I talk with Justin Peters about how his hobby podcast led to co-founding SimplePod Studios with his brother, including their team setup, early clients, pricing and package evolution, and why they focus on high-ROI finance-adjacent creators. We also get into his sabbatical and FI journey, what it takes to produce an episode consistently, keeping the agency as a lifestyle business, and how he sees platforms and video trending.
00:00 Meet Justin Peters
00:57 SimplePod Origin Story
05:49 Sabbatical to Podcasting
17:56 Agency Growth and Niching
31:40 Anatomy of One Episode
34:30 Consistency Over Perfection
39:46 Co-Founder Communication Rules
49:13 Industry Trends
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