"Beginning on your journey is a bumpy ride but it can be enjoyable if you know what is to come regarding the challenges."
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Orville Wright is a singer, songwriter, and music producer, and founder of Oh Yeah Beats. He has been in the industry since 2006. He has crafted his talents to become an expert that consults others in the navigation for music that fits their every need. With his talents, he creates personalized music compositions to provide representation for people and their brands. Orville uplifts others in multiple communities, sharing the knowledge and skills to help them in their growth. He has helped beginning musicians and artists as well as some mature underground artists. He will continue to help as many as possible with his experience and expertise. Services and products are extended to content creators across platforms such as YouTube, Twitch, and streaming sites for podcasts.
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Let’s start with a brief introduction first. Introduce yourself to our readers.
Orville Wright: I am a humanitarian that believes in uplifting others alongside my friends, family, and customers. I have been creating music for myself and others for almost two decades. I have many skills and talents but I use most of them to help others obtain their success while also creating my own. I have worked with some celebrities and underground artists in music. For five consecutive years, I was producing music for YouTube content creators. I continue to do so now but a lot more is on my plate regarding workload. I also find great pleasure in helping my clients find the best representation when it comes to musical compositions.
Our audience is interested to know about how you got started in the first place. Did you always want to become a CEO or was it something you were led to? Our readers would love to know your story!
Orville Wright: The way that I started was extremely humble and modest. I was only an artist that wanted to be the next musical sensation on Television. During that time, I realized that I was going to need to work with some others to get to a higher tier. I wrote many songs in composition notepads. Many of the songs were not published, nor were they recorded. I was simply perfecting my craft of songwriting. I would seek numerous music producers for background music or instrumentals and it helped a little. Things then took a turn when I realized that many of the producers were only looking for sales, promotion, and glorification (thinking only of themselves).
I discovered that during many of the business interactions that I was not a priority. I continued to write music but then began using music creation software to start to make my productions. I was simply patching together “loops” and samples that got me to the result I was seeking then. A little after as my career progressed with recording and performances, I saw and heard what was missing. The instrumental compositions lacked a few key elements that would help them to identify as the industry standard. I began to realize that I do have the passion and skill to create my sounds without loops or samples. I started making my complete compositions and letting my close friends and family hear them. They would say things like, “Oh wow, I thought that a famous person made this. You did all of this?” I ran with the idea that I can do it all for myself but more importantly, for others also.
I slowed down on songwriting but still wrote occasionally. My main focus was getting all of the sounds that I had in my head into audio form. I created an entire library of music and started to sell and help artists make songs. I knew that I was going to be my boss and have music that the world wants to hear. I created a business and got my legal papers to conduct serious business. My wife had a hobby turned business on YouTube and I created all of the music for her. She then had fellow content creators who also needed authentic and original music. Traffic began to flood my emails and even my personal YouTube channel with the high demand of requests for my music. This is when the business started to take off and I was led to be here in the now with you today.
“Selfmade” is a myth. We all received help, no doubt you love to show appreciation to those who supported you when the going got tough, who has been your most important professional inspiration?
Orville Wright: There is a long list of people that I will never forget and will continue to uplift for their amazing contributions. I would like to shout out my wife Tay, George Stoner, William Chapman (brother in Alabama), Lisa DiMauro (great fitness friend and supermom & wife), Lizza Morales the superstar Latina (I appreciate all of your amazing encouragement Chica!). I want to thank Miguelina from Tech Valor for your help with the website, Marcie Wright (Cuz, you have always been the ear and the other me I needed to hear), Bobby Del Rio (100 k, I will always support you and your heart), Hermione (my bestie across the pond), Hiromi (The world-famous TikTok mom, you are amazing and I have a genuine love for you), Hamzah Saman CSA (PTR king, its an honor to have you in my life), THE Rose Rosen CSA (just call me when it runs across your mind haha), Paul Vato (I mean it when you make us all smile), Amin Cooley (Knuck, I will forever love you and be grateful for what you have done for me), Chris Fehn (so honored to call you my brother, I love your heart also), Kris Orticello (Sister, Even your heart is a superstar!), Artincess (FabulouslyVegan, my sister queen, you ROCK). My brother Sayed (Mahdiart, you are forever my family and I pray you to feel every word with every breath).
There is a life-long list of people who have helped to mold me into the better person that you see before you. I have been professionally inspired by all of these amazing souls and more. I will support and show love anytime I can. They have helped me with my business moves and the future looks bright thanks to every one of them. The list by the time we finish this interview will have grown further I am sure.
How did your journey lead you to become a CEO? What difficulties did you face along the way and what did you learn from them?
