Podcast Envy

From launching a nonprofit and writing the Charms book series to building a YouTube-based podcast as a visibility and revenue strategy, Loxley Browne shares how she is creating a sustainable platform rooted in literacy, leadership, and real-world skills for girls. We're talking about creative reinvention, entrepreneurial stamina, platform building, and the deeper “why” behind mission-driven media.

Find out how to use podcasting strategy to amplify impact storytelling. Discover why creative leaders must integrate business strategy with their craft to thrive in the media ecosystem. And understand how multiple revenue streams contribute to long-term sustainability and cultural impact.

Book a complimentary consultation with me at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod. No sales, just strategy! For your current or future podcast.

Books That Build Skills

Charms Book Series

My episode of the Books That Build Skills podcast on YouTube

Summer Reading Challenge

VIDEO! Be part of The Creative Impostor, ask questions in the chat!

Live streaming Fridays on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

Replays available on YouTube: https://bit.ly/artvsjob

LinkedIn: @andreaklunder

YouTube: @thecreativeimpostor

Instagram: @thecreativeimpostor

Share YOUR story about When Your Art Becomes Your Job by emailing me text or voice memo to [email protected].

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Mentioned in this episode:

Book Your FREE Powerful Podcast Strategy Session!

Reserve your time with Andrea Klunder tor review your current podcast, or podcast-to-be at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod.

Jennie Wetter, host of the multi-award-winning podcast RePROs Fight Back (an initiative of the Population Institute), breaks down what reproductive justice actually means, far beyond the narrow “abortion-only” framing. We dig into how the show functions as a real, strategic tool for nonprofit work: keeping people informed, spotlighting community partners, and ending every episode with clear ways to fight back.

We talk about building a podcast as a public resource, why “success” isn’t just downloads, and how to stay grounded when the issues feel like a constant fire hose. You’ll also get practical ideas for becoming a resource in your own community without burning out.

Note: The first ~15–18 minutes include a ranty current-events catch-up recorded in late July 2025. I LOVE this part (it's cathartic!) If you prefer to jump to the self-care + strategy portion, skip ahead to around minute 18.

Pick one and do it this week:

1. Wear your values: grab merch that sparks conversations (tinyurl.com/reproFBmerch).
2. Be the friend with receipts: bookmark accurate resources so you can point people to real clinics/info when needed.
3. Check your state’s grade: explore reportcards.reprofightback.com and identify one area to push on locally.
4. Support direct services: donate to or volunteer with local practical-support networks (transportation, childcare, clinic escorting, etc.).
5. Go local: show up where policy becomes real—school board meetings, city council, state reps.

Resources Mentioned:

1. Planned Parenthood
2. Chicago Women's Health Center
3. Population Institute
4. The Money with Katie Show featuring Representative Katherine Clark

RePROs Fight Back Podcast

LinkedIn

Instagram

Merch! (Including my favorite PodCat Mug)

50 State Report Card

Book a complimentary consultation with me at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod. No sales, just strategy! For your current or future podcast.

VIDEO! Be part of the show, ask questions in the chat!

Live streaming Thursdays at 3pm Central on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

LinkedIn: @andreaklunder

YouTube: @thecreativeimpostor

Instagram: @thecreativeimpostor

Share YOUR story about When Your Art Becomes Your Job by emailing me text or voice memo to [email protected].

Show some love for The Creative Impostor

LOVE The Creative Impostor? I would LOVE if you could leave me a short & sweet review: http://www.ratethispodcast.com/creative. Send me a screenshot and I might even read it on a future episode.

Connect With Andrea

Email or Voice [email protected]

Mentioned in this episode:

Book Your FREE Powerful Podcast Strategy Session!

Reserve your time with Andrea Klunder tor review your current podcast, or podcast-to-be at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod.

You CAN make a difference. Here's how...

Join the Podcast Envy EXCLUSIVE! It's free to sign up and then add the private podcast to your app of choice.

• Ad-free listening
• Up-to-date industry insights
• Actionable strategies for growth, engagement, and sustainability
• Special coaching opportunities
• AND ask me your podcast questions and I'll answer in the feed

It's like having your podcast coach in your headphones anytime you need me! Get the exclusive here: https://bit.ly/pepexclusive

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I originally met Ana Xavier and Jeremie Mani because we all pitched Meetup sessions at the 2025 Podcast Movement conference with a similar theme (purpose-driven podcasters) and so the organizers connected us. And what a wonderful connection!!!

This episode was originally a live stream video on YouTube and LinkedIn.

I've edited all of the Podcast Movement conference & meeting info out of this version so it's all evergreen and all about how YOU can build community and use your platform to make a difference.

Mentioned In This Episode

The Podcast Space

Podcasthon

The Empowered Mind Network

Find Your Light! Creative Content Ecosystem Audit

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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, [email protected]. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.

