Iron Age Marketing

Fair warning: I recorded this episode half-dead with a throat full of lozenges. Luke said it felt like I was about to break into Freddie Mercury. He's not wrong. The show must go on.   Luke Tatum is my business partner, longtime friend, and co-host over at Between the Lies - a financial podcast for people who are tired of every headline being the end of the world. He runs Perfect Spiral Capital, w...

Welcome to Episode 005.   Stephanie Bloom runs Walk With Me Conversations - a podcast that's absolutely not about small talk. She's going into season three with about 130 guests under her belt, and she just published a book today. (Literally today, as we're recording this.)   Here's what makes Stephanie's story different: She grew up downwind of a nuclear munitions plant that didn't dispose of was...

Welcome to Episode 004.   Lance Cayko has been podcasting longer than almost anyone I know in the business space. Almost nine years now with Inside the Firm. That's not a typo.   He's an architect with F9 Productions out in Denver-Boulder, running a vertically integrated empire: architecture company, contracting company, real estate development. His wife's a realtor. It's like everyone in the ecos...

Welcome to Episode 003   Dave Gulas runs a logistics company. Third-party fulfillment, warehousing, transportation - the kind of business you'd never guess could use a podcast.   That's exactly why I wanted to talk to him.   Dave's the president and co-founder of EZDC 3PL. When he started his founder journey, the biggest help came from conversations with other entrepreneurs going through the same...

Welcome to Episode 002 of the reboot.   Last week I had my competitor on. This week? One of my actual clients.   Susie St. Angelo runs SOS for Your Life - a health and wellness podcast that's been going strong for over a year now. She's a recovering banker turned health coach, and six years ago when her daughter-in-law and niece suggested she start a podcast, she was terrified.   Now she's knockin...

