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Podfest Recap + The Community Opportunity For Podcasters · Build With Becky: Smart Strategies To Grow Your Community-Driven Business

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  So
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  PodFest
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  this
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  week,
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  which
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  was
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  a
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  conference
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  in
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  Orlando
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  for
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  podcasters
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  and
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  it
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  was
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  really
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  great.
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  There
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  were
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  a
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  ton
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  of
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  indie
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  podcasters
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  there
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  and
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  I
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  spent
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  time
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  hanging
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  out
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  with
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  the
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  vendors
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  that
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  were
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  showcasing
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  in
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  the
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  expo
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  because
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  there
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  were
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  some
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  really
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  cool
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  business
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  owners.
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  And
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  talk
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  to
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  agency
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  founders,
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  like
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  production
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  agency
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  founders
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  specifically.
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  meet
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  Rox,
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  who
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  is
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  the
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  co
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  founder
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  of
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  flightcast.
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  He
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  co
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  founded
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  the
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  business
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  with
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  Stephen
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  Bartlett.
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  So
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  that
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  was
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  really
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  fun
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  to
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  talk
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  to
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  him.
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  I
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  got
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  to
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  hang
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  out
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  with
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  the
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  founders
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  of
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  PodMatch,
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  who
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  you
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  were
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  super
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  amazing.
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  So
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  anyway,
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  it
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  was
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  great.
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  I
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  went
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  to
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  this
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  conference
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  because
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  I
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  have
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  a
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  podcast
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  obviously,
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  and
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  that
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  has
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  had
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  a
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  huge
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  impact
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  on
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  my
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  business.
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  So
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  I
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  launched
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  the
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  podcast
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  back
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  in
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  June
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  of
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  2025
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  and
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  now
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  it
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  is
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  January
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  2026.
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  And
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  I
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  can
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  directly
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  correlate
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  my
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  revenue
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  to
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  podcast
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  listeners,
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  which
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  is
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  pretty
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  crazy.
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  So
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  I'm
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  really
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  want
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  to
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  pour
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  more
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  into
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  this
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  this
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  year
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  because
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  it's
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  been
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  such
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  an
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  amazing
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  marketing
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  channel
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  for
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  me.
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  But
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  I
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  also
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  went
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  because
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  we're
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  starting
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  to
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  work
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  with
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  a
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  lot
• 1:01
  more
• 1:01
  podcasters
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  as
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  clients.
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  One
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  of
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  our
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  clients
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  right
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  now
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  is
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  a
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  top
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  podcast
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  in
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  their
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  category
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  and
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  they
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  have
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  a
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  70,000
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  person
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  paying
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  fan
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  club.
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  So
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  I've
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  been
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  thinking
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  a
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  lot
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  about
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  the
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  opportunity
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  community
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  creates
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  for
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  podcasters.
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  One
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  theme
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  I
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  heard
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  again
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  and
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  again
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  at
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  the
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  conference
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  is
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  that
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  podcasting
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  is
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  a
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  relationship
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  building
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  tool.
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  It's
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  all
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  about
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  connection.
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  So
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  if
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  you
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  listen
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  to
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  a
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  podcast
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  regularly,
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  you
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  probably
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  feel
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  a
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  connection
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  with
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  the
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  host.
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  And
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  hey,
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  if
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  you
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  listen
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  to
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  this
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  podcast
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  regularly,
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  thank
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  you.
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  And
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  also
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  you
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  probably
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  feel
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  a
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  connection
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  with
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  me.
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  This
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  is
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  part
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  of
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  the
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  reason
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  I
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  always
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  say
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  like,
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  oh,
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  it's
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  like
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  listening
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  to
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  a
• 1:34
  voice
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  note
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  from
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  your
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  smart
• 1:35
  friend.
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  Because
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  that's
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  how
• 1:37
  people
• 1:37
  that
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  read
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  my
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  newsletter
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  were
• 1:38
  describing
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  my
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  newsletter.
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  And
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  so
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  you
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  might
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  feel
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  like
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  you're
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  listening
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  to
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  your
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  smart
• 1:42
  friend
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  right
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  now,
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  which
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  is
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  great.
