#14 The Most Curious Mind in Medellín with Sam Brake Guia, Host of Brains Byte Back and The Loudspeaker Podcasts

I think curiosity is a characteristic, but it's also a skill. I think it takes persistence and passion to remain curious in life, as there are many obstacles or temptations that can stifle curiosity, if you allow them to.

I like to think that I am curious and that I am in touch with my own curiosity. It's something I think about a lot.

I love it when I stumble into conversations on this podcast where the guest and I settle in to our curiosities and it leads to new truths, lessons or thought patterns that perhaps I've never explored. Or maybe it shines a light on topics I've thought deeply about, but that I have never attempted to articulate my thoughts on.

In this episode, we have two very curious minds and an hour to explore.

Sam Brake Guia is the host of podcasts Brains Byte Back (where psychology meets technology) and The Loudspeaker (the definitive guide on using PR to scale a startup).

In this episode we discuss:

• The biggest differences between podcast hosting and appearing as a guest
• How to accelerate learning through asking questions (keep the mind of a 4 year old, Sam!)
• Approaching sensitive questions as podcast host
• How Sam ended up in Medellín and how his journey into podcasting began
• Does Medellín have a PR problem?
• How a positive and encouraging workplace culture helped Sam to rapidly develop new skills (shout out to Publicize!)
• Two of the hardest challenges faced by podcast hosts

Referenced on this episode:

• 2 Dope Queens Podcast: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dopequeens
• The Podnews Newsletter: https://podnews.net/
• The Podcast Marketing Academy Course: https://counterweightcreative.co/podcast-marketing-academy/

CONNECT WITH SAM / BRAINS BYTE BACK / THE LOUDSPEAKER :

• Brains Byte Back is available on your favourite podcast platform. Here's the Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/3a22at961falkxqf30fFBC
• The Louderspeaker is also available on all podcast platforms, here's the Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UugBojE3mefhndWUGsmdJ
• Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelbrakeguia/
• Publicize: https://publicize.co/

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ADVERTISING HOUR:

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• Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcastdotco/the-advertising-hour
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• Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/the-advertising-hour

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The track featured in this episode is 'Free This Feeling' by spring gang.

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