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#23: Supercharge Your Business with Podcasts with Eagan Heath
Episode 2328th May 2024 • Podjunction • Sadaf Beynon and Matt Edmundson
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In this episode of Podjunction, we talk about leveraging your podcast to supercharge your business. In this episode, hosts Matt Edmundson and Sadaf introduce Eagan Heath, a seasoned marketer who has cracked the code on using podcasts to boost business growth. Whether you’re new to podcasting or a seasoned pro, this episode is packed with insights and actionable tips that will help you harness the power of podcasting to elevate your business.

Episode Highlights:

  1. Alignment of Podcast Content with Business Goals: Learn how aligning your podcast content with your business objectives can build trust and drive growth.
  2. Long-term Commitment and Consistency: Discover why having a long-term outlook and consistent content production are crucial for podcast success.
  3. Effective Outreach and Guest Selection: Eagan shares his tips on how to be concise and clear in your communication to attract the right guests and opportunities.
  4. Strategic Content Creation: Understand the importance of having a clear, niche-focused content strategy for your podcast.
  5. Rebranding and Evolution: Hear about Eagan’s journey through multiple rebrands and how he continuously refines his podcast to better serve his audience.

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Sadaf Beynon:

Welcome to Podjunction, where business meets podcasting, whether

Sadaf Beynon:

you're on a morning jog, driving to work, whipping up a meal, or just

Sadaf Beynon:

simply taking a minute for yourself.

Sadaf Beynon:

Our weekly bite sized episodes promise fresh insights from successful podcasters

Sadaf Beynon:

who have cracked the code of using podcasts to grow their business.

Sadaf Beynon:

So whether you're a podcasting newbie or a seasoned podcaster,

Sadaf Beynon:

this episode is for you.

Sadaf Beynon:

Hello and welcome to Podjunction Podcast with Matt Edmundson

Matt Edmundson:

and I.

Sadaf Beynon:

And I, Sadaf.

Sadaf Beynon:

No?

Sadaf Beynon:

Me?

Sadaf Beynon:

It's

Matt Edmundson:

supposed to be I.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm speaking proper English.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm not going to correct your English because that would just

Matt Edmundson:

be wrong on so many levels.

Matt Edmundson:

Anyway, welcome to the show.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah, and welcome to you too.

Matt Edmundson:

We're in one of those moods, ladies and gentlemen, where

Matt Edmundson:

we've just been laughing an awful lot before we hit the record button.

Matt Edmundson:

So it may come across on today's podcast.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah, I apologize for that.

Sadaf Beynon:

All right.

Sadaf Beynon:

So today

Sadaf Beynon:

We have Eagan Heath, my conversation with Eagan Heath that we really

Sadaf Beynon:

upped in our last episode.

Sadaf Beynon:

So what

Matt Edmundson:

did we say about it?

Sadaf Beynon:

That it was going to be great.

Sadaf Beynon:

Oh, that's right.

Sadaf Beynon:

It's going to be epic.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

So if you're not a regular to the show, let me explain to you.

Matt Edmundson:

If this is your first time, there's a warm welcome, by the way.

Matt Edmundson:

It's great to you've got to do things like that when you welcome people.

Matt Edmundson:

Podjunction is a podcast about helping you grow your business

Matt Edmundson:

with podcasting as well.

Matt Edmundson:

That's the other thing you're supposed to say.

Matt Edmundson:

So this is the first show that Sadaf has introduced.

Matt Edmundson:

We're going to have a conversation about maybe how to improve that.

Matt Edmundson:

For the next show cause we just like to leave things unedited,

Matt Edmundson:

that's just the way we do it.

Matt Edmundson:

And yes that's just the way it works.

Matt Edmundson:

Yes, we bigged it up because this is your first time doing the interview.

Matt Edmundson:

Now, how this works, ladies and gentlemen, if it's your first time

Matt Edmundson:

with us, is we interview someone who is a podcaster about how they use

Matt Edmundson:

podcasting to grow their business.

Matt Edmundson:

And we take snips and clips from that interview and then

Matt Edmundson:

we chat about it, right?

Matt Edmundson:

And so up until now, it's been me doing those interviews, but

Matt Edmundson:

Sadaf is starting to take the reins, which is a beautiful thing.

Matt Edmundson:

And you had the conversation with the incredible Eagan Heath,

Matt Edmundson:

who is an absolute legend.

Matt Edmundson:

Actually, I really like Eagan.

Matt Edmundson:

He's a nice guy.

Matt Edmundson:

He's been on some of our podcasts.

Matt Edmundson:

I've been on his podcast and now you're interviewing for this.

Matt Edmundson:

So this is your first interview, which we bigged up in the last episode.

Matt Edmundson:

Cause we were like, this is going to be epic.

Matt Edmundson:

You're not going to want to miss it.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

And that's where we are.

Matt Edmundson:

And in so in this episode, not only do you get to hear Sadaf interview

Matt Edmundson:

for the first time, you get to hear her introduce for the first time.

Matt Edmundson:

You've just heard that it's this is a podcaster first, right?

