Welcome to season 18 of the Killer Innovations podcast! We are thrilled to kick off the 18th year of Killer Innovations. This episode is dedicated to answering your questions about the podcast.

My mentor Bob Davis, who I attribute much of my success to, inspired me to pay it forward

I used to listen to a motivational speaker, Earl Nightingale's Insight Audio Magazine cassette tapes.

I recorded it in a Marriott bathroom, using a $5 microphone attached to my laptop.

Adam Curry, an MTV VJ who had a podcast called Daily Source Code, promoted my show.

Odeo was a podcast directory that promoted my podcast on their show. Not too long after, the Apple podcast came out, killing Odeo. Odeo pivoted and eventually became Twitter.

What was the original audience for the podcast? – The original audience consisted of mostly tech people.

Yes, most early listeners were podcasters. Now people from all sorts of backgrounds are listening.

Longevity (averaged 40-45 episodes a year for seventeen years) and staying consistent with the content.

This show is my creative outlet.

Geoffrey Moore or Peter Guber.

Dealing with personal issues that impact getting a show out and maintaining consistency

Don't chase the numbers. Focus on your content, be consistent, and collaborate with other podcasters who you like.

The podcast is encouraging and holds timeless content with a long/deep archive of episodes – take advantage of it.

Inspiring others to podcast, inspiring creatives to create, and inspiring innovators to invent

Fans were becoming friends – Woody, Seth (designer), and many others.

The listeners of the show threw me a party in London.

To know more about the Killer Innovations Show, listen to this week's show: Ask Me Anything Q&A.

Innovation doesn't happen by accident. It takes planning, action, and the right tools to achieve game-changing innovations.

Need help? Check out the aids/help over at innovation.tools.