► Tell us about you and your podcast
On this podcast we discuss the logistics of creating different types of projects with GenZers who have already done it. We cover the different ideas surrounding Gen Z entrepreneurship from technical details to creating an impact. Now more than ever, It is more important to have these conversations so we can help solve the problems facing the world today.
We are on top 25 changemakers podcasts by Feedspot, the largest blogging, podcast and media sharing platform. We are so honored to be part of this list trusted by top global organizations. Thanks to the amazing engagement and support of our audience, we have received more than 180 listens per episode.
► Why & how did you start this podcast?
We are ChangemakerZ, a student-run initiative that aims to empower, educate and connect GenZers interested in entrepreneurship.
We know that COVID 19 lockdown period was an extremely difficult period for everyone. This period, students were thinking that studying and reading are equal (which are not in reality). This is why, we decided to expand our means and to create a podcast series in order to share our mission through a different perspective.
The production process for the first episode started in November 2020 and to was released in January 2021. Officialy the podcast was released the 12th of January 2021 after 3 months of production and preparation.
► How'd you find the time and funding to do this podcast?
The GenZers to rise! Podcast is releasing a new episode every single week when we are in an active period. This means that when we are in a specific season, we continue to release weekly episodes. Once the season is completed, it may take some months for us to redesign the whole show based on user's behaviour analysis and listeners feedback. We re brand everything starting from the design to subjects that we cover on the show.
To produce a single podcast episode it takes 2 days from recording to publishing in our streaming providers, third party operators and our very own website.
All the podcast team members are students at college or university which makes their time schedule very strict limited. Rather than that, the creation of a new episode is the way to do something special for ourselves and the community that we serve.
The GenZers to rise! Podcast is a Vasilis Skarleas production. Vasilis Skarleas as CTO at the ChangemakerZ team and owner of Vasilis Skarleas Media, he produces and fund the podcast on himself. Any income from advertising sources goes directly to website and IT systems maintenance.
► What do you gain from podcasting?
The GenZers to rise! Podcast is part of ChangemakerZ Media. Both ChangemakerZ and podcast directory are open to any type of partnerships, advertising campaigns and promotional content always related to our media and mission. The podcast specifically runs under the Anchor by Spotify which sponsors this podcasts during specific period of times. From that sponsorship the GenZers to rise! podcast has gained 130$, enough for website maintenance and software purchases required for the show.
The very first sponsorship came directly from Anchor Money program and that time we had 80 total listens. Today we have more than 6k listens coming from 118 different countries. Per month we receive 113 listens and the podcast nowadays is part of other advertising programs like the Podcorn an Audacy company.
Podcasting for the whole hosts, guests and interviews team is a creative activity that help us to stay positive. Every time we have a recording and the time of the day that we are having fun, hanging out with friends from 3 different time zones and meeting new inspiring people and entrepreneurs. We learn how to stay organised and we gain motivation from our guests and listeners feedback.
► How does your podcasting process look like?
The GenZers to rise! Podcast is available in more than 50 different streaming platforms and part of the very first podcasters app that is called Audry. We receive many emails from people with impactful projects and our team decides if they are eligible for a podcast episode or a written interview. Sometimes, we search through Audry database to find other podcasts related to our mission so that we can find new guests. For every episode, we require from the guests to share their CV or website so that our team can prepare questions. Then we send the questions in advance in order to receive feedback for the flow of the episode and its content. When the recording date has been scheduled, we are using Zencastr to record video and audio for our podcast show. Once the recording is completed, we are moving to the post-production process where we add all the required elements and we edit the overall flow. Final step is to analyse and encode the whole episode with AI tools used by music industry to ensure the best audio quality and user experience.
► How do you market your show?
The podcast team members are located in many different regions and time zones, starting from Greece, going to Chicago and endind to San Jose. This is multi-cultural team with connected mind sets and with one common goal: Make everyone to believe that their dream is possible and being inspired from other changemakers. We are also featured to other podcasts sharing our mission.
On this podcast we are commited to bring high-quality and exclusive content from end-to-end. We have interviewd great names like the Bykov Brothers, the YouTuber Max Reisinger with more than 400K subscriber, the YouTube artist Gawxs with more than 1.69M subscriber, the CEO of Australia's first audio marketing agency, the entrepreneur - activist - youngest CEO of UK Jenk Oz, and many more inspiring people.
► What advice would you share with aspiring (new) podcasters?
Even if our team and guests are coming from all around the world, we wanted always to make a high quality content podcast. That's why our sponshors contribution is extremely important. This is an internet only recorded podcast thanks to Zencastr VOIP solution, while after the pre production process - the audio is analyzed by AI tools provided by Auphonic, in order to reach the highest content possible.
Always stay motivated to your goal and you will see that people will understand your hard work behind the final result.
We interview changemakers with impactful projects and create resources to help you change the world. If they can do it, so can you!
► Where can we learn more about you & your podcasts?
You can learn more about the GenZers to rise! podcast and its latest episodes at the website https://podcast.changemakerz.org.
You can follow us on instagram at https://instagram.com/genzerstorise and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GenZers-to-rise-109307744767342. If you want more ChangemakerZ content visit https://changemakerz.org and find us on instagram at https://instagram.com/changemaker.z or on Facebook at https://facebook.com/gochangemakerz.