The journey to start-up success can sometimes seem long and gruelling. And despite the challenges along the way, you can't afford lose sight of your goals or let your head drop.
During those tough times, you will crave the insights and expertise of people who have been there and done it, but often you simply haven't got the time to attend conferences or seminars.
Even the prospect of arranging a meeting is a drain on your exhaused schedule, especially when you have so many moving parts early on.
This is where podcasts come in. In a day-and-age where video is praised as the master of engagement, it still struggles to hold the long term attention of the tuned-in podcast audience.
You can listen to podcasts on the go, without having to watch a screen as you wander through busy commuter crowds, or whilst you're at a desk multitasking on spreadsheets and data.
You're also in control of the content you listen to. Unlike radio shows who may call in irrelevant guests, you can choose the show you want to listen to that contains a topic, person, or theme that is wholly relevant to your situation.
So if you're looking for some inspiration, business tips, or general start-up support, check out our list and listen to some of the top shows we feel really hit the mark.
An inspiring podcast full of stories from guests offering personal, heartfelt, and real insights into making the most the opportunities life presents you.
Hosted by former pro-athlete Lewis Howes, the show is a line-up of his friends and contacts who can help put you on a path to greatness.
On The Jordan Harbinger Show, host Jordan Harbinger "deconstructs the playbooks of the most successful people on earth and shares their strategies, perspectives, and practical insights" with his listeners.
A popular show for those looking to build their own business, it combines expert insights, guest interviews, and roundtable discussions.
Praised as a podcasting pioneer, host Jason Calacanis uses his professional experience and industry knowledge to make the most out of every interaction with his guests.
This 7-day a week podcast has featured the likes of Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins and our very own Alec Lynch, along with 1500+ other leading entrepreneurs and start-up success stories.
John Lee Dumas and his guests provide actionable advice on how to 'ignite' your business idea.
Discover ways to problem solve, shortcut, and succeed in business with insights from top entrepreneurs with real life experience.
Host Jon Nastor ensures his concise episodes are crammed with genuine take-outs that can help aspiring entrepreneurs find their own path to success.
A show that blends the world's best professional and academic minds, relationship experts, entrepreneurs, and authors to deliver a cocktail of knowledge that will make you a better performer.
Advice on entrepreneurship, investing and health from people at the heart of what it all means.
Host James Altucher is a successful entrepreneur, investor, board member and writer, with a brash style that ensures each interview is a pick-me-up for his audience.
Austrlia's leading marketing podcast is focused on helping entrepreneurs find the most effective strategies to grow their business.
Founder and host Tim (Timbo) Reid has been in the 'marketing game' for 30 years and alongside his passionate guests, he helps deliver answers to the key questions around marketing a startup.
This podcast offers a distinctive view on branding, storytelling and marketing through interviews with people from all walks of life.
From business minds, to musicians, authors, and psychologists, host Srini Rao invites his guests to explore what has helped make their brand stand-out.
Pat Flynn answers daily questions from his audience on all things relating to online business, blogging, marketing and more.
These short shows focus directly on a topic submitted by one of his listeners, and provides accessible and actionable information to help boost a business or brand.
Find tips on self-development and motivation from passionate people who have successfully built up their brand.
Joel Brown encourages to entrepreneurs, life coaches, and celebrities, to tell their inspirational stories from wherever they are around the world.
This show offers advice on how to make your side hustle project a reality and then develop it into viable business opportunity.
Nick Loper discusses ideas around passive income, freelancing, and marketing, among others, to help support part-time entrepreneurs.
Think Dragon's Den or Shark Tank in the podcast arena. This show puts entrepreneurs in front of real investors willing to support a start-up idea.
Each episode features a founder pitching to a live panel of investors and offers an insight into the debates and negotiations needed to secure funding for a start-up venture.
Find out the best ways to attain funding for a business and get the latest investing trends, predictions and more, direct from those in the market.
Harry Stebbings interviews some of the most prominent investors and asks what they are looking for ahead of backing a start-up or business idea.
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A series of channels and shows focused on helping entrepreneurs and small businesses succeed.
Offering advice, inspiration and information, EPN is an easily consumable source of key strategies for every area of a start-up.
Join the online training and community podcast for a daily dose of business lessons for the real world.
The roughly 10-minute episodes are packed with expert insights and genuine concepts that can be adapted to make a genuine impact on business performance and success.
Airing each weekday evening, this is a business program that explores the most relevant economic and finance news.
Looking at events on a national and international level, it combines stories, conversations, and numbers to deliver a timely and accurate view of the landscape.
A podcast aimed at helping men become better men. It features advice for every area of life, from work to lifestyle, fashion, and etiquette.
The variety means listeners receive top tips that can help grow their business as well as their motivation, confidence, and overall persona.
CEOs, experts, and authors share their stories of success with Tony DUrso.
The show provides valuable insights for any level of start-up or entrepreneur as it focuses on what makes the guests tick and what is the driving purpose behind their venture.
This show takes a female perspective on starting or growing a company. It talks to successful female entrepreneurs who have experienced the trials and tribulations of creating their own business.
Host Amanda Boleyn says she is on a mission to help more women succeed and break into the entrepreneurial world.
Bringing together influential innovators in business, design and technology, DRT focuses on learning.
Host William Channer's vision is to create a comprehensive resource so people can develop a good understanding of what it takes to build something with real value.
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Written by Kevin Bradford on Thursday, December 1, 2016
Kevin Bradford is a content editor at DesignCrowd with a background in journalism and digital production. Experienced in both writing and videography, he loves combining his skills to create captivating content across all multimedia channels.