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  I
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  love
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  that
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  and
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  I'm
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  glad
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  that
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  you
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  feel
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  that
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  connection.
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  But
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  the
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  problem
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  with
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  podcasting
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  at
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  the
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  same
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  time
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  is
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  that
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  yes,
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  you're
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  building
• 1:51
  relationships
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  with
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  all
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  of
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  these
• 1:52
  people,
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  but
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  it's
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  very
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  one
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  too
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  many.
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  Like
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  it's
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  one
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  sided
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  as
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  well.
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  I
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  don't
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  know
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  all
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  of
• 1:58
  you
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  that
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  are
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  listening
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  to
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  this.
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  So
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  there's
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  this
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  opportunity,
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  right?
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  Like,
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  what
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  if
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  you
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  could
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  speak
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  back
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  to
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  me?
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  What
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  if
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  we
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  could
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  have
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  conversations?
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  What
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  if
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  I
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  could
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  connect
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  you
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  to
• 2:08
  other
• 2:08
  people
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  that
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  listen
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  to
• 2:09
  this
• 2:09
  podcast?
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  When
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  you
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  have
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  a
• 2:11
  podcast,
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  your
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  listeners
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  have
• 2:12
  similar
• 2:12
  interests,
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  goals,
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  and
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  very
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  possibly
• 2:14
  similar
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  values.
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  So
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  if
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  you
• 2:16
  could
• 2:16
  connect
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  with
• 2:17
  more
• 2:17
  of
• 2:17
  your
• 2:17
  listeners
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  one
• 2:18
  to
• 2:18
  one,
• 2:18
  and
• 2:18
  then
• 2:19
  bring
• 2:19
  them
• 2:19
  together.
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  That's
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  a
• 2:20
  huge
• 2:20
  opportunity
• 2:21
  for
• 2:21
  community,
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  right?
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  A
• 2:22
  lot
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  of
• 2:23
  podcast
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  memberships
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  are
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  like
• 2:25
  crappy
• 2:26
  patreons,
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  or
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  they
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  just
• 2:28
  have
• 2:28
  bonus
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  content,
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  additional
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  episodes,
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  or
• 2:32
  things
• 2:32
  like
• 2:32
  that.
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  And
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  there's
• 2:33
  not
• 2:33
  a
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  ton
• 2:34
  of,
• 2:34
  like,
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  true
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  member
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  connection
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  or
• 2:37
  transformational
• 2:37
  experience
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  or
• 2:39
  opportunity
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  to
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  learn
• 2:40
  and
• 2:40
  grow
• 2:40
  together.
• 2:41
  It's
• 2:41
  just
• 2:41
  like
• 2:41
  missing
• 2:42
  a
• 2:42
  lot
• 2:42
  of
• 2:42
  the
• 2:42
  core
• 2:43
  pieces
• 2:44
  that
• 2:44
  make
• 2:45
  community
• 2:45
  so
• 2:45
  special.
• 2:47
  So,
• 2:47
  especially
• 2:48
  for
• 2:48
  podcasters
• 2:49
  that
• 2:49
  are
• 2:49
  creating
• 2:50
  content
• 2:50
  that
• 2:50
  people
• 2:50
  want
• 2:51
  to
• 2:51
  go
• 2:51
  deeper
• 2:51
  on
• 2:52
  debate
• 2:52
  or
• 2:52
  have
• 2:53
  discussions
• 2:53
  or
• 2:53
  connect
• 2:54
  over,
• 2:55
  or
• 2:55
  if
• 2:55
  the
• 2:55
  content
• 2:56
  itself
• 2:56
  is
• 2:57
  educational.
• 2:58
  So
• 2:58
  maybe
• 2:58
  they
• 2:59
  need
• 2:59
  some
• 2:59
  sort
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  of
• 2:59
  implementation
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  support,
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  like,
• 3:01
  how
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  do
• 3:01
  I
• 3:01
  actually
• 3:02
  learn?
• 3:02
  Bring
• 3:02
  this
• 3:02
  thing
• 3:02
  to
• 3:03
  life
• 3:03
  and
• 3:03
  build
• 3:03
  something.
