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Live from Brooklyn, Daniel and Nate kick off a brand-new series:

Culture Club — Six Keys to Creating a Magnetic Music School Culture

Culture might seem abstract… but it’s the invisible force driving teacher retention, team alignment, and how much your staff actually cares about solving problems.

In this episode, Nate and Daniel define what culture actually is (and isn’t), explain why it’s the most important thing most owners ignore, and share a short exercise you can do today to see where your company culture stands.

This series is for owners who want a team that solves problems instead of creating them… and a studio where people love coming to work.

Click below to listen to the episode.

Here’s what we cover in the episode:

• Why you should care about company culture (it’s not just pay or perks)
• Formal vs. informal culture (what it looks like to work at your school)
• Early BMF as a case study: culture misfires and hard lessons
• What starts working in your business when culture “clicks”
• The real magic: When your team helps solve problems with you
• A simple 8-question staff survey you can send right now
• What to do next if your vision for culture still feels unclear

We’d love to hear from you… what was your big takeaway this episode? What questions do you have?

We won’t know unless you reach out and tell us!

You can do so by contacting us here.

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You’ll get the templates and systems that have turned Brooklyn Music Factory into a multi-million dollar school — as well as a place in a community of serious, high-level owners with big goals that are doing the work alongside of you.

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Show Notes

Here are all the questions Nate lists for the Google Form survey at the end of the episode. These are intended to give you insight into the actual (informal) culture at your school, as experienced by your team.

Warm-up Questions:

1. Do you know what is expected of you as a teacher at [Your School Name]?
2. Do you have the opportunity to do your best teaching at [Your School Name]?
3. Have you received recognition or praise recently?
4. Do you feel cared about as a person at [Your School Name]?
5. Do you feel connections with any of your coworkers at [Your School Name]?
   
   

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Key Questions (The Core Four):

1. What is the number one most frustrating aspect of your job at [Your School Name]?
   (Framed gently: “If you could wave a magic wand and have it disappear, you 100% would…”)
2. What is the number one most joyful aspect of your job at [Your School Name]?
   (Framed as: “If you could keep just one thing, you 100% would keep this…”)
3. If you could realize one huge dream at [Your School Name], what would it be?
   (Even if it seems impossible, what would you love to see the school build, launch, host, or represent?)
4. Anything else you want to share?
   (Completely open-ended, allowing for any additional thoughts.)

Nate recommends sending this as a simple Google Form to your faculty or admin team. Even if only a portion respond, you’ll begin to gather a valuable snapshot of your informal culture—which is key to closing the gap between aspiration and reality.

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