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The Greatness Machine

Darius Mirshahzadeh

Entrepreneurship, Education, Business

5 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What if the key to unlocking your biggest opportunities wasn’t in the size of your audience—but in the conversations you choose to have? In this solo episode, Darius Mirshahzadeh pulls back the curtain on one of his best-kept secrets: how to use a podcast to build powerful relationships, expand your network, and land your dream clients—without chasing downloads or going viral. He shares the origin story of The Greatness Machine, how it began as a live stream for a book launch, and why focusing on who you interview matters more than how many people are listening. In this episode, Darius will discuss: (00:00) Introduction to Podcasting for Networking (02:08) The Journey of The Greatness Machine (05:55) Building Relationships Through Podcasting (11:56) Podcasting as a Sales Tool (16:08) The Future of Podcasting and Networking Sponsored by: Huel: Try Huel with 15% OFF + Free Gift for New Customers today using my code greatness at https://huel.com/greatness. Fuel your best performance with Huel today! Indeed: Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/DARIUS. NPR Tech Unheard Podcast: Tune into Tech Unheard from Arm and NPM—wherever you get your podcasts. Shipstation: Go to shipstation.com and use code GREATNESS to sign up for your FREE trial. Shopify: Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/darius. Connect with Darius: Website: https://therealdarius.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariusmirshahzadeh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imthedarius/ YouTube: https://therealdarius.com/youtube Book: The Core Value Equation https://www.amazon.com/Core-Value-Equation-Framework-Limitless/dp/1544506708 Write a review for The Greatness Machine using this link: https://ratethispodcast.com/spreadinggreatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.5	code greatness. Love gang, welcome to the greatness machine. I'm your host, Darius from Shazda. I'm so
1:00.8	pumped to have you here with me. Now listen, the greatness machine were about two things. Number one,
1:05.9	people were living their passions. And number two, those who are creating greatness in the world
1:09.6	and doing both of these things despite the odds against them. Each episode, we're going to feature interviews
1:14.1	with game changers, business leaders, telling us their origin stories, what made them tick,
1:18.7	what got them to where they are now. Why? So it can help you step into your greatness within
1:23.2	your life, your business, and your career. Occasionally, you might hear a few solo episodes for myself, more, as I say, as I leverage
1:29.8	my 20 years of entrepreneurship as a CEO and founder to help you grow and level up in your
1:34.3	journey to scale your life and your business.
1:36.7	So come be a fly on the wall, enjoy the conversation, and I'm stoked to have you hear
1:40.6	with me.
1:43.3	What's up, everybody, welcome to this episode of The Great.
1:45.0	This is the show.
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