Matt Edmundson:

How do you think it's going so far?

Sadaf Beynon:

It's going.

Sadaf Beynon:

Hopefully on the clock is ticking.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yes, on

Matt Edmundson:

the up and up.

Matt Edmundson:

So warm welcome to you.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah, I'm looking forward to this.

Matt Edmundson:

I genuinely I'm looking forward to I think it's gonna be great.

Matt Edmundson:

I've not actually heard this interview yet.

Sadaf Beynon:

No, you haven't.

Sadaf Beynon:

All right.

Sadaf Beynon:

So it's Eagan Heath in this particular segment, he's talking

Sadaf Beynon:

about how he grew his marketing agency with the help of the podcast.

Sadaf Beynon:

So how the podcast, his podcast boosted his business.

Matt Edmundson:

So should I play the video clip now?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yes.

Matt Edmundson:

Is that all right?

Sadaf Beynon:

Actually, I could ask you a question.

Sadaf Beynon:

I'll ask you a question.

Sadaf Beynon:

Okay.

Matt Edmundson:

Hang on.

Matt Edmundson:

Three minutes ago, when we said what's going on in this show?

Matt Edmundson:

What's the format?

Matt Edmundson:

You're like, I've not got a question.

Matt Edmundson:

We'll go straight into the clip.

Matt Edmundson:

I found one.

Matt Edmundson:

Okay.

Matt Edmundson:

Scripted.

Matt Edmundson:

That's what this show is.

Matt Edmundson:

All right.

Sadaf Beynon:

So Matt, if you could host a round table discussion.

Sadaf Beynon:

On your podcast, whichever one you would want to host it on, with any

Sadaf Beynon:

three people and talk about anything, what would, who would you invite

Sadaf Beynon:

and what would you talk about?

Matt Edmundson:

Wow, that's quite an open-ended question.

Matt Edmundson:

There's a lot of parameters there that are.

Matt Edmundson:

So let's just pick a, just pick one, which podcast.

Sadaf Beynon:

Let's go with Push.

Matt Edmundson:

Push.

Matt Edmundson:

So for those of you listening that Dunno what Push is.

Matt Edmundson:

Push is one of the podcasts that I host where I interview CEOs and

Matt Edmundson:

leaders about challenges they faced.

Matt Edmundson:

What do we see?

Matt Edmundson:

We push where do you have to push through?

Matt Edmundson:

What do you do to be, how do you refill your tank, basically?

Matt Edmundson:

And what does more look like?

Matt Edmundson:

Where's the future going?

Matt Edmundson:

, and so they always spark interesting conversation.

Matt Edmundson:

So I'm with Push.

Matt Edmundson:

What was the other one?

Matt Edmundson:

I've got three people around the table

Sadaf Beynon:

and

Matt Edmundson:

they can be any people.

Matt Edmundson:

And I would have Elon Musk, Richard Branson.

Matt Edmundson:

Ooh, I think I should probably throw in a bit of a wild card for the third one.

Matt Edmundson:

I am gonna say slightly contentiously, JK Rowling.

Sadaf Beynon:

Okay.

Sadaf Beynon:

Nice.

Matt Edmundson:

And I think it would be really interesting

Matt Edmundson:

just having those people around the table more than anything.

Sadaf Beynon:

And just let them talk.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Just let them talk.

Matt Edmundson:

What would

Sadaf Beynon:

you talk about?

Matt Edmundson:

You've got Elon Musk, JK Rowling, what's a

Matt Edmundson:

common denominator is Twitter.

Matt Edmundson:

So using Twitter obviously Elon Musk owns Twitter and JK Rowling has been

Matt Edmundson:

in the press because of Twitter.

Matt Edmundson:

Richard Branson.

Matt Edmundson:

I think he's like the generation after Elon Musk, isn't he?

Matt Edmundson:

So you can look at Elon and say, this is almost like the grandfather now, isn't he?

Matt Edmundson:

He's like the godfather of entrepreneurship, Richard Branson.

Matt Edmundson:

And so it'd be good to bring his sort of wisdom into it.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah, I would just talk about what it's like just being in the public eye.

Matt Edmundson:

Is fame worth it?

Matt Edmundson:

Pitfalls to watch out for the different phases of life and success.

Matt Edmundson:

I think it would be an interesting podcast.

Matt Edmundson:

So Elon, if you're listening, Richard, if you're listening, JK Rowling,

Matt Edmundson:

if you're listening, let's do it.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm up for it if you are.

Matt Edmundson:

Do you think they're watching this show?

Matt Edmundson:

Do you think they'll get the invite?

Sadaf Beynon:

I think we should send them an invite.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah,

Matt Edmundson:

let's see what happens.

Matt Edmundson:

If it ever does happen, I'll let you know.

Matt Edmundson:

But I think for me, having guests on the show is all about interesting people.

Matt Edmundson:

And to be fair, I'd almost, I'm just as happy interviewing, say, my mum, my

Matt Edmundson:

brother and my My cousin or something, do you know what I mean, just getting strange

Matt Edmundson:

bit, I can't call my family straight, they are strange actually, lovely but strange.

