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From Homeless To $130k/yr In Just Three Years | With John McLucas artwork

From Homeless To $130k/yr In Just Three Years | With John McLucas

6 Figure Creative

December 14, 2021

In 2017, John McLucas was homeless and sleeping on a foam pad in his one-room, windowless recording studio. Just a few years later, he's earning a six-figure income as a producer working with pop artists to provide a high-value, white-glove service. How did he make this massive change?

Speakers Brian Hood, Chris Graham, John McLucas

TopicsDesignArtsBusinessEntrepreneurship

Brian Hood (0:00)

This is the 6 Figure Creative Podcast, Episode 178

Welcome to the 6 Figure Creative Podcast, where our mission is to help you turn your creative passions into a stable, reliable income. If you're in audio, video, design, photography, or really any other creative field, and you just want to learn from other successful creatives, you're in the right place. Welcome back to another episode of the 6 Figure Creative Podcast. I am your host, Brian... What the f***?

Chris Graham (0:28)

Buster. Yeah, you guys definitely heard that, didn't you?

Brian Hood (0:31)

I am your host, Brian Hood. I'm here with my big, bald, beautiful co-host and his loud dog, and I'm sitting here wondering, should we just redo this whole intro?

Chris Graham (0:39)

No.

Brian Hood (0:40)

Graham, how you doing today, Chris?

Chris Graham (0:41)

I'm doing great, man.

I've had a weird day of, you know, eye doctor, dentist, doctor. Like, I did all my things, a batched.

Today was my...

Brian Hood (0:53)

It's a self-care day.

Chris Graham (0:55)

Yeah, and saw him there, and Buster's...

Brian Hood (0:59)

I said, it's not a good place to be.

You're not even here. I'm not even sure that you're here, Chris. Like, you're so distant right now that I'm like, is Chris Graham even here today?

Chris Graham (1:07)

Well, when Buster starts barking, it's like, wait, is everything safe?

Brian Hood (1:11)

There's a ghost in your house. There's 100% a ghost in your house right now.

Chris Graham (1:14)

It's Instacart with my delivery outside.

Brian Hood (1:17)

Not sponsored by. Thank you very much, Chris, for bringing that brand on here. These big brands trying to take over the world.

Chris Graham (1:22)

Oh, snap. You know what? I'll tell you what, guys. Link in the description. I've been using Instacart like crazy.

Brian Hood (1:27)

Shut the hell up.

John McLucas (1:28)

No way.

Brian Hood (1:29)

Are you serious?

John McLucas (1:30)

Yes.

Chris Graham (1:31)

Like, because for me, my time is super valuable, and I don't like going to the grocery store. It's also.

Brian Hood (1:36)

Do they have an affiliate link that you're about to put in the description?

Chris Graham (1:39)

I'm going to put my affiliate link down there, boys.

Brian Hood (1:43)

Look at marketer Chris here.

Chris Graham (1:45)

I love it. Like, I don't have to go to the grocery store almost ever anymore. I hate the grocery store.

Brian Hood (1:49)

This episode is officially sponsored by Chris Graham's affiliate link to Instacart. Link in the description. Oh, my God.

Chris Graham (1:55)

Click that link. Get you some groceries. I think you get 10 bucks in free groceries if you use my link.

Brian Hood (1:59)

I use Shipt, S-H-I-P-T, which has been incredible, flawless, the best shoppers on earth. But I am 100% with you, Chris. I do not shop for groceries. My wife does not shop for groceries. We have that stuff delivered to our house because you know why, Chris? I know you know why. Because our time is valuable and it's better spent elsewhere, whether that's in my business or that's with my wife. Yeah, I know, Chris. Everything's a system to you. Think of the system.

Go ahead.

Chris Graham (2:23)

Think of how stupid grocery stores are. Walk in with a list of things you want and try to find them.

Brian Hood (2:30)

Good luck.

Chris Graham (2:32)

There's no map. There's like some signs that are like dog food and cereals in this aisle. But there's other stuff in that aisle too that's not dog food or cereal. And you just have to anticipate, well, that's sort of like cereal.

I guess I'll try this aisle. And you just like you worm around the whole thing. It's designed to make you impulse buy.

Brian Hood (2:50)

Dude, if you legitimately did the math on how much time you spend to go to the grocery store for like your weekly or like your major groffings, and you actually do the math on how much extra you're paying for the shoppers to do it, it's an insignificant amount of money that you're paying for that sort of service. So reinvest in your time and in your business, people. All right, let's bring our guest in here today because he's been politely staring at us when we talk about stupid grocery delivery. You probably heard a third voice if you're not listening, watching on YouTube and you're thinking, what was that voice? There is a spirit in Kishkan's house, our guest today is none other than Mr. John McLucas, who is actually part of the dream team for the very first course, the 6 Figure Home Studio put out called the Profitable Rooster Course.

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