Episode 200

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10th Mar 2018

The 200th Episode

Welcome to this momentous occasion and our 200th episode, this week I wanted to do something special to celebrate this landmark so rather than the normal format I am going to be covering the top five episodes (as defined by the number of times they were downloaded) out of the 199 recorded and published so far.

I really love this show, it’s become my main form of content these days and the best way to keep people in touch and up to date with LinkedIn.


It all started in November 2013 when I decided to finally give it a go and promised smells that I would give it 20 episodes and see whether it was worth continuing after that! To be honest….the number of listeners really didn’t justify the amount of time and effort it took me to put together an episode each week but I made the decision to carry on….mainly because I was having so much fun!


So here we are, over 4 years later and with over 85,000 downloads we have finally reached our 200th episode.


This podcast is really all about you, the listener so I thought it would be a good idea to include contributions from regular listeners. Many thanks to the following for sending in voicemail messages for this show; Kate Lister (you can listen to Kates interview in episode 185) Giles Davies Steve Philip (Steve is featured in episode 140) Sandra Clark Marcus Boswell Violeta Balhas Jennifer Holloway (I chatted with Jennifer in episode 196) Greg Cooper Carl Whalley Darrel Griffin (I interviewed Darrel together with his neighbours dog in episodes 38 and 40) Teddy Burris Paul Copcutt Gary Stockton (I met Gary at SMMW17 featured in episode 155) Lila Smith (Lila was featured in the class of 2017 - episode 184)


The Top Five Episodes


Number 5


Number 4  Number 3  Number 2  Number 1


Thanks for all your support, questions and feedback over the last four years, I really appreciate it and I wouldn’t be able to do this show without your continued input. Here’s to the next 200!


 

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This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

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Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users
A podcast for anyone interested in LinkedIn® best practice
"Informed" is for you if you'd like to understand more about how LinkedIn works so that you can be an effective user of the platform.

It's hard to know whom to believe with so many self-appointed gurus out there telling you the latest hacks for going viral and earning 7-figure deals. And even LinkedIn's own publications often don't speak to the reality of using the platform.

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The show was created by Mark Williams, who's affectionately known as "Mr LinkedIn". Mark retired in late 2025 and handed over the reins of the show to John Espirian, the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd. John is a LinkedIn trainer and consultant, the founder of the Espresso+ community, the creator of the UpLift Live conference (the UK's original event dedicated to LinkedIn best practice), and the author of the personal branding handbook Content DNA.

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Relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn® nerd, trainer and consultant who specialises in LinkedIn best practice for individuals, small businesses and corporates. I wrote the personal branding handbook Content DNA, I founded the Espresso+ online community for small business owners and I'm the creator of the UK's original independent conference on LinkedIn best practice, UpLift Live.