RobbinsJustin_InformationalInterviewPresentation.pptx
- 1. INTERVIEWEE: JONATHAN ENSZ REMEMBER ME BAND LLC JUSTIN ROBBINS
- 2. JONATHAN ENSZ CREDENTIALS: WARSAW COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY REMEMBER ME CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- 3. CREDENTIALS JONATHAN WAS A MEMBER OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL BAND HE WAS A WORSHIP PASTOR AT HIS CHURCH HE HAS BEEN A SOUND ENGINEER FOR 12 YEARS AND RECORDING PRODUCER FOR 7 YEARS AND CEO FOR 3 YEARS HE MOST ENJOYS PEOPLE AND HIS CLOSE INNER CIRCLE OF COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS
- 4. IN YOUR PAST JOBS, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOU LEARNED IN TERMS OF BEST AND WORST LESSONS THAT IMPACTED YOU AND HOW YOU MANAGE OTHERS TODAY? ONE OF THE BEST LESSONS THAT I LEARNED WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE OTHERS CONCERNS AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND. IF SOMEONE IN MY COMPANY THINKS THAT A CERTAIN THING COULD BE DONE BETTER OR MORE EFFICIENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERN AND TRY OUT OPTIONS THEY SUGGEST IN ORDER TO HAVE A SMOOTH OPERATION. ONE OF THE WORST LESSONS I LEARNED WAS, JUST BECAUSE IM THE BOSS, THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT I CAN LEAVE MY COMPANY IN THE HANDS OF MY EMPLOYEES AND TAKE A VACATION WHENEVER I WANT. THE COMPANY CAN FALL APART IF ITS NOT LEFT IN TRUSTED HANDS, WHICH IS WHY IVE HAD TO START OVER MULTIPLE TIMES.
- 5. WHY DID YOU JOIN THIS COMPANY FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES OUT THERE? I THINK ITS MORE OF A WHY DID THIS COMPANY WORK, AND OTHERS DIDNT? THATS BECAUSE I HAD HELP THIS TIME. I FOUND A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT SHARED THE SAME VISION I DID, AND WE BUILT THIS COMPANY TOGETHER.
- 6. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK WOULD BE THE MOST BASIC PRE- REQUISITES OR EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION? WITH WORKING WITH ANY KIND OF COMPANY YOU NEED THE BASICS OF BEING ABLE TO READ AND WRITE, BUT WITH THIS TYPE OF COMPANY YOU NEED SOME ESSENTIALS, SUCH AS: HAVING BASIC WRITING SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF MUSIC. IN THE SENSE OF EDUCATIONAL IS CONCERNED: YOU WOULD NEED A BACHELORS IN BUSINESS OR A VARIATION TYPE OF DEGREE. I RECEIVED MY MASTERS IN SOUND ENGINEERING WITH A MINOR IN MUSIC PRODUCTION.
- 7. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK ARE THE MOST CRITICAL SKILLS ILL NEED AS A MANAGER TO LEAD THEIR OWN TEAM AND BE SUCCESSFUL? EMPATHY IS PROBABLE THE BIGGEST SKILL THAT A MANAGER NEED TO HAVE, IN MY OPINION. YOU NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE OTHERS ARE COMING FROM, AND WHAT THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING IN THEIR LIVES.
- 8. WHAT DOES YOUR COMPANY DO THAT OTHER EMPLOYERS DONT FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES? WE OFFER THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO FULFILL THEIR DREAM. EVERYONE DREAMS OF BEING A ROCKSTAR , AND WE GIVE THEM THE PLATFORM TO DO JUST THAT.
- 9. WHAT TYPE OF FEEDBACK SYSTEM DOES YOUR COMPANY USE FOR WHEN THERE IS A WORKPLACE DIFFERENCE? WE JUST USE THE DIRECT SYSTEM. ANY TYPE OF FEEDBACK SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO MYSELF, OR THE PERSON THAT IT INVOLVES."
- 10. AFTER CONDUCTING MY INTERVIEW WITH JONATHAN, I AM VERY IMPRESSED BY HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPANY AND THE INDUSTRY. HIS PERSPECTIVE AND EXPERTISE IS INVALUABLE AND I CAN SEE WHY HE IS A CEO. HIS WILLINGNESS TO TALK TO ME ALSO PROVES THAT HE CARES ABOUT THE LITTLE GUY AND HAS THE FORESIGHT TO SEE THAT EVENTUALLY HELL NEED TO RETIRE AND WILL NEED TO PASS THE TORCH TO A YOUNGER GENERATION TO EVENTUALLY LEAD THE WAY. HES WILLING TO LEAD A NEW GENERATION. I ALSO LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW MUCH HE APPRECIATES PEOPLE IIN GENERAL, ALL CREEDS AND COLORS, NO MATTER WHAT. HONESTLY, I COULD SEE MYSELF IN THE FUTURE TAKING ON THIS KIND OF ROLE AND LEADING MY OWN COMPANY. WITH MY EXPERIENCE AS A GENERAL MANAGER I ALREADY HAVE SOME KNOW HOW JUST WOULD NEED TO POLISH MYSELF UP.
