Pro Podcaster Stories
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHave you ever thought about starting a podcast? Podcasting is an ever growing ocean covering every topic your imagination can fathom. But what about the podcasters? Why did they start a podcast? What hurdles did they have to overcome along the way? What drives them to keep creating content? How do they define success? Pro Podcaster Stories dives deep to explore these questions and much more.
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Passion Meets Podcasting with Glen Willis
May 05, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBWhen your passion meets podcasting you get the Full Court Press NBA Podcast and Glen Willis. Glen has always had a passion and love for the game of basketball, so he decided to launch a podcast. Glen and his brother coached basketball for many years. In their podcast Glen and Greg share the technical side of basketball from their coaching perspective. They use their deep coaching background to break the game down in a different way. Their unique experiences and perspectives offer a uniq...
Best Resources for New Podcasters
April 28, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBHave you ever thought about starting a podcast? Podcasting is an ever-growing ocean covering every topic your imagination can fathom. What about the podcasters? Why did they start a podcast? What hurdles did they have to overcome along the way? What drives them to keep creating content? There are now over a million podcasts in existence. That means people have many choices when they're looking for a podcast for whatever topic they’re seeking. That means you have got to be on top of your...
Using Your Podcast to Build Authority and Opportunities with Brad Larsen
April 21, 2020 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBReal estate is a very competitive business and the real estate podcast area is a very competitive category within podcast directories. Brad Larsen shares his successes, authority, and opportunities that have come because of his podcast. Brad talks about creating The Property Management Mastermind, Property Management Mastermind Show and The Property Management Conference. His story, advice, and humility are truly inspiring. Brad’s advice is very helpful and timely for everybody. Brad Larse...
Helping Christian Organizations and Leadership Flourish with Al Lopus
April 14, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBHaving a business, career or job enables us to pay the bills, but many of us want work that is life-giving and meaningful. One way for Christians to find this type of meaningful work is to be employed by a Christian organization. Al Lopus is the President and co-founder of Best Christian Workplaces Institute. Al began ranking the best Christian organizations to work for in a Christianity Today article which led to founding BCWI in 2002. This organization uses research-based measurement tools...
Podcasting About Sports With Father and Son Hosting Duo Mike and Brian Mountan
April 07, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMike and Brian Mountan are a father and son duo who together host the Bri The Sports Guy podcast. They both love watching, playing, and talking about sports. Brian has an unusual gift for being able to remember and recall stats and history about sports that most of us often forget. They also have a very close father and son relationship and planned starting their podcast together to coincide with Brian graduating from high school and Mike retiring from his finance career. Mike is a nativ...
Podcast Tips from the Experts at Podfest
March 31, 2020 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBI talked to some amazing podcast hosts and podcast professionals when I was at Podfest in Orlando. It was a great experience, and many experts were kind enough to share podcast tips that will help podcasters and especially beginners have a smooth start and a show that they feel great about. Super Joe Pardo who runs the Independent Podcast Conference shares the importance of letting your personality shine through and the goal that you should have to move the needle. Then I talk with Glenn...
All About Podcast Artwork and Branding with Podcast Design Specialist Mark Des Cotes
March 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMark Des Cotes is a podcast design specialist and the owner of Podcast Branding. He's an award-winning graphic designer with over 30 years in the design industry. He designs for both print and web. He started podcasting in 2013 doing television fan podcasts. He launched his Resourceful Designer podcast in 2015. It's a weekly podcast that helps graphic and web designers start and run their own design business. Mark has worked with over 200 podcasters to enhance their shows appearance and ...
Bringing Eastern and Western Medicine Together to Change the Mental Health of Corporate America with Dr. Romie Mushtaq
March 17, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBDr. Romie Mushtaq is a neurologist, mindfulness teacher, entrepreneur, and speaker. She is also the Chief Wellness Officer for Evolution Hospitality and the host of the Wellness Evolved Podcast. She shares how she had a love for brain science and neurology and became a medical doctor. About 10 years into her career, she had a very serious health crisis and discovered mindfulness during her journey to recovery. She is now on a mission to bring together her advanced training in Western and Eas...
Tips for New Podcasters from Lead Audio Editor Mike Lalonde
March 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBMike Lalonde is the lead audio editor for Pro Podcast Solutions. I’m happy to have Mike on the show to talk about sound quality, what makes a great podcast, and tips for beginning podcasters. Mike is in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where it snows, gets cold, and is the perfect base for someone who works from home. Mike shares how his love for music and being in a band sparked his interest in audio production. He decided to pursue that passion and started freelancing and working on audiobooks. ...
