In this episode, we have Andre Haykal Jr. on the podcast! In just one year, he has grown his podcast from 0 to be in the top 100 podcast list. Andre is the co-host of Real Talk University, where he explores opportunities that college students can take outside of the classroom.

Top Take-Aways:

• Consistency: You have to be putting out 1-2 pieces of content across all social media every day. People are not just going to stumble on your podcast. You need to go out and attract your target audience by getting their attention on social media.

• How To Land Large Guests: A big guest can give you the initial momentum to grow your podcast. To get a big guest, even if your small, you will need to be concise and persistent. Reach out to people on Instagram, and make it as easy as possible for people to come on the podcast. Explain your podcast in a sentence, the time limit and how you will record, add value to the guest, include and send a Calendly link for easy scheduling. 

• The Interview Model: Andre believes that a lot of the wrong people are trying to do the interview model. To fix it, he recommends that people niche down further than they think is necessary. For example, Real Talk University did not just go after entrepreneurs. Andre went after college and high school students interested in starting a passion outside the classroom. That is specific and makes your interviews different from everyone else. 

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