Orville Wright: My journey led me to become a CEO through humility and learning how to lead by example. I learned that the biggest power moves occur in the background. My presence is now demanded more frequently with the many platforms being used by the masses and with that, I learned about balance and prioritizing. To have a healthy balance of time and attentiveness with everything, I had to discover what to prioritize and how exactly I would move forward. Being a businessman, musician, public motivator and speaker, and a humanitarian, I had to understand that the best way in being successful was to align everything with what I wanted to represent. Being a CEO now, I see how some projects will have to take a back seat as others excel. Growth doesn’t occur overnight nor does it stop in our journeys. My journey is still taking me up to higher levels but I can truly say that I am enjoying the ride 100 percent.
Tell us about your company. What does your business do and what are your responsibilities as a CEO?
Orville Wright: My company is Oh Yeah Beats. The company provides music production for everyone but with personalized interaction and experience that allows each client to be a part of the production. We provide exclusive music that nobody else produces. The responsibilities are to ask the clients about their project and content along with the specific needs of the music production that will be created and provided in a timely fashion. Responsibilities extend to updating clients of the progress of the production to ensure the desired path of direction is acquired and delivering the final product is a high-quality format audio file of the client’s preference. My responsibility is to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible with each production and that the customer is satisfied with the “Oh Yeah” experience.
What does CEO stand for? Beyond the dictionary definition, how would you define it?
Orville Wright: CEO to me stands for Cognitive of Everything in Office. One leader and seer overall should be knowledgeable of all of the productions in a business from little operations to the biggest. The leader doesn’t always have to do it all but should be aware of the entire process in the case and event that something fails or does not go according to plan. The CEO is also the top representative of the business and therefore the business should reflect exactly what the Top Dog stands for. I am the representative for Oh Yeah Beats and my brand stands for me.
When you first became a CEO, how was it different from what you expected? What surprised you?
Orville Wright: I did NOT understand that I was going to be in charge of everything. Direction waiting to be orchestrated by my vision… I discovered that my vision needed to be clear for the end goal and results that I wanted. It was once I planned out exactly how the process should be when the direction was laid out for the business to succeed. I was surprised that discovering how the process would go was going to be easy for me. I think that true leaders and trailblazers will have ease in conducting business. The best part of it is seeing the end goal and results achieved with every business interaction. I am not surprised but the level of satisfaction is on 10 every time.
There are many schools of thought as to what a CEO’s core roles and responsibilities are. Based on your experience, what are the main things a CEO should focus on? Explain and please share examples or stories to illustrate your vision.
Orville Wright: A CEO should focus on the future of the business. I typically do not worry about the now as I do with the “in the next 5 years”. I realize that business can continue to exist but the future relies on planning and investing. CEOs don’t have to disclose every move but similar to chess, it is best to know what moves you will make in the next 3 to 4 moves ahead. This is preparation also for how to counteract upsets in business planning and investing.
A great example that I have is from when I started to do theme songs with my brand. I already understood the process of music production and songwriting. With this in mind, I knew that what could be bigger is an entire album of theme songs. I knew that this is marketable and made it a possibility for clients to obtain also. I am a thought leader and I have unreleased products for the future to be published to the public soon that are innovative and educational. I believe in spreading knowledge and empowering everyone I come across with the many lessons that I have learned in the music industry and business. I am also creating a community of individuals who all desire obtaining the feel-good emotions from uplifting others in music. Again, it is the future that should be the focus and not so much the “currently”, as this is perhaps the obstacle that can occupy a majority of thought and obstruct the vision of a positive future. CEOs possess the trait of Resilience and we will always win in one aspect or another.
Share with us one of the most difficult decisions you had to make for your company that benefited your employees or customers. What made this decision so difficult and what were the positive impacts?
Orville Wright: One tough decision that I had to make with my company and brand was to step away from just songwriting for myself. I started in the music industry solely as a musical artist who wanted to be heard by the world. To serve many communities that I do along with loyal clients and potential customers, I had to leave behind a name that I was once associated with. The name and brand were only for itself and not about others. I realized that inclusion does not occur with that field I was involved with before rebranding.
The difficulty came from the mindset of uncertainty when thinking about the new brand and the direction I would not go for. It was also the “I have to start from scratch” feeling, knowing that I was not known by anyone yet. Now, I can serve so many more when I am not focusing on one simple brand. My company is all about helping everyone to be a winner at the table. I live this vision while I am still a boss and thought leader, empowering everyone. Success is happening for all of my clients with the products and services being provided.
