Justin Gordon
Accelerating Your Career Through Podcasting
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:00: How the Just Go Grind podcast initially started as a blog
-5:00: How Justin likes to do things that force him to learn, grow, and expand, and podcasting a great way to do this
-6:00: How Justin had unique access to speakers while getting his MBA. Instead of asking to have coffee with them, he invited them to be a guest on his podcast.
-7:00: Why Justin still believes in the power of cold outreach to certain people even after 300+ episodes
-8:00: How PR companies and getting referrals from prior podcast guests can help you grow your show
-10:00: How episode 240 with Gail Wilkinson ultimately helped Justin work with her and Vitalize Venture Capital
-13:00: How to think about negotiating for a role and job description is often a starting point for a negotiation
-15:00: How Justin hosts another show at work, The Vitalize podcast, and this shows that Justin’s podcasting skills and experience are super valuable to his job
-20:00: How podcasting is a forcing function to learn, and a high-quality episode has a lot of benefits to the host
-22:00: The interviewing framework that Justin uses: a shovel or a compass. You can either go deeper on a certain point, or guide your conversation using a compass lens.
-26:00: How listening to the other podcasts can make you a better podcaster. Write down the questions that other people use to really analyze them.
-28:00: How podcasting is a great tool to further connect with people. And it can lead to deeper relationships over time.
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 5/12/22