a bachelors’ degree in music. His first career after college was as a composer and musician. He played on hundreds of albums, and worked closely with a number of celebrities and high-profile musicians including Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE:

• What AIMeCAST is (3:58)
• Where Steve’s passion for his job comes from (8:58)
• Why building a strong network is important (12:38)
• Why it’s important to remember that “there are only 12 notes” [in music and in life] (17:45)
• Why we should “trust life” (19:10)
• Why you should keep going and never give up on your passions (22:54)
• Why you should see everything as an opportunity to grow (33:06)
• What Steve did for Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel (38:53)