If you’ve got ADHD and believe it is a barrier to success in podcasting? Think again!
In this episode of Mics to Millions, Tracy Otsuka, host of the top 0.1% ranked podcast ADHD for Smart Ass Women, joins us to share how she’s tapped into her ADHD brain and harnessed it to become her greatest superpower in podcasting.
Whether you have ADHD or not, there are numerous hacks in this episode that will help you thrive as a podcaster. Let’s dive in!
Downsizing your team can boost efficiency and productivity
As the saying goes “many hands make light work.” However, when that comes to producing a podcast, that might not always be the case, according to Tracy.
She advocates that despite having a large team consisting of a podcast editor and two virtual assistants, the size of the team actually complicated the process and led to tasks falling through the cracks.
“I had a podcast editor who did all the editing for me, and I had two virtual assistants that handled the graphics, the show notes, and uploading everything. What I discovered is that things would fall out, and nobody was really responsible for it.”
She claims that downsizing her team to one person who does everything, has made her life and the process much easier. “I just feel so much less anxious because she’s literally doing it soup to nuts.”
🎧Check out the full episode to hear how Tracy has grown her show to become a top 0.1% ranked podcast.
Being fearful of podcast guesting can limit your potential and your growth
According to Tracy, one of the drawbacks of her ADHD is having poor working memory.
Consequently, the idea of being interviewed as a podcast guest filled her with dread.
“I was always afraid that I’m going to go on and I’m going to forget what I know, which is ridiculous. Because once you start speaking, you’re totally fine, you know these things. But that was always my fear.”
However, once she bit the bullet and started guesting, Tracy was surprised at how much she enjoyed it. Additionally, after seeing how podcast guesting impacted her show, she decided to go all in and make it a regular part of her podcasting routine.
“I have made a concerted effort now to be on at least two to three podcasts every week, sometimes more, beyond me interviewing people on my podcast, and it has made a big difference.”
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Podcast guesting is the best marketing strategy for your book launch
While Tracy might now be an avid fan of podcast guesting, she openly shares that it was the push from her publisher that encouraged her to step out of her comfort zone.
“The number one thing they recommend as far as promoting books now is getting on other people’s podcasts. It’s much more effective than showing up at a bookstore and doing a book signing or doing an author event. Being on other people’s podcasts is the number one way to promote a book.”
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