005 Greg Hickman | Find Your Hardcore Fans Because You Can’t Make Everyone Happy
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On this Greg Hickman interview, online renaissance man Greg Hickman brings his passion for adventure straight into the world of Podcast Junkies. With a free-flowing conversation covering everything from old school hip-hop and mountain biking, what his new favorite conference format looks like, and how the importance of mobile continues to increase. He touches on the start of his second podcast and ultimately breaks down why he does what he does. Good peepz.
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What We Covered:
- 03:05 – Incorporating all his skill set in an effort to be the most well-rounded
- 03:55 – Beauty of the Next Desk
- 07:15 – Growing up on the East Coast and old school hip hop
- 09:14 – The journey of a music podcast
- 11:05 – Why Mobile Mixed is on a “Freakin' Misson'
- 14:15 – The importance of a mobile strategy for your business
- 16:40 – parallels with podcasting and mobile?
- 18:55 – Everyone's doing the same type of podcast now
- 23:10 – Some of Mobile Mixed's best episodes, and the mix of interviews and solo shows
- 26:25 – How you measure success and why iTunes is only one measure
- 27:30 – Approaching a podcast from a strategic perspective and avatars
- 31:10 – Find your hardcore fans because you can' make everyone happy
- 33:40 – Why Hover & Ting are not knocking down my door
- 36:50 – Chris Ducker's Tropical Think Tank
- 40:10 – Greg is speaking all over the place
- 45:20 – How to run a better presentation
- 46:40 – Single track conferences is where it's at
- 50:40 – The transition from Corporate to Entrepreneur
- 55:40 – Being proudly employable vs. proudly unemployable
- 58:00 – Why Greg does what he does
Show Links
- Jeff on Twitter: @gjhickman
- GregHickman.me – Greg's new coaching site
- 7 Things All Conferences Should Have. The 5th Is A Game Changer – Greg Hickman
- Next Desks – adjustable standing desk
- Tribe Called Quest – Low End Theory
- Hover – domain hosting
- Ting – unconventional mobile
- Webinar on Fire
- Entrepreneur on Fire Income Reports
- Tropical Think Tank
- Pat Flynn
- Gideon Shalwick
- John Lee Dumas
- Amy Porterfield
- Caleb Wojick
- Chris Ducker
- Natalie Sisson
Conferences
- Social Media Marketing World
- Agents of Change
- Podcast Movement
- Big Omaha
- XOXO
- LessConf
- MicroConf
- FinCon
Podcast/Podcasters Mentioned
- Leaving Corporate – Greg Hickman | iTunes
- Mobile Mixed Podcast – Greg Hickman
- The Solopreneur Hour – Michael O'Neal
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Bryan Callen Show
Book Links
- Guns, Germs & Steel – Jared Diamond
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The Music
SmartBlackKid is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, Hakhi Alakhun. Originally from Buffalo, NY, SmartBlackKid is the moniker that keeps Hakhi in tune with his inner child. After years of lending his talents in support and touring the world with artists, such as Bullyfoot Massive (2007-09), and The Lo Frequency (2008-12), he decided to put out his own creations as SBK and released 10 albums in the span of 10 months (4/12-1/13) playing virtually all instruments… someone is in the running for hardest working man in the music business! Here's “Free Thought” from his forthcoming best of album due later this year with a series of videos he is currently editing to go along with it. -Cedar & Soil Smart Black Kid: Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | Bandcamp
Musical Curator: Cedar & Soil
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