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148 Annett Bone | Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable Nov 01, 2017

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Annett Bone is a dancer, entrepreneur, and the host of The DancePreneuring Studio podcast where she speaks with dancers, choreographers, artistic directors, studio owners, and others in the dance world so they can share their personal stories of the challenges they’ve encountered and the success they’ve experienced in this highly competitive arena.

In this conversation, Annett opens up about her own personal struggles and confronting her self-doubt, how she became involved with dancing, why she started her podcast, and how its helped her grow and opened the door to so many opportunities.

03:14 - Where I met Annett
04:18 - Her experience with podcasting conferences
05:43 - The differences between business and podcasting conferences
07:47 - How she got started on her entrepreneurial journey
13:55 - Dealing with “Imposter Syndrome”
14:26 - Not letting self-doubt stop her from trying new things like starting a podcast
17:10 - When she became aware of tapping into her intuition
18:52 - The work she was involved with before starting her podcast
21:08 - How Annett got started with dancing
25:46 - Immersing yourself around talented people to elevate your own talent
28:04 - What drove her to start her podcast
30:10 - How one particular guest inspired and motivated her during a challenging time
32:32 - How she’s grown as a podcaster since starting her show
33:39 - Annett explains why she thinks she was so self-conscious early on in her life
36:21 - What attracted her about homeschooling
39:09 - The kind of feedback she’s received from her listeners
43:30 - Her experience and thoughts on public speaking
47:05 - An upcoming project she’s working on that’s still hush-hush
48:52 - What she’s changed her mind about recently
50:38 - How she tackles making decisions in her life
52:31 - The trepidation she felt before speaking at MAPCON
53:56 - What she learned about the podcasters she met and heard at MAPCON
55:09 - The one most misunderstood thing about her

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/annett-bone-interview

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147 Scott Mulvaney | Getting Outside of Your Comfort Zone Oct 26, 2017

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Scott Mulvaney is a self-professed adrenaline junkie. From fighting fires to jumping out of planes, mountain biking, rock climbing and more, Scott lives to live a Fired Up Epic Life.

As the creator of the brand and podcast, Live the FUEL, he aims to inspire people to get out of their comfort zone and try new things in order to reach new goals in life. Scott is a high energy, motivational, and inspirational person as is evident in our conversation and by the end of this podcast you’ll be itching to get out of your comfort zone and push yourself to new heights.

04:37 - Scott’s two and half hour podcast episode and why he doesn’t edit
06:03 - The MAPCON conference and his experience with it
08:58 - Scott’s background and how his podcast has helped grow his brand
10:10 - The origins of his brand, Live the Fuel
13:44 - How I came up with the Podcast Junkies brand
15:54 - The story of he became involved with helping others
21:09 - Scott’s work ethic
25:46 - The new Point Break movie, adrenaline junkies and their need for more
28:02 - Getting out of your comfort zone and trying new things like fighting fires
31:24 - What made him decide that he wanted to fight fires
37:30 - What Scott tells people who want to explore beyond their comfort zone
40:10 - What Scott went through when he left the firefighting life
42:58 - Opening up about his struggles and challenges on his podcast
46:38 - Scott’s advice on what to do when you run out of things to talk about
49:36 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
51:47 - The number of skydiving jumps he’s made
52:27 - The story of my first jump
54:02 - The one most misunderstood thing about him

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/scott-mulvaney-interview

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146 Jim Collison | Playing to Your Strengths Oct 18, 2017

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Jim Collison is the host of the Home Gadget Geeks podcast where he helps people navigate through all of the consumer technology that is out there today. He is also the creator of the Average Guy Network, a channel the “average guy” can visit to get all the information they need to help inform and educate themselves with all the different facets of technology.

Jim recently celebrated 10 years working at Gallup where he was instrumental in the development of a college and high school technical internship program in Omaha, Nebraska and in launching a podcast based around what Gallup is known for - their Strengths Finder Assessments. Gallup now has four podcasts which he helps produce and host. We talk all about it here.

