Tue, 23 June 2015
What if you were a writer who let it all hang-out. What if you wrote about failure and not just success. And what if you approached topics such such as wishing that your daughter becomes a lesbian or listing your business failures for all to learn from. That's what James Altucher does. James is a writer, investor, start-up founder, podcast, father, and literally an open book when it comes to his creation. I was excited to have him on the show to discuss all things Choosing Yourself and the art and science about how he professionally self-published his own best-selling book. In this episode you'll learn:
Our archives: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaltucher James' website: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/ James' book "Choose Yourself": http://www.amazon.com/Choose-Yourself-James-Altucher-ebook/dp/B00CO8D3G4
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Direct download: James_Altucher_Ep55_.mp3
Category:management and marketing -- posted at: 11:17am PDT |
Tue, 16 June 2015
Jemele Hill is a podcast host, TV show host, and modern day multi-platform journalist. She works at ESPN, hosts the His and Hers TV show and podcast with her show partner Michael Smith. And she's an overall social media maven and an old pal from SXSW and other digital sports event. Note: We had some static on the skype line during parts of the episode with Jemele. We worked hard to edit out the reverb as much as possible and spent considerable time touching it up. We think this is an episode that you'll enjoy, and thanks again for listening. Our website: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Follow Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill Jemele on Hill: https://twitter.com/jemelehill Jemele at ESPN: http://search.espn.go.com/jemele-hill/ What we talked about:
Links we mentioned: Blogs with Balls: http://blogswithballs.com/ Anthony Saleh: https://twitter.com/dude_br0
Direct download: Jemel_Hill_His_and_Hers.mp3
Category:management and marketing -- posted at: 12:59pm PDT |
Tue, 9 June 2015
John Corcoran is a lawyer, former writer for The White House, and even had a stint working in L.A. in the entertainment industry. He is now the purveyor of Smart Business Revolution, a multi-media business company. His work as at the forefront of the new generation of business media brands, where people actually help each other succeed. John or "The Relationship Doctor" as I like to call him, is one of the most well-networked people in the podcast business community. He's part of a new breed of entrepreneur, building his company off of his content. He sells online classes on "How to Connect with VIP's," offers webinars on connecting with influencers, hosts a weekly podcast, has an immensely popular email newsletter, and is the ultimate business connector. John shares stories about how he make $1000 from a single Tweet, how he snowballs his income buy selling products to his audience, and he years of secrets to connecting with VIP's and influencers. John's website: http://smartbusinessrevolution.com/ John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/johncorcoran Our website: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Follow Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill |
Tue, 2 June 2015
Ep. 52: Greg Goodfried on Collaborating with YouTubers, Managing Digital Talent and Building Audience
Greg Goodfried joined the show this week for Episode # 52.
Greg was a trailblazer in the online "viral video" world back in 2006, when he created the epic online videos series: LonelyGirl15. This was back when "viral videos" were a big thing. He then went onto be a founder of EQAL, one of the first digital media companies to partner celebrities with major brands.
He's now a digital agent at UTA in Los Angeles, and we stopped by the his office to this week for Stories From the Influencer Economy.
Greg is passionate about partnering with YouTubers, Viners, and Instagram creators, and helping them grow and monetize their business opportunities. He manages online talent, helping them to build out long term financial opportunities from their work.
We talked in detail about how YouTubers and online creators collaborate build their audiences and what habits make a successful YouTuber. We also talk about how the normal person can grow their own social media and video followings. And we agree that "being a good" person goes a long way to create success in the online world. Greg also shares stories about working with YouTubers like Shane Dawson and iJustine, and how he created a web phenomenon with LonelyGirl15
Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill
Influencer Economy website: http://www.influencereconomy.com/
Greg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregGoodfried
Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greggoodfried
Listen to all our The Influencer Economy episodes and subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-from-influencer-economy/id820744212?mt=2 |
Wed, 27 May 2015
Our buddy Flula came on the podcast last year. He was a favorite guest of the show, and even prouced our intro theme music. He's also featured in Pitch Perfect II, so we thought we'd re-post the episod for everyone to learn more about Flula! lula in Germany is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxKivzjCFNg Flula on YouTube: http://youtube.com/flula Flula on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/flula Flula on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/flula Flula on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/flula Ryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill Ryan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ryanjwill
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Tue, 19 May 2015
Ep. 50: Veronica Belmont on Creating Sword and Laser, Vaginal Fantasy Book Club, Becoming an Expert & More
I was excited that Veronica Belmont stopped by to talk about her hit shows Sword and Laser and Vaginal Fantasies, while diving into her overall creative process. She's an old school podcaster and we talk about how she got her career start after graduating from Emerson College back in the day.
Veronica on Twitter: https://twitter.com/veronica Sword and Laser: http://swordandlaser.com/ Vaginal Fantasy: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/62938-vaginal-fantasy-book-club |
Wed, 13 May 2015
Ep. 49: AJ Jacobs on Being a Human Guinea Pig, Living Biblically, The World's Largest Family Reunion
AJ Jacobs is a N.Y. Times best-selling author and hosting the world's largest family reunion. He's also cousins with both Hilary Cinnton, Barack Obama and Kevin Bacon. He's probably cousins with you too and out to show the world we have a lot more in common than we may realize. In this podcast, we dive into AJ's writing process, book history, and his upcoming family reunion. Our website: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Ryan on Twitter:https://twitter.com/ryanjwill Please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/influencer-economy-ryan-williams/id820744212?mt=2 AJ on Twitter and his Global Family Reunion Website https://twitter.com/ajjacobs http://globalfamilyreunion.com/
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Wed, 6 May 2015
Adam Grant is world class. Not only is a successful professor at Wharton, a best-selling author of the book Gook Give and Take, but he has proven that givers succeed more in life than taker. Adam's book Give and Take has shaped my business philosophy more than any book in recent memory. I learned a lot from this interview and decided to re-post it for new listeners to hear. We originally recorded this a year ago. Enjoy! Ryan Williams on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill Influencer Economy archives: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Leave a podcast review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/influencer-economy-ryan-williams/id820744212?mt=2 Adam Grant's website: http://www.giveandtake.com/ You can read the first chapter of Give and Take: http://media.wix.com/ugd/955681_868b6e15f9384955b6206c41fd73483e.pdf
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Thu, 30 April 2015
Hey guys, I had Jeff Ullrich on the show for this week's episode. I'm excited to be re-publishing this episode from last year, where I interviewed Jeff. Earwolf and Midroll media are two the pioneering companies in the podcasting biz and I wanted everyone to hear Jeff's story. Jeff's passion in the world that intersects media, entrepreneurship and art is unparalled in the new world of the influencer economy. If you haven't heard this episode yet, it's a good one IMO. (Remember it originally aired last year, but it's still 100% relevant now)
Our site: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Please review and sub in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/influencer-economy-ryan-williams/id820744212?mt=2 Jeff on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffullrich Earwolf: http://www.earwolf.com/ |
Mon, 13 April 2015
Anthony Saleh is a talent manager, investor and avid sports fan. He manages artists like Nas and also serves as a founder of Queensbridge Ventures investment firm. We talked a lot about the culture around investing, managing talent and how in life there is no reward for being a jerk. We talk a lot of sports on top of our philosophies around business. Our website: http://www.influencereconomy.com/ Follow Ryan: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill Queensbridge Ventures: http://qbvp.com/ Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dude_Br0
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