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246 Hailey Rowe - Achieve Your Aha Moment Jan 09, 2021

Show notes

06:00 – Hailey Rowe joins the podcast to discuss her entrepreneurial origin story, the first item she sold online and mentors who helped and inspired her along the way

12:39 – Hailey reflects on how her resilience aided in her business success

15:35 – Hailey points to a definitive moment of her early life that taught her a valuable lesson

19:41 – Hailey’s entrepreneurial ‘Aha’ Moment and meaningful interactions she’s had with her clients

24:29 – Hailey talks about the inspiration behind and the format structure of her podcast, Health Coach Nation

30:14 – Hailey speaks to her growth as a podcast host and interviewer

39:26 – What is something that Hailey has changed her mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Hailey

46:01 – Harry thanks Hailey for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with her

TWEETABLES

“I’m a huge podcast junkie. I love people who talk about strategy and traits and characteristics – people like Dan Sullivan and Alex Charfen. But I also like the people who talk about what works online – like the Russell Brunsons of the world.” (11:39)

“I think that, if nothing else, entrepreneurship is the best personal development crash course you can possibly take.” (14:55)

“My theory in life is that if you can’t look back five years ago and ask, ‘What was I doing’ then you’re not living.” (17:27)

“Podcasts have probably taught me more than my education or any mentor. I am obsessed with podcasts.” (25:13)

“I think that value is not just in the information or the tactical stuff. Value, sometimes, is helping somebody be heard and understood and showing support to them.” (37:19)

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245 Sarah St John - Frugal, Yet Fierce Dec 31, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Sarah St John joins the podcast to discuss her entrepreneurial journey, the value of using podcasts as a marketing tool and her book, Frugalpreneur

16:41 – How Sarah decides what content and guests to include on Frugalpreneur

27:30 – Sarah speaks to how she integrates affiliate marketing into her podcast

31:48 – Sarah discusses the reception and feedback she’s gotten on her show

35:15 – Sarah’s goals for the future of her show, Frugalpreneur

45:41 – Sarah shares her love of animals and travel

50:55 – What is something that Sarah has changed her mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Sarah

52:40 – Harry thanks Sarah for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with her

TWEETABLES

“I feel that you need to have a podcast as a business card. Or, if you have a business, use the podcast as part of your marketing.” (11:06)

“Starting in 2021, I’m shifting gears slightly to where I’m gonna be interviewing people who stated their business with less than one thousand dollars and built it to a million dollars without any venture capital.” (18:24)

“Right now, I’m focusing on finding people to interview for the podcast that will fit what I’m doing.” (23:06)

“I’d love to go to Aruba because they have a flamingo and an iguana beach. I guess I just like travel experiences that involve animals.” (47:39)

“Before COVID, I was already planning on closing my travel business because I realized that I like all things podcasting more and wanted to focus on that.” (49:13)

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244 Russ Johns - Kindness Is Cool & Smiles Are Free Dec 22, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Russ Johns joins the show to share his podcast origin story, his background in music and his experience with trauma and resilience

18:32 – Russ speaks to the importance he places on kindness

20:39 – The inspiration to start #PirateBroadcast and the decision to live stream content instead of recording it

31:34 – Russ details the growth and progression he’s experienced as a podcast host and interviewer

35:27 – Russ opens up about his personal journey of growth and self-discovery

TWEETABLES

“I’ve always been a life-long learner and that’s what led me to podcasting.” (13:56)

“Everybody has a choice to be responsible for their future, their actions, and what they’re looking forward to.” (17:40)

“There’s two statements that I always share with people. Kindness is cool and smiles are free.” (18:38)

“How can I add value to the rest of the world? The biggest takeaway for me is that I got in a groove and I love the opportunity to help other people and share that message. As long as I keep doing that, it’s always gonna keep coming back to me.” (32:58)

“I truly believe that we are the accumulation of our experience.” (36:27)

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243 Maura Hughes - Podcasting is a Community Dec 12, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Maura Hughes joins the podcast to discuss the culture of MeetEdgar, the work she’s doing there and the impact that COVID-19 has had on her work

12:25 – Maura shares her podcast origin story and the production of the MeetEdgar’s Social Post podcast

21:29 – Maura speaks to the importance of making podcast content relatable for your audience