06:10 - The best time to be a podcaster
07:25 - When listeners of your show provide you feedback
09:34 - Jim’s healthy Twitter community and his wildly popular weather tweets
12:07 - The challenges of responding to your community and how Jim manages it
15:26 - The first time he heard of podcasts and the first ones he was listening to
18:24 - His job at Gallup and how he was instrumental in implementing a podcast there
23:01 - How Jim sold the idea to Gallup to start a podcast
25:48 - The importance of having structure on your show
28:28 - Practice makes perfect
30:15 - How being a podcaster has prepared him to be an MC
33:22 - Jim explains the reason he started his network, Average Guy TV
35:48 - Whether or not he consolidates his RSS feeds and other tech questions
38:41 - The story of how he first met Dave Jackson
42:37 - How long Ask the Podcast Coach has been running and interesting moments
45:46 - What Gallup is known for
47:24 - The Gallup Strengths Finder Assessment and what it said about Jim
52:35 - His wife and children’s strengths
53:40 - The challenges of balancing his professional and personal life
57:25 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
59:49 - The one most misunderstood thing about him

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/jim-collison-interview

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145 Colleen Mullen | Trial by Fire Oct 11, 2017

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After answering an ad from a radio producer in Houston, Texas that was looking for an idea for a radio show, Colleen Mullen received a phone call saying that she had been chosen as the lucky person to launch a podcast - in less than a month! With no prior broadcasting experience, she jumped in two feet first into the podcasting ring and created the Coaching Through Chaos podcast where she interviews authors and experts in the field of psychology to help them navigate through the chaos in their lives.

Colleen is also the co-host of another podcast called Shrink to Shrink and she runs a private practice as a relationship therapist in San Diego, California where she specializes in high conflict couples.

05:21 - Colleen’s relationship with technology
05:52 - How she started podcasting
09:34 - Hurricanes, earthquakes, aftershocks, and tremors
14:03 - Fulfilling her commitment to launch Coaching Through Chaos
15:24 - The response she’s received on her podcast and the connections she’s made
17:07 - Her second podcast, Shrink to Shrink
18:09 - What she has gotten out of going to podcasting conferences
21:33 - Podcast Movement and being completely present in conversations
23:54 - Colleen shares an exciting story from Podcast Movement
26:41 - Building lasting connections and treating your guests like gold
28:29 - Using her podcast as a way to leverage and enhance her business
32:06 - If social media is bringing us closer together or further apart
34:12 - The younger generation’s erosion of social skills
35:15 - How constant communication through texting is bad for couples
36:58 - If experiences with clients and guests on her show merge with one another
38:26 - Using podcasts to establish yourself as a thought leader
40:33 - The creative way she brands her podcast in her waiting room
43:25 - Her time growing up in New York
46:20 - Reminiscing about old New York clubs and NYC living
49:36 - Visiting museums when she’s in big cities
50:06 - One of her memorable museum experiences
51:39 - Our experience with contemporary art installations
54:03 - Her story about the powerful ‘The Lost Boys’ painting by Kerry James Marshall
57:50 - The first time I saw Rembrandt’s Night Watch painting
58:59 - What she’s changed her mind about recently
01:01:08 - The one most misunderstood thing about her

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/colleen-mullen-interview

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144 Richard Davies | A Passion for Solutions Oct 05, 2017

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Richard Davies is a journalist with over 30 years experience covering breaking news in politics and business who has now turned to podcasting to find the solutions to the problems that weigh heavily on all of our minds. He co-hosts the How Do We Fix It podcast alongside his longtime friend and journalist, Jim Meigs. Their show looks to find better ways to talk about the issues and problems that all of us face by featuring innovative thinkers and discussing with them the solutions to these often complex situations

