The
LIMITLESS
musician
EPISODES
Season 1
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The Limitless Musician Trailer - Redefine Your Music Career​​​​​​
Welcome to The Limitless Musician, the podcast designed to inspire and equip modern musicians to build sustainable and fulfilling music careers. Hosted by Nathalie Simper and Dr. Katherine Emeneth, this show is your go-to resource for actionable insights, practical support, and fresh perspectives for breaking down barriers in the classical music industry and beyond.
​In this trailer episode, Nathalie and Katherine introduce themselves and share their mission to help musicians redefine success on their own terms. Whether you’re a performer, educator, content creator, or exploring new frontiers in music, this podcast is for you.​
Nathalie and Katherine are here to remind you that your career isn’t one-size-fits-all, and that financial and personal stability doesn’t have to be sacrificed for your dreams. Get ready to challenge old paradigms, embrace your uniqueness, and build a music career that enhances your life instead of limiting it.
Episode 1: Breaking Free - Redefining What it Means to Be a Limitless Musician​​​​​​
​​​​​In this episode, we talk about the “badge of honor” classical musicians carry: Burnout. Your music degree may have started the fire, but are you keeping the flame burning? Hear about co-hosts Katherine and Nathalie’s personal journeys with balancing stress, as well as the top 3 things that can fuel or burnout or help you reset.
Episode 2: First-Generation Challenges - Balancing Tradition and Passion​​​​​​​
In this episode, co-host Nathalie Simper shares her inspiring journey as a first-generation American pursuing a career in music. Growing up in a Guatemalan household, she faced challenges balancing cultural expectations with her passion for music. Nathalie discusses pivotal moments in her education and career, highlighting the importance of perseverance, community, and self-discovery in building a fulfilling career.​​​
​​Episode 3: From Student to Trailblazer - Dr. Katherine Emeneth's Musical Revolution​​​​
Get to know co-host Dr. Katherine Emeneth as she shares her journey from shy piano student to industry leader. Katherine reflects on her early struggles with self-confidence and the societal pressure to conform to traditional music career paths. Her story reveals how resilience, hard work, and innovative thinking transformed her career, leading her to create programs that empower modern musicians to thrive on their terms.
Episode 4: The Balancing Act - Reframing the Work and Life Balance for Modern Musicians
In this solo episode, Nathalie is diving into the struggle that every musician can relate to: the balance between your work life and your personal life. As musicians, we’re conditioned to prioritize work above all else—but at what price? The reality is that burnout, anxiety, and exhaustion run rampant in our field. So, is there a way to build a thriving career without sacrificing personal wellness?
Episode 5: The Sweet Spot - Unlearning Perfectionism in your Classical Music Career​​​​​​
In this solo episode, Nathalie talks about perfectionism and its roots in the classical music industry from performance to your way of thinking. Reflect on how perfectionism holds you back in your music career, how human nature can break the perfectionist mindset, and what you can do to unlearn the rigid mindset that makes you stand in your own way.
Episode 6: Beyond Potential - Turning Your Potential Self into Your Ideal Self with Kate Kayaian
Limitless Musician Kate Kayaian shares her journey as a professional cellist, entrepreneur, career & mindset coach, and now as an author of “Beyond Potential: A Guide for Creative Who Want to Re-assess, Re-define, and Re-ignite their Careers.” Join Nathalie and Kate as they discuss how your past shapes your future, how to connect with the version of yourself that you wish you could be, and actionable steps to infuse your core values into every aspect of your career.
Episode 7: Burn Your Burnout - Building Sustainable Patterns in your Life
We talk about the “badge of honor” classical musicians carry: Burnout. Your music degree may have started the fire, but are you keeping the flame burning? Hear about co-hosts Katherine and Nathalie’s personal journeys with balancing stress, as well as the top 3 things that can fuel or burnout or help you reset.
Episode 8: Saying "Yes" to the Right Things
In this episode, Nathalie talks about people pleasing and its not-so-subtle place in classical music jobs. Think of the ways you "starve" yourself on personal and professional levels when you say "yes" to everything. Find out how you can begin to change the habit of saying "yes' to everything else into saying "yes" to yourself.​
Episode 9: "Investment" Isn't a Bad Word
Host Nathalie and co-host Katherine discuss the definition of investment when it comes to classical music. We will shed light on the ways musicians invest more than money in their careers and talk about how 3 types of investments can make a clearer path to the career you want.
Episode 10: The Limit DOES Exist - Challenging Limits to Redefine Your Success​​​
For the final episode of Season 1, host Nathalie breaks how knowing that career limits exist can be the first step to engineering the career you’ve always wanted. The long accepted “truths” that classical musicians will always be burned out and financially unstable are challenged in a way that gets you unstuck and finding clarity in which moves to make next. Lastly, you’ll hear tips on how to name, challenge, and break the mental limits in your personal and musical life.
BONUS Episode: Digital Courses in Classical Music
Have you ever thought of creating your own digital course but had zero ideas on where to start? Host Nathalie and co-host Katherine dive into the world of digital courses and the missing elements you need to make a digital course profitable. With Katherine’s decade of experience with The Music Teacher’s Playbook, listen to the myths, limits, and breakthroughs that can help you share your expertise to the right audience.
Season 2
Episode 1: Learn to Reflect, Reset, and Realign with Reasonable Goal Setting
We’re starting Season 2 with a bang! In this solo episode, host Nathalie Simper dives into the connection between the habits you form and the possibilities of successfully reaching your goals. Learn how to actively shape your process of goal setting and reaching so that you can spend more time growing and less time playing the blame game.
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Episode 2: Creating Community - Live Session
Co-hosts Dr. Katherine Emeneth and Nathalie Simper pull back the curtain on some of the secrets to their private studio cultures! Get a walk through of how to infuse your quirks into your studio, encourage students to bond, and how to make recitals, masterclasses, and more a reality. Recorded at The National Flute Association Convention in Atlanta, GA.
Episode 3: Embracing Authenticity as a Modern Musician, Part 1
In this solo episode, Nathalie breaks down how professional authenticity and basic human survival instincts can be at odds. If you’ve ever felt like you had to craft a perfected professional version of yourself in order to be successful in your music career, this episode is for you. Learn about why musicians tend to struggle more than others to fit in, and how to create an environment that helps the real you THRIVE instead of just SURVIVE.
​​Episode 4: Embracing Authenticity, Part 2​​​​
Following the previous episode on being your true self in professional spaces, co-hosts Nathalie and Katherine dive into what living and working authentically means for them. Listen to their stories of struggling with the pressures of following a “traditional” path of musicianship, and the turning points that helped them redefine who they are on their own terms. From setting boundaries to making space for all that makes up your identity, this conversation highlights the power of self-discovery and creating opportunities that align with who you truly are.
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