PMR: Podcastmate Radio

Balance. 

What does that mean to you? What does that mean in your work and life?

We already know that the pandemic caused a huge paradigm shift, especially in our work setup.

We work where we live and we live where we work.

The question is, how do you find balance when your work and your life get so enmeshed?

I’m not going to give you typical advice you can easily Google. But I’m going to tell you my story.

- Che

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It's a circus out there in the world. You have ready and equip yourself if you want to thrive. Equipping yourself though doesn't happen overnight. It's a process and process takes time. 

Here, Cheryl shares her journey as she evolved from who she used to be and how she built herself up towards becoming who she wants to be. She went through a process of self-exploration and zeroed in on her goals and you can't rush that. 

So if you ever feel like nothing's happening in your life or that it's too late to take action on that dream, remember it's not too late to start. If you start now, you'll still be on time. But you better start now than not at all.

What's next? is the question my team and I asked ourselves as we were ideating a new concept for season 2 of PMR. 

As podcasting has become commonplace these days, how do we differentiate ourselves from the pack and take our listeners to an elevated experience?

How do we disrupt our current way of thinking so we can generate new thoughts and ideas, execute on them, and deliver something immaculate and immersive that our audience can take delight in?

That's the thought process while I was writing this. 

And those are the questions we're going to answer in this 5-minute episode. As usual, put your headphones in to get the full experience. 

And if you have any questions, give me a holler :)  - Nash

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In this Ripple episode, Che takes us on an eargasmic experience of what her Monday mornings are like and what keeps her motivated all throughout the week. 

Being a monster of operations for Podcastmate means that she surrounds herself with creatives. 

Magicians. Alchemists. 

People who transform mundane things into extraordinary. 

And as a fellow creative, she takes inspiration from them. 

Life is colorful when you surround yourself with creatives.

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Truth. Existence. Reality. 

Have you taken the time to sit down to ponder over these heavy subjects?

Have you taken the time to immerse yourself in your own thoughts and dig deep to analyze your own beliefs?

Follow along as Lemuel takes you through his personal analysis of his own beliefs and maybe, just maybe it will challenge and inspire you to do the same. Why?

My question is, why not?

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Lemuel Morata - Senior Podcast Producer at Podcastmate | Show Producer at PMR

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Have you ever wondered how one podcast episode is produced?

Have you been curious about the elements of sound?

About how to create an immersive experience through audio?

In this episode, we will scratch the surface on how to produce an audio story that transports your listeners where they can get themselves immersed in the story. 

This episode is created, produced, and directed by Podastmate Senior Podcast producer Lemuel Morata. 

Enjoy and listen on headphones!

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Lemuel Morata - Senior Podcast Producer at Podcastmate | Show Producer at PMR

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Entrepreneurship. Sounds fancy and bold. The word definitely has a positive connotation.

But do we really know what this means?

What does it really take to lead a team and build your own business from the ground up?

Who do you need to become so you can be the person capable of achieving great things?

Why do we do what we do?

Or more like, why am I doing this? What for? What am I trying to prove?

So I contemplated these questions. I kept contemplating. Until I reach an epiphany. 

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Drive. 

Birthright

Do you think that it’s your birthright to be confident in the work that you do?

Is it your birthright to call yourself an artist?

As we know, there are many artists out there who are still finding their voice and space in this world. Some are just hiding while some are still struggling to express their inner creative self.

In this Ripple episode, Michael takes you to his little journey on how he was able to evolve his mindset to own his artistic endeavors in the hopes of helping others to finally believe in themselves.

Though Michael has shown his creative self ever since he joined social media platforms, he had limiting beliefs that he was able to surpass to be fully confident in the things that he does as an artist.

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek at the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Michael Aunzo  - Marketing and Design Lead at Podcastmate

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Personal Workflow. 

If your work is creative, is establishing a workflow necessary? 

Or do you just get in the zone as soon your bum hits your work chair?

What's your process? 

In Michael's second episode, he talked about the point when he realized that even creative projects need a reliable process because relying on motivation alone isn't enough. It's not sustainable. 

When he started to work in Podcastmate, he hasn't yet established his own process and rituals that will help him get in the zone on a daily basis. 

