Today Craig chats with podcaster and speaker Colin Gray about podcast marketing, community opportunities, and branding. Craig and Colin share their unique perspectives on the business of podcasting based on their years of experience as podcast hosts, CEOs of successful podcasting companies, and their passion for helping fledgling podcasters make their mark. Besides discussing their podcasting journeys, they also do a deep dive into how Colin promotes and nurtures a sense of community and how he utilizes Circle as a funnel for Alitu.

Colin is a podcaster, international speaker, PhD and founder of The Podcast Host and Alitu. Colin has had more than a decade’s experience in podcasting. His mission is to help everyone get their voice heard. Before diving into the podcast world, he started out in astrophysics.

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Founder Insights

In the 8.5 years of Rogue Startups and the 280+ episodes, Dave Rodenbaugh has joined me (Craig) in chronicling our journey as founders and building our businesses.

In that time, Dave has grown 2 WordPress plugins, sold those businesses, acquired a SaaS business called Recapture, grown it to go full time and quit his consulting gig, and has evolved so much as a founder.

And at this point Dave would like to take a step back from the podcast. After 8.5 years and 280+ episodes, we’ve covered a lot of his journey, but it’s certainly not done yet.

Dave will no doubt be back on the podcast going forward, but in between those times, I’ll be the solo host of the show.

Going forward, about half of future episodes will be me sharing what I’m learning as a founder running and growing Castos. In addition, I’ll be having conversations with people who are doing interesting things in business who we can all learn from.

A huge personal thanks from me to Dave for joining me on this incredible journey thus far. I’m grateful for the opportunity to share this podcast with him to this point, and am really excited about the future of the podcast.

And I’d love to hear your feedback. Best places to reach out are on the Rogue Startups Youtube channel or hit me up on Twitter, where I’m @thecraighewitt

Onward…

In this solo episode, Craig reflects back on his journey as Castos turns six years old. He also looks into the possibilities and the future of podcasting and entrepreneurship. What do the next two years look like for Castos? What’s it look like when your business is in its awkward teen years? How do you grow and sustain a successful business in the 2020s?

He also talks about Castos’ latest retreat in Greece: what they learned, the successes, and the importance of meeting face-to-face when you work with a remote team. He has grown his personal brand via podcasting and he’s learned many lessons along the way. But, how important is branding? Especially when one of the most difficult journeys in branding is to go from zero-to-one follower.

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In this episode of the Rogue Startups Podcast, Craig talks with Joel Klettke, the founder of Case Study Buddy. They cover everything from AI to full-time employees versus part-time contractors, to productized services. 

How do you get in the right brain space in order to delegate, trust, and effectively hire people to work alongside you on your journey? Craig and Joel also chat about getting the right feedback from your sales team, Joel’s types of customers, social media for entrepreneurs, and dealing with imposter syndrome. 

Have any comments, questions, or topic ideas for future episodes? Send us an email at [email protected]. And as always, if you feel like our podcast has benefited you and it might benefit someone else, please share it with them. If you have a chance, give us a review on iTunes. We’ll see you next week!

Recapture.io

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