Welcome to the reboot.   After two years talking to authors, I'm shifting Iron Age Marketing toward the people I actually want to work with: coaches, creatives, and business owners using podcasting to build authority and generate real leads.   And what better way to kick off Season 2 than by bringing on the competition?   Vince Quinn runs SBX Productions. He does exactly what I do - podcast produc...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Melissa J Cave, author of the fantasy novel Traitor's Son.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Melissa J Cave   Melissa J Cave is a project manager and a veteran who has spent most of her life traveling, first as a military brat and then in the Air Force and Department of Defense. She has always been fascinated by new places, cultures, languages, and h...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to C S Johnson, genre-defying novelist of multiple young adult series'.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator C S Johnson   C. S. Johnson is the award-winning, genre-hopping author of several novels, including young adult sci-fi and fantasy adventures such as the Starlight Chronicles series, the Once Upon a Princess saga, and the Divine Space Pirates trilog...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Joseph Battaglia, novelist, IT professional and writer of The Dunce Whisperer.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Joseph Battaglia Joseph Battaglia started writing shortly after being medically discharged from the Marine Corps for a vascular disorder resulting from lifting too many weights and being entirely too swole. His normal human body wasn't cap...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Hannah Parry, a trained pediatric nurse and thriller writer.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Hannah Parry   Hannah Parry trained as a pediatric nurse and then did a master's in creative writing at Birkbeck College, University of London. She has had four short stories published. Farrukh and the Matchmaker made the longlist of the BBC Short Story Awa...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Brian Menard, owner and lead writer for Dojo Kun Comics.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Brian Menard   Brian Menard, is the owner and lead writer for Dojo Kun Comics, as well as a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Internal Controls Auditor, Certified in Risk Management Assurance and a Certified Anti-Money Launderi...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Aaron Ryan, bestselling author of the Dissonance, sci-fi series.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Aaron Ryan   Aaron Ryan lives in Washington with his wife and two sons, along with Macy the dog, Winston the cat, and Merry & Pippin, the finches. He is the author of the bestselling "Dissonance" sci-fi alien invasion saga, the sci-fi thriller "Forecast...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Stephen Hudler, a super hero fan with a novelist heart.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Stephen Hudler   Stephen Hudler is the author of the superhero fiction EVOREALM book series, which includes DEADLOCK, FALLOUT, and SHATTERED. For years, Stephen dreamed of writing for comic book companies like Marvel or DC. His love of comics and action-adventur...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Michael Castleman about the history of publishing and it's state today.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Michael Castleman   Award-winning San Francisco journalist Michael Castleman has written 3,000 magazine and web articles, and 19 books, 15 nonfiction books, and four mystery novels. Most of his titles deal with health or sexuality. His latest rel...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Randall Harris, founder of Backpack Universe Games and TTRPG Aalam.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Randall Harris   Randall Harris, created Backpack Universe because as an extension of his passion for Table Top roleplaying games. Randall's goal, though ambitious, was simple: expand the fanbase of TTRPGs by creating games that are inviting, easy to...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Jane Sharpe, homeschool mother and veteran self-publisher.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Jane Sharpe   Jane Sharpe is a homeschooling mother of five, and has been married for 26 years. She has written 14 books on niche topics for a variety of age groups in the last few years, self-publishing them all herself. She prefers reading to housekeeping a...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Dicebag creator of the forthcoming TTRPG Crytures.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Dicebag   Dicebag describes themself as an artist, world builder, game designer, and occasional cryborg-lich vtuber. They are currently working on Crytures, a monster-collecting TTRPG.   VTuber Reveals Game Design Secrets | Dicebag on Creating 'Crytures' & Digital Id...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Calvin Gulotta, the creator behind the comic series, Underworld Don.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Calvin Gulotta   Calvin Gulotta is, in many ways, nobody and everyone emerging in today's media landscape. A true grey man in the comic creator's world, Calvin has created the comic series Underworld Don. As under-the-radar as he has opted to be as...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Christine Eriksen, marketing partner with Devon Eriksen, author of Theft Of Fire.   Let's Meet Iron Age Marketer Christine Eriksen Christine Eriksen is a wife of Devon Eriksen, author of Theft of Fire: Orbital Space #1. You've possibly seen her around Twitter, honking about how amazing his book is, because he is allergic to marketing.   From Code...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Arvid Nelson, writer of the forthcoming comic series Band Of Crows.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Arvid Nelson   Arvid Nelson has written for numerous outlets, including DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse, but he's best known his original series, Rex Mundi. His latest venture, The Band of the Crow, is a fantasy story inspired by his love of Edwardian fai...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Kristin McTiernan, author of a fantastic book on making money as a writer, Paid By The Word.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Kristin McTiernan   Kristin McTiernan has been a full-time editor and ghostwriter for close to fifteen years, founding The Nonsense-Free Editor after years of being an underpaid gig worker. She is also the author of paranorma...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Fabrizio Aiello, the creator of Horace H Hoover comic books.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Fabrizio Aiello   Fabrizio Aiello is a multi-disciplined artist, including 3d, comics, and illustration. Bringing a bronze age style to indie comics in 2019, he introduced the title, Horace H. Hoover, bringing a new type of occult detective combined with a...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Timothy Imholt, a scientist, author, and founder of disruptive technology. Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Timothy Imholt Timothy has a PhD in Physics. He spent more than a decade working with the fine folks at the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. Additionally, he holds 23 US Patents, is a tech company founder, and is a science fiction ent...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to Christy McKenzie, part of the brain trust behind the satire magazine Flip City Mag.   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator Christy McKenzie   Christy McKenzie, along with her husband Scott, are the fearless super straight editors of FLIP CITY Mag. They put their lives on the line to bring you the free world's most based shits and/or giggles. Flip City Mag...

In today's episode of Iron Age Marketing, I talk to A.C. Pritchard, the writer behind "A Saga Of Sunsets."   Let's Meet Iron Age Creator A.C. Pritchard   A. C. Pritchard has been writing his entire life. His literary career officially started in high school as a movie review columnist. From there, he spent a decade in music refining his craft before rediscovering his love for prose. He lives with...