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LinkedIn content strategy for business podcast hosts: how a Newfoundland interview host reached 384 founders and business leaders in 6 weeks
We read every reaction on 29 posts from a Newfoundland podcast host who interviews business leaders every weekday. 1,461 people, 384 founders and business leaders. Here is what brings buyers, what brings peers, and the 5 posts we’d publish next.
Max Sawyer · Netwarm··12 min read
The creator in this case studyA Newfoundland podcast host who interviews business leaders every weekday
Followers25,115
Posts~5 a week
These numbers are from 3 November. Your audience has already moved.
New founders and business leaders turn Hot every week and others go quiet. Run your free scan to see today’s version, with the names.
A five-day-a-week video podcast with LinkedIn’s top business leaders, funded by sponsors and partners; keynotes and live talks
PeriodSep 23 – Nov 3
Ideal client: founders, CEOs and business leaders who could sponsor the show, partner with it, book a talk or come on as a guest.The challenge: The host wrote that a podcast pays through “clients, partnerships and referrals”, and that “one episode can reach a decision-maker.” With five episodes a week and 1,461 people reacting in 6 weeks, which of those readers are the decision-makers, and which posts bring them?
Key takeaways
1 in 4 readers is a founder or business leader.384 founders, CEOs, owners, presidents and directors reacted in 6 weeks: 26.3% of the 1,461 people who reacted.
Guest breakdowns bring the most buyers per reaction.27.7% founders and business leaders on the guest episodes, 22% on the trip and community posts. The best single post, an episode on how CEOs read their numbers, reached 35%.
25 founders and business leaders are Hot right now.They reacted to 5 posts or more. One of them reacted to 17 of the 29.
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Who actually reads you, and what the LinkedIn algorithm changed
The host posts about five times a week: a written breakdown of each new episode, the story behind the show, posts with partners, and moments from the road. 29 own posts between 23 September and 3 November, almost all of them published around 8 a.m. Newfoundland time.
The LinkedIn algorithm shows a post to the people who reacted to the last ones, then to people like them. A host who interviews LinkedIn’s best-known creators draws a crowd of creators, coaches and LinkedIn specialists who come for the guest. Reach can’t tell them apart from the founders who could sponsor the show or book a talk. Who reacted can. We looked at every person who reacted and sorted them by role.
29posts in 6 weeks
1,461people reacted
384founders and business leaders
52came back 3+ times
Audience by roleThe 1,461 people who reacted, by roleFree
Founders and business leaders are 384 people, about 1 in 4: founders of marketing, branding and LinkedIn agencies, CEOs of small firms, owners, presidents and directors. They are the readers who could sponsor an episode, partner with the show or book a keynote. Other podcast hosts are only 37 people: the show doesn’t mostly speak to its own peers.
Everyone else is 7 in 10 readers: independent coaches, consultants, ghostwriters, creators and employees who follow the guests. They push reach and share the episodes. For sponsors and partners, the 384 are the ones to know by name.
SeniorityAll people who reactedFree
Founder, owner, C-level24%
Director, VP3%
Manager7.5%
Independent11.2%
Other54.3%
IndustriesFounders and business leaders onlyNetwarm
Marketing, sales and growth firms27.9%
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Core audience52 founders and business leaders engaged 3+ times · 25 engaged 5+ timesNetwarm
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What to post on LinkedIn to reach founders and business leaders
Most of the feed is one format: a breakdown of the day’s episode, opened with the guest’s idea, the sponsor line, then the lessons as short lines and arrows. Around it sit the story of the show, the posts with partners, and the days spent with a guest in Canada.
We grouped the 29 posts into 5 topics and measured the share of founders and business leaders among the people who reacted to each.
