Operation Podcast with Chase Chewning

Jumha Aburezeq is the host of the Not So Stoopid podcast, a podcast that talks about all things fitness, nutrition, mindset, and personal development.

In this episode of Operation Podcast, Jumha details his interest in podcasts and the leverage it provides for creating content across different social media platforms such as TikTok. Jumha shares how his client base shot up and business took better shape after becoming a podcaster. He also elaborates on the different opportunities, personal and professional growth and audience outreach he’s gained and how Operation Podcast could play a pivotal role in the venture!

Resources:

• Learn how to successfully launch, grow, and monetize your podcast through our Level 101 and Level 201 course and save 30% with code OPNATION30
• Jumha on Instagram @stoopid.fit
• Jumha’s Website
• Jumha’s Podcast 

Connect with Us!

• Operation Podcast on Instagram @operationpodcast
• https://www.operationpodcast.com/

Wendy McCallum is a Professional Burnout and Balance Coach and Wellness Expert. She’s the host of the Bite-Sized Balance podcast that encourages conversations on women’s wellness. In any episode, they focus on ONE bite-sized topic that empowers women to create their best lives.

In this episode of Operation Podcast, Wendy shares how she pushed through self-doubt and overcame initial friction to start and grow her podcast. Foreign to the tech side, Wendy opens up about finding the right people to support and work with on her podcast and the incredible opportunities she’s received after it gained traction!

Resources:

• Learn how to successfully launch, grow, and monetize your podcast through our Level 101 and Level 201 course and save 30% with code OPNATION30
• Wendy on Instagram @wendymaccallumcoach
• Wendy’s Website
• Wendy’s Podcast 
• This Naked Mind podcast by Annie Grace

Connect with Us!

• Operation Podcast on Instagram @operationpodcast
• https://www.operationpodcast.com/

Travis Brown is the creator and instructor at Shortcut to Podcasting and the Chief Podcast Producer at Podcast Buddy. He has, over the past five years, developed an amazing system for launching a new podcast and consistently releasing episodes. In this episode of Operation Podcast, Travis breaks down the SEVEN bottlenecks to podcasting in today’s times!

1. Not Making Your Podcast Audience-Centric and Inviting

The most common roadblock is that podcasters tend to make everything about themselves. Is your podcast all about you, your reviews, ratings, and scripts? If yes, there needs to be a shift in focus. And it's really easy to change that. Start inviting your audiences by asking their opinions or experience or feelings, and bring them to grow by being a part of your journey collectively.

“They [your audience] are the most important part, they are the hero of your journey.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Needing to Qualify Your Podcast Listeners

Travis suggests using the Spray and Pray method to qualify your listeners. And by this, he means to say that you have to make your audience understand what the show will be about and let them figure out if they want to listen to it. Present the problem to your audience and then the fix to the problem. 

“Qualifying is everything. It's in sales. It's in marketing. It's in everything that you do. And it's a very easy tweak. Because I think people don't know what to say.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Your Podcast Does Not Know Its Target Audience

Understand your niche and your target audience and make it clear who your podcast is tailor-made for. You want everybody to listen to your podcast. But if people don’t understand whether your show is for them, it could take forever to grow. Once you gain more visibility, you could expand outward and go to different topics.

“Be really specific, be really targeted.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Not Realizing That The First 60 Seconds of Your Podcast Is Gold

The first 60 seconds are crucial to hooking your listeners and making them decide if the episode is for them. It would not be very pleasant to have a 60-second regular podcast intro to regular listeners, especially. You could avoid this by using that time to tell them what the episode is about or give them the highlights from the conversation.

“If you had any value meter on your podcast, the first 60 seconds is absolute gold.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Not Investing in Your Skills and Circle

Travis says podcasters, specifically, don't invest in learning or invest in their circle. But if you look at anybody successful, you'll find things going the other way round. Travis cites Dan Pena’s words to explain the same. It goes like, “Show me your friends, and I'll show you your future.”

