146 Jim Collison | Playing to Your Strengths

Jim Collison is the host of the Home Gadget Geeks podcast where he helps people navigate through all of the consumer technology that is out there today. He is also the creator of the Average Guy Network, a channel the “average guy” can visit to get all the information they need to help inform and educate themselves with all the different facets of technology. Jim recently celebrated 10 years working at Gallup where he was instrumental in the development of a college and high school technical internship program in Omaha, Nebraska and in launching a podcast based around what Gallup is known for - their Strengths Finder Assessments. Gallup now has four podcasts which he helps produce and host. We talk all about it here.

Show Notes

Jim recently celebrated 10 years working at Gallup where he was instrumental in the development of a college and high school technical internship program in Omaha, Nebraska and in launching a podcast based around what Gallup is known for - their Strengths Finder Assessments. Gallup now has four podcasts which he helps produce and host. We talk all about it here.

06:10 - The best time to be a podcaster
07:25 - When listeners of your show provide you feedback
09:34 - Jim’s healthy Twitter community and his wildly popular weather tweets
12:07 - The challenges of responding to your community and how Jim manages it
15:26 - The first time he heard of podcasts and the first ones he was listening to
18:24 - His job at Gallup and how he was instrumental in implementing a podcast there
23:01 - How Jim sold the idea to Gallup to start a podcast
25:48 - The importance of having structure on your show
28:28 - Practice makes perfect
30:15 - How being a podcaster has prepared him to be an MC
33:22 - Jim explains the reason he started his network, Average Guy TV
35:48 - Whether or not he consolidates his RSS feeds and other tech questions
38:41 - The story of how he first met Dave Jackson
42:37 - How long Ask the Podcast Coach has been running and interesting moments
45:46 - What Gallup is known for
47:24 - The Gallup Strengths Finder Assessment and what it said about Jim
52:35 - His wife and children’s strengths
53:40 - The challenges of balancing his professional and personal life
57:25 - What he’s changed his mind about recently
59:49 - The one most misunderstood thing about him