I was surprised when I saw an email from my friend Barry Moltz that he was discontinuing his radio show after 17 years. Seventeen years is a very long time. I have been in my business for 15 years, which seems like an eternity. 

I have to admit I was sad to read the email. I thought about the interviews I did with him and how exciting that was, especially the one we did to promote my book. From “#730 Why Your Employees Aren’t Working the Way They Used To” show notes:

Segment‌ ‌1:‌ ‌Catherine Altman Morgan is the author of the #1 New Release This Isn’t Working! Evolving the Way We Work to Decrease Stress, Anxiety, and Depression. Catherine is a career transition expert, business consultant, and the founder of Point A to Point B Transitions Inc., named Career Transition Coaching Service of the Year.

  • In the book you say “the hustle culture hustled you.” What do you mean by that?
  • In the U.S. we seem to believe that owning a business is better than having a job or should be the goal? You disagree. Why is that?
  • How is the “gig economy” different from entrepreneurship? Does gig work have its own risks?
  • You are an expert in the entrepreneur to employee career transition. How is that different from corporate employee to corporate employee?
  • You talk about the shame and grief an entrepreneur might experience if they exit or fold their business. How do you recommend they work through this?

I thought about the clients I was able to get on his show and how exciting that was for them. 

I thought about all the interviews I listened to and how much I had learned over the years. 

And then I thought about how much work it was to do that show for 17 years, including finding and booking guests, prepping for the interviews, creating the show notes, promoting the shows, etc. 

I struggle with consistency. I can’t seem to keep the content distribution cadence going – even when I am passionate about the topic. My hat is off to Barry Moltz.

You might be asking why he kept the show going for all those years. Here is what Moltz said here:

It’s really quite simple because I wanted to keep learning. I learned the most in my life, my career, from interviewing people and asking them simply, what did you think? What was your experience in whatever you went through? What can other people learn from it? It was really a privilege to interview all those people, and it was also a special to hear what you thought about what these folks were saying.

I agree with all of this. I love interviewing people. In fact, I strongly prefer interviewing to being interviewed.

So, you might be asking what Moltz is planning to do next. Is there another podcast in the works? There is! Moltz writes:

This is the end of The Small Business Radio Show, it also is the beginning of a new podcast I will be doing called “The Exit Strategy”, where I’ll be talking to people who have sold their business. Look for the first episode featuring Keith Schacht that sold Mystery Science for a reportedly $140M. On this show it’s the good, the bad and the buyout. You can get notified of new episodes by signing up for my Substack.

I wish Barry Moltz the best of luck with his new show. It’s a great topic and I know I will be signing up. 

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