• 3:04
  Then
• 3:05
  there's
• 3:05
  a
• 3:05
  lot
• 3:05
  of
• 3:05
  opportunity
• 3:06
  for
• 3:06
  taking
• 3:07
  your
• 3:07
  listeners
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  saying,
• 3:08
  like,
• 3:08
  hey,
• 3:09
  let's
• 3:09
  like,
• 3:09
  get
• 3:10
  together
• 3:10
  in
• 3:10
  this
• 3:10
  room.
• 3:11
  Let's
• 3:11
  do
• 3:11
  this
• 3:11
  thing.
• 3:11
  And
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  I
• 3:12
  think
• 3:12
  we
• 3:12
  start
• 3:12
  to
• 3:13
  see
• 3:13
  this
• 3:13
  with,
• 3:13
  like,
• 3:14
  when
• 3:14
  you
• 3:15
  go
• 3:15
  to
• 3:15
  a
• 3:15
  live
• 3:16
  taping
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  a
• 3:16
  podcast,
• 3:17
  but
• 3:17
  even
• 3:17
  then
• 3:18
  it
• 3:18
  feels
• 3:18
  very
• 3:19
  like
• 3:19
  you
• 3:19
  attend
• 3:19
  a
• 3:20
  performance
• 3:20
  and
• 3:20
  you
• 3:20
  leave.
• 3:20
  You
• 3:21
  might
• 3:21
  go
• 3:21
  with
• 3:21
  a
• 3:21
  friend,
• 3:21
  you
• 3:22
  might
• 3:22
  talk
• 3:22
  to
• 3:22
  the
• 3:22
  person
• 3:22
  sitting
• 3:23
  next
• 3:23
  to
• 3:23
  you,
• 3:23
  but
• 3:24
  there's
• 3:24
  not
• 3:24
  really
• 3:24
  a
• 3:25
  lot
• 3:25
  of
• 3:25
  intention
• 3:25
  around
• 3:26
  connecting
• 3:26
  people
• 3:26
  in
• 3:27
  the
• 3:27
  room.
• 3:27
  So
• 3:28
  again,
• 3:28
  I
• 3:28
  feel
• 3:28
  like
• 3:28
  that
• 3:28
  is
• 3:29
  another
• 3:29
  opportunity
• 3:30
  that
• 3:30
  that's
• 3:30
  missing
• 3:31
  right
• 3:31
  now.
• 3:31
  There's
• 3:32
  less
• 3:32
  of
• 3:32
  a,
• 3:32
  like,
• 3:33
  connection,
• 3:34
  cocktail
• 3:34
  party
• 3:35
  element,
• 3:35
  and
• 3:35
  it's
• 3:36
  more
• 3:36
  like,
• 3:36
  again,
• 3:36
  you're
• 3:37
  just
• 3:37
  attending
• 3:37
  a
• 3:38
  show,
• 3:38
  you're
• 3:38
  a
• 3:39
  member
• 3:39
  in
• 3:39
  an
• 3:39
  audience,
• 3:39
  and
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  relationship,
• 3:41
  again,
• 3:41
  is
• 3:41
  very
• 3:41
  one
• 3:42
  to
• 3:42
  many,
• 3:42
  and
• 3:43
  people
• 3:43
  aren't
• 3:44
  actually
• 3:44
  connecting
• 3:45
  with
• 3:45
  one
• 3:45
  another.
• 3:45
  For
• 3:46
  podcasters,
• 3:46
  I
• 3:47
  believe
• 3:47
  there's
• 3:47
  a
• 3:47
  lot
• 3:47
  of
• 3:48
  opportunity.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:49
  not
• 3:49
  every
• 3:49
  single
• 3:49
  podcast
• 3:50
  needs
• 3:50
  this,
• 3:50
  but
• 3:51
  many
• 3:51
  of
• 3:51
  them
• 3:51
  that
• 3:52
  I
• 3:52
  know,
• 3:52
  I
• 3:53
  think
• 3:53
  there's
• 3:53
  a
• 3:53
  huge
• 3:53
  opportunity
• 3:54
  for
• 3:55
  what
• 3:55
  I've
• 3:56
  called
• 3:56
  the
• 3:56
  transformational
• 3:57
  membership
• 3:58
  model,
• 3:58
  which
• 3:58
  is
• 3:58
  really
• 3:59
  when
• 3:59
  we
• 3:59
  are
• 3:59
  taking
• 4:00
  people
• 4:00
  on
• 4:00
  a
• 4:00
  journey,
• 4:01
  helping
• 4:01
  them
• 4:01
  accomplish
• 4:02
  a
• 4:02
  goal,
• 4:02
  helping
• 4:03
  them
• 4:03
  work
• 4:03
  towards
• 4:04
  something,
• 4:05
  and
• 4:05
  there's
• 4:05
  some
• 4:05
  kind
• 4:05
  of,
• 4:06
  like,
• 4:06
  roadmap
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  they're
• 4:07
  following
• 4:08
  and
• 4:08
  they're
• 4:08
  getting
• 4:08
  support,
• 4:09
  implementation,
• 4:09
  support,
• 4:10
  connection
• 4:11
  along
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  way.
