Podcast Junkies - Storytelling Interviews & Conversations with Podcasters Podcasting Passionately

When Travis Chappell decided to take a leap of faith and attend John Lee Dumas’s mastermind course where he spent a few days with him at his home in Puerto Rico, he underwent a mindset shift that changed the trajectory of his life and career. With the help of John and his mentor, Jeff Brown, Travis has gone on to to become a successful entrepreneur and podcaster. His podcast, Build Your Network, focuses on teaching people how to build and grow long lasting, invaluable relationships by hearing from successful professionals who share their tips and tricks on expanding your network and meeting the individuals who can help you succeed in your life. 04:18 - Travis sums up his podcasting experience in three words 04:38 - What the hardest part of podcasting has been for him 05:43 - How he connected with John Lee Dumas 11:28 - The mindset shift he had while doing John’s mastermind that led him to where he is today 15:13 - If he thought from the beginning that doing a show on networking would be the best fit for him 19:29 - If he feels he’s gotten better at interviewing 21:52 - How he ended up doing door to door sales 24:26 - Why he believes he was so successful at door to door sales 30:56 - The story of the first time he sold an alarm system 32:18 - Where he gets his work ethic from 38:47 - The problem he recently ran into with guests he booked for his show and how it turned out 41:26 - The five minute rule he tries to live by 45:00 - A relationship he’s had with a mentor that stands out to him 51:09 - Something he’s changed his mind about recently Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/Travis-Chappell-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Drew Ackerman wants to help you fall asleep. Think of him as the Sandman of podcasting except that instead of sprinkling sand in your eyes he’s sprinkling hour long stories in your earbuds with his slow, droning voice so you can get your much needed rest and relaxation. Drew describes his podcast, Sleep with Me, as a bedtime story podcast for grown ups and thanks to his hard work and dedication, he’s been helping insomniacs find the priceless sleep they’ve been craving. After discovering podcasts in 2005, he took the plunge and launched Sleep with Me in 2013, making him the last voice many people hear before they doze off for the night. With a head spinning amount of podcast downloads per month and the perfect sponsor to boot, Sleep with Me is evidence of just how impactful podcasting can be. 03:21 - The importance of podcast conferences for him 05:16 - What people believe he looks like when they hear his voice 06:48 - The first time he discovered podcasts 08:03 - When he first started dabbling with podcasting 09:16 - What he did to learn the craft of podcasting 10:20 - His aha moment when he decided to start his Sleep with Me podcast 13:22 - If he’s always had a creative streak 14:21 - The family dynamic growing up with five siblings 15:39 - Who he thinks is the most surprised at where he’s ended up in life 17:06 - When he realized his podcast was starting to get attention 21:37 - The importance of promoting your content 22:38 - When people outside of the podcasting space started taking notice of his show 26:05 - The nicest pieces of feedback he’s received so far 27:57 - When he started having conversations with sponsors 29:14 - If Casper mattresses (his show’s sponsor) are really comfortable 30:11 - How he landed Casper as a sponsor 31:55 - Other shows that have copied the Sleep with Me model 32:56 - Who he looks to for guidance 36:39 - My experience interviewing Lea Thau 38:15 - The podcasting heroes he’s had a chance to meet 40:12 - His experience at PodCon 41:43 - If podcasting has helped him become less introverted 44:24 - Connecting on a deeper level through podcasting/podcasts 47:25 - The insight he’s gained through Apple’s new podcasting stats 48:40 - The one most misunderstood thing about him 49:18 - Something he’s changed his mind about recently 52:43 - The story behind his Twitter handle   Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/Drew-Ackerman-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

