Ep. 30 - Jonah Keri: Writing for Grantland, Publishing NY Times Best-Sellers, Baseball Podcasting - a podcast by Ryan Williams: Entrepreneur, Start-up Founder & Marketing. Interviews with

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Jonah Keri is a NY Times best-selling author, sports writer for ESPN's Grantland, and told me some fantastic stories on this week's show.  He has been a paid journalist his entire professional life and he details his journey as a writer. Jonah dives into how he started his podcast, writes his best-selling books, and how he wound-up working for Bill Simmons at Grantland.


Great Jonah Keri quotes:


“Somebody is always paying attention to what you’re doing somewhere.”


"One of my favorite quotes is by Branch Rickey: 'Luck is the residue of design.'  Meaning you need a lot of luck in life, but if you work hard and you have a baseline level of skill - things will come to you."



What you'll learn from this episode:



  • Jonah's book writing process, how long it takes him to research and interview subjects  

  • How his girlfriend helped him get back into baseball during Major League Baseball's '94-'95 season

  • How he bookd early guests like Rickey Henderson, Evan Longoria, and Death Cab's Ben Gibbard for his podcast

  • The story behind his first job as a sports writer

  • How posting on baseball message boards helped him land his first book deal

  • How he connected with Bill Simmons to start writing for Grantland 


Connect with us:



  • Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ryanjwill/

  • Stories from The Influencer Economy website:  http://www.influencereconomy.com


Connecti with Jonah:



  • Jonah writes on Grantland:  http://grantland.com

  • Find Jonah on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/jonahkeri

  • Joah Keri’s “Extra 2%” NY Times Best-seller: http://amzn.to/dmz0hk 

  • His new Montreal Expose book “Up Up & Away!”  goo.gl/EwWQtS 


 

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