Get Real -w- Caroline Hobby

Singer-songwriter Caroline Jones sits down with Caroline Hobby to talk about her extremely unique life story. Caroline recently became the first female member of The Zac Brown Band. She shares about the call she got from Zac Brown asking her to come on the road and how that eventually led to an official position in the band. Caroline shares about her other mentors in the industry including the huge role Jimmy Buffett played in her career. Jimmy Buffett, notorious for having no openers, brought Caroline out as an opening act and special guest in 2018 and 2019. She shares that while on the road, Jimmy & Mac McAnally even wrote a song about her titled “Gulf Coast Girl.” We delve into Caroline’s backstory of growing up in Connecticut in a non-musical household and then moving in with her grandmother in New York City to go to an arts high school. After finishing school, Caroline made her way to Nashville to further her songwriting craft and she immediately felt right at home. For many years, Caroline focused s

Terri Clark joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! Terri answers voicemails about getting her first big break, signing a record deal and moving to Nashville to chase a dream. She also shares her most memorable collaboration. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Terri Clark: @TerryClarkMusic Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Terri Clark drops by Get Real with Caroline Hobby to reflect on her 20+ year career in country music. She discusses getting disqualified from one of her very first talent shows in Canada that would’ve resulted in a record deal and changed the entire trajectory of her career. After that loss, she and her mom packed up the car and drove down to Nashville from Canada. Terri shares about her early days living in Nashville alone as a teenager without a green card or a car and some very sketchy situations she found herself in. She somehow found herself a job singing at Tootsie’s for $15 dollars a day. After going on to reach massive success, Terri shares about the pressures in the industry to remain relevant and trying not to play the comparison game. Caroline and Terri connect on Terri’s close relationship with her mom and tragically losing her to cancer. They also discuss Terri having Toby Keith as a mentor early in her career, how she has processed his passing and so much more. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCar

In this week's Bonus episode of Get Real with Caroline Hobby, Cheval and Caroline draw from the deck of Burning Questions cards!  They share their answers to questions about sharing passwords with partners, cheating and what their biggest fantasies are. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Cheval: @SheIsCheval Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CHEVAL drops by Get Real with Caroline Hobby to share her incredibly unique story. Formerly known as Hayley Paige Gutman, CHEVAL was a massively successful wedding dress designer and “Say Yes to the Dress” personality up until 2020 when her relationship with her former employer broke down. CHEVAL found herself in a full-fledged legal battle where she lost the ability to use her birth name and was unable to continue making wedding dresses. CHEVAL shares her inspiring story of overcoming odds and completely rebranding after losing everything she’d worked so hard for. After the dust settled, she successfully launched her shoe brand “She Is Cheval” and started “A Girl You May Know Foundation” as a way to spread awareness to other creatives about the potential dangers of non-compete clauses, the risks associated with vague contract language and more. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby  Follow Cheval: @AllThatGlittersOnTheGram Shop Cheval Shoes: @SheIsCheval Have a

Alysa Vanderheym joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! Alysa answers a voicemail from a listener who wants to know whether she is ever worried that her ideas are going to be taken and used on someone else's song in the future. She also shares if she and Kelsea considered how 'Rolling Up The Welcome Mat' would affect Kelsea's ex. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Alysa Vanderheym: @AlysaVanderheym Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline Hobby sits down with Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Alysa Vanderheym. Alysa was a co-writer and producer on Kelsea Ballerini’s “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” EP which was nominated for Best Country Album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Alysa weighs in on being a female producer in a male-dominated industry. She shares about the process of creating “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat” and how she was ironically in a creative rut at the time of producing it. Alysa is an incredibly accomplished songwriter. She earned her first No. 1 with Jameson Rodgers and Luke Combs‘ “Cold Beer Calling My Name,” and has had cuts with Blake Shelton, Jelly Roll, Kygo and One Republic, Florida Georgia Line and more. We get to hear how she made her way from California’s Bay area to Nashville to make her mark in the music industry. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby  Follow Alysa Vanderheym: @AlysaVanderheym Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voic

Caroline Munsick joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! Caroline answers a question from Morgan on how it feels to have love songs written about her by her husband, Ian Munsick. When she listens to the songs...which hat does she wear?? Manager or Wife? Caroline & Caroline then give advice on how to keep everything balanced as working moms. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Kailey Dickerson @CarolineMunsick Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline Hobby sits down with another Caroline! Caroline Munsick is wife to country musician Ian Munsick, but their relationship started as a professional one! Caroline shares how she met Ian when they were classmates at Belmont. She eventually became Ian’s manager and things progressed into more. She details how they kept their relationship secret until she got pregnant with their son, not even telling her closest friends until that point that they were together. We get to hear Caroline’s background and she details her journey into the music industry. Prior to working with Ian, Caroline had built plenty of industry connections and even went on tour with rock band Asking Alexandria. We get a behind the scenes look at the pivotal role Caroline has played in Ian’s career and their life behind the scenes. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Caroline Munsick @CarolineMunsick Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and sh

