Leadership Lessons from the Edge.
Welcome to Herding Katz, I’m Stan Katz. In this warts and all podcast series, I share with you insights learned from a life in radio that you can apply to your own life or business, whether you’re in radio or not.
My purpose is to help you survive and thrive … in a world gone mad.
I’ve been there. Done that. Got the bloodstained tee-shirt.
My motto, when I was running Radio 702, was If it ain't fun it ain't happening. And, boy was it happening. We worked hard and we played hard. I led the charge. It was unbridled sex and drugs and rock n roll. Unfortunately, there were consequences, but that's for another episode.
1 Feb 2025
Solving life's problems, one line at a time
If ever you've indulged in Cocaine, you'll know that it makes you feel 10 feet tall and bullet proof. Until it doesn't. It's God's way of telling you you're making too much money. If ever you've been addicted to drugs and/or alcohol you will surely relate to what I share with you in this episode.
1 Feb 2025
What happens in the limo stays in the limo
As the CEO of Primedia Broadcasting I had at my disposal a BMW limousine equipped with a fridge and a liquor cabinet that allowed me to party without anyone getting injured in the process. I was living the life of a Rockstar. But you can only burn the candle at both ends before you burn out.
1 Feb 2025
Your mentor is your compass
Wherever, or whenever you can get yourself a Mentor or a Guide to lead to lead you through the inevitable ups and downs that life throws at you. In this episode I share with you the valuable advice that changed my life.
1 Feb 2025
The ABC of marketing
Always be cognizant of the ABCs of marketing. I don't mean "Always be closing" Rather: Always Be Curious. Watch for that moment when everything falls into place and your business takes on new meaning. It's also known as your Core Objective, or The Big Idea.
1 Feb 2025
Becoming a leader: Your attitude is on display
Before you attempt to lead others, make sure you can lead yourself. A leader is someone who selects a cause and pursues it with such intensity and passion that they bring others with them. No great deed, public or private has ever happened in a bliss of certainty
5 Dec 2024
Heed your hunches
Stan Katz shares his life-changing epiphanies that led to a lucrative career in radio, urging listeners to pay heed to their own hunches and epiphanies.
5 Dec 2024
Your ego is not your amigo
Stan Katz shares how he overcame his ego to learn from a more experienced colleague and achieve greater success as a music manager at Swazi Radio.
5 Dec 2024
You don't have to see the whole of the staircase
Stan Katz shares timeless wisdom on adapting strategies while maintaining goals, illustrating that sometimes the means to an end must change.
5 Dec 2024
Showbiz is 10% show and 90% business
Stan Katz reveals how his shift in focus from the glamorous 'show' side of show business to its 'business' side led to his rise as CEO of Primedia Broadcasting.
5 Dec 2024
The world breaks everyone
The non-stop partying would eventually bring me crashing down and I crossed the line into addiction and alcoholism. My life began to resemble a badly designed roller coaster.
3 Dec 2024
Welcome to Herding Katz with Stan Katz
Stan Katz shares leadership lessons from his life in radio, offering practical insights to help listeners survive and thrive in a chaotic world.
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