The Best Podcasts which are Accountable for Entrepreneurs Success
We Study Billionaires -- The Investors Podcast What exactly makes billionaires billionaires? Do they have some special trait? Do they do the same thing every morning? That’s what the podcast, We Study Billionaires -- The Investors Podcast, seeks to find out. Hosts Preston Pysh and Stig Broderson take a lighthearted approach to discussing money, investing, habits and more from the billionaires around the world. More specifically, Pysh and Broderson read and discuss the books that have influenced billionaires the most. Some of the most popular names on their podcast are Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger, Ray Dalio and other financial successes.
I Hate My Boss Whether you have a micromanager boss or an absentee one, everyone has their own set of workplace issues. (Don’t worry, you’re not alone!) In I Hate My Boss, Liz Dolan, former CMO of Fox, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Nike and more, and executive coach Larry Seal bring these issues to light to provide advice and guidance towards a better and more fulfilled career. They ask people to call into their podcast and go on-air with the drama their experiencing at work, using the fictional company “Penn & Pencil” when discussing their business in order to keep callers anonymous.
Dreams In Drive Perfect for lifestyle and creative entrepreneurs, Dreams In Drive will show you how to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into fruition, and share stories of how others have successfully done so. Hosted by “Chief Dream Driver� and marketing and communications specialist Rana Campbell, in each episode, Campbell sits down with a successful entrepreneur to hear her story, how she successfully launched a business and her tips for entrepreneurial success. She meets with a diversity of small-business owners -- some well-known and others just starting out -- who specialize in lifestyle and creative industries.
Joblogues Geared towards young professionals, Joblogues is a fun, bi-weekly podcast that takes a light approach towards career conversations. Hosted by childhood best friends Joymarie Parker and Cortney Cleveland, the pair have conversations on difficult topics, including how to improve your job situation and prepare yourself for future opportunities.
Start Up The name pretty much says it all, but StartUp is a podcast that examines what it’s really like to start a business. Perfect for every entrepreneur, hosts Alex Blumberg and Lisa Chow dissect how to successfully launch a business by bringing in real-world examples. In the first two seasons of the podcast, Blumberg and Chow used the entire season to discuss how one business successfully started. However, now in its third season, they look at different businesses every episode.
Revision Path Are you into web design? Here’s the perfect podcast for you. Revision Path is a weekly podcast that interviews and showcases some of today’s best AfricanAmerican graphic designers, web designers and developers from around the world. Hosted by entrepreneur and web designer Maurice Cherry, each episode is filled with stories, insights and inspiration from today’s top creatives. Some previous guests have included Facebook product engineer Karla Cole, Cleveland State University graphic design Professor Anne H. Berry and MailChimp’s software engineer Raven Covington.
Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations If you’re looking for some help in the land of business and well-being, you’ve come to the right place. Who better to turn to for advice than Oprah Winfrey? Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations pulls from a selection of her favorite interviews with leaders, authors, entrepreneurs and wellness experts, designed to help you find meaning and create your best self.
How I Built This With Guy Raz NPR’s How I Built This With Guy Raz is all about dreams, innovators, idealists and entrepreneurs, of course. In each episode, Raz discusses well-known founders and their brands, and dissects the stories behind the movements they’ve created. Some guests include Instagram’s Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia.
StarTalk Radio Everyone’s favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk Radio is a comedic podcast where deGrasse Tyson discusses science, pop culture and more with some of today’s hottest names in tech, such as Elon Musk and Alexis Ohanian. While some of the episodes are geared towards science, many focus on tech and the future -- a great source of inspiration for any aspiring tech entrepreneurs. For three years in a row, the podcast has been Emmy-nominated for outstanding informational series or special.
The Pitch A crucial component of launching a business is pitching. Rather than reading books, surfing the web and looking for step-by-step guides, one of the best ways to learn is by observing others. The Pitch, hosted by Josh Muccio, takes you behind the scenes by playing real events of aspiring entrepreneurs pitching to investors. With an inside take on the before, during and after of a pitch, this podcast will show you what to do -- and what not to do -during a pitch.
