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Dan Franks - Dan Franks

How to Leverage a Traditional Career to Create an Unconventional Business

Dan Franks is the co-founder and co-organizer of Podcast Movement, the world's largest conference and trade show for the podcast industry. He is a CPA, was formerly the Business Manager and Director of Live Events for Midroll Media, and spent his twenties traveling the world as a professional wrestler. When not running live events or jet-setting in spandex, Dan spends his time with his family in beautiful Dallas, Texas.

Enjoy these throwback images from Dan's early days as an entrepreneur

2001 TXWrestling Way back machine Dan Franks design

...and if you want to see a fun series of photos from Dan's pro wrestling days, click here!

Discreet Skills Discussed on the Show

Dan and I discussed his journey from teenage entrepreneur and wrestling enthusiast to CPA to podcasting to co-founder of the world's largest event for podcasters. Here are some of the skills we talked about


  • Accounting
  • Event planning (starting with his wedding)
  • Computer programming 
  • Athletics
  • Aptitude for details
  • Helping local wrestlers promote themselves through a website
  • Helping small businesses through their books
  • Brainstorming new ideas and executing them
  • Leveraging contacts
  • email marketing
  • Organization

Learn More and Connect


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Listen on apple podcast (iTunes)

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Spinoff Success Jared Easley Starve the Doubts Podcast Podcast Movement

How to Leverage Connections and Personality to Plan and Launch a Successful Event

Jared Easley shares the origin story and what tools and skills he and his business partner deployed to plan, crowdfund and organize Podcast Movement, the first and most important event for podcasters and podcast-related services in the world.

Discreet Skills Discussed on the Show

Jared and I discussed some skills that he relied on or acquired to validate, plan, execute and grow Podcast Movement. Here are just a few of the skills we identified.

  • Connecting with people and building relationships by helping them
  • Communication
  • Self-publishing
  • Interviewing
  • Organizing small meet-ups
  • Writing 
  • Follow-through
  • Reaching out without expecting something in return
  • Action in spite of fear
  • Validating a concept
  • Crowdfunding
  • email marketing
  • Networking

Learn More and Connect


Connect on Twitter, facebook and Instagram 

Listen on apple podcast (iTunes)

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