Transitioning into the Audio World with Alex Grodnik

Many of us suffer from the fear of rejection, and we allow it to hold us back from doing things we love. In this episode, we have an amazing guest joining us on the show, Alex Grodd. He is an entrepreneur with an amazing story of how he transitioned from the corporate world into entrepreneurship. Alex’s passion is in the audio world. He helps entrepreneurs get the best out of their podcasts. Also, he is the ambassador of rejection therapy. In this episode, Alex will be sharing his story and giving us nuggets of wisdom on rejection therapy. Listen in and learn. How Alex transitioned into entrepreneurship Alex worked in the investment for ten years, but he wasn’t content with that career, and he wasn’t happy. He quit his job and went to school for an MBA, and that’s when it hit him that he was an entrepreneur. He decided to venture into the audio world. He met a couple of co-founders, and they started a FinTech company. And that’s when they built a mobile banking application. Alex is currently pursuing the audio world. Rejection Therapy Many of us get discouraged when we get rejected. According to Alex, we should all get used to being rejected and keep going no matter how many times we’re told no. Alex recommends that we get into a habit of asking for things that we know we’ll definitely get a no. For instance, ask for a discount when you least need it or deserve it. Getting rejected several times in a day gives you room to learn how to deal with rejection.  Alex’s Super Power Alex is among the few people who do not fear rejection. He carries rejection, learns from it, and makes himself and his business better. Alex comfortably confesses that he would not be the person he is today if he didn’t take rejection positively. His inner superpower is therefore taking rejection positively. Timestamps: [01:14] Getting to know Alex [04:20] Alex’s experience in the audio world [10:17] Alex’s advice to people in the corporate world and want to get a side hustle [12:17] Rejection therapy [17:49] Alex’s other businesses [20:11] Advice to someone working a job looking to start podcasting as a side hustle [22:15] The biggest failure that Alex has had [24:05] Alex’s superpower Quotes: “Once you work on that confidence, and you multiply confidence, rejection is just nothing, just something that you need to do to achieve your goal.” “I think I’ve been rejected more than most and if I let those rejections put me down, I would not be where I am today.” “Always lead with helping others first, instead of just give me, give me and podcasting is a very interesting tool to do that.” “Rejection therapy is a process of desensitizing yourself to the fear of rejection.” “Podcasting isn’t a new technology, but it will eventually transform human behaviour.”