You want to learn fast, efficiently, and effectively. Yet in today’s digital world consuming information can be overwhelming… E-books, webinars, articles, white labels, infographics, audible and reading, we are constantly being pinged with the next BIG thing. Podcasting is a hot trend that Americans are obsessing over so let’s dive in with a few stats.
- In 2008, 9% of Americans had listened to a podcast in the last month…Fast forward to January 2015 and we are at 17%!
- 2.6 Billion Podcast downloads in 2014
- Roughly half (49%) of Americans the age of 12+ are aware of podcasting
- Podcasting is the new blog
Personally, I love listening to podcasts in the car, on the plane, while working, running, biking, exercising, and even cooking lately… You get the idea right?
The Data Nerds Best 15 Startup & Business Podcasts
The Tim Ferris Podcast
- Rated #1 podcasts several times, “Best of 2014” and “Best of 2015”, over 50,000,000 downloads. Tim chat’s with experts from all fields with his unique interviewing skills deconstructing top performers. Must listen to episodes are Jamie Foxx, Peter Thiel, Neil Strauss, Edward Norton, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Mixergy
- This includes over 1000 interviews from proven entrepreneurs. Perfect for beginners to hear about success and failure from names like Richard Branson, Elon Musk, Dave Ramsey, and Y Combinator.
Seth Godin’s StartUP School
- This is a bias opinion as Seth Godin’s daily email is one of my favourite items to read in my inbox. Sign up here to check it out. There are only 15 episodes to consume from Seth, yet they are packed with information from a thought leader in the marketing and business world.
Ask Gary Vee
- Name a social network Gary Vaynerchuk isn’t dominating right now? For real-world, no-bullshit advice, listen to Gary’s podcasts about marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship.
Lewis Howes “The School of Greatness”
- Personally, I couldn’t get over the plugs and Lewis talking about his upcoming adventures. He truly is an amazing story and has some hidden gems in this podcast.
Eric Thomas
- Prepare to feel lazy after listening to the hip hop preacher. ET went from homeless, high school drop-out to CEO and Ph D., now travelling the world as a motivational speaker. Check out his breakout video from years ago, “When you want to succeed as you bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.”.
This Week in Startups
- Interested in startups? Listen to the best, worst, craziest, and most interesting stories from the previous week in the land of startups.
Found Nathan Chan
- Nathan is a success story and interviews top founders and entrepreneurs for you to learn from. His guests include: Tim Feriss, Seth Godin, Pat Flynn, Richard Branson, and Tony Robbins.
500 Startups
- The leading global venture capital firm interviews founders, investors, and mentors about anything and everything.
The Growth Show
- Hubspot is an inbound marketing and sales software for enterprise solutions. The podcast is 100% dedicating to growing a company, user base, brand, movement, idea, and much more.
The James Altucher Show
- James has started and sold several companies in the 8-figure range. He is the writer of 11 books, an investor and board member of multiple billion dollar companies, and interviews like-minded successes such as: Mark Cuban, Arianna Huffington, Tucker Max, Seth Godin, and Tim Ferris.
The Entrepreneur on Fire
- EOFire was created for YOU, the Entrepreneur, Side-preneur, Solo-preneur, and Small Business Owner… These podcasts will provide tons of practical advice and are all under 30 minutes.
Hack the entrepreneur
- Jon Nastor interrogates many of the successful business minds as mentioned earlier. My favourite parts of this podcast are shortcuts that other entrepreneurs use to make their daily lives easier.
Social Media Marketing
- The team at SMM lead the space in social with their in-depth and success story blog. Definitely worth a listen for anyone interesting in growing the social network.
The $100 MBA
- Awarded the best 2014 Business podcast. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes and easy to consume, well worth it.
Let us know your favourite podcasts in the comments and we will add them to the list!
I really need to check out Podcasts. They might be good while I am traveling.
They’re great while travelling Tara! Even if you have extra time on your commute to work it’s nice to squeeze one in 🙂
I will have to check some of these out on my next commute 🙂
Absolutely Heather! I’ve started listening to them on my walk to work and it’s a great way to start the day 🙂
It’s tough to start a business and build a brand, so it’s good to know that we have podcasts that talk about business and strategies and stuff like that. I love that you can listen to it wherever you are!
It is really handy isn’t it Elizabeth? And there’s such a huge variety there is bound to be something for everyone.
I never knew this before, good to know about that! I need to check that out. Thanks for this!
You’re welcome Nicole! I hope you find a podcast that you love, there are some great ones!
This is a great article! I’ve been looking into starting a podcasts so I’m definitely sharing and pining for future reference!
Perfect Victoria! That’s so great to see you’re willing to venture out into podcasts as well! Can’t wait to see what you come up with 🙂
Thanks for sharing. Great list! I have to check them out and ready to learn something
Great Rika! I hope you find one you really enjoy 🙂
Saving this to really go through some of these. There is so much out there on the internet and it is difficult to keep up with all of it.
I know it can definitely be overwhelming Bernadette! Hopefully we are making it a bit easier for you with our blog posts 🙂
It is difficult to start a business without knowing the basics so what better way than through podcasts?
Exactly Ana! And for those who like to listen to their information instead of reading it, it’s a great resource!
Can’t wait to check them out! I must confess podcasts are not something I’m used to listen, but you’ve inspired me to do that! Love it!
They can be tricky to get into Claudia, but once you start they are pretty addicting! Especially if you find one that you love.
Interesting podcasts, ill give a listen to a couple of em, lets see if my startup can finally kick off! =)
They can be incredibly helpful Amy! Josh listens to them everyday and I’ve just started as well 🙂
What a wonderful post, I can’t wait to listen to them. I’m bookmarking and pinning!
Great Michelle! I hope you find one that really speaks to you!
Great resources! Would like to download a couple of podcasts of Hack the entrepreneur
Definitely that’s one of our favourites Ana!
Such a great resource that could help many in the business area. I would love to hear a lot about Social Media Marketing as it plays a major role today in bringing positives to the business & brands.
Absolutely Lisa! SSM is a great resource. There’s so much to know about social media marketing!
I have heard so much about podcasts but have never participated in one. I need to!
They are highly recommended Becca! You can learn so much from them!
I have wanted to do a podcast for a long time but I haven’t found the time. I just listen to them. I’ll check these group out.
Ohh how brave Kathy! I don’t know if I could make my own podcast but I sure like listening to them 🙂
Podcasts are really helpful, especially for bloggers.
Absolutely Molly, and anyone with a startup or business 🙂
This is so interesting and I need to check this out. glad you share
Thank you Victoria! I hope you find one you love!
As someone who is vacillating with starting a business, I will definitely be checking these out!
Do it Shannon! They are so inspirational and will definitely get you on the right track 🙂
I love listening to podcast… I don’t think I could ever host one. There are a couple on your list that look great. thanks for sharing.
As entrepreneurs, you never stop learning about more business and your business. Before you start your new business make sure you have already the marketing plan, strategies, social media marketing. Without these 3 i don’t know if your business will grow or survive.