How to Use a Podcast to Create an Entrepreneurship Community
Helpful podcasts can help you grow an entrepreneurship community when you’re a start-up business.
But where do you even begin? How do you find an entrepreneurship community? While taking action and learning from your mistakes is an important part of the process, listening to the right podcasts for entrepreneurs can help provide valuable insight and motivation from those who have walked in your shoes. It’s not what you know, but who you know, right? A podcast can help you connect with your tribe.
We started a podcast for business owners and start ups first, and it ended up transforming into an entrepreneurship community. Here’s how you can do it too.
(And make sure to join ours to stay in touch!)
Demystifying Entrepreneurship | The Be Helpful Podcast
As one of the most recommended podcasts for aspiring entrepreneurs, "The Be Helpful Podcast" with Host Gboyega Adebayo started out by interviewing both experienced founders and those just starting out about the real challenges of building a business. Through honest conversations, Gboyega helps peel back the mystique around entrepreneurship and shares practical advice for tackling problems business owners face every day.
With over 70 episodes, the podcast is a goldmine of information for anyone looking to learn from others' successes and setbacks. In this way, the podcast has helped build a huge community of entrepreneurs because of the 1-1 connection and the shareability of the episode after production. Our founder guests are proud to be featured, so it’s a great way to spread the word, because they love to show off the collaboration.
Some valuable lessons learned from the podcast include:
It's okay to start small. Many successful founders bootstrapped initially instead of seeking funding. They focused on solving a real problem for a niche audience.
Prioritize self-care. Entrepreneurship is stressful and you'll face many long days and nights. Make sure to carve out time for rest, hobbies, and relationships outside of work to avoid burnout.
Surround yourself with mentors. Find advisors you trust, both in your industry and with broader business experience, who you can regularly seek guidance from. Their perspectives will help you avoid common mistakes.
For any aspiring or current founder, the Be Helpful Podcast is a must for its wealth of actionable lessons shared through engaging conversations. Make it a regular part of your learning process. And, if you’re inspired… use this article as a sign to start your own podcast too!
Growing Your Business with Helpful Podcasts for Entrepreneurs
We’re not the only podcast to listen to when you start your business. Here’s a list of our favorite business podcasts to also add to your list:
The Be Helpful Podcast (oh, we did mention this one didn’t we :)
Business Wars
Duct Tape Marketing
The Tim Ferris Show
StartUp
Planet Money
Odd Lots
Count Me In
Sales Maven
The 10 Minute Entrepreneur
There’s so many….
Spotlight: Submit Your Story to Be Featured
In addition to the podcast, the Be Helpful website features inspiring entrepreneur success stories. Have you overcome adversity to achieve your dreams of business ownership? We want to share your story to motivate others. Adding a way for our podcast listeners to submit their own story is just another great way to add content and again, shareability, to your content.
Some examples of past featured entrepreneur stories we’ve covered include:
Highlighting real founders is one way Be Helpful strives to, again, help demystify entrepreneurship and show that with grit and determination, anyone can achieve their goals.
More Resources for Entrepreneurs
There’s more… At Be Helpful, (your down to earth entrepreneurship community), you can not only listen to the podcast, submit your start-up story to get featured, and join the business directory, we have answered your top questions in our blog, a full resource for start-ups and seasoned owners.
Blog: Weekly articles provide tips and advice on topics like funding your startup, marketing strategies, funding your new business, and more.
Directory: Browse profiles of small businesses and services that support entrepreneurs. Find mentors, advisors, designers - even fellow founders to join a mastermind group with.
Merch Store: Rep the Be Helpful brand with hoodies, mugs, hats and more. All proceeds support the organization's educational mission.
Grants and Loans: Need to figure out funding for your business? We’ve compiled a list of 50 resources for you.
Get Social: Follow our Instagram Page to stay up to date on Be Helpful Podcast episode drops, inspiring business content and more.
Whether just starting out or scaling, Be Helpful provides tools, community, and inspiration at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey. Use our curated podcast playlists, browse inspiring stories, and connect with others for support and accountability. And, take our business model and use it for your own business to grow community. Any business can make a podcast (you have valuable information to share!) and if you leverage your podcast wisely for your business, a community just very well may spring from it - just like it did here at Be Helpful!