Growing Your Business by Helping Others with Deirdre Breakenridge
March 03, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBDeirdre Breakenridge is Chief Executive Officer of Pure Performance Communications, a strategic communications and technology consulting firm in the New York Metro area. She’s a veteran in PR, marketing, and branding. She is the author of six books including her latest book Answers for Modern Communicators. She’s counseled senior-level executives at Fortune 500 companies, and she travels worldwide speaking to corporations and associations about the changing media landscape. She blogs at ...
Talking About Great Ideas and Letting Your Guests Shine with Justin Honaman
February 25, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBJustin Honaman has taken his experience in business, data analytics, and strategic sourcing and procurement and combined it with his love of creativity and leadership and built a business and a podcast around it. He is the co-founder and president of Contender Brands where he and his wife run a business that combines consumer products and other creative ventures. They feature products such as the Ringo Ring Cleaner and several clever card games that are meant to spark fun and conversation in...
Talking Up Music Education with Mary Luehrsen the Executive Director of The NAMM Foundation
February 18, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBMusic is such an important part of our lives. It brings us joy, makes us feel good, and is just a wonderful way to celebrate life. I’m very passionate about the topic of music education for young people and being in school band. This is why I’m happy to be talking with Mary Luehrsen from the National Association for Music Merchants or NAMM. The NAMM Foundation is a supporting organization of NAMM, a 119 year old music products trade association. The NAMM Foundation is funded by NAMM members...
Creating a Podcast to Help MSPs by Sharing Useful Information with Jennifer Tribe
February 11, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBJennifer Tribe is the director of content at Auvik Networks. Auvik makes software for Managed Service Providers or MSPs. MSPs are the companies and people that handle IT solutions for businesses that don’t have in-house IT departments. Auvik has focused on content marketing from the beginning. Jennifer is the perfect person to head up this effort. She is a trained journalist, a huge fan of writing great copy and Copyhackers, and has worked in multiple content roles from blogger, to book publ...
Being Authentic and Sharing Your Real Self With Your Audience with Melissa Radke
February 04, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWhat do you get when you take a fun loving Southern family with a hilariously authentic mom and combine that with media? You get the Radkes. The Radkes are a loud, sweet, and charming family from East Texas led by David “The Attorney General” Radke and fun loving mom Melissa. Melissa Radke is the author of Eat Cake. Be Brave. The host of the Ordinary People Ordinary Things podcast, and the star of the family sitcom The Radkes featuring her family. I talk to Melissa and David about the podca...
Turning Your Love of Craft Beer Into A Hit Podcast with Chip Mims
January 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBMy friend Chip Mims is here to talk about his new podcast, his retired podcasts, and even one that we did together. Chip is a lifelong science fiction and fantasy comics geek. He loves great comedy, drama, art, music, politics, and beer. He is a Renaissance man when it comes to his taste and podcasting. We’ve been friends for a really long time, and he is our longest running customer at Pro Podcast Solutions. Up until recently, Chip was the CEO of Mims Distributing Company. Chip spent 28 ...
The Impact of Fitness and Adventure on Sobriety and Recovery with Tom Conrad
January 21, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBTom Conrad is the Chief Business Development Officer and co-owner of Rock Recovery Center. Rock is located in West Palm Beach, Florida where they offer a unique and effective approach to drug and alcohol treatment that is fitness and adventure based. What sets the programs at Rock apart is that in order to get and maintain sobriety, there needs to be a purpose. People need to enjoy being sober. The adventure based activities help highlight this approach. They also offer group therapy, and he...
Turning ADHD Coping Strategies Into a Successful Podcast with Eric Tivers
January 14, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBEric Tivers is the host of the ADHD reWired podcast which is a number one rated and reviewed podcast on the topic of ADHD in Apple podcasts. Eric is a licensed clinical social worker, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and productivity enthusiast. He loves helping people and after a few different paths, he discovered that podcasting about ADHD and coaching people with ADHD was the perfect fit. When Eric was in college he discovered that he had ADHD. He knew something was wrong when the more he ...
Living an Honest Authentic Life While Chasing Dreams with Aimee J.
January 07, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBI am so happy to have the wonderful Aimee J. here to talk about chasing your dreams and living an authentic life. Aimee is a wonderfully positive person to be around. She always makes me smile. She is the host of the Chasing Dreams podcast. Aimee interviews people who have achieved their dreams by taking chances. She believes that everyone should live without regrets. It’s her goal to inspire people to make moves, take chances, and chase their dreams. Aimee knows a little bit about this t...
Tips for Launching a Successful Podcast with Launch Specialist Jodey Smith
December 17, 2019 09:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBJodey Smith is the podcast launch specialist for Pro Podcast Solutions. This podcast is devoted to two things. Telling the stories of other podcasters and helping people who are new to podcasting or in the prelaunch phase. Jodey is a podcaster and a launch specialist, so he is the perfect guest for this end of the year show. We are taking the holidays off and will be back at the beginning of January. Jodey is a former corporate cubicle employee. He started listening to podcasts at his des...