25:14 – How Maura approaches ideas to make podcasts better

30:18 – Maura provides best practices and tips for repurposing and sharing content

45:14 – What excites Maura about the future of marketing and podcasting

48:02 – What is something that Maura has changed her mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Maura

50:08 – Harry thanks Maura for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with her

TWEETABLES

“There’s possibility on the Internet. You can build a business on the Internet by using your own skills. And, this pandemic has made a lot of people think that way and start wondering, ‘How can I take advantage of it?’” (08:19)

“And that’s fun. It’s fun to be with people who are constantly saying, ‘Well, what if tried this?’ We’ll give anything a shot once and I think that, in this space, it’s a really fun place to be in for sure.” (10:58)

“One of the things that we always preach is, ‘You have to maximize your content. You need to be smart about how you use your content because there’s only one of you – there’s only twenty-four hours in the day – so you can’t be constantly creating.” (14:16)

“I think if you’re a content creator of any type, if you’re a podcaster, you should always listen to what your audience wants. They are the commodity. They’re the ones who are gonna help you be better.” (22:08)

“If you build that community, and you listen to them and you give them content they want, they will follow you through all different iterations of your career.” (24:35)

“People are busy. People are trying to cut back on their social media. Everyone’s on a different time schedule. If you’re only sharing something one time – whether it’s your newest podcast episode or a sale that you’re having – you’re really doing yourself a disservice.” (32:30)

“My advice to everyone is use ten to twenty minutes to go into social media and actually engage with your audience.” (37:08)

“I just think audio as a medium is becoming more mainstream. And when that happens, the more fun things people start doing and experimenting with. And, I’m excited to see how that grows in this industry.” (47:47)

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242 Liz Gannes - In the Room Where It Happens Dec 03, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Liz Gannes joins the podcast to discuss her career trajectory and where her passion for journalism started

14:36 – Liz shares her thoughts on the impact social media has had on society and, particular, how we consume news

17:54 – Liz talks about her podcast origin story and how she consumes content

22:12 – Liz opens up on how she earned a fellowship at Stanford University and the work she’s at 60db and Google

34:45 – Liz speaks to her passion for local news and the importance of these local outlets

44:39 – Liz provides best practices and strategies for those looking to start a podcast

50:43 – What is something that Liz has changed his mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Liz

53:07 – Harry thanks Liz for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with her

TWEETABLES

“I wouldn’t say I was trying to create technology. I was just interested in it as a story.” (09:12)

“Having a dad who’s a reporter can be a little hard sometimes. I feel like, as a kid, he was always finding the storyline, running through things that I thought were large problems that he thought he could really simply. And sometimes you don’t really want your problems to be simplified.” (14:20)

“I would call myself a fairly early podcast junkie. I’ve been excited to see how podcasts have expanded because in the early days they related a lot to the same kind of topics that were for that early adopter audience.” (18:49)

“At a startup you can dream up ideas, make them come true – engineering willing – and have two people use them. And at Google, you can dream up ideas, make endless decks about what they could be and potentially be able to do them on a much bigger scale.” (28:20)

“Local [news] is something that we value very highly and are working to understand how we can help those local outlets, how we can recognize the new and emerging local outlets and how we can just connect our users to them.” (35:58)

“That is my pitch is that your podcast doesn’t need to be two hours long, news or not.” (46:55)

“Here’s my hill to die on. Everyone is a news reader. Everyone’s interested in the news. I know that the news can be overwhelming and that you want to turn it off sometimes and look inward. But, knowing what’s going on in the world around you is important.” (54:12)

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241 Skye Pillsbury - Good Will Come Nov 20, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Skye Pillsbury joins the podcast to share her podcast origin story

14:30 – How Skye found her written voice and became a creator of compelling content

18:41 – Skye and Harry discuss the power of the podcasting community and share what inspired them to start their own respective podcasts

26:59 – Harry and Skye talks about the business of podcasting and Harry speaks to the preparation he puts into the production of his show

37:49 – What’s next for Skye

52:13 – What is something that Skye has changed his mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Skye

59:56 – Harry thanks Skye for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with her

TWEETABLES

“I really, really miss being with people in this [podcast] community.” (06:27)

