This week, we have a podcast veteran and a super successful entrepreneur, Jonathan Rivera on PodUp Podcast. He is the host of the 'Making Agents Rich' show and creator of The Podcast Factory, which features his show along with The Doberman Dan Show and The Ben Settle Show.

Jonathan has been podcasting for a while now and shares a ton of wisdom today about how to prepare for your podcast venture, the importance of giving, and knowing when to pull the plug on a failing venture. He's a super nice guy and is putting out a book soon that sounds like it will provide a ton of great resources to the podcasting community.

This week I also recap my experience at the Mid-Atlantic Podcast Convention held by Joe Pardo and included amazing guests like School of Podcasting's Dave Jackson, ShePodcasts' Jessica Kupferman, Teachercast's Jeff Bradbury, MuppetCast's Steve Swanson, Digital Dads' Brent Basham and Appendipity's Joey Kissimmee. Not to mention just an amazing collection of people who will hopefully be featured on future episodes of The PodUp Podcast.

Also, as a reminder, if you recently launched a new podcast, are considering one, or just want to be more involved in the podcasting industry, shoot me a note and let's talk about your aspirations right here on PodUp. Would love to hear from you! You can reach out by following me on twitter @PodUpPodcast, contacting me through my consulting website MPassyProductions.com or email me directly at Mathew@Mpassyproductions.com.