Cross-Post: Owned and Operated with Alex Bridgeman
This week is a bonus episode. We are cross posting a guest appearance I had on John Wilson's Owned and Operated podcast. I'm a big fan of John and enjoy his podcast immensely, and I wanted to share it with you all. In this episode, I share more about my philosophy behind the Operator's Handbook and all the ins and outs you want to know about podcasting. Near the end, I manage to turn the mic around on him and learn about his idea of bloating before optimizing and growing Wilson Plumbing and their other acquisitions. I hope you enjoy this Owned and Operated episode with John Wilson and myself.\nListen weekly and follow the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Breaker, and TuneIn.\n\nLinks:\nOwned & Operated Podcast\nMy First Million Podcast\nThink Like An Owner Ep. 47 with John Wilson\nPeter Attia\u2019s private podcast\nKnifepoint Horror Podcast - Apple Podcasts & Spotify\nGrant\u2019s Interest Rate Observer\nThe Economist\nHarvard Business Review\nBizBuySell\nHow to Get Rich by Felix Dennis\n\nTopics:\n(1:36) - Introducing Alex & discussing podcasting\n(5:08) - Alex\u2019s background, starting Think Like An Owner & The Operator\u2019s Handbook\n(9:34) - When did Think Like An Owner shift from being a hobby to a business?\n(12:03) - The podcasting business model\n(19:07) - Building The Operator\u2019s Handbook and why Alex chose a print format\n(31:20) - The process of creating one issue of The Operator\u2019s Handbook\n(35:39) - Subscriber growth from the first issue\n(37:05) - The team behind The Operator\u2019s Handbook\n(39:16) - What\u2019s the process like of bringing on a team?\n(40:43) - Acquiring & growing publications and media outfits\n(50:39) - John on growing his service businesses\n(53:57) - Bloating with an imperfect process\n(57:32) - Alex\u2019s search for a media acquisition\n(59:43) - Wrap up