“Invest in yourself with your health, your mental, your podcasting skills, your business skills, and you will grow a lot faster than just endlessly googling and YouTube in circling yourself around.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Having A Cluttered Social Media Account

The best way to promote your podcast organically, according to Travis, is through social media. The social media accounts of many podcasters, however, are confusing, with personal, professional, and podcast-related posts in the same place. It would help to make your profile specific to your podcast content and promotion.

“The less confusion we can create with people, the better.” Catch the interview with Travis Brown on Operation Podcast! www.operationpodcast.com.

1. Setting Unrealistic Targets and Failing to Focus on Growing Slowly

Travis explains that giving yourself an imaginary crushing goal that nobody told you to do and then regretting over not having accomplished it could be incredibly disheartening. You set your focus on the number of downloads, which may not be a good means of evaluating your podcast as you cannot be sure if a person actually listened to your podcast. You start feeling like a failure. Don’t set yourself to feel that way. Instead, use your time to make great content, social media posts, network, read books, and continue growing.

“I think we just get caught up in followers, subscribers, all these numbers that make us feel validated. When I think the real validation for you will come when you can actually get feedback from your audience.”

About Travis Brown:

Travis Brown is the Chief Podcast Producer at Podcast Buddy, where he helps entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, and more start, launch, and grow their podcast audience. 

Key Highlights of the Episode:

• Every podcaster needs to think of themselves as a guide, helping their audience grow.
• Travis talks about The Joe Rogan Show and why it appeals to the listeners so much. “You feel like you're sitting at that table with him and the guest. Like you're in the circle. And that's how it feels as a listener.”
• Try creating a specific hook towards the beginning of your episode to increase audience interest.
• Learn how to invest in your skills and expertise to build a better future.
• Allow yourself to go back to your inner creative self and just have fun. 

Resources:

• Travis on Instagram @shortcuttopodcasting
• Travis’s Website
• The Joe Rogan Experience
• Dan Pena

Connect with Us!

• Save 30% on either Level 101 or Level 201 podcasting courses with code OPNATION30 at www.operationpodcast.com 
• Operation Podcast on Instagram @operationpodcast

India Jackson is a successful entrepreneur and podcast host of The Flaunt Your Fire Podcast. India and Chase discuss stepping into podcasts and how they helped them grow personally and professionally. Learn about India's accidental happy entry into the podcasting space and how that brought her incredible growth!

Podcasts- A Record of Inspiring Conversations

Podcasting was not something India ventured into intentionally. A gifted writer, however, India did not enjoy the process of writing, but her role demanded her to summarize guest interviews into blog posts. While she was interviewing her friend, she thought about recording it. That is when she realized she had just done a podcast! It later went on to get five stars on major podcasting platforms. They talked about diversity, equity, inclusion, life, and navigating the ethical marketplace and business on the show. Later, they transitioned to a secondary podcast called Flaunt Your Fire, where they dive into branding, visibility, and marketing topics.

"Everything transpires in the way that we all hope, which is that our podcasts grow when we reach more people. It becomes more and more complicated to double back on some of the decisions that we've made, that may be misaligned with our values if we didn't ask ourselves that from the beginning."

Podcasts- Why Should You Define Your Brand?

A brand isn't just about the visual aspects of your business or venture. It's also about reputation. Your brand's visuals help determine the public reputation of your podcast or host. It can help set you apart from the rest. Although you could begin to influence your audience with the colors, the logo, the podcast cover art, and the like, you can also decide how you show up in front of the camera and create a reputation around that. The foundation before getting to design is asking ourselves the intention and value that brought us up there.

"Ultimately, that description, that reputation, what is said IS THE BRAND."

About India Jackson:

"India Jackson is the CEO of Flaunt Your Fire and co-founder of Pause on the Play The Community, helping entrepreneurs amplify their influence without changing who they are. From beauty model and bodybuilder to published photographer, for ten years, India watched as talented professionals were forced to adopt identities that were sellable but not authentic. Her brand visibility agency and podcast now help clients ditch stale marketing, break out of industry molds, and build authority by being themselves.

