In April 2014, I tweeted Pat Flynn a video, asking him to be a guest on my podcast. He said yes within minutes. This is how I did it. Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.com has been one of my biggest influences since starting my blog and podcast. I was fortunate enough to meet him in San Diego at the Social Media Marketing World conference. "If there is anything I can do to help, just ask," he had said, as he handed me his business card. I stared at the card. Need help? it read. Email pat at … [Read more...]
How To Get Andrew Warner Of Mixergy.com To Say ‘Yes’ To Your Podcast Interview
I'll give you a clue - first off, don't send him an email. He won't even see it. How do I know this? Because he told me. He said "If you'd sent an email asking for an interview, I wouldn't have said no - my assistants would have said no. In fact, I'm asking them to say no to everyone. But...not to you." And why not to me? 'Cos I thought outside the inbox and made a video instead. So why Andrew Warner? Well, the man has interviewed over 1000 highly successful entrepreneurs. I didn't want to … [Read more...]
Creative Invitations: My ‘Stand-Up’ Video for Judy Carter
Ever wanted to try stand-up comedy but are afraid that no-one will laugh? Just download your own studio audience! The other week, I met the wonderful Judy Carter at a National Speaker's Association event. Judy is a keynote speaker, coach, and author of the books The Comedy Bible, Stand-Up Comedy - The Book and, more recently, The Message of You. In the NSA session, she showed us how anyone (yes, no matter how serious) can add humour to a speech. Not only was Judy an amazing speaker, but the … [Read more...]
My Podcast Interview Video for Nick Gray of Museum Hack
Ahh, museums. Something I generally don't bother with, especially in New York City. They are crammed with tourists and noisy children, they're expensive, walking around for hours gets really tiring, and I have a hard time figuring out which bits to see. And quite often, if I'm a looking at a piece of artwork, I Just. Don't. Get It. I remember going to museums in Europe, and the only artworks I appreciated were the cubism pieces, because I'd studied it in architecture school. So I was rather … [Read more...]
My Podcast Interview Video for ‘Steal Like An Artist’ Author Austin Kleon
Want to know how I get guests on my podcast? I get creative! This week, I created a video for artist and author of Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work!, Austin Kleon. I met him at a book signing a few months ago here in New York, and cheekily asked him to sign my book with the message: "Hi Christina, I would love to be a guest on your podcast." It didn't work. But he WAS very nice about it: I decided to take a different approach. To get the attention of an artist, I'd have to think … [Read more...]