To the day it's been 4 years since I released Episode Zero. This episode was a look back at the impact the show has made in my life and a celebration of the lifetime friends I've made as a result. Enjoy my walk in the park! http://pjnk.es/165★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For 11 years, Jordan Harbinger was host of The Art of Charm podcast where he interviewed notable A-list celebrities and influential personas such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Seth Godin, and Tim Ferriss. Now, as he begins to forge a new path with his new podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan is aiming to provide his listeners with an even richer, higher quality podcast experience than he’s ever given before. The goal of his show is for every episode to solve a problem or give the listener something they can apply right away. Jordan is masterful and extremely adroit at interviewing and his meticulous and methodical style of preparing for each guest is just one of the things you will learn from listening to this episode. Sit back and get ready to jot down all the gems Jordan is about to drop in your ears. 07:34 - Interviewing A-list celebrities 09:46 - How he takes control of his interviews 12:28 - His experience in radio and how it’s helped him with podcasting 14:00 - If he thinks about what his audience wants when he’s conducting his interviews 15:36 - Guest vetting and prep to avoid having a boring interview 17:32 - Why the amount of preparation and research is so important to him 20:52 - John Corcoran and what he taught Jordan 23:35 - Rebuilding his new show from the ground up 25:49 - Trust, feeling thankful, and his appreciation for the people who are helping him 29:00 - Getting back into the swing of things by having conversations on the mic 31:11 - If it was strategic to have attorneys as the first couple of guests on his show 31:45 - His interview with Bill Browder 33:52 - Using Scopolamine, a mind-controlling drug, to wage crimes in South America 34:51 - The important role his producer, Jason plays on the success of the show 37:18 - The Jordan Harbinger Show team 37:57 - The story of when he met Jason 39:33 - Why it was important to keep Feedback Friday on his show 42:15 - Jordan’s advice on interviewing and what he does to prepare 47:16 - The important role his family plays while he rebuilds his brand 50:46 - Something he's changed his mind about recently 52:17 - The one most misunderstood thing about him Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/jordan-harbinger-interview-2/★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Suzy Buttress is host of The Casual Birder podcast and has a deep love and appreciation for all types of birds. Having recently launched her podcast in November 2017, Suzy set out to share the wonder and excitement of watching wild birds in their natural habitat by sharing her experiences about the birds she’s seen in the UK and other parts of the world with people just as passionate about bird watching. I was fascinated when I learned about Suzy’s podcast through a serendipitous Twitter thread I came across and reached out to her to invite her on the show. With her elegant and soothing English accent coupled with her passion for birds, Suzy is sure to delight even the most casual birder. 05:10 - How I found out about Suzy’s podcast 06:24 - When her interest in birdwatching started 08:27 - Why she calls herself a casual birder and why she started her podcast 11:03 - Birdwatching as a form of meditation 11:58 - Suzy explains the format, content, and style of her show 14:00 - The type of guests she’s had on the Casual Birder 16:43 - The generosity of the podcasting community 19:28 - Her favorite podcasts 20:35 - Helen Zaltzman’s Podcast Support group she’s a part of 24:17 - The meaning of bird calls and songs 28:38 - How anyone can learn the meaning of the sounds birds make 30:57 - How she is able to determine the type of bird by their sound 34:52 - Combining her husband’s love of photography with her love of bird watching 38:08 - Her husband joining her on the podcast to talk about their trip to Antarctica to penguin watch 40:29 - If penguins are classified as birds 44:51-  Her Facebook group 46:37 - What inspired her to start her podcast 53:05 - What the most challenging thing has been for her as a podcaster 58:35 - How she would like to build and grow her podcast going forward 1:02:01 - Audio drama podcasts 1:03:54 - Something she’s changed her mind about recently 1:06:18 - The most misunderstood thing about her Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/suzy-buttress-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Joe Pardo is the host of The Business Podcast and co-creator of the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference or MAPCON which debuted in 2015.  Super Joe, as he’s currently referred to, is also the author of four books, a speaker, and has a knack for designing nifty t-shirts people want to wear.  He was turned on to event planning from a young age watching his grandfather put on vendor events in the 80’s and he later started to put together his own LAN parties for video gamers.  After attending a conference in Florida and speaking with Lou Mongello and Jared Easley of Podcast Movement, he got the idea of starting his own podcasting conference for the entire Mid-Atlantic region. 