Podcast Envy Andrea Klunder, The Creative Impostor Studios

I'm here with some disheartening news. Here it is…
Podcasting doesn't work. 
Now, before you throw up your hands and click to the next thing in your feed, before you swipe on by, before you get defensive… let me tell you how I’ve come to this conclusion.
This episode was originally recorded as a live stream, and then edited as a podcast episode for Podcast Envy. You can catch future streams and join the discussion by following me on Instagram @thecreativeimpostor, LinkedIn @andreaklunder, or YouTube @thecreativeimpostor.
Do you disagree? Then prove me wrong! Tell me how podcasting IS working for your organization, business, company, or brand.
I am looking for 100+ ways to successfully leverage podcasting and IF we can get to this number, I’ll share what I’ve discovered in a curated private podcast feed for YOU!
Email me andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com – subject line: Podcasting DOES work! and tell me a little bit about what your show is doing for you (and your org, business, company or brand.
You can send a text response or voice recording and I’d LOVE to publicly share your show and some gratitude for your brilliant contribution on a future episode of Podcast Envy.
Here’s a template for what to say:
Hi my name is…  Our company/organization/business is… Our podcast is called… Our show has successfully helped us to… Bonus points, if you wanna tell me how it is that it has helped you to do that thing. I’m officially collecting ideas through the month of February 2024, so don’t wait! (And if you’re catching this AFTER that time, reach out anyway and see how we can include your show.)
Recommended Resources StreamYard (the software I'm using for live streaming & recording)
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Get links to more resources and studies referenced in this episode at podcastenvy.com.


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Cover Photos: Kevin Lange.
 

Disappointing podcast metrics?
Hazy podcast content strategy?
Feeling the burnout, the overwhelm, the dread… and it’s only January?!
When we only think about podcasting for our business, brand, or organization in order to grow our audience, and the reason we wanna grow our audience is to sell more of a thing in order to make money, then we are often going to be disappointed.
Why?
Because there are easier, more cost effective, faster ways to grow our audience, to sell more of a thing to make more money. This does not mean that podcasting doesn’t work, but it means that we have to be a little bit smarter than just download numbers, growing our audience to sell a thing.
We have to think about what podcasting does really, really well and how to leverage the time, the money, the energy, the effort, the investment that we are putting into our podcast, to know how to leverage that in a way that it makes more sense, that it fits into our strategy and into our workflow… better.
This episode was originally recorded as a live stream and has been edited for this feed. You can catch future streams by following me on Instagram @thecreativeimpostor, LinkedIn @andreaklunder, or YouTube @thecreativeimpostor.
To get the full article & show notes, go to https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/podenvy113.
Listen to The Creative Impostor with Nikki Nigl: https://www.thecreativeimpostor.com/038
Special Offer!

Podcast Envy New Year Dreaming Sessions
If you have actively decided to make changes with your podcast, or if you are feeling stagnant and stuck, and thinking you need to change something, but don't know what that is, let me help!

Inquire about booking a New Year Dreaming session with me in the month of January 2024.

We'll sit down for about 45 minutes and talk through whatever's on your mind, whatever isn't working, whatever you're frustrated with, whatever you have questions about, whatever you want to try.

And together, we'll figure out the best next step and path forward.

This session is usually only available to my existing production and editing clients, but I have a little bit of flexibility in my schedule in January, so I am offering a limited number of spaces.

Email me andrea [at] infuselife.net and tell me little bit about what's going on for you and your show.

I will send you pricing, details, and a scheduling link. When you book, I'll send you a short questionnaire and listen to your show. We'll meet for 45min and then there will be a follow-up.
I'd love to be your thought partner to talk through some of your ideas, I'm happy to shed some light and help ensure your changes are grounded in your purpose and aligned to your bigger vision for the year ahead!
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I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions! Email me, andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.


Andrea's Podcast Angels SO many great products and services and software and tools that keep our podcasts humming happily along. And many of them support Podcast Envy when you use our link or promo code.
Whether it's email newsletters, transcription and editing software, podcast hosting, cloud storage for bulky audio files... we've got you!
Check out some more of my FAVE resources here.

Connect With Me
Join the Podcast Envy email distribution and get 5 Questions You Haven't Asked About Your Podcast as a secret podcast! Get on the list here.
Email andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeimpostor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaklunder 
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Do you LOVE Podcast Envy? What's your fave episode? What have you learned? What mistakes have I saved you from making with your show?
Let me know in a review here: http://ratethispodcast.com/envy
http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com
Cover Photos: Kevin Lange.

