Damian Mason

They aren't familiar with telling a story. And so they suck. So I treat it like a business. The good thing about a background in show business is I've always treated this as what other people see as humor, entertainment, oh, kind of a lark. I ran it as a business. So when I quit Corporate America in 1994 to be a comedian, which is how I got in to start,

They aren't familiar with telling a story. And so they suck. So I treat it like a business. The good thing about a background in show business is I've always treated this as what other people see as humor, entertainment, oh, kind of a lark. I ran it as a business. So when I quit Corporate America in 1994 to be a comedian, which is how I got in to start,

Purdue Agricultural Economics from the farm, from the farm to Purdue, from Purdue to corporate, not in ag because in 1992 there was no jobs because we're coming out of the bad 80s. I'm a little older than you guys. Then worked in corporate, and then I quit. less than two years into my corporate career to become a political comedian. And everybody thought, oh, that's really cute.

Purdue Agricultural Economics from the farm, from the farm to Purdue, from Purdue to corporate, not in ag because in 1992 there was no jobs because we're coming out of the bad 80s. I'm a little older than you guys. Then worked in corporate, and then I quit. less than two years into my corporate career to become a political comedian. And everybody thought, oh, that's really cute.

Purdue Agricultural Economics from the farm, from the farm to Purdue, from Purdue to corporate, not in ag because in 1992 there was no jobs because we're coming out of the bad 80s. I'm a little older than you guys. Then worked in corporate, and then I quit. less than two years into my corporate career to become a political comedian. And everybody thought, oh, that's really cute.

That's really neat. 25-year-old kid's going to become a political comedian. You know you won't make it. Oh, hell, nobody really makes it. Oh, you're doing open mic nights. Oh, you're doing $100 gigs. Well, good luck. Call us when you need your job back. That's kind of how it went. And I say, no, fuck you. I'm not going to allow it. I'm going to treat this as a business.

That's really neat. 25-year-old kid's going to become a political comedian. You know you won't make it. Oh, hell, nobody really makes it. Oh, you're doing open mic nights. Oh, you're doing $100 gigs. Well, good luck. Call us when you need your job back. That's kind of how it went. And I say, no, fuck you. I'm not going to allow it. I'm going to treat this as a business.

That's really neat. 25-year-old kid's going to become a political comedian. You know you won't make it. Oh, hell, nobody really makes it. Oh, you're doing open mic nights. Oh, you're doing $100 gigs. Well, good luck. Call us when you need your job back. That's kind of how it went. And I say, no, fuck you. I'm not going to allow it. I'm going to treat this as a business.

And so you do $100 gigs until you can do $300 gigs. And you do $300 gigs until you're doing $500 gigs. And then always worked at creating the act and putting the show together. And go back to your room afterward and sit down. It's 930 at night. You're sweating. You just walked off stage. You're in front of a crowd. Everybody was drunk. You hadn't had a drop.

And so you do $100 gigs until you can do $300 gigs. And you do $300 gigs until you're doing $500 gigs. And then always worked at creating the act and putting the show together. And go back to your room afterward and sit down. It's 930 at night. You're sweating. You just walked off stage. You're in front of a crowd. Everybody was drunk. You hadn't had a drop.

And so you do $100 gigs until you can do $300 gigs. And you do $300 gigs until you're doing $500 gigs. And then always worked at creating the act and putting the show together. And go back to your room afterward and sit down. It's 930 at night. You're sweating. You just walked off stage. You're in front of a crowd. Everybody was drunk. You hadn't had a drop.

You finally have your first beer at 930 at night. You start writing down notes. That bit I did about the Great Wall of China sure works. I've always treated it like a business. I treat this like a business. I treat speaking in front of an agricultural audience, and Corey's been in one of my audiences, as a business. Yeah, it's a show. Yeah, it's funny. Yeah, we want it to be laughing and all that.

You finally have your first beer at 930 at night. You start writing down notes. That bit I did about the Great Wall of China sure works. I've always treated it like a business. I treat this like a business. I treat speaking in front of an agricultural audience, and Corey's been in one of my audiences, as a business. Yeah, it's a show. Yeah, it's funny. Yeah, we want it to be laughing and all that.

You finally have your first beer at 930 at night. You start writing down notes. That bit I did about the Great Wall of China sure works. I've always treated it like a business. I treat this like a business. I treat speaking in front of an agricultural audience, and Corey's been in one of my audiences, as a business. Yeah, it's a show. Yeah, it's funny. Yeah, we want it to be laughing and all that.

They don't need to treat it like a business. They're the audience. Right. I need to treat it like a business. And that's, I think, the important thing, whether it's creating a podcast or an act on a stage. Yeah. First off, running it like a business and also treating it like a product. This is a product. Farm for Profit is a product. Yeah. And it's a product that you want to be consumed. Yeah.

They don't need to treat it like a business. They're the audience. Right. I need to treat it like a business. And that's, I think, the important thing, whether it's creating a podcast or an act on a stage. Yeah. First off, running it like a business and also treating it like a product. This is a product. Farm for Profit is a product. Yeah. And it's a product that you want to be consumed. Yeah.

They don't need to treat it like a business. They're the audience. Right. I need to treat it like a business. And that's, I think, the important thing, whether it's creating a podcast or an act on a stage. Yeah. First off, running it like a business and also treating it like a product. This is a product. Farm for Profit is a product. Yeah. And it's a product that you want to be consumed. Yeah.

And you want it to be sponsorable. Mm-hmm. And you want it to have value. And as long as you always look at yourself as a product, he's Corey. He's a farmer. But in this regard, he's a product that teamed up with Tanner. And the other delay.

And you want it to be sponsorable. Mm-hmm. And you want it to have value. And as long as you always look at yourself as a product, he's Corey. He's a farmer. But in this regard, he's a product that teamed up with Tanner. And the other delay.

And you want it to be sponsorable. Mm-hmm. And you want it to have value. And as long as you always look at yourself as a product, he's Corey. He's a farmer. But in this regard, he's a product that teamed up with Tanner. And the other delay.