Wherever possible, you want to hone your skills and gain new knowledge. To succeed, you need to develop yourself both personally and in ways that will benefit your company. How do you do that when it seems you have so little free time?
With podcasts, it’s easier than ever to find quality content and keep learning about various business topics. Better yet, because podcasts are quick to digest, you can listen during your commute or over your lunch hour. The Lift Legal team has gathered this list of podcasts for entrepreneurs.
Mixergy Startup Stories
Mixergy Startup Stories is based on over 1,000 interviews with the most successful business founders and thought leaders. Mixergy founder Andrew Warner asks incisive questions to learn about their success and failures. He arranges some of his interviews with these renowned entrepreneurs into online business courses. The Starting a Business course, for example, presents six interviews that serve as a how-to guide for building a company. Each episode includes a transcript, allowing you to review or research particular topics such as product development, customer acquisition and sales. Numerous cheatsheets and other online courses cover mobile app design, preselling, affiliate marketing and how to have a profitable launch.
The Tim Ferriss Show
In Tim Ferriss Show, angel investor and best-selling author Tim Ferris conducts interviews with some of today’s greatest business minds, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Foxx and Tony Robbins. Ferriss deconstructs his guests to find out what catapulted them to success. The result is a series of interviews chock full of tips, tricks and actionable advice—serious content with a fun, light approach. Ferriss also brings various mindsets from his book The 4-Hour Workweek to teach listeners to optimize their workflow.
Eventual Millionaire
Host Jaime Masters always believed she would become a millionaire. In her blog and podcast, she interviews businesspeople who have reached that milestone. Masters probes into each individual’s journey to success. Each inspirational Eventual Millionaire interview is a case study offering tactics and advice on growing personal wealth.
This Week in Startups
Successful entrepreneurs should have a good knowledge of current affairs and the world around them. Chock full of current events, company profiles and insider gossip, This Week in Startups is akin to the front page of entrepreneurial news. Every week, host Jason Calacanis engages a guest entrepreneur in conversation about what’s currently happening in the world of tech.
Entrepreneurs on Fire
From heart-wrenching to heartening, Entrepreneurs on Fire is an award-winning podcast led by John Lee Dumas. Hear stories from highly successful entrepreneurs, and get inspiration and strategies you need to start your own entrepreneurial journey. Glean insights and actionable ideas to transform your business and to build the life of your dreams.
The tip of the iceberg
This is by no means an exhaustive list: it’s merely a small sampling of what’s available. As you explore podcasts, try to find those that both entertain and engage you. Podcasts should help you improve your entrepreneurial mindset.
Have you found a podcast or other resource you think we should include in a future blog post? What topic(s) does it cover? What about the content particularly resonates with you?
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