07:26 - The idea behind my Podcast Junkies t-shirts 08:50 - Joe’s Mic Dropper shirt and creating shirts people want to wear 11:18 - His MAPCON shirts 14:01 - The origins of MAPCON 22:37 - His knack for being a very generous host 25:23 - What sets his conference apart from other podcast conferences 26:43 - The “Dating Game” panel they created with podcast coaches & new podcasters 28:13 - MAPCON’s, “Create a Podcast on the Fly” contest 29:04 - One of the things he had to learn to improve MAPCON 31:28 - Adding another day to MAPCON 2018 32:54 - What drew him to DJ’ing early on in his life 35:42 - When I first started DJ’ing 38:46 - Joe’s Adventurtorium album and how it led him to start podcasting 41:10 - His experience editing audio and how he got the idea for his podcast 46:01 - The different types of series he’s done on his show 47:29 - The new series he just launched 49:21 - A common theme he’s noticed in his conversations on The Dreamers podcast 51:57 - What drives him to keep writing books 54:47 - His new book, Sales Won’t Save Your Business 56:09 - Joe talks about the three other books he’s written 1:00:14 - Joe’s two pieces of advice for content creators 1:02:02 - Something he’s changed his mind about recently 1:04:31 - The one most misunderstood thing about him Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/Joe-Pardo-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Named one of the best podcasts of 2017 by The Atlantic, The Adventures of Memento Mori, by D.S. Moss, is about death and living a more meaningful and purposeful life. By exploring the science, mysticism, and culture around death, D.S. takes the big elephant in the room and puts it front and center so you’re forced to face this subject that is taboo to so many people. With topics that range from communicating with the dead, ego death and ayahuasca, to your digital afterlife, The Adventures of Memento Mori, will have you start looking at life and death in a whole new light. 06:12 - What The Adventures of Memento Mori is all about 07:43 - The story behind starting his podcast 10:55 - The process he took in formulating the show 12:28 - If his friends worried once they found out what his podcast was about 14:01 - Talking about the idea of dying in his first episode 14:46 - Advanced Directives and why it’s important that you have one 15:47 - Whether or not it was important for him to have a personal connection to the                                topics he set out to cover 17:48 - His experience in putting together the Psychedelic Ego Death/Ayahuasca                                    episodes (#13 & #14) 19:58 - My practice of ayahuasca 21:16 - Being bothered by consumerism and waste post-ayahuasca 22:23 - Being named one of the best podcasts (#31) of 2017 by The Atlantic 26:16 - My interview with Andrew Mason and his product, Descript 28:00 - His workflow and overlaying his show on top of the Freakonomics formula 29:03 - If he’s been able to meet any of his podcast heroes as a result of his show 30:18 - Being surrounded by podcasters in New York City 32:14 - Podcast conferences and the benefits I find in attending them 35:39 - The shows he was listening to when he came up for the idea of his podcast 38:05 - A group of people who thought his show got too personal 41:05 - One of the reasons he did psychedelics and tried to transcend ego  41:52 - Where he was born and the different places he has lived 42:19 - Living in his favorite city - New York City 43:56 - The missteps he encountered when he started to promote his show 48:20 - Not feeling natural promoting his show in the social media space 51:04 - Something he’s changed his mind about 53:09 - The most misunderstood thing about him Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/D.S.-Moss-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For over 10 years, Chel Hamilton has been a hypnotherapist. She decided to create her podcast, Meditation Minis, which focuses on helping people manage their stress and anxiety through guided meditations, after a friend of hers kept insisting she start a podcast on meditation. She committed to doing six episodes, but 6 million downloads later, Chel is only just beginning. With big plans to take Meditation Minis to the next level by incorporating Virtual Reality technology in the future and adding workshop weekends to her repertoire, it’s definitely safe to say that Chel got more than she bargained for when she set out on her journey of podcasting. 07:04 - Her biggest takeaway from Podcast Movement 2017 08:32 - The sessions she found interesting at Podcast Movement 09:10 - Chel explains the Sparks talks from Podcast Movement 10:47 - How she got the idea for Meditation Minis 13:04 - Why she found it surprising that her podcast has had such a positive effect on people 14:46 - Why she designed her show the way she did 17:26 - When she was first introduced to meditation 18:34 - Chel explains who Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho) is 20:27 - How she became involved with hypnotherapy 23:20 - What steps she took to ensure she would have a successful business and podcast 27:06 - Why she didn’t end her podcast after her first year as she originally planned 27:49 - The idea of the concept Know, Like, and Trust 29:25 - Repurposing her content for people to purchase 31:18 - How she approaches recording longer meditation sessions 33:44 - Where she learned how to mix sound for her podcast 37:22 - Combining all her skill sets 37:48 - Her plans to create virtual reality immersive guided meditations 39:17 - Podcast Junkies in virtual reality? 