The 5 Business Podcasts I Listen To

Or - The Reinvention of Zig Ziglar’s Automobile University

I am a life-long learner. Are you? You should be. Everyone should be. And in this age of rapidly evolving playing fields you can’t afford not to be.

I’m a big fan of Zig Ziglar. Zig is “the man” as far as I’m concerned. The quintessential motivator. One of the most important things I learned from his training is the idea of Automobile University. Zig taught me how to turn my work commute into a valuable learning opportunity. I devoured all kinds of books, first on tape and later on CD (I really dated myself there, didn’t I?). I got them from the library so it really was a free education - but priceless.

As I moved from working in an office to working at home that time was eliminated. But my thirst for knowledge was not. So I tweaked the system a bit and started using my “get ready” time in the morning. I started listening when I’m doing housework and taking walks - anytime that requires me to be doing something physical but that doesn’t need all of my brain power. Call me funny but I don’t consider cleaning toilets and dusting furniture high end brain activities.

With the growth of the Internet has come the growth of informational resources. Now books are often out of date by the time they are published. And, as I mentioned earlier, playing fields are evolving so rapidly that you can’t afford to wait for a book to be published to get information.

In my article The 10 Business Blogs I always Read, I shared my favorite business blogs. But somehow I have never figured out how to brush my teeth and read at the same time. Enter the world of Podcasting . Brain food for the times when my body has to be doing something else. Automobile University reinvented and reformatted to fit my world.

So here are the 5 Business Podcasts I listen to:

1. StartupNation StartupNation is one of my favorite sites. I have learned more from this site than I could have from a top business school. They provide “real-world business advice to people who want to start a business and who want to grow their small businesses.” Check out their media channels here.

2. Duct Tape Marketing with John Jantsch. Duct Tape Marketing first came to my attention when I was a student of Teaching Sells. John Jantsch is a very savvy marketer and helps me keep on top of smart marketing not only for my bricks and mortar clients but virtual businesses (like my own) as well. Check out his podcast here.

3. Managing the Gray I found this podcast by accident while searching around iTunes. CC Chapman’s podcast focuses on the changing world of social media and marketing and is very informative and interesting. Check it out here.

4. Freelance Switch These guys are on my blog list too. They have some great information on running a freelance business that applies to Virtual Assistants too. Check out the podcast at here.

5. The Motley Fool Great site and interesting information - “The Motley Fool provides premium investing advice and market-beating stock research whether you have $250 to invest or tens of thousands of dollars. They have two podcasts:

Motley Fool Money - A round table discussion with their senior analysts (but it’s not dry and boring, these guys are actually fun!) about the major business and investing stories of the week, plus a “Stocks On Our Radar” segment.
Motley Fool Conversations - Interviews with major players in investing, business and culture. I just listened to a fascinating interview with Michael Lewis, the author of the book, The Blind Side which was the basis of the Sandra Bullock  movie.

Check them out here.

I subscribe to all of these via iTunes which makes finding what I want, when I want it so much easier. You can either subscribe through the podcasting site or search on iTunes. They are all free.

Free but priceless.

Enjoy!

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