As podcasts become increasingly popular, I’m here to give you the inside scoop on the podcasts every young entrepreneur needs to check out for inspiration and motivation!

Why Listen To A Podcast?

You might be asking yourself why you, as an aspiring entrepreneur, should spend your time listening to podcasts! Well, reading and listening to stories is always insightful. Everyone loves hearing amazing success stories, and hearing about entrepreneurial success stories will inspire you and motivate you to put your best foot forward.

Not only that, but good success stories are great to learn about challenges, obstacles, and failures and how to overcome them. Learning from these very challenges other entrepreneurs face is what often leads to breakthroughs. As an entrepreneur, we must learn to dream big, fail bigger, experiment, collaborate with others, and conquer our fear for great success!

When you listen to podcasts about entrepreneurs, you learn all about fearless entrepreneurs who took risks and built successful businesses. Telling stories of entrepreneurs from all backgrounds, regardless of race, places and gender, is so vital! Learning from entrepreneurs who aren’t in the mainstream spotlight is so informative and inspiring!

So, let’s get started! Read more to hear about podcasts and entrepreneurs who can motivate you and inspire you to take big risks and act fearless!

How I Built This-Sarah Blakely

Every young entrepreneur must listen to Sarah Blakely’s story and how she built a billion dollar company. You probably are asking yourself, “how did she build a company worth a billion dollars?!,” and that’s what the podcast is all about!

Blakely’s podcast starts with her telling her story about selling fax machines and ends with her sharing how she became the youngest SELF-MADE billionaire in the entire United States. Unfortunately, her journey to success is quite unknown to the mainstream media!

Her company, Spanx, was launched with the money she had in her savings account after she saw a need for an undergarment that combines the top feature of pantyhose without the long legs of pantyhose.

Blakley’s story has earned support from people of all backgrounds, including manufacturers, patent attorneys, and even Oprah herself! Her story inspires young entrepreneurs, but especially women, who are pitching innovating business ideas! This podcast is a MUST for all young entrepreneurs out there!

Innovators Uncensored-Hamdi Ulukaya

This podcast features an interview with Hamadi Ulukaya, Founder and CEO of Chobani! This is a great podcast to learn about humble beginnings, hard work, and amazing leadership! Ulukaya’s path to amazing success was totally untraditional. He made his way up, but started in a really low spot!

Starting his business small, he worked in a closed down factory in a small town in upstate New York with a team of only five people! His team had no experience in business, marketing or management! Learn how this inexperienced team grew into Chobani’s massive success!

Ulukaya not only talks about how the company grew, but how even after Chobani’s success, he never let the popularity or money get to his head! He talks about staying accountable to his employees and how he doesn't shy away from issues, like the refugee crisis for example!

During the interview, he tells the story of two refugees he hired who found success working for Chobani! Ulukaya is a true leader, and tells how he went against the normal assumptions of how businesses are run and puts people and purpose at the forefront of his business!

Take The Leap

Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, once said that “an entrepreneur is someone who will jump off a cliff and assemble an airplane on the way down.”

The essence of this podcast is all about taking the leap of starting a business! Yes, entrepreneurs may fail, and yes entrepreneurs will face many challenges, but entrepreneurs must take the leap!

The host of the podcast, Tiffany Toombs, invites guests who have both succeeded and failed in taking their leap! The guests share important lessons and tips to help young entrepreneurs in their business leaps and ventures.

The podcast also touches on tackling the fear of taking the leap,self-doubt and self-sabotage every entrepreneur feels at one point or another, and worry in general. For young entrepreneurs, this podcast is super informative, inspiring, and motivating! You must check it out!

How Are You Helping?

“How am I helping?” As a young entrepreneur venturing into the business world for the first time, pause and look around. Ask yourself how you, as an entrepreneur, are making an impact through generosity, contribution and more. While it’s important to create a business and it feels great to reach success, it’s equally important to give back and lend a helping hand. For a time of reflection and great lessons, give this podcast a listen! You won’t regret it.

The Smart Woman Show

Female entrepreneurship is on the rise more than ever! As women in business are being more encouraged in college, many young female entrepreneurs are looking to other women who have made their way into the business world for inspiration and advice. Tara Oldridge, the host of the podcast, provides a place for successful women (and men!), to share stories and advice on balancing family, relationships, business, lifestyle and more!

As Told By Nomads

Hosted by digital marketing specialist, Tayo Rockson, he offers useful insights to young entrepreneurs hoping to enter the business world with the help of digital marketing. If you want a creative, unique approach to help build your business, gain a following, and develop your marketing strategy, then this podcast is perfect for you!

The Authentic Audience

Now more than ever with the peak of online business and social media, it’s really easy to cut corners. In today’s world, entrepreneurs can buy followers, write fake reviews and more to climb (and cheat) to the top. But, you’re only fooling yourself if you think that works.

This podcast, hosted by Krista Rimpa, gives insight and advice on growing your business and marketing strategies to gain REAL followers and LOYAL customers. Rimpa brings on inspiring leaders and entrepreneurs who give insight on business, marketing, relationships, and life in general.

This podcast is all about the power of honesty and storytelling. Give it a listen!

The Introvert Entrepreneur

This podcast, hosted by Beth Buelow, was named one of the “Top 25 Business Podcasts for Entrepreneurs” in 2014. The show features energetic conversation, advice and insights on how to promote your business successfully, raise productivity, and tackle your fears in the business world as an introvert.

If you’re an introvert but you have fears of the business world and growing a following, give this podcast a listen! Learn how to better tap into your own personal power, improve your relationships with employees, partners, and followers, and establish a reputable leadership role in your industry!

Everyday Wellness

As the famous Dalai Lama once said, “man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.”

As young entrepreneurs, it’s important to understand that you’ll have to face losses for our startup to gain a following, but health should NEVER be one of those losses. You’ll face many obstacles and lows during the startup of your business, and you must learn how to handle those low times.

When you have to put in REALLY LONG hours into your business with nearly zero dollars in your bank account, how do you keep a healthy lifestyle? Well, in this podcast you’ll learn that a healthy lifestyle requires everyday wellness.

The co-host of the podcast, Cynthia Thurlow, is known for her TedTalk on intermittent fasting. Her knowledge and expertise on the nutrition world and as a nurse practitioner shine through in every single interview.

The other host, Kelly Donahue, is a health psychologist and popular author. Together, the hosts discuss self-care strategies that help both the body and mind during stressful times. Their podcast mission is to provide helpful and practical mind and body tools to overcome stress, anxiety, worry, you name it!

Stand And Fight

Addiction. When your business is struggling, or maybe when your business has reached the peak of success and you have loads of money, you might fall into addiction. Addiction is real and MANY people struggle with mental health issues every single day. Whether you struggle with depression, sleep deprivation, eating disorders, addiction or more, it’s important to realize you’re not alone.

Many people, especially in the business world, struggle with these obstacles. This podcast is hosted by Rob Eastman, who had great success very early in life. Unfortunately, his great success led to addiction and nearly his own death.

Listen to his inspiring story as he turned his life around, and created a safe space for successful entrepreneurs to talk about their own struggles and mental health, and how they overcame their battles. As a young entrepreneur, it’s important to recognize those struggles and realize that you are not alone!

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