Coffee n Tea with S & L Podcast

Ep. 8: Follow Your Gut: How Singer-Songwriter Marielle Kraft Left a Successful Teaching Career to Live Her Musical Dreams

November 21, 2019 Lisa Laoye, Sabine Guillaume Hayes & Marielle Kraft Season 1 Episode 8
Coffee n Tea with S & L Podcast
Ep. 8: Follow Your Gut: How Singer-Songwriter Marielle Kraft Left a Successful Teaching Career to Live Her Musical Dreams
Show Notes

We start off this episode a little differently with a clip of singer/songwriter Marielle Kraft's hit single How Far You Feel. Marielle's a former sixth-grade English teacher who began playing her guitar for her college roommates at the University of Delaware. Per her roommates' request, she recorded How Far You Feel. The song hit Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist and reached 40,000 streams in one week! This was the beginning of her music career.

In this episode, Marielle shares: 

  • Her discovery of music and her songwriting process.
  • The importance of vulnerability.
  • The importance of developing your own structure as a business owner. 
  • Her daily "rhythms". 
  • When she knew it was time to pursue a musical career full-time. 

About Marielle Kraft
To find out more about Marielle and her music be sure to visit her online and connect with her on Spotify, Instagram, and Facebook to stay updated on her tour dates and new releases! Be sure to also watch her Tedx Talk at Firefly about being honest through songwriting.

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