Client Results · Case Study

How Five Apple Podcasts Features Took a New Show to 30,000 Downloads a Month

Meet Sam Webster HarrisHost of How to Change the World

~~<1,000~~ ➤ 30,000

downloads a month

5 Apple features in 9 months1,000/day after the US feature3,500 Apple followers, up from 500

Client: Sam Webster Harris
Show: How to Change the World
Market: History, tech & innovation
Location: Portugal

Before

Had been turning over the same idea — a show about invention and innovation — for years, first pitching it in 2022, without a concept he trusted enough to build.
Already hosted a growth-mindset show, so he knew the work. What he did not have was a concept he trusted enough to commit to — he kept second-guessing even the name.
In its first two months How to Change the World did under 1,000 downloads a month.

After

Developed a repeatable episode format — the history, what it tells us about today, and what could happen next — that gives every episode the same shape without making it formulaic.
Pitched Apple and Spotify every month rather than once, and rewrote the pitch each time instead of resending it — including one built around a single episode.
Featured in Australia in July: 30–40 downloads a day became 100–200. The UK in September took it to about 500 a day. The US and Canada took it to just over 1,000 a day.
Apple followers went from 500 in September to 3,500 two months later — about 99% of the show’s audience.
November was the biggest month yet at the halfway mark: about 30,000 downloads on Apple’s count. Seven Apple features in all, two of them since this was recorded.
One episode brought an offer to teach systems thinking at a good day rate — at three or four days a month, enough to fund the show.

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10x’ed coaching income in 6 months

Jen Fugo · Natural skin health · Pennsylvania, USA

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10x’ed her coaching practice’s income within 6 months of launching, and raised her prices 3 times in the first year with a waitlist.
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Launched a profitable community for female DTC founders and a $5k/mo 1:1 coaching program.
Grew her list to 19k+ and her social following to 120k+, and published a best-selling book.

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Ran her lowest-effort launch yet to validate a new higher-ticket program and brought in more than $10k.
Rebranded the show and within weeks was ranking #2 for her primary keyword in Apple Podcasts.
Landed her first sponsor, an initial $2k campaign.

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Signing a new $3k+ coaching client every week

Philip Pape · Fitness, strength training and weight loss · Connecticut, USA

Went from 1–2 $3k coaching client bookings a month to consistently 1 a week.
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Attracting & converting 90% of her high-ticket membership clients through her podcast

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Launched a new membership and rebranded and reformatted the podcast around sharper positioning.
Moved the show from a weak discovery channel to a nurture and conversion platform that 90% of her clients engage with before buying.
Rebuilt episode structure and topics around her core frameworks and lead magnet to move people through her sales process.

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90% of her membership clients now discover her through her podcast

Maggie Patterson · Service business owners and micro-agencies · Ontario, Canada

Split the show into two rebranded shows to sharpen her positioning with each group.
90% of her $150/mo membership clients say they discovered her through the podcast.
Most of her $450/mo micro-agency mastermind clients binge the new micro-agency show before signing up.
Grew the main show, Staying Solo, despite splitting the audience and rebranding.

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5x’ed lead acquisition in 3 months

Rob Orman · Emergency physicians · Oregon, USA

5x’ed podcast-driven lead generation in 3 months.
Increased the discovery call booking rate for new coaching clients.
Streamlined his process to cut the time each episode takes while producing a tighter, more consistent show.

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Grew from 9k → 15k (67%) monthly downloads in 3 months

Matt Alder · Talent acquisition & recruiting · UK

Grew from 9k to 15k dl/mo within three months of re-engineering his episode format and updating his show packaging.
More than doubled the share of listeners who make it past the halfway point.
Built a core brand framework and a new lead magnet on it, which is growing his email list from the podcast for the first time.

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One Apple Podcasts pitch took her new show from 39 to 4,700 downloads a week

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Within the first month, nearly 5x her previous monthly download average.
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