

Grow The Show
Kev Michael
Grow The Show is the podcast that grows YOUR podcast. Hosted by Kev Michael, a full-time podcaster since 2018 and growth coach to over 500 creators. Each episode delivers actionable strategies, real-world coaching, and expert interviews that help you build a bigger audience and turn your podcast into a powerful business asset. With millions of downloads and several million dollars in podcast-driven revenue under his belt, Kev brings the proven playbook for podcasters who are ready to go beyond the hobby and into growth. Subscribe now to learn how to grow your podcast — and make it work for you.
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Apr 28, 2022 • 6min
47 | The Only 2 Things You Need to Produce a Great Podcast Episode
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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One of the best parts about podcasting is that it's really easy to create one. Anyone can have a great podcast!
Don't get me wrong, it can take years to develop expert-level storytelling and interview skills.
BUT, that doesn't mean you can't still have an amazing show as a beginner.
What I've learned working with over 200 podcasters is that there are only two things that can make or break a podcast episode.
In this quick-hit GTS episode, I'll tell you what those things are and how you can have them– even if you're just starting out.
Resources Mentioned:
The GTS Facebook Group
How to Make Any Podcast Hilarious and Entertaining, With Planet Money's Robert Smith
How 3 Legendary Podcasters Hook Their Listeners in 90 Seconds
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Apr 26, 2022 • 34min
46 | How to Create a Better Podcast in a Fraction of the Time, With Alex Sanfilippo
Learn how to create a better podcast with less time and effort. Alex Sanfilippo shares tips on streamlining processes and conserving energy. Discover the importance of time management and post-production solutions for podcast growth. Explore efficient workflow strategies and ways to avoid common pitfalls in podcast system building.

Apr 21, 2022 • 8min
45 | How to Get More 5 Star Podcast Reviews
Learn proven strategies to increase five star ratings and reviews for your podcast, including using a specific call to action, asking engaged listeners, and making a big ask once or twice a year.

Apr 19, 2022 • 37min
44 | How to Get Featured on Any Podcast, With Angie Trueblood
Angie Trueblood, podcast growth expert and founder of The Podwise Group, shares her secrets on getting featured as a guest on podcasts. She discusses her scientific approach to podcasting and emphasizes the importance of selective and thoughtful podcast pitching. Angie also provides resources for crafting irresistible pitch emails and highlights the value of niche shows with engaged audiences.

