HTE 042: The Key To Success Is Authenticity and Generosity w/ Jared Easley

Today’s guest is clearly on a path to success and I am really happy to have him on the show today. He is a self-described “everyday guy” who is passionate about connecting with others, communicating, leveraging new media & cultivating a community of like-minded citizens. He is co-founder of the Podcast Movement — the first, and only one that I know of, conference solely based around podcasting. My guest and his co-founders came up with the idea, took it to Kickstarter looking for $11,000 in funding — and received $31,854 from 281 backers. They did all of this without an email list or pre-existing list of any sorts. All they had was people they could reach out to for support. 600 people attended in August and I unfortunately didn’t make it to the Podcast Movement in 2014, but I will absolutely be there in 2015 and I hope to see some of you HTE Hackers there too! My guest is also the host of Starve The Doubts. Starve the Doubts was a huge inspiration for me when creating Hack The entrepreneur and I cannot recommend it enough to you. He is also an author and much sought-after speaker on new media. Now, let’s hack… Jared Easley.

What you will learn in this episode:

How to build your ‘army’ of supporters Jared climbed the corporate ladder and realized he wasn’t even on the right wall Why personality is more important than perfection in social media How Jared stopped treating Starve The Doubts like his mistress

Resources and links mentioned:

Starve The Doubts Podcast Movement Podcasting Good to Great: How to Grow Your Audience Through Collaboration Friday I'm in Love (Jared on Instagram) Jared Easley on Twitter Jonny on Twitter Show sponsor: FreshBooks (30-day Free Trial)