Happy Friday, y'all! Which means, it's time for a classic bubbly conversation 🥂This week I sit down with rhythm-loving speaker and music therapist Casey Muse to talk about something we don’t discuss nearly enough as entrepreneurs: regulation, resilience, and the power of rhythm. 🎶

Casey believes the brain listens better when the hands are moving, and once you hear him explain it, you’ll never think about leadership, trauma, or discipline the same way again. 🫶

We dive into:

How rhythm and neuroscience work together to regulate the nervous system
Why trauma isn’t just a “red flag,” but information your body is holding
The connection between memory, emotional response, and leadership
What resilience actually looks like when momentum disappears
Why discipline, not motivation, is the real key to long-term success
And the quiet truth behind “you’re just not good enough yet” (in the best way)

Casey shares his journey from drumming on pots and pans at age two to building a music therapy practice, mentoring young men through his programs, and speaking nationally about rhythm, regulation, and resilience. 🥁We also talk entrepreneurship, storytelling as marketing, weekly cigar rituals, Dutch Bros coffee, and flip the script at the end so he interviews me back (which was way more fun than I expected!).

This one is deep, honest, a little nerdy (in the best neuroscience way), and packed with perspective for any business owner who’s ever felt overwhelmed, burned out, or like their momentum disappeared.

If you’ve been pushing nonstop without pausing to regulate your own nervous system… this conversation might be your reminder. ❤️

Connect with Casey here: cmuze@avenuespeak.info