• 4:12
  They
• 4:12
  are.
• 4:13
  They
• 4:13
  feel
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  sense
• 4:14
  of
• 4:14
  belonging
• 4:14
  because
• 4:14
  they're
• 4:15
  part
• 4:15
  of
• 4:15
  a
• 4:15
  group
• 4:15
  working
• 4:16
  toward
• 4:16
  a
• 4:16
  goal
• 4:16
  or
• 4:17
  working
• 4:17
  toward
• 4:18
  a
• 4:18
  collective
• 4:18
  mission
• 4:19
  and
• 4:19
  connecting
• 4:20
  with
• 4:20
  other
• 4:20
  people
• 4:20
  that
• 4:21
  share
• 4:21
  values
• 4:22
  or
• 4:22
  share
• 4:22
  goals.
• 4:23
  And
• 4:23
  they're
• 4:24
  not
• 4:24
  alone,
• 4:24
  right?
• 4:24
  Like,
• 4:25
  right
• 4:25
  now,
• 4:25
  people
• 4:26
  feel
• 4:26
  so
• 4:26
  alone.
• 4:27
  And
• 4:28
  what
• 4:28
  is
• 4:28
  more
• 4:28
  lonely
• 4:28
  than
• 4:29
  sitting
• 4:29
  alone
• 4:29
  and
• 4:29
  listening
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  a
• 4:30
  podcast?
• 4:30
  I
• 4:30
  don't
• 4:31
  know.
• 4:31
  I
• 4:31
  mean,
• 4:31
  of
• 4:32
  course
• 4:32
  that,
• 4:32
  like,
• 4:32
  can
• 4:33
  feel
• 4:33
  very
• 4:33
  restorative,
• 4:34
  and
• 4:34
  it's
• 4:34
  like
• 4:35
  a
• 4:35
  very
• 4:35
  great
• 4:35
  practice.
• 4:35
  And
• 4:36
  I'm
• 4:36
  not
• 4:36
  knocking
• 4:37
  it.
• 4:37
  I'm
• 4:37
  also
• 4:38
  a
• 4:38
  podcast
• 4:38
  listener.
• 4:39
  But
• 4:40
  what
• 4:40
  if
• 4:40
  we
• 4:40
  could
• 4:40
  connect
• 4:41
  with
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  other
• 4:41
  people
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  are
• 4:42
  listening
• 4:43
  to
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  same
• 4:43
  things,
• 4:43
  and
• 4:44
  it
• 4:44
  resonates
• 4:44
  with
• 4:44
  them.
• 4:45
  I
• 4:45
  think
• 4:45
  that's
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  power
• 4:47
  of
• 4:47
  community
• 4:48
  and
• 4:48
  the
• 4:48
  opportunity
• 4:49
  afforded
• 4:49
  to
• 4:49
  us
• 4:50
  when
• 4:50
  we
• 4:50
  have
• 4:50
  these
• 4:50
  large
• 4:51
  groups
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  are
• 4:52
  listening
• 4:52
  to
• 4:53
  the
• 4:53
  same
• 4:53
  thing,
• 4:53
  that
• 4:53
  are
• 4:54
  excited
• 4:54
  about
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  same
• 4:54
  thing,
• 4:55
  that
• 4:55
  are
• 4:55
  working
• 4:55
  toward
• 4:55
  the
• 4:56
  same
• 4:56
  goal.
