85. The Art of Podcasting to Empower Youth Voice & Agency with James Healy

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our youth and young adults have so many more options than we did as kids. We were taught that you go into college or a trade; those were your two choices. Today, kids are creating their own model of what life will look like in adulthood.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But to ensure their success, we need to help them develop their voice and agency. They need to know how to speak up and speak out and allow their voices to be heard--literally and figuratively.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the literal sense, podcasting is a great option. And in this episode of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">podcast, I’m talking with James Healy, a certified StoryBrand Guide and editor of this podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We talk about his experience teaching podcasting to a group of high school students, why audio is so important, how kids’ tech skills transferred into podcasting, and the use of the StoryBrand framework.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We love that we can give our youth so many opportunities in today’s tech savvy world, and that next steps after high school can be so varied now in support of our rainbow of learners.</span></p> <h2> </h2> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">About James Healy:</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many professionals struggle to position themselves as an authority and get their message heard. All too often, great ideas and content never gets created. Insights and wisdom that could impact people and change lives are lost. James Healy specializes in helping these experts connect and engage with their ideal clientele as thought leaders in their field. He's an author, a podcast host and producer, and a book publisher. James is also a Certified StoryBrand Guide and implements the proven StoryBrand framework into powerful authority positioning strategies like brand messaging, book authorship, podcast hosting, and