Episode 53 Read to Lead with Jeff Brown

In this episode, John talks with Jeff Brown - author, speaker, coach, host of The Read To Lead Podcast, entrepreneur, and husband. His podcast started in 2013 and has over 371 episodes! The Read to Lead Podcast is one of the top business and career podcasts and has been nominated Best Business Podcast four times. His forthcoming book, Read to Lead, helps develop a personal reading plan to accomplish goals, maximize potential, and build a successful career. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:17] - Intro [03:57] - How to implement what you learn [05:07] - Jeff's entrepreneurial journey [07:50] - "I auditioned to voice my own audiobook." [08:45] - The inspiration to start his podcast Read To Lead [13:00] - His most fascinating guests on the podcast [15:34] - How he structures the interviews [18:17] - About Podcaster Academy [20:30] - What does the academy offer? [22:00] - The most profitable work he has done [24:50] - How Jeff builds relationships [26:06] - What does an ideal week look like? [29:17] - A potential podcast guest for Jeff [31:00] - How to find Jeff NOTABLE QUOTES: "Leaders Read and Readers Lead." "Bridge the gap between intention and implementation." "There is nothing better than accomplishing your dreams." "Make sure that the relationships in your life get the attention that they deserve." "Having a lot of white space in the schedule can lead to problems in relationships." "When you work on yourself and make the emphasis, money just tends to roll in." "You have the ability to change things, and when you begin doing that, amazing things start happening." "Knowledge x Experience = Wisdom" "Two days after being let go I recorded the first interview for my podcast." "I get bored easily, so I kept trying new things and many of these things have continued to make money each month." BOOKS MENTIONED: ● Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin - https://tinyurl.com/PurpleCowBookSethGodin ● Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Greg McKeown and Liz Wiseman - https://tinyurl.com/MultipliersBookLizWiseman ● You Are the Brand by Mike Kim - https://tinyurl.com/YouAretheBrandBook USEFUL RESOURCES: https://readtoleadpodcast.com/  https://www.instagram.com/thejeffbrown  https://www.facebook.com/ReadToLeadNation  https://www.facebook.com/thejeffbrown  https://www.linkedin.com/in/brownjeff  https://twitter.com/thejeffbrown  https://www.youtube.com/JeffBrownReadtoLead  CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://thejohnhulen.com  Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@johnhulen  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/johnhulen  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen  EPISODE CREDITS Intro music provided by Tony Palacios - https://www.instagram.com/tonytonedog/  Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/