Power of Podcasting Part 3 with Rob Walch
The Social Network Show welcomes Rob Walch to the July 14, 2014 episode.
Rob Walch, the Vice President of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn returns to the show to talk more about podcasting and upcoming events for existing podcasters and those interested in starting a podcast. Rob explains the benefits of meeting your online contact in person and how to make the most out of attending events for podcasters. He suggests checking out Podcast Movement taking place in Dallas, Texas, August 15-17 and the LA Podcast Festival, in Beverly Hills, California September 26-28th. Listen to Rob talk about what it takes to monetize a podcast; what podcasters need to provide to listeners to build an audience; and the new podcast app that is coming soon to smartphones.
Rob Walch is the Vice President of Podcaster Relations at Libsyn. Prior to joining Libsyn in 2007, he was President and founder of podCast411, Inc. Rob is also the co-author of the book, Tricks of the Podcasting Masters and was the editors pick as a Top 10 Reference Book for 2006 by Amazon.com. Rob has been listed as the 5th most influential person in podcasting according to the book, Podcasting for Dummies. He has consulted on podcasting for Senator Edwards, Governor Bill Richardson and the Sacramento Kings/Monarchs to name a few. He was also a monthly columnist for Blogger and Podcaster Magazine, the first print magazine covering this new media space. Rob was also Chair of the Education and Outreach Committee for the Association of Downloadable Media.
Rob started podcasting in 2004 and is the host of the award winning podCast411 podcast, where he has interviewed such prominent podcasters as Quincy Jones, Walt Mossberg, Colin Ferguson (Eureka), Ronald Moore (Executive Producer of Battlestar Galactica), Phil Gordon (World Series of Poker), Larry Kudlow (CNBC's Kudlow and Company) and Leo Laporte (TechTV, G4TV). Additionally, Rob is the host of Today in iOS (iPhone) Podcast-the first and largest podcast about the iPhone www.todayinios.com
Since 2004, Rob has presented at over 100 events on the subject of podcasting and New Media and these events include, the Newspaper Association of America Marketing Conference, the US Latino Film Festival, the Corporate Podcasting Summit, The Association for Women in Communications 2006 Annual Professional Conference, Social Media 2007, New Media Expo, and Blogworld Expo. He is also a regular guest Lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Journalism.
In 2004, Rob received his MBA from the University of Connecticut. He also has an Engineering degree from the University of Dayton.