Myke Hurley and Relay FM

Myke Hurley is a well-known podcaster and founder of Relay FM. To kick off Season 6, he gives us some fantastic advice on starting shows, sponsors, and lots more. His story is incredibly interesting and I think it’s a great way to start this season and the new year.


* Myke on Instagram | Twitter
* Relay FM
* Brad Dowdy and Nock Co.
* 5by5
* Stephen Hackett / 512 Pixels
* The Best Advice I Never Took
* Libsyn
* Megaphone

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Intro: Hey, everybody. Welcome to season six of How I Built It. In episode 106, kicking off the year and this season is a person I’m a huge fan of, and that’s Myke Hurley from Relay FM. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that for the last two years my favorite podcast have been podcasts where he is a co-host, and indeed most of my favorite podcasts are podcasts from Relay.fm. In this episode, he’s going to talk about starting a podcast network and podcasting in general. He gives us lots of great advice on how to figure out how to determine your podcast format and your topic, what your interests are and things like that. As a little bit of a bonus, I wasn’t going to ask him about this because it seems subjective, but he gives us fantastic advice on how to get sponsors for your podcast. He is someone that you should definitely listen to on this because that is primarily how Relay FM is supported. Without further ado, I’d love to introduce you to Myke Hurley. This is a great episode to kick off the year. But first, a word from our sponsors.
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