“Podcasts just hit me in this way. I had an ache – a literal, physical ache in my body – of wanting to dive in more and be involved in this community.” (10:34)

“I don’t know how I found it, but I did find it. I think it’s just one of those things where you don’t really know you have a voice until you’re already there.” (17:04)

“I love to talk to anyone who’s making a living in podcasting. Ya know what I mean? It can be hard out there, as they say.” (33:49)

“There’s also that insecurity of, ‘Will people subscribe to another newsletter or will people be interested in whatever work I produce next?’ I still don’t know the answer to that question, but I’d feel pretty lame if I didn’t at least try.” (43:47)

“This is what podcasts do. They let you be a fly on the wall on some conversation that maybe you could never have and learn something.” (53:34)

“I keep thinking that I am alive exactly when I want to be alive. This is an incredible time. Lots of it is tumultuous and sorrowful and painful, but it is fascinating and I’m glad to be here. I’m glad to be part of the generation that is experiencing this because hopefully good will come.” (56:56)

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240 Harry Morton - Just Go Out And Do It: The Rallying Cry of the Entrepreneur Nov 10, 2020

Show notes

06:00 – Harry Morton joins the podcast to share his journey to entrepreneurship and how Covid-19 has impacted his business

23:16 – Harry discusses the importance he placed on building a network of other business owners and lessons he’s learned throughout this process

29:41 – Harry provides his thoughts on the podcast industry and the trends he’s observed recently

34:33 – Harry speaks to challenges he’s faced producing his own podcast, WFH Daily, and best practices for improving the production of your podcast

41:17 – How Harry has grown as a business owner

46:02 – What is something that Harry has changed his mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Harry

49:39 – Harry thanks Harry Morton for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can connect with him

TWEETABLES

“In a year’s time it’s gonna be really interesting to see where we’re at and what the future of work is.” (11:53)

“For a young kid, you come from university and you start out making tea; literally you’re the tea boy. And then you slowly work your way up. I worked my way up to the Assistant level where I was doing backups at the end of the day and kind of looking after the library where all the projects for each of the studios was stored.” (13:07)

“I always wanted to get into business. I always wanted to own my own company. There’s a few entrepreneurs in my family and I always sort of just hated working for other people.” (18:43)

“Usually, as business owners, we know what we need to do. It’s just a scary thought to do it sometimes.” (27:02)

“I’m really interested in the podcasting space. I’m always interested in what opportunities are coming around the corner for us as creators.” (31:21)

“One thing I’ve changed my mind about lately is the size of the business I’m comfortable making.” (46:21)

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239 Ronsley Vaz - Traveling at the Speed of Soul Oct 16, 2020

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06:00 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Ronsley Vaz who shares his podcast origin story and lessons he’s learned along the way

16:29 – Ronsley talks about the inspiration to launch his company, Amplify and the We Are Podcast conference

26:05 – Ronsley talks about the work he’s doing on his own podcast, Psychology of Entrepreneurship

34:51 – Ronsley opens up about his personal growth journey and transformation

40:02 – What is something that Ronsley has changed his mind about recently and the most misunderstood thing about Ronsley

46:00 – Harry thanks Ronsley for joining the show, and let’s listeners know where they can follow him

TWEETABLES

“I learned that I did not know how to have a conversation. I just knew how to talk. I also learned that I had a gift inside me that I needed to chisel out and get better with.” (13:19)

“I think that’s the best part about podcasting is you get to empathize properly if you’re listening to someone.” (22:49)

“People are getting the wrong information on starting a podcast. When you think about starting a podcast…there’s no shortage of content or information. And I think, over time, you understand being in the moment and being grateful even if you have fifty listeners.” (23:31)

“If you can create a memory in someone’s head, that’s priceless.” (26:01)

“I’m a new Australian. I’m only eleven years old as an Australian. I should know the history of my country and I don’t. And the history of my country is hard to hear. It’s hard to listen to.” (33:46)

“I feel like Ronsley’s soul is happiest when it’s put in a little box and given a whole bunch of constraints and said, ‘Try to solve this problem.’” (35:19)

“I think being a podcast junkie is probably one of the best things I’ve done in my life. Out of all the designations I’ve had, being a podcast junkie is up there for sure.” (45:15)

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