Celebrate Success: My Podcast Coaching Journey

Deneen L. Garrett  1:12 

Welcome to another episode of women of color an intimate conversation and happy Friyayyy. If you're listening on Friday. 

Deneen L. Garrett  1:44 

Celebrate success as I continue my podcast coaching journey, I want to celebrate success. This is my 100th episode. Yay me I am so excited.

Deneen L. Garrett  1:59 

So the secret of getting ahead is getting started. I was hesitant to get started. After my coach told me people were waiting to hear from me to hear my voice and then reading Brene Brown vulnerability. I NIKED it and launched an intimate conversation with women of color on Good Friday 2020 I felt the fear and did it anyway. Check out my very first episode. Welcome welcome an intimate conversation with women of color to hear what vulnerability sounded like.

Deneen L. Garrett  2:37 

My 25th Episode was Same Same: Sing the same tune with Jannie Fernandez. Jannie was a partner when I worked in corporate diversity and inclusion. She is a thought leader who is committed to elevating the contributions and visibility of communities of color through the development of programs and initiatives grounded in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging practices. Jannie is very passionate about girls in STEM, which is what we talked about.

Deneen L. Garrett  3:13 

My 50th Episode was being true to yourself with Diamond Sade. Diamond is the change she wants to see and embodies her ancestor spirit. Since recording, Diamond has gotten married and had a beautiful daughter who just turned one.

Deneen L. Garrett  3:34 

Personal power How To Own Your Power and Voice with Coach Keisha.  Coach Keisha was my 75th episode. It was the first to launch on my current player after making that pivotal switch, which I've shared in previous journey episodes. Coach Keisha took a 30 day reflective break. And out of that came her three R's, which we discussed in the episode.

Deneen L. Garrett  4:02 

It's been an amazing journey and one I decided to take on really lean into while I was at afros and audio, which is a podcast conference. This was in October in Philadelphia. I thank the founder and CEO Talib Jasir for giving me a platform to use my voice by hosting my very first podcast session. Being there and doing this was like a full circle moment for me because I kicked off my first An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color panel in 2017, which later became this podcast. From panel to podcast, this is my journey.

Deneen L. Garrett  4:48 

If you're new to listening, I hired a podcast coach in November. She, Danielle Desir Corbett, founder of WOC Podcasters is the reason I switched players. I wanted more accurate data for where my podcast is going sponsorships etc. Danielle and I are working on Search Engine Optimization or SEO. Plus, uploading my files as MP3s all of this have been game changers for me. I also changed the name of the podcast to Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation after a suggestion during a podcast panel. Rob from Libsyn my podcast host suggested leading with the main focus of your podcast in the title. My main focus is women of color. So that's the reason for the change to Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation. After the change, I immediately jumped to number two on Apple podcast for women of color podcasts. And as of today, which is March 16. I have 5500 plus downloads. vs. 5600 plays after two and a half years on Anchor. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Anchor. It was easy and free. I made the swap for better data as Anchor only reports Spotify and Spotify just bought them so do your research. Check into the options to see what's best for you. If you're just wanting to get your voice out there, Anchor is perfect. If you want to capture data from multiple sources like Apple, Spotify, iHeart and beyond, invest in a player that reports all. Again, do your research.

Deneen L. Garrett  6:55 

Podcasting has landed me multiple speaking opportunities. Podcasting and speaking are my number one focus. And I say number one because they're pretty much one in the same. Check out DeneenLGarrett.com/speaking for more on my speaking and to work with me. I just returned from Podcast Movement Evolutions Vegas where I did my first Live. With Libsyn actually with PodBean. PodBean also hosted the panel that I was on.

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While there, I was blessed to attend Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, where I met one of my podcast guests Betty Hines. Her episode will go live next week. Episode 101 on March 24.   also met Arlan Hamilton, who was the reason I record on Zoom which allows me to easily upload to Libsyn as well as to YouTube. Arlan's episode Because Because: It Had to Exist has jumped to the number 10 spot. Thank you, Arlan.

Deneen L. Garrett  8:11 

My number one episode Abundant Blessings: How to Turn a Setback into a Setup with Tywanna Smith is less than two weeks old. As a matter of fact tonight it will be two weeks. It has the most downloads out of Ireland. I still want to know who knows Tywanna  in Ireland or me. Email tweet or DM me on LinkedIn or IG to let me know. I so appreciate your listenership. As a matter of fact, shout out to Singapore, Ireland and Belgium for being my top international spots with 100 Plus downloads in each country. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you and also thank you to all of my listeners. Feel free to reach out.  This episode is also using a new format for my show notes. Hope you liked the blog like appearance.

Deneen L. Garrett  9:06 

What's next for me? After Betty's episode, I have several more recorded guest episodes to publish. And I will continue sharing my coaching journey. I have several guests waiting for me to resume recording. And I continue to receive guest requests. Such a beautiful situation to be in.

Deneen L. Garrett  9:30 

I'm hosting Behind the Scenes: Black Women in Podcasting on March 22 in collaboration with the Black Podcasters Association, and I'm giving a case study on How to Live a Dream Lifestyle on March 29 at PodFest Global Virtual.

Deneen L. Garrett  9:50 

Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is Apple's number one woman of color podcast. Yeah, yay. And my podcast is on feed spots Best 35 Women's Empowerment Podcasts. I am so amazed at all the wonderful blessings that are coming my way.

Deneen L. Garrett  10:13 

Who is my dream guest. Ding ding ding ding Issa Rae. I actually was face to face with Issa Saturday at Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Unfortunately, we did not get a chance to connect. Not yet. It's coming. I'm still attracting and manifesting it.

Deneen L. Garrett  10:35 

So this is me celebrating success celebrating my 100th episode. I am so excited to do what I'm doing. I absolutely love what I'm doing. It allows me to elevate the voices of women of color and empower them to Live a Dream Lifestyle. Now. I live a Dream Lifestyle. And the main component of that is traveling which I do as often or do very often and look forward to traveling more.

Deneen L. Garrett  11:09 

I just thank you for listening. Please continue to do so. Subscribe, connect, reach out, tell other people about the podcast. My goal and vision is to reach millions of women of color and your listenership, your suppor,  the speaking opportunities, everything allows me to get closer to making that happen. So thank you, thank you. Thank you. I am your host Deneen L. Garrett of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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