BE YOUR OWN MANAGER
In the beginning, there were many questions – questions from classical musicians around the globe to two people who worked in the classical music world for decades – Bernhard Kerres and Bettina Mehne. Then they decided to write a book with many answers to all the questions they received. A podcast, workshops, and courses followed. Today it is the BYOM Academy.
The book, Be Your Own Manager, is currently available in English and in Japanese. You can order it on Amazon, other digital platforms, and on our webpage.
The Podcast
Bernhard Kerres does a regular podcast on managing your career as a classical musician. It is also called Be Your Own Manager Career Podcast. It is available on all major podcasting platforms.
Listen to the Be Your Own Manager podcast on your favorite podcasting platform:
The BYOM Academy offers a variety of career management and entrepreneurship courses for classical musicians. From the 12 week base course, to specialised workshops, individual coaching, group coaching and more.
The 2022 Keynote
On January 31st, 2022, our founder, Bernhard Kerres, invited the community for his 2022 Keynote. He spoke about significant trends in our world and the impact these trends have on your career in classical music.
William Garfield Walker, conductor
A true coaches coach!I had the pleasure of participating in the very first every BOYM course. I can honestly say that I left the course
Jui-Lan Huang, piano
Branding yourself!With the valuable insights and tools, Bernhard’s Be Your Own Manager not only enlightened different aspects of your career which have been neglected, but
Birce Polat, piano and lecturer
A music university teaches you your instrument and then gives you a test. Life gives you a test and you learn the lessons. Be Your