58 min
036: Empowering and Connecting the Podcast Community with Tim Truax The People Teaching People Podcast
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- Entrepreneurship
In this episode of The People Teaching People Podcast, we are joined by Tim Truax, a geologist and CEO of PodSummit, a Canadian company focusing on podcast events.
Tim discusses the inception of PodSummit and its aim to bring together the Canadian podcast community for collaboration and learning. The podcast touches on the importance of curiosity, continuous learning, and balancing various life roles, including being a parent, professional, and entrepreneur. Tim highlights the significance of storytelling in podcasting, his listening habits, and the mentors who've influenced his journey.
Tim is a career Geologist and has been working in the oil & gas industry for over 15 years. He is a family man with a wonderfully supportive wife and two beautiful kids. As part of a journey to get more out of his passion for podcasting, Tim recently became the CEO at PodSummit, a new Canadian company that is focused on delivering unparalleled podcast events in Canada. PodSummit will launch their first event on September 20-21, 2024 with PodSummit YYC, hosted in Calgary, Alberta. This event will bring together the entire Canadian podcast community & industry to celebrate the art of storytelling and to create a collaborative focal point where podcast communities and industry can come together to exchange ideas, interact, and learn from one another.
Listen in as we talk about:
03:13 Tim’s journey in becoming a geologist
07:48 Tim’s podcast: The Nerd Room Podcast
11:40 The unexpected personal benefits and joys of podcasting
17:12 The story behind PodSummit
23:37 What to expect from the PodSummit experience
29:17 The mindset of ‘success and learning’ versus ‘success and failure’
31:04 The pillars of connection, collaboration, and creation
35:46 Juggling all the hats - husband, dad, geologist, podcast host, and entrepreneur
40:47 Teaching and learning in podcasting
46:17 Tim’s favorite teachers
49:17 What Tim is most proud of
54:46 Tim’s words of wisdom
Connect with Tim:
Website: https://www.podsummit.com/
Instagram:
@podsummit
@thenerdrm
Facebook: @PodSummit
Podcasts:
The Podcast Experience
The Nerd Room Podcast
Connect with Tiana:
Website: https://tianafech.com
LinkedIn: Tiana Fech
Instagram: @tianafech
Facebook: @tianafech
Book: Online Course Creation 101: A step-by-step guide to creating your first online course
Today’s episode is produced by VOLT Productions, a full-service podcast production agency helping creators and entrepreneurs launch, grow and monetize their shows. You can learn more about the agency’s founder Simona, their work and their team by going to www.voltproductions.co.
THE UNEXPECTED PERSONAL BENEFITS AND JOYS OF PODCASTING
Tim stresses the importance of parents, especially those with young children, maintaining their personal interests and identities beyond their roles as mothers or fathers. He shares his own experience, describing how easy it is to lose oneself in the all-consuming nature of parenting, emphasizing how it led him to a period of self-discovery once his children reached a certain age. He reflects on the significance of remembering who you were before children and highlights how engaging in personal hobbies, like podcasting, has aided in rediscovering his identity beyond just being a husband and father. This rediscovery is crucial for personal fulfillment and maintaining a sense of self amidst the busyness of parental life.
Moreover, Tim touches upon the impact of parents embracing their individual passions on their children. He discusses creating a space for his own interests, like a room filled with nostalgic collectibles, which serves as an example for his children to find and embrace what they love.
In this episode of The People Teaching People Podcast, we are joined by Tim Truax, a geologist and CEO of PodSummit, a Canadian company focusing on podcast events.
Tim discusses the inception of PodSummit and its aim to bring together the Canadian podcast community for collaboration and learning. The podcast touches on the importance of curiosity, continuous learning, and balancing various life roles, including being a parent, professional, and entrepreneur. Tim highlights the significance of storytelling in podcasting, his listening habits, and the mentors who've influenced his journey.
Tim is a career Geologist and has been working in the oil & gas industry for over 15 years. He is a family man with a wonderfully supportive wife and two beautiful kids. As part of a journey to get more out of his passion for podcasting, Tim recently became the CEO at PodSummit, a new Canadian company that is focused on delivering unparalleled podcast events in Canada. PodSummit will launch their first event on September 20-21, 2024 with PodSummit YYC, hosted in Calgary, Alberta. This event will bring together the entire Canadian podcast community & industry to celebrate the art of storytelling and to create a collaborative focal point where podcast communities and industry can come together to exchange ideas, interact, and learn from one another.
Listen in as we talk about:
03:13 Tim’s journey in becoming a geologist
07:48 Tim’s podcast: The Nerd Room Podcast
11:40 The unexpected personal benefits and joys of podcasting
17:12 The story behind PodSummit
23:37 What to expect from the PodSummit experience
29:17 The mindset of ‘success and learning’ versus ‘success and failure’
31:04 The pillars of connection, collaboration, and creation
35:46 Juggling all the hats - husband, dad, geologist, podcast host, and entrepreneur
40:47 Teaching and learning in podcasting
46:17 Tim’s favorite teachers
49:17 What Tim is most proud of
54:46 Tim’s words of wisdom
Connect with Tim:
Website: https://www.podsummit.com/
Instagram:
@podsummit
@thenerdrm
Facebook: @PodSummit
Podcasts:
The Podcast Experience
The Nerd Room Podcast
Connect with Tiana:
Website: https://tianafech.com
LinkedIn: Tiana Fech
Instagram: @tianafech
Facebook: @tianafech
Book: Online Course Creation 101: A step-by-step guide to creating your first online course
Today’s episode is produced by VOLT Productions, a full-service podcast production agency helping creators and entrepreneurs launch, grow and monetize their shows. You can learn more about the agency’s founder Simona, their work and their team by going to www.voltproductions.co.
THE UNEXPECTED PERSONAL BENEFITS AND JOYS OF PODCASTING
Tim stresses the importance of parents, especially those with young children, maintaining their personal interests and identities beyond their roles as mothers or fathers. He shares his own experience, describing how easy it is to lose oneself in the all-consuming nature of parenting, emphasizing how it led him to a period of self-discovery once his children reached a certain age. He reflects on the significance of remembering who you were before children and highlights how engaging in personal hobbies, like podcasting, has aided in rediscovering his identity beyond just being a husband and father. This rediscovery is crucial for personal fulfillment and maintaining a sense of self amidst the busyness of parental life.
Moreover, Tim touches upon the impact of parents embracing their individual passions on their children. He discusses creating a space for his own interests, like a room filled with nostalgic collectibles, which serves as an example for his children to find and embrace what they love.
58 min