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Alex Blumberg is the CEO and co-founder, along with Matt Lieber, of Gimlet Media. Blumberg left a long career in public radio to launch Gimlet, a for-profit podcast network focusing on narrative journalism and storytelling, which has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Verge. Gimlet currently produces three podcasts: "StartUp," the real story of what it’s like to launch a business; "Reply All," a show about the internet; and "Mystery Show," a podcast where podcaster Starlee Kine solves everyday mysteries. Many more shows are in development. Blumberg’s work has won every major award in broadcast journalism, including the Polk, the duPont-Columbia, and the Peabody. Blumberg's award-winning audio documentary on the housing crisis, The Giant Pool of Money, which he co-reported and produced with Adam Davidson, was named one of the last decade's top ten works of journalism by the Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism and New York University. Planet Money, through podcasts, radio stories, documentaries and blog posts, delivers economic journalism in a fresh, accessible, humorous, yet hard-hitting way. Blumberg executive produced the interactive project Planet Money Makes a T-Shirt, which won almost every major online award including an Emmy. Blumberg also served as executive producer on the television version of This American Life, which aired on the Showtime network. The show earned rave reviews from almost every major market television critic. It won four Emmy awards, including the award for best non-fiction television series. In addition to his work on the economy, Blumberg has done radio documentaries on topics such as life aboard a US aircraft carrier, teenage Steve Forbes supporters, and prisoners staging a production of Hamlet. He is a graduate of Oberlin College. He lives with his wife and two children in Brooklyn, NY.Important Details
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When you get the chance to learn from successful podcaster Lewis Howes, you take it. Seasoned podcaster and entrepreneur Lewis Howes takes you through the anatomy of a great episode and the steps you can take to make your podcast profitable in this course. In less than five hours, you'll learn how to set your podcast apart from the others, invest in the right gear, and leverage the proper marketing techniques to push your podcast to the top.
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Lewis Howes is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach, author and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men's National Handball Team athlete. Lewis created "The School of Greatness podcast," which has received millions of downloads since it launched in 2013. His newest book, The School of Greatness, provides a framework for achieving real, sustainable, repeatable success. Get the tools, knowledge and actionable resources to take your vision and turn it into a reality. Lewis was recognized by The White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. He is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and Yahoo.com and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Men's Health, The Today Show and other major media outlets. Learn more at LewisHowes.com.Important Details
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Julia Dewitt is a senior producer at NPR's "Snap Judgment." Her work has also appeared on "This American Life," "99 Percent" "Invisible," and "Love + Radio." Before coming to radio she was a bartender, National Geographic Young Explorer, and ardent traveler. She lives and works in the San Francisco Bay area.Important Details
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Producing a professional podcast is no easy feat — just ask John Lee Dumas, the founder of EntrepreneurOnFire. John interviews today's most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs 7 days a week and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., and Time Magazine. In this wall-to-wall course, he will cover the technical, creative, and business elements behind running a success podcast; from purchasing the right equipment to finding your target audience. Tune in, and you'll get a step-by-step look at creating and distributing a high-quality podcast, delivered straight by an award-winning podcaster.
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John Lee Dumas is the founder of EntrepreneurOnFire, awarded “Best of iTunes 2013.” John interviews today's most inspiring and successful entrepreneurs 7 days a week and has been featured in Forbes, Inc., and Time Magazine. John has turned EntrepreneurOnFire into a business that generates over $200,000 a month and shares all the details via his monthly income reports at EOFire.com/income. John also founded the #1 podcasting community in the world, Podcasters' Paradise, a community where over 1,200 podcasters learn how to create, grow, and monetize their podcast in a supportive environment. EntrepreneurOnFire generates over 750,000 unique listens a month and recaps of these 700+ episodes and much more can be found at EOFire.com.Important Details
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