Young and Profiting with Hala Taha - YAPLive: Ask Hala Anything [Part1] | Uncut Version

Episode Date: July 31, 2020

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minimums and participating scores. The taxes and other fees still apply. Hey everybody, it's Hala from Young & Profiting Podcast. I have an interview in a little bit and I decided that I'd come on and do an ask Hala anything session. You guys loved it so much last time I did it. So I figured, you know, I have 20, 30 minutes to hop on before my interview at six o'clock and would love to take any of your questions.

So there is about a two minute delay. So I can see your comments, but if you do have a question, I know everything that has to do with podcasting. I know a lot about LinkedIn marketing. I know a lot about social media marketing in general and growing communities, overcoming failure. And so, whatever you want to ask me, feel free to ask me, looking forward to see what everybody's got to say.

Okay, we've got our first question already. This is from Fion, who is a podcast host. How did you grow your podcast? So I would say the main way that I grew my podcast was through one-to-one connections. So when I first started, I literally would copy and paste a message and send it to all my followers and ask them to watch my show. And I would

do that one by one and grew my listenership just one by one doing strategies like that. Then I got a little fancier and I started targeting Gary V and his podcast following. So I used an automation tool and anybody who liked or commented on his posts, I would actually go and invite them to connect, tell them a little bit about my podcast, nine out of 10 times they would accept, and then I would give them a link to my show and they would download it.

Okay, lots of comments going on right here. Okay, how do you choose what topic the podcast should be about? So we have a really great podcast strategy. What we do is we look at the guests that we want on the show first, and then we formulate our topics around that. So sometimes what I do is I just go look on the bestseller list on Amazon,

and I see who the top authors are right now, and then I'll invite them on my show, and then based on the latest thing that they're talking about, sometimes their experts in multiple areas, we'll just focus on one thing because I like to go deep. I don't like to just have a broad casual conversation. I actually like to teach my listeners actionable insights that they can use in their everyday life. And so it's usually one certain topic that we're covering. And that's what we get into. So for example, I'm allowed to interview Brian Scootamore. He is the CEO of 1-800-GOT-Junk. I'm sure

everybody has heard of that company. They're everywhere. And his company makes like $200 million a year. And it's all because he does franchising. So this episode's really going to be focused on franchising. And that's how I kind of get my topic. So I basically find the guest and then think about what they're good at. And then there's some instances where, you know, I try to actually actively find somebody to cover a specific topic, like, for example, like Black Lives Matter.

But that gets hard because sometimes, like, you don't get those, like, I tried so hard to get somebody for Black Lives Matter, like, Abraham Candy and like, all these people and nobody responded to me. So that's more difficult, I think, to go to the topic group because then you're stuck on the topic where I just like, go with the flow, if I get a really great guest, they have great expertise. I think about what they're an expert on

and what is the most value for my listeners based on their expertise. Your podcast is amazing. Thank you so much, Nadia. I really appreciate that. Malcolm, thank you for being so humble and generous, giving strategies and information like that is very gracious. Of course, yeah, I'm happy to answer any questions you guys have about podcasting or LinkedIn. I don't do

podcasting for the money. I have an amazing career at Disney Streaming Services and so it's really all about helping people. I was just interviewed on a podcast and I actually started crying because he asked me like what my why was and I said it's not about the money, it's about helping people, teaching people. I feel like I had an amazing father. And I really was given every opportunity in life. He grew up so poor, and he struggled so hard. He grew up in war.

He came here with nothing. He became a surgeon. And he gave me everything. And so I feel like I have to pay everybody back for that. And then I have to give everybody everything and help anybody I can. And so that's why I have to pay everybody back for that. And then I have to give everybody everything and help anybody I can. And so that's why I do Young and Prophing podcasts. Because I feel like I was given such an opportunity

and advantage in life. And I really want to give that back to everybody else. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. How do you niche down to a specific topic in podcasting? OK, so you're talking about finding out what is your niche for podcasting. Okay, so you're talking about finding out what is your niche for podcasting. I would say, think about who your target audience is and don't worry so much about like, what's my niche?

I would worry about like, who are you trying to speak to? Like, what's your expertise? That's how you find out what you're gonna talk about. For me, I decided to be broad. I wanted to do everything in anything that could help anybody profit financially or professionally, and so that's what my podcast is about. I wanna go broad.

