<p>How does spending on $8500 you don&apos;t have as a grad student jump start your career? In this episode, John Hong shares how one swipe of a credit card started the journey into his current pursuits. <br/><br/>A clarinetist turned writer and artistic marketing consultant,<b> </b><a href='http://johnhong.me/'><b>John Hong</b></a><b> </b>nurtures an obsession with clear, simple, and human communication.<b> <br/><br/></b>Consulting since 2018, his clientele includes GRAMMY® winners, non-profit executives, orchestra CEOs, and instrumentalists, ensembles, conductors, and composers from every major continent. He is an occasional freelance writer on the people and issues surrounding classical music, praised by <em>New Yorker</em> contributor <b>Steve Smith</b> for “having his thumb square on the pulse of what moves the public to open up a story.” <br/><br/>Find him on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/John_Hong'>@John_Hong</a>.<br/><br/>(On a personal note, I can attest to his skills as a writer - John wrote the bio on my <a href='https://www.erinpaul.com/bio/'>website</a>!)<br/><br/></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://buymeacoff.ee/doublerspodcast">Support the show</a> (https://buymeacoff.ee/doublerspodcast)</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>