{"podcast":{"title":"The Safety Consultant Podcast","slug":"the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961","podcast_index_feed_id":863961,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-safety-consultant-podcast","website_url":"https://thesafetyconsultantpodcast.transistor.fm/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/szZlzgGHUoeL3CZtB7wBvul9Xc7UAaoSyqVP0rfszPA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MDM1/MzAwOGY1N2RlYTFm/MThmYTdmOTAzYzJl/YjBiMS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Sheldon Primus, MPA, COSM, COSS","episode_count":357,"summary":"The Safety Consultant Podcast with Sheldon Primus is your ultimate weekly guide to starting or growing a profitable occupational safety and health consulting business. Are you ready to be your own boss and make a greater impact? Your expertise can help more people create safer workplaces, and your skills deserve a platform where they can truly shine. If you feel limited in your current role and believe your knowledge could serve the broader workforce more effectively, this podcast is for you. Join us as we explore the steps to launch your own safety consulting business, share insights on navigating the industry, and provide strategies to maximize your impact on workplace health and safety. Now is the perfect time to take control of your career and make a difference!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-22T14:22:32.118292+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961"},"episode":{"title":"Safety Pro to Business Owner Part 3: Build Your Safety Consulting Network in 2026","slug":"safety-pro-to-business-owner-part-3-build-your-safety-consulting-network-in-2026","published_at":"2026-05-11T09:54:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/safety-pro-to-business-owner-part-3-build-your-safety-consulting-network-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/b45a4541","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/b45a4541/ec537068.mp3","summary":"You’ve got the business name. You’ve got the legal setup. You’ve started thinking through your niche. Now comes the part many new consultants miss: How do people actually find you? In this episode of The Safety Consultant Show with Sheldon Primus, Sheldon continues the 2026 business startup series by walking safety professionals through practical networking strategies that can help them start building real consulting opportunities. This is not theory. This is the “go make something happen” part of the business. If you are an EHS professional, safety manager, trainer, OSHA compliance specialist, or future safety consultant, this episode gives you practical places to start building your network before you leave your job, while you are still testing your niche, or while you are trying to land your next client. What This Episode Covers In Part 1 of the series, Sheldon covered getting your business legal and structured. In Part 2, he talked about finding a profitable niche. In Part 3, he focuses on where to network and find consulting opportunities, including: Using Upwork to find project-based consulting work Signing up with Yellowbird as a safety professional Building relationships through LinkedIn groups Networking inside Facebook safety groups Partnering with your local safety council Using training events to build credibility and attract future clients Proving your consulting concept before leaving your full-time job Why This Matters A safety consulting business does not grow just because you know OSHA standards. It grows because people know what you do, trust that you can help them, and can find you when they need your expertise. That means you need more than technical knowledge. You need a network. This episode shows you how to start spreading that web in a smart, pr…","meta_description":"You’ve got the business name. You’ve got the legal setup. You’ve started thinking through your niche. Now comes the part many new consultants miss: How do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/episodes/safety-pro-to-business-owner-part-3-build-your-safety-consulting-network-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-safety-consultant-podcast-863961/safety-pro-to-business-owner-part-3-build-your-safety-consulting-network-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}