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Fractional Podcast Strategy

Turn your podcast into a growth channel

I'm Cody Gough. I help enterprise teams tie podcast listening to revenue — with disciplined media planning, real attribution, and 20 years of audio expertise.

20+
Years in Audio
100K+
Weekly Listeners Built
4.5×
Best ROAS Achieved
Trusted By
Warner Bros Discovery NerdWallet World Economic Forum WGN Radio

“Cody doesn't just grow downloads — he builds systems that connect listening to actual business outcomes.”

VP Marketing, Enterprise Podcast Client

“The measurement framework alone changed how our leadership thinks about podcast investment.”

Head of Content, B2B SaaS

Real outcomes from applying disciplined paid + organic strategy to branded podcasts.

See the proof →
Services

Three ways I help

Buying can stay in-house or with your agency. I quarterback strategy and weekly optimization.

🎯 Paid Media Strategy

Translate paid media into repeat listeners and followers with a rightsized budget and best-in-class channel mix, targeting, and creative testing.

📊 Growth & Measurement

Content-market fit and packaging that drives repeat listening. Attribution frameworks that connect listens to sessions, leads, and revenue. Move past downloads as a vanity metric so you can answer: what did we buy, what did we earn, and what should we scale next?

🔄 Content-to-Revenue

Repurposing architecture that turns episodes into multi-channel acquisition assets — without sacrificing quality.

Proof

What systems produce

Real outcomes from applying disciplined paid + organic strategy to branded podcasts.

4.5×

Improvement in paid media ROAS after rebuilding paid and organic strategy for a top personal finance podcast.

125%

YoY organic lift by pairing a best-in-class paid media strategy with retention-focused content optimization for a top travel podcast.

100K+

Weekly listeners built for Curiosity Daily, driving Curiosity.com's acquisition by Warner Bros Discovery.

🏆

Award-winning content across Webbys, Ambies, iHeartPodcast Awards, and more.

“The gap between ‘a podcast’ and ‘a growth channel’ is a repeatable system: content-market fit, disciplined testing, and attribution you trust.”
Point of View

What's worth paying attention to

Here's how I separate signal from noise.

Noise
Over-produced intros that hurt retention Editing out every filler word Video without a follow strategy Downloads as north-star metric
Working Now
Episodes designed for repurposing Paid media for the right listeners In-app placements most teams miss Listener surveys as strategy gold
What's Next
AI repurposing that keeps quality Authority in AI search results Bridging the gap between YouTube and podcast optimization for sustained lift
“100 years of radio habit-building beats 1 year of podcast hype every single time.”
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About Cody Gough

20+ years building audiences in audio

From WGN Radio to the World Economic Forum to building chart-topping podcasts for Warner Bros Discovery and NerdWallet. Today I help enterprise teams treat podcasts as real acquisition channels.

LinkedIn ↗
The Path
Foundation

WGN Radio

I answered tens of thousands of listener calls as a producer at WGN Radio — unfiltered feedback that taught me the disconnect between what creators say and what audiences hear. That listener intuition is something most podcasters never develop, and it's one of my biggest competitive advantages.

Global Stage

Davos / World Economic Forum

Executive-facing comms and content strategy for consulting firm Kearney onsite at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the pinnacle of B2B marketing. Every piece of content had to be precise, strategic, and instantly credible for C-suite audiences.

Scale

Curiosity Daily

Built scalable end-to-end content systems, including strategy, scripting, production, and distribution. Curiosity Daily grew to 100K+ weekly listeners across 1,000+ episodes, becoming the growth engine that facilitated a major media acquisition by Warner Bros Discovery.

B2B Growth

B2B Podcast Production

Led the production department of a mid-sized B2B podcast agency, transforming it from an editing service into a strategic creative partner for 100+ clients. Coached CEOs and CMOs on strategy, improving their production efficiencies by 25% — which directly resulted in retaining $350K+ in at-risk annual revenue for the agency.

Today

Content → Revenue

Today I help brands tie podcast exposure directly to sessions, conversions, and downstream revenue. I've solved the attribution puzzle for dozens of B2B brands and high-spend media teams through verified view-through revenue and listener value modeling.

Work With Me

Let's make your podcast a growth channel

Currently accepting select 2026 fractional engagements through my consulting company, Quantum Podcasts, LLC.

Who it's for

Teams investing $15K+/month in podcast growth who want disciplined testing and clear reporting.

90-day cycles

Clear thesis, testing cadence, measurable outcomes. Most clients extend after the first cycle.

Get Started

📅 Book an Intro Call

30 minutes to discuss your show, goals, and whether we're a fit.

Schedule a Call →

💬 Connect Directly

Prefer to reach out on your own terms? I'm easy to find.

✉ cody@quantum-podcasts.com 💼 linkedin.com/in/codygough ↗

What to include in your message

Link to your show
Monthly budget range
Primary KPI you're optimizing for
Who currently owns media buying