BIOGRAPHY
Raymond is an entrepreneur, musician, and the co-founder of Podcast Connection, a 6 figure business founded with Erick Gerber at the start of the Covid epidemic. Raymond was forced to pivot out of the music entertainment business due to live shows placed indefinitely on hold and decided to bootstrap a company from the ground with no prior experience or capital. In the past 2 years, Podcast Connection served well over 50+ clients and Raymond and his team of 12 agents have successfully booked a number of guest speakers on top podcasts that generate 50,000+ downloads per episode. Podcast Connection has turned over a profitable amount each year and is able to provide many needed jobs in South Africa. This movement rewarded Raymond with the finances to pay off his personal cumbersome amounts of debt to the value of $35,000 in a year. Raymond has a passion for helping his fellow South Africans who are without work as there is a high number of unemployment due to the impact of Covid. Being a musician and business owner, Raymond has learned many valuable skills that he is able to utilize in corporate environments that he is learning to now navigate at the age of 33. He loves connecting with new people and finding a way to enrich their lives either through music or the exciting world of Podcast PR and marketing. |
SOME SUCCESSES
Co-founder of 6-figure business Podcast Connection.
Raymond bootstrapped a successful business during the start of Covid with no capital.
Worked with top artists in South Africa as a professional session musician in the entertainment industry.
Generated $1,387,283 worth of recurring sales for Vodafone and other internet service providers.
USEFUL LINKS & SOCIAL MEDIA
10 QUESTIONS THAT RAYMOND CAN BE ASKED
1. Why did you go choose to specialize and offer a service in the podcast industry?
2. You had little to no experience as a business owner, what inspired you to start a business at the start of Covid?
3. What do you plan on achieving in the next 5 years in the podcast industry?
4. What skills did you learn as a musician, and how do you utilize your skillset in a business setting?
5. Do you prefer the new direction as a business owner or do you long to be a professional musician?
6. How did you find a gap in your market to capitalize on it?
7. When did you realize you could scale and grow this business instead of viewing it as a side hustle?
8. How did you manage to pay your monthly bills while starting a new business off the ground with no capital?
9. Why is networking important and how did you benefit from it?
10. How do you build sincere business relationships?
5 IN-DEPTH TOPICS THAT RAYMOND CAN DISCUSS
1. The key to staying motivated and positive through financial stress and career changes.
2. Monetizing and diversifying your skill set and entrepreneurial ideas.
3. Finding valuable business partners and affiliates to work with.
4. How to identify and find a gap in a new marketplace.
5. Why sales skills and copywriting are crucial and important for any new startup.
A GLIMPSE OF WHAT AN INTERVIEW WITH RAYMOND WILL BE LIKE
RAYMOND HAS A PROFESSIONAL MIC SETUP
Rest assured that an interview with Raymond will sound very professional. He knows how to make his voice sound great. Raymond sports the BOYA BY-M1 microphone.