Matt Edmundson:

So I don't know, it's one of those, as long as they're

Matt Edmundson:

interesting people, I'm happy.

Matt Edmundson:

But if, yeah, I'd probably go for people that ordinarily wouldn't come on the show.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Which would just be interesting conversation.

Matt Edmundson:

And the

Sadaf Beynon:

reason I said we'd have to reach out to them is because

Sadaf Beynon:

PodJunction is not on Twitter yet.

Sadaf Beynon:

We're only on Instagram.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah, but I still think they will listen to podcasts.

Matt Edmundson:

I think they might come across this.

Matt Edmundson:

I think that I think they're out there all of them going, I've got a podcast.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm thinking of setting up a podcast.

Matt Edmundson:

How can I use it to grow my business and my, my personal brand

Matt Edmundson:

and they're going to go, they're going to come across Podjunction.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah, this is a great show.

Matt Edmundson:

And this is Sadaf's first introduction and first interview.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm in.

Matt Edmundson:

So that's what I think is going to happen.

Sadaf Beynon:

I've sold it well, I know.

Sadaf Beynon:

Alright, let's do this.

Matt Edmundson:

Alright, here's Eagan.

Eagan Heath:

I've been running an agency now, this is my 8th year.

Eagan Heath:

And we've started with local SEO and Google Ads and things like that.

Eagan Heath:

And at some point moved into the eCommerce piece as well.

Eagan Heath:

So we're running, paid search, paid social for a while.

Eagan Heath:

eCommerce clients and got into email marketing and automation.

Eagan Heath:

And I just saw what podcasting had done for other people in the space.

Eagan Heath:

Sometimes they had private membership groups.

Eagan Heath:

Sometimes they had agencies and I just saw they were nice and far along where

Eagan Heath:

they were past that a hundred episode mark, if not multi hundred episode.

Eagan Heath:

And it was clear that they were getting great lead flow from it.

Eagan Heath:

And just like I realized, To really get where I want to be, it's going to

Eagan Heath:

take three years was my expectation.

Eagan Heath:

And I was just like, I don't want another three years to

Eagan Heath:

elapse and I don't have one.

Eagan Heath:

Like I want to have some platform where I'm just regularly creating content,

Eagan Heath:

getting out there, building that trust.

Eagan Heath:

I think particularly with video, it's just so powerful.

Eagan Heath:

If people see you, they get this, a negative way to say it is, parasocial.

Eagan Heath:

It's not necessarily a bad word, but it's just like people

Eagan Heath:

feel like they know you, right?

Eagan Heath:

So if if they can see your content and see that.

Eagan Heath:

You're trustworthy, you're authoritative, et cetera.

Eagan Heath:

You're providing them reciprocity or you're giving them something.

Eagan Heath:

It just built so much trust.

Eagan Heath:

So I knew I wanted to start that flywheel.

Eagan Heath:

So really started as we pivot.

Eagan Heath:

I, so we had been Get Found Madison.

Eagan Heath:

We're in Madison, Wisconsin, outside of Chicago in the U S and then we

Eagan Heath:

were like, okay let's kind of pivot.

Eagan Heath:

Let's be an e commerce agency.

Eagan Heath:

And so we became Caravan Digital with that.

Eagan Heath:

Okay.

Eagan Heath:

So

Eagan Heath:

it's almost kind of part of the rebrand, part of the niching down.

Eagan Heath:

Let's make sure we've got a show that's all about eCommerce.

Eagan Heath:

And so that was the journey there.

Eagan Heath:

I've now even, I took on a business partner this year and we've rebranded yet

Eagan Heath:

again, so we're asymmetric marketing now.

Eagan Heath:

So we're in the process of rebranding the podcast and things like that.

Eagan Heath:

But it's, as soon as, One thing that was nice is as soon as I started

Eagan Heath:

up, we were getting all kinds of pitches of people wanting to be on it.

Eagan Heath:

So one thing, one thing that has not been the hard part is getting guests of

Eagan Heath:

people want to talk about this stuff.

Eagan Heath:

And so that's been really nice.

Sadaf Beynon:

How did you source those people?

Sadaf Beynon:

I know they came to you, but what was it that drew them

Sadaf Beynon:

to you, is a better question.

Eagan Heath:

Yeah, and I think there's this whole thing of, niching

Eagan Heath:

in the agency world of how do we, figure out, we can do local business

Eagan Heath:

lead gen, we can do eCommerce, maybe even niche within eCommerce

Eagan Heath:

or niche within local businesses.

Eagan Heath:

Same idea with your content creation of how niche is your podcast, who

Eagan Heath:

do you serve and how do you really force yourself to make it more narrow

Eagan Heath:

so it's not just for everybody?

Eagan Heath:

And I think the fact that it was eCommerce specific helped.

Eagan Heath:

There's this whole industry of people that do podcast outreach and so

Eagan Heath:

they can help get you on podcasts.

