Podcast growth is about the Distribution Pyramid …

Owned

Your foundation starts with the channels you control completely. Your website landing page, newsletter, LinkedIn company pages, YouTube channel, and internal communications form the base of your distribution strategy. These are the assets you own, optimize, and evolve without asking permission - including how your podcast integrates into product flows and onboarding experiences.

Earned

Help others amplify your work. This grows through guest amplification kits that make sharing effortless, cross-promotional swaps with complementary shows, event mentions, and organic community shares. When partners repost on LinkedIn, when industry newsletters feature your episodes, or when employees advocate for your content, that’s attention that money can't buy.

Paid

Paid channels accelerate what's already working. Boosted LinkedIn posts extend your reach to targeted audiences, while Spotify and podcast network ads introduce you to likely listeners. Niche newsletter sponsorships, retargeting campaigns, and paid social seeding for short-form clips help break through the noise and bring interested audiences back for more.

… and the Content Flywheel

One episode should power a content ecosystem. Your podcast acts as the nucleus of a content engine. It’s not a standalone asset, it’s a flywheel where each episode generates multiple derivative pieces. Extract the strongest insights and adapt it for each platform - audio, video, written.

The flywheel increases reach without the need to produce new ideas every week. You’ll reach different audiences with the same core message, reinforce the show’s story, create SEO value and strengthen internal marketing alignment.