Ed Mylett Podcast: The Best At Helping Listeners Be Their Best

 I received a press release from Karen Glover, the excellent Director Of Marketing at Cumulus Media. If you don't know, Cumulus has 403 owned-and-operated radio stations across 85 markets, and many world-class partners across more than 9,400 affiliated stations through Westwood One, the largest audio network in the U.S.

In other words, Cumulus is a massive company with a large podcasting footprint. Typically, for me, a podcast that becomes subsumed under a large network isn't news to report to Ear Worthy readers.

Out of respect for Karen Glover, I decided to listen to several episodes of The Ed Mylett Show. I wasn't expecting much, and I had never heard of Mr. Mylett.

After listening to 10 episodes, I was pleasantly surprised and delighted with his podcast. 

At first, I thought Mr. Mylett was another Tim Ferriss. You know. Up at four in the morning, 500 pushups by 6 AM, a massive to-do list, and a can-do anything and everything attitude.

Instead, I found Mr. Mylett to be thoughtful, considerate of his listeners, an excellent interviewer, a superb teacher, and an all-around good human being. 

He's Joe Rogan without all the misinformation miasma, crazy conspiracy theories, and audience pandering.

AND -- Mr. Mylett has his own jet! Finally, a nice guy with his own plane. Take that Jeffrey Epstein, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump. 

Ed Mylett's background is impressive.  As a young man, he attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, where he was a three-time academic All-American before an untimely injury ended his dream of playing in the major leagues.

At his father's urging, Ed became a counselor for disadvantaged children in what turned out to be one of the pivotal turning points of his life. It was there he first started to appreciate the importance of serving others and laying the foundation for success principles he would put into practice later in life.

Ed Mylett has been named one of the Top 50 wealthiest under 50 and is the youngest person ever named to the President’s National Leadership Advisory Board. Mylett has been involved in several tech, real estate, medical, and food ventures, among many others, leading him to be named a Success Magazine SUCCESS 125 most influential leader in 2022. Mylett has a passion for mentoring and coaching others on what it takes to become a champion.

That expertise and passion for coaching and mentoring does come through loud and clear in his podcast. Unlike an Anthony Robbins, Ed Mylett doesn't talk down, or at, his audience, but tries to convey actionable steps for personal success.

On his show, Ed Mylett interviews peak performers across all industries – including business, health, collegiate and professional sports, politics, entrepreneurship, science and entertainment – sharing their journeys, knowledge and thought leadership to help inspire listeners to become their best selves. 

Ed Mylett is also the author of “The Power of One More.” Since its release in June 2022, this peak performance book has landed on several bestseller lists. In addition, he has built a loyal following as the host of the television show Change with Ed Mylett. 

  Ed Mylett is well known for combining spirituality, faith, the inner workings of the mind, and tactical thoughts and actions to help people produce real changes in their lives. He attributes his good fortune to his faith in God, his mentors, and the lessons his father taught him throughout life. 

I enjoyed the episode on December 21 about "12 Steps To Becoming A Master Listener." On this show, Mr. Mylett goes through actionable and supportive steps to become a better listener, and that instruction was helpful.  What impressed me here was that Mr. Mylett spent some time discussing his pitfalls with listening, namely interrupting people to insert his thoughts. 

I also enjoyed his story about having a passenger on his plane that he admired who talked for the entire three-hour flight about himself and never asked any questions about Mylett. 

On the September episode with comedian Tom Papa, Mr. Mylett and Papa commiserate on the state of our culture today, with people feeling the need to declare their political "team" upfront. As Mr. Mylett and Papa reiterated, we should try to connect with each other instead of splitting us apart as a society. 

Mr. Mylett is also adept at celebrity interviews, specifically with singer Jewel and singer / actor Jason Derulo. He doesn't pander or pontificate, but listens well and subtly draws out their stories for the benefit of his listeners.

The Ed Mylett Show drops a new episode each Tuesday and Thursday, with The Cumulus Podcast Network distributing, marketing, and monetizing the show.

On the off chance that Mr. Mylett reads this review, I recommend and implore him to interview these independent podcasters on his show. As I'm sure Mr. Mylett knows, independent podcasters are the ultimate bootstrapped entrepreneurs driven to succeed.

They are: The Life Shift podcast host Matt Gilhooly, who has candid conversations with people about the pivotal moments that changed their lives forever. 

Two adult adoptees, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne, who decided to delve into all things adoption on Adoption: The Making Of Me.

Evan Stern, creator and host of Vanishing Postcards, a documentary travelogue that invites listeners on a road trip exploring the hidden dives and histories found by exiting the interstates.