Your topicsWhat your 29 posts were aboutFree
29posts
Guest episode breakdowns15
Jasmin’s visit and Link Up6
Podcast journey and lessons4
Partner episodes3
Quick takes1
Topics that attract founders and business leadersShare of each topic’s reactions from founders and business leadersNetwarm
Guest episode breakdowns27.7%
Podcast journey and lessons26.0%
Partner episodes25.7%
Jasmin’s visit and Link Up22.0%
Quick takes15.0%
One regular topic brings a quarter more founders per reaction than another. See which.See which topics
Guest episode breakdowns bring the highest share of founders and business leaders (27.7%); trip and community posts bring the lowest of the regular topics (22%).
Posts that brought the most founders and business leadersShare of founders and business leaders in each post’s reactions1 of 5 open
#1Too many CEOs are looking at the past (finance for owner-led firms)35.4%
#2Ruben Hassid just launched GPC: helping companies adopt AI33%
#3Learn how to turn events into business32.6%
#4Alicia Teltz launched and made $120K31%
#5You could lose your audience any day: get a newsletter31%
The two lowest: the one-word “Agree?” post (15%) and the “welcome to Canada” post (17%). The top five all hand a business owner a problem to fix.
6 rules for LinkedIn engagement from founders and business leaders
These rules come from the posts on this profile that brought the most founders, and from the best posts of the last 90 days by business podcast hosts and interviewers. Each one has a real post behind it.
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Put the CEO’s problem in line one. The guest’s name can wait. Open with the mistake a business owner is making right now, then let the guest fix it. Founders react to their own problem, not to a booking.On this profile: the guest breakdowns reached 27.7% founders and business leaders; the CEO finance episode reached 35.4%, the best of the 29 posts.
Lead with the guest’s number. A revenue figure, a price, a before and after: one number in the first line tells a business reader the lesson is worth money.On this profile: “Alicia Teltz launched and made $120K!” reached 31% founders and business leaders.
Tell the guest’s story as a scene. “I met a guy who…” beats “My guest today is…”. Start inside the moment the guest’s life changed, then show the numbers that prove it.Across the niche: this guest story opened with a scene and a figure, and drew more than 1,600 likes.
Turn 600 episodes into a list. The archive is the asset no one else has. A numbered list of what the show taught you speaks to every business owner who is thinking about a podcast, a newsletter or a talk.On this profile: the “10 myths” post reached 30.6% founders and business leaders, the best of the personal posts.
Say what the show cost you. The years of $0, the hotel rooms, the cheap mic. Founders who built something the hard way recognise themselves, and the story earns the trust that sells a sponsorship later.On this profile: the cheap-mic story reached 25.5% founders and business leaders.
Give every celebration post a lesson. Welcomes, thank-yous and one-word posts bring warm reactions from friends and peers, and few buyers. Add one line a business owner can use, or save the moment for a story with a takeaway.On this profile: “Agree?” reached 15% and the welcome post 17%, against 27.7% for the guest breakdowns.
When founders and business leaders read: the best time to post on LinkedIn for business podcast hosts
We measured the share of founders and business leaders among the people who reacted, by the day and the hour each post went out (Newfoundland time).
Share of founders and business leaders by posting dayAmong the people who reacted to each postFree
22.9%
Mon
24.5%
Tue
27.1%
Wed
26.7%
Thu
27.0%
Fri
Best time to post, by hourShare of founders and business leaders among people who reactedFree
22.8%
6:00
26.1%
8:00
Wednesday to Friday bring the highest share of founders (27.1%, 26.7% and 27.0%); Monday brings the lowest (22.9%). Put the strongest guest breakdowns on Wednesday to Friday.
The 8 a.m. slot (24 posts) beats 6 a.m. (5 posts): 26.1% against 22.8%. Keep the morning slot.
Weekend posts are too few to rank (one on Saturday, one on Sunday).
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5 posts ready to publish to target founders and business leaders
Each post follows one or more of the rules above, in the host’s own format: short lines, arrows, the sponsor line, one question at the end. Every story and figure comes from the host’s own episodes and posts.
1Ready to postGuest roundup
3 guests, 3 businesses, 1 lesson about AIRules 1 and 3: the business problem first, then the guests as proof. Modelled on the GPC episode, the second-best post for founders.