Connect With Me

Email [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreativeimpostor

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaklunder

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Mentioned in this episode:

Book Your FREE Powerful Podcast Strategy Session!

Reserve your time on your podcast boss Andrea Klunder's calendar to gain insights into your next steps for your current podcast or review your vision for your new podcast. 30min. Totally free. No sales pitch! Book now at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod.

Are you thinking about the end of the year… or even into the NEW year? Well… have I got a treat for you to refresh your podcasting experience. 3 treats actually! 

Get more Podcast Envy in the Podcast Envy EXCLUSIVE feed! It's free to sign up and then add the private podcast to your app of choice!

• Ad-free listening
• Deep dive exclusive episodes
• Special coaching opportunities 
• AND ask me your podcast questions and I'll answer in the feed

Get the exclusive here: https://bit.ly/pepexclusive

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1 - This is from Tom Webster at Sounds Profitable, episode is #450 “Better Podcast Marketing and The Curiosity Gap” - And you should go listen to it because Tom lays it out better in 9 minutes than I will here. When you tell someone about your show (or write your show description) or post on social, are you igniting the curiosity of the human you are speaking with? 

2 - Open your calendar. This one was inspired by Shannon Weinstein from Keep What You Earn. Episode 683 - The Best Way to Get Out of a Business Funk.

Go to your calendar. Ask how you can redesign your schedule to optimize for more energy-efficient time management — or as I would say, allow for more flow?

3 - Get honest with yourself and your team (if you have one.) What is the ONE thing you want your podcast to help you do in the next 12 months? 

Megan Dougherty from The Company Show has created a framework that outlines 5 primary show blueprints based on what they are designed to do.

Learn more in my interview on The Creative Impostor with Megan.

Or better yet, get her book, Podcasting for Business.

Which one of these activities will YOU try to reignite your podcasting spark? I’d love to know — email me: [email protected]

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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, [email protected]. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.

Connect With Me

Email [email protected]

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?

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Cover Photos: Kevin Lange.

I am humbled at the feet of my 7-year-old-niece who taught me a big marketing lesson this month! Maybe this applies to you too...

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We are FINALISTS in the 2024 Signal Awards for Sounds Current with Del Sol Quartet!!! Our category is Artists & Designers Shaping Culture. Please support us by voting for Listener's Choice here: https://bit.ly/signal24ci

I mentioned some interesting things in this episode. Here they are:

Sounds Current with Del Sol Quartet (Tribeca Official Selection!!!)

Key Change with the Santa Fe Opera (Signal Award Winner!!!)

EMAIL ME! If you want to get on my calendar to talk about whether a podcast strategy building or ideation session might be right for YOUR current or future podcast. I'm looking for 3 organizations, businesses or independent podcasters who are using media to make a cultural impact to work with me this fall at an introductory rate.

This episode originally streamed live on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram. Wanna catch the video replay and future live streams? Follow me on one of those platforms.

I'm here with some disheartening news. Here it is… Podcasting doesn't work.

Join the Podcast Envy EXCLUSIVE! It's free to sign up and then add the private podcast to your app of choice.

• Ad-free listening
• Up-to-date industry insights
• Actionable strategies for growth, engagement, and sustainability
• Special coaching opportunities
• AND ask me your podcast questions and I'll answer in the feed

It's like having your podcast coach in your headphones anytime you need me! Get the exclusive here: https://bit.ly/pepexclusive

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.

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 [email protected] – 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.

StreamYard (the software I'm using for live streaming & recording)

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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

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Cover Photos: Kevin Lange.

Mentioned in this episode:

Book Your FREE Powerful Podcast Strategy Session!

Reserve your time on your podcast boss Andrea Klunder's calendar to gain insights into your next steps for your current podcast or review your vision for your new podcast. 30min. Totally free. No sales pitch! Book now at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod.

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!

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, [email protected]. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.

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 [email protected]

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!

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, [email protected]. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.

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 [email protected]

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?

Join the Podcast Envy EXCLUSIVE! It's free to sign up and then add the private podcast to your app of choice!

• Ad-free listening
• Up-to-date industry insights
• Actionable strategies for growth, engagement, and sustainability
• Special coaching opportunities
• AND ask me your podcast questions and I'll answer in the feed

It's like having your podcast coach in your headphones anytime you need me! Get the exclusive here: https://bit.ly/pepexclusive

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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!)

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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, [email protected]. Include a voice memo or .mp3 asking your question so I can play it on the show.

Connect With Me

Email [email protected]

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

Mentioned in this episode:

Book Your FREE Powerful Podcast Strategy Session!

Reserve your time on your podcast boss Andrea Klunder's calendar to gain insights into your next steps for your current podcast or review your vision for your new podcast. 30min. Totally free. No sales pitch! Book now at https://bit.ly/powerfulpod.