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Ep. 45: Tom Merritt Creating Sword & Laser and Daily Tech News Show

We are excited to have Tom Merritt on The Influencer Economy. He’s a host, producer and a modern day renaissance man in the video and audio world. He is an old school radio guy and now hosts among his many popular podcasts:  The Daily Tech News Show, Sword and Laser, and Cord Killers.

Tom is

Ep. 38: Jordan Harbinger – The Art of Charm Podcast, Boot Camp and Media Company

Jordan Harbinger, host of the #1 business podcast The Art of Charm, stops by the show.  He details how he built his start-up media company-  The Art of Charm.

Jordan is an OG (original gangster) podcaster, starting back in 2006 . He was motivated to kick-off The Art of Charm after working for a corporate law firm on

Ep. 37- Paul Jarvis: How to Build an Audience Before Selling Your Product

Paul Jarvis is a best-selling author, writer, web designer, and podcast host as well as the chief of “giving you a gentle kick in the pants” to get over your creative fears.  Paul Jarvis dropped by the show to talk about creativity, building audience and working on your own projects. He details his writing process,

Ep. 35 & 36: Dan Pashman – The Sporkful’s Guide to Building a Food Media Brand From Scratch

Dan Pashman, host of the The Sporkful podcast and author of the best-selling book “Eat More Better” stopped by the show. Dan details the secrets of how he built his successful food podcast that is ‘for eaters, not foodies.”

Dan says that every meal is an opportunity for greatness, and his quirky and irreverent style

Ep. 34 – ​Jayson Gaignard: Why Your Legacy is More Important Than Currency

Jayson Gaignard dropped by to detail how he created his MasterMind Talks Series, and has built lifelong connections by introducing influencers and experts via “Mastermind Dinners.”
Jayson is a black belt in networking, building community and relationships. We go deep into the value of connecting like-minded indviduals and helping others always comes back to you.  Jayson

Ep. 32- Ty Hildenbrandt: Why Serial Was So Addicting & Why it Matters

Ty Hildenbrandt joined the show this week, to talk all things Serial.  Ty has been hosting podcasts since before it was cool, back in 2007.  His show, The Solid Verbal is one of the largest sports podcasts on the planet.  We wrapped up our own theories on the show.  And we talked about why

Ep. 31 – Alan Sepinwall The Art of Self-Publishing a NY Times Top 10 Book

Alan Sepinwall the writer of the wildly popular online TV recap column, What’s Alan Watching?” and the best-selling book “The Revoluation Will be Televised.  On this week’s show, Alan details how he originated his career as a TV writer, how he wound-up writing for Hitfix.com, and the keys to his successful self-published book.

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Ep. 30 – Jonah Keri: How to Design Your Own Luck (Grantland and NY Times Top 10 Author)

Jonah Keri is a NY Times best-selling author, sports writer for ESPN’s Grantland, and told me some fantastic stories on this week’s show.  He has been a paid journalist his entire professional life and he details his journey as a writer. Jonah dives into how he started his podcast, the process behind writing his best-selling books, and

Ep. 29 – Freddie Wong: Growing 7 Million YouTube Subscribers & Crowdfunding Video Game High School (BONUS EPISODE)

A YouTube video posted in 2006 begins abruptly with a college-aged, bespectacled Chinese American rising from a dirt bike in his living room. Wearing a black leather jacket and linked chains, he grabs a microphone and says, “What’s up, Internet? My name is Freddie.” He tells us he’s been “rocking faces” all day and

Ep. 24: Caleb Bacon on Succeeding in Hollywood, Man School Podcast, Writing for TV

Caleb Bacon is an network TV writer and host of the popular podcast Man School.  He’s a jack of all trades in the modern media world.  He currently writes for the TBS comedy Sullivan and Son, while also hosting the weekly Man School Podcast.  Man School is a show where he interviews men about their exciting