How would you define success? Does it mean generating a certain amount of wealth, gaining a certain level of popularity, or helping a certain number of people?
Orville Wright: I define success as the process of aiming to be a winner, or at least working towards your goals. I do not believe that a particular level of wealth or popularity is what defines one as successful. If that were the case, then so many more would not have the low level of mental health status that is often the case in the population. Oddly enough, one’s success is not derived from what one does for themselves. The most satisfaction comes from the domino effect or reciprocity after investing in others. The tenfold is where I see success.
Job opportunities are dropped in my lap from simply reaching out to others and encouraging them or giving them some well-deserved praise. Many who are deep in modesty will be difficult to sit back and receive it but the appreciation goes beyond measures and they will often find ways to help you towards your success if it is reasonable within their abilities. Success is also aligning with others that have similar visions and paths. I have found many that I align with and this is the reason I agree with you all about not being able to get to be successful without the help or presence of others. This is success and the direction of success to me.
Some leadership skills are innate while others can be learned. What leadership skills do you possess innately and what skills have you cultivated over the years as a CEO?
Orville Wright: The skills I have had as a leader for a long time are being able to relate to others, finding common ground, taking on challenges, and helping others. Over the years I have learned to be more inclusive. With my brand and company, I witnessed how many do not practice inclusion and there is a demand by the population for a change. I decided that I wanted to be a part of that change also. More can be obtained with the inclusion of others in the many communities that make up us all. I learned this only by being the head of Oh Yeah Beats.
How did your role as a CEO help your business overcome challenges caused by the pandemic? Explain with practical examples.
Orville Wright: So with the pandemic, my business had to change directions which helped to be a winner. Just releasing music for the brand was an “alright” direction but again INCLUSION is what helped stand out from the many others in the same field and market. The pandemic helped me to see how we all as humans want to be involved with others and minded when demonstrating representation. I decided to use my brand as the workhorse to help individuals and their brands have a true representation of their core beliefs and practices. Look at the theme songs that my company provides. We help identify the works that others are doing and highlight them in energizing music form.
Content creators look for exclusive music for their platforms and music libraries are no longer cutting it (wanting their cut from sales). Without shaming these types of businesses, I can say that many customers feel just like that…customers with a number attached but more can take place. I knew that I could be part of the solution and all of me wanted to be a part of that solution. I make clients feel valued and appreciated while giving them something that only they possess… their own music. We can all tackle challenges that first hinder us but then allow us to have bigger visions of success. The pandemic changed me but changed me for the good.
Do you have any advice for aspiring CEOs and future leaders? What advice would you give a CEO that is just starting on their journey?
Orville Wright: My best advice that I can offer aspiring CEOs and future leaders is to understand all of your wants and needs before you think you are ready to understand those of others. You and your business will need to be ready to take on the challenges of people seeking true identity and representation and this will be in many forms. With this challenge, your best bet is to have experience of finding your own true identity and core values to conduct business. Just beginning on your journey is a bumpy ride but it can be enjoyable if you know what is to come regarding the challenges. Listen to other established leaders in your field and learn all of the precautions to take before making the worst detrimental mistakes. You may be extremely eager to jump right in but I advise you to take your time to set up for absolute establishment and success to follow. I jumped the gun early in my career and missed a lot of valuable key points to have as a template and had to use time and money so I could correct the errors. A CEO will be very careful not to miss what to do and when to do it. I know all of this now.
Thank you for sharing some of your knowledge with our readers! They would also like to know, what is one skill that you’ve always wanted to acquire but never really could?
Orville Wright: I love to take on new challenges. I am always ready to learn something new and honestly cannot say that there is a skill that I haven’t acquired with pursuit. I think my ADHD was the crutch-turned-tool that catapulted my success. I always want to succeed or conquer what is ahead of me and blockingblock my vision of a final product. I think it is safe to say we all have “handicaps” that can present themselves as excuses to not succeed. I don’t believe in giving in to this mindset. The best outlook is to use our obstacles as teachers to craft our ultimate visions into reality. We can do it with anything.
Before we finish things off, we have one final question for you. If you wrote a book about your life today, what would the title be?
Orville Wright: One title I know may provide some value to this question is “Why We Say Oh Yeah”. It is one of my visions to get everyone on board with saying “Oh Yeah” to all of their dreams when they hear my music and reflect on the triumphs in their lives. I am saying this daily when I look at how far I have come while still on my journey. You can say it too. “Why We Say Oh Yeah”.
Jed Morley, VIP Contributor to ValiantCEO and the host of this interview would like to thank Orville Wright for taking the time to do this interview and share his knowledge and experience with our readers.
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