• 4:56
  And
• 4:57
  podcasters
• 4:58
  at
• 4:58
  the
• 4:58
  center
• 4:59
  of
• 4:59
  it
• 4:59
  have
• 4:59
  an
• 4:59
  opportunity
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  bring
• 5:00
  these
• 5:00
  people
• 5:01
  together.
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  think
• 5:02
  the
• 5:02
  challenge
• 5:03
  with
• 5:03
  this
• 5:03
  is
• 5:04
  that
• 5:04
  a
• 5:04
  lot
• 5:04
  of
• 5:05
  podcasters
• 5:06
  like
• 5:07
  podcasting
• 5:07
  because
• 5:08
  they're
• 5:08
  kind
• 5:08
  of
• 5:09
  like,
• 5:09
  right
• 5:09
  now,
• 5:09
  I'm
• 5:10
  sitting
• 5:10
  in
• 5:10
  my
• 5:10
  office
• 5:10
  alone,
• 5:11
  surrounded
• 5:12
  by
• 5:12
  carpet
• 5:13
  and
• 5:13
  cushions,
• 5:14
  and
• 5:14
  I'm
• 5:14
  like,
• 5:15
  totally
• 5:15
  in
• 5:15
  a
• 5:15
  silo,
• 5:16
  actually.
• 5:16
  My
• 5:16
  dog's
• 5:17
  at
• 5:17
  my
• 5:17
  feet.
• 5:17
  So,
• 5:17
  you
• 5:18
  know,
• 5:18
  I'm
• 5:18
  not
• 5:18
  totally
• 5:18
  alone.
• 5:19
  But
• 5:20
  it's
• 5:20
  kind
• 5:20
  of
• 5:21
  like
• 5:21
  this
• 5:21
  reclusive
• 5:23
  thing
• 5:23
  that
• 5:23
  I
• 5:23
  do
• 5:24
  by
• 5:24
  myself.
• 5:24
  And
• 5:25
  I'm
• 5:25
  recording
• 5:26
  this
• 5:26
  podcast,
• 5:27
  and
• 5:28
  it's
• 5:28
  like
• 5:29
  I'm
• 5:29
  sending
• 5:30
  it
• 5:30
  out
• 5:30
  and,
• 5:30
  like,
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  all
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  you
• 5:31
  who
• 5:32
  are
• 5:32
  going
• 5:32
  to
• 5:32
  listen
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  it,
• 5:33
  and
• 5:33
  I'll
• 5:33
  have
• 5:34
  these
• 5:34
  individual
• 5:34
  conversations
• 5:35
  with
• 5:35
  those
• 5:35
  that
• 5:35
  reach
• 5:35
  out
• 5:36
  and
• 5:36
  say,
• 5:36
  like,
• 5:36
  hey,
• 5:36
  this
• 5:36
  episode
• 5:37
  really
• 5:37
  resonated
• 5:37
  or
• 5:38
  excited
• 5:38
  about
• 5:38
  this,
• 5:38
  or,
• 5:39
  hey,
• 5:39
  I'm
• 5:39
  a
• 5:39
  podcaster,
• 5:39
  and
• 5:40
  now
• 5:40
  you
• 5:40
  got
• 5:40
  me
• 5:40
  thinking
• 5:40
  about
• 5:40
  a
• 5:40
  membership.
• 5:41
  Let's
• 5:41
  talk.
• 5:42
  And
• 5:42
  I
• 5:42
  think
• 5:43
  that's
• 5:43
  really
• 5:43
  great.
• 5:43
  And
• 5:44
  the
• 5:44
  hard
• 5:44
  part
• 5:44
  is,
• 5:45
  like,
• 5:45
  not
• 5:46
  every
• 5:46
  podcaster
• 5:47
  wants
• 5:47
  to
• 5:47
  be
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  community
• 5:48
  builder,
• 5:48
  which
• 5:48
  is
• 5:49
  so
• 5:49
  fair,
• 5:49
  and
• 5:49
  I
• 5:50
  really
• 5:50
  understand
• 5:50
  that.
