Podcast Production & Strategy
I’ve Spent 10 Years Inside the Podcast Industry. Here’s What I’ve Learned About What Makes Shows Actually Grow.
I’ve worked at the platform level (Simplecast), the data level (Chartable/Spotify), and in the production chair for shows like Shoptalk, Changelog, and 5by5. I understand how the ecosystem works from every angle, and I bring all of it to the shows I work with. I only take on 2 clients at a time. One spot is currently open.
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Shows I’ve worked with
Shoptalk Show · Changelog · 5by5 (Back to Work, Systematic, The Web Ahead, The Big Web Show, Asymco) · Makers of Sport · CodePen Radio · Design Life · Dribbble Overtime · KPCB Ventured · Authentic Jobs · Frontside Podcast · UI Breakfast · Thrivecast · Path to Performance · Three Point Perspective · Ladies in Tech · seanwes · Businessology
Here’s what I see with almost every show I talk to.
The host is talented. The content is good. But the show isn’t growing the way it should, and the reason isn’t always the quality of the episodes. It’s everything else around them.
Guest booking falls behind. Show notes are rushed or skipped. Social clips never get made. Publishing is inconsistent. And the host is spending hours every week on production tasks instead of doing the thing they’re actually good at.
The strategy conversations—the ones about audience growth, editorial direction, and how to actually move the needle—never happen because there’s no time and no one to have them with.
I’ve watched this pattern play out across a decade of working with shows. The ones that break through aren’t always the best produced. They’re the ones with a producer in their corner who understands both the production side and the business of podcasting and sees the big picture while also working on the details.
What’s different about working with me
Most producers can clean up your audio. I do that too, but it’s just one part of what I bring to the table.
I’ve worked at a podcast hosting platform (Simplecast & Megaphone). I’ve worked at a podcast analytics startup (Chartable). I know how discovery works, what the data actually tells you, and where most shows are leaving growth on the table. When I take on a show, I’m thinking about all of it, not just whether the audio is mixed well.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
You get your valuable time back. The production pipeline runs without you in it every week. Editing, show notes, social clips, publishing — I can handle it, or work with your existing team to fill in gaps.
Someone is thinking about growth, not just output. Editorial direction, guest strategy, audience development, publishing cadence? These are important things we’ll work on together, not afterthoughts.
You have a partner who understands the ecosystem. I know how podcast platforms work, how listeners find shows, and what actually moves download numbers. That context shapes everything I do.
Your show sounds like a professional operation. Because it is one.
How I work with shows.
Full Production & Strategy
I embed with your show end-to-end. Pre-production, recording support, audio editing, show notes, social clip production, publishing, and ongoing strategy to grow your audience. This is the engagement where I’m your producer, involved in the show week to week.
A La Carte Services
Not every show needs everything. Common requests: gear recommendations and setup help, audio editing & post-production, a show strategy audit, social clip production, guest research and booking support, and more. If you have a problem related to your show, let’s talk about it.
I only take on 2 clients at a time. If you’re reading this, one spot is open.
A little about me.
I’ve spent my career in podcasting, but not just in the production chair. I worked at Simplecast, where I was on the inside of how shows get hosted, distributed, and published at scale. I worked at Chartable (which Spotify acquired in 2022), where I spent time deep in podcast analytics and customer service for thousands of podcast publishers at every level.
Outside of podcasting, I’m also a founding member of a Texas Alt-Country/Rock band called Kolton Moore & the Clever Few. We’ve been at it for 12 years and have toured the country multiple times, reached over a million monthly listeners, and accumulated 300+ million streams, all without the help of a record label. In addition to playing drums, I brought what I learned about tech and audience growth from podcasting to the band, and everything I learn about growth in the music world usually applies to podcasting too.
That background shapes how I think about every show I work on. I’m not just asking “does this episode sound good?” I’m asking “is this show set up to scale and grow sustainably?”
On the podcast production side, I’ve worked with some of the most respected tech and design shows on the internet — Shoptalk, Changelog, 5by5, 3 Point Perspective, Makers of Sport, and more. These were the shows I learned with. The people behind them take their shows seriously, and so do I.
I also understand what it means to juggle serious creative work with the rest of life, and I bring that same no-drama reliability to every client I work with.
I only take on 2 shows at a time. One spot is open.
If you’ve been thinking about getting serious help with your podcast—production, strategy, or both—this is a good time to reach out.
Book a 30-minute discovery call. No pitch. We’ll talk about your show, where it’s at, and what’s possible. If it’s a fit, we’ll go from there.
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