When Success Requires Change: Ulysses Owens, Jr. on Focus and Purpose

What happens when success no longer looks like it once did?

Grammy Award-winning jazz musician, drummer, educator, author, entrepreneur, and Juilliard faculty member Ulysses Owens, Jr. joins Whatever Your Stage for a candid conversation about excellence, focus, identity, and navigating change throughout a career.

Ulysses reflects on his journey from Jacksonville to Juilliard and the international stage, the evolution of Don’t Miss a Beat, and his recent decision to step away from the organization after nearly two decades of leadership.

Along the way, we talk about knowing when to let go, setting boundaries, integrating career and family, finding confidence beyond comparison, the importance of his faith, and creating the stillness necessary for clarity.

This episode asks an important question for anyone pursuing excellence: What deserves your best performance in this season?