24. How to avoid Pod Fade with PodPros Founder Alex Sanfilippo

"The most important thing you can do in podcasting if you want to succeed long term is to know your why and have it written out." -Alex Sanfilippo

Alex Sanfilippo is the founder of Podpros.com, a company focused on helping podcast guests and podcast hosts get the most out of podcasting. He is also a podcaster himself, and has been in the industry for over 5 years.

This is Alex Sanfilippo 's story...

Alex Sanfilippo started out in the aerospace industry but realized that it wasn't for him. 

He then started a podcast with the intention of talking to entrepreneurs who had successfully left their 9-5 jobs. This led him to fall in love with podcasting and eventually leave his corporate job to become an entrepreneur in the industry. 

Alex then identified a problem that many podcasters were facing: finding guests for their show. He decided to create a solution for this and launched PodMatch.

In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. Why most people who start podcasts end up quitting within the first year 
2. The importance of having a well-defined and focused "why" for your podcast
3. How to find and secure the right guests for your podcast

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