I actually don't wanna have a niche because I think that's restrictive. I think that I don't want anybody to be able to listen to my podcast. Originally, it was supposed to be like millennials. It turns out my listeners are all ages, and so I regret calling it young and profiting podcast because a lot of people when they first hear that They're like, oh, I'm not young. I can't listen to this podcast and that's not true

It's actually like I'm not even that young and the guests I interview are certainly not young They're all like mostly in their 50s 60s And so it's a really valuable show no matter what age you are and so I think that putting yourself in a box is not necessarily The right thing to do but you are. And so I think that putting yourself in a box is not necessarily the right thing to do. But podcasting people do say that when you have an eash, you can sell to a community that's not that big and it's still really valuable. And you can just go really deep with those people. A lot of people say that's the right way to do it. I think go broad. Why put yourself in a box unless there's some certain expertise that you have. So for example,

if you're a real estate agent, do a podcast on real estate and like focus on that and that's your audience and that's a huge market and you're an expert at that and so that's what you should do. For me, I'm an expert in marketing but I didn't want to have a marketing podcast. I really just wanted to have a self-improvement podcast. So it's really what you want to do. You know, it's really up to you but I would suggest going broad and not limiting your audience base because I regret calling it a young and profiting podcast for that reason. What are your personal tactics for dealing with stress and being overwhelmed? Well, I think that I am

like kind of like an energizer bunny and you would think that with everything I have on my plate that I'd be like stressed all the time, but really it's just about knowing your why. So for me, like I said, I really just want to help people. I want people to improve their lives. I really want everybody to know that life is limitless and you can be anything that you want to be. And so that why drives me. So like, if I have to like do something really late at night,

I just think about what would my fans think? What if I don't put out this episode that I'm not consistent and I'm not letting everybody down? And so like, I think about my why and that really keeps me going. The second thing is I love to work out and no matter how busy I am, I make sure that right after work, I do a workout

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the Millionaire University podcast. New episodes drop Mondays and Thursdays. Find the Millionaire University podcast on Apple Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, let me know if you guys have any questions about podcasts and marketing? How do you stay motivated and how do you manage stress and setbacks? So I stay motivated by doing something that I love to do. Podcasting, like I mentioned, it's not like paying my bills. I'll just be quite honest. You're not going to become a billionaire being a podcaster unless you're Joe Rogan. Maybe one day I'll get there.

But podcasting, you know, I make advertising money here and there. But it's not like paying my bills. I have other businesses, I work at Disney, I have other things going on that really pays my bills and helps me actually invest in young and profiting so that I can put the show out and do it well, right? So I would say like what motivates me is actually not money, nothing financial. It's literally helping other people. And if I know, and when I read reviews, and I hear what people, like how the show has improved

their lives, that's what really motivates me. And how do I stay motivated? It's by doing the thing that I love. If I was just working a corporate job, I would be really unmotivated. It pays the bills, it's great. It's a fun job. I mean, I work at DC streaming services.

You can't get much cooler, I guess, than that right now. So it's a great job. But if I wasn't following my dreams, I would be really unmotivated. So it's about finding something that you love and figuring out how to make a living around that, whether it's as a side hustle like me, and I do it on the side, and maybe one day in the future, I'll take it full stream, but it's doing something that you love, and that's, it's an alignment with like who you are and then you'll be motivated no matter what. So if you're feeling unmotivated, you've definitely got to make a change.

You've got to figure out what's missing, what do you love to do, what do people say that you're good at and then do it and you'll feel motivated every single day when you find something that you're good at, people want it, it's a demand, that's how you're gonna say to motivate it. How do you come up with each episode? I just mentioned that before.

I actually target guests and based on their expertise, whether it's their latest book, whether it's a certain topic that they touch on, that's usually how I decide what my show is going to be. We book way out of advanced. Like, we're already booked till the end of September right now. And usually we're even further out. And so we have a lot of time to study the cast,

think about what they're good at, and then come up with an angle. I like to go really narrow in my episodes so that I can have really actionable content and provide the most value as possible. What qualities should a leader have in your opinion to inspire them to not micro-manage? So I have a growing team, and when you're a leader, it is hard to micro-manage team and when you're a leader, it is hard to