Eagan Heath:

And basically these other agency owners, digital marketers, eCommerce

Eagan Heath:

marketers, brand owners, they would have people where they're, it's kind

Eagan Heath:

of part of their PR and their marketing efforts to get on other people's shows.

Eagan Heath:

And so they, are paying someone professionally to just do

Eagan Heath:

outreach and get them on podcasts.

Eagan Heath:

And I think that in between, like those brokers really make it happen and it's

Eagan Heath:

been a great source of, oftentimes we're having to say no to people

Eagan Heath:

of just, Hey, we're too far behind.

Eagan Heath:

We got to edit our episodes and get them out or just, Hey, this isn't a great fit.

Eagan Heath:

We're really looking for eCommerce specific.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Do you do pre calls?

Sadaf Beynon:

How do you figure out whether those people are fit?

Eagan Heath:

Yeah.

Eagan Heath:

And I should say, I still consider us early in the process.

Eagan Heath:

We've got more than 100 episodes recorded.

Eagan Heath:

We are yet to get all of them live.

Eagan Heath:

We're in the, I think we're in the 80s or 90s as we speak now, so we're just trying

Eagan Heath:

to get those scheduled and out, basically.

Eagan Heath:

It's really been a challenge.

Eagan Heath:

That's been the bottleneck.

Eagan Heath:

Not so much having people on there.

Eagan Heath:

In terms of our process, it really is kind of discussion via email.

Eagan Heath:

I now have an assistant, Miriam, who's helping me with that piece, and

Eagan Heath:

we're working on the criteria there.

Eagan Heath:

It's often just email discussion.

Eagan Heath:

If I have any advice for these people who are doing the pitches,

Eagan Heath:

you really gotta make it shorter.

Eagan Heath:

Maybe it's just me.

Eagan Heath:

I'm literally an ADHD entrepreneur.

Eagan Heath:

So it's you got to get to the point with me.

Eagan Heath:

And people send me these novels that are multi paragraphs long.

Eagan Heath:

And if it seems like, okay, they'll have a couple of things in both.

Eagan Heath:

So and so is a CEO.

Eagan Heath:

They did an eCommerce launch yada.

Eagan Heath:

I'm just like.

Eagan Heath:

Give me three to five bullet points on what they're going to talk about, and

Eagan Heath:

sometimes even with that instruction, the people pitching still don't do it if they

Eagan Heath:

come back with another novel and it's just

Eagan Heath:

I don't,

Eagan Heath:

I think yeah, my assistant Miriam, I think could do that, but

Eagan Heath:

if you're, in general, if you're doing any kind of cold outreach,

Eagan Heath:

whether it's for clients or for getting on podcasts or podcast guests

Eagan Heath:

or anything, I think you really got to be concise and get to the point.

Eagan Heath:

Yeah.

Eagan Heath:

I'm biased on that, or I'm just like, I don't read long emails.

Eagan Heath:

If my team sends me long emails, I'm like, you got to make it shorter.

Eagan Heath:

I'm busy.

Eagan Heath:

So it's a weird tangent on that, but that's the biggest one is

Eagan Heath:

do they actually have something specific to say about eCommerce?

Eagan Heath:

Cause that's really the topic.

Eagan Heath:

That's the topic, that's the focus of the show.

Eagan Heath:

And then, can you tell me, what is a topic we can talk about if we don't

Eagan Heath:

have to just stick with that topic, but I have to get a sense of you've

Eagan Heath:

got some expertise and you've got something to share with the audience.

Eagan Heath:

So we're trying to suss that out through email.

Eagan Heath:

I'm sure if you talk with me, by episode 200, we'll have a better process on that.

Matt Edmundson:

That ended quicker than I was expecting.

Matt Edmundson:

You were drinking tea and I was making notes.

Matt Edmundson:

So welcome back.

Matt Edmundson:

Eagan, what a legend he is.

Matt Edmundson:

And yeah, he's a fascinating chap, isn't he?

Matt Edmundson:

One of the things he said, which I really loved was he said, Oh,

Matt Edmundson:

we're still early in the process.

Matt Edmundson:

We're only on episode 18.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm like such a legend, absolute legend.

Matt Edmundson:

Whereas most people I'm early in the process.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm on episode two.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

He's I was still early in the process, episode 18.

Matt Edmundson:

And he had this sort of, he said at the start that he had a three year.

Matt Edmundson:

Outlook, didn't he?

Matt Edmundson:

It's like it's going to be three years really for us to start to

Matt Edmundson:

see good lead flow from this.

Matt Edmundson:

Which I thought was an interesting comment because it, this is the thing, isn't it?

Matt Edmundson:

With podcasting, there are always the outliers, right?

Matt Edmundson:

There's always the one or two podcasts where you start instantly, you're

Matt Edmundson:

getting thousands of downloads for whatever reason, all the stars have

Matt Edmundson:

aligned and it's just gone nuts.

Matt Edmundson:

For 98 percent of the people, that does not happen.

Matt Edmundson:

And there are reasons for that I am sure, lots of reasons.

Matt Edmundson:

So you have to have a bit more of a long term mindset if you're going to try and,

Matt Edmundson:

if your aim is to build an audience.

