Sept. 11, 2019

203 Greg Stanley - A Gearhead and Teacher at Heart

203 Greg Stanley - A Gearhead and Teacher at Heart

Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast Greg Stanley. Greg is the host of Learn from Others, a podcast that interviews a cross-section of successful individuals so students can learn from their career journeys. Greg is also the host of The Collector Car Podcast, a show takes a deep dive into upcoming auctions, recent marketplace trends and experts in the field of automotive collecting. In this episode, Greg expounds on two of his greatest passions in life: helping students and cars. Harry and Greg talk about how Greg has grown as a podcast host as well as his techniques for marketing his shows. They share their thoughts on the evolution of the Mustang, the gaming industry, and the value of podcasting. Finally, Greg teases the concepts for three books he hopes to write in the upcoming years.

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00:01 – Harry welcomes Greg Stanley to the podcast

00:44 – How Greg met Harry

01:36 – The inspiration to start the podcast, Learn from Others

04:48 – Where Greg got the passion for helping students

06:39 – Greg talks about why most people’s career paths are not linear

07:54 – Early feedback Greg received on Learn from Others

09:40 – Resources and tools Greg used to start his podcast

10:56 – The format of Greg’s podcast

14:23 – Greg talks about a segment he does at the end of every podcast

15:37 – The genesis of The Collector Car Podcast

18:52 – The story behind Greg’s passion for cars

21:35 – How Greg kept his passion for cars alive and thriving

23:15 – Greg’s thoughts on the evolution of the Mustang

25:29 – Greg speaks to his current job working for Topps

30:51 – How Greg has grown as a podcast host

33:03 – Harry and Greg talk about the importance of submitting podcasts to multiple platforms

37:49 – How Greg promotes his podcast once an episode goes live

42:20 – Greg discusses the three book concepts he’s been working on

44:15 – How Greg categorizes his podcasts

45:13 – Gaming

47:07 – What is something Greg has changed his mind about recently

48:03 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Greg

49:21 – Where listeners can follow Greg

 

TWEETABLES

“Ya know, I think I’m a closet teacher.” (05:01)

“If you don’t do it as a job, you’re gonna do it as a hobby. So, figure out some way to make that hobby a job and you’ll be happy and you’ll never work a day in your life.” (09:24)

“I actually categorize all my podcasts on my website based on the career cluster that’s defined by the Department of Education.” (44:15)

“If you want to get students, you need to focus in on what they’re interested in. And becoming a video game developer is one of the career paths that they’re very interested in.” (46:15)

“My goal is to help a million people share their career journey.” (49:08)

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APPS AND TOOLS MENTIONED

Greg’s Websiteshttp://learnfromothers.org/index.html & http://autosausage.com/index.html

Greg’s Podcasts Learn From Others & The Collector Car Podcast

Greg’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgregstanley/

Learn From Others Instagram @learnfromothers https://www.instagram.com/learnfromothers/?hl=en

Podcast Movement Websitehttps://podcastmovement.com/

PODCASTS MENTIONED

Cars Yeah with Mark Greene

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