34: The Mentor, Marty Davis

Welcome to a conversation with my friend, Marty Davis. Marty has been in the fair industry longer than anyone I know. This is an honest interview from Marty’s heart with a little bit of crazy thrown in! If you listen all the way to the end, you’ll be treated to a yodeling lesson, a story about streaking, some great advice, and some cowboy songs, too! Don’t miss it!

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• How Marty started his lifelong love affair with the guitar
• Working as a DJ and singing with a band
• Stories from The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas
• Why Marty felt like cowboy band costumes were important
• How he met his wife, Kate---and got engaged after just ONE HOUR of conversation! (47 years of marriage followed!)
• Bored and unsatisfied with not being the very best
• Why Marty longed for the “old cowboy sound”
• “God Bless Old Glory”
• Yodeling 101
• Why Marty believes in mentoring kids
• Marty’s beginning in the fair industry—1976
• Why Marty has mentored many in the fair industry, even offering up his home to many as a stable place to live
• Mistakes that young people make today: not learning the basics of a solid foundation
• “Love people enough to tell them the truth.”
• How Marty struggled in the beginning to find someone to help with his career
• What happens when too much ego gets in the way
• Marty’s message to younger people: “Ask for help.”
• Why regrets are a waste of time
• Streaking off the stage---for $100
• A story (and a song) from the old West—by Marty
• Find out more at www.martyldavis.com.