<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Chuck Surack founded &lt;a href= "https://www.sweetwater.com/"&gt;Sweetwater Sound&lt;/a&gt; in his VW Bus. Now he's closing in on a billion dollars annual revenue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Topics discussed include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="ul1"&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Resources (5:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Getting started in a VW Bus (12:30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Old tech vs new tech (16:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Advantages and disadvantages of audio tech (18:45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;How the Kurzweil K250 changed everything (20:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Customer service and sales training (29:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Trends in audio (33:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;The NAMM Show (35:30)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;The Amazon threat? (37:45)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Acquiring businesses (46:00)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Where’s Sweetwater 10 years from now? (54:55)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p4"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Mentions:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="ul1"&gt; &lt;li class="li5"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.synchrony.com/businessschooled"&gt;&lt;span class= "s4"&gt;Business Schooled Podcast&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li5"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://towerofpower.com/"&gt;&lt;span class="s4"&gt;Tower of Power&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li5"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.namm.org/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s4"&gt;NAMM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p7"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Special thanks to &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-surack-9a207398/"&gt;Chuck Surack&lt;/a&gt; for sharing Sweetwater's &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "s1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;story&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p9"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Contributors to this episode include:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="ul1"&gt; &lt;li class="li10"&gt;&lt;span class="s5"&gt;Host - &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/355796818131225/"&gt;&lt;span class= "s6"&gt;Jeremy Goodrich&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li11"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Music Production - &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinten.1"&gt;&lt;span class="s8"&gt;Mark Vinten&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li11"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Audio Editing - Christopher Lang&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li11"&gt;&lt;span class="s1"&gt;Copy Editing - Talia Chakraborty&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you enjoyed this episode, stick around:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;SUBSCRIBE on &lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/gh/podcast/scratch-entrepreneur/id1071707939?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=94009&amp;refid=stpr" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Stitcher&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/14zXQr8lDmYUYLMu9G467I" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you catch your podcasts. &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;REVIEW the show and SHARE with friends.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;JOIN the &lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/355796818131225/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Scratch Entrepreneur Group&lt;/a&gt; so we can make it Facebook official.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;Want insurance without the headache? We’re here for you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="aligncenter wp-image-1019 size-medium" style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "http://www.shineinsure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Contact-Us-300x60.png" alt="contact shine insurance" width="300" height="60" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;More great stories &amp; information at:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h5 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGO-atb8JOo7usmRuVzG-BA"&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="http://www.shineinsure.com/blog"&gt;Blog&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href= "http://www.scratchentrepreneur.com"&gt;Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt; &lt;h5 style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ShineInsuranceAgency"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/ShineInsure"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h5&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Chuck Surack on Online Retail

MAR 22, 201958 MIN
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Chuck Surack on Online Retail

MAR 22, 201958 MIN

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Chuck Surack founded Sweetwater Sound in his VW Bus. Now he's closing in on a billion dollars annual revenue. Topics discussed include: Resources (5:00) Getting started in a VW Bus (12:30) Old tech vs new tech (16:00) Advantages and disadvantages of audio tech (18:45) How the Kurzweil K250 changed everything (20:00) Customer service and sales training (29:00) Trends in audio (33:00) The NAMM Show (35:30) The Amazon threat? (37:45) Acquiring businesses (46:00) Where’s Sweetwater 10 years from now? (54:55) Mentions: Business Schooled Podcast Tower of Power NAMM Special thanks to Chuck Surack for sharing Sweetwater's story Contributors to this episode include: Host - Jeremy Goodrich Music Production - Mark Vinten Audio Editing - Christopher Lang Copy Editing - Talia Chakraborty If you enjoyed this episode, stick around: SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or wherever you catch your podcasts.  REVIEW the show and SHARE with friends. JOIN the Scratch Entrepreneur Group so we can make it Facebook official. Thanks for listening!   Want insurance without the headache? We’re here for you. More great stories & information at: Youtube - Blog - Podcast Facebook - Twitter