Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Felix Levine. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Felix, thank you so much for joining us. You are such a positive person and it’s something we really admire and so we wanted to start by asking you where you think your optimism comes from?
I’ve always been an eternal optimist. I kind of feel like it’s the only way to find happiness, or be on the path to finding happiness. I remember when I was younger and I’d watch sports with my dad and if our favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys, would be losing, I would immediately explain to him what they’d need to do in order to get back in the game and potentially win. I always loved a comeback story and you can’t make a comeback if you don’t have optimism. And thankfully, even when there have been many hard days in the last couple of years in terms of not feeling good enough with work or my career, I always try to put the negative emotions aside and strategize a path upward.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
My name is Felix Levine, I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and am half-French. I started my podcast, originally named “Where’s This Going” out of my Freshman year college dorm room at UC Santa Barbara. It originally started because I was very unhappy there. Although UCSB is stunningly beautiful, it was far from the gritty streets of NYC and I just didn’t feel at home there. I had a pretty depressed period over there where I wasn’t very social, and instead started listening to a lot of podcasts in between classes, during meals, and whenever I had the chance. That’s when I decided I could do it myself and started my show. The following year I transferred to Boston University, where I would finish out my education and would travel back and forth from Boston to NYC every week to record. When I graduated, I moved back to Brooklyn and built out my own studio. At that point, my show was doing well enough to monetize, even if it wasn’t VERY lucrative. I simultaneously started a tech startup called Lynx towards the end of 2022, which I later ended in 2023. In early 2023, I opened up my studio to other NYC-based shows to be able to rent my space from at cheaper rates (since I knew studio time was so expensive in NYC) and also started to consult clients on how to grow their podcasts. Now, I’m about to launch felixpodcasting.com in the next few days, which will not only allow anyone to book studio time, but anyone around the country and world to be able to learn from me on how to get started podcasting A-Z. I put together a 20-module course called “Under 24” which take all of the frequently most asked questions in my consulting sessions, and breaks down in the most straight forward way everything you need to know to get started in hypothetically ~Under 24 hours. It’s priced at $149 and can be found on my site. In addition to podcasting, I recently started an influencer-led investment syndicate called Chamomile Ventures, which gives investment opportunities for influencers to get involved with top consumer and earlier stage CPG startups.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1. The ability to talk to anyone – this is probably the most important thing that I’ve learned and the whole podcasting journey gave me. There’s not a person in the world I feel like I couldn’t sit down and have a high-level conversation with. Being comfortable in those settings is relevant in every facet of life from personal to professional.
2. Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready – I learned this a lot from my UFC fighter friends who live their lives like this. They are always in shape and need to be, as a lot of the biggest opportunities they get are on short notice. Staying ready means you don’t have to get ready, and I think that’s applicable to everything.
3. The “All It Takes is One” mindset – me and my partner at Chamomile Ventures always talk about this. “All It Takes is One” is what I tell myself every day. You just need to hit it big once and sometimes that’s all it takes for many people. Focus on getting that “one”. Oftentimes you might be closer than you think – put your head down and get there.
What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?
I try to control the controllables. I’m even facing this now – the last few months I’ve felt particularly swamped, at times drawing or overwhelmed. It’s sometimes hard to do everything all at once and hope that everything comes together perfectly. That’s rarely how life happens. When I try to focus on just what I can control, I’ve found that the desired outcomes come on their own. Trying to control things that you cannot control is a recipe for disappointment.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://felixpodcasting.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felix.levine/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObYsc9ZDi-EMnxIoKAGpXA
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