Welcome to the new year!

We are celebrating our five-year mark as we enter 2025.

We began during the COVID-19 pandemic and have since produced over 124 episodes.

We appreciate our loyal listeners and enjoy making the podcasts.

We emphasize the importance of having the right co-host and maintaining a good rhythm in their conversations.

Our podcast focuses on interviewing experts to provide valuable information to listeners.

We encourage listener feedback and suggestions for future topics, aiming to be a resource for the community.

The show plans topics well in advance and is open to exploring new experts and international perspectives.

We are implementing a “Buy Me A Coffee” app to help cover podcast costs and receive feedback.

If you like this episode, please let us know. We appreciate the feed back, and your support of offset costs of producing the podcast!

We Stress the accessibility of podcasts for all age groups and provide instructions for listening.

Thanks to you, our listener, and wish you happy holidays and a happy New Year.

Key Moments

[00:00:00]: Reflecting on the Year and Looking Ahead

[00:00:14]: Celebrating Five Years of Podcasting

[00:00:41]: Overcoming Challenges and Reaching 100 Episodes

[00:01:25]: The Importance of Finding the Right Co-Host

[00:02:08]: Conducting Interviews: Virtual vs. In-Studio

[00:02:52]: Providing Resources and Expert Advice

[00:04:26]: Planning and Preparing for the Upcoming Year

[00:06:21]: Encouraging Listener Feedback and Topic Suggestions

[00:07:48]: Expanding Topics and Expert Network

[00:11:05]: Introducing the ‘Buy Me a Coffee’ Feature

We would love to hear from you.

Give us your feedback, or suggest a topic, by leaving us a voice message.

Email us at hello@lookingforwardourway.com.

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And of course, everything can be found on our website, Looking Forward Our Way.

Recorded in Studio C at 511 Studios. A production of Circle270Media Podcast Consultants.

Copyright 2024 Carol Ventresca and Brett Johnson

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Brett Johnson and Carol Ventresca Looking Forward Our Way Podcast

The Looking Forward Our Way Podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Carol Ventresca, a recently retired Encore Careerist, who is expanding her horizons through a variety of opportunities. And Brett Johnson, owner of Circle270Media Podcast Consultants. He works with entrepreneurs, businesses, brands, and non-profits to plan, launch, produce, and implement podcasts into their marketing strategies. And he's affectionately known to his podcast clients as "My Podcast Guy."

Carol and Brett have been working together co-hosting this podcast, now in its "encore career," since 2017.