Now and again I get an opportunity to have a "birds of a feather" discussion with another podcaster. I'm speaking with Chris MacDonald today who has the following leading edge credits to his name:
- EVP Business Development and Operations, Liberated Syndication (Libsyn)
- President, Loud Results, parent company of IndieFeed Networks
- Co-Founder and General Counsel, Association of Music Podcasting
This guy is a trailblazer - and I can identify with that ...
So why am I speaking with him? Two reasons. The clients that I work with are seeing tremendous growth in their podcast shows, which is putting a strain on the current way the mp3 files are being served up to the Internet. There is no room to scale and NOW we're seeing acceleration in growth. This btw is also happening here at Talking Portraits.
Instead of buying more hardware and bandwidth I recently recommended a service I've used in the past called Libysn. It's the ideal way for a podcaster to start and now there is a path to grow big, REALLY BIG.
I found out there is a LibsynPro version and that is exactly what I wanted because my client wants an enterprise solution. The newly released LibsynPro service looked so promising I figured I would just get on the phone and learn more about it. The person I've been working with is Chris MacDonald and HE is a podcaster - big time. I like that - he's knows the business.
Chris MacDonald has been deep in podcasting since releasing IndieFeed Networks in September 2004. A former rich media email and streaming media executive, toady Chris' IndieFeed project boasts the highest collective download rate for music podcasts, with 750,000 unique downloads per month, and consistent rankings on the iTunes top 100 list.
At Loud Results, Chris has advised corporate business executives, Washington-based politicians, and PR firms on effective ways to harness podcasting as a mix within communication initiatives. I don't get a chance to meet someone too often that does exactly what I do - so this was a real treat.
Chris recently joined the management team at Libsyn to help the premier podcast host and solutions provider become even more successful, with a focused emphasis toward new user services and enterprise solutions. He helped launch and runs Libsyn Professional Services at www.libsynpro.com
Let's talk with Chris now!
