Jared Easley – Wild Business Growth Podcast #161: Co-Founder of Podcast Movement

To create something truly special, you need to keep your focus on building community. This week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Jared Easley, knows thousands and thousands and thousands about that. Jared is the Co-Founder of Podcast Movement. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

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Episode 161: Jared Easley – Co-Founder of Podcast Movement

Jared Easley, the Co-Founder of Podcast Movement and Host of Starve the Doubts, joins the show to share his journey from listening to podcasts to creating the world’s largest community of podcasters. Hear how to start an event in an area you’re passionate about, get people to actually participate and have fun, grow your community, what Jared’s ring name would be as a professional wrestler, and perhaps some beatboxing. This episode covers everything from business podcasts to really bad/good dad jokes. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• What is the best concert Jared’s ever been to
• When did he realize there needed to be an event for podcasters
• What was the moment he listened to a podcast for the first time
• How did Jared and Dan make sure people actually came to Podcast Movement in the first place
• What element of the Podcast Movement journey warms Jared’s heart the most
• How have he and team been able to grow the Podcast Movement community
• The Wild Banjo Shoutout of the Week
• What is a dad joke Jared can (regrettably) share

Connect with Jared at PodcastMovement.com.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

• Intro & Podcasting
  • [0:36] Email me at to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool
  • [0:49] Connect with Jared at PodcastMovement.com
  • [2:31] No idea on “J-Rod”
  • [2:55] Starbucks, Jared, Subway
  • [3:10] Hoosiers
  • [3:44] What is the best concert Jared’s ever been to
  • [3:54] Networking
  • [4:04] Podcast
  • [4:22] Willie Nelson, Pearl Jam
  • [4:36] David Wilcox
  • [4:40] Asheville, NC
  • [5:40] Brand Ambassador
  • [6:03] Podcast Movement
  • [6:07] How was Jared’s experience on Sliding Rock
  • [6:26] Weaverville, NC
  • [7:32] Nashville, TN (not to be confused with Asheville)
  • [7:51] Lolol
  • [8:00] We did wear something
  • [8:45] What was the moment Jared listened to a podcast for the first time
  • [8:56] The Official Lost Podcast, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse
  • [9:30] Walkie Talkie, iPod
  • [11:15] Chris Murphy, #Smashville
  • [11:52] Internet Business Mastery
  • [13:00] Starve the Doubts
  • [13:46] Where did the idea to start a podcast come from
  • [13:55] Blogging
  • [14:09] Content
  • [14:24] Pat Flynn
  • [15:52] ATR2100x
  • [16:12] Mixer
  • [16:20] Got me with the hurdles dad joke
  • [18:03] Dropbox
  • [18:24] Shoutout Entrepreneur Clark!
  • [18:30] Investor
  • [18:55] Now that is an image
  • [19:05] “Dueling Banjos” by Eric Weissberg
• The Podcast Movement Story
  • [19:23] Let’s go to Podcast Movement *plays new chord*
  • [20:09] Pivotable with Max
  • [20:26] When did Jared realize there needed to be an event for podcasters
  • [21:11] New Media Expo (NMX), BlogWorld, CES (Consumer Electronics Show)
  • [21:40] Social Media, YouTube
  • [23:02] Dan Franks
  • [23:27] Business Podcasts
  • [23:52] CPA (Certified Public Accountant), Project Manager, Software
  • [24:08] Danny Matthews Wrestler on Google
  • [25:29] Take a bow, Max
  • [25:47] Field of Dreams Game
  • [25:56] How did Jared and Dan make sure people actually came to Podcast Movement in the first place
  • [26:30] Email List, Crowdfunding
  • [28:57] PodCamp
  • [31:33] Lololol
  • [32:31] Danny Matthews Wrestler on YouTube
  • [32:45] Tumblr
  • [33:08] Navy
  • [33:27] Hulk Hogan, Brother
  • [34:08] Dan got mad today?!
  • [35:28] Podcast Movement Facebook Page, Podcast Movement University (PMU)
  • [35:37] How have Jared and team been able to grow the Podcast Movement community
  • [37:37] NPR (National Public Radio), Apple
  • [39:12] Podcast Production
  • [40:45] Sarah Koenig, Serial, Marc Maron, Kevin Smith, Clerks, Aisha Tyler, The Talk, Girl on Guy
  • [41:15] Gimlet, Wondery, Stitcher
  • [41:52] Shoutout Modcast Povement
  • [44:21] Contractors
  • [45:11] Newsletters, Professional Services
  • [46:00] What element of the Podcast Movement journey warms Jared’s heart the most
  • [46:20] Depression
  • [48:52] What a combo
  • [49:52] Bird Watching Podcasts
  • [50:04] Keynotes
  • [51:48] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool

• Wild Business Shoutout of the Week
  • [53:10] Wild Banjo Shoutout of the Week
  • [53:28] Creative Marketing
  • [53:50] What is the “Houdini Effect” Jared and Dan have used with Podcast Movement
  • [54:32] Marketing, Brand
  • [55:39] Personal Branding
  • [58:08] Podcasting Good to Great: How to Grow Your Audience Through Collaboration by Jared Easley, Stop Chasing Influencers: The True Path To Building Your Business and Living Your Dream by Jared Easley & Kimanzi Constable
  • [58:53] Rapport to Reciprocity
  • [59:54] An Army of Max is a scary, pivotable thing
  • [1:00:30] Shoutout our good friend, Alliteration
  • [1:00:50] Welcome back to the Wild, Humble Soliloquy with Friends

• Rapid-Fire Q&A
  • [1:01:08] What would Jared’s ring name be as a professional wrestler
  • [1:01:40] Confirmed on this podcast and this one only
  • [1:01:54] What is a quirk Jared has
  • [1:02:30] John Kenney
  • [1:03:11] What is a Dad Joke Jared can share
  • [1:03:32] Bazinga!
  • [1:04:00] Jared beatboxing!
  • [1:04:13] FinCon
  • [1:04:49] MacGruber
  • [1:04:52] What is a lesson Jared learned in the Navy
  • [1:05:32] The Facts of Life
  • [1:06:06] If Jared could host Podcast Movement anywhere in the universe, where would it be
  • [1:07:03] Hawaii Convention Center
  • [1:08:05] Connect with Jared at PodcastMovement.com
  • [1:08:26] Email
  • [1:08:56] What are Jared’s Final Thoughts
  • [1:10:23] Follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about the podcast
  • [1:10:41] Check out the Wild Business Growth Podcast on GoodPods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
  • [1:10:44] Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn at @MaxBranstetter
  • [1:10:47] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
  • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo

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