70: Using a Podcast to Replace Professional Networking with John Corcoran

"In many ways, podcasting completely replaced networking for me." John Corcoran is an attorney, writer, and a father, and a former Clinton White House Writer and Speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, he has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and owned his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area working with small business owners and entrepreneurs. He is the creator of Smart Business Revolution and the Smart Business Revolution podcast. He's the cofounder with Dr. Jeremy Weisz, of Rise25, LLC, an education and training company which holds in-person and virtual trainings for ecommerce entrepreneurs and professional services business owners. In this episode, John shares how he went from lawyer to podcaster, why he attributes pretty much everything in his business to his podcast, why he feels you should start a podcast if you don't like traditional networking, how podcasting will save you time and connect you with a higher caliber of people than traditional networking, how he follows up with his guests to maximize the connection, why you need to be discriminating in who you invite as a guest on your podcast, and more!   To learn more about John Corcoran and the resources mentioned in this episode, visit the show notes.   Want to connect with me further? Follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook and reach out! Want to work together? Here's how we can do that! One-on-one podcast launch packages Self-paced online course for launching your podcast Podcast auditing (Ideal if you're getting ready to launch and want an expert's eyes on everything first or if you've already launch and you want advice on how to improve your show.) Podcast editing (let me take care of the time-consuming post-production aspects of your show)