Today we’d like to introduce you to Fred Guss. On behalf of “The 52 Scott Podcast,” he share their story with us below:
The 52 Scott Podcast is an audio and video podcast that airs Monday through Friday, hosted by Fred “Freddy G.” Guss, Keith “K-Money” Harris, Jerald “Slash” Morgan, and Cyrus “Comedian 96” Bryant, collectively known as “Tha Mind of Men.” They are longtime friends dating back to their days at Jack Yates High School. Their friendship sparked in the late 1980’s during their daily rides to and from school on the city’s metro bus transit line (52 Scott). Upon graduating high school, Fred “Freddy G.” Guss, Keith “K-Money” Harris, and Cyrus “Comedian 96” Bryant joined the United States Navy and excelled at their respective duty stations, later receiving honorable discharges. Jerald “Slash” Morgan went on to become a sought-after music producer around the Houston area. While on their separate journeys, they remained in contact over the years. Fast forwarding to the year of 2021, the state of Texas reopened from the Covid-19 pandemic. Big corporation and franchises rolled out television commercial ads to entice old and potential new consumers. However, many small businesses struggle to recover. After witnessing small businesses’ inability to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, Fred “Freddy G.” Guss proposed the idea of starting a commercial advertising business that specializes in commercial script writing and advertising via podcast. Thus, allowing small businesses to advertise globally at a fraction of the cost of television and radio.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
The short answer is no, the road has not been fairly smooth. However, I would like to elaborate. With all roads, you’re going to experience a few bumps along the way. Most of our bumps, or struggles rather, came at the start of our business. For starter we had to learn the world of podcasting; believe me when I say, podcasting is much more than talking on camara and/or behind a mic. Not the mention, trying to convince small business owners that advertising via podcast is the way to go. Those are just a couple examples of bumps we experience along our journey.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
In a nutshell, The 52 Scott Podcast supports small businesses by offering the opportunity to compete with big businesses when it comes to advertising. Thus, allows small businesses to move from local to a global market by way of platforms such as Pandora Radio, iHeart Radio, Apple Podcast, Spotify, and YouTube. Although there are thousands of podcasts, our rotating format; Music Monday, True Tuesday, For Women Wednesday, Think Thursday, and Black Friday sets us apart from others and brings a unique approach to podcasting.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/the52scottpodcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2y
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/52ScottPodcast
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC6J7VTpnHNyJxCekt-Uwr3g
