{"id":61167,"date":"2019-07-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/blog\/phorest-fm-podcast-awards\/"},"modified":"2019-09-26T22:05:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T22:05:17","slug":"phorest-fm-podcast-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/au\/blog\/phorest-fm-podcast-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote For Phorest FM At The Podcast Awards 2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To look back at Phorest FM&#8217;s early days when Killian and I were frantically trying to calm our nerves while recording the first few episodes to hosting live recordings &amp; episodes covering events like the Salon Owners Summit which would feature Tabatha Coffey, Ryan Holiday, Jo Fairley and many others&#8230; I mean, it&#8217;s mind-blowing. And we owe it all to you, tuning in week after week. We&#8217;ll never say it enough: your feedback has always been crucial to us. It&#8217;s what pushes us to explore new avenues, formats and topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, if the podcast has helped your business and you want to pay it forward to someone else in the trade, you&#8217;ve got until July 31st, 2019 to cast your votes for Phorest FM at the Podcast Awards 2019!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Podcast Awards 2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As you know, the Phorest FM podcast&#8217;s purpose is to build a community through educational and inspiring stories and conversations. Our goal is to bridge the gap between salon owners, tech &amp; various industry thought leaders, and create a bank of invaluable insights for salon owners\/staff already in business as well as for those getting into the trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the short while of its existence, we\u2019ve spoken with people from all sorts of backgrounds, willing to share their inspiring stories and have been working hard on making it the most accessible we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Cast Your Vote<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.podcastawards.com\/app\/signup?utm_campaign=June%202019%20-%20Blog&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--287rbCt5K9cnTCgJeBf0eqrzc8fldbnuu5dnK6aEsrJhdTCpCRmN-Xog_EHt6PtwfvJ4Pv2hA-bNY_Wi_T6gJe3FhzQ\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for a profile here<\/a>, and vote for \u2018Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast\u2019 in the following 2 categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People\u2019s Choice 2019<\/li><li>Business<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step-By-Step<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create an account &amp; check&nbsp;<em>&#8220;I am a Listener.&#8221;<\/em><\/li><li>Enter the verification code that will go to your email address.<\/li><li>Select&nbsp;Phorest FM&nbsp;in these two categories:&nbsp;&#8216;People&#8217;s Choice 2018&#8217;&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;&#8216;Business&#8217;&nbsp;(see image below).<\/li><li>Click save nominations.<\/li><li>Voting ends July 31st, 2019.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/d2dfxqxblmblx4.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08123301\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-16.24.05-1562012674-1024x562.png\" alt=\"Podcast Awards, step by step, nominations\" class=\"wp-image-60584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2dfxqxblmblx4.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08123301\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-16.24.05-1562012674-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/d2dfxqxblmblx4.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08123301\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-16.24.05-1562012674-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/d2dfxqxblmblx4.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08123301\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-16.24.05-1562012674-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/d2dfxqxblmblx4.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/08123301\/Screen-Shot-2019-07-01-at-16.24.05-1562012674.png 1808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, thank you so much for supporting Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast this far. We wouldn&#8217;t be able to do it without your involvement!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Past Nominations &amp; Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Silver Medalist<\/em> at the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalmedia.ie\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Media Awards 2018<\/a>, in the &#8216;Best Podcast&#8217; category<\/li><li><em>Nominated<\/em> for &#8216;Best Experimental Format&#8217; at the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sockies.ie\/sockies18-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sockies Awards 2018<\/a><\/li><li><em>Nominated<\/em> at the Podcast Awards 2018 in the People&#8217;s Choice &amp; Business Categories<\/li><li><em>Nominated<\/em> for &#8216;Best Podcast&#8217; at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/digitalmedia.ie\/2019\/awards\/2019-finalists-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Media Awards 2019\ufeff<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a story and want to be heard? Email us at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"phorestfm@phorest.com (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"mailto:phorestfm@phorest.com\" target=\"_blank\">phorestfm@phorest.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Got feedback on the show? Let us know either in the comments below or tweet us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/thephorestword\">@ThePhorestWord<\/a>! (Pssst! We\u2019re on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phorestsalonsoftware\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;too!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading! #LetsGrow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To look back at Phorest FM&#8217;s early days when Killian and I were frantically trying to calm our nerves while recording the first few episodes to hosting live recordings &amp; episodes covering events like the Salon Owners Summit which would feature Tabatha Coffey, Ryan Holiday, Jo Fairley and many others&#8230; I mean, it&#8217;s mind-blowing. 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