After hitting corporate burnout, Lauren Tilden founded Good Sheila and the Making Good Happen community. In this episode, she shares her experiences on growing podcasting into a business, connecting with your community through your podcast, the reality behind monetizing a podcast and the best tips and tricks for podcasting beginners.
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Show Notes:
- How Lauren left corporate America (01:32)
- Creating the perfect marriage between corporate knowledge and the small business community (02:54)
- Why mindset is underrated (04:03)
- How podcasting can create deeper connections (06:43)
- Creating a community and stream of revenue with podcasting (08:29)
- How podcasting turned into a well-executed passion (10:48)
- Why podcasting is the gift that keeps on giving (13:16)
- The powerful internal impact podcasting has made on Lauren (15:10)
- How to connect with your community (17:24)
- What every new podcast needs to do (19:06)
- Transforming social audio into a sales funnel (20:37)
- How to overcome imposter syndrome in podcasting (25:22)
- Podcasting’s upperhand against Facebook and Instagram (28:01)
- Why consistent creation is the key to having a successful podcast (30:46)
- Why you should create seasonal offers (31:36)
- Monetizing your podcast on your own terms (32:47)
- Why call-to-actions are essential (35:18)
