Podcasting & Business Insights
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208: Should I Work with a PR Firm or Guest Pitching Company
What if the biggest mistake in podcast pitching has nothing to do with your pitch at all? Lately, I’ve been seeing more conversations around podcast pitching — whether business owners should hire a PR company, delegate outreach to a VA, or manage guest booking...
207: How to Be a Better Podcast Host (Without Burning Bridges)
What if the biggest thing holding your podcast back isn’t your downloads, your marketing strategy, or your content plan — but the way you’re showing up as a host? Podcasting has evolved into one of the most powerful relationship-building tools in business. But...
206: Why Prepared Podcast Hosts Make Better Leaders (Even Beyond the Mic) ft. Laylee Emadi
Have you ever shown up ready to record—only to realize the host didn’t know the topic, didn’t prep, and wasn’t actually ready to host the conversation? That’s what today’s episode is all about. On this replay from the Laylee Emadi Podcast, I sit down with my friend...
205: Women Are Underrepresented in Podcasting—Here’s How We Change It
What if I told you women make up less than 30% of podcast hosts and only about 6–7% of audio engineers? As this show turns five years old and we head into International Women’s Day, I wanted to pause our usual programming and have a more honest conversation about...
204: How to Improve Podcast Quality: 3 Pillars for a More Professional Show
What makes a podcast sound professional and effortless? In today’s episode, I’m diving into three pillars of podcast quality: audio, content clarity, and intention. I’m sharing how you can easily boost the quality of your next recording and create a voice that...
203: 5 Ways to Use Email Marketing with Your Podcast
Your podcast is building trust, but your email is what turns listeners into buyers. If those two aren’t working together, you’re leaving money on the table. In today’s episode, I’m breaking down five strategic ways to use email marketing alongside your podcast so they...
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Clocking In is the podcast for podcasters, entrepreneurs, and professionals making their way in the working world, while building their own personal brand in the podcasting industry. If you’re a podcaster (or even just dreaming about launching your own podcast someday), this show was built to help you merge your love of conversation, education, and business.
Join Haylee each week to hear stories and advice on life, entrepreneurship, business, and podcasting! Haylee Gaffin is the owner of Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs.
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The Only Podcast Tools You Need to Launch (and Which Ones to Skip)
Let’s cut to the chase: launching a podcast does not require a $5,000 setup, six different subscriptions, or a closet full of foam panels. What it does require? A handful of the right tools, a bit of strategy, and a message that matters. Whether you’re a business...
3 Signs Your Podcast Isn’t Doing Enough for Your Business
You launched your podcast with a vision. Maybe you wanted to create a platform to share your ideas, a way to build trust with your audience, maybe even a secret weapon to generate leads and grow your business. But somewhere between batching episodes and editing late...
Podcast Audience Growth Mistakes You’re Probably Making—and How to Fix Them
Let’s cut to it: If you’ve been publishing episodes week after week and your downloads still feel… stagnant, it’s not because podcasting is broken. It’s because growing a podcast audience takes more than just hitting publish. As a podcast strategist who works with...
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