India is a first-generation college graduate, earning a Bachelor of Art and Design while working full time and launching a business. She's been featured by Forbes and She Podcasts Live and is trusted by leading brands across North America, including Christian Dior."

Key Highlights of the Episode:

• We can no longer get away with not addressing the branding and the visual appeal of podcasts
• More about Pause on the Play The Community and the resources it gives to start your brand new podcast.
• Sponsorships as a podcaster's way of doing business.
• Clubbing personal and business podcast types to stand strong in the industry.
• Being more intentional about your podcasting venture and continuing to grow. 

Resources:

• Learn how to successfully launch, grow, and monetize your podcast in our Level 101 or Level 201 courses at https://www.operationpodcast.com/store 
• India on Instagram @flauntyourfire
• India on LinkedIn
• India’s Website
• Podcast: Coach With Clarity by Lee Chaix

Connect with Us!

• Operation Podcast on Instagram @operationpodcast
• https://www.operationpodcast.com/

Jill Coleman is a mindset, body and business coach, and the host of the Fit Biz U and Best Life podcasts. Started in 2018, the Best Life podcast crossed 1 million downloads recently and is still one of the most loved podcasts for coaches. Her work has been featured in SELF magazine, Family Circle, SHAPE, Women’s Health magazine, Prevention magazine, and many online news outlets like Yahoo Health, LiveStrong.com, and AOL’s. Tune in to the episode today to learn more about Jill’s podcasting venture and why she decided to make her way into the world of audio!

Starting her first podcast with very low tech to support her, Jill focussed only on the content- bringing in quality interviews and discussion topics. As it gained momentum, she started to hire people to edit and manage content and has since seen her business capture more audiences. Have you hesitated to invest money into taking a course on learning to podcast? Jill shares why you shouldn’t be doing that. We also discuss Jill’s podcasting journey and the countless opportunities it gave her!

Key Timestamps:

[00:37]- Introducing Jill Coleman

[04:20]- Jill talks about their experience doing solo podcast episodes

[08:17]- Podcasting as a new blog

[11:13]- How has podcasting helped her grow her business or social media presence?

[14:54]- Jill shares the new opportunities that the podcasting space gave her

[18:21]- Jill shares what her shows FitBiz and Best Life are all about

[20:30]- What is the one piece of advice Jill has for anyone thinking about starting a podcast?

Connect with Jill:

Instagram: @jillfit

Website: http://jillfit.com/

Fit Biz U podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fit-biz-u/id1538865425

The Best Life Podcast Danny-J Johnson & Jill Coleman- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-life-podcast/id1336223187

Connect with Us:

Instagram: @operationpodcast and @chase_chewning

Website: www.operationpodcast.com 

Host - and guest- Chase Chewning is a professional podcaster and has been doing his show since 2017, published over 400 episodes, and surpassed 1.4 million downloads to date. His show, Ever Forward Radio, is a top-ranked health and wellness podcast that brings health and fitness industry-leaders and thought provoking individuals to help others optimize their life, to live a life ever forward.

Podcasting has not always been Chase's main profession or source of income, before Ever Forward Radio he was a clinical health coach that decided to start a podcast to help his professional career. By interviewing others in his field he was able to immediately pass back the latest research and information to his clients. Along the way, listeners began reaching out to him personally through his podcast and his show turned into his strongest leader generator and asset in his business.

Connect with Us:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/operationpodcast/ and https://www.instagram.com/chase_chewning/ 

Website: www.operationpodcast.com 

David Skolnik is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a certified strength, conditioning, and powerlifting coach. David is also the host of The Essential Strength podcast, where he talks about strength in different forms- physical, mental, intellectual, and professional. 

To David, strength is the lifeblood that runs through most of what he does and has been his fitness choice for as long as he can remember. Today, he shares the backstory behind starting his podcast, his love for fitness and strength, and how the podcasting space has helped him level up as a person and professional. A planner by nature, David shares how exploring all the available options and proper organization of ideas helped him launch his podcast with ease!