The pure enjoyment of creating was enough to sustain him, or so he thought.

Until he had a life-changing virtual meeting that completely shifted his perspective.

Workflows don't have to be perfect. It will be a constant work-in-progress -- emphasis on the word "progress".

But the main thing is, it's gotta be fun, it's gotta be enjoyable, it's gotta be playful, and it's gotta help you get the hard things done.

Listen to the episode and we would love to hear your own personal workflow and how you established it. 

Send us your voice messages through the link below. 

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek at the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Michael Aunzo  - Marketing and Design Lead at Podcastmate

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The Journey. 

When did you start calling yourself an artist?

How did you jumpstart to live a creative life?

Michael Rey Aunzo leads Podcastmate's marketing and design. In this episode of PMR Ripple he takes you back to where his eye for art started and how his family has influenced him to become the artist that he is now. 

Michael built and evolved himself into a person capable of living out a creative life that's not easily achievable and sustainable most esp. in the Philippines.

How did he do it? Listen in and get inspired.

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek at the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Michael Aunzo  - Marketing and Design Lead at Podcastmate

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Imposter Syndrome. High Performance. Life Pivots. Podcasting. 

We've covered a range of topics in this conversations that's jam-packed with stories and aha moments which I bet you will have too once you listen to this episode. 

Ione Velasquez, Podcastmate's video producer, shares his insights and thoughts on what it takes to produce a podcast show. 

It takes a village. You start the process with the end in mind. Then you retrace your steps back to step 1. 

Production is one thing, post-production is another, then marketing, and all that jazz because it doesn't end there. 

But why do we keep doing it if it's that hard?

If you haven't followed the first 2 episodes of PMR Ripple, I suggest you go back and have a listen.

Then listen to this episode. 

Enjoy!

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek at the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Ione Velasquez - Lead Video Producer at Podcastmate | Creative Director of PMR

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The Script.

Ione continues to walk you through his day and his thinking process as Podcastmate's video producer and PMR creative director. 

He makes you realize the kind of work that goes into each episode, the anatomy of audio story production, the blueprint of telling an engaging story that your audience wants to participate in and not just witness. 

How do you do it? Where do you start?

Keep listening and you will find out... 

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek at the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Ione Velasquez - Lead Video Producer at Podcastmate | Creative Director of PMR

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Drinks, Cold.

How do you start your workday even when you're just working at home?

How do you signal your body that it's go time?

For most of us it's coffee, open the laptop, headphones in... and ACTION! 

Ione (Podcastmate Video Producer) though, who's not a coffee drinker, is a COLD DRINK... to wake up his brain and signal it that it's time to make magic. 

Ione shares his story, his process, and his ritual on how he gets himself into the zone and starts doing, start imagining and start creating.  

Listen in... and enjoy!

Best to listen with a cold drink in hand. 

What about you? What's your ritual?

PMR Ripple, where we peel back the curtains so you can take a peek in the making of a podcast and the lives of the individuals putting the production together.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Ione Velasquez - Lead Video Producer at Podcastmate | Creative Director of PMR

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Second Wind. 

After you've exhausted all your efforts and gave it all you got you feeling like you've got nothing left to give and that if you push more, there's just nothing.

But then you pushed, you pushed your boundaries, you stretched your limit until... whew! you managed to somehow draw a deep and satisfying breath that gave you new strength you never thought you had, that somehow somewhere in there you've tapped an untapped tank of fuel in your reserves.

That's what this episode is about. Is about a point in Nash's entrepreneurial life where she thought she was at her limit, where everything just felt like noise that she can no longer deal with, where everything just seems to weaken her. But really, they all toughened her up.

Now she's restarting her new journey with a fresh headspace and a new outlook, where fighting to make her dreams come true feels both painful and delightful. It feels good. She takes a stronger stance and is ready to overcome her struggles and get out there in the marketplace and serve the people she wants to serve -- ICONIC BRANDS that want an iconic way of thinking and of doing things.

Episode Podcastmate feature:

• Ione Velasquez - Lead Video Producer at Podcastmate | Creative Director of PMR

Guest Appearances

• Alain Amagos - Nash's close friend
• Raye Padit - Nash's close friend. Founder of The Fashion Pulpit

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