03:13 - His thoughts on Podcast Movement
04:49 - The differences between being an on-air news correspondent and a podcaster
05:53 - If his colleagues are curious about his podcasting journey and one thing he’s really learned from podcasting
07:08 - The habits he needed to unlearn from radio when he began to podcast
07:44 - What inspired him to take on podcasting
09:16 - The shows he was listening to that gave him inspiration
10:25 - The host of his show, Jim Meigs and their relationship
11:26 - Richard explains, Change My Mind, the first show he wanted to produce
13:06 - What he did to get guests on his show and what they discovered about attracting guests
14:06 - How he and Jim promise guests a lively interview
15:15 - If guests tell them that the interview was different than what their used to
15:49 - Who his dream guests are
16:38 - What Jim and Neil deGrasse Tyson have in common
17:25 - The feedback they’ve received that’s changed the direction of their show
19:08 - If he’s surprised by the personal nature of podcasting
19:53 - Richard proselytizing for podcasts and how he shows people where to find his
21:48 - The fall of the Berlin Wall: his favorite story he covered as a journalist
24:17 - Appreciating and covering historical moments in history such as 9/11
25:17 - His time living in Hastings, NY and Britain
25:59 - How spending time in the States and England has shaped his worldview
26:41 - When he first knew he wanted to become a journalist
28:16 - If watching journalists on TV was important to him growing up and emulating your idols
29:39 - Two of his favorite journalists
30:42 - Films he thinks have portrayed the news and journalism accurately
33:08 - What he thinks of HBO’s, The Newsroom
33:37 - Richard talks about his episode with Aaron Pilhofer, How Trust Can Save Journalism
37:19 - How he feels about some podcasts
38:36 - The idea behind the Fix It Shorts
40:58 - Where his motivation to continue podcasting comes from
42:09 - How Donald Trump’s election has changed our political landscape
43:41 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
46:04 - The one most misunderstood thing about him
46:37 - Richard asks me a few questions about his show

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/richard-davies-interview

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143 Elle Martinez | Merging Lives and Money Sep 27, 2017

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After Elle Martinez got engaged, she started to go over her and her soon to be husband’s finances and quickly realized that they were in two completely different places. Looking for guidance, she began reading personal finance blogs but couldn’t find anyone talking about how to merge and manage your finances once you got married so she started a blog called Couple Money and eventually, the Couple Money podcast.

Through her blog and podcast, Elle has been helping families to achieve financial freedom by sharing her tips and life lessons for reducing debt, increasing income, and building net worth. She is the author of Jumpstart Your Marriage & Your Money and she has recorded over 200 episodes of Couple Money.

05:45 - Her upcoming talk about “personal finance being more personal” at FinCon
07:30 - How she got into podcasting
08:46 - What the impetus was for starting her blog, Couple Money
13:08 - Her listenership
13:54 - When listeners go back to binge on all your episodes
14:48 - How she would record episodes during her daughter’s nap time
15:43 - What “cash-flowing” means and how she learned to edit her podcast
18:26 - What she was hoping to get out of Podcast Movement 2017
20:52 - The memorable business cards she passed out at Podcast Movement
22:46 - The different types of guests she has on her show
25:09 - Her mentors and role models in the FinCon space
27:29 - Her most profound episode where she learned so much empathy
27:29 - Her most profound episode where she learned so much empathy
32:07 - If she’s ever had a guest on the show that said something their spouse wasn’t aware of
33:22 - The joy of keeping podcasts real
34:44 - Debt and depression
38:53 - How she’s grown and what she’s learned because of podcasting
40:49 - Her early interest in financing; bike stunts, and what she studied in school
43:08 - What her family thinks about her being a podcaster
46:09 - If she had any trepidation about entering the financial podcast arena
48:57 - If she thinks any of her kids will ever start podcasting
51:09 - Some podcasts we’re currently into
54:10 - Her thoughts on the Equifax data breach and something called, Chatbot
56:59 - What she’s changed her mind about recently
01:00:34 - The one most misunderstood thing about her
01:02:18 - Her idea for a game design podcast

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/elle-martinez-interview

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142 Natalie Eckdahl | Leveraging Your Podcast to Help Your Business Thrive Sep 20, 2017

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Natalie Eckdahl is the host of the Biz Chix podcast, a business coach and strategist who also leads mastermind groups for women entrepreneurs. She was inspired to start her podcast in 2014 because the business podcasts she was listening to mainly spotlighted men and she wanted to listen from more women entrepreneurs who were balancing a business and a family just like she was.

