Leadership with guest Mike McVay

I am joined by my guest, Mike McVay. Mike is President of McVay Media. Mike was most recently the Executive Vice President of Content and Programming for Cumulus Media and Westwood One. In his role he oversaw the programming for CUMULUS’ 425 owned radio stations and Westwood One, the company’s national syndication arm. McVay is a 40-year programmer with national and local consulting, management, ownership, sales, major market programming, and major market on-air experience. Mike has owned and operated radio stations in multiple markets. He understands the business of our business. He has also developed and launched several nationally-syndicated programs. McVay has received numerous awards and acknowledgements. He is a recipient of the prestigious Rockwell Award, received the inaugural Innovation in Music & Media Award in 2017, is ranked #4 among “America’s Top Programmers” by Radio Ink magazine, is #14 on Radio Ink’s “Top-40 Most Powerful Broadcaster” list, has been named among the “Titans of Talk” by NTS magazine every year 2012-2019, and many more awards and recognitions. In this episode, we talk about where radio and music are at now. Podcasting, how to start, market, and distribute. We talk about a blog Mike wrote, "Leaders Lead from the Front" ·  Leaders make the workplace safe. A culture of safety is one where team members are free to speak-up, make suggestions and give feedback, ask for help or ask questions without fear of it reflecting poorly on them.  ·  Leaders must be willing to listen to and consider accepting feedback.  You can find Mike on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mcvaymedia or at www.mcvaymedia.com www.instagram.com/fitfunandfrazzled.com and www.nikkilanigan.yogaandwellness