Jimmy McLoughlin: Hiring a podcast team

09/05/23 • 46 min

For podcasters seeking to build their show into a viable business, there eventually comes a point - if they’re lucky - where they need to start looking at bringing in additional staff to help manage their workload. However, if they’re coming from an independent or creative background, they may not have experience in the process of hiring a team.

Jimmy McLoughlin, creator of Jimmy’s Jobs Of The Future, is something of an expert in this, however; not only is his independent podcast focused on the world of careers and employment, his experience as a former business advisor within Downing Street gives him an added insight into building effective teams. On this week’s episode, Rhianna Dhillon and Adam Shepherd talk to McLoughlin about how he’s grown his team, why he’s a firm believer in (paid) internship programmes and what the future holds for Jimmy’s jobs.

Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, and produced by Emma Corsham for Haymarket Business Media.

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Matt Rouse: Selling the story of podcast advertising

Although podcasting has been around for decades, for many advertisers, it remains untested territory. There are a range of benefits to including the medium as part of your advertising mix, but convincing brands to take the plunge can be challenging, particularly if they’re heavily invested in more established formats.

Matt Rouse is well familiar with this challenge, having worked at various agencies for a number of years, and as podcast lead for ad sales venture Octave Audio, part of his job involves explaining some of the many advantages of podcast advertising to clients new to the space. On this week’s episode, Rouse talks Rhianna Dhillon and Reem Makari through his approach to this, and why advertisers need to make podcasting part of their advertising strategy.

Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, and produced by Emma Corsham for Haymarket Business Media.

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Matt Forde: Notes On a Scandal

Comedian, writer, politics junkie: Matt Forde is many things, and when it comes to podcasting, he’s also many people. His skill as an impressionist has been put to use on Wondery’s British Scandal, where he voices the famous figures behind many of the country’s most jaw-dropping shenanigans. Alongside co-host Alice Levine, he’s retold scandals from Diana and Charles’ ‘Crowded Marriage’ to the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko.

He also hosts his own podcast, The Political Party, and says that the popularity of British Scandal within the corridors of power has been useful in getting high-profile guests like Philip Hammond and Angela Rayner. Forde at down with Rhianna Dhillon and Adam Shepherd to talk about the role of satirical podcasting in politics, how to balance humour with serious subjects, and why it’s so much fun being Boris Johnson.

Hosted by Rhianna Dhillon, and produced by Emma Corsham for Haymarket Business Media.

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