Case study - podcast production

Inspiring EntrepreneursPodcast

Number one in their niche on Apple Podcasts. Audience more than doubled in a single year. Five years. Fifty-two episodes. That is where Strathclyde Inspire is now. In 2021, it was a blank slate.

Strathclyde Inspire podcast production setup
Strathclyde InspireUniversity entrepreneurship centre
#1in Climate Action Entrepreneurs on Apple Podcasts
2x+audience growth in 2025/26 alone
52episodes across 5 seasons
5 yearsof partnership and counting

A show at number one in its niche does not arrive that way. It is built over time.

The brief

From blank slate to long-running show.

Who came to us and why

Strathclyde Inspire is the entrepreneurship centre for the University of Strathclyde - one of Scotland's leading universities and a significant force in the country's startup ecosystem. They work with students, staff, alumni, and the wider business community to support entrepreneurship at every stage.

In 2021, they had a clear goal: to build a podcast that would carry the Inspiring Entrepreneurs name and serve their community. They had no previous podcasting experience, just a belief that this was the right thing to build and a willingness to build it properly.

What they needed

What they needed was a production team that could grow with them - adapting to new directions, new formats, and new challenges as the show evolved, often at pace and against tight deadlines.

Five years of content production is not a straight line. It requires a team that shows up consistently, responds quickly when things change, and keeps the quality high regardless of what else is shifting around the project.

What we built together

Over five years we have iterated on almost every element of the show. Hosts have changed. Filming locations have moved. Episode formats have evolved as we learned what the audience responded to and what best served Inspire's goals.

Each change came from a real conversation about what best served the audience and the organisation, and was backed up directly by data.

We handle the complete production: recording, editing, post-production, and distribution. Beyond the podcast itself, we have worked with Strathclyde Inspire on their live events, and on projects spanning multiple internal and external stakeholders.

The results

Five years of compounding value.

Top 50Consistently charting on Apple Podcasts for two years.
#1Reached number one in Climate Action Entrepreneurs in 2026.
#3Ranks third in Inspiring Entrepreneurs on Apple Podcasts.
#4Ranks fourth in Start-Up Confidence on Apple Podcasts.
2x+Audience more than doubled by the end of the 2025/26 season.

What this means if you are considering a podcast.

A show at number one in its niche does not arrive that way. It is built - carefully, iteratively, over time - by a team that understands the medium and a client willing to trust the process. If you want a podcast that compounds in value rather than fades after the first season, this is what that looks like.

Next step

Build a show that can grow.

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