Apr 14, 2022 • 1h 58min
43 | BONUS EPISODE: Podcasting Master Class With Gary Arndt
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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Podcasting legend Gary Arndt is a world-renowned blogger and podcaster whose show has over 3 million downloads.
Recently, he joined Grow The Show producer, Katherine Nails, and the Grow The Show Accelerator students for an exclusive Q&A session to share how to effectively monetize your show, how to use paid ads to grow your audience, and much, much more.
On this special episode of Grow The Show, you'll get to listen in to that session and learn from Gary's expertise.
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Apr 12, 2022 • 37min
42 | How to Make Your Podcasting Business Work FOR You, With Travis Brown
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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This episode is sponsored by Riverside.fm, the leading tool for podcast and video recordings. Visit riverside.fm and use code GROW to start recording studio quality sound and video and get 15% off a membership plan.
This whole podcasting thing is a lot more work than you thought it would be, right?
You not only have to create and publish episodes regularly, but you also have to get the word out there, and engage with your audience, do the whole social media thing, and somehow, figure out how to monetize!
What if all of these things were working together as an ecosystem to make you MONEY?
Today, you're going to learn how to craft a thriving business ecosystem around YOUR podcast, and your gonna learn it from somebody whose creator ecosystem revolves around helping other creators with their ecosystem!
His name is Travis Brown. He's the creator of Pod Decks, and he's successfully made the leap from a 9-to-5 into full-time creative entrepreneurship.
Today, Travis is going to walk us through the key pieces of a healthy, growing creator ecosystem, and he's going to explain which pieces you really should have now if you don't already, and he'll also share which pieces you really don't need to worry about right now, despite what others might say.
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Apr 5, 2022 • 34min
41 | How to Land Your Dream Podcast Guest Now, With Ina Coveney
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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This episode is sponsored by Riverside.fm, the leading tool for podcast and video recordings. Visit riverside.fm and use code GROW to start recording studio quality sound and video and get 15% off a membership plan.
"Who is your dream podcast guest?" When I ask you that question, who comes to mind? My guess is that it's someone with a huge following who seems impossible to reach, right?
I've got some news for you. It's not impossible— even if you have a smaller audience.
I know someone who is SO good at pitching podcast guests that they were able to get their two dream guests to be the FIRST two interviews on their show.
Her name is Ina Coveney. She's a podcaster, public speaker, coach, lead generation expert, and she's this week's GTS podcast guest. Today, Ina is going to teach us how she landed HUGE names as guests on her podcast without having a massive audience or a ton of fame beforehand.
After listening to this episode, you're going to realize that you don't have to wait to invite your dream guests onto your podcast. You're going to learn how to make any cold pitch into a warm pitch, and by doing so, you'll be able to land any dream podcast guest, any time you want.
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Mar 29, 2022 • 33min
40 | How to Avoid Podcast Burnout
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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This episode is sponsored by Riverside.fm, the leading tool for podcast and video recordings. Visit riverside.fm and use code GROW to get 60 minutes free recording and 15% off a membership plan.
I can't take it anymore. I've been grinding at this podcasting thing for as long as I can remember.
And with each passing week, I hate it more and more.
Have you ever had this conversation with yourself? I have many times. Burnout is a terrible feeling. So, what can you do about it?
On this week's episode of Grow The Show, we're talking about just this—how to avoid burnout.
I'll share the ideas and strategies that have saved me and my podcasts from fading into the podcast graveyard. And, I'll give you actions you can take IMMEDIATELY the next time you feel like you're starting the vicious burnout cycle.
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Mar 22, 2022 • 36min
39 | How to Use TikTok to Grow Your Podcast Audience (Without Dancing), With Cara Newhart
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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This episode is sponsored by Riverside.fm, the leading tool for podcast and video recordings. Visit riverside.fm and use code GROW to get 60 minutes free recording and 15% off a membership plan.
Can you grow your podcast audience on TikTok? Should you be spending more time on TikTok producing than you are today? Can you even grow a presence on TikTok if you aren't a Gen-Zer who loves to dance?
This week's Grow The Show podcast guest is going to answer these questions and more.
Her name is Cara Newhart, and she's the designer and DIYer behind the Never Skip Brunch blog and the Make Space podcast.
You can say that Cara's a bit of an expert on social media and short-form video— she had over 150,000 Instagram followers and over 450,000 TikTok followers at the time of this recording.
Today, Cara is going to map out the dos and don'ts of TikTok.
She's going to dive into exactly what makes a viral video pop, and she's gonna share how you can start making short-form videos that grow your podcast audience today.
Resources Mentioned
Never Skip Brunch blog
Make Space podcast.
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Subscribe to the Grow The Show YouTube Channel!
Today, we're excited to bring you this new channel, which will deliver even more podcasting growth knowledge!
If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series...
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Ready to have Kevin join your podcasting team?
Apply for the Grow The Show Podcast Accelerator!
or watch Kevin's 70-minute Masterclass on how he took his first podcast past 100k and $100k to learn more about the program.
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Want to join a community of high-performing independent podcasters?
Want to swap tactics, get feedback, and grow together?
Want to have your questions answered during AMAs with podcasting legends?
Join us in the Grow The Show online community!
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage

Mar 15, 2022 • 30min
38 | Podcast Branding 101, With Pia Silva
Work with me (done-for-you growth): Apply to the Grow The Show Accelerator
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
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This episode is sponsored by Riverside.fm, the leading tool for podcast and video recordings. Visit riverside.fm and use code GROW to get 60 minutes free recording and 15% off a membership plan.
What is branding? If I were to ask you right now to give me an exact definition, could you do it? What about your podcast? How does branding affect that?
I don't know about you, but every time I hear somebody talking about branding, I'm less sure of what it means and how to do it.
That lack of clarity is going to change right now.
That's because this week's Grow The Show podcast guest is is Pia Silva.
Pia is the author of the book Badass Your Brand, she's a Forbes columnist, she's done a TED Talk, and she's a podcaster.
On this week's episode of GTS, you're going to get an inside look at her branding process.
Pia will also explain why great branding is crucial for podcasters (or any entrepreneurs, for that matter), and she'll give you the questions you need to ask yourself when building your own brand.
Resources Mentioned
Pia's book, Badass Your Brand
Pia's Forbes column
Pia's TED Talk
Pia's podcast
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Subscribe to the Grow The Show YouTube Channel!
Today, we're excited to bring you this new channel, which will deliver even more podcasting growth knowledge!
If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series...
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Ready to have Kevin join your podcasting team?
Apply for the Grow The Show Podcast Accelerator!
or watch Kevin's 70-minute Masterclass on how he took his first podcast past 100k and $100k to learn more about the program.
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Want to join a community of high-performing independent podcasters?
Want to swap tactics, get feedback, and grow together?
Want to have your questions answered during AMAs with podcasting legends?
Join us in the Grow The Show online community!:
MORE FROM KEVIN:
Take the FREE 12 Days of Podcast Growth Email Course to get 12 days of podcast growth lessons in your inbox!
Watch the FREE Grow The Show Masterclass to learn Kevin's four steps to growing a thriving podcast business!
Connect with Kevin on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn
Subscribe to Grow The Show on Youtube
Join our community in the Grow The Show Facebook group
LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:
Learn More about working with Podcast Boutique
Grab Kevin's Recommended Mic on Amazon
Build a Podcast Website in 7 Minutes on Podpage


