Because of My Podcast

Chosen out of 16,000 - Once Upon a Gene Wins an Award and a Trip, and, and...With Effie Parks

Effie Parks hosts the Once Upon a gene podcast. Her son was born with a rare disease and it left her feeling completely isolated. She created the podcast to find other parents who are raising a kid with a rare disease. It's full of resources and personal stories from families who are navigating this unique lifestyle. Because of Her Podcast As Effie put it the phrase "Award-winning podcast" "is wild to say and even think this would be a thing when I started the show two years ago, out of d...

Jim Harold Talked to TV Legends

Jim Harold has been podcasting since the early days of podcasting at www.jimharold.com and does podcasting full time around his Paranormal podcast. He recently start a show called Pod Lords, and on it explained how he had a previous show called the Great TV Podcast where he got to talk to a TON of TV legends. Why? Because of his podcast. Start Your Podcast Join the School of Podcasting today and start changing your world one download at at time see www.schoolofpodcasting.com/start

JEN BRINEY is Appearing on CSPAN

If you are an American YOU NEED to listen to Congressional Dish. Jen Briney started off reading every bill that went through congress. She has been doing great work on her show (and I know I voted differently last time due to her podcast).  She recently announced she will be interviewed on Washington Journal on CSPAN on August 9th, 2019.  Check out her show at www.congressionaldish.com Watch her appearance at https://www.c-span.org/video/?463306-5/washington-journal-jennifer-briney-dis...

Paul Colligan Got to Hang Out With Alice Cooper

Paul Colligan has been podcasting for many years. I once did a show with Paul, Hall of Fame Podcaster Rob Walch (now VP of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn.com ), Hall of Fame Podcaster Gary LeLeand (co-founder of Podcast Movement and king of all things Softball) Today Paul talks about getting an invite to a party where he got to hang out with Rob Halford, Slash, Ace Frehley, and Alice Cooper. All of this because of his podcast. Find Paul's podcast at www.thepodcastreport.com Ready to sta...

Because Of My Podcast

Here is a compilation of many people I've interviewed over the years. We will be back soon with more episodes. Because of My Podcast: I was able to get a dream trip to a Lambo field and watch my beloved Green Bay packers I improved my conversational skills I was asked to write a book People went to an event to meet me My face is on the cover of a comic book I raced in the Baja 1000 I got free bottles of wine I got a job I now work in media communications for the Federal Go...

My Podcast Made Everything Possible - Dana Gould

Download File I was reading an article where West Word was interviewing Dana Gould (Who I find hilarious) and they asked him he still does his podcast (the Dana Gould Hour) while now running/writing the show Stan Against Evil. Here is what Dana said, "I cite the podcast as the things that literally made everything else possible. It keeps my name out there and connects my audience. I think the reason that I’m still allowed to work in clubs is because my podcast has nurtured and cultivated...

I Got Press Credentials

Cheri Fields has at least 7 children, and produces the Creation Science for Kids Podcast http://creationscience4kids.com/ Today Cheri shares a story about both her and her 13 year old daughter both got press passes to go to THE attraction in her niche. There is more to to the story. Click play to listen.   Ready To Start Podcasting? Check out the School of Podcasting

I Got Free Recording Equipment

Cale Nelson produces and hosts the Ham Radio 360 podcast. He shared this story on Facebook. Last week, a listener contacted me via email. He is one of my Pateron Supporters. He said he noticed on my Pateron page the goal for buying a new Mixer. He went on to inquire about which mixer I was interested in. I sent him a note back telling him about the 12 ch Behringer mixer I had been saving for (which was the lowest cost mixer with Faders I could find on Amazon-I’m a FM Radio Throw-back and pre...

I Have Three Shows on TV

Unscripted Television: reality TV shows, documentary series, feature length docs — that’s what we make at our Film and Television Production Company Joke Productions, Inc. And we want to work with you. That’s what the Producing Unscripted podcast is all about. By starting their podcast host Biagio and his wife Joke got BETTER scripts and were better connected to their community. The result? They got three scripts that turned into TV.

My Network Has Grown and I Have More Resources

 Nick earned a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Union College and MBA from the University of Florida.  He obtained Lean/Six Sigma and Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications, and worked 14 years in the nuclear and phosphate industries, where he led teams as a capital project manager, responsible for multi-million-dollar projects. Nick leverages his leadership and technical background to provide a unique coaching experience for his clients.  He is best known as the atypical...

