Comedy and Victory: An Interview with Leanne Linsky

Comedy and Victory: An Interview with Leanne Linsky (https://plauzzable.com/) Walk in Victory Podcast: NaRon Tillman and Leanne Linsky on Comedy, Entrepreneurship, and Plauzzable. In this episode of the Walk in Victory podcast, host NaRon Tillman discusses comedy, entrepreneurship, and the creation of 'Plauzzable', an online comedy platform. NaRon starts off by recounting his journey in public speaking and his influence from various comedians. The episode then guest stars Leanne Linsky, a comedian turned entrepreneur and founder of Plauzzable. Leanne explains the distinction between improv, stand-up and sketch comedy before diving into her business journey. She highlights the importance of understanding one's target audience when building a business and how she implemented this in designing Plauzzable. Through Plauzzable, comedians can control their schedules, have access to virtual stages, decide their ticket ranges and even promote themselves. In diving into the future of Plauzzable, Leanne shares her decision to keep its functions simplified and accessible rather than jumping into the metaverse, citing accessibility to all comedians, irrespective of their financial capabilities as a reason. Time Line 00:00 Introduction to the Podcast 00:58 Host's Journey into Public Speaking 02:36 Influence of Comedy on Public Speaking 03:54 The Art of Comedy and Public Speaking 04:37 Learning from Comedians 06:24 The Evolution of Comedians 09:36 Introduction to the Guest 10:55 Guest's Journey into Comedy 15:27 Guest's Experience in New York 19:02 Exploring Different Forms of Comedy 24:01 Guest's Move to LA and Online Comedy 25:18 The Birth of an Online Comedy Platform 26:03 The Challenges of Taking Comedy Online 26:43 Solving the Problems with Online Comedy 27:38 The Metaverse: A Future for Comedy? 30:00 Understanding Your Audience: The Key to Success 30:53 Building a Business: From Idea to Reality 31:28 The Importance of User Experience in Business 36:22 The Future of Comedy: Bridging the Gap 37:01 The Business of Comedy: Monetizing Your Talent 42:03 The Power of Community in Comedy 42:32 The Journey to Creating a Unique Comedy Platform 49:27 The One Thing: A Strategy for Success 51:01 Conclusion: Turning Passion into Profit Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/walk-in-victory--4078479/support. If this conversation gave you a new way to see yourself, continue the work with NaRon Tillman’s book, Awakening I AM: Internal Awareness in an AI Age: books.by/naron-tillman Sponsored by Cozy Earth.