Better Than Success What could be better than success? On the weekly show Better Than Success, host and serial entrepreneur Nicole Purvy shares more than success stories. She and her guests aim to teach professionals, business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs about the habits that that success requires. The series spans industries -from retail to banking to real estate -telling stories of those who have made it big. Some episodes are more thematic, giving listeners mantras and toolkits to guide them to greatness.
So Money On the daily podcast So Money, host Farnoosh Torabi chats with business thought leaders about how they manage their finances. High-profile guests such as Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, Arianna Huffington and Seth Godin have shared raw, personal money stories, as well as money-management tips and tricks. They even cop to their guilty pleasures -and the indulgences that make them work and feel better. Plus, on Fridays, Torabi, who spent her early career as a financial correspondent and author, answers listeners’ questions about money, careers, her guests and other miscellany.
The Quote of the Day Show Sometimes, a simple quote is all the inspiration you need to get through the day. But Quote of the Day host, entrepreneur and money expert Sean Croxton and his guests take it a step further. A brief audio clip follows the quote for maximum motivation, followed by anecdotes and advice for life coaches. Guests have included Jack Canfield, Zig Ziglar and James Altucher. With new daily episodes airing Monday through Friday, the infectious energy and positive attitude of Croxton and his guests empowers listeners in a way that is reassuring and thoughtprovoking.
Smart Passive Income A side gig doesn’t have to eat up all of your free time. Every Wednesday, Smart Passive Income host Pat Flynn shares tips for hustling digital entrepreneurs to help them boost the income from their online businesses. Strategies include affiliate marketing, crowdfunding, live video, SEO, social media and yes, even podcasting. Flynn stays relatable through his admission that he himself is not a millionaire, but he does earn six figures while only working a few hours each week. Flynn’s goal is to encourage listeners to cash in via online tools, then spend their time on more enjoyable, perhaps less lucrative activities.
Containers An eight-episode series about the world of shipping containers and global trade may seem like a niche subject, but it doesn’t take long for host Alexis Madrigal to convince listeners why the development of this worldwide network has shaped every aspect of life on Earth. From historical background into the development of major hubs to personality profiles of workers and artists who call the sea home, Containers is a deeply humanizing look at an often overlooked system on which human life depends. You don’t have to be directly involved with manufacturing to enjoy this anthology, which will shape how you perceive both production and consumption going forward.
Confessions of Successful Asian Women Guests on Aliya Janjua’s monthly podcast, Confessions of Successful Asian Women, tell stories of how they have defied marginalization and worked their way up to success, pioneered in their fields and sought to change paradigms or fight injustice through their work. They share details of how they’ve built and grown brands, developed creative means of self-expression, found and followed their passions and cared for themselves in the process. The discussion is raw and unrehearsed, and listeners walk away with proof of the power women have to take control of their lives and careers.
Making Oprah This three-episode podcast series from Chicago’s WBEZ chronicles Oprah Winfrey’s rise, from local news anchor to daytime talk-show host to household name and media mogul. And it goes deep: Long-time viewers of the show will learn about the team that helped launch Winfrey to stardom and become one of the most successful female entrepreneurs of all time. The first episode follows Winfrey in her early years as a Chicago talk-show host, the second focuses on the show’s foray into spirituality and the final installment, named after the famous “you get a car!” episode, examines the show at a turning point.
Song Exploder Inspiration can come from anywhere, as the artist guests on Hrishikesh Hirway’s series Song Exploder prove each week. Hirway interviews musicians, from Lorde to The National, about the creative influences and processes that went into making a particular track. Sometimes, the series even delves into film scores. Their surprising answers should make all types of creators aspire to be a bit more resourceful. Indeed, Hirway’s guests have had to deal with low funds, tight deadlines and more to get their art out into the world.