185 Stephen Hart - Trailblazer - a podcast by Harry Duran

Harry Duran welcomes to the podcast marketing professional, serial entrepreneur, husband, father, and fellow podcaster, Stephen Hart. Stephen is the founder and host of the show, Trailblazers, a podcast that explores stories of successful black professionals, entrepreneurs, creatives, and corporate leaders. Stephen’s goal is to share stories of black men and women who are doing amazing things within their industries. Stephen is a believer in being authentic and strives to help people discover their true callings.
In this episode, Stephen and Harry discuss Podcast Movement, the conference where they originally met. They talk about the supportive nature of the podcasting community and encourage listeners to attend a podcast conference to share in the experience. Stephen discusses his background and the inspiration behind his podcast, Trailblazers. For Stephen, the success of his podcast isn’t measured by downloads, but rather by engagement and impact. His goal over the next five years is to help and positively affect 10,000 lives. It is Stephen’s hope that this will create a ripple effect and that his deeds will continue to spread. Stephen equates this to planting seeds in a garden he will never see. Finally, Stephen talks about his legacy, which includes being a great husband, father, and overall person.00:59 – Harry welcomes Stephen Hart to the podcast
01:35 – Stephen’s background04:26 – How Stephen has raised his children to not be dependent on technology and devices
08:35 – How Stephen wound up living in Maryland09:01 – Stephen and Harry talk about Podcast Movement, the world’s largest podcast conference
14:43 – Stephen talks about MapCon, the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Conference16:42 – Harry’s freestyle rap story from Podcast Movement
20:39 – Stephen encourages all podcasters to attend a podcast conference21:54 – The importance of bringing a unique perspective to your podcast
24:01 – What inspired Stephen to start his podcast, Trailblazers28:57 – How Stephen measures the success of his podcast
30:44 – Stephen shares his idea for his next podcast32:57 – Harry announces the conference he’s been working to launch, Clarion
34:45– Stephen speaks to his future goals and the positive impact he wants to achieve
41:52 – Stephen’s other projects46:09 – Stephen advises entrepreneurs to get their products and services out there
48:37 – Where Stephen got his entrepreneurial spirit and hustle49:50 – Stephen talks about the mentors that influenced his life and career
53:32 – Stephen recalls geeking out when he met Pat Flynn56:04 – What is something Stephen has changed his mind about recently?
58:09 – Why Stephen’s legacy is important to him1:00:14 – Stephen talks about an exercise where he posed 32 questions to his father
1:01:47 – What is the most misunderstood thing about Stephen?1:04:18 – Where listeners can follow StephenFull show notes: http://podcastjunkies.com/185 (http://podcastjunkies.com/185)
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