I don't want to offer you another recap roundup or year in review episode. The other thing I'm not offering you is a “new year, new you” episode. But I DID want to come on here and have a podcast conversation with you because things are changing.

And I'm actually pretty excited for 2024!
When you started your podcast, you had an idea in mind, probably, of what you wanted to offer to your audience, a problem that you were solving or something that you wanted to speak to. And maybe you’ve been chugging along and you felt great and it was working and it was making a difference and people were joining your podcast and your audience was growing and then something happened. 
You became bored or disillusioned with your show, or your numbers kind of stagnated or maybe even dropped. But it’s not that you suddenly are doing something wrong – it’s that your community, your audience is also changing. And so what it is that they need now and how can you shift to meet that need?
This episode was originally recorded as a live stream and has been edited for this feed. You can catch future streams by following me on Instagram @thecreativeimpostor, LinkedIn @andreaklunder, or YouTube @thecreativeimpostor.
To get the full article & show notes, go to https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/podenvy112.
Special Offer!

Podcast Envy New Year Dreaming Sessions
If you have actively decided to make changes with your podcast, or if you are feeling stagnant and stuck, and thinking you need to change something, but don't know what that is, let me help!

Inquire about booking a New Year Dreaming session with me in the month of January 2024.

We'll sit down for about 45 minutes and talk through whatever's on your mind, whatever isn't working, whatever you're frustrated with, whatever you have questions about, whatever you want to try.

And together, we'll figure out the best next step and path forward.

This session is usually only available to my existing production and editing clients, but I have a little bit of flexibility in my schedule in January, so I am offering a limited number of spaces.

Email me andrea [at] infuselife.net and tell me little bit about what's going on for you and your show.

I will send you pricing, details, and a scheduling link. When you book, I'll send you a short questionnaire and listen to your show. We'll meet for 45min and then there will be a follow-up.
I'd love to be your thought partner to talk through some of your ideas, I'm happy to shed some light and help ensure your changes are grounded in your purpose and aligned to your bigger vision for the year ahead!
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I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions! Email me, andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.


Andrea's Podcast Angels SO many great products and services and software and tools that keep our podcasts humming happily along. And many of them support Podcast Envy when you use our link or promo code.
Whether it's email newsletters, transcription and editing software, podcast hosting, cloud storage for bulky audio files... we've got you!
Check out some more of my FAVE resources here.

Connect With Me
Join the Podcast Envy email distribution and get 5 Questions You Haven't Asked About Your Podcast as a secret podcast! Get on the list here.
Email andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeimpostor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaklunder 
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Do you LOVE Podcast Envy? What's your fave episode? What have you learned? What mistakes have I saved you from making with your show?
Let me know in a review here: http://ratethispodcast.com/envy
http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com
Cover Photos: Kevin Lange.

Our podcast agency, The Creative Impostor Studios, was FINALIST in the 2023 Signal Awards for Key Change, the podcast we produce for the Santa Fe Opera, a behind the scenes pass into the issues, stories, and artists creating the next generation of American opera.
We WON in 2 different award categories -
Best Music Show - Bronze
Best Diversity Equity and Inclusion Episode - Silver
It's for an episode called "Telling Hard Truths", chronicling the day before the world premiere of This Little Light of Mine, an opera based on the life and legacy of voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. That episode is especially meaningful to me because we were able to record with Fannie Lou’s daughter, Jacqueline Hamer Flakes months before she passed away this year.
I have NEVER submitted any of our work to a podcast contest before and I chose Signal as our first one because of their incredible, diverse and reputable panel of judges and because of their accessibility for and inclusion of independent producers alongside corporate network shows.
As a Signal Finalists Key Change has been singled out as one of the best in the industry in its category (meaning it’s among the highest scored work of nearly 2,000 podcasts entered) and their awesome panel of judges will determine the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
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Thank you to everyone for your support this year!
We are so proud to be recognized among the industry's best in class audio experiences.
But more importantly, excited to have this platform to generate more visibility for the podcast, the voices, and the stories that are highlighted through this collaborative work. I would love if add Key Change to your listening queue and let me know what you think! It’s about so much more than opera.
Find Key Change: Creating Opera For All Voices here or in your favorite podcast app.
Listen to the "Telling Hard Truths" episode here.
Thank you for listening (and voting!) We’ll talk again soon.

