Here Are The Best Podcasts To Get Into For The Social Entrepreneur

Working as a social entrepreneur is hugely fulfilling – yet uniquely challenging. We’re sharing our favorite podcasts that speak to the social entrepreneur – everything from talking about balancing business and social goals to relationships, mental health, finances, and more.

A weekly podcast dedicated to the emerging creative, entrepreneurs and non-conformists. Packed with interviews, actionable advice and entrepreneurial journeys guaranteed to motivate and inspire. This podcast features interviews with global creators and peers who are embracing the journey, building their brands, growing their companies and disrupting industries. Each show ends with a “hustler” thought of the day that can be directly applied to your own journey.

Interviews with experienced and successful social entrepreneurs and changemakers, committed to building a better world. Working as a social entrepreneur is hugely fulfilling – yet uniquely challenging. Social entrepreneurs need to balance business and social goals to succeed, often working in extremely challenging environments, with limited resources. And it is often a lonely journey. This podcast shares the inspiring stories exploring the highs and the lows and shares how different social entrepreneurs have remained inspired along the way.

Tim Ferriss is a self-experimenter and bestselling author, best known for The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 40+ languages. Newsweek calls him “the world’s best human guinea pig,” and The New York Times calls him “a cross between Jack Welch and a Buddhist monk.” In this show, he deconstructs world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, chess, pro sports, etc.), digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and tricks that listeners can use.

What can’t Oprah do?! Awaken, discover and connect to the deeper meaning of the world around you with SuperSoul. Listen in as Oprah shares personal, one-on-one interviews with thought-leaders, best-selling authors, spiritual luminaries, plus a wide range of health and wellness experts. This podcast is designed to light you up, guide you through life’s big questions and help bring you one step closer to your best self.

“Why live an ordinary life, when you can live an extraordinary one?” We all know Tony Robbins, but this podcast offers intimate access to some of the most inspiring and thought-provoking leadership stories ever told. In this podcast, he talks with some of the world’s most visionary leaders and shares the tools for living your best life. Additionally, we get to hear excerpts from his signature events and other exclusive, never-before-released audio content.

The Content Matters podcast is an absolute must for anyone on a career path driven by digital. A talk show about all things content marketing featuring Andy Crestodina and Barry Feldman – both considered modern-day masterminds and industry leaders. Each 22-minute episode explores a significant tactic that makes content marketing more effective while simplifying the subject matter. If you’ve ever wanted to pull your hair out trying to wrap your brain around SEO tactics, this podcast is for you!

Working as psychotherapists in various settings, from the emergency department, and foster care system to marriage and family counseling and inpatient psych facilities, this light-hearted pair bring you two unique perspectives on everything from relationships, body image, parenting, to self-care and, mental health. You will hear everything from raw, unfiltered opinions to facts and statistics. If you seek insight into human behavior or you’re looking for reassurance that you are not the only person wearing your sweatpants inside out at home, then you are in the right place.

Host, Lily Sloane, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in San Francisco, CA. However, in this podcast, she takes her practice to the streets; specifically, to the local bar. As a therapist, she specializes in treating eating disorders, substance misuse, and helping individuals and couples with relationship issues. As one of the original creators of Sidewalk Talk, a highly successful community listening project that went international, she’s no stranger to talking to people on the street and finds excitement in connecting with people on a very real and raw level.

Jamila Souffrant, is a wife and mom of two young boys. She’s also a Certified Financial Education Instructor (CFEI). Raised by a single mom, she learned the concept of hard work and the value of money at a very early age. While her friends were out partying and blowing their money on the latest fads, Jamila was saving, so much so, that she was able to buy her first real estate property right out of college at the age of 22! This podcast explores all aspects of reaching financial freedom; increasing income, becoming tax efficient, paying off debt, investing, saving and learning how to retire early and wealthy.

Have fun discovering the hidden side of everything with host Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the best-selling “Freakonomics” books. Each week, hear surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature—from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs — and his “Freakonomics” co-author Steve Levitt. After just a few episodes, this podcast will have you too thinking like a Freak.

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