A done-for-you podcast production service for B2B founders and executives who want a branded thought-leadership show but won't record, edit, or distribute it themselves.
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EasyStartup Cost
Low$500 – $3,000Market Size
Medium$20M–$80MCompetition
MediumTime to Profit
2 – 4 monthsMarket timing
B2B buyers increasingly research vendors by listening to founders and executives talk, not just reading landing pages, so a branded podcast has become a real pipeline and authority channel the same way a blog was a decade ago, but most B2B leaders who want one still don't know how to turn a Zoom recording into a distributed show, and the DIY tools (Descript, Podcastle) assume the founder has hours a month to spend editing, which they don't.
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This is a service business, not software, your time scales roughly linearly with client count until you hire, know that going in.
B2B podcasts are a marketing bet with a slow payoff, clients expect pipeline results within a few months and some will churn before a show has time to build an audience.
The DIY tools keep getting better at automating editing, your differentiation has to be the strategy, booking guests, and consistency a busy executive won't do themselves, not just cheaper editing.
Full-service and well-known in the B2B podcast space specifically, but priced and positioned toward larger marketing budgets, prices out an early-stage founder who just wants a lean, honest show.
A genuinely good editing tool, but it's still a tool, the client has to do the editing, writing, and distribution themselves, which is exactly the work a busy executive won't do.
AI-assisted recording and editing software, same category problem as Descript, it lowers the skill bar but doesn't remove the client's time commitment.
B2B founders, CEOs, and marketing leaders at companies with real ACV (SaaS, agencies, consultancies) who see podcasting as a pipeline/authority channel but have zero interest in learning audio editing or RSS feeds.
Monthly retainer ($1,500–$4,000/mo depending on episode count and add-ons) covering editing, show notes, clip creation, and distribution, billed like an agency, not per-episode.
Based on ~$2200/mo avg revenue per retainer client for this type of business. Estimates assume steady monthly effort.
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This one's hands-on, not code, so a simple, fast website matters more than an app. I do demo-first website builds, you see a real mockup before paying anything.
Email me about it →B2B buyers increasingly research vendors by listening to founders and executives talk, not just reading landing pages, so a branded podcast has become a real pipeline and authority channel the same way a blog was a decade ago, but most B2B leaders who want one still don't know how to turn a Zoom recording into a distributed show, and the DIY tools (Descript, Podcastle) assume the founder has hours a month to spend editing, which they don't.
B2B founders, CEOs, and marketing leaders at companies with real ACV (SaaS, agencies, consultancies) who see podcasting as a pipeline/authority channel but have zero interest in learning audio editing or RSS feeds.
Monthly retainer ($1,500–$4,000/mo depending on episode count and add-ons) covering editing, show notes, clip creation, and distribution, billed like an agency, not per-episode.
This is a service business, not software, your time scales roughly linearly with client count until you hire, know that going in. B2B podcasts are a marketing bet with a slow payoff, clients expect pipeline results within a few months and some will churn before a show has time to build an audience. The DIY tools keep getting better at automating editing, your differentiation has to be the strategy, booking guests, and consistency a busy executive won't do themselves, not just cheaper editing.
1. Offer to produce one client's existing raw recordings for free or at cost to build a portfolio episode and testimonial. 2. Package a clear retainer (record, edit, show notes, 3-5 social clips per episode) instead of pricing per hour. 3. Find clients through LinkedIn outreach to founders and CMOs who've mentioned wanting to start a podcast.
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