
Episode #109
Ep 109: From $4/Hour Apprentice to Arkansas's Only Steinway Dealer | Stephen Wirges
Excited to share episode 109 of the Lightspeed Investing Podcast with my good friend Stephen Wirges, owner of the Steinway Gallery in Little Rock, Arkansas. Stephen and I first connected at a business event on the West Coast and he's since become a client here at Lightspeed. His story is one of the best examples I've come across of what real work life integration looks like. He started as a 17 year old apprentice learning piano restoration under a mentor who had spent 20 years caring for the Royal Danish Conservatory's Steinways, and from there built his way up through running a full retail and service shop, launching his own company, and eventually becoming Arkansas's official Steinway representative in 2017. Today he runs a full Steinway gallery he designed and built himself, acoustics and all, with the CEO of Steinway flying down for the ribbon cutting. We talked about the value of mentorship, how relationships and reputation compound over time, and what it means to build a business around something you genuinely love. If you're in Arkansas or anywhere really and you've got a love for music or entrepreneurship, give Stephen a call through steinwaylr.com and tell him Philip sent you from the podcast. He'll take great care of you. Check out the full episode on YouTube Also on LinkedIn If you've got a story to share, we'd love to feature it on the Lightspeed Investing Podcast. Book a call here https://calendly.com/jmjaralopez/ #steinway #pianotuner #entrepreneurship #arkansas #business #worklifeintegration #smallbusinessowner #mentorship #musicindustry #podcast #pianorestoration #businessjourney #fromthegroundup #familybusiness #lightspeedinvesting






