Episode 1
Live from the Idea Collective Retreat in Lake Geneva - Blue Collar BS with Brad Herda
In this episode, the Mayor of Podcast Town, Elzie Flenard, interviews Brad to learn about his journey into podcasting. They discuss Brad’s hurdles to getting started in the podcast industry, finding a podcasting community, and why conversations around generations became the focus of his podcast.
Brad shares some of the benefits of podcasting such as opportunities to create new leads, conversations with unexpected people and making connections outside the community. Listen in and find out what’s next for Blue Collar BS.
Episode Highlights:
04:44 When I look at the folks in Gen X, They’re the next ones out. It’s a much smaller part of the population in the workforce.
05:25 If we don’t get Gen Z in, there’s nobody that’s gonna come and cut your lawn, there’s nobody that’s gonna come and build your house, there’s nobody that’s gonna come and fix your car.
06:16 Passion is contagious and people can sense when you love what you do and they’re attracted to it.
08:03 It’s (the podcast) generated opportunity, it’s generated the leads, it’s generated some clients, some conversations. It’s been very productive from that perspective even though that was not the intent of doing it. The intent of doing it was to get that message out there.
12:05 If you don’t figure out how to get the Gen Z’s in and communicate differently and at least be aware - you’re in trouble.
Contacts:
Brad Herda
https://blue-collar-bs.captivate.fm/
The Idea Collective
Podcast Town