41:13 - The therapeutic possibilities of using virtual reality technology 41:29 - Our experience with Float Tanks 44:04 - Growing up and moving away from Columbus, Ohio 45:38 - The person who is most surprised of where she has ended up 46:21 - Her relationship with sponsors 47:31 - If she thinks about different ways to grow her show 50:39 - Her three day Emotional Detox workshop 51:52 - The one most misunderstood thing about her 52:25 - Something she’s changed her mind about recently Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/checl-hamilton-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mary Nichols, a.k.a. DJ Fusion, is a seasoned radio DJ and podcaster. She hosts the internationally syndicated radio show and podcast, FuseBox Radio with her co-host and business partner, John (The Black Hawk), which focuses on bringing a diverse mix of independent and mainstream Black Music from all over the world along with relevant commentary, news, and guest interviews. Mary got her start in radio while she was a student at Rutgers University where she hosted her first radio spot that ran from midnight until two in the morning and where FuseBox radio was founded. Since then, she’s gone on to have a long and illustrious career spanning almost 20 years and started the media based entertainment company, FuseBox Media LLC that delves into the mediums of photography, DJ’ing and writing. 09:04 - Mary recounts the story of when she first stepped into a radio station 10:37 - When she first learned of podcasts 12:28 - The bird watchers podcast I discovered through Twitter 15:43 - Spotify’s growing number of podcast downloads 20:43 - The format of Mary’s show 24:44 - The founding of her media based entertainment company 27:48 - The fans of her show 29:22 - Our mutual love of DJ’ing 36:13 - The origin story of her moniker, DJ Fusion 42:06 - The first time she got the opportunity to inject her opinion on a matter as a DJ 45:24 - How she handles using copyrighted music on her show 50:59 - Where she sees her show going in the future 01:02:28 - What she’s changed her mind about recently 01:03:37 - The one most misunderstood thing about her Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/mary-nichols-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Karen Yankovich is a Social Media Marketing Consultant, speaker, and the host of the Good Girls Get Rich podcast. Although she’s new to podcasting, she’s taken her digital marketing experience and expertise in LinkedIn to launch a show aimed at entrepreneurs and small business owners who don’t understand how to use social media and online digital tools and help them to establish confident brands and elevate their income and businesses. Karen has had success showing companies how they can use LinkedIn to get new clients and she also sees the value of using it in the podcasting space. With her finger on the pulse in the social media and digital marketing world and a lucrative consulting practice, you can be sure that there’s something Karen can help you with to elevate your brand. 04:47 - The story of how Karen and I met 09:19 - Why she changed her mind on the importance of her production quality 12:13 - The challenge of producing videos and why she considered using YouTube 13:58 - Karen’s audience and why she started her podcast 17:25 - The time I forgot to edit out the UPS man who interrupted a podcast recording 18:17 - Karen recounts one of her podcast faux pas 19:13 - Using Zoom for podcast recordings 20:39 - How far in advance she plans her episodes 23:32 - Her days working in corporate America to working in digital marketing 26:02 - If she found it scary going out on her own 27:15 - Surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals 28:33 - Karen’s thoughts on being around like-minded people 29:45 - What a six figure salary means to an entrepreneur 31:09 - Masterminds and how they can help you grow 32:46 - My idea for a new segment I’m calling, Where Are They Now? 33:46 - Growing up in New Jersey 35:49 - How some people thought she was crazy for leaving her six figure part-time job 36:32 - Why others were asking her why she hadn’t left her job yet 39:01 - If she’s always had a creative streak 39:48 - Karen talks about one of the carnivals she planned 40:38 - Why she feels LinkedIn is so important for corporations and entrepreneurs 41:16 - The mentors that have been helpful to her in her career 45:00 - How LinkedIn can be useful to podcasters 50:58 - What she’s changed her mind about recently 51:38 - The one most misunderstood thing about her Full Show Notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/karen-yankovich-interview★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★