- 11. I CAN HONESTLY SEE MYSELF EVENTUALLY IN THIS KIND OF ROLE, BEING A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A COMPANY. I HAVE BASIC EXPERIENCE IN LEADING A COMPANY FROM MY TIME BEING A GM. I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE NEED TO GET MORE EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF LEADING A COMPANY AS WELL. IM NOT PERFECT BUT I AM WILLING TO LEARN AND GET MY FOOT IN THE DOOR TO LEARN. I WANT TO MASTER THIS PART OF THE BUSINESS TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS HE IS. IM GREAT AT GRINDING IT OUT AND PUTTING MY NOSE IN THE BOOKS SO TO SPEAK. I ENJOY PEOPLE AND CAN HONESTLY TALK TO A TREE IF I NEEDED TOO. I JUST NEED TO WORK ON MY FUNDAMENTALS.
- 12. INTERVIEWEE: JONATHAN ENSZ OF REMEMBER ME BAND LLC HTTPS:// REMEMBERME- BAND.COM
- 13. INTERVIEWEE: CHRISTOPHER STORM INTERVIEWER: JUSTIN ROBBINS This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
- 14. CHRISTOPHER STORM Credentials: Lima high school Cleveland state university Chief marketing officer, remember me band llc
- 15. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE SOME OF YOUR BEST EXPERIENCES THAT YOUVE HAD? COLLECTIVELY, I WOULD SAY, WRITING TOWARDS OTHER ARTISTS ALBUMS AND PUTTING TOGETHER A VERY POLISHED PRODUCT AND THEN COMING UP WITH A PLAN WITH THEM ON HOW TO GO ABOUT MARKETING THEM AS A PRODUCT. I WOULD ALSO SAY WITH THAT, IN MY BAND THAT I AM IN MYSELF, BY BEING ON AND SHARING THE STAGE WITH NATIONAL ACTS.
- 16. WHAT PATH DID YOU TAKE TO GET TO YOUR CURRENT POSITION IN THE COMPANY? IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO THROUGH NETWORKING, ITS ABOUT WHO YOU KNOW, THE MUSIC BUSINESS CAN BE CUTTHROAT. BUT ALSO, THE BUSINESS IS WIDE AND VAST AND YOU CAN MEET A LOT OF VERY GOOD HONEST WORKING PEOPLE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AND GIVING EACH AND EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. I HAD EXPERIENCE IN THIS WITH WORKING WITH OTHER MUSICIANS THAT IVE PLAYED SHOWS WITH. ITS A TIGHT KNIT COMPLEX COMMUNITY.
- 17. WHY DID YOU JOIN THIS COMPANY FROM ALL THE OTHER COMPANIES OUT THERE? IT WAS AN IDEAL CHOICE TO PURSUE THIS COMPANY OVER ANOTHER THAT I HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED WITH. THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THEIR PEOPLE AND HAVING THEM SUCCEED IN THEIR OWN ENDEAVORS AND NOT JUST WORK BASED . THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT THE OVERALL INDIVIDUAL AND MAKING THEM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FAMILY THAT THEY HAVE BUILT WITHIN THE COMPANY. FOR ME, IT WAS A NO-BRAINER. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
- 18. HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO MOTIVATE YOUR TEAM MEMBERS/EMPLOYEES AND HAVE THEM FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE MATTERS AND BRING THEIR UTMOST BEST TO THE ORGANIZATION? I PERSONALLY LIKE TO COMPLIMENT THEIR PERFORMANCE AND LISTEN TO EACH PERSONS IDEAS. THEYRE HERE FOR A REASON AND IF SOMETHING DOESNT SIT RIGHT WITH THEM, THEN IF WE HAVE A HEALTHY EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, THEN WE CAN ONLY BECOME BETTER.
- 19. WHAT DO YOU FIND MOST SATISFYING AND THE MOST CHALLENGING ABOUT MANAGING YOUR EMPLOYEES? IT ISNT TOO DIFFICULT AT ALL. IT IS SO FAR A WELL-OILED MACHINE. IT IS ALWAYS SAID THAT IF YOU LOVE WHAT YOU DO ,YOULL NEVER WORK A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. RIGHT NOW, THATS HOW IT IS. EVERYONE GETS ALONG REALLY WELL AND WE BOUNCE OFF EACH OTHER IN A WAY I NEVER THOUGHT ID SEE.
- 20. WHEN YOU DO 1 ON 1S WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES AND TEAM MEMBERS, WHAT VARIABLES, SKILLS AND FACTORS ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU? I STRIVE TO GIVE THE BEST ADVICE I CAN BASED ON THE INDIVIDUALS SKILL SET. WE ALL FAIL IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND WE ALL SUCCEED VERY WELL IN ANOTHER. I MOSTLY LOOK AT THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR LOYALTY, THEIR PUNCTUALITY AND THEIR WORK ETHIC. THOSE CAN TELL ME A LOT ABOUT THEM.
- 21. FINAL THOUGHTS After conducting my interview with Christopher I soon came to realize that he is a man of the people. he is an incredibly laid-back guy who goes into depth with his answers and really thinks about how his decisions affect the company, his personal life and the artists involved in the process. Hes a great potential role model for what kind of employee and manager that I would want to be in my own career. I can only hope that I can take some of his great character and make it my own. He loves his customers, his colleagues and the everyday type of man/woman that he may come in contact with. I highly respect him, and I hope to one day meet again. Honestly, I could see this as a legitimate stepping-stone to get to my dream job. https://www.rememberme-band.com