PROFITABLE MUSICIAN: FEM FRIDAY EDITION

March 6, 2026

Happy FEM Friday!

This Sunday, March 8, is International Women's Day.

I have to admit, until this year, I didn't realize there was an annual theme for International Women's Day. But when I decided to focus this newsletter around it, I discovered that the 2026 theme is a perfect fit for what we do at Profitable Musician and Women of Substance.

This year’s theme, "Give To Gain", is all about reciprocity, emphasizing action, generosity, and shared responsibility in advancing opportunities for women.

“Giving” can take many forms, including:

Mentoring or sharing knowledge

Funding or promoting women-led initiatives

Advocating for equal opportunities

Challenging stereotypes or bias

Elevating women’s voices and achievements

The message is that advancing gender equality is not a zero-sum game. Supporting women doesn’t take anything away from others. Instead, it creates a multiplier effect where opportunities expand for everyone.

That's our mission...our bread and butter...our sweet spot. It's why I do what I do everyday.

It reminds me of several of my favorite quotes:

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want.”

and...

"All boats rise with the tide."

That's why in this issue I want to take a beat to highlight some of the female-specific initiatives we offer in case you're not aware of them...

Women of Substance Radio Podcast

I created Women of Substance Radio to give Indies a platform to be heard so that listeners would fall in love with new music by the best female artists and female-fronted bands in all genres. Over the last 18 years, we have become a trusted curated source to discover new music by quality female artists.

Women of Substance works extremely hard to create opportunities for exposure, publicity and promotion for our Indie Artists. The desire to open doors for talented Indie female artists was one of the main reasons I started WOS Radio and it is the driving force behind everything we do - we consider this our core mission.

The Profitable Musician Show

When I started my podcast in 2015, it was called The Female Entrepreneur Musician. As the brand evolved and I focused on marketing and business advice for musicians, it became the Profitable Musician Show.

Here are a few episodes that are particularly relevant to women in 2026.

Marketing For Mature Female Musicians: Standing Out Without Following Every Trend

Marketing for Mature Musicia... Feb 17 · The Profitable Musician... 35:46   ​

Balancing Family, Health & Music

Balancing Family, Health, an... Oct 28 · The Profitable Musician... 49:03   ​

How I Built My Music Career Around Being A Mom

159. How I Built My Music Ca... May 6 · The Profitable Musician... 18:48   ​

The Female Musician Accelerator

In my 10+ years running the Female Musician Accelerator, we've helped hundreds of artists to build the engaged fanbase and sustainable income they've dreamed of using up-to-date and heart-centered strategies.

The music journey is hard, don't do it alone. In the Accelerator you'll:

• Find your people
• Get focused and inspired
• Stay accountable to accomplishing your goals
• Get mentorship and coaching from people who have been where you are and come out the other side

Happy International Women's Day (on Sunday)!

Always in your corner,
​<3 Bree

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