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Hey, elevated entrepreneurs a very big welcome to a brand new episode of the Elevated Entrepreneur Podcast. Actually, this isn’t a episode as much as it is an announcement. I have so many amazing pieces of information to share with you. And it’s got all to do with the growth and the success of this podcast. Thanks to you. So grab your headphones, grab your headset, grab a cup of coffee, turn up the volume, and let’s cue the music. 

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Hey there, welcome to the Elevated Entrepreneur Podcast. This podcast is designed specifically for entrepreneurs and founders to implement winning habits, mindset and systems, so they can elevate their entrepreneurship game and quit the hustle game. My name is Dhiren Bhatia. Let’s get started. 

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All right. All right. All right, very big. Welcome back to this fantastic announcement episode because I have something really special to share. Firstly, before I share my updates, I want to tell you about the story of the elevated entrepreneur podcast, about two and a half years ago, back in 2019, I had this dream of starting a podcast. 

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I wanted to get on a record a podcast and start to share my knowledge and also grow my knowledge by talking to other business owners, and shared their stories with the world. And this is all thanks to a company that I started back in 2017, called Cloudscape. So in 2019, I had this huge desire to put out some amazing content and really create a community for entrepreneurs all around the world. 

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Fast forward three years later, it is now the middle of 2022. We’re in August 2022, when I’m recording this, and I have published 51 episodes with 19 guests. And what’s even more amazing is the amount of people that have given this podcast a listen and continue to listen to it. Every time a new episode drops. All of you are going to be really happy to know, the elevated entrepreneur podcast has listeners in 41 cities across 20 countries. 

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Never in my wildest dreams, did I ever imagine that the elevated entrepreneur podcast would be so successful and would allow me to share my learnings, my thoughts, and my conversations with so many amazing people around the world. And for that, I want to say a very, very big thank you. And I have a lot of gratitude. Because all of you that are listening to this episode, and all of you that have given me so much love and so much encouragement. Thank you, thank you, thank you, I would not be able to do this without your love and support.

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Now, what’s changing? Well, I want to talk about what’s changing. So over the last two years that we’ve published this podcast, what I’ve come to realize is the topics that I am really passionate about are entrepreneurship, mindset habits, and systems. And there seems to be an over the years Cloudscape my primary business needs a different set of topics, which is why I’m super excited to announce that the elevated entrepreneur is now its very own brand. And it has a brand new website. 

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So announcement number one, the elevated entrepreneur podcast now has a brand new home together with all of the other things that I have been busy building under the elevated entrepreneur umbrella. So first and foremost, if you head on over to elevated entrepreneur.co, that’s elevated entrepreneur.co You’re going to find a brand spanking new website that has me all over that. So please take a moment to check out the brand new website for the elevated entrepreneur brand. And of course, the podcast will always add continues to live at elevatedentrepreneur.fm. 

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So everything that you’ve learned, everything that you love about the podcast stays exactly the same. You can go onto the website, check out all of the amazing episodes together with show notes and transcriptions everything that we have created and even downloadable that I’ve created that I’ve hand crafted for you. So that’s announcement number one. announcement number two is that the elevated entrepreneur is now going to go into season two, and I want to explain what I mean by that. 

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Over the last two years. The elevated entrepreneur podcast has focused on stories about retailers and restaurant owners all over the globe. And with season two, I want to change gear is a little bit. What do I mean by that? Over the last two years, having published 51 episodes, I’ve come to realize that there are certain things that an entrepreneur needs to work on mindset, habits and systems. And that is exactly what I want to do with the elevated entrepreneur podcast. 

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So if you’re an entrepreneur, or founder, running a business, no matter how big or small, the business, you and I are going to talk and share and discuss all of these amazing habits and systems and mindset that an entrepreneur needs to build a successful business. So stay tuned for an amazing set of new guests, and new conversations, focusing on habits mindsets and systems for founders and entrepreneurs all over the globe. This is such a huge moment for me, because I have matured as an entrepreneur over the last five years, and I am now in a position to share what I’ve been learning so that I can create room for more learning for myself, it’s a great cycle to be in. 

