We recently connected with Brian Hauser and have shared our conversation below.

Brian, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?

I love the creative process, the building and troubleshooting and seeing the final product- but it is time consuming and with the economy as it is, there isn’t as much money for people to buy non necessities. I often think that a regular pay check would be such a welcome thing even at the expense of losing my creative outlet.

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers.

I got into building guitars by being a musician that wanted guitars or basses that were different than what we see at every big box guitar store. Coming from the military, funding was available for me to go to Roberto Venn Luthiery school.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

I was working with wood building guitars and started realizing that the boutique guitar world had a small client base of those willing to pay more for unique / quality guitars over cheaper models available. Some friends saw something in what I was doing and asked me to make some wood home furnishings like tables, counters shelving, etc – so I started using my creative process on building unique items that for their personality and existing decor to keep the shop up and running.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Seeing the product delivered and the clients face as they see it for the first time or watching as they show it off to others.

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