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I’ve worked in consumer lending strategy for twenty years via stints in South Africa, Denmark, Hong Kong, and the UK. But even though I’ve seen more lending models in more markets than most, I realised that in my day-to-day job I’d become too busy to put my head and my look around – so that’s what my podcast is.
HTLMTS is a chance for me to chat to interesting people in lending markets from San Francisco to Shanghai and from London to Lagos, hearing how they think through the process of lending money to consumers or business. Our insights are sometimes technical, sometimes strategic, but always, if I am doing my job right, digestible.
What was the first podcast you ever listened to?
The first podcast I ever listened to would have been This American Life, but I must have listened to that on their stand-alone app for a year before I really got into podcasts – and that was via my guilty pleasure of cryptozoology and paranormal shows. You see, I also write pulpy adventure thrillers and stories of secret underground worlds and pockets of surviving dinosaurs are the perfect inspiration for those – so I turned to podcasts and have expanded my show rotation ever since.
Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?
Like many people in the middle of Covid lockdowns, I grew tired of my corporate life and quit my old job.
And since I didn’t want to simply take a few months off and then return to a similar role, I used my time to learn more about podcasting – thinking that having my own podcast would be a great ‘excuse’ for me to reach out to people beyond my network and ‘get my name out there’. As it happens, I got a new job almost immediately, but by that time I was having so much fun I kept it going.
Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?
I’m inspired by good storytelling. And it’s funny, because at the moment my own show is a weekly interview about a quite specific topic, so I don’t always have all that much wiggle room, but when I think of the impact I’d like to make one day, it’s the shows that find in incredible stories in ordinary lives that I look up to, shows like Heavyweight or Criminal.
So stay-tuned, because I have another, bigger project in the very early stages of planning!
Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?
I like to think that HTLMTS’s defining characteristic is the diversity of my guests – in our first year, we released 50 episodes with guests from 25 different countries – and so I’ve developed a slight obsession with tracking down people from ever more exotic locations. So, if there was anyone launching a Buy Now Pay Later business in an Antarctic research base, that would be amazing. Or, frankly, anyone from the Australian lending industry… I have previous colleagues, friends, even family, living down there and I haven’t managed to get a bite!
What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?
How approachable people are. I’ve reached out to busy people in strange places, and I would say about 1 in 3 are more than happy to help – and this was true even when I was only getting 20 downloads per show.
Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?
I’m going to cheat and give two. In episode nine I speak to Craig Smith, who is taking the pain and awkwardness out of borrowing from friends and family. It’s GoFundMe, for loans. We get behind the curtain and I think it really reflects what I hope to get out of any interview I do. However, it was also recorded in the entrance hall of our old house, a day or two after we’d moved in before I’d got the hang of all the recording software. So you’ll see it getting more professional as we go on, and so I’d also recommend checking out something like episode 40, where I speak to Allan Tollo about microloans for small holder dairy farmers in Kenya.
Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?
You can start at www.howtolendmoneytostrangers.show (but also just www.htlmts.show if you’re having to type it all in yourself).
Listen to How To Lend Money to Strangers on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps.
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]]>Who are you and what’s your podcast about?
I’m Chris Larsen, and the Next Level Income podcast is all about sharing how other people have increased their income and net worth and how you can too. We interview experts who share how they have drastically increased their income through real estate and other creative investing strategies that most people are unaware of.
Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?
To help curate information to help others get to where they want to be financially. Traditional retirement isn’t right for everyone so this caters for a wealth bracket that isn’t always catered for in the financial help world.
What’s the first podcast you ever listened to?
Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?
Peter Diamandis who looks at health, technology, finance. He inspires me to think exponentially with my work rather than as a linear thing.
Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?
Tony Robbins was an inspiration for me at 25 to envision a life I wanted and to take Massive Action. Aside from being a big draw, I want others to experience what I did.
Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?
Ep. 48 How To Build Your Perfect Week And Live The Life Of Your Dreams With Craig Ballantyne . Craig goes through tools that helped him personally to build his business, become a better husband and father, and help hundreds of people move one step closer to financial independence.
What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?
There’s as much value networking with OTHER podcast hosts as sharing your information
Where can your audience find out more about you?
You can find us on podcasts apps or our website https://www.nextlevelincome.com.
Listen to The Next Level Income Show now on their website, ACAST, SPOTIFY and ELESWHERE.
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Who are you and what’s your podcast about?
The Business, Interrupted podcast is an open and honest account from two best friends (Trent Peek and Richard Ardis) who decided to go into business together in the midst of a global pandemic. We’re using our podcast platform to share the reality of growing a business in 2020,
managing it beyond and explaining how friendship turned to entrepreneurship. The podcast episodes cover a variety of topics, ranging from workplace culture, to finance and performance, as well as sharing insights from various guest speakers too. Our most recent guest spotlight is with Jon Dixon, UK Marketing Director at Showcase Cinemas, who discusses what the future of the film and cinema industry looks like. All aspects of business and life are constantly changing right now and we’re both passionate about capturing this and documenting it through our podcast.
What was the first podcast you ever listened to?
R: I loved the Ricky Gervais podcast from XFM back in the early 2000s and was a very early listener to Kermode and Mayo since about 2005.
T: Definitely the Property Hub which inspired all of my property purchased.
Why did you decide to start podcasting in the first place?
The whole concept came as a result of wanting to chart this moment in our history. Industries are obviously changing and business and the wider world seems to be evolving rapidly and we’re keen to gather individual thoughts and insights on the changes we’re seeing. Also in the absence of pubs being open, we thought we’d talk over a microphone rather than a beer. Needs must.
Which podcasts do you take inspiration from?
R: I’m fascinated by natural communicators and love Steve Allen who’s spent more time behind a microphone than probably anyone in broadcasting. I also love podcasts that serve a very specific purpose or niche. ‘Unflopped’ which resurrects forgotten pop classics is fantastic.
T: Chris & Rosie Ramsey; two very likeable people who are really relatable and cheer both me and my wife up when we listen.
Who’s your dream guest for the podcast?
R: Prince Harry. Preferably with Piers Morgan. On the same podcast.
T: Matthew McConnaughey. I’m still obsessed with his book, Greenlights.
What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far as a podcaster?
R: Don’t listen to too many other podcasts and compare. I purposely want us to find our niche and not be too polished. It should be authentic and real. I think listening to too many others might pull us in one direction or another and I want Business, Interrupted to be totally ‘us’ rather than a scripted version of us.
T: Don’t make weird noises.
Which episode would you say is the perfect introduction to your podcast?
R: Probably the very first episode when Trent genuinely got emotional and cried after 20 minutes in front of the mic – definitely worth a listen.
T: I think the first episode shows exactly who we are, no filter; it’s totally us.
Where can the Pod Bible readers find out more about you?
You can follow the both of us on LinkedIn. We’re more than happy for people to reach out to us, ask questions and share their thoughts on what topics they’d find interesting for us to cover on our podcast too. Connect with Trent on LinkedIn here. Connect with Richard on LinkedIn here.
Listen to Business, Interrupted on ACAST, SPOTIFY and OTHER PLATFORMS.
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