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Welcome Dan Franks!

Dan Franks began his career as a CPA.  Spending the first 8 years of his career in public accounting, starting in the big four with KPMG, but he realized his true passion was working with small business owners and entrepreneurs.  That’s when he discovered podcasting, becoming the business manager for a major podcasting company, Midroll / Stitcher. He worked alongside the CFO, helping with all aspects of the business side of the company.  At the same time, in 2014 he helped co-found and launch “Podcast Movement” - the world's largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry.  In 2018 it became his full-time job.  Now “Podcast Movement” welcomes over 3,000 podcasters and industry professionals from around the world to their annual event.  

ABOUT CECE LEUNG, CPA

Cecilia "Cece" Leung is a finance executive and CFO advisor to growing businesses who are ready to scale up financially and get ready for next-level opportunities. Cece is the founding partner of The Entrepreneur CFO, a global professional advisory firm helping growing companies with strategic decision making as they become financially and operationally ready for their next big thing. With fluency in Mandarin, Cantonese and English, paired with two decades of international financial services experience in New York, London, Switzerland, Hong Kong and China, Cece has worked with prominent firms including JP Morgan, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young, offering the best in-class solutions to Fortune 500 and growing companies worldwide. Cece is the author of the book Dear Accountant: Stories, Advice and Explorations, which offers up-and-coming professionals valuable insights and perspectives about the many career paths and opportunities under the accounting and finance umbrella.

Personal Website: http://www.ceceleung.com

Book Website: http://www.dearaccountantbook.com

The Entrepreneur CFO website: http://www.ecfopro.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceceleung/

From the time I was in junior high, I had a "side hustle," though that term hadn't been invented yet. First it was a paper route. Then a job at a shoe store. Then I turned my love for architecture into a drafting business. My high school actually paid me to skip study hall to go draw floor plans of the various buildings in our district.

In college, I picked up radio...and then voiceover and production gigs...and, most recently, public address jobs at sporting events. It's actually a pretty sweet deal to get paid for your hobbies. Which certainly can't be said for golf or fishing.

Dan Franks can relate. From building websites to podcast creation, Dan has frequently supplemented his job as a CPA with something technology-related.  And then in 2014, Dan Franks turned his "side hustle" into Podcast Movement...the biggest, baddest podcasting conference in the world. He's such a show off.

Dan Franks is the co-founder of Podcast Movement, a conference for podcasters, by podcasters which expects 2,000 attendees at PM17 in Anaheim this year. Dan is also the business manager at Midroll, which helps great advertisers meet great podcasts.

SHOW NOTES:

1:27 - What do Dan's days at Midroll and Podcast Movement consist of?

3:01 - Dan's worst interview ever was so bad, that it never even occurred!

8:31 - To record crystal-clear, long-distance interviews...check out RINGR for free.

9:34 - How do you optimize your workflow without coming across as a robot or impersonal?

12:07 - Learn how building websites in middle school turned Dan into the person he is today.

13:12 - The differences between a creator and a consumer.

14:55 - Connect with Dan online by going to his website. And don't forget to signup for Podcast Movement!