For Episode #24 of the podcast we welcome Eric McKenna to the show. Eric’s story is full of twists and turns. His life has been a life based on self-reliance, yet full of good fortune and good people. And a life always centered around music.
There have been several defining moments on Eric’s journey; the death of his only sibling, Brian McKenna, in June of 1996 due to a drug overdose, resulted in a seismic shift in his life philosophy.
In 1999 Eric left corporate America and launched Boogie Street Guitars, an online-only, worldwide guitar sales and design company. For 15 years, BSG was a journey that could not have been scripted.
2013 brought the conclusion of Boogie Street Guitars. It was time for the next chapter. Eric became a PA licensed Realtor. It was the perfect career choice. Driven by my fascination with people and the desire to be of service, being a Realtor was a perfect fit.
Fast forward to March of 2019 and the launch of THE ERIC MCKENNA PROJECT. EMP is the 'Anti-Soundbite'. Filmed and recorded in the Boogie Street Studio, EMP is a full production video and audio podcast. EMP is not a commercial endeavor. The show has no sponsors. With no agenda nor outside influence, the conversations on each episode of EMP are relaxed, unscripted, unfiltered and truly authentic.
The essence of the show is to provide the format for real, physical conversation. To put away the screens and devices and simply talk with one another.
Eric lives with his wife Natalie in Coraopolis with their dog Jinx, in a turn of the century home that's always busy with Natalie’s 3 children, Sierra, Damian and Saffron and his 2 children, Austin Major and Gwendolyn Leigh.
Eric is a natural storyteller and I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation. The visually inclined can watch it all go down on YouTube. As always, the podcast streams on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and your platform of choice.