Key Timestamps:

[02:24]- David shares his background story and all about his new podcast with us 

[04:39]- Why David decided to do podcasts

[10:33] David shares that he has always been a planner

[13:04] David on his investment choices for the podcast

[19:02] Learn the different opportunities that the podcasting space gave him

[21:52] David speaks about the charity efforts he wishes to make through the podcast

[25:50] Learn where you can find David and his podcast

[27:48] The one piece of advice David has for any of you wanting to start a podcast 

Connect with David:

Website: strongerinmotion.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.davidskolnik.dpt/ 

Connect with Us:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/operationpodcast/ and https://www.instagram.com/chase_chewning/ 

Website: www.operationpodcast.com 

Anthony Woods is the host of The More Than Muscle Podcast, a Professional Men’s Physique Competitor and a 3x IFBB Olympian. He’s a fitness enthusiast who started out with the podcasting journey to explore various other aspects of people that could be celebrated other than the popular ones people know of. Listen in as Anthony shares his thoughts and vision behind the world of podcasts and how it’s helped him in the long run.

Tori White is a health and wellness coach, model, personal trainer and the host of the podcast Let’s get Comfee. Following her deep sense of self-love and uniqueness, Tori stepped into the podcasting world to share topics that go beyond fitness and health. She brings in a variety of topics to discuss so that you can sit comfortable, listening to great experiences and stories worth inspiring!

Anthony had been an avid podcast listener while Tori hadn’t been so much into it before deciding to start with one herself. Perhaps, you only need to follow your passion and start with it if that happens to be your calling. Join us today as we discuss their journeys into the world of podcasts and how it’s helped them professionally and personally. Also get to know some of their favorite podcasts and why the medium of audio continues to be one of the best for learning.

Have you been wanting to start one for your own? Tune in, for we have some great advice to give you today!

What you’ll get to hear today,

[02:06]- Anthony's story. He discusses his love for podcasts and why he decided to start one himself. 

[02:46]- Tori’s story. She was not a podcast listener, but wanted to share stories to help inspire people. Learn how she jumped into it! 

[03:32]  This is how Anthony started his podcast.

[04:25]  Tori shares why she wanted to start real, honest raw conversations covering a wide variety of topics, and widen that horizon of thoughts by bringing in different ideas.

[09:51]  Know the Perks of podcasting that the duo have experienced

[12:50]  Opportunities out of podcasting- Public Speaking?

[14:07]  Podcasts Anthony and Tori listen to

[16:31]  Know where you can find their podcasts!

[20:43]  Some propelling advice for you- Just do it, jot down the ideas, brainstorm. Go for it!

Resources Mentioned

Podcasting House: Operation Podcast

Connect with Anthony and Tori

Instagram: 

Anthony- https://www.instagram.com/ant_woodz/?hl=en

Tori- https://www.instagram.com/toriwhitee_/?hl=en

Twitter: 

Anthony- https://twitter.com/ant_woodz?lang=en

Connect with us

Instagram:  @operationpodcast and @chase_chewning

Website: www.operationpodcast.com 

Maggie Dong is a Fitness & Life Coach and Host of the Mind Muscle Enlightenment Podcast.

She’s always been passionate about fitness and has embarked on a rebranding and expansion of her business this time by including all four aspects of fitness in her professional coaching life- Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual fitness. Maggie discusses how she transformed her shy, introverted self to becoming a strong social person today following her intuition and gathering success all the way round.

Join us today as we discuss fitness, the world of podcasts, intuition and the incredible amount of energy that you reflect when you do something that you were meant to. Also, learn to understand that there’s always a way out of a difficult situation or challenge. All it takes is finding the right person to approach for advice and having the right mindset to do that. Listen in for impactful words and guidance to help kickstart your dream venture!

Resources:

Book: Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday

Save 50% on our Level 101 course to learn the fundamentals of podcasting and why you should launch your own! 

Connect with Maggie:

Instagram: @maggiedong_

Connect with Us:

Instagram:  @operationpodcast and @chase_chewning

Website: www.operationpodcast.com