We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful James Harrison Jr. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with James below.

James, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

Everything I know comes from trial and error. There was no handbook to start a podcast at the time that I am aware of; we didn’t have a guiding hand to steer us in the right path. Everything was done by the “let’s see” method. I would definitely say some things that could of helped us out would of been in the form of a mentor, someone who has gone through what we have and can let us know if we are doing the right or wrong thing. The most important skills I would say have to be consistency. To be great you have to be consistent; it doesn’t matter if you think you have the best content out of you are consistent enough to have episodes to go weekly. Right now I don’t know if I would call anything an obstacle rather than saying we haven’t reached enough folks yet. That comes with time which I’m aware of and don’t fret things that are out of my control.

James, 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?

The 8 More Than 92 podcast is basically a decompression zone where you can just come to relax, unwind, laugh, and engage in good dialogue. The podcast gets labeled as a comedy because we love to make folks laugh but there is so much more to the show than that one label. We talk about everything from current events, sports, to gender specific topics when men and women can discuss their point of views with one another. We don’t just speak to men, we speak to all people. You can look at our podcast and find an episode that fits who you are. That’s something we pride ourselves on. That is where I feel like we’ve set ourselves apart from other podcast; the fact that you can’t box us into one category of a show. What I’m most proud about is that we have kept it going. A lot of times you will hear folks saying they don’t know when is the right time to start but in reality consistency is the real obstacle. Not quitting when you haven’t hit expectations that you haven’t hit for yourself yet is an obstacle of its own. We got to where we are now from consistency, there was no blueprint on how to make our show successful from an independent standpoint. A lot of the shows I mentioned earlier were established by notable names. We were regular Joe’s (a Navy Medic & a teacher) who didn’t live in the same place trying to go about being like the top shows except through zoom (at the time). We didn’t want to be seen as just another one of the millions of podcast that you can overlook. This made it hard in the beginning because you learn that podcasting isn’t just about recording. I had to learn how to be my own producer, manager, social media publisher, booking agents for guest, clothing designer, and marketer. Those definitely weren’t what I signed up for but I knew if I wanted to make something of this I would have to learn. The return on investment has been worth all of the trial/error and stress. What we have been able to accomplish in just over three years has exceeded my expectations so much that at times I have to sit back and ask myself “did we really do that?”. I want the world to know that I bet on myself to be able to showcase “James Harrison Jr” to the world on a big stage. Allowing folks see someone other than the person that I display on a day to day basis. Doing this has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. We took nothing and made it into something that is on trijectory to be one of the best shows out.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding part of this whole experience is that people are actually excited to listen to me and tune Into what I have to say. This was a very scary experience to do podcasting because I knew I would have to reach a level of vulnerability that is not common for me to do. I am really reserved person so for people to have that kind of access to me was weird. Then to find folks actually like hearing what happens in my life made it worth it.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My goal is to be the best show out. I will do whatever needs to be done to get to that. I also know that it’s a long journey so I’m here for the long haul. My goal everyday is to not be outworked by ANYONE. When folks take breaks or time off, I’m working and putting out content. Even when i don’t feel like doing it, I hit record. I feel like what separates average from great is the time, sweat, and blood you put into your craft.

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