Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Unleashing Your Inner Rockstar, How To Break Out Of A Rut W/Melissa Watkins
[S. 5, E. 3] 30:00 - Unleashing Your Inner Rockstar, How To Break Out Of A Rut W/Melissa Loggins {Let's Chat To A Music Authority!} Biography -Melissa Watkins Schlea was born and raised in a small farming town just southwest of Toledo Ohio. It was a close-knit community, full of wonderful people, but economically depressed so her parents moved to sunnier skies in Georgia during her senior year of high school. Melissa stayed behind to graduate from Woodmore High School where she was one of about 74 students. She went on to study Music at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Music Education for 3 years, then she switched to Music Business. In 2002, Melissa was recruited to work out a business plan for a new company, and Music Authority was born (which was originally owned by the Martin Family). The next year she married Andrew Loggins and the couple decide to purchase Music Authority and proceed to live in an apartment above Andrew’s dad’s carpet cleaning shop for the next 6 years because they bought a business instead of a house. Melissa and Andrew created so much more than a standard retail store. Music Authority is the place where music lovers and musician connect and collaborate. The company empowers musicians to reach beyond their potential. Music Authority is recognized as one of the Top 100 Music Stores in the World six years running for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 by the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants). Melissa is a regular presenter at NAMM University (the educational programs) having presented 4 times in the past 3 years. She is also a published author of the book series Retribution. Audience: Music Authority 123 Merchants Square, Cumming, GA 30040 (770) 886-9066
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