With nearly 300 episodes under her belt, Natalie has been able to provide a platform to women business owners and leaders whose voices are often underrepresented while also sharing her own knowledge and expertise to other female entrepreneurs who are looking to start and improve upon their own businesses.

07:27 - Her thoughts on waiting for the right time to come on the show
08:27 - Lessons she’s learned to improve her podcast and business
11:32 - The first time she received feedback on her podcast
14:44 - How she got started in podcasting
20:02 - Thinking through how you want to design your podcast
24:09 - Finding your own voice
28:27 - My new favorite business podcast, More Cheese Less Whiskers
30:21 - Using your podcast for your business
32:28 - Using her Facebook group to connect her community to her podcast
35:12 - When she has to explain to people what she does for a living
35:32 - Her growing community of listeners and connecting with them at Podcast Movement
37:52 - Celebrity status within the small online world
38:33 - The powerful connections podcasts are able to make on listeners
41:24 - If podcast listening will evolve from a solo in-ear experience to a more communal radio-type listening style
43:44 - Featuring her kids on her podcast and if they will have their own show one day
47:05 - If Generation Zers will take to podcasts
48:03 - The new trend of TV shows turning into podcasts
50:23 - The big support she received from her husband when she started her podcast
53:26 - Creating memories and leaving a legacy through your podcast
55:37 - Being vulnerable and sharing personal stories with your audience
58:04 - What she’s changed her mind about recently
01:03:38 - How you can involve your listeners to help your podcast downloads grow

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/natalie-eckdahl-interview

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141 Jay Connor | Out-Hustling the Competition Sep 06, 2017

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Meet Jay Connor, writer and one of the brilliant voices of the podcast, The Extraordinary Negroes, which he co-hosts with Alex Hardy. The Extraordinary Negroes tackles a wide range of issues and topics effecting the black community and aims to shed light and encourage dialogue on these important issues.

Their podcast has been featured in the New York Times, was nominated for Best Society & Culture podcast from The People’s Choice Podcast Awards, was featured in Bitch Media and they were invited to SXSW to perform a live recording of their show. Quite extraordinary for a podcast that has only been out for just one year.

I am thrilled that I had the opportunity to meet Jay and I’m just as excited to introduce him to all of you.

07:52 - How I met Jay
10:08 - If hip-hop and MCing should have an age limit
12:46 - Binging on hip hop documentaries
14:03 - When he first got interested in podcasting
15:32 - His two biggest influences for starting his podcast
16:03 - The event that led the way to his podcast blowing up
19:01 - The three things he thought of so his podcast could stand out from the crowd
19:24 - The meaning behind the name, The Extraordinary Negroes
21:27 - One of the things he’s looking to do in the future with his podcast
23:08 - Why he started The Extraordinary Negroes
25:27 - When he first got interested in writing
26:29 - Where he grew up
27:51 - Culture shock in the military and the biggest culture shock he ever experienced
28:52 - His time in the Air Force and why he chose to go to the military after high school
33:40 - War being such a traumatic experience
34:36 - Why he decided to turn down six figure salary job offers after the military
36:17 - His opinion of Edward Snowden
38:04 - How all his life experiences translate over to his podcast
39:47 - His desire to provide black women a platform to tell their stories and to encourage dialogue on dismantling patriarchy
42:05 - Empowering others to speak through his podcast
43:51 - The divisiveness the issue of transphobia is creating in the black community
46:27 - Transgender people in the military
48:02 - The responsibility that comes along with having a podcast
51:10 - Who in his family is surprised where he’s ended up in life
53:42 - What he liked about the format of the Combat Jack show
55:54 - The one most misunderstood thing about him
58:19 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
59:36 - His future plans for The Extraordinary Negroes

