Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Bruce Chamoff. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Bruce, appreciate you joining us today. Too often the media represents innovation as something magical that only high-flying tech billionaires and upstarts engage in – but the truth is almost every business owner has to regularly innovate in small and big ways in order for their businesses to survive and thrive. Can you share a story that highlights something innovative you’ve done over the course of your career?

Watching my father be a successful entrepreneur growing up, I wanted to follow in his footsteps when starting and operating a business. I have always been both a marketing visionary and a computer programmer where most people are one or the other.

In 2006, when the podcasting craze began, there was no website or company that brought podcasts together, so I had an idea to create one. Since there were radio and television networks, I decided to call it a “podcast network”. That term did not exist at the time, so I used it for my website and immediately started building it. I wrote the code and 2 weeks later, the world’s first podcast network was born.

Within 6 months, we had 20 podcasts (there were not many back in 2006). Over the years, I kept building it and adding features to it. The success of the World Podcast Network allowed us to keep growing and today, we now have over 1,100 podcasts. They now call me the “Godfather of Podcast Networks” and there are now hundreds of podcast networks all over the world since I launched the first. Our team has grown and we created the Podcasters Relations team to help podcasters navigate the website.

In November of 2006, a newspaper article was published in Newsday, Long Island NY’s most popular tabloid. The article can be read at https://worldpodcast.network/newsday-2006/.

Regarding innovation, we now build the podcast network around the podcasters, subscribers, and podcast guests. Our latest innovation is the “My Podcast” portal, that allows podcasters to view analytics on downloads, invite guests, enter their social media, highlight their favorite episodes, apply for monetization opportunities and more.

Our upcoming plans are to become a social network for podcasters and subscribers where people looking for podcasts can find the ones they listen to often. We have 12 main categories and over 50 subcategories to help people find the exact types of podcasts they like. We are also building an AI search to help people get even more granular in their searches for the right podcast that fits their needs.

The World Podcast Network has satisfied me in my quest to build a successful business and I encourage others who are looking to start a business to innovate and build a product or service that serves a hidden, unspoken need in life. There are thousands of needs that people don’t speak about, but are in the back of their minds. The entrepreneur who meets at least one of these needs will be very successful. For me, it was the World Podcast Network!

Bruce, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a creative person and my creativity has always driven me in life. As a songwriter and musician, I am always writing new music. My father was self-employed and even as a child growing up, I saw him build up his business, which was an accounting practice. He then started a payroll company to compete with the big payroll companies like ADP and Paychex. Between my creativity and my father’s drive/success, I also wanted a successful company and tried several. The World Podcast Network was the most successful I have built and I continue to grow it into a successful business helping podcasters success.

Besides being able to carry out any vision online, I am also a public speaker and have spoken around the United States and Canada with presentations on how web designers can create websites that engage their visitors to take action. I use those same principles on the World Podcast Network. Some of my proudest public speaking venues are the United Nations in New York City, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and Washington University in St. Louis. In my web development experience, I have also managed the web teams for the NBA, National Enquirer, and the Radio City Rockettes.

My education at Kean University in Union, New Jersey helped shaped me into the entrepreneur I am today. My degree is a Bachelors Science in business management and marketing, but I have always had an interest in computer programming. After graduating college, I combined these two skillsets and started several businesses, but it was the World Podcast Network that is my most successful endeavor. It is a unique business that serves a big need in the podcasting space: To bring podcasters and subscribers together in one online place.

I am most proud of the fact that people called me the “Godfather of Podcast Networks” and that hundreds of podcast networks now exist worldwide after I coined the term.

The World Podcast Network brings podcasters, guests, and subscribers together. Podcasters can log into our portal and manage their shows, view analytics, invite guests from our guest exchange, and more.

Do you have any insights you can share related to maintaining high team morale?

Let your team innovate in addition to carrying out your vision. Listen to every idea they have and make them feel important. Just because you are the owner or CEO of a business does not mean you are the only one who innovates and makes decisions. Other people help you run your business as well and your team members may have ideas to be successful that you never think of. As the owner of a successful business, you have the right to deny any idea from your team, but you also have the obligation to listen to them. Some of the best ideas came from my team and I encourage them to think out of the box. Remember, everyone has their own “box” and each box holds different ideas, some which may not be in yours.

How do you keep in touch with clients and foster brand loyalty?

Great question. Every client has different needs and no two clients have the same collection of needs. I communicate with my clients on a daily basis and make sure that the tone is personal, not only business. If your business tone is too “business like”, people will not engage. Communicate on a personal level to really find out their needs. Make your most loyal clients your friend, so you can establish trust more easily. Trust is the most important asset you have and once established, it is easier to gain brand loyalty. Do your best to meet their needs and they will be with you for life.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://worldpodcast.network/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldpodcastnetwork/
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucecwebdesign/
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bruce-chamoff