As a former radio guy I thought putting together the Stacking Benjamins show would be easy.

At first it was, because stringing sound clips together and cutting boring parts of the show was new and exciting. But as the show became successful and I started focusing on other areas, I knew I needed good help in my corner to take care of the show production.

First I went cheap and hired someone overseas. My show came out late on several occasions and there were many instances where I had to ultimately redo all the work myself. What I really needed was someone who "got it" when it came to the tone of the podcast and my style. I knew that handing it all to Steve was the right move.

Our show has not only won two Plutus Awards for best podcast, but also the 2017 Academy of Podcasters award for Best Business Podcast, and maybe the icing on the cake, Kiplinger magazine called us the Best Personal Finance podcast. I think that's all you need to know about Steve's work. It's award-winning.

I wanted to launch a podcast, but I had zero experience with that medium, and I felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the task ahead. I was aware that I didn’t know what I didn’t know, and rather than attempting to do everything myself, I decided it would be a far better use of my time and energy to bring in an expert.

I had zero reservations about bringing in an editor. I want to build a team of people who — ideally — are more skilled and experienced than I am, because that’s how to build a fantastic show.

Steve is the glue that holds this podcast together. The difference between the raw footage vs. the final product is as stark as the difference between Hannah Montana vs. Miley Cyrus today. So I guess you could say that Steve is the Miley Cyrus of podcasting. :-)

Steve handles everything “behind-the-scenes” — editing, management and production — so I can focus on my role as an interviewer and on-air presenter. As a result, my podcast is constantly improving, because I have both the time and mental bandwidth to focus on my role as the host. I don’t have to juggle a million little tasks; Steve takes care of everything, and he does it with the utmost timeliness and professionalism.

I recommend Steve to any podcaster — regardless of whether you’re starting a new show or maintaining/growing an existing show. 

Initially, I was hesitant to bring on a podcast producer/editor since our podcast is the single greatest source of traffic to our company. But as our audience grew, it became difficult to juggle all the tasks required to manage a growing business.
I finally made the decision to hire Steve and immediately knew I had made the right call.

He shaved hours off my podcast production time, improved the quality of my audio, and allowed me to take my schedule back which, in turn, let me focus what I really wanted to do in the first place.

Within a very short period of time, I watched my podcast downloads continue to grow, brought on multiple podcast sponsors resulting in thousands of dollars of revenue, and freed up the time to start offering live events and conferences for men.
 
I would highly recommend Steve to any podcaster who wants to focus more on becoming a great podcaster than a great editor. I know it’s a difficult choice to make but Steve has been a tremendous investment in my company and I know he will be in yours as well.