Kailey Dickerson joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! They answer listener voicemails and get real about their current sex lives and fostering intimacy in marriage. Kailey opens up about waiting until marriage with her husband Russell Dickerson and why she’s glad she made that choice. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby on IG: @CaroHobby Follow Kailey Dickerson @KaileyDickerson Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline sits down with Kailey Dickerson, host of the “Coffee with Kailey” podcast and wife to Russell Dickerson. Kailey tells the story of how she and Russell began dating and their unique journey to marriage. Kailey shares about her faith, her belief in the power of prayer and she and Caroline connect on their miscarriage experiences. Kailey also talks about her creative side and recounts her experience shooting a music video for Norah Jones before going on to have a huge role in Russell’s content. From navigating parenthood to watching female fans throw their bras at her husband, Kailey and Caroline cover it all in this episode! Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Caroline Hobby: @CaroHobby Follow Kailey Dickerson: @KaileyDickerson Have a question for Caroline?? You can leave a voice message and she may answer on a future episode! Click here  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarahbeth Taite joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! They answer listener voicemails, including one from a woman who wants to know how Sarahbeth & Caroline find balance between personal and work life as moms. Leave Caroline a voicemail for future episodes here: https://www.speakpipe.com/GetRealwithCarolineHobbySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline sits down with singer-songwriter Sarahbeth Taite. They discuss Sarahbeth unexpectedly getting pregnant with her daughter and how she navigated concerns it would impact her music career as an up-and-coming-artist in an industry that prioritizes public perception. Sarahbeth talks about a demo of her song “Long Way” going viral in 2020, leading to her gaining a huge TikTok following and the pressure to continue to meet the ‘viral’ expectation of the industry. Sarahbeth shares about her time as a contestant on American Idol. Also, Caroline and Sarahbeth get into her backstory of how she landed a publishing deal at just 14-years-old on a trip to Nashville which led to her moving from Colorado to town at 17-years-old completely on her own to pursue music. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Sarahbeth Taite: @sarahbethtaite Pre-Save Sarahbeth’s upcoming single “Pretty Good Living” Here Have a question for Caroline?? You can call in and she may answer on a future episode! Cli

Caroline is back with her yoga teacher and life guru, Christina Lentz, for the final episode of THE BURN mini-series! IN THIS WEEK’S EPISODE, Caroline and Christina (who has 6 kids!!) talk about how to get your kids to open up to you, mutual trust and communication between parents and kids, the difference between respect and fear, how to discipline and have healthy conversations and teaching body positivity in today's changing world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Thousand Horses joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! The guys answer listener voicemails about their favorite songs they've recorded, which cities they've enjoyed playing in the most and which cities have the best food. Leave Caroline a voicemail for future episodes here: https://www.speakpipe.com/GetRealwithCarolineHobbySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline sits down with her husband Michael Hobby and his “A Thousand Horses” band mates Bill Satcher and Graham Deloach. They discuss the highs and lows of their journey as a band — from the major success of their first single “Smoke” to the roller coaster of going through 4 major label deals in the music industry. They share what they’ve learned from letting others have too much say in the creative process of their music and how they’re calling their own shots now as independent artists. The guys also recount their favorite memories as  a band including playing alongside legends like Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean, and more. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow A Thousand Horses: @AThousandHorses   Have a question for Caroline?? You can call in and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Morgan Massengill joins Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! They answer listener voicemails, including a message from a woman who is dealing with mother-in-law drama. The ladies give their two cents on how they would handle her situation. Leave Caroline a voicemail for future episodes here: https://www.speakpipe.com/GetRealwithCarolineHobbySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline sits down with the newly appointed President of the Nashville Podcast Network, Morgan Massengill. Morgan shares about her ten-year journey from unpaid Bobby Bones Show intern to becoming Bobby Bones’ manager and President/Executive Producer of his podcast network. She discusses the hurdles she’s overcome including heartbreaks and childhood trauma and how it has shaped her faith. Caroline and Morgan also weigh in on what makes a good celebrity, how to create a brand and more.   Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Follow Morgan Massengill @MorganMassengill Have a question for Caroline?? You can call in and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drake & Alex White join Caroline on this week’s “Call Caroline” bonus episode! They answer listener voicemails, including a message from Caroline’s husband Michael and talk about keeping the spark alive in their marriage. Leave Caroline a voicemail for future episodes here: https://www.speakpipe.com/GetRealwithCarolineHobby Click HereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Caroline sits down with country artist Drake White and his wife, Alex. They dive into their individual health struggles and the hardships they’ve overcome in recent years. In 2019, Drake suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on stage at a show due to a rare condition called an Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM). He received life-saving care and began a long journey to recovery. That is when his wife Alex’s health began to decline due to undiagnosed diabetes. Drake and Alex share how their faith was tested again and again through a season of illness and infertility which ultimately led them to their IVF journey and having their son, Hawk. Follow Get Real on IG: @GetRealCarolineHobby Have a question for Caroline?? You can call in and she may answer on a future episode! Click hereSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.