In today’s digital age, podcasts are a dime a dozen, and it can be hard to find one that really strikes your fancy as a budding entrepreneur. an entrepreneur. That’s why we have curated 5 amazing business podcasts for entrepreneurs to listen to, that will surely inspire and help you in running your own business. While there are many podcasts that focus on business, we’ve done our best to provide you with variety in each podcast, so there is something for everyone!


 HOW I BUILT THIS

“How I Built This” is one of the most popular entrepreneurial podcasts out there right now. Hosted by Guy Raz and produced by NPR, “How I Built This” explores, “innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they build.” Each episode chronicles a different business’ tale of successes and failures, each sharing what they wish they would have known and what they were happy to learn along the way. 

Guy Raz interviews some of the world’s most successful and well known companies, such as Airbnb, Bumble, Buzzfeed, and Lululemon. The episodes have gripping narratives and are sure to hold listeners’ attention, as Guy Raz is an excellent storyteller and interviewer, even called “one of the most popular podcasters in history” by the New York Times. If you are looking to learn about the growth of a company or product that you use on the daily, Raz is your guy.

Listen to it on Apple or Spotify.


SMART PASSIVE INCOME

Even if you aren’t starting a business of your own, it is always helpful to have sources of passive income to supplement your main source of income. When pioneering your own company, passive income becomes a must have, allowing you to make money while spending more time on pursuing your own business. In this podcast, Pat Flynn teaches his listeners how to maintain and create multiple sources of passive income lifestyle while keeping focus on running and improving your startup. 

The podcast covers more than just how to start and maintain passive income. Pat Flynn offers marketing tips, blogging strategies, online business tips, and refers to himself as the “crash dummy of online business,” as Pat explains how to avoid the same pitfalls he fell into when he was getting started.

One of the fan favorite episodes is “SPI 494: Why Online Summits Rock (& How to Run One) with Rob Gelb of HeySummit – Smart Passive Income”. With COVID, many events moved online, including those at UT Dallas. This episode shows you how to properly run online events, which are perfect for startups as they are a lot less hassle and more affordable to run. 

Listen to it on Apple or Spotify


SHE DID IT HER WAY

It’s undeniable that women in today’s business and entrepreneurial spaces face systematic challenges, and it can be unnecessarily hard to be a female woman entrepreneur. But as it is still hard to be a woman in the 9 to 5 space, with existing the wage gap, lack of sufficient maternity leave, and the effects of COVID on women being laid off, many women decide to go their own way, and start their own business. 

“She Did It Her Way” is a podcast about how to be a successful entrepreneur, and it focuses mainly on women in the startup and entrepreneurial worlds. Amanda Boleyn hosts the show and interviews successful women who have made the transition from 9 to 5 workers to successful entrepreneurs. Even if you aren’t a woman, listening to the stories she and the guests share is inspiring, and everyone can benefit from listening to her productivity hacks, business strategies, and how to successfully start your own business while working full time.  

Listen to it on Apple or Spotify.


MASTERS OF SCALE WITH REID HOFFMAN

While the other podcasts we have recommended are geared more towards starting out, “Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman” covers that, as well as how to scale your successful startup into a larger business. Reid Hoffman will give a unique theory each episode on how businesses scale and backs it up with the interview of a successful company. 

Even if you do not yet have a business started up, this is a great podcast to listen to if you want to learn about the growth of businesses and is considered a “business podcast that doesn’t sound like a business podcast”. 

Masters of Scale was also the first American Media program to be committed to a gender balance for guests, with an even 50/50 split, so you are sure to hear success stories from everyone, not just men. 

Listen to it on Apple or Spotify


LOW CODE NINJAS

Nowadays, many of the most successful startups are technology startups, and for good reason. To produce and sell software, you don’t need to have as much investment capital as you would mass producing and selling hardware. All you really need is a good computer, and the skills to create and sell your product. The second part is where many people get hung up, as learning to code can be a big commitment, especially when you are already working a full-time job. Fortunately, that’s where the no-code revolution was born from. 

No-code, or “low-code” is a movement where entrepreneurs discovered that they too, can develop apps and software without having to manually code everything out.

“Low Code Ninjas,” hosted by John Koetsier and Peggy Anne Salz, explores some of the success stories of those who were able to successfully create profitable applications without having previous coding experience. 

Listen to it on Apple or Spotify