46 episodes

DCP Entertainment & Podstream Studios CEO, Chris Colbert, talks with fellow business owners and freelancers about the challenges and lessons learned as they start and grow their companies. Regardless of what you do for a living, each week you’ll learn ways to help improve your life and your business. Stay updated and join our live Entrepreneur Struggle conversations live by following me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colbert-dcp

Entrepreneur Struggle DCP Entertainment

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    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

DCP Entertainment & Podstream Studios CEO, Chris Colbert, talks with fellow business owners and freelancers about the challenges and lessons learned as they start and grow their companies. Regardless of what you do for a living, each week you’ll learn ways to help improve your life and your business. Stay updated and join our live Entrepreneur Struggle conversations live by following me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colbert-dcp

    Podcast Perspectives

    Podcast Perspectives

    Entrepreneur Struggle host and DCP Entertainment CEO Chris Colbert was recently featured on podcast Podcast Perspectives. In the episode, Jeff Umbro, founder and CEO of The Podglomerate, chats with Chris about why he left his senior position at SiriusXM, the very concrete ways in which DCP elevates underrepresented voices in the podcast industry, and the ways that DCP is innovating in the podcast space.

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    • 35 min
    Turning Rejection into a Podcast Business - Jeff Umbro

    Turning Rejection into a Podcast Business - Jeff Umbro

    Jeff Umbro had a successful podcast, but he couldn’t get a job at a podcast company–so he decided to create his own. Jeff is the founder of The Podgolmerate, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. He went from not getting hired to now running his business with nine full-time employees, representing anywhere from 70 to 80 shows at a time, and having been profitable since 2018. He’s grateful he took the leap of faith but the first couple of years were rough and lessons were learned, like how to hire the right people, figuring out how to make use of his greatest strengths, and creating different streams of revenue. Jeff also discusses working through decision fatigue and delegating tasks–while trying not to delegate as much in his personal life.

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    • 46 min
    Sophie Santos is a One-Woman Show

    Sophie Santos is a One-Woman Show

    Sophie Santos was just a kid when she saw Lindsay Lohan in “The Parent Trap” and thought, I can do that. Now she’s an accomplished comedian, writer, and actor, whose one-woman show, “Sophie Santos…is Codependent,” is now playing in Edinburgh, which finds her confronting her personified OCD after a break-up. She talks about getting her feet wet as a student at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade and her first writing job at MTV, the subsequent imposter syndrome that she had to work against and how she manages it to this day, and how she believes leading with your authentic point of view is the best way to make an impact and find your audience. Sophie also wrote a book, “The One You Want to Marry (and other identities I’ve had),” which pushed her to examine her mental health challenges, including the OCD that she now explores in her one-woman show.

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    • 53 min
    A Community Built Around a Catchphrase - Carla Marie and Anthony

    A Community Built Around a Catchphrase - Carla Marie and Anthony

    Carla Marie and Anthony started out in terrestrial radio and spent years together on the syndicated NYC-based Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, during which they started their first podcast together back in 2014. Now they’re hosts of The Morning Show Podcast, which recently joined Gemini XIII’s Personality Network, and The Carla Marie and Anthony Show, which airs live on Twitch. After making the cross-country move, they share how they built a hyper-local following in a place that was completely new to them, and the catchphrase they established that garnered a higher level of interaction and commitment from their community, which continues to grow. They also talk about self-promotion and their differing feelings on how to approach it, and how a stealthy combination of flexibility and boundaries is what helps them get it all done.

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    Stay updated with our weekly newsletter and join our live monthly Entrepreneur Struggle events by following me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colbert-dcp/
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    • 55 min
    American-Made Apparel - Chris Cronin

    American-Made Apparel - Chris Cronin

    Chris Cronin used to cobble together his own bikes with parts from the town dump, and now his company’s products appear in blockbuster movies and on stars like The Rock. Chris is the co-founder of the family-operated clothing and apparel business Kitanica, and he shares the challenges of learning to scale their production, how they evolved the types of products they have made over the years, and the things to consider when creating and sustaining inventory. Chris also walks us through two of his most unexpected challenges: selling an American-made product, and translating high-profile visibility in movies like Fast and the Furious into actual sales.

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    Stay updated with our weekly newsletter and join our live monthly Entrepreneur Struggle events by following me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colbert-dcp/
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    • 49 min
    Building Boundaries in a Mission-Driven Business - Bridget Todd

    Building Boundaries in a Mission-Driven Business - Bridget Todd

    Bridget Todd was feeling disengaged from the content she was producing, but was inspired by her students at Howard University who were empowered by the hope and possibility of changing the world through sharing across our social media networks. Bridget reconsidered how she could create a career that intertwined with her activism, and that resulted in her opening Unbossed Creative, a mission-driven media company producing podcasts and other digital content (she’s also an award-winning podcast host!). Bridget shares her realizations around the concept of job security and how she draws boundaries in order to focus on the things that matter most to her, in business and her personal life. She also speaks to being honest with yourself and others about your strengths and weaknesses in order to elevate your business.

    Support Bridget’s Work -> https://www.unbossedcreative.com/
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    Stay updated with our weekly newsletter and join our live monthly Entrepreneur Struggle events by following me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-colbert-dcp/
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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

mspassell ,

56777555 stars!!!

I love Chris. He’s gentle and kind but so sharp and has a REAL understanding for people struggling with entrepreneurship. So many of these shows seem to be speaking to people who are actually thriving. That’s easy, right? This show stands out and if you’re looking for ONE entrepreneur show to listen to, I think this is it. You will get the most out of it.

RelNiss ,

Chris is a genius

This show is beautifully done and SUPER helpful

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