Anthony Ponce's guest appearances

Anthony Ponce

My Two Cents with Bill Engvall

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Unbeaten Path Podcast |  Careers, Career Change, Personal Development, Entrepreneurship, Adventure, Travel

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The Stuph File Program

Aubrey Marcus

Sean Ogle

Jasper Ribbers

Dan Miller

Andrew Yang

Kate Northrup

Ashley Stahl

Guy Winch

John Lee Dumas

Jenny Blake

Elisa Doucette

Hilaree Nelson

Matt Wilson

Elana Miller

Jason Van Orden

OwlTail

Anthony Ponce is a veteran Chicago journalist.  In July 2016, he received national attention when a video went viral, announcing he quit his job as an anchor/reporter at NBC to become a full-time Lyft driver, and launch the Backseat Rider podcast.  In his new role, Anthony brings audiences the wide-ranging, hilarious, touching, sometimes bizarre, and always real conversations he has with his passengers.  “Listening is a lost art form,” he told CNN.  “What I think is missing right now in our national dialogue is aggressive listening.”  This week is a first for the Unbeaten Path, as I conducted the interview from Anthony’s playing field. Meaning, I drove around Anthony’s car for an hour and interviewed him. This time Anthony got to be the backseat rider. I was a little nervous at first because I do not have a car in the city and driving is not a regular activity for me. Luckily, I did not crash his car, and it was an absolute blast. We have a fun and wide-ranging conversation discussing topics such as:  Anthony leaving an excellent career in the Chicago News to pursue his creative idea Leaving his job and doing it in the public eye Starting an unconventional business with when you have a wife and a young child All the ups and downs along the way And much more…  You can find Anthony and the Backseat Rider at: Website: http://www.backseatridershow.com/ Instagram:  anthonyponcetv

Anthony Ponce is a veteran Chicago journalist.  In July 2016, he received national attention when a video went viral, announcing he quit his job as an anchor/reporter at NBC to become a full-time Lyft driver, and launch the Backseat Rider podcast.  In his new role, Anthony brings audiences the wide-ranging, hilarious, touching, sometimes bizarre, and always real conversations he has with his passengers.  “Listening is a lost art form,” he told CNN.  “What I think is missing right now in our national dialogue is aggressive listening.”  This week is a first for the Unbeaten Path, as I conducted the interview from Anthony’s playing field. Meaning, I drove around Anthony’s car for an hour and interviewed him. This time Anthony got to be the backseat rider. I was a little nervous at first because I do not have a car in the city and driving is not a regular activity for me. Luckily, I did not crash his car, and it was an absolute blast. We have a fun and wide-ranging conversation discussing topics such as: <ul> <li>Anthony leaving an excellent career in the Chicago News to pursue his creative idea</li> <li>Leaving his job and doing it in the public eye</li> <li>Starting an unconventional business with when you have a wife and a young child</li> <li>All the ups and downs along the way</li> <li>And much more…</li> </ul> You can find Anthony and the Backseat Rider at: Website: <a href="http://www.backseatridershow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.backseatridershow.com/</a> Instagram:  <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anthonyponcetv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">anthonyponcetv</a>

041: Leaving a TV News Career to Create a New Form of Journalism as a Full-Time Lyft Driver with Anthony Ponce 

Ex-TV news anchor / reporter Anthony Ponce made a splash with a viral video about quitting his job at NBC Chicago to drive for Lyft and start a podcast called Backseat Rider.We catch up with Anthony to see how the podcast is going, get his insight on the TV news / media industry, and he breaks down why he thinks his Facebook video went viral.UPDATE: Anthony is RETURNING to TV! He's joining Good Day Chicago on Fox 32 as co-anchor + bringing Backseat Rider as a regular segment! FOLLOW ANTHONY / BACKSEAT RIDER!http://www.backseatridershow.com/ https://www.podcastone.com/backseat-riderFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.poncetv/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/backseatridercommunity/TWITTER: https://twitter.com/anthonyponceTVYOUTUBE: https://goo.gl/DbMQQ3INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyponcetv/News Theme 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Artist: http://audionautix.com/--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extvproducer/support

Ex-TV news anchor / reporter Anthony Ponce made a splash with a viral video about quitting his job at NBC Chicago to drive for Lyft and start a podcast called Backseat Rider. We catch up with Anthony to see how the podcast is going, get his insight on the TV news / media industry, and he breaks down why he thinks his Facebook video went viral. UPDATE: Anthony is RETURNING to TV! He's joining Good Day Chicago on Fox 32 as co-anchor + bringing Backseat Rider as a regular segment! FOLLOW ANTHONY / BACKSEAT RIDER! <a href="http://www.backseatridershow.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.backseatridershow.com/</a> <a href="https://www.podcastone.com/backseat-rider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.podcastone.com/backseat-rider</a> FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anthony.poncetv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/anthony.poncetv/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/backseatridercommunity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/backseatridercommunity/</a> TWITTER: <a href="https://twitter.com/anthonyponceTV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/anthonyponceTV</a> YOUTUBE: <a href="https://goo.gl/DbMQQ3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/DbMQQ3</a> INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/anthonyponcetv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/anthonyponcetv/</a> News Theme 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a>) Artist: <a href="http://audionautix.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audionautix.com/</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/extvproducer/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/extvproducer/support</a>

Anthony Ponce on Viral Video, Quitting TV News for Podcast

Anthony has had a wide array of experiences, from a cross-country bike riding adventure to holding jobs in various different fields.  He discusses the personal characteristics that have allowed him to reach such great success in his career, from resilience to overcoming childhood shyness.  Anthony closes the interview with sage advice for the listeners about how they can find their true passion and calling in life.

Anthony has had a wide array of experiences, from a cross-country bike riding adventure to holding jobs in various different fields.  He discusses the personal characteristics that have allowed him to reach such great success in his career, from resilience to overcoming childhood shyness.  Anthony closes the interview with sage advice for the listeners about how they can find their true passion and calling in life.

Anthony Ponce:  “Find the small moments of greatness in your daily life, strive to repeat that, and success and happiness will follow.”