Nicole Baldinu: Community building and bringing the energy

Nicole Baldinu is the co-founder & COO at WebinarNinja and The $100 MBA, and we’re honoured that’s she’s decided to join us for another year of We Are Podcast! If you aren’t already aware of Nicole, here’s a brief background on her. An educator for 13 years and an avid traveller, Nicole is also a graduate of New York Film …

Jordan Harbinger: Social Capital and Relationship Building

Make no bones about it, Jordan Harbinger is an A-list podcaster, and we couldn’t be more pumped to have him as a speaker at We Are Podcast 2018. Jordan has been recognized by Forbes as one of the 50 best relationship-builders in the world, and Inc. Magazine recently called him ‘the Charlie Rose of Podcasting.’ In light of facts like …

Pat Flynn: Thriving Despite Adversity

Pat Flynn was one of the first names on our 2018 We Are Podcast speaking roster, and we couldn’t be happier. You might recognize him from our promo video, but if not here is a bit more about Pat. Pat is many things but to try to condense it into a single sentence, he is a thought leader in the …

How Podcasters Can Write Bestselling Books to Bolster Their Audience

The world tends to associate podcast hosts with incredible speaking skills. They’re charming and confident, they have beautiful speaking voices and they ask thought-provoking questions that get their guests to open up and provide wonderful content. But can they write well? And should they? Laura Petersen, a successful podcast host, bestselling author and writing coach, says that podcasters need to …

Why Sponsorships Aren’t the Best Option for Your Podcast

When you first hit a good number of downloads and subscribers with your podcast and you think about the next step in its life cycle every podcaster, successful or not, will tell you ads is the way to go. And why wouldn’t they give you that piece of advice? Advertisements are all around us. If you live in a city, …

Balancing Entrepreneurial Freedom with Pragmatism with Jason Malouin

Every entrepreneur will face headwinds along their journey, that’s a given. For photographer Jason Malouin, when he came to a crossroads in his entrepreneurial career, he made the extremely difficult choice to redefine his company and undo his existing business format. Although it felt like he was pulling himself apart by choosing to restructure his business, he knew change was …

Opening We Are Podcast 2017 – Do What Doesn’t Scale

At last year’s We Are Podcast one of the keynote speakers (and one of the most recognisable names in podcasting), John Lee Dumas shared with us his Fire Funnel technique. As entrepreneurs, I’m sure most of you are familiar with the concept of a “funnel” and where it fits into your business. But what really surprised me about Dumas’ We Are …

3 Unexpected Bonuses of Being an Entrepreneur

You’ve done it. You started your own business. Congratulations! The hard work is out of the way. But did you know that there are many more upsides to being an entrepreneur than just striking out on your own and pursuing your passions? Here are three unexpected bonuses that you will likely experience throughout your entrepreneurship journey. Enjoy. You will learn …

How Increasing Your Rate of Failure Could Be Your Key to Success

‘If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.’ This famous quote by Thomas Watson Jr. is a simple but elegant concept that has become a cornerstone of entrepreneurial philosophy. As the second president of IBM, Watson is known as one of history’s greatest business leaders. In the 1960s, his first attempt at creating a supercomputer failed …