Wanna be a podcast star? 
I’m sharing a peek inside my signature 5-point plan to becoming the star of your show. 
Find out what you have in common with Beyoncé, Meryl Streep, Ali Wong, or J.Lo. And also Brené Brown, Elise Myers, Kelsey McKinney…
And lest you think this is all strategy, I threw in a story from my pre-teen years (ahem…1990), a mistake I made as a baby podcaster (2015), and a pop quiz! (Don’t worry… if you’ve been listening to the last 5 episodes of Podcast Envy, you’ll ace it!)
Light Up Your Mic! Pod-Star Coaching
ARE YOU READY TO FIND YOUR LIGHT? The #1 reason listeners choose to come back to a podcast over and over again to become a FAN is the host! 
In this 8-week coaching program, Andrea will help you differentiate from other shows in your niche by leaning into your unique lived experience, building podcast hosting skills, and strengthening your personal brand. Remember, we don’t need another Beyoncé, J.Lo, or Brené Brown — we need YOU. Light up your mic!
Learn more & claim your spot here:
https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/lightupyourmic
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Get the full show notes including links to shows and episodes referenced at: https://www.podcastenvy.com
I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions! Email me, andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.


Andrea's Podcast Angels SO many great products and services and software and tools that keep our podcasts humming happily along. And many of them support Podcast Envy when you use our link or promo code.
Whether it's email newsletters, transcription and editing software, podcast hosting, cloud storage for bulky audio files... we've got you!
Check out some more of my FAVE resources here.

Connect With Me
Join the Podcast Envy email distribution and get 5 Questions You Haven't Asked About Your Podcast as a secret podcast! Get on the list here.
Email andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeimpostor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaklunder (I only accept connections from people I actually know, so include a message to say you're a Podcast Envy listener.)
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Do you LOVE Podcast Envy? What's your fave episode? What have you learned? What mistakes have I saved you from making with your show?
Let me know in a review here: http://ratethispodcast.com/envy
http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com
 
 
 

I have a confession to make and that is that I have a problem. There is a word that I have started using. I have adopted it into my language, into my vocabulary, and I am very disturbed and ashamed, and it’s not a word that I wanna be using ever, or at least not as much as I have been as of late.
And that is, well, if you looked at the title of the episode, you already know it’s the “c-word.”
I serve business owners, thought leaders, and organization directors in their respective niches to use the medium of podcasting towards whatever their higher purpose or goal is. But this whole media landscape is getting more competitive day by day. 
You CAN use this platform to create genuine, intimate, meaningful conversations with your listeners. You are creating meaningful change in their life. You are providing them something that they don’t get anywhere else.
However, they need to be able to find you, and once they find you, you need to be able to capture and hold their attention long enough to build the relationship. 
And that's where the "p-word" comes in!
Podcast Envy Masterclasses
Podcast Envy Masterclasses offer focused strategy insights on the most pressing questions for purpose-driven leaders who use podcasting to share their brand story and make a positive impact on their communities.
Save your seat here:
https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/masterclasses
Get 50% off your next class for being a loyal listener with promo code: VIPinvite
 
Light Up Your Mic! Pod-Star Coaching
ARE YOU READY TO FIND YOUR LIGHT? The #1 reason listeners choose to come back to a podcast over and over again to become a FAN is the host! 
In this 8-week coaching program, Andrea will help you differentiate from other shows in your niche by leaning into your unique lived experience, building podcast hosting skills, and strengthening your personal brand. Remember, we don’t need another Beyoncé, J.Lo, or Brené Brown — we need YOU. Light up your mic!
Learn more & claim your spot here:
https://www.thecreativeimposter.com/lightupyourmic
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Get the full show notes including links to shows and episodes referenced at: https://www.podcastenvy.com
I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions! Email me, andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.
 


Andrea's Podcast Angels SO many great products and services and software and tools that keep our podcasts humming happily along. And many of them support Podcast Envy when you use our link or promo code.
Whether it's email newsletters, transcription and editing software, podcast hosting, cloud storage for bulky audio files... we've got you!
Check out some more of my FAVE resources here.

Connect With Me
Join the Podcast Envy email distribution and get 5 Questions You Haven't Asked About Your Podcast as a secret podcast! Get on the list here.
Email andrea@thecreativeimpostor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeimpostor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaklunder (I only accept connections from people I actually know, so include a message to say you're a Podcast Envy listener.)
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Do you LOVE Podcast Envy? What's your fave episode? What have you learned? What mistakes have I saved you from making with your show?
Let me know in a review here: http://ratethispodcast.com/envy
http://www.thecreativeimpostor.com