When You Don't Ask, the Answer Is Always No

Half the battle of achieving anything is knowing when you need help (and let me save you a couple of hundred bucks in therapy here, you ALWAYS need help... think public radio model: "we're all in this together/I can't do it without you"). The hard part for some, then, is asking for it.

Obviously, shamelessness = a plus, i.e., just the simple act of asking is not for the tame-at-heart. SOL if that isn't your bag; you're going to need to acquire some assertive chops pronto. Because (say it together with me people) when you don't ask, the answer is always no.

But asking isn't even the hard part. First, you have to have people to ask. You have to have fans.

Whether it's your mom (or mine), your friends, your coworkers --- I don't care --- everyone has fans [...]

A Triple-A radio programming veteran, Kate has served as Music Director of the Loft at XM, Midday Host at WYEP, Evening Host at both WNCS and WUIN, as well as Content Supervisor for Pump Audio. Currently, she's the CEO of Outlandos Music, a new-music discovery service for grown-ups. Kate has been nationally recognized for her ardent presentation of music and her ability to champion talented, compelling artists.