• 5:51
  But
• 5:52
  what
• 5:52
  if
• 5:53
  your
• 5:53
  if,
• 5:54
  like,
• 5:54
  your
• 5:54
  goal
• 5:55
  is
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  help
• 5:55
  people
• 5:55
  and
• 5:56
  have
• 5:56
  this
• 5:56
  impact?
• 5:56
  Like,
• 5:57
  what
• 5:57
  if
• 5:57
  you
• 5:57
  could
• 5:57
  really
• 5:58
  multiply
• 5:58
  that
• 5:58
  impact?
• 5:59
  And
• 5:59
  what
• 5:59
  if
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  designed
• 6:00
  it
• 6:00
  in
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  way
• 6:01
  and
• 6:01
  built
• 6:01
  this
• 6:01
  business
• 6:02
  that,
• 6:02
  you
• 6:03
  know,
• 6:03
  you
• 6:03
  felt
• 6:03
  good
• 6:03
  about
• 6:04
  the
• 6:04
  way
• 6:04
  you're
• 6:04
  showing
• 6:05
  up?
• 6:05
  And
• 6:05
  I
• 6:05
  think
• 6:06
  community
• 6:06
  gets
• 6:06
  a
• 6:06
  bad
• 6:06
  rep
• 6:07
  because
• 6:07
  it's
• 6:08
  hard
• 6:08
  work.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:09
  it's
• 6:09
  like,
• 6:09
  well,
• 6:10
  I
• 6:10
  have.
• 6:10
  I
• 6:10
  mean,
• 6:11
  as
• 6:11
  a
• 6:11
  community
• 6:11
  manager,
• 6:12
  if
• 6:12
  you're
• 6:12
  in
• 6:12
  a
• 6:13
  community,
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  constantly
• 6:14
  feel
• 6:14
  like
• 6:15
  your
• 6:15
  work
• 6:15
  day
• 6:16
  is
• 6:16
  never
• 6:16
  done
• 6:16
  because
• 6:16
  there's
• 6:17
  always
• 6:17
  more
• 6:17
  messages
• 6:17
  to
• 6:18
  answer.
• 6:18
  There's
• 6:18
  always
• 6:18
  more
• 6:18
  ways
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  could
• 6:19
  support
• 6:19
  people.
• 6:20
  And
• 6:20
  so
• 6:20
  it
• 6:20
  can
• 6:20
  quickly
• 6:21
  become
• 6:21
  overwhelming.
• 6:22
  You
• 6:22
  feel
• 6:22
  like
• 6:23
  you're
• 6:23
  in
• 6:23
  hamster
• 6:23
  wheel
• 6:24
  and
• 6:24
  there's,
• 6:24
  like,
• 6:24
  this
• 6:24
  burnout
• 6:25
  factor,
• 6:25
  but
• 6:26
  doing
• 6:26
  it
• 6:26
  all
• 6:27
  yourself
• 6:27
  and
• 6:27
  managing
• 6:28
  your
• 6:28
  community
• 6:28
  and
• 6:29
  pulling
• 6:29
  it
• 6:30
  all
• 6:30
  together,
• 6:30
  like,
• 6:30
  that's
• 6:30
  not
• 6:31
  the
• 6:31
  only
• 6:31
  way.
• 6:31
  There's
• 6:32
  a
• 6:32
  lot
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  ways
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  build
• 6:33
  community
• 6:33
  and
• 6:33
  not
• 6:33
  feel
• 6:34
  like
• 6:34
  you
• 6:35
  are
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  bottleneck
• 6:36
  for
• 6:36
  everything.
• 6:37
  So
• 6:37
  if
• 6:37
  you're
• 6:38
  a
• 6:38
  podcaster
• 6:38
  and
• 6:39
  you're
• 6:39
  listening
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  this,
• 6:39
  thinking,
• 6:40
  well,
• 6:40
  I'm
• 6:41
  interested
• 6:41
  in
• 6:42
  making
• 6:42
  a
• 6:42
  recurring
• 6:43
  revenue
• 6:43
  offer.
• 6:44
  I'm
• 6:45
  interested
• 6:45
  in
• 6:45
  having
• 6:46
  more
• 6:46
  impact.
