Welcome everyone to this skool group for podcasters! So many new faces from our ATL Riverside Meetup last night. It was so fun, and probably the highlight of the night for me was the Squid Games style Rock Paper Scissors! Shout out to @Karlton McIver and @Bridget LaMonica for being such good sports. @Kendall Gordon-Williams sharing her journey with us was another one of those high moments for me. Jamie Maglietta was great, Rachel LaForce is someone you should probably be friends with, David Purdue gave amazing insight, @Jatoyia Armour for keeping me in my seat😂, and the Q&A is always worth fighting Atlanta traffic alone. We learn faster together than alone! If you have any pictures or videos from last night, please drop them in the thread. I'd love to share them!! Also...If you want a free training on those 7 T's we talked about...check the classroom. 😉.

Hey guys! Hope everyone is having a great start of the week. An update about the thumbnail bootacamp: We’re going to not hold it this week and start it in January. Here’s the reason: the feedback I got was that the ppl who did want to participate wanted to do it after the holidays, which it totally understandable. The ppl who did pay were refunded or credited towards January’s Bootcamp, so everybody is already squared away. Sorry about the confusion, as always, please feel free to DM me with any questions. Have a great week guys!

What do they all have in common? They're happening in December! One thing that we want to do here, is not only offer you a sense of community, but actually help your podcast grow. - If you’d like someone to help game plan with you, or you’d like a plan in general…I’ll be opening up my free 1 on 1s this month. This is a 45 min session, where we talk through your podcast, strategize, and answer any specific questions you may have. This is open to everyone, even if you’ve already had a 1on1 before. Just sign up on the link here - Titles and Thumbnails matter as much as your episode. If you’d like to start your 2026 FINALLY understanding HOW TO GET PEOPLE TO CLICK ON YOUR PODCAST, then our “Master Your Thumbnail” Bootcamp will be start next week 12/8-12-11, with replays available. If interested, sign up here -Our Podcasting Pathway Full course starts in January! If you're interested or want to know more on what we'll cover, click here If you have any questions about anything, contact myself or @Jatoyia Armour. Have a great week, talk to you guys soon!

If you’re not subscribed to the Riverside Creators Newsletter yet, you might want to check it out. Kendall drops quick, helpful gems for podcasters who are trying to grow and level up. This week’s nugget was all about social videos, and it’s definitely worth a read. Take a look below! 5 ideas for social videos you can (and should) be posting (that aren't clips) First thing's first: I want you to change your mindset when it comes to social media from "I have a podcast about [X], come listen!" to "I'm an influencer in [X] space, and I also have a podcast." What's the difference? If you're playing the social media game, you need to be social-first. Podcasts are - decidedly - not social media. Instead, think of yourself as an expert influencer in your niche. Post content that has to do with your niche to grow your audience. THEN, sprinkle in some clips of your podcast conversations throughout your month to remind your followers that, yes, you have a podcast. And if they like what they see, there's more where it came from (cough, your podcast). So here are some ideas of what to post instead. And all of them are specifically chosen because they require little to no prep. Just pick up your phone and talk. (Because we all have a lot going on). 1. Reactions to news in the industry This is my first recommendation because it just works so well. Algorithms want to push content to people about topics that they're interested in, especially current events within those topics. Why? Because it keeps people in the app. So if you create a Reel or TikTok about something that's being talked about, that's your "in." Your way to reach people who have never seen you before. Sneak into that algorithm! For the purposes of this newsletter, let's pretend I have a podcast about motherhood. OK, so Shay Mitchell just released a skincare line for kids and, as you can imagine, it's pretty controversial. It's trending, and social platforms are looking for even more videos and takes about the news item. I'd sit down, record my hot take, clip it, and post it with a caption about Shay Mitchell (to inform the algorithm). As soon as someone on TikTok watches just one video about the controversy, TikTok thinks "Ok, let's give them more." Enter your content.