Podcasting for Student Entrepreneurs
Being a student entrepreneur can be intimidating. Challenges include connecting with industry professionals, building a portfolio to showcase, and getting your story heard. Podcasting can offer solutions to those obstacles and more. What’s better, podcasting is an accessible pursuit with a low barrier to entry.
This workshop will demonstrate how podcasting and related digital content can help students develop a portfolio to showcase to potential employers and collaborators. The session will also illustrate how in-depth interviews can be an invaluable form of networking, while also telling your story as a creative entrepreneur. Finally, the workshop demonstrates how to build your brand through podcasting, and how to connect that to other components of your professional journey, including social and digital media.
This workshop is ideal for students, early entrepreneurs, or anyone looking to further their brand and create meaningful and powerful content and connections.
About Dynasty Podcasts
Dynasty Podcasts was launched in 2005 by digital media journalist, industry event producer, and college educator Jaime Black. It is the first ever and subsequently longest-running music podcast in the City of Chicago’s history.
Since launching over a decade ago, Dynasty Podcasts has produced over 700 episodes, including artist interviews, industry panels, digital media workshops, academic classes, and more. Past event partners have included Social Media Week, 1871, General Assembly, Soho House, WeWork, Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, Virgin Hotels, and more. Dynasty Podcasts has been heard in over 165 countries, with more than 200,000 spins on SoundCloud alone, and a combined social follower count of over 50,000.
New Dynasty Podcasts interviews can be seen via Facebook Live every Sunday night at 9PM, broadcast live from Virgin Hotels Chicago.