I Got the Attention Of My State

Jim Collison does a podcast for his job. Also at his job work with an intern program that includes high school students. He got interviewed about the program (see the video at http://gallupgethip.com/info, but what caught the ears of the State of Nebraska Department of Labor? The Audio podcast.  So because of Jim's Podcast he got a meeting with the Department of Labor for the State of Nebraska.  See Jim's podcast for Gallup at http://coaching.gallup.com Jim also does his own podcast wh...

I Got Too Many Customers

John Dennis started his podcast Smart Time Online. Little did he know that by putting his best advice into audio form, it would gain so much interest. He would get past gate keepers and end up getting contracts with BIG companies. The problem then became continuing his podcast. As John puts it, "Because of my podcast I had to quit my podcast to take care of my customers." It still brings him leads and potential customers even though he hasn't put out an episode in a while.  He is also the ...

Podcasting Boost Sales For the Membership Site Academy

 Does podcasting boost sales? It sure helped the Membership Site Academy. In today's podcast Mike Morrison explains how his launch was not as consistent as he wanted, but yet when he worked with his new customers, he discovered how many had come from the podcast. This inspired him to start doing the podcast on a much more stable basis. Also in this episode Stephen J Dubner of the Question of the Day podcast explains how he polled an audience at a book signing and discovered that without a po...

My Students Have Better Grades

Craig Wealand from http://www.inglespodcast.com/ came in on my Ask the Podcast Coach Show, and shared this story. Craig teaches English to people in Spain. One half of his class he assigned listening to English podcasts as homework, and the other half didn't. In the end you will hear how the half that listened to podcasts had improved grades over those students who did not.  Find Craig's show at http://www.inglespodcast.com/ Ready to Start a Podcast? Check out www.theschoolofpodcasting...

Kenn Blanchard Got a Computer

Kenn Blanchard hosts many podcasts. I found Kenn when from his Black Man With a Gun podcast. He is one of my favorite people, and one time help talk one of his listeners (who knew Ken was also a Pastor) out of committing suicide. He is a truly remarkable guy. Check out his podcasts at blanchardmediagroup.com In today's episode you hear how Kenn had a problem. His computer died. His audience knew that with no computer, there would no show, and so they bought him a new computer. I've also said...

Lucas Apps Builds Relationships That Lead To Opportunities

Lucas Apps does the Triangle Tactical podcast about competitive shooting. The podcast serves the North Carolina Research Triangle and beyond with firearms and outdoors news, self defense, and competitive shooting content. Lucas' goal is to be a resource for shooters, concealed carriers, and outdoorsmen and women in the NC research triangle. Well his podcast lead to a phone call, and on the other side of that phone call was an opportunity from someone who had heard his podcast. Would you like...

Rick Sizemore's Audio Business Card Leads to More Exposure

Your podcast will help you land guests, and those guests can then point people to your website. Your website then becomes an audio business card that can capture people's attention. This is what the VR Workforce Studio Podcast Does. Here is a note from Rick Sizemore on how he got a big guest, who then got his podcast in front of a big audience. We are all excited here in Virginia because the NRA is holding their fall conference here in Richmond. No not the gun NRA but the National Rehabilita...

Jim Collison Gets to Podcast At Work and Win Awards

Jim Collison does a podcast for the company he works for (Gallup). You can listen to his Theme Thursday Here and Subscribe to the show in iTunes Here Jim has been doing a podcast for his job and putting in the work. At first people didn't quite get what he was up to, and now Jim actually was recognized with an award for all of his hard work. When Jim gets to go to events and hang out with his audience at events, he actually approached by everyone who wants to talk to him for "just a minute" b...

Michael O'Connell Got a Book Deal

Today you get two stories in one episode. 1. I was interviewed for a book because of the School of Podcasting Podcast. 2. Michael explains how his podcast at itsalljournalism.com got doors to open up, got him in front of the right people, and in the end, he got a book deal.

I Got a Job Doing Social Media

Henry Jasper one a one year subscription to the School of Podcasting. That lead him to start the Voices That  Carry Podcast. That lead to him getting multiple customers doing social media for them. 

