Ep. 971 – The Quiet Storm with Amani Roberts (@amaniexperience)


"When I got my initial edits for my first book, my ego was so hurt. I thought it was great, but the editor tore it up. She was right, but I put it away for about four months because I couldn’t look at it…that setback taught me not to take edits personally and to keep moving forward." – Amani Roberts
Today’s featured USA Today’s best-selling bookcaster is a DJ, historian, award-winning music professor, internationally renowned professional speaker, and Champion of R&B, Amani Roberts. Amani and I had a fun on a bun chat about his book, “The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power, Passion, and Pain of R&B Groups”, his journey from hospitality to music, advice for aspiring creatives, and more!!
Key Things You’ll Learn:
How Amani’s DJ experience inspired his first book and influenced his writing process
Some surprising R&B facts that Amani found during the research process for his book, “The Quiet Storm”
What big setback led Amani to create more success
What the process was like for getting his music business course approved by the university faculty
His top three lessons learned from starting, running, and growing his podcast
Amani’s Site: https://www.amaniexperience.com/
Amani’s Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B084T6KT4Q/allbooks
Amani’s Podcast w/ Mandi Graziano, “Adventures In Business”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adventures-in-business/id1758768957
The opening track is titled, “North Wind and the Sun” by Trevin P. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://compilationsforhumanity.bandcamp.com/track/north-wind-and-the-sun
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