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Podcast · By Hayleigh Hayhurst, Podcast Producer & Strategist · English · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 29, 2026

    99. How to Grow a Niche Podcast with Cork & Fizz and The Repertoire Podcast (Live Panel at Podcasters NW) (opens the original)

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    I brought two of my favorite niche podcasters up on stage for this one: Hayleigh of Cork & Fizz, who's built a wine education business and podcast from the ground up, and Justin of Repertoire, who spent a decade in kitchens like The French Laundry before building a coaching company for culinary pros. We got real about what happens when you niche down hard, whether it's possible to go too specific, and how to actually turn a small, focused audience into a real business. Attend the next Podcasters

  2. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    98. How a Podcast Makes You a Better Networker (opens the original)

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    A podcast makes it easier for me to network. And networking is probably my favorite part of business! I go to multiple networking events each month, and host my own events, and my podcast is such a key part of it. Podcasts turn that awkward hello into a real relationship because I invite them onto my show to really get to know them! Want to learn how? Listen to this episode! This is why I think every business owner should have a podcast! What we get into: The one line I use to book guests in und

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    97. How Rebecca Gruenspan Built a Podcast Around Her Adoption Consulting Business (The Adoption Roadmap Podcast) (opens the original)

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    Rebecca had already helped hundreds of families through adoption before she ever hit record on a podcast. She wasn't short on expertise, credibility, or things to say. What held her back for years wasn't the content. It was not knowing what to do with the file once she stopped recording. In this episode, I talked with Rebecca, an adoption consultant and the host of The Adoption Roadmap Podcast, about what it actually took to launch a podcast inside a niche, sensitive industry, and how she built

  4. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    96. My 3 Favorite Tools as a Podcast Producer (opens the original)

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    I edit and grow podcasts full-time, and there are three tools I genuinely cannot live without. If you're DIY-ing your show or picking your stack, start here. I share: My ranking editing tool, and why I ditched Adobe Audition for it The RSS feed I'm now pushing most clients toward (it's not the free one) Why I switched off Riverside for my recording platform, and where I landed My hot take on Zoom for podcasting: hard no Conversations like this is exactly what we cover in The Podcast Cafe Communi

  5. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    95. She Started a Podcast at 2am After a Breakup. Here's What Happened. | Amanda Marks of SoloInSeattle (opens the original)

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    Some podcasts are built with spreadsheets and strategy sessions. Amanda's was built at 2am, on her phone, in the middle of a breakup. No mic. No plan. No idea anyone would ever listen. And then it went viral. In this episode of Podcast Café, I'm sitting down with Amanda Marks, the creator behind SoloInSeattle, a podcast that started as a personal journal and quietly became a community. We talk about what it actually looks like to build a show without rules, why she disappeared for a year after h

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