Why Influence

Mark Metry is the host of Humans 2.0 podcast. Mark's primary goal is to help people eliminate their internal enemies so they can live a life of mental and emotional freedom. Mark's podcast is having a real impact and is currently getting tens of thousands of downloads per episode with some episodes hitting hundreds of thousands of downloads.

In this episode, Mark shares how he dealt with his struggles in life despite his success at a young age. During this time, the way that he coped with it was by binge eating which resulted in gaining weight. He quickly realized the problem and started researching how to lose weight which eventually led him to find a diet that advocates for mental performance.

Mark started sharing his personal self when he began to start his podcast. He started getting questions from people about himself and so he started talking about himself on the podcast which took everything to a different level.

Mark says that podcasting has helped him defeat his social anxiety. He found out that the thing that you're worried about is what's actually the thing that you need to bring into the world. For him, social anxiety was not the actual problem, but the problem was thinking that he had a problem because he was socially anxious.

Mark shares a great quote that says, "Numbers don't have any meaning without context." He doesn't really put too much attachment on his podcast downloads but from the relationships that he's built with his guests that have helped him move his career.

His advice is don't just try to be an influencer, don't just try to talk if you don't have anything to say, but find a medium, stick with it, and use it as a form for yourself to really express yourself, put it up online, and see what kind of people you attract.

In this episode, Mark really deep dives into his story of how and why he started his influence.

Mark's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Keith reviews headphones on his YouTube channel, Gamesky, where as of posting this, he's accumulated over 55,000 subscribers and over 18,000,000 views!

Over the past 5 years, Keith's been creating YouTube videos on a consistent basis. And, as of recently, he quit his full time job to pursue YouTube full time! He makes most his income from affiliate links and ad revenue.

Keith's first video didn't even show a close-up of the product he was reviewing. He didn't think about doing this until he read a comment calling him out. He shares several examples about the importance of self improvement through feedback.

Keith said the biggest thing about influencing is to have patience; it takes time to build an audience. If you get success overnight, then it can end overnight. Consistency is key. If you're consistent, at some point, your numbers will jump; it comes out of nowhere. (It's not the first time we heard this!)

Keith says when you create videos, you should talk to the camera as if it's a friend sitting next to you. That way, you're talking directly to the individual who's watching, making the content feel much more personal.

Keith suggests that you don't track numbers too closely or compare your numbers to other influencers. If you don't hit the numbers you set for yourself, you'll get hit by some motivational barriers. Stay in your lane and keep going.

These are just a few valuable pieces of info Keith shared with us.

In this episode, Keith really deep dives into his story of how and why he started his influence.

Keith's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Gene Griessman becomes Abraham Lincoln during his one man play performances. He's held live audiences of over 25,000 on the edges of their seats as he shares the wisdom and knowledge of our past president.

Gene is an introvert, and struggled tremendously to speak in front of audiences when he first started his journey. He truly knows what it's like to push through the uncomfortable.

He pushed himself to speak on stages. He pushed himself to interview people. He pushed himself to join Toastmasters. He pushed himself to take acting classes. He pushed himself to move to LA to surround himself by experts. He constantly pushed himself to become a better performer.

Have you ever wondered what it'd feel like to whisper to an audience of 25,000 people, knowing they're on the edge of their seats waiting for every word? It's amazing how far Gene's traveled in his sharing journey to have that experience.

Gene shared several very vulnerable stories with us. One of which is how he enters a deep depression before each of his performances. He also shared one story, about giving, that he's never publicly shared before.

In this episode, Gene really deep dives into his story of how and why he started his influence.

Gene's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Lexie Janson of Maionhigh is a woman engineer and FPV drone pilot who shares on YouTube and Instagram. She currently has 11,000 YouTube subscribers with over 650,000 views and 16,000 Instagram followers.

She started sharing because she realized the gender gap in the engineering field, more specifically, in the FPV drone racing scene.

By sharing online, Lexie found that she became happier, more positive, and started chasing her dreams more. It's made a huge impact on her life and the life of so many who follow her.

Lexie shares a touching story about changing a little girls mindset from thinking all the 'Cool Stuff' is only for boys (such as FPV drone racing) to now the little girl seeing a whole new world of possibility.

In this episode, Lexie really deep dives into her story of how and why she started her influence.

Lexie's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

NOTE: The audio isn't the greatest in this episode but the content is amazing. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Elayne Fluker is one of those rare people doing exactly what she should be doing. She has posted an interview to her podcast 5 days a week for over 2 years!

Elayne has over 670 episodes and she's averaging 30,000 downloads a month on her podcast 'Support Is Sexy'!

In this episode, Elayne really deep dives into her story of how and why she started her influence.

Elayne's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Coco Bassey has over 175,000 Instagram followers and a flourishing blog in the Fashion niche; she does all this while working a FULL TIME JOB. Coco's influence is still at it's infancy stage; she has huge goals towards making a positive impact on the world.

Coco is doing exactly what she should be doing right now. And her head is in the right place when it comes to next steps and pivoting her influence from Fashion to something with more fulfillment.

Instagram has opened tons of doors for Coco, and she is strategically looking at ways to use it to open more doors.

Coco shared a ton of valuable tips on how to build influence on Instagram that's useful to both new and seasoned Instagram influencers.

In this episode, Coco shares her story of how and why she started her influence.

Coco's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Bruce Wawrzyniak has posted a weekly podcast for over 280 weeks! His podcast, Now Hear This, features interviews with guests who are having success in the entertainment business, with the content presented in a way that not only entertains fans of that guest and fans of good music interviews in general, but in a manner that educates musicians, singers, songwriters.

Bruce's podcast has been listened to in over 140 countries around the world. The podcast has opened tons of doors, so many, that Bruce has recently launched a second podcast!

Bruce shared a ton of valuable tips on how to build an online community and invaluable tips specifically related to podcasting.

In this episode, Bruce shares his story of how and why he started podcasting. He also shares tons of advice useful to both new and seasoned influencers.

Bruce's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

Devon Brown is one of the worlds best event emcee's. He's emcee'd events as large as 200,000 live attendees alongside Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson and Dean Graziosi.

Devon is super animated and living life as his truest self.

In this episode, Devon shares his story of how and why he started Emcee'ing. He also shares tons of advice useful to both new and seasoned influencers.

Devon's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Ed Bolian made a media splash when he broke the world record for the cannon ball run, a race across the U.S. back in 2013.

Ed's YouTube channel, VinWiki, has over 800,000 subscribers and over 200,000,000 views!

In this episode, Ed shares his story of how and why he started. He also shares tons of advice useful to both new and seasoned influencers.

Ed's story is inspirational and this episode is definitely worth a listen!

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Jeremy updates us on how the podcast is going, what it's like to start a podcast, how his personal community is reacting, struggles he's having, and much more.

Nathan, the guest host, asks Jeremy great questions so the listeners can get the most value possible!

Nathan pushed Jeremy to do a LIVE STREAM podcast episode after he hits his goal of 30 interviews. (Make sure to subscribe to the newsletter!)

Jeremy asks for help getting more high quality guests. If you follow any influencers, suggest them! Jeremy will contact them and try to bring them on the show.

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