Matt Edmundson:

And I love that, what Eagan said, have a three year outlook.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm still early in the process of episode 18.

Matt Edmundson:

We've done a hundred episodes.

Matt Edmundson:

I've got 20 episodes that still need to be edited.

Matt Edmundson:

He's found the same problem that we had with Push.

Matt Edmundson:

We just had one episode.

Matt Edmundson:

Way too many people that wanted to be on the show straight away.

Matt Edmundson:

And we recorded all these episodes.

Matt Edmundson:

In fact, we were playing episodes from.

Matt Edmundson:

Months ago still on me.

Matt Edmundson:

It's just, it's crazy in a lot of ways, but yeah, interesting guy interesting

Matt Edmundson:

what he had to say about that longevity.

Matt Edmundson:

Love that.

Matt Edmundson:

Take that on board.

Matt Edmundson:

Top tip.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah, for sure.

Sadaf Beynon:

I really like the way he laid it all out.

Sadaf Beynon:

It was really clear that the pot that he had aligned his podcast to go

Sadaf Beynon:

alongside his business really well.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

It wasn't just, Oh, this is another platform I could market on.

Sadaf Beynon:

Like he was very clear about the content he wanted to.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Like he said, to build trust with people, it was that consistent

Sadaf Beynon:

content he was putting out.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

I had a very definite game plan, didn't he, for his industry.

Matt Edmundson:

And I think, again, that's super, super important, coming back to

Matt Edmundson:

the reason behind your podcast.

Matt Edmundson:

What does it, what is it there for?

Matt Edmundson:

What's its purpose?

Matt Edmundson:

Why does it exist?

Matt Edmundson:

And it doesn't, it can change and it can evolve.

Matt Edmundson:

I think there was probably slight undertones of that, actually, with

Matt Edmundson:

Inkstar doing a rebrand now, he said.

Matt Edmundson:

Or they're changing things around on that podcast, they have,

Sadaf Beynon:

they rebranded to asymmetric marketing from Caravan Digital.

Matt Edmundson:

I quite like Caravan Digital.

Matt Edmundson:

It's just a cool name.

Matt Edmundson:

I dunno why.

Matt Edmundson:

Anyway, so they've obviously rebranded and they're rejigging things around, but

Matt Edmundson:

having a clear sense of purpose as to why this show exists, who we're serving, what

Matt Edmundson:

kind of content we're gonna put out there.

Matt Edmundson:

And it, I think people get obsessed with had an email this

Matt Edmundson:

morning actually from someone.

Matt Edmundson:

Thinking of doing a podcast, it's not a super competitive space, but I think we

Matt Edmundson:

can be different because of X, Y, and Z.

Matt Edmundson:

And I'm like, I don't know, this whole idea of being different

Matt Edmundson:

for the sake of being different.

Matt Edmundson:

I don't know if it's essential, I'm not saying be the same as

Matt Edmundson:

everybody else, but I think you've got to do what makes sense for you.

Matt Edmundson:

I think you've got to do what you.

Matt Edmundson:

are willing to do for 80 episodes and still smile about it, and if you're trying

Matt Edmundson:

to be something that's not really you I think you're gonna find that quite hard.

Matt Edmundson:

But so it doesn't matter if it's the same format or a similar content,

Matt Edmundson:

there's lots of eCommerce podcasts.

Matt Edmundson:

I've got one, and I dare say there's stuff that I talk about my show that Eagan's

Matt Edmundson:

talked about on his and that's okay.

Matt Edmundson:

We both have different audiences.

Matt Edmundson:

Maybe there's some overlap.

Matt Edmundson:

Maybe there isn't, but I don't have to, I don't sit there and think, Oh, Christmas,

Matt Edmundson:

how is every episode got to be different?

Matt Edmundson:

I've got to have a different topic, different questions

Matt Edmundson:

and all that sort of stuff.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

I think just because I'm doing it, it's different.

Matt Edmundson:

Just because Eagan's doing it, it's different.

Matt Edmundson:

Because your

Sadaf Beynon:

questions will be different.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

So don't worry too much about being different.

Matt Edmundson:

I think you have got to worry about.

Matt Edmundson:

What works for you, what will you love talking about?

Matt Edmundson:

What is engaging for you?

Matt Edmundson:

Because that's going to come across, right?

Matt Edmundson:

There's no point in us doing a podcast about hairstyling.

Sadaf Beynon:

I

Matt Edmundson:

don't know.

Matt Edmundson:

Maybe you would like that.

Matt Edmundson:

It's just, yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Hairstyling.

Matt Edmundson:

I get up, I wash my hair and it's done.

Matt Edmundson:

Boom.

Matt Edmundson:

There it is.

Matt Edmundson:

It's a short podcast, but I'd have absolutely no passion for it.

Matt Edmundson:

And so I think you've got to have it aligned to your business,

Matt Edmundson:

aligned to your passion.

Matt Edmundson:

You've got to think about longevity.

