​It's one thing to get a new listener to click play once.

​But if you can't convince them to keep listening through the entire episode, let alone come back for the next one, growth is impossible.

​In this roundtable session, we'll discuss strategies to retain and engage both new and existing listeners to continually draw them further into your content ecosystem and help you grow both your show and your business.

​​​​The session will consist of 30-40 minutes of facilitated panel discussion followed by attendee Q&A.

​​About the Panelists

​Arielle Nissenblatt

​​Arielle Nissenblatt is the founder of EarBuds Podcast Collective, a weekly podcast newsletter and podcast. She is the Community Manager at SquadCast.fm, a remote recording platform. She is a graduate of the Salt Institute of Audio Documentary Studies. Nissenblatt is a podcast marketing expert, having spoken on panels at conferences such as Podcast Movement, International Documentary Association’s Podcast Day, at USC, Montana Media Lab, American University, and more. She is one of the founders of Podcast Taxonomy, an international effort to categorize roles and credits in the podcast industry. Nissenblatt listens to over 40 hours of audio content per week. She is a podcast industry futurist and believes in the power of audio to break down cultural barriers.

​​Connect with Arielle on Twitter

​​Subscribe to her weekly EarBuds Newsletter

​​Andréa Jones

​​Andréa Jones is the social media strategist for passion-led coaches and experts who want to make a difference in the world with their message.

​​She’s guided her clients and students from stuck to strategic, passion-led powerhouses and visionary thought leaders with her simple approach to social media: “Take one little step each day. Build social media savvy over time.”

​​Digital business owners around the world flock to her award-winning agency; her membership programs - Thrive Mentorship Program & Savvy Social School; and top-100-rated marketing podcast by the same name (Savvy Social Podcast) — so they can discover how to make their impact on the world with social media (without the overwhelm) and spread their positivity across social platforms.

​​When she’s not teaching the power and positivity of social media, you can find Andréa at home with her growing family (she welcomed her first child to the world in April of 2022) in picturesque Niagara Falls, Canada.

​​Connect with Andréa on TikTok | Instagram | YouTube

​​Also check out the Savvy Social Podcast Listening Guide

​​Sara Whittaker

​​Sara Whittaker is a podcast manager from Virginia, supporting female entrepreneurs in the education space who want to extend their voice, authority, and visibility through podcasting.

​​She's also the host of Podcasting For Educators. A former teacher herself, Sara understands both the pressures educators face, as well as the potential they have to create change in the world.

​​Connect with Sara on Instagram

​Elaine Appleton Grant

​Elaine Appleton Grant is a writer, podcast producer, and public speaker. She is the co-founder of Podcast Allies, LLC- a podcast consultancy and production studio out of Colorado and the host of Sound Judgment. She has hosted programs in both Boston and Colorado on WBUR in Boston and Colorado Public Radio and appeared on National Public Radio.

​Connect with Elaine on LinkedIn | Twitter

​Jeremy Enns

​Jeremy Enns is the founder of Podcast Marketing Academy where he teaches brands and creators hit their next growth milestones with detailed step-by-step marketing playbooks.

​He also writes the Scrappy Podcasting Newsletter where he shares short actionable ideas around how underdog shows can punch above their weight, and the Creative Wayfinding Newsletter where he explores how we as creators can navigate the wilderness between us and our creative potential.​

​​April Roundtable Series

​​This discussion is part of the Podcast Marketing Academy April Roundtable Series.

​​Each live panel session brings a cross-section of successful podcast creators and podcast industry experts for a lively, engaging conversation around a different topic related to podcast growth.

​​You can check out all the sessions here.