Hook
3 guests. 3 businesses. 1 lesson about AI.None of them started with a tool.Before we get into what they said:This post is brought to you by Jasmin Alić.
↳ And the incredible Link Up community.I host 5 episodes a week.
And this month, AI came up in almost all of them.Here's what 3 business leaders told me.1. Mike Fata runs a multiple 7-figure business solo.He thought he'd need to hire a team again.
Instead, he put learning time on his calendar.→ To experiment.
→ To learn about AI.
→ To understand the technology.Three years later, he uses AI every day.2. Ruben Hassid says adoption is the hard part.Companies already have the tools.
Their people just don't use them.He calls them "clickers" and "non-clickers."Non-clickers need:→ Permission to try.
→ Small wins to build confidence.
→ Enough practice to explore alone.3. Adam Broda treats AI like a product launch.→ Test it.
→ Build a prototype.
→ Test your hypothesis with an MVP.If it fails, try again.But don't replace the human your clients trust.Three different businesses.
The same starting point.They made time to learn.
Before they made a plan.Which one are you doing this week?Tell us in the comments.
Visual · Video clip3 short clips, one per guest, each with the one line that matters as a caption.Check before postingCheck each guest is happy to be quoted together, and tag them in the first comment.
Only 5% of your buyers are ready to buyRules 2 and 4: a number in line one, then 600 episodes turned into a lesson for business owners. Modelled on the “10 myths” post.
Hook
Only 5% of your buyers are ready to buy.LinkedIn's Senior Director of Product Marketing told me that.It changed how I think about my podcast.Gina Kleiner said the average B2B buying cycle is about 272 days.That's 9 months.And the best brands show up before the sale.→ Build recognition.
→ Build credibility early.
→ Build trust before buyers are ready.Here's what nobody tells you about podcasting.That's exactly what a show does.After almost 600 episodes, I see it every week:→ A guest becomes a partner.
→ A listener becomes a referral.
→ A conversation becomes a deal months later.None of it shows up in downloads.So if you lead a business, ask yourself:What are the other 95% of your buyers seeing from you today?→ A newsletter?
→ A podcast?
→ Posts with your own lessons?Or nothing at all?Show up before they're ready.
Be there when they are.How long is your sales cycle?
Visual · ImageA simple graphic: 5% ready to buy, 95% not yet, with “272 days” underneath.Check before postingCheck the 5% and 272-day figures against the episode before posting.
$0 for the first 250 episodesRules 2 and 5: the number first, then what the show cost. Modelled on the cheap-mic story.
Hook
My podcast earned $0 for the first 250 episodes.I almost quit more times than I can count.The lockdowns had wiped out my speaking career.→ No income.
→ No safety net.
→ A family depending on me.I bought a cheap light and a cheap mic.
I wrapped the mic in black construction paper.
So it would look like the one I couldn't afford.And I made myself one promise:100 episodes before I evaluate.Each one took a day's work.100 came and went.
Then 200.
Then 250.Still $0.Then Jasmin Alić came on the show.→ People noticed.
→ Big creators started reaching out.
→ Getting top guests was no longer a problem.Today, we're approaching 600 episodes.The podcast is a six-figure business.
Partnerships around the world.
Renowned guests every weekday.From my home studio.Here's what I tell every business owner who asks me about starting a show:The money doesn't come at episode 10.
The relationships do.And the relationships become the business.What would you keep doing for 250 episodes with no pay?
Visual · PhotoThe old cheap mic next to today’s studio, side by side.Check before postingUse your real numbers: check that 250 episodes before the first dollar matches your story.
3 checks for owner-led CEOs, from Oana LabesRule 1: the CEO’s problem in line one. A second cut of the best post for founders on this profile.
Hook
Most CEOs run their business looking in the rear-view mirror.Oana Labes told me why.Before we get into what she said:This post is brought to you by Jasmin Alić.