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/jay-connor-interview

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140 Kwesi Hankins | The Podcaster's Buffet Aug 29, 2017

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Kwesi Hankins isn’t just a “Superfan” of Podcast Junkies, he’s a tremendous podcaster in his own right and the founder of Podwabbit, a collection of podcasts that cover such topics as sports, politics, tech news, and much more. You might say that Podwabbit affords its listeners an intimate look at all the different things that are going through Kwesi’s mind. With a podcast to suit every taste, the Podwabbit Network is sure to please even the most discerning of listeners.

04:33 - Where he’s from, where he’s been, and where he calls home now
07:19 - How he discovered Podcast Junkies
10:41 - “Inner-sation” - Kwesi’s first stab at podcasting
14:50 - The origins of Kwesi Wabbit and the Podwabbit Network
17:55 - His background in tech and Podwabbit’s most popular show
19:02 - Sports Chop Block and his other shows on the Podwabbit Network
22:39 - How much time he spends producing the shows on Podwabbit
24:34 - “Perfect is the enemy of done” - being OK with not being perfect
26:22 - Going remote with his portable podcasting gear
30:01 - Podcast Movement
32:43 - His search for the most affordable ear buds
33:44 - His passion for podcasting
36:11 - How he came up with the name for the Pajama Dialogues podcast
37:10 - Working from home
37:48 - My dog, Disco
38:35 - His full-time gig and his podcast, Intentional Grounding
42:46 - Stories from the ER and what he’s learned from those experiences
46:57 - Why his podcast network reminds me of the movie, Inside Out
47:53 - Why he didn’t want to have just one podcast and his idea for another show
50:08 - The Comfortably Numb podcast and his “buffet” of podcasts
52:54 - The Found Podcast and his thoughts on censorship in podcasting
56:10 - iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8
58:16 - What he would like to do to attract more people to the podcasting medium
59:28 - The one most misunderstood thing about him
01:00:16 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
01:01:26 - The origin of his name, Kwesi

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/kwesi-hankins-interview

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139 Rob Greenlee | The Global Phenomenon of Podcasting Aug 17, 2017

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I’m happy to have Rob Greenlee, the Head of Podcast Content at Spreaker back on the show to talk about all things podcasting. Rob is a seasoned podcaster and veteran in the podcasting space. He hosts the Spreaker Live Show and is the co-host of the New Media Show along with Todd Cochrane where they’ve been talking about what’s happening in podcasting for the past five years.

On today’s show, Rob shares with us what he sees happening in the world of podcasting and its future, the rise of podcasting events across the U.S. and abroad, the upcoming panels he’s moderating at this years Podcast Movement, and more superb insight about podcasting that you don’t want to miss.

05:06 - The struggle of keeping up with your favorite podcasts
07:18 - Why people lose interest in the podcasts they listen to
10:41 - His podcast, The New Media Show with Todd Cochrane
14:35 - The topics The New Media Show focuses on
17:27 - The problem with Soundcloud as a podcasting platform
20:20 - Podcast hosting companies and their commitment to podcasters
22:11 - What Spreaker thinks about the future of podcasting
24:51 - The rise of more and more podcast hosting platforms
28:34 - The live podcasting space
34:12 - The “explosion” of podcasting events in the U.S.
36:11 - Radio vs Podcast content
37:47 - Are music radio stations in trouble?
38:44 - Podcast Movement Conference
40:01 - The National Association of Broadcasters Conference courting podcasts
42:43 - The panels he’s moderating at Podcast Movement 2017
47:04 - The possibility of a universal format to export podcast episodes to other platforms
49:13 - The Dynamic Ad Insertion tutorial training he’s helping lead at Podcast Movement
50:16 - Are Dynamic Ad Insertions right for you and your podcast?
53:39 - The growing number of new podcasters at podcasting conferences

Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/rob-greenlee-interview

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