Send us a text Welcome back to another episode of Podcast Growth University—a podcast about podcasts with your host, Kevin Palmieri. He is also the co-host of Next Level University, a global top 100 Self-Improvement podcast with more than 1,000 published podcasts. Their podcast team, Next Level Podcast Solutions, has published over 2,000 podcasts, so best believe that Kevin knows what he is talking about. In this week’s episode, Kevin shares how quickly he learned that everything in life, especially in podcasting and business, is an exchange of time for a reward. This is the framework you need to understand in order to find aligned guests for your show. Listen to previous episodes if you want to catch up on anything guest-related, but this episode will focus more on the tips and tricks Kevin wished he knew when they started podcasting. If you want to learn more about podcasts, reach out to Kevin: IG: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/ Email: Kevin@nextleveluniverse.com Need help with your podcast? Check out Next Level Podcast Solutions: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/next-level-podcast-solutions/ Free 30-minute call with Kevin: https://bit.ly/3E0ieM0 Show notes: [2:30] The framework you need to understand at all times [05:43] Be strategic with your messaging [10:48] John Laurito is the host of Tomorrow's Leader and the very first Next Level Podcast Solutions client. Listen to what he has to say about Kevin and his team. [12:30] Figure out who is an aligned guest first [15:27] Find host-guest matching platforms [18:35] “Alignment” changes as you grow, so make sure to take time to reflect on what is aligned with your brand [20:35] Outro