Podcasts are an easy way to consume information. Here are eight great podcasts for the time-poor business owner.
The word podcast is a compound word that was first coined by BBC journalist Ben Hammersley in 2004.
When Apple launched the iPod in 2001, it meant consumers were no longer confined to their radio or desktop to access content. Ben Hammersley combined the iPod and broadcasting to create the term ‘podcast.’
Business podcasts are rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres on the market. Here are just a few top business podcasts (Irish and international) for your delectation.
Inside Business
The Irish Times’ weekly business podcast is presented by The Irish Times’s finance correspondent Ciaran Hancock. Hancock invites experts and special guests into his Dublin studio to discuss relevant business topics. An episode can last anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour. Topics include the most up to date information on Brexit, banking and Irish business interests at home and abroad.
Start-up
A Podcast run by Gimlet Media it focuses on what it’s like to start a podcast company. Gimlet Media was founded in 2014 by former ‘This American Life’ host Alex Bloomberg. In the first series of Start-up, it focused on every aspect from coming up with the name of the company, to how the company was founded, and how its’ co-founder came on board to grow it into the goliath it is today.
Masters of Scale
Former LinkedIn co-founder Matt Hoffman interviews some of the world’s most influential business people about what it was like to start a company, and then scale the company to global success. In weekly episodes from the now venture capitalist, Hoffman interviews the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Airbnb’s Brian Chesky and Ireland’s Patrick Collison about their journey from scrappy entrepreneurs to business giants.
Ready Business
Ready Business is the Irish Independent’s business podcast
