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WaitWhat turns a good conversation into a business
The company behind Masters of Scale treats a podcast as the beginning. Courses, partnerships and a $3,750 summit reveal what happens after people press play.
Soy Sauce and the art of taking a local voice national
A chef with a Southern California audience. A deal for 63 markets. Soy Sauce Media’s radio business shows how an established voice can travel farther with the right partners.
What Creators Can Steal From the Grief Podcast That Built a Reported $30 Million Company
Lemonada began with two women, two lost brothers and one costly narrative show. Six years later, a format pivot, host-read ads and famous-but-human conversations helped produce a majority-stake deal reportedly worth about $30 million.
Rebel Girls
Rebel Girls is a global, multi-platform empowerment brand for Generation Alpha girls, built around true stories of extraordinary women. What began as a record-breaking Kickstarter book, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, has grown into a franchise of best-selling books, an award-winning podcast, an Apple Design Award-winning app, and a licensed merchandise line. A certified B Corporation and Women-Owned business, Rebel Girls has sold roughly 13 million books across 62 languages, logged more than 30 million podcast downloads, and set a goal of reaching 50 million girls.
Quinn
Quinn is a Santa Monica-based audio erotica platform - often described as a 'Spotify for erotica' - that turns intimate, narrative-driven stories into 15-to-20-minute immersive audio experiences. Founded by Caroline Spiegel and built primarily for women and underserved audiences, Quinn pairs a creator-driven content marketplace with an ever-growing roster of professional voice actors and Hollywood celebrities. With roughly 300,000 users, over 900,000 TikTok followers, and around $5M in annual recurring revenue, it has reframed adult content around imagination, storytelling, and discreet listening rather than the visual mainstream.