How Mike Makes $15K/month Teaching Guitar on Skool

From Skool Stories by Matthew Thompson

May 15, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

In this episode, Mike shares how he earns $15K a month teaching guitar to fans of The Grateful Dead.

Grateful Mike is a guitar teacher and Skool Games Winner. His niche is helping "Dead Heads" (fans of the band The Grateful Dead) play their favorite songs. In this episode, we talk about: The power of going all-in on your passion Connecting your community to existing subcultures And why "the riches are in the niches" Check it out.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew Thompson

Guest: Mike

Topics covered

guitar teaching
community building
niche markets
passion-driven business
music education

Keywords

guitar
teaching
The Grateful Dead
Skool
niche
community
passion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Skool

Books & works: The Grateful Dead