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225 Heneka Watkis-Porter - Resilience, Power and Podcasting
FromPodcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters
225 Heneka Watkis-Porter - Resilience, Power and Podcasting
FromPodcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jun 16, 2020
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Podcast episode
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06:00 – Harry welcomes to the podcast, Heneka Watkis-Porter who shares her background and roots, her podcasting genesis story and how she and Harry met15:22 – Heneka speaks to her entrepreneurial journey and the mentors who guided her along the way21:35 – Heneka’s drive and motivation to want more out of her career and life23:02 – The inspiration to start The Entrepreneurial You podcast and the story of how Heneka met Richard Branson28:14 – Heneka reflects on transitioning from radio to podcasting and the major differences between the two35:11 – Heneka speaks to the burning desire to become a published author and the most important lesson she learned from writing Podcast Power42:14 – Heneka talks about how she leveraged her podcast to get press passes for events and build meaningful relationships with others46:25 – Upcoming projects Heneka is working on for 2020 and beyond48:34 – What is something that Heneka has changed her mind about recently50:10 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Heneka51:08 – Harry thanks Heneka for joining the show and let’s listeners know where they can follow herTWEETABLES“When I told him about the idea of doing a radio show, he said to me, ‘here’s how you can make money from it…if sponsors know that they can sponsor a particular segment, then you can break it down. So, you can have different sponsors doing different segments.’”“When life decides to hand you lemons, you can decide to make lemonade, or you can complain that it’s sour and you complain, and you just don’t do anything about it. So, my circumstance I’ve found is a platform that has just given me such a drive so I’m never comfortable.”“Entrepreneurship in Jamaica is huge. I think we’re setting the standard for all other Caribbean nations.”“Doing the podcast and doing it on my own – doing everything – I was taken out of my comfort zone.” “I’m really pleased with the outcome and the product [Podcast Power]. I’m looking forward to it being a best-seller!”THANK YOU SPONSORS!FocustieLINKS MENTIONEDFullCast Website Podcast Junkies Junkies Facebook GroupHeneka’s LinkedInHeneka’s YouTube ChannelHeneka’s Instagram – @heneka_watkis-porterHeneka’s Twitter – @TheEntrepYouHeneka’s FacebookHeneka’s PinterestHeneka’s PodcastHeneka’s WebsiteHeneka’s BookPodcast MovementPodfest
Released:
Jun 16, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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038 Justin Sisley | Choose Lesser-Known Entrepreneurs Every Time: Justin Sisley Interview of Driven to Better Podcast is today’s Podcast Junkie for a very good reason – as an entrepreneur himself, he knows the stresses and challenges, and has chosen to highlight and celebrate the up and coming ideas of other ‘new and noteworthy’ businesspeople. In the episode, he also talks about how to find your niche guests, his own path to becoming an entrepreneur and why maybe he’ll never figure out the iTunes algorithm. Show Highlights 00:25 – Harry Duran introduces today’s guest, Justin Sisley – host of Driven to Better podcast. 05:00 – What’s the impetus for becoming an entrepreneur? 09:34 – Justin talks about the motivation for choosing lesser-known entrepreneurs as his guests. 13:28 – What are the difficulties linked with guests who have never been on a podcast before? 15:35 – An insight into some ‘interesting’ entrepreneurial ideas! 21:16 – Reddit can be a great starting point fo by Podcast Junkies - Conversations with Fascinating Podcasters