Meet Taylor Berryman

Today we’d like to introduce you to Taylor Berryman.

Hi Taylor, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I started The Poptimist Podcast about five years ago after moving from Maine to Nashville. I was a huge podcast geek – I really love Joe Rogan, Joey Diaz, and Bill Burr. I knew that it was something I always wanted to do. I started out by putting my phone on airplane mode and recording voice memos and calling them “podcasts.” Now, I have microphones, what a concept.

I had a desire to promote the great talent that Nashville has to offer – The Weird Sisters, Violet Moons, and Josh Norfleet. The list goes on and on. I’ve been a musician since I was 15, and being in Nashville showed me I was a dime a dozen – even if I am a bass player. It’s easy to get drowned in today’s music world with social media.

It’s way easier to get a person to listen to an hour-long podcast than a 3-minute song. So, I started sneaking my music and my friend’s music into the show.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The biggest struggle I have ever encountered will always be me. It’s easy to blame others when things go wrong but it always comes back to me. I always want to take ownership when things go wrong and are the one to find a solution for it.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I am best known as the podcast host of “The Poptimist with Taylor Berryman” co-host of “Man of Science, Man of Faith” and as a bass player/producer. Every week, I interview a wide array of guests – musicians, psychologists, entrepreneurs, or anyone interesting for that matter. I am curious about people and curious about life.

I am most proud of my resilience and willingness to embrace adversity. Life is adversity and we all experience it to varying degrees. I will never quit as I believe greatly in myself and what I am doing. It’s a tough life to live but it’s better than working for the man. I am lucky enough to have been born in the first world and the 21st century USA. I want to become what the 15-year-old me would have considered a fantasy. He couldn’t have predicted the podcast thing though.

We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My childhood was pretty dark. It was something that I had to come to terms with – I could no longer run from the pain. My biological mother was addicted to pain pills and severely mentally ill and my biological father was a drug dealer and dirty cop addicted to crack. Things were bad. My mom ended up getting remarried to a great man when I was 7,  he raised me and adopted me like I was his own son.

He is the only father I have ever known and has a huge impact on my life and consider him in every decision I make. Up until the age of 7, it was just my older sister and me without any supervision. We used to watch Nickelodeon in the summer all day. It was the 90’s and TV was our only entertainment.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: the_poptimist
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taylor.berryman.39/
• Twitter: @dapoptimist
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4kmIJTXgiA
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-145833444-797891938
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bQY1h83JTsx35pZ29FkY2?si=BsR26QDZQUyG7N47wX5vUg&dl_branch=1