{"podcast":{"title":"Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank: Business Growth & Entrepreneur Stories","slug":"marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720","podcast_index_feed_id":315720,"rss_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/feed/podcast","website_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://www.robertplank.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/motd-663.jpg","author":"Robert Plank","episode_count":1626,"summary":"Marketer of the Day with Robert Plank is the daily interview podcast for entrepreneurs who are tired of hype and ready for real, usable growth. Each episode features a candid conversation with a founder, marketer, creator, author, coach, consultant, agency owner, or business leader who has built something meaningful and learned practical lessons along the way. The show goes beyond surface-level inspiration and digs into what actually works: the strategies, systems, mistakes, pivots, and breakthroughs behind real entrepreneurial stories. Listeners tune in for practical ideas on business growth, marketing strategy, authority building, content marketing, podcasting, SEO, lead generation, email marketing, social media, LinkedIn, AI for business, automation, delegation, productivity, leadership, and building a business that can grow without becoming chaotic or overwhelming. Hosted by Robert Plank, Marketer of the Day helps entrepreneurs simplify their marketing, amplify their message, systemize their success, and take more confident action. Whether you are a solopreneur, consultant, coach, service provider, podcaster, author, speaker, digital marketer, or small business owner, this sho…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:21:45.656055+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720"},"episode":{"title":"1594: Longevity Lessons from a 100-Year-Old Colonel with Charles Cone","slug":"1594-longevity-lessons-from-a-100-year-old-colonel-with-charles-cone","published_at":"2026-06-19T14:01:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720/1594-longevity-lessons-from-a-100-year-old-colonel-with-charles-cone","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720","url":"https://www.robertplank.com/1594-burning-desire-to-fly-charles-cone/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/robertplank/MOTD1594-Charles-Cone.mp3","summary":"Born in a farmhouse with no electricity, losing his mother at birth, and growing up in a one-room schoolhouse with torn dictionaries, Colonel Charles Cone had every reason to believe life would keep him small. Instead, he spent 30 years in the U.S. military, became a Navy and then Air Force pilot, flew in three wars, earned the first computer science degree ever awarded at Texas A&M, and is still flying and working out with a trainer at 100 years old. In this episode, Charles shares the remarkable journey behind his autobiography, A Burning Desire to Fly, and how a “dumb farm kid” with hay fever, no role models, and almost no resources built a life of service, courage, and quiet excellence. We explore the defining moments that shaped him: the psychologist who wrote “a burning desire to fly” on his file and unintentionally gave him a lifelong mantra; being assigned to a plane he didn’t want, deciding to excel anyway, and becoming the youngest patrol plane commander in the Pacific; surviving a harrowing typhoon flight with almost no fuel and no navigation; and the day his crew including his roommate died in a crash on the very day he was to leave the Navy, a tragedy that led, through another twist of fate, to meeting his future wife. Charles reflects on living through World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the entire arc of aviation and computing from punch cards and 1K memory to smartwatches and self-flying aircraft while holding onto simple, old-school values of duty, faith, and persistence. https://youtu.be/8djRJrN-p00?si=D-oDT1g35hKdBEFT Charles also shares the “unflashy” secrets behind his longevity and impact: decades of disciplined physical fitness, continuing to learn and contribute long after retirement, saying yes to service (from Lions…","meta_description":"Born in a farmhouse with no electricity, losing his mother at birth, and growing up in a one-room schoolhouse with torn dictionaries, Colonel Charles Cone…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2153,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720/episodes/1594-longevity-lessons-from-a-100-year-old-colonel-with-charles-cone/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketer-of-the-day-with-robert-plank-business-growth-entrepreneur-stories-315720/1594-longevity-lessons-from-a-100-year-old-colonel-with-charles-cone.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}