Matt Edmundson:

And I think if you think about things like that, you're

Matt Edmundson:

actually, you'll do quite well.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah, it's the niche he was talking about as well, isn't it?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah, niche.

Sadaf Beynon:

Niche, sorry, yeah, he said niche.

Sadaf Beynon:

Do you not say

Matt Edmundson:

niche in your Canadian, or have you just been

Matt Edmundson:

anglicized a bit too much now and you don't know what you're saying?

Sadaf Beynon:

No, I think I've always been a bit confused.

Sadaf Beynon:

What was I saying?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

So about being very clear about the content that you're creating,

Sadaf Beynon:

that was his thing, wasn't it?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Be super, super clear about it.

Sadaf Beynon:

And

Matt Edmundson:

I think that makes, it makes so much

Matt Edmundson:

sense to me just having that.

Matt Edmundson:

That clarity around it.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

And I don't he also said he was an ADHD entrepreneur.

Sadaf Beynon:

Like he's, whether that plays into him also wanting to niche down

Sadaf Beynon:

as well, because, he just wants clear, concise communication.

Sadaf Beynon:

And

Matt Edmundson:

Obviously it does.

Matt Edmundson:

Cause just send me an email with three bullet points.

Matt Edmundson:

Anymore, I'm not interested.

Matt Edmundson:

It's way too long.

Matt Edmundson:

I was laughing because I'm the same way.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm just like, I just, I have, I'm so bored of reading emails.

Matt Edmundson:

I'm out.

Matt Edmundson:

Just three points is fine.

Matt Edmundson:

And in fact, one point is even better, right?

Matt Edmundson:

So I was smiling when I, when he talked about that but he obviously

Matt Edmundson:

brings that into the podcast and into his way of doing things.

Matt Edmundson:

And I think that, that works super well.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah interesting points about the Clarity.

Matt Edmundson:

So I guess what are the takeaways here?

Matt Edmundson:

We're talking about it.

Matt Edmundson:

What would be the takeaways

Matt Edmundson:

besides the awkward silences?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yes.

Sadaf Beynon:

So I'm just looking at my notes.

Sadaf Beynon:

I think for us, like going back to the point that he made about

Sadaf Beynon:

I guess reading between the lines about aligning the podcasts.

Sadaf Beynon:

With your business.

Sadaf Beynon:

To help then grow your business.

Sadaf Beynon:

'cause that's what PodJunction about.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Isn't it like we want to use the podcast.

Sadaf Beynon:

You're supposed to tell them that's all secret.

Sadaf Beynon:

using the podcast to grow our business.

Sadaf Beynon:

The Covid Secret is out.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

. Sorry, Matt

Sadaf Beynon:

. We'll being all set on everything.

Sadaf Beynon:

So I think like what taking a page out of his book Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Is a good idea because that's exactly what we're trying to do.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

And it will look different for everyone.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

So understanding what that looks like for you, your business, your podcast, and

Sadaf Beynon:

then making a three year plan or whatever.

Sadaf Beynon:

I don't know if you need to

Matt Edmundson:

make a three year plan.

Matt Edmundson:

I think you need to realize and think that actually you need

Matt Edmundson:

to be in this for three years.

Matt Edmundson:

I think that's probably a better way to put it.

Matt Edmundson:

The thing that he said, he knew he needed to be on a platform somewhere

Matt Edmundson:

consistently putting out content, right?

Matt Edmundson:

And he picked podcasting as his channel because podcasting in

Matt Edmundson:

terms of content gives you so much content for all the other channels.

Matt Edmundson:

It's like a great piece of content to create in a lot of ways because you

Matt Edmundson:

can use it in so many different ways.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah I think as long as you're doing that, life's good.

Matt Edmundson:

But yeah, Align it to your business.

Matt Edmundson:

So I guess, you've let the cat out of the bag now.

Matt Edmundson:

So how do we use Podjunction to align, or how have we aligned Podjunction

Matt Edmundson:

Podcast to the Podjunction business?

Sadaf Beynon:

Can you ask me that again?

Matt Edmundson:

Did you just zone out?

Matt Edmundson:

I was,

Sadaf Beynon:

I was thinking about something else when you said that.

Sadaf Beynon:

Sorry.

Matt Edmundson:

Ask me that again, cause I don't know.

Matt Edmundson:

How have we aligned Podjunction to the Podjunction business?

Sadaf Beynon:

Okay.

Sadaf Beynon:

So what we do is help people set up a podcast for their business.

Sadaf Beynon:

So to help them use that platform as a marketing tool for their business.

Sadaf Beynon:

So in essence, that's what we're doing with PodJunction Podcast.

Sadaf Beynon:

We're aligning that with the offer that we have and so

Sadaf Beynon:

running it side by side to meet.

Matt Edmundson:

Simultaneously, or simultaneously if you do the English

Matt Edmundson:

version but no, that's exactly right.

Matt Edmundson:

So Podjunction is all about helping businesses set up and run their own

Matt Edmundson:

successful podcast to grow their business.

Matt Edmundson:

We appreciate that process or our strategy might not be right for everybody.

