Call Dad for Help with Reena Friedman Watts

<p>In today’s episode, Jeff interviews Reena Friedman Watts of the Better Call Daddy podcast. After a thought provoking question from a guest on the Jerry Springer show, she decided to leave the show. Leaving led her on a journey to co-hosting a podcast and found that she loved it. Three years ago she started her own podcast that’s very successful.</p> <p>Reena and Jeff discuss:</p> <ol> <li>Started at a radio station in college and loved it.</li> <li>Drove from Purdue to Chicago and saw that Jerry Springer was looking for interns.</li> <li>Renna got the job two weeks later and shares what Jerry was like.</li> <li>Renna worked with Jerry for 2.5 years and then moved to LA.</li> <li>Her boyfriend was hired on a pilot show on CNN and she was hired on as well.</li> <li>Look for opportunities/partnerships that build your portfolio.</li> <li>A LinkedIn connection introduced her to Podcasting and she loved it.</li> <li>3 years ago she started her own Podcast called Better Call Daddy.</li> <li>Her Podcast is for people who have and don't have a great relationship with their dad.</li> <li>Cool.fm - a show including her kids which includes the realness</li> </ol> <p>Fast Five Questions</p> <ol> <li>If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first?<em><strong> “Call daddy. Truthfully I really think I would buy a good mic and a hosting platform and start a podcast because it is so easy to connect with people when you want to learn about them.”</strong></em></li> <li>What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? <em><strong>“Goes back to contracts. I have been royally screwed over by trusting people.”</strong></em></li> <li>What is a book that you would recommend? <em><strong>“The Speed of Trust by Stephen M. R. Covey.”</strong></em></li> <li>What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? <strong>“Riverside or Zoom.”</strong></li> <li>What is your definition of freedom? <em><strong>“Freedom is choice.