Eric Nuzum is a podcast creator, author, and strategist who has had a part in countless top podcasts since he launched NPR's podcasting initiative in 2005. He served as NPR's chief creative for over 10 years, as NPR became the world largest podcast distributor. He later served at Audible as their leader for short form content, and is currently the cofounder of magnificent noise, a podcast production company based out of New York.

Eric has had a hand in creating, launching, and consulting on countless top podcasts, and has generated billions of views all around the world. In today’s episode, Aaron and Robert talk to Eric about authority in the context of podcasting and broadcast media. Eric details how he was able to go from a student intern, to the boss of the very people who taught him the ropes, without losing their respect, and gaining their trust in his decisions.

Eric also talks about how to convince someone to listen to you, and respect your authority even in situations where you may not have any power over them, and they may not even want to work with you in the first place. This is part one of our two part interview with Eric, Tune in in two weeks if you would like more!