Episodes

On today’s show, Tracy Hazzard does a strategic coaching session with Patrick Veroneau, the host of Learning From Leaders podcast. As the CEO of the Emery Leadership Group LLC since 2008, Patrick has been passionately identifying and researching the most effective behaviors to help individuals, teams, and organizations rise above their best as leaders. Get a sense of how coaching looks like, sounds like, and feels like as Tracy and Patrick explore what business model or tactic works for him and ...

Reaching the 100-episode mark is such a feat in podcasting. Together with that happiness for achieving this milestone, however, is that burden that comes from thinking about what is next, how do we switch up our show, what outcomes should we aim for next. Sitting down opposite Tracy Hazzard in this on-air podcast coaching is Penny Zenker, the host of Take Back Time, to talk about the importance of making quality time to think about setting better podcasting goals after producing more than a hund...

Every podcast attacks differently. Where others thrive in doing interviews, some people go for a story based and message-driven show. If you are doing the latter, then this episode will be a treat for you! Tracy Hazzard lets us in on one of her on-air podcast coaching sessions with the host of Connecting 2 Spirit, Susan Norton. Together, they discuss what it is like to produce a show like this, zoning in on how you can get the right energy and authentic control of the podcast listener tone to ma...

Choosing executive leaders as your podcast’s target audience can be tough. With the busyness they face daily, one may think that sitting down to listen to a show is the last thing these people do. That is why you have to make your podcast worth their time because once they do listen, the rewards will just be amazing. So how do you do it? Tracy Hazzard lets us in on her on-air podcast coaching with Elizabeth Bachman, the host of Speakers Who Get Results. Together, they discuss how to reach busy e...

When you are past that startup stage of your show, growing from twelve to 25 episodes with a full feed, what then? How do you take your show to the next level? Tracy Hazzard has someone who is doing it in both his business and podcast. She sits down with Chris Larsen, the host of The Next-Level Income Show and Founding and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Tracy lets us in on her coaching session with Chris where they discuss the things you need to think about when upleveling or “next-level...

The Lisa Pezik Show is not about Lisa Pezik, but it is sprinkled with enough interesting anecdotes, stories and bits of daily life that make it a highly-relatable podcast for its audience. With being relatable comes trust and with trust comes bingeability. The show’s host, Lisa, is an international Amazon bestselling author, business strategist and worldwide speaker. With her husband Eric, she runs Infinite Design House, an agency that specializes in DFY services for branding, content creation, ...

There's a lot of gumption and a lot of action that has to be taken to be a podcaster. Connie Benjamin embodies that. Connie is an international speaker, a podcast host of My Fire Within Radio, and the number one bestselling international author of the book Women With Fire. On today’s show, she sits down with Tracy Hazzard for a discussion about how you can fire up your podcast interviews. This conversation will remind you why you started your show or why you're interested in starting your show. ...

There are so many gems in the podcasting world that haven’t yet been picked up. Leaving them underappreciated would not only be a waste of great wisdom but would also be a disservice to those who need them. Bringing them to light, Tracy Hazzard welcomes you to a new special feature called #GivingTuesdayPodcasts, where she devotes her episode to shows you may not have heard of before and that you should be listening to, guesting on, learning from, and more importantly, sharing with others. Starti...

Podcasting is one interesting industry as its timeliness captures the interest of many. However, as for the hosts themselves, achieving podcasting success takes more than just publishing episodes and waiting for listeners to flock to them. Joining Tracy Hazzard is Paul Higgins of Build Live Give podcast in discussing the right strategies every podcaster should keep in mind to achieve a better following, integrity, and revenue. He explains how making a 0.5 episode allowed him to connect with old ...

Raise the Line is not just a podcast. It is a brand. It is a name that is associated with a definite service in the healthcare education industry. Holding the mike as host of this incredibly successful podcast is Shiv Gaglani, the Cofounder and CEO of Osmosis.org, a platform that leads the way in developing innovative and scalable solutions in the fields of healthcare education. Joining Tracy Hazzard for a chat, he relates how they use podcasting as an extension of their brand message at Osmosis...

There are many paths you can take to monetize a podcast, even if you’re serving a tightly-defined niche. After more than 200 episodes at Real Estate Investing For Women Podcast, real estate investor Moneeka Sawyer proves that it can be done if you have the passion, perseverance and just the right bit of know-how. She may be passionate about it now, but she hated podcasting at the get-go. When she saw how dramatically increased traffic to her mastermind, she was sold. Now that the mastermind’s of...

Constantly creating content, producing results, and pushing out work doesn’t take a lot of effort. However, with the emergence of social media, your target audience is bombarded with noise from every direction at an all-time high. What can you do to stand out as a true leader in the industry? On today’s podcast, Tracy Hazzard sits down with Dr. Peter McGraw to discuss how you can make your show remarkable to engage binge podcast listeners to share it. Dr. McGraw is a behavioral economist, sought...