Matt Edmundson:

But the content that we talk about on this show, in effect comes from

Matt Edmundson:

the stuff that we do with clients.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah, it's free content, but we appreciate those people out there guys.

Matt Edmundson:

We love what you guys do.

Matt Edmundson:

Can you just help us with that?

Matt Edmundson:

But for those that don't want to do that, we just, we, I

Matt Edmundson:

think we enjoy talking about it.

Matt Edmundson:

And to be fair, actually, it's it's a great way for, I find this

Matt Edmundson:

with eCommerce podcast as well.

Matt Edmundson:

It's a great way for us to stay on top of our game.

Matt Edmundson:

Do you see what I mean?

Matt Edmundson:

Because we're going to interview experts and people running

Matt Edmundson:

podcasts and stuff in this field.

Matt Edmundson:

And we learn a lot, right?

Matt Edmundson:

From doing that.

Matt Edmundson:

So that helps us stay on top of the, on top of our game as well.

Matt Edmundson:

So yeah, Podjunction is very much aligned to our business.

Matt Edmundson:

I think it's probably the one podcast that is the most aligned to our business.

Matt Edmundson:

Whereas EP, I think there was an alignment of sorts, in the sense that I do eCommerce

Matt Edmundson:

coaching, consulting, we have our own eCommerce businesses, we are now Growth by

Matt Edmundson:

Acquisition, so we're acquiring eCommerce companies as we go along we have some

Matt Edmundson:

great deals in the pipeline, and so actually when we started to do the Growth

Matt Edmundson:

by Acquisition, we pivoted, didn't we were like, actually eCommerce Podcast needs

Matt Edmundson:

to be better aligned to our business.

Matt Edmundson:

What we're trying to do with our business.

Matt Edmundson:

And so at the time we just interviewed experts, right?

Matt Edmundson:

Which is great to grow the audience.

Matt Edmundson:

So if I want to now advertise on that podcast, my own services in terms of

Matt Edmundson:

coaching, or I want to advertise on that show the fact that we're now acquiring

Matt Edmundson:

businesses I can do, and I've got an audience listening to it, but actually

Matt Edmundson:

one of the, one of the, some of the pivots that we're going to make on that, just

Matt Edmundson:

to give you a heads up is we're going to.

Matt Edmundson:

At the moment, content comes from a single pillar is the phrase that we

Matt Edmundson:

use, which is expert interviews, but we're going to add two more, aren't we?

Matt Edmundson:

So we're going to add another pillar, which is where we interview founders

Matt Edmundson:

and another pillar where actually it's just me talking about eCom because

Matt Edmundson:

both of those pillars will better align with what we're trying to do to help

Matt Edmundson:

us reach the people that actually may create an eCom group with or we may

Matt Edmundson:

acquire, we may invest it in some way.

Matt Edmundson:

And so actually talking to the founders more gives us a

Matt Edmundson:

better opportunity to do that.

Matt Edmundson:

So using the same principles that we've talked about through the last however

Matt Edmundson:

many episodes on this show but yeah, so that's what we're doing with EP

Matt Edmundson:

to better align with our new business goals, there'll be some changes in

Matt Edmundson:

the company, different direction.

Matt Edmundson:

We're like let's better align EP with what we're doing.

Matt Edmundson:

. We're not there yet at all, ma.

Matt Edmundson:

Mainly it's just ideas.

Matt Edmundson:

. Yeah,

Matt Edmundson:

. Sadaf Beynon: Slowly coming to fruition.

Matt Edmundson:

Slowly coming to fruition.

Matt Edmundson:

It's a bit of a juggernaut to try and turn around.

Matt Edmundson:

Not turn around, but to change slightly.

Matt Edmundson:

But yeah, that constant belief, that constant idea that your podcast

Matt Edmundson:

needs to be aligned to your business and what it is you're trying to do,

Matt Edmundson:

tweaking things as you go along.

Matt Edmundson:

Super, super important.

Matt Edmundson:

And yeah, we're doing that with EP . So do we need to do it with Push, do you think?

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Sadaf Beynon:

But that's a different conversation because we're running out of time.

Matt Edmundson:

Oh, okay.

Matt Edmundson:

Oh yeah, look, 25 minutes.

Matt Edmundson:

Very good.

Matt Edmundson:

Okay anything else on your notes?

Sadaf Beynon:

No.

Sadaf Beynon:

How about you?

Matt Edmundson:

I can't read them.

Matt Edmundson:

I make notes.

Matt Edmundson:

I don't know why I do it.

Matt Edmundson:

I think it helps sink into my brain as I'm listening.

Matt Edmundson:

It helps me focus on what someone's saying.

Matt Edmundson:

But then actually, I can't actually read my notes.

Matt Edmundson:

My handwriting is awful.

Matt Edmundson:

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm really sorry.

Matt Edmundson:

But it is what it is.

Matt Edmundson:

But no, I think I really enjoyed that conversation.

Matt Edmundson:

That simple reminder that we seem to have ended up on align the

Matt Edmundson:

podcast to your business goals.