Podcasting to Create Exceptional Leaders and Save Our Rural Hospitals with Dr. Bill Auxier
December 10, 2019 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBRural hospitals offer jobs and much needed emergency and local healthcare. You would think with a growing population, that the number of rural hospitals would be increasing. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Rural health care is in crisis. In the last 10 years, at least 114 rural hospitals have closed in the United States. The impacts of this are far reaching. The lack of fast access to healthcare can have devastating consequences in emergency situations. The lack of healthcare resources a...
Teaching Hypnobirthing, Prenatal Health, and Yoga Through Podcasting with Kristy Rodriguez
December 03, 2019 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBKristy Rodriguez is a mom, prenatal health coach, prenatal yoga teacher, and a hypnobirthing child birthing educator. She is also the creator of the Pure Nurture blog and the author of Pure Nurture: A Holistic Guide to a Healthy Baby and the host of the Pure Nurture Podcast. She uses several different platforms to get her message of empowering women to nurture and nourish themselves through pregnancy and motherhood to create a healthy new life for both mom and baby. One of these platforms...
Conservation and Knowing Where We Came from in Order to Look Forward With Mardi Dickinson
November 26, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMardi Dickinson is the founder and CEO of KymryGroup a digital media company that focuses on social marketing and photography. Mardi has decades of experience in the advertising, photography and publishing industries. She is also the owner, host and producer of BirdCallsRadio and the BirdCallsRadio podcast. This is a journalistic platform with guests that talk about wild birds and conservation. Her practical knowledge of digital systems and culture enabled her to blend smart content creat...
How Talking About Everything Good in Life Turned Into an Award Winning Podcast and Radio Show with Good Ol' Boy Mike
November 19, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBLike many of us, Good Ol' Boy Mike was taking his usual Saturday morning trip to Home Depot. Thinking about home projects and necessary supplies, he wasn't aware that he was about to accidentally come across an idea that would lead to an award winning podcast and a radio show aired on over 237 stations. He was having a conversation with his good friend Jim while his favorite show Car Talk was on the radio in the background. An off the cuff remark by Jim about Car Talk going off the air le...
How Talking About Everything Good in Life Turned Into an Award Winning Podcast and Radio Show with Mike Woods
November 19, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBLike many of us, Mike Woods was taking his usual Saturday morning trip to Home Depot. Thinking about home projects and necessary supplies, he wasn't aware that he was about to accidentally come across an idea that would lead to an award winning podcast and a radio show aired on over 237 stations. He was having a conversation with his good friend Jim while his favorite show Car Talk was on the radio in the background. An off the cuff remark by Jim about Car Talk going off the air led Mike ...
Ditch the Sales Pitch and Generate Leads Through Educational Podcasts with Bob Sparkins
November 12, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBA big pain point for small business owners is generating enough leads. What if there was a free educational resource and a tool to help do that? Bob Sparkins is the lead evangelist for Leadpages a software platform that helps generate leads by building landing pages, campaigns, and even creating text opt-ins for podcasters. It’s Bob’s job to spread the word about Leadpages. Bob is a speaker, webinar presenter, and marketing teacher. He is also the host of The Lead Generation Podcast a pod...
Having Confidence In Yourself and Building a Community with Melanie Padgett Powers
November 05, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBMany people dream of taking that leap and going into business for themselves. When it’s time to take that leap, even the most competent people frequently start second guessing themselves and having doubts. My guest today is someone who was so confident that she didn’t let doubt slow her down. In fact, she knew that if her freelancing didn’t work out, she could always get another job. Of course, it worked out so well for her that she started a podcast to help other freelancers do the same....
Seeing Business as a Creative Act and Focusing on What You Do Best with Andy Kushner
October 29, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBWhat happens when the most prolific thought leaders and icons in the wedding and event industry get together for a conversation with the super creative Andy Kushner? You get The Wedding Biz Podcast. It’s Andy’s goal to elevate the wedding and event industry by interviewing top professionals in the industry. His podcast has been a runaway success with his authentic interview style and iconic guests. He even puts his own spin on things by creating The Next Level where he pulls a couple of m...
Discovering Your Zone of Genius and Creating a Business and Podcast Around Your True Passion with Dr. Robyn Jackson
October 22, 2019 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBHave you or has someone you know been in a job that you or they are really good at, but it just doesn’t feel like you or they are making the biggest possible impact? Most people will answer yes to this question. The difference between a career of passion and impact and a career of being good at something comes down to taking the time to discover what that passion or zone of genius really is. Today’s guest took the time to discover what she really wanted to do and what she felt passionate ...
