Podcast Coaching 5 min read
Your Podcast Pilot Blueprint: A Step-by-Step Plan
Do not skip the pilot. A step-by-step guide to planning, recording, and refining your podcast pilot episode before you commit to going live.
Sarah Lockwood
PODCAST RESOURCES
Podcast Coaching
Plain answers to the questions every host actually asks.
Hosting skills, interview technique, launch guidance, and honest troubleshooting for hosts who want their show to turn listeners into booked calls.
All topicsHow do I start a podcast? Why isn’t my show growing? These articles answer the practical questions hosts actually ask: interview technique, solo episodes, pilot planning, and the habits that separate shows that convert from shows that stall.
They draw on the same thinking behind HiveCast’s 1:1 coaching program: a 6-week engagement led by CEO Sarah Lockwood, the only coaching program that lives inside a full-service production company, so strategy and execution happen under one roof. The podcast coaching page covers what the six weeks look like.
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Podcast Coaching Articles
4 articles published so far, newest first.
Podcast Coaching 4 min read
How to Be a Better Podcast Host: 7 Interview Tips
Seven interview strategies for podcast hosts, covering guest selection, prep, question design, and staying in control of the conversation on air.
Sarah Lockwood
Podcast Coaching 5 min read
Why to Record Solo Podcast Episodes (And Make Them Good)
Solo episodes build trust, authority, and conversions. Learn why they work, and how to make yours focused, engaging, and worth listening to.
Sarah Lockwood
Podcast Coaching 5 min read
4 Fun Strategies for Engaging Industry Expert Interviews
Discover 4 innovative strategies to craft engaging and insightful industry expert interviews. Boost credibility and captivate your podcast audience with HiveCast.fm.
Sarah Lockwood
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a podcast coach actually help with?
Structure and outcomes. A good coach helps you shape the show around a real business goal, plan content that serves it, place calls to action naturally, and troubleshoot growth. These are the things equipment guides never cover.
How is HiveCast’s coaching different from a course?
It is 1:1, led by CEO Sarah Lockwood over six weeks, and it sits inside a production company. You work out the strategy together, and the HiveCast team can execute it (editing, show notes, graphics, and publishing), so advice does not die in a notebook.
I already have a podcast. Is coaching still useful?
Often more useful. Existing shows come with data: what listeners respond to, where downloads stall, which CTAs get ignored. Coaching turns that history into a sharper format, better interviews, and a clearer path from listener to booked call.
Coaching from an operator, not a theorist
Sarah Lockwood has guided podcast strategy for over four years on top of 20+ years in advertising and marketing, backed by a team that has produced 5,000+ episodes. Coaching clients get strategy and execution from the same roof.
You record. We handle the rest.
Editing, show notes, graphics, and directory scheduling from $500/month, with no long-term contracts.