• 6:46
  I'm
• 6:47
  interested
• 6:47
  in
• 6:47
  bringing
• 6:47
  my
• 6:47
  people
• 6:48
  together,
• 6:48
  but
• 6:49
  I'm
• 6:49
  worried
• 6:49
  about
• 6:50
  the
• 6:50
  amount
• 6:50
  of
• 6:50
  time
• 6:50
  and
• 6:50
  energy
• 6:51
  that's
• 6:51
  going
• 6:51
  to
• 6:51
  take
• 6:52
  from
• 6:52
  me.
• 6:53
  We
• 6:53
  should
• 6:53
  chat
• 6:54
  because
• 6:54
  maybe
• 6:55
  there's
• 6:55
  a
• 6:55
  way
• 6:55
  we
• 6:55
  could
• 6:55
  put
• 6:56
  this
• 6:56
  together
• 6:56
  so
• 6:56
  that
• 6:56
  it
• 6:57
  doesn't
• 6:57
  feel
• 6:57
  so
• 6:58
  overwhelming
• 6:59
  for
• 6:59
  you.
• 7:00
  Or
• 7:00
  maybe
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  won't
• 7:01
  have
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  be
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  one
• 7:02
  that
• 7:02
  does
• 7:02
  everything
• 7:03
  right.
• 7:03
  You
• 7:03
  definitely
• 7:03
  won't
• 7:04
  be
• 7:04
  the
• 7:04
  one
• 7:04
  that
• 7:04
  has
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  do
• 7:04
  everything.
• 7:05
  So
• 7:06
  that's
• 7:06
  my
• 7:06
  thoughts.
• 7:07
  I
• 7:07
  think
• 7:07
  there's
• 7:07
  so
• 7:07
  much
• 7:08
  opportunity
• 7:08
  for
• 7:09
  podcasters.
• 7:10
  I
• 7:10
  got
• 7:10
  really
• 7:10
  excited
• 7:11
  being
• 7:11
  at
• 7:11
  this
• 7:11
  conference,
• 7:11
  just
• 7:12
  connecting
• 7:12
  with
• 7:12
  all
• 7:12
  of
• 7:12
  these
• 7:12
  people
• 7:13
  that
• 7:13
  are
• 7:13
  really
• 7:14
  excited
• 7:14
  about
• 7:14
  their
• 7:14
  shows
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  their
• 7:15
  content
• 7:15
  and
• 7:15
  they
• 7:15
  feel
• 7:16
  like
• 7:16
  they're
• 7:16
  making
• 7:16
  an
• 7:16
  impact.
• 7:17
  And
• 7:17
  I
• 7:18
  just
• 7:18
  believe
• 7:18
  that
• 7:19
  community
• 7:19
  is
• 7:19
  the
• 7:20
  best
• 7:20
  way
• 7:20
  to
• 7:20
  make
• 7:21
  a
• 7:21
  positive
• 7:22
  impact
• 7:22
  on
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  world
• 7:23
  and
• 7:23
  the
• 7:23
  way
• 7:23
  that
• 7:24
  businesses
• 7:24
  should
• 7:24
  be
• 7:24
  run,
• 7:25
  especially
• 7:25
  in
• 7:25
  2026.
• 7:26
  And
• 7:26
  so
• 7:27
  if
• 7:27
  you
• 7:27
  can
• 7:27
  bring
• 7:27
  community
• 7:28
  more
• 7:28
  into
• 7:28
  your
• 7:29
  content,
• 7:29
  into
• 7:30
  your
• 7:30
  podcast,
• 7:30
  and
• 7:31
  actually
• 7:31
  connect
• 7:32
  people,
• 7:32
  there
• 7:33
  is
• 7:33
  only
• 7:33
  upside
• 7:34
  from
• 7:35
  that
• 7:35
  experience.
• 7:36
  Okay,
• 7:36
  that's
• 7:37
  all
• 7:37
  I've
• 7:37
  got
• 7:37
  for
• 7:37
  today.
• 7:37
  I
• 7:38
  had
• 7:38
  a
• 7:38
  great
• 7:38
  time
• 7:38
  at
• 7:39
  PodFest.
