{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","title":"Beating the Fear of Failure w/ Scott Scovill :: Ep 278 The Mostly Middle Tennessee Business Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4415,"description":"Jim sits down with legendary live-event entrepreneur Scott Scovill to unpack how a kid who flunked out of college, battled crippling fear of failure, and waited tables at Howard Johnson’s ended up pioneering concert video, touring with the biggest acts in the world, and building Moo TV.\nScott shares the true origin story behind his career, the life-changing U2 moment that set everything in motion, the loss of his mentor that pushed him into entrepreneurship, and why he wrote a self-help book for people who hate being told what to do.\nIf you’re a business owner, creative, or late bloomer wondering if it’s “too late,” this one will hit home.\nTimed highlights:\n0:00 Scott’s fear of being told what to do and why he wrote “Tenacious”\n1:19 Jim sets the scene: Middle Tennessee Business Podcast and studio talk\n3:43 Flunking out, anxiety attacks, and being labeled a “bad student”\n5:34 The low point: waiting tables at HoJo’s and the U2 tour bus moment\n6:48 Paradigm shift in the dark: “This is what you’re going to do with your life”\n9:21 The scalp-shirt tour schedule that changed everything\n10:40 Quitting three jobs, leaving college, and the worst plan in music history\n11:22 “I was told I couldn’t sing” and the big life shift around 40\n13:33 Paper tigers and learning to try despite fear of failure\n19:03 Sneaking into U2 shows, getting fined by the union, and almost getting arrested\n20:09 Choosing video when video was brand new\n21:21 Corporate ballroom grind, panic attacks, and being far from the dream\n25:27 Redefining success: loving the ride, not just the goal\n27:27 Frustration as fuel and knowing when to walk away from a “good” job\n29:09 Getting fired from a rap tour and sneaking back into the stadium\n30:39 “I’m yelling at this guy because I’m frustrated with my life” – meeting Pete\n31:19 The Rolling Stones opportunity and leaving the safety net\n38:12 New York vs Nashville vs LA: honesty, fakeness, and “what can you do for me?”\n40:00 Inventing an industry: the birth of Moo...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MQ_OhPfdW9BdEjsZHWT49CTxYJ8Q_hM2MA0llbwBouM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjhk/YTVkYzdlYjI3NTkx/MTBjYWZiZjRiMjdh/YzQyZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}