Business-oriented podcasts are one of the greatest resources out there. Their content can provide great insight into business news and entrepreneurial best practices, not to mention the fact that they’re super easy to consume on-the-go. Instead of perusing through the thousands of business podcasts out there, here’s a round-up of some of our favorites:

1. The GaryVee Audio Experience

By Gary Vaynerchuk

If you aren’t familiar with Gary Vaynerchuk and his unfiltered approach to business, you’re seriously missing out. Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, speaker, marketer, social media celebrity, and the list goes on. His podcast is an exact reflection of his many ventures. As a result, you’ll hear about everything from motivational life advice to personal branding how-tos. Vaynerchuk also regularly hosts Reddit AMAs through his podcast. So if you ever wondered about his thoughts on pretty much anything, there’s a chance to find out.

2. Renegade Thinkers Unite

By Drew Neisser

Every business needs a solid marketing strategy to get off the ground. Renegade Thinkers Unite will help you do just that. In each episode, Drew Neisser, CEO of social marketing agency Renegade (and publisher of this site!), interviews marketing innovators about the secret to their success. The conversations are both engaging and informative, with each talk wrapping up with a summary of insights for listeners to take away. Past guests have included seasoned marketing veterans from incredible companies like Spotify, IBM, and The New York Times.

3. HBR IdeaCast

By Harvard Business Review

If there’s anyone in the world qualified to give business advice, it must be the folks over at Harvard, right? Harvard Business Review has been the premier publication for business insights for almost a century. Unsurprisingly, the associated podcast is just as informative. You’ll hear from leading thinkers in business and management about what their own experiences have taught them and how you can apply these lessons to your business. Previous episodes have featured industry titans like Jeff Bezos and innovative thinkers like Maya Angelou.

4. The Side Hustle Show: Business Ideas for Part-Time Entrepreneurs

By Nick Loper

If a full-time gig is limiting your entrepreneurial spirit, this is the podcast for you. The Side Hustle Show explores the actionable tips and business strategies of successful entrepreneurs. Each episode covers a different facet of the part-time entrepreneurial experience, from coming up with a business idea to building marketing initiatives to efficiently budgeting time on a side hustle. Best of all, the advice offered is practical and can be applied to whatever step your part-time business is at.

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I won’t profess to know all the answers about what business leaders want from a business podcast because I don’t. And that is the point of this post. Rather than me pontificating about what I think business leaders want, I thought it was a great time to stop and ask the Social Media Explorer audience what you would want from a business podcast. So that’s what we’re going to do.

Please leave a comment and tell us your answers to these questions or anything else we may have missed.

1. What are the topics you most want to hear discussed on a business podcast?
2. Do you prefer a casual discussion or clear-cut advice?
3. Do you enjoy controversy/debate or hosts that agree?
4. Which of these formats do you prefer? A host interviewing a guest? A single host only? Multiple hosts with no guests? A panel of consistent hosts with no guests? Or a panel of consistent hosts interviewing a guest?
5. If you like interview formats, who do you want to hear interviewed on podcasts? Any specific people? Or any specific types of people, i.e. job titles, brands etc?
6. Also if you like interview formats, do you prefer ad-hoc interviews with questions relevant to the guest or a list of consistent questions that are asked of every guest?
7. What is missing in the business podcasts that are already out there?
8. What do you enjoy most about the business podcasts that are already out there?

Whew, that’s a lot of questions isn’t it! I debated on doing a formal survey or letting you go crazy in the comments and felt that letting you provide your thoughts in the comments would be the most beneficial for creating a useful discussion on the subject. With that…let loose! Add a comment with your answers below. Let’s figure out what business leaders want in a business podcast together.

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