Passionate Podchasing with Cole Raven

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SUMMARY:
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Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast entrepreneur and co-founder of the company Podchaser, Cole Raven. Often referred to as the IMDb of podcasts, Podchaser is the leading podcast directory and destination for podcast discovery, ratings, reviews, and search. In this episode, Harry and Cole talk about the current state of podcasting, the mission of Podchaser, and their shared passion for podcasts. Finally, Cole discusses upcoming ventures and his vision for the future of Podchaser.

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TAKEAWAYS:
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04:00 – Harry welcomes Cole Raven to the podcast

04:40 – Cole reflects on the state of podcasting

08:11 – The genesis of Podchaser

10:27 – How Cole’s co-founder Bradley convinced him to join the Podchaser team

11:20 – Cole’s thoughts on the podcast marketplace

13:54 – How the Slack community has helped grow Podchaser

14:56 – Cole talks about some of Podchaser’s competitors

17:08 – The various podcast apps on the market

20:09 – Integrating user profiles to target listeners

22:48 – Striving to become the IMDb of podcasts

25:40 – Cole’s passion for podcasting

27:08 – The mission of Podchaser

28:00 – The importance of data collection

29:10 – Advertising

30:18 – The Chatty Broads case study

34:15 – Revamping the Podchaser website

37:23 – High-visibility creators within Podchaser

38:46 – Where Cole envisions Podchaser going

41:25 – Cole and Harry discuss what other competitors are doing

43:07 – What is something Cole has changed his mind about recently

44:35 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Cole

46:04 – What Cole’s family and friends think of his work

47:33 – Where listeners can follow Cole and Podchaser

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ABOUT HARRY
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For the past 2+ years, Harry has been the host of Podcast Junkies, AKA, The Podcasters Voice. He is the Founder/CEO of FullCast [http://fullcast.co], a done-for-you podcasting service, targeted at thought leaders who are interested in amplifying their authority and expanding their reach through the power of a podcast. He also recently launched a new SaaS tool for the podcasting community, PodFunnel [http://podfunnel.com]. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife of 10+ years, and their Yorkie, Disco.

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ABOUT PODCAST JUNKIES
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Podcast Junkies was born out of a genuine interest in and curiosity for this growing league of podcast hosts. It's hosted by Harry Duran. It features wide-ranging, authentic and sometimes candid interviews with this family of voices behind the microphone. The shows themselves cover a variety of topics such as Business, Finance Entrepreneurism, History, Comedy, Storytelling and more. Podcast Junkies explores the motivations behind the podcast's inception and allows the listener to connect on a more personal level with some of their favorite hosts. Some of the show's most memorable guests have been WTF with Marc Maron Executive Producer Brendan McDonald, Lea Thau, Host of Strangers, Helen Zaltzman, Host of The Allusionist, and Jordan Harbinger, Host of The Art of Charm.