OTS 300: Time Capsule - Blake Fly & Robbie Samuels

Back in the summer of 2015, when I first started to seriously work on this podcast, I had a goal of reaching 100 episodes. Since I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into, that felt like a big hairy audacious goal. By the time I reached episode 100 I loved this medium, but almost gave up the show and started a new one. Fortunately, I stuck with this show and today, I’m recording episode 300! To help me mark this milestone, I’ve invited my friend Blake Fly to interview me. At his core, he believes that appreciation is rocket fuel to create lifelong business relationships and he has built his career around this single idea. I interviewed him in episode 258. We always have a fun conversation, I’m really looking forward to this. Blake, thanks for joining me from your place in Toronto. Where do you want to begin? In this episode: we take a journey back to episode one and how Robbie’s bio has drastically changed since then. Robbie reflects on why he started On the Schmooze back in 2015 and the podcast that inspired him to do so. Robbie shares some unexpected surprises while hosting his podcast. Blake gives behind-the-scenes insight of what happened when Robbie interviewed him on episode 258. listen to Robbie’s secret about having a successful podcast. learn why Robbie numbered his first episode 000. we dive into Robbie’s work ethic and how he acted and reacted to the first few months of the pandemic. Robbie shares a few regrets about the people he’s interviewed already. Robbie explains why he interviews 2 women for every man. we find out what’s in store for Robbie and On the Schmooze in the future. listen to Robbie’s process of handling pitches. how his interviews dive deeper than what a guest has planned to talk about. Robbie’s advice to his future self when he reaches 400 episodes. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices