One line from a recent conversation between Tony Robbins and Alex Hormozi stayed with me: āI donāt have all the answers. But I have access.ā That single sentence explains why interviews and podcasts are such an unfair advantage. Tony shared how frustration with a broken system pushed him to interview 50 of the smartest people on the planetāpeople who started with nothing, not privilege. Different industries. Different personalities. One common thread: Access. * Not theory. * Not opinions. * But patterns revealed through real conversations. Hereās the part most people miss though š You donāt need to start with massive access. You create access. When you ask high-level people for their time, there are usually only three options: 1. Pay their consulting fee 2. Join their paid mastermind 3. Or⦠invite them onto your podcast Most people canāt afford option 1 or 2. But almost no one is talking about option 3. An interview podcast lets you: āļø Learn directly from people youād never otherwise reach āļø Build proximity without paying thousands āļø Create value first instead of asking for favors āļø Turn conversations into long-term relationships āļø This is why interview podcasts are modern-day apprenticeships. - Youāre not just recording content. - Youāre collapsing decades of learning into hours. - Youāre building a platform that attracts wisdom instead of chasing it. And the beautiful part? šš» You donāt need to be famous. šš» You donāt need a massive audience. You need: - A mic - Curiosity mindset - And the willingness to do the work most people avoid If youāre still thinking about starting a podcast in 2026, Iāll ask you honestly: Whatās stopping you? Because if youāre serious about growth, authority, and access, this is the leverage move.