Raising Kids and Running a Successful Business in Harmony Through the Use of Systems with Rebekah Scott
October 15, 2019 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBRebekah Scott is the founder of Rebekah Scott Designs. This is a business she created to allow her to do what she loves at home with her kids and still make a living. She says that all she ever wanted to do was sew in her happy place and raise kids. It turns out, she not only designs amazing bags and purses, she also was able to design the exact life she wanted to live. She even put a unique spin on creating a giant studio in their farmhouse that is large enough for the entire family to use ...
Building Business Authority Through Behavioral Economics and Podcasting with Melina Palmer
October 08, 2019 08:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWhat is behavioral economics and why does it matter to you? Melina Palmer, the host of The Brainy Business Podcast, has dedicated her career to seeking answers to these questions for herself and for her clients. Melina always thought she would be a singer, but decided to major in something more practical. After getting a degree in business, she discovered behavioral economics and is the founder of The Brainy Business. Her business is all about branding, pricing, communication, and the psy...
Creating a Podcast With the Help of a Strategic Partner with Carrie Allen Tipton
October 01, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBCarrie Allen Tipton is a writer, editor, lecturer, and academic with a PhD in Musicology, MM in Piano Performance and BME in Music Education. She also served as the Director of the Lecture Series for the Bach Society Houston and too many prestigious academic accomplishments to mention. She is also the host of the Notes on Bach Podcast. A podcast that shares scholarly information about Bach to the general public. We talk about how she got the idea to start her podcast. What shows she was i...
80% of Being an Entrepreneur Is What You Think and Feel with Amy Porterfield
September 24, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBAmy Porterfield is the host of the top-ranked business podcast Online Marketing Made Easy. Amy is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and course creator. Amy specializes in teaching list building, online course creation, and webinars. She has been so successful that she has made a huge financial goal of $10 million this year and so far is on track to hit that. An interesting thing about Amy’s podcast is that it’s the number one driver of audience growth. Her podcast allows her to reach a m...
Building a Business and Podcast Around Marketing With Pinterest with Kate Ahl
September 17, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBKate Ahl is the founder of Simple Pin Media and the host of The Simple Pin Podcast. She launched her business in January of 2014, and by November, it was a full-fledged marketing agency. She now has a team of 40 and services hundreds of Pinterest accounts. According to statistics that Kate shared 93% of Pinterest users are looking to buy. Getting your content or product in front of those users is what Kate and her team do best. Kate began her podcast in 2016 to teach, share her voice, and ...
Using the Value for Value Model to Earn a Living, Travel, and Do Good in the World with Jen Briney
September 10, 2019 08:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBJen Briney is the host of the Congressional Dish podcast where she breaks down what is happening in Congress that most Americans don’t know about. Jen’s perspective for the show is a fed-up taxpayer with no allegiance to any political party. Jen has designed Congressional Dish so that it will fill you in on the must know information about what our Representatives do after the elections and how their actions can and will affect our day-to-day lives. Jen shares her varied work journey and h...
Turning a Podcast Into a Media Business with Liz Covart
September 03, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBLiz Covart is the Creator and host of Ben Franklin's World a podcast about early American history and winner of the Best History Podcast Award in 2017. As the digital projects editor at the Omohundro Institute of early American history and culture, Liz practices a blend of scholarly history, public history, and digital humanities. The OI's primary focus is supporting scholars and scholarships related to early America. Liz experiments with social and new media to recreate scholarly history...
Mindset Strategies That Go Beyond Podcasting With Cliff Ravenscraft
August 27, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBCliff Ravenscraft is a business and life coach who is very well known in the podcast community. Cliff has created several podcasts and has also helped many successful people with the launch of their podcasts. For years, Cliff was known as The Podcast Answer Man, he has now evolved into The Mindset Answer Man. It’s his goal to help people live the life of their dreams and do the work they feel inspired to do. He is also the host of The Cliff Ravenscraft Show and the creator of the Free th...
Using a Podcast to Leave a Legacy with Alex Mandossian
August 20, 2019 08:00 - 49 minutes - 68.6 MBSince 1993, Alex Mandossian has generated nearly 417 million dollars in sales and profits for his marketing students, clients, and joint venture partners. His marketing strategies helped convert his personal annual income in 2001 into his monthly income by 2003. Then by 2006, this number became his hourly income. He also generated 1.2 million dollars in less than 29 minutes during a product launch. He is an author and speaker who has appeared on stage with Tony Robbins, Suze Orman, two pr...
Defining Success by Impact with Patrice Washington from Redefining Wealth
August 13, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBPatrice Washington is a number one best-selling author, highly sought after and inspirational speaker, and the host of the Redefining Wealth podcast. Today Patrice will share her story of why she wanted to become an entrepreneur, how she developed a 7-figure business by the age of 25 and then lost it all. She will share an incredible story of how she totally shut down a successful and money-making brand so that she could pursue what she was truly passionate about. And, of course, Patrice ...