Matt Edmundson:

Super important.

Matt Edmundson:

And also the takeaway is actually if you're trying to grow your business

Matt Edmundson:

by appearing on other people's I loved Eagan's tips on how to do that

Matt Edmundson:

well, short emails, three bullet points, straight to the point,

Matt Edmundson:

bish, bash, bosh, jobs are good.

Matt Edmundson:

And you can always invite people to learn more if they want to

Matt Edmundson:

but definitely something to test.

Matt Edmundson:

It was really interesting strategy but yes, hopefully you found that helpful.

Matt Edmundson:

What's coming up next week?

Sadaf Beynon:

Eagan Heath again.

Matt Edmundson:

Eagan Part 2.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yes, Eagan Part 2.

Sadaf Beynon:

What are we

Matt Edmundson:

talking about next week?

Matt Edmundson:

Do you remember?

Matt Edmundson:

No.

Matt Edmundson:

Okay.

Matt Edmundson:

You're gonna have to stay tuned basically to find out what it is

Matt Edmundson:

because we've not we don't know.

Sadaf Beynon:

You did the interview.

Sadaf Beynon:

I know.

Matt Edmundson:

When did you do the interview?

Matt Edmundson:

Last week?

Sadaf Beynon:

No, it's been a few weeks.

Matt Edmundson:

Oh, is it?

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Oh, okay.

Matt Edmundson:

I thought it was a recent thing.

Sadaf Beynon:

But it'll be good.

Sadaf Beynon:

So come back.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah, definitely come back.

Matt Edmundson:

Make sure you like and subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts

Matt Edmundson:

from or if you're watching on YouTube, just click the bell thing, isn't it?

Matt Edmundson:

Ring the bell.

Matt Edmundson:

Ring my bell.

Matt Edmundson:

Anyway, I'll stop singing because that would turn everybody off.

Matt Edmundson:

But yeah, make sure you like, subscribe to the show because, we've got Eagan Part 2.

Matt Edmundson:

You're not going to want to miss that.

Matt Edmundson:

But yeah, how did you, just before we close, your first introduction,

Matt Edmundson:

your first interview, how did you find your first interview?

Matt Edmundson:

I'm really curious about this.

Sadaf Beynon:

Room for lots of improvement.

Matt Edmundson:

In what way?

Sadaf Beynon:

Remembering what I need to say

Sadaf Beynon:

would be a start and confidence.

Matt Edmundson:

Okay.

Matt Edmundson:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

We, actually, we should do a show.

Matt Edmundson:

You should put this in your notes and I know this is your show.

Matt Edmundson:

I don't want to hijack it, but given that it's too late, yeah, I think this

Matt Edmundson:

is a really interesting thing because I can sit here and I can talk about

Matt Edmundson:

interviewing people and learning, but I do that on the back of interviewing hundreds

Matt Edmundson:

if not thousands of people, right?

Matt Edmundson:

Now I'm not trying to big myself up here because I don't think I've attained, I'm

Matt Edmundson:

not, this is not what I'm saying, but I think many people listening to the show

Matt Edmundson:

will probably be Starting out as well.

Matt Edmundson:

People thinking about podcasts and they go that, and I can talk about interviewing.

Matt Edmundson:

They go, that's great.

Matt Edmundson:

That's a really useful tip, Matt.

Matt Edmundson:

Thanks.

Matt Edmundson:

But you've interviewed a thousand people.

Matt Edmundson:

I've not interviewed one and I'm crapping myself slightly.

Matt Edmundson:

I think actually doing a show about what you've discovered, about doing

Matt Edmundson:

the first few interviews, introducing the show and all that sort of stuff,

Matt Edmundson:

I think will be really, people will find that really interesting.

Sadaf Beynon:

Right.

Matt Edmundson:

So I've hijacked it.

Matt Edmundson:

Do you think that would be a good idea?

Matt Edmundson:

I

Sadaf Beynon:

think it'd be a good idea.

Sadaf Beynon:

Yeah.

Matt Edmundson:

Okay.

Matt Edmundson:

Sadaf's Journey, we'll call it the new podcast Sadaf's Journey,

Matt Edmundson:

look out for it on iTunes.

Matt Edmundson:

Awesome, okay, thank you so much for joining us ladies and gentlemen.

Matt Edmundson:

We'll be back next week, see you then, that's it from us, bye for now.

Sadaf Beynon:

And that brings us to the end of today's episode at PodJunction.

Sadaf Beynon:

If you've enjoyed the insights from this episode and want to hear the full

Sadaf Beynon:

conversation with today's special guest, don't forget to visit podjunction.

Sadaf Beynon:

com where you'll find more information about how you can join PodJunction Cohort.

Sadaf Beynon:

Whether you listen while on the go or in a quiet moment,

Sadaf Beynon:

thank you for letting us know.

Sadaf Beynon:

Remember, every episode is a chance to gain insights and to transform

Sadaf Beynon:

your business with podcasting.

Sadaf Beynon:

So keep on tuning in, keep on learning, and until next time, happy podcasting.

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