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And for the best announcement yet, which I’m even more excited about that the elevated entrepreneur, podcast now also has a YouTube channel. So if you’re on YouTube, my fellow entrepreneurs, I’d love for you to check out the elevated entrepreneur, YouTube channel. And you can search that by putting an elevated entrepreneur with the rain Bhatia. That’s all you need to do. Go ahead and check out the newest YouTube channel on the block. I’ve put out 20 amazing videos on habits mindsets and systems for you amazing entrepreneurs, and founders. 

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So please take a moment, head on over to youtube.com and type in elevated entrepreneur with their inbox here and you’ll find me and my pretty face, I want you to check us out. And if you think it deserves a subscribe, please go ahead and smash that subscribe button, I would love you for that support. And the YouTube algorithm will also thank you for your support. So you might be thinking, why YouTube, but I have this amazing penchant for pushing myself out of my comfort zone, just like I did two years ago, I wanted to get started with a podcast this year, one of my biggest goals was to launch a YouTube channel. 

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And with the YouTube channel, my intention, My desire is to create a solid source of content for entrepreneurs and founders just like me, who are starting to build out a new business. Six years ago, when I started Cloudscape, I wish I had all of this content available to me to become even better and even more successful as an entrepreneur. And that is my desire for this very brand across the podcast and the YouTube channel. 

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I want to make sure that I am able to provide the knowledge and experience that an entrepreneur and founder needs to listen to and watch so that they can become better entrepreneurs so they can become elevated entrepreneurs, you see what I did there. The other reason for launching the YouTube channel is because video is the king of content these days, and it is going to be the king of content for the coming many years. So together with the podcast, the YouTube channel as a great complementary effect. 

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And I am really excited because the YouTube channel, the YouTube medium allows me to share content and knowledge not possible to be shared across the audio medium of a podcast. Wow, I am so thrilled to have talked to you about these three amazing things that are coming down for the elevated entrepreneur. So let’s recap what those changes are. Number one, the elevated entrepreneur now has a brand spanking new home at elevated entrepreneur.co Where you’re going to find some amazing blog posts, articles, downloadables, and even more goodies coming very, very soon. 

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And the elevated entrepreneur podcast continues to live at elevated entrepreneur.fm. The second announcement is that elevated entrepreneur podcast is now going into its second season. I know right? Second season is all about changing directions because change is super critical. on season two, you’re going to find topics like habits, mindset systems to help you and me elevate our entrepreneurship game. And the third announcement is that the elevated entrepreneur now also has a YouTube channel. 

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And you can find that by heading onto YouTube and searching for elevated entrepreneur with Darren Bhatia, or you can find yourself a copy of this show notes. Or you could just find a handy link in the show notes that I’ve created just for this episode. There you have it, folks, some amazing announcements too from me to you and to celebrate this success of the elevated entrepreneur podcast and its future growth. Thank you once again for checking this amazing episode out. And stay tuned for the first episode of season two in two weeks.

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Thank you so much for staying with me till the very end of the episode, you’ve done it. I’ve got three specific asks for you only if you think that this podcast is worthy of your support. And if you’ve enjoyed the content, my first request is for you to hit the subscribe button. Actually smash that subscribe button so that you can get notified when new episodes come your way. Or if you haven’t already, head on over to elevatedentrepreneur.fm And subscribe to the podcast on the website so that new episodes are emailed to you right away.

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My second request is for you to help me spread the word with your friends and families and business owners that would enjoy this podcast and help elevate them to you can do that either by leaving a review on your Apple device or just telling your friends how cool this podcast is. And finally, if there’s a question that you’ve been dying to ask me, or this pieces of feedback that you’d like to give me, head on over to elevate it entrepreneur.fm/speak Where you will be able to record a voice message that I can listen to and also maybe feature here on the podcast together with my answer. I’d love to hear from you. Thank you much love and I’ll see you in the next one.