• 7:40
  If
• 7:40
  you
• 7:40
  are
• 7:40
  a
• 7:40
  podcaster
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  you're
• 7:41
  thinking
• 7:42
  more
• 7:42
  about
• 7:42
  community
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  you're
• 7:43
  interested
• 7:44
  in
• 7:44
  building
• 7:44
  a
• 7:44
  membership
• 7:45
  or
• 7:45
  even
• 7:45
  just
• 7:46
  like
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  sparked
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  little
• 7:47
  bit
• 7:47
  of
• 7:47
  inspiration
• 7:48
  in
• 7:48
  this
• 7:48
  episode,
• 7:49
  let's
• 7:50
  let's
• 7:50
  talk.
• 7:51
  Reach
• 7:51
  out
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  me.
• 7:51
  Book
• 7:52
  a
• 7:52
  call
• 7:52
  with
• 7:52
  me.
• 7:52
  I
• 7:53
  would
• 7:53
  love
• 7:53
  to
• 7:53
  chat
• 7:53
  with
• 7:54
  you
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  see
• 7:55
  if
• 7:55
  this
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  a
• 7:55
  good
• 7:55
  fit
• 7:56
  for
• 7:56
  your
• 7:56
  business.
• 7:57
  I
• 7:57
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• 7:57
  put
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  the
• 7:58
  link
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  to
• 7:58
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• 7:58
  a
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• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  show
• 7:59
  notes
• 7:59
  below.
• 8:00
  Please
• 8:00
  check
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  out.
• 8:01
  And
• 8:02
  I
• 8:02
  am
• 8:02
  so
• 8:02
  excited
• 8:03
  that
• 8:03
  you're
• 8:04
  a
• 8:04
  listener
• 8:05
  of
• 8:05
  this
• 8:05
  podcast.
• 8:06
  I
• 8:06
  feel
• 8:07
  like
• 8:08
  this
• 8:08
  is
• 8:08
  something
• 8:09
  I
• 8:09
  really
• 8:09
  want
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  pour
• 8:09
  energy
• 8:10
  into
• 8:10
  this
• 8:10
  year.
• 8:11
  The
• 8:11
  like
• 8:12
  I
• 8:12
  said,
• 8:12
  it's
• 8:12
  working
• 8:12
  so
• 8:13
  well
• 8:13
  as
• 8:13
  a
• 8:13
  marketing
• 8:13
  strategy
• 8:14
  for
• 8:14
  my
• 8:14
  business,
• 8:14
  but
• 8:15
  even
• 8:15
  more
• 8:15
  so,
• 8:15
  like
• 8:15
  creating
• 8:16
  these
• 8:16
  episodes
• 8:16
  and
• 8:17
  then
• 8:17
  hearing
• 8:17
  from
• 8:17
  you
• 8:17
  about
• 8:18
  how
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  impact
• 8:18
  they're
• 8:19
  having
• 8:19
  on
• 8:19
  you
• 8:19
  and
• 8:19
  your
• 8:19
  business
• 8:20
  makes
• 8:21
  my
• 8:21
  day.
• 8:21
  Every
• 8:21
  single
• 8:22
  day
• 8:22
  I
• 8:22
  get
• 8:22
  one
• 8:22
  of
• 8:22
  those
• 8:22
  messages.
• 8:23
  So
• 8:23
  thank
• 8:23
  you
• 8:23
  for
• 8:24
  those
• 8:24
  who
• 8:24
  reach
• 8:24
  out
• 8:25
  and
• 8:25
  I
• 8:26
  will
• 8:26
  talk
• 8:26
  to
• 8:26
  you
• 8:26
  on
• 8:26
  the
• 8:27
  next
• 8:27
  episode.
• 8:27
  If
• 8:27
  you're
• 8:28
  interested
• 8:28
  in
• 8:28
  chatting
• 8:28
  about
• 8:29
  this
• 8:29
  more,
• 8:29
  definitely
• 8:30
  book
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  call
• 8:30
  with
• 8:30
  me
• 8:30
  or
• 8:31
  DM
• 8:31
  me
• 8:31
  on
• 8:32
  Instagram
• 8:32
  or
• 8:32
  LinkedIn
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  I'll
• 8:33
  talk
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  you
• 8:33
  soon.