{"podcast":{"title":"Ten Thousand Miles","slug":"ten-thousand-miles-6909518","podcast_index_feed_id":6909518,"rss_url":"https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/3729303.xml","website_url":"https://podcast.show/3729303/","image_url":"https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/1400/3729303-879980.jpg","author":"Vic Pepe","episode_count":130,"summary":"The road to success is full of hard work and determination. It is never easy - you just learn to handle hard... Here, I interview people who \"make it look easy\" but leave it all on the field daily to do so.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:18:28.495845+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ten-thousand-miles-6909518"},"episode":{"title":"The Hidden Opportunity Most People Never See | Anna Stallman","slug":"the-hidden-opportunity-most-people-never-see-anna-stallman","published_at":"2026-06-15T13:16:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ten-thousand-miles-6909518/the-hidden-opportunity-most-people-never-see-anna-stallman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ten-thousand-miles-6909518","url":"https://youtube.com/watch?v=aEIzQjqYy7s","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/3729303/content.blubrry.com/3729303/cbr_aEIzQjqYy7s.mp3","summary":"We're back with another episode of Ten Thousand Miles, and today I'm incredibly lucky to sit down with Anna Stallmann, founder of Ascent Strategic Communications. Whether you're a CEO trying to build influence, a founder considering a rebrand, or a professional wondering if you should start a podcast — this episode is for you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Anna Stallmann 05:00 From the U.S. Senate to the Department of Defense 16:00 Launching Ascent Strategic Communications 19:00 The First 90 Days of Entrepreneurship 26:00 Strategy Over Noise 33:00 Should You Start a Podcast? 40:00 The Rebrand 44:00 People First Leadership 51:00 Personal Brand vs. Company Brand 58:00 Rapid Fire KEY TAKEAWAYS * The most underrated communication move: know your white space — the message only YOU can deliver * Visibility is not influence. Influence is built through trust, discipline, and messengers * \"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.\" — General Eisenhower * Be famous internally first — with your family, your team, your community * Hard work ethic still builds the best leaders. Fame that is earned lasts * It doesn't matter what you say. It matters what people hear GUEST RESOURCES Ascent Strategic Communications: https://ascentcomms.com/ Book Recommendation: Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath #StrategicCommunications #PersonalBranding #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #TenThousandMilesPodcast #PublicRelations #CEOBranding #WhiteSpace #CommunicationsStrategy #PodcastInterview Please Comment, Like, Share, and Subscribe! Guest: Anna Stallmann","meta_description":"We're back with another episode of Ten Thousand Miles, and today I'm incredibly lucky to sit down with Anna Stallmann, founder of Ascent Strategic Communi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4089,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ten-thousand-miles-6909518/episodes/the-hidden-opportunity-most-people-never-see-anna-stallman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ten-thousand-miles-6909518/the-hidden-opportunity-most-people-never-see-anna-stallman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}