We had the good fortune of connecting with Matthew Rose and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Matthew, how do you define success?
This is a statement that comes up in a variety of my different ventures. I have my regular technical sales job but also have been a street comedian at our local renaissance festival for 17 years and have run a local community orchestra for 17 years. I also have seven rental homes that I manage. My new side business this year is creating stop-motion animated comedy shorts for Youtube and Instagram. For each of those roles success is defined differently. For technical sales, keeping the customer happy by responding to inquires in a timely manner and presenting interesting workshops is the goal. For the renaissance festival entertaining patrons and making some cash on the weekends is a goal but also the outlet for creativity is important. For the orchestra the goal is to maintain a group of 40-50 musicians and keep our checking account above $0. Similarly for the rental houses making sure the tenants are happy and the activity is profitable are goals. For the stop motion activity my goal is to eventually be able to monetize the online shorts I post.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
For the last year I have been creating stop-motion comedy shorts for Youtube and Instagram. The name of the business is Silverbarn Productions and I’m hoping to monetize the content in 2025 by gathering enough subscribers and followers. The process requires a number of different skills not only in creating the online content but also in marketing the brand.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I’l Shout out Curtis Bodiker who is involved with me at the renaissance festival, in the orchestra and provides the voice of Captain Sebastian in the stop motion shorts.

Website: https://www.OfSkullsAndGold.com

Instagram: @SilverbarnProductions

Facebook: @SilverbarnProductions

Youtube: @SilverbarnProductions

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