micromanage, especially if you're used to being like a one-man show and you're used to doing everything, it's hard to let go. What you've got to do is be slow to hire and quick to fire. That's what I think. I think you really need to take your time when hiring people, make sure that they're the right fit. It's really about attitude. That's always what I look for when hiring somebody on my team. Do they have the right attitude? Because I can always teach people how to do it. I really like people who are willing to learn. And so for me, I would say the way to not micromanage is to trust the people that you hire and to be slow to hire. And if things are not working out quick to fires so that your team can remain consistent

and you can get the job done. So that's my advice and I think that if you find that you're a micro manager you have to work on that internally it means that like you have trust issues, possibly it means that you might be a control freak and you might value what you do more than you should. There's definitely things that people are better at than me. Like for example, I can audio edit, but I'm not audio editing my podcast. I have Matt who is my amazing audio engineer and he does that because he's better at that. And so you've got to let go sometimes and let people be the experts and trust people. I think it's really boils down to trust.

Michael, Pajrano, how do you choose your guests? Well, I like to have guests that are well-known. One of the things that I started from the beginning was having like really high caliber guests from the start. And that's because I wanted other high caliber guests to see who I had on my show and feel comfortable to come on. And so I'm really strategic with my guests. I tend to want like CEOs, billionaires, best selling authors, people who have a decent social media following, and who are really experts on their topics. I've never done like pay for play. I don't take any opportunity.

Like I said, it's not about money. A lot of people say, how much is it cost to get on your podcast? And I'm like, nothing, because you're not coming on, right? So like, it's really about like their expertise. If I feel like they can provide value to my guests, then they come on the show. Not everybody has a huge following. Like for example, I had Chase Hughes,

number eight, hacking human behavior, one of my most downloaded episodes. He's not like a huge celebrity, but he's so smart. And he has like an amazing strategy in terms of body language. And it was just like a really cool topic. And like I've interviewed a sleep scientist He's so smart and he has an amazing strategy in terms of body language. It was just a really cool topic. I've interviewed a sleep scientist who was absolutely social falling, but it was all about

sleep and it was just a really good topic. It really just depends. They have to have an expertise. I don't like to just talk about nothing and have a regular conversation like other podcasts. I don't like to just talk about other people's companies and like be commercial like that's not the point. So I just really like anybody who could provide something that can help my listeners profit financially or professionally. Dima, why quick firing?

Not saying that I would fire somebody for nothing. It just means that if you have a bad apple, that energy spreads really fast. And I think that enthusiasm is so important when it comes to your workforce and energy is so important when it comes to your workforce. And you just want to have that positive energy. So if you have somebody on your team who has a negative attitude and who is lazy or who doesn't do what they're supposed to say, it's really easy for people to get into that mindset

and for that energy to pass through the group. And so it's really important for me to have really energetic, enthusiastic people on my team. And if I feel like somebody is bringing down the energy and is not setting a good example, like I said, I think that can spread like cancer in an organization. And so it doesn't matter how high performing they are.

If they have a bad attitude, if they're not getting along, if they're making people miserable when they go to work, if they're gossiping or something like that, I don't want to have them on my team. So that's what I mean when I say quick to fire. It's more like protecting everybody else to make sure that our company culture and our culture within our organization stays strong.

Dan Yeal. As 17 years old, how do I show my expertise and find guests since I'm quite young? Well, I think that if you're 17 years old and you don't have an expertise, then maybe you interview guests on their expertise like I do. You don't have to have an expertise to start a podcast. You can start a podcast and basically just be a fly on the wall, ask really good questions, research about your guests, and have the opportunity to talk to amazing people every day.

I think that you don't need to be an expert, you could be the interviewer and you can have more of a question and answer type of show where you're pulling out expertise from your guests. And then the other thing I would say is maybe wait a while before you actually start one, get some experience and figure out what your expertise is. Whatever you want to do, maybe podcasting itself can become your expertise once you launch a podcast, you'll know how to do it, and then you're an expert. So I think you could take it a million different ways, it's just whatever you want to do. All right guys, I am going to cut this short.

Thank you so much guys. I hope that you have a great day. I'm going to get ready for my interview. For those of you who were good sports and who asked real questions, thank you so much. I appreciate you all. I feel so lucky just in general and I'll do this again next week so don't worry about it if you didn't have your question. Thank you, bye bye. Thanks for listening to Young and Profiting Podcast. If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or comments on YouTube SoundCloud or your favorite platform. Reviews make all the hard work worth it. They're the ultimate thank you to me and the YAP team. The other way to support us is by word of mouth.

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