Matt Cisneros, the founder of Backyard Ventures, joins us to discuss podcast advertising. Matt and his company connect podcasters with advertisers/sponsors to help them monetize their show. Matt’s been helping content creators connect with sponsors for years, and he represents some great shows including The Ross Bolen Podcast and The Daily Stoic. He’s partnered podcasters with sponsors like Quip, Manscaped, Postmates, Felix Grey, Leesa, and Away just to name a few.

We asked Matt tons of questions about sponsorships and ads for podcasts, and he offered some great advice for podcasters at any level looking to land sponsorships or to just make a good show that will attract sponsors. If you want to get in touch with Matt and Backyard Ventures just visit wearebv.com. 

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It's another loose roundtable discussion. Enjoy our chat about our experiences using Patreon to monetize our podcasts. We also discuss other successful Patreon campaigns and recommend a few great podcasts. 

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Were back with another interview episode. This time, we chat with Ivy Le, a podcaster here in Austin and an alum of the 2018 Spotify Sound Up accelerator program. Ivy was chosen to be a part of the program that Spotify put together last year to educate and support women of color in developing podcasts. Ivy talks a lot about the Spotify program, what she learned there, there are lots of takeaways for podcasters in this interview.

Ivy’s podcast is called FOGO, which is short for Fear of Going Outside. It’s a very unique show, sort of a hybrid of comedy show, narrative storytelling, and personal journal. She’s currently in production on the first season. 

And like a lot of podcasters we talk to , she’s also a writer, she covered the Beer beat for a long time for the Austin Chronicle, and she’s also master marketer with a history in marketing and communication, and she is great at all that stuff. So lots to to learn from Ivy in this episode. Did I mention she’s also a comedian? She does it all, and it was great to learn form her experience. 

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