↳ And the incredible Link Up community.Many leaders rely on one number.The historical P&L.But a P&L is only one financial statement.→ P&L.
→ Balance sheet.
→ Cash flow statement.Growth can eat cash first.→ You fund inventory.
→ You wait on receivables.
→ You still have expenses to pay.That's the cash gap.Oana's 3 checks for owner-led businesses:1. Know accounting from finance.Accounting looks backward.
Finance looks forward.2. Delegate the work, not the understanding.Your finance team may risk a job.
You may risk everything.3. Plan further than 12 months.→ 24 months.
→ 36 months.
→ Even 60 months.Financial literacy reads the numbers.
Financial intelligence uses them.How far ahead does your plan go?Tell us in the comments.
Visual · Video clipA 45-second clip of Oana on the cash gap, with captions.Check before postingAsk Oana if she is happy for a second post from the episode, and link it in the first comment.
25 lessons from 600 episodes, in one guideRule 4 and the lead magnet below: the archive turned into a download, offered for a comment. Modelled on the episode-for-a-comment format.
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600 episodes with LinkedIn's top business leaders.I pulled the 25 lessons I'd give any founder.In one guide.It took me almost 600 conversations to learn these.Here are 5 of them:1. Show up before buyers are ready.Only 5% are in market today.2. Own your audience.A newsletter is the one list a platform can't take away.3. Make time to learn AI.Put it on your calendar before you make a plan.4. Turn events into meetings.Around 30 invites can lead to 10-15 meetings.5. Be clear about who you serve.Then figure out the rest as you go.The other 20 are in the guide.Every lesson comes with the guest who taught it.
And the episode where they said it.Want it?Comment LESSONS and I'll send it to you.
Visual · ImageThe guide’s cover with a grid of guest faces.Check before postingBuild the guide before posting: 25 lessons, each with the guest and the episode link.
Free forever: unlimited scheduling through LinkedIn’s official API, with images, video and PDF carousels.
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LinkedIn lead generation: lead magnets that work to target founders and business leaders
Reactions show interest. A download shows intent. A founder who asks for a guide has raised a hand, and that is the reader a sponsor pitch or a keynote offer should go to first.
Among podcast hosts and business creators, these formats get the most requests:
Format 1The episode for a commentOne guest’s full playbook, sent as the episode link to everyone who comments a word or a number.
Format 2The free toolkitA ready-to-use set of tools or templates, shown in the post and opened with “Free access”.
Format 3The full guideThe short version in the post, the full guide behind one link.
Our pick for you: “Our pick for you: 25 lessons from 600 episodes”The host already has what no one else in the niche has: almost 600 conversations with business leaders. Pull the 25 lessons a founder can use, each with the guest and the episode link, and offer it for a comment (the fifth post above). Every request is a founder raising a hand, and a guest or sponsor lead. A Netwarm Reveal link shows who downloaded it.With a Reveal link, every person who downloads it is shown by name, with their role and how warm they are. Your first Reveal link is free.Create your free Reveal link
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From reactions to clients
Episodes bring founders and business leaders to the profile. They don’t say when to reach out. Most never comment, so a founder who read every guest breakdown this month stays invisible, and may have sponsored another show by spring.
On LinkedIn, the right moment to start a conversation is when someone keeps coming back. We call that Hot: 5 or more points over 90 days, where a reaction counts 1, a repost 2, a download or a reply 4.
Hot right now25 founders and business leaders · not contacted yetNetwarm
25 founders and business leaders are Hot. See who to message first.See who’s Hot
First messageAn opener for each Hot person, based on the posts they readNetwarm
Hi Alex, you’ve been following the guest episodes for a few weeks. Would your company want to be in front of this audience as a partner next quarter?Hi Sam, I saw you reacted to the episode on cash flow for owner-led firms. Would you be up for coming on the show to share how you plan ahead?
A first line for each of them, ready to send.See the openers
Netwarm sends nothing for you. It tells you who and when, and you write the message. It also works inside Claude and ChatGