captivate

In this Business Growth Talks episode, host Mark Hayward engages in a dynamic conversation with guest Mark Asquith, a seasoned podcaster and entrepreneur with a track record of scaling businesses in the podcasting domain. The discussion delves into the intricacies of business growth, with specific attention given to Mark Asquith's journey with Captivate and other ventures.

The conversation begins by exploring the concept of a business mindset and rapidly moves into the narrative of Captivate—its inception, rapid development, and eventual acquisition. Mark Asquith emphasizes the importance of building a business with customer-focused product development and exceptional service, discussing his experiences before and after the acquisition. Integral to the talk is his approach to entrepreneurship, financial management, and achieving work-life balance as a business owner and family man.

Key Takeaways:

• A business mindset comprises the integration of personal passion with problem-solving for customers, leading to a successful balance of work and life objectives.
• Building a business involves meticulous financial planning, understanding market demands, and strong product development.
• The acquisition of a business can align with personal and professional aspirations, especially when culture and values are echoed by the acquiring entity.
• Navigating the landscape of podcasting requires adaptability and recognition of various content consumption platforms, including traditional RSS feeds and modern multimedia channels.
• Legacy in business transcends material success, reflecting in the values passed down to future generations and the societal impact made through entrepreneurial ventures.

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Hello to you listening in Sofia, Capital of Bulgaria, Europe! 

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington, this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds (and a bit more) for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga.

Albert Einstein, a world famous scientist, asserted, "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Why is that? The reason is simple: our imagination isn't just a creative tool; having an imagination and using our imagination influences everything we do, think about and create. Our imagination is the driving force behind our theories, dreams,  inventions, ideas, innovations, creations, and solutions. Without the power to imagine and dream we could not unlock the boundless possibilities our minds can envision.

But wait! There’s more to this tale. Imagination is the beating heart of storytelling! It allows both storyteller and listener to co-create mental images and emotional connections with the narrative. Imagination is the bridge between the words or images used in the story and the experience of being in the story. When you engage your listener’s imagination with what I call a “heartfelt story artfully told” you invite them into the very heart of your narrative where they can see parallels in the story's plot and characters, and the events and people in their own life.

Question: How does this work?

Answer: To learn more click this LINK to listen to my newly launched Quarter Moon Story Arts NewsAudioLetter where I talk about the role of imagination to captivate, invigorate and empower your audience. As I’ve taught for 30 years, “heartfelt stories artfully told” have the power to foster community, understanding and empathy, improve attitudes and behaviors, collectively overcome challenges, and ultimately, change lives for a more harmonious world.

Learn more about what I call the “sorcery of stories” so we can meet a world-wide need: hope and better stories!  

Each One Lift One: Of course, feel welcome to spread my NewsAudioLetter all over like grape jelly on a toddler!

If you've not yet subscribed, please Opt In, get a valuable bonus gift, stay in touch. The Opt In LINK can be found right here OR under the black band at the bottom of the NewsAudioLetter. I plan to issue short, sweet, value-packed monthly audio-editions with tips, ideas, and techniques for story-ing. “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!”

CTA: Til our next episode, what’s your project? How can I help?

You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe, share a 5-star rating + nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time!

Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:

✓ Check out What I Offer,

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Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team

Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

All content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.

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📚 Books 📚
📖 A Deadly Game By: Catherin Crier
📖 For Laci By: Sharon Rocha
📖 Inside the Mind of Scott Peterson By: Keith Ablow
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📖 Witness By: Amber Frey
📖 Presumed Guilty By: Matt Dalton (though we did read this book, it was biased)

Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 7. Embark on a fascinating journey as you learn about Abram, a chosen and blessed figure by God. Follow his path of obedience as he sets the foundation for God's grand plan of salvation, discovering the profound significance of faith, destiny, and divine guidance along the way.

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Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. 

And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible.

For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/.

This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. 

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Special Guest:  Jordan Blair  - Buzzcast Co-Host and Producer

Show Notes: 

• Anchor is now called Spotify for Podcasters. The new podcast hosting service includes automated ads (US-only, invite-only), and podcast subscriptions (in 34 markets). 
• Spotify will allows any podcaster to use Q&A and polls - wherever they’re hosted.
• Spotify also announced an expanded video podcasts lineup.
• Spotify revealed their latest interface, a vertically-scrolling way to discover new shows 
• Spotify has also added Autoplay for Podcasts 
• Spotify is also partnering with Patreon.
• Spotify Hi-fi, announced in February 2021, has still not been launched
• Podcast host RSS.​com is the first podcast host to have released fully free automatic transcripts for all its customers. The transcripts appear on episode pages on the RSS website
• Podcast listening has hit record highs, according to The Infinite Dial® from Edison Research
• Captivate just released a massive range of RSS enhancements, powered by Podcasting 2.0, for free to all Captivate Podcasters. 
• A proposal has been made for the podcast namespace’s author tag.

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About Vicki Noethling

Vicki Noethling is a speaker, trainer and coach focusing on public speaking and leadership. She also has an anti-aging/wellness business which compliments her public speaking business well. Helping entrepreneurs, especially women find their voice is a passion. She is a best-selling author and host of The Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast.

Show Notes

Leaders have to coach, counsel, encourage and motivate. How we say what we say matters.

By first writing down our thoughts we  become better speakers, teachers, mentors, and coaches.

Issues in speaking (and teaching, mentoring, and coaching) come from a lack of clear, concise communication.

Our words, and tone, need to come from our gut.

Before we respond it's critical to take time to listen to the other person. Actively listen to what is said.

When speaking publicly in person arrive early enough so you can talk to people in the audience. Make sure your talk is going to resonate by asking what brought them today, what they hope to learn, what their experience has been, etc. 

When speaking on Zoom, arrive early and engage with people there. Use the chat. Invite people to answer your questions in the chat so you can hear from more people. Ask the same questions you would in a live event. 
 

During your talk, when telling your stories, do it in a way that makes the person who is listening see themselves in the story (i.e. the same thing happened to me! Or, I feel the same way). Be relatable. 

Be yourself and connect with the people who resonate with you and your story. You don't need to try to be anyone else (like a speaker you admire or who has trained you). 

Use your facial expression and gestures to connect with people. Vary your expression, your tone, and your energy.

Make your talk like a song. Songs have hooks, verses, choruses, bridges, dynamics, intros, and outros.  Listen to music and notice all the ways songs keep you engaged. Use the same ideas to make your talk engaging and keep people leaning in. 

Listen to the radio announcers to understand vocal variety.

Sponsors:

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Notes & Links: 

• Spotify has launched audiobooks (in the US only). Audiobooks are an extra cost and you’ll be taken to a website to purchase them.
• Spotify has signed a deal with Wattpad to bring Indonesian and Filipino webnovel authors to podcasting.
• Spotify’s video podcasting service is apparently being used to pirate movies
• Spotify’s Chartable, an analytics and attribution service, is to lower its prices by 50%
• Acast is to lay off around 70 people (15% of its staff)
• The Open Podcast Prefix Project has been launched by John Spurlock. 
• INTERVIEW: JOHN SPURLOCK NEXT WEEK
• Transistor now supports the Open Podcast Prefix project 
• Apple Podcasts wants a website link for your podcast
• Podimo, the European subscription podcast service, has raised €58.6m ($58.5m) in funding. It had previously raised more than $116m.
• INTERVIEW: MORTEN CEO PODIMO NEXT WEEK
• Ivy.fm now supports transcripts, soundbites, and location from the Podcast Index namespace!

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In this episode, Brad S. Kahl, MD, and Anthony Mato, MD, MSCE, discuss their choices of 3 recent important trials presented at ASCO 2022 evaluating the use of BTK inhibitors in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The discussion will include analyses of: 

• The SHINE trial evaluating the addition of ibrutinib to bendamustine/rituximab followed by rituximab maintenance in the first-line setting for older patients with MCL
• 3-year follow-up analysis from the CAPTIVATE fixed-duration cohort of first-line ibrutinib plus venetoclax for CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma
• Phase I/II study of zilovertamab, an anti-ROR1 antibody, plus ibrutinib in MCL or CLL

Presenters:

Brad S. Kahl, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medical Oncology
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri 

Anthony Mato, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor
Division of Leukemia
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York

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Episode #220. “Storytelling is our oldest form of communication. Studies show that parts of the brain literally light up when stories are being told and that people tend to absorb information better. With a story, it’s an easier pill to swallow.”

So HOW do we tell stories that captivate and convert our communities? That is why I invited Marisa Corcoran to join us! I’m a big fan of frameworks, but with storytelling, sometimes frameworks can be too stifling or complicated. Marisa’s approach, the story strip-down method makes it easy to figure out which stories to tell and how to tell them! 

PLUS…I ever-so-bravely volunteered to workshop a story using this method! You can hear us in real-time working through it and bringing it to life! 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• The must-have tool to help streamline (and uplevel) your copy
• Marisa’s philosophy on copy (hint: it’s EVERYTHING!)
• The actor-training technique you can apply to your own storytelling 
• The step-by-step framework for telling compelling stories that convert! 
• How to figure out which stories to tell

Favorite Quotes

“Copy isn't the icing on the cake. It is the cake. It’s the butter, the flour, the eggs. It's how all these other things that we want to make come to life in our business happen.”

“Storytelling is our oldest form of communication. Studies show that parts of the brain literally light up when stories are being told and that people tend to absorb information better. With a story, it’s an easier pill to swallow.”

“Writing is a skill that’ll really serve you no matter what stage you're in. Especially if you don’t want to hand your work over to a copywriter, at some point, you're going to be more well-versed in your own voice and what you want it to sound like and have a way better relationship with that.”

More about Marisa:
Ready to discover what to say and how to say it to magnetically attract your dream clients? Then you need Marisa Corcoran in your corner...

In addition to writing the words that get landing pages converting at 60% (or higher!) and crafting personality-filled emails, Marisa helps coaches and creatives craft their uncopyable message inside her signature program, The Copy Confidence Society.

Marisa lives in Atlanta with an M.F.A. from Harvard University. When not click-clacking on her laptop, you can find Marisa analyzing a Real Housewives episode like it’s government policy and consuming inappropriate amounts of Nutrageous bars.

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MONTY PYTHON: Spam Sketch

SPECIAL GUEST:

Marty Michael - CEO & Co-Founder Gumball 

• Gumball has raised $10 million to expand its podcasting host-read advertising platform. The company was built by the team behind the Headgum Podcast Network. 

NEWS: 

• Podcast host Acast is still spamming podcasters, even co-founders of rival podcast networks, or hosts of shows that ended three years ago. Libsyn's Rob Walch correctly notes "Friends don't send emails starting 'hello friend' (as Acast's do), and they don't spam". 
  
  
• Hypocritically, Acast actually offers its customers a tool to obfuscate your email address in your RSS feed, so that it will "help our podcasters avoid unwanted spam". It's a problem the company is more than aware of, then. "Email marketing is one part of our marketing strategy", said Ross Adams, the company's CEO, when we last asked.
  
  
• Oscar Merry has suggested Lightning Comments as a potential solution for cross-app commenting: using "boostagrams" as a method of sending comments. We like this idea; and the spec is simple enough for us to code it; so, you'll find a "comments" section on every update in Podnews's web version. You can also see those comments in the Fountain app.
  
  
• Podnews are also, as of today, permanently supporting the socialInteract tag for Twitter (and will probably pull in those comments to the page, too, at some stage). 
  
  
• A new version is up: 1.0.0-beta. This release comes with bug fixes and an exciting feature: WebSub! From now on, Castopod will push your newly pub

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GUESTS: 

• SCOTT WAXMAN // HALA TAHA

NEWS:

• Spotify takes Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s podcast ‘into its own hands’ after the couple produced NO content for a YEAR.
  
  
• Spotify picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young
  
  
• Stephen Fry has launched a new podcast exploring the brain. The podcast is exclusively on Audible.
  
  
• Amazon Buys Exclusive Rights to ‘My Favorite Murder’ Podcast. 
  Amazon Music and Wondery will offer new episodes of the podcasts for a week before they are available on other services.
  
  
• Libsyn has put its new user interface, Libsyn5, live to all users.
  The new interface is easier to use, and features 'social scheduling’ and support of the locked tag.
  
  
• Exclusive: The free and open-source podcast solution for you to self-host, Castopod has reached v1.0, and now has a website of its own.  The podcast platform includes open comments, video clips, anonymised analytics, and wide support for the new podcast namespace. It’s available for download today.
  
  
• Podcast hosting company Castos has added customisable podcast website themes.
  CEO Craig Hewett will be a guest on the show next week. 
  
  
• Captivate launch Automated Show Notes.
  Mark Asquith will be a guest on the show next week.
  
  
• Anchor podcasts are unplayable in some podcast apps.
  Overcast CEO/Developer Marco Arment, added, in a tweet to Anchor: “It’s been two weeks that you’re serving malformed files, breaking media players, and losing the audiences of your customers. Do you care about this medium at all?”
  
  
• Ross Mathews and Nikki Boyer are co-hosting The Ambies, the second annual Awards for Excellence in Audio run by The Podcast Academy. They’re the co-hosts of Dying for Sex, the winner of the 2021 Podcast of the Year; the ceremony is on March 22 in Los Angeles, and live online.
  
  
• Castopod joins Spotify,

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Listen to James Cridland and Sam Sethi as they celebrate 'International Podcast Day'. 

GUESTS:: Ross Adams and Johan Billgren from Acast

NEWS: 

1. Twitter has launched crypto-tipping using the lightning network: the same tool used by Podcasting 2.0 Value4Value apps. The tool uses the Strike API. It’s “rolling out” on iOS.

2. iOS 15's “Private Relay” has gone live: but what effect will it have on your podcast stats, and on ad-tech?  There’s also a new 1.25x playback speed control in Apple Podcasts in iOS 15. 

3. Love Apple Podcasts? You can now rate and review inbuilt iOS apps like Apple Podcasts. At the time of writing, Apple Podcasts was the company's worst-rated app with just 2.0 stars after 152 ratings.

4. Apple Podcasts has published its most popular paid subscriptions channels, and most popular free ones. They have never done this before. 

5. The world’s #3 podcast app, Google Podcasts, is getting a full Material You update. “Material You” will be the new style for Android 12, which is shortly to be released.

6. Research company Statistia has published a map of where podcasts are most popular. We tell you who are the top 3.

7. IMDb.com have created a great landing page for all of the winners and nominees from five years of British Podcast Awards!

8. A new podcast audio checking service called Vib3s has launched.

9. Podcast hosting company Transistor.fm has teased their upcoming dynamic audio insertion tool. The system will offer pre-roll and post-roll.

10. Podcast hosting company Captivate Audio Ltd revealed their new embeddable podcast player - it’s completely screenreader accessible, responsive and has a fully customisable design. The company also promises “a big reveal” later today on International Podcast Day. (Podland's host is an advisor.)

11. Wondery has launched a kids podcast subscription service, Wondery+ Kids. For $4.99, the service provid

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And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”24 (Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) 25 They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26 John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, 27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” 28 These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

1.   Why do you think it’s so hard for the world (and us) to recognize who is Christ?  
 
2.    Is there anything or anyone in the world you confuse with the work or person of Christ?
 
3.    Have you ever experienced a change in your sense of identity as you experienced some success or notoriety?
 
4.    In what situations do you need to be reminded that you are not Christ?
 
5.    What captivates you?  How does it shape your life?
 
6.    Can you imagine for yourself being captivated by Jesus like John is?  Do you want that?  If so, what do you hope to do about    it? 

New job? This list will help you remember critical stuff, have killer conversations, make good first impressions, and survive your first day at a new job! Full show notes at https://easiercast.com/50