{"id":9860,"date":"2019-03-27T11:57:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T17:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=9860"},"modified":"2020-06-12T10:31:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:31:35","slug":"you-have-a-cool-job-episode-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/you-have-a-cool-job-episode-22\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have a Cool Job: Custom Trumpet Mouthpiece Maker &#038; Craftsman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Have a Cool Job: Trumpet Mouthpiece Craftsman\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/592XxGjB88Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>On this week\u2019s episode<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">On this week\u2019s episode of you have a cool job, we talk to a man who makes a very specific piece of equipment: the mouthpiece of a trumpet. Peter Pickett owns <em>Pickett Brass Mouthpieces and Blackburn Trumpets<\/em>, a company that started in his garage.<\/li>\n<li>Peter discusses the slow and organic startup of his company, and how he mainly relies on reputation as marketing in this traditional craftsman industry.<\/li>\n<li>He talks about the niche business environment of trumpet mouthpieces, how his background in both engineering and music came full-circle, and how he determines what monetary risks to take with his company.<\/li>\n<li>Peter also gives advice to others who want to start a business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>About the show<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have a Cool Job<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a podcast hosted by Taylor Sienkiewicz from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The show highlights professionals who have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a unique, interesting, uncommon, or otherwise cool job<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to motivate you and show how interesting, fulfilling, and anything-but-average your career can be, and we\u2019ll do this by talking with people who took a path less traveled. We ask these fascinating individuals how they got to where they are in their career based on their education, experience, and influences; \u00a0why they love their job; and lots more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Want more?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like what you&#8217;re hearing, check out these resources to get plugged in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more episodes of <i>You Have a Cool Job, <\/i>visit our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9TC13WNTbvfmPMpPB50I7Fnm91DIfPQf\">channel.<\/a> View other podcast blogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/category\/podcasts\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive an email containing each podcast episode of <i>You Have a Cool Job<\/i> as they&#8217;re released.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/sgwidget.leaderapps.co\/js\/sg-widget.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<style>.sendgrid-subscription-widget input{padding:1em 1em 1.05em !important;font-size:.8em;font-family:sans-serif}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_first_name,.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_last_name{margin-right:.5em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn{display:inline-block;color:white !important;border:none !important;background:#ea7c62 !important;box-shadow:none !important;cursor:pointer;vertical-align:middle;max-width:250px !important;padding:15px 25px 15px 25px !important;margin:0 .4em;text-align:center;font-size:16px !important;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:700 !important;}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn:active{color:#8e8b8b;box-shadow:0 0 5px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .response{display:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.8em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .success{color:green}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .error,.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text a{color:#3097d1}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text{font-size:.9em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text label{font-weight:400}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\" class=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\">\n<form id=\"sg-widget\" data-token=\"02b75070a54eca958dbbe3e4b152b4f9\">\n<div id=\"sg-response\" class=\"sg-response\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"sg_email\" name=\"sg_email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" \/><input id=\"sg-submit-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn more about Peter&#8217;s work <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickettblackburn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a nomination for the show? Drop a line <\/span><a href=\"mailto:taylor.sienkiewicz@petersons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9865\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9865\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10123407\/10269594_10152456894719189_4051612295652447482_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"533\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trumpet mouthpieces at Pickett Brass and Blackburn Trumpets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s episode On this week\u2019s episode of you have a cool job, we talk to a man who makes a very specific piece of equipment: the mouthpiece of a trumpet. 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