I Didn't Kill Myself and I Got a TV Show

I was listening to Kevin Smith's Keynote address at Podcast Movement 2016 and he shared the story about how his friend Bryan Johnson was ready to kill himself. Kevin told him to start a podcast, and even though he didn't really want to he did. It gave him purpose. That podcast made Bryan feel great as he got feedback from his audience. This podcast later turned into the TV Show Comic Book Men. Another story Kevin related was of his friend Jason Mewes who Kevin had cut out of his life due to h...

I'm Hosting a TV Episode

Today we follow the story of Troy Heinrtiz who has been able to 1. Meet Actors of his favorite TV shows 2. Meet the Writers of his favorite TV show 3. Got a tour of his favorite TV shows 4. Got to interview and hangout with the creator of his favorite TV show 5. Is being flown to LA to host a TV episodes about his favorite show.   Check out Try Heinritz at www.theblacklistexposed.com

I Am Getting To Talk to NBA Stars

Adam from inallairness.com shares how because of his podcast he is now speaking with NBA stars of the Michael Jordan era like Christian Latner who was also on the USA dream team. 

I Got a Job as a Guidance Counselor

From time to time I'm going to sneak in my own stories. So this one goes back years ago when I first was getting into education. I had a job interview with Chancellor University and when they saw I understood how to podcast that really peaked their interest and I got the job. The bad news is the school was in pretty bad shape and they kept restructuring. At one point they wanted to use me as a telemarketer (for admissions), and I bowed out of the company. Originally I wanted to make a podcast...

10 Million in Revenue

Jason Hartman is a very successful businessman. In the past he spent money on radio time slots, and now that money is spent on his podcast. He is educating his future customers which is making it easier to increase sales. As Jason put it, "Looking at how we do it now, I don't know how we did it the old way." Jason can attribute 10 million dollars in gross sales directly to his podcast. Check him out at www.jasonhartman.com

I Got to Race in the Baja 1000

Dan from the 4X4 Podcast explains how he got to live a dream and participate in the Baja 1000. He got to help Hero Off road and got involved to help veterans. When it came time to sponsor a veteran, Dan was selected. So he got to go from New York to San Diego down to Mexico and participate and ride in the Baja 1000.

A Family Reconnects

Daniel Herrick loves formula 1 racing, and he loves his brothers. Over the years life had happened so they didn't have the opportunity to get together and talk like they did when they lied under the same roof. Now they all love Formula 1 racing, so they decided to get together and create a podcast. So while podcasting is often seen as a business tool, it can be used to boost family relationships in addition to business relationships.  Their show is the Five Lights Formula 1 Podcast. Next...

I'm Reaching Countries I Can't Visit

Bill Hutchison has a situation that eliminates him ability to leave his house for more than a couple of hours at a time. Yet, he has a message that he wants to spread across the world.  Today Bill shares how podcasting has bridged the gap to countries he can never visit.  Find bill at billhutchison.org Start your podcast at www.theschoolofpodcasting.com

My Audience Saved the Day

Michael Butler is the original music podcaster. You can find him at RockandRollGeek.com  Michael was really in a touch spot when his computer just died. Luckily Michael has an engaged audience and a forum. He let his audience know that there wouldn't be a podcast for a bit because his computer had died.  One of his listeners works in IT for a School, and he was able to get a computer for Michael Free of Charge (or almost free).  You never know who is listening, and your community will ...

Major League Baseball Changed Their Contest Rules

This podcast was recorded partly at Podcast Movement a few years ago (2014?). A few years ago Major League Baseball shut down a bunch of podcasts who were using logos illegally, using the name of the teams illegally, but one of them was NOT Corey Fineran. He had named his show Ivy Envy. It was a show about the Chicago cubs. Then one day he got a direct tweet from the official Chicago Cubs team. He thought the team was coming down to shut down his podcast. So Corey called the front office...

I Got Hired as the Direct of Podcasting

Click to Download Welcome the the first episode of Because of My Podcast. Its a podcast where people finish the sentence, because of my podcast_____. Today you're going to hear my story. I had been podcasting for 10 years. My background is in training, and I've been helping people understand technology and software for over 20 years. The current director of podcasting for the New Media Expo had stepped down and they needed a new one.  Behind the scenes, the man (Rick Calvert) that ran the Ne...

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