In this day and age, automation has become a business asset, helping owners and their teams alike streamline their processes and be more efficient. Yet, many are still on the fence around AI, believing that it takes humanity out of the process. However, this episode’s guest, Chad Burmeister, has proved that using AI does not have to be that way. As the host of AI for Sales Podcast, he has brought the humanity and human outcome focus, having set up a sales automation process to do guest booking f...

In order to create a resilient podcast, you have to be bold and think effectively on your feet. This episode’s guest is a strategic advisor who specializes in working with companies at the critical point in development where they want to make the right decisions right now. Tracy Hazzard interviews Jess Dewell, the host of the BOLD Business Podcast. In this conversation, Jess introduces us to her bold way of doing business and how to solve big problems without expensive solutions. She also talks ...

As varied as the means to put out content in this day and age, podcasting attracts people you otherwise wouldn't in other media outlets. That's why for many businesses and individuals looking to expand their reach, creating a podcast has become a way to go. But how do you go about doing that, especially one that still speaks to who you are? In this episode, Tracy Hazzard interviews Mark Gober—speaker, author of An End to Upside Down Thinking, and host of the Where Is My Mind? podcast—to share wi...

In today’s competitive landscape, building a successful podcast takes a lot of ingenuity, patience, and building the foundation to monetize it in many different ways. Kevin Dawson, a leadership and culture consultant and the host of the Leaders & Lagers podcast, joins Tracy Hazzard in today’s episode to discuss how he’s created a podcast that commands an audience and gets them to binge on his content so that they come back again and again. Kevin has set up his podcast in a way that leaves himsel...

Why would a big TV personality want to do a podcast? For Emmy-nominated broadcaster, Suzanne Sena, The Confidence Connection is a product of passion. It is a place where she can be authentic, where she can learn, and it’s something that she really enjoys doing. If you’re thinking that she would have an unfair initial advantage as a former news anchor, you would be in for a surprise. We all have to start somewhere, and Suzanne did have her share of hiccups. Listen in as she joins Tracy Hazzard in...

If your business is hard to sell because it is too niched or hard to explain using traditional promotional methods, podcasting is a great way to increase your lead generation by showing your potential customers what value they will get from you. If you’ve just started a podcast or planning to do so in the future, this episode is definitely for you. What things do you need to work on to leverage your podcast so that it brings leads and conversions to your business? Take it from celebrity psychic ...

How are YouTube and podcasting similar? How are they different? If you’ve worked with both media, you would know that while each has its own unique set of challenges, there are many parallels between the two at the fundamental level. This is part of what makes Desiree Martinez so successful in transitioning from YouTube to podcasting. Joining Tracy Hazzard on the show, Desiree is an award-winning social media creative content creator, YouTuber, speaker and business owner. She hosts the Women of ...

There is so much more to success than having a podcast to generate leads. For those who have been in this space for long, podcasting is about establishing credibility within one's own niche and building an audience and community around you. This, in itself, is a great success builder. In today's discussion, Tracy Hazzard brings over a guest who has been using his podcast for its credibility factor. She interviews Jeremy Evans, the founder and managing attorney at California Sports Lawyer. Throug...

There is no limit to what style of podcasting you can do. Just as how varied your topics can be, the way you present them to your listeners can also be as unique. Bringing you something new to the table in this episode, Tracy Hazzard sits down with the comedy duo on co-hosting, Brooke Siffrinn and Aricia Skidmore-Williams of the Even The Rich podcast, a series that pulls back the curtain and dishes on some of the greatest family dynasties in history. Produced by the big production studio, Wonder...

Successful podcasting is not so much about having millions of viewers as it is about having a guesting strategy by which your rapport with your guests helps build your show and your business. Peter Winick, founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage and host of the Leveraging Thought Leadership Podcast, is among these people. For more than 20 years, he has helped individuals and organizations design and grow their thought leadership platforms and grow revenue streams from them. Tracy Hazzard ...

Sometimes, it pays off to be clear about what niche you are serving in your podcast. Dr. Mark T. Wade, founder and CEO of Virtual Summits, is pretty straightforward about it: his podcast is about virtual summits, so he names it the Virtual Summits Podcast. The podcast features strategy sessions and interviews with summit hosts, summit coaches, and other people in the virtual summit space. Recently celebrating its 150th episode and first anniversary, the show is going strong, and Dr. Mark is cons...

There really is no denying the power of podcasting in helping you build a business empire for yourself, given that you do it the right way. In this very special episode, Tracy Hazzard sits down with Pat Flynn, one of the most influential people in the podcasting industry. Pat is the man behind the Smart Passive Income Podcast and AskPat, both have earned a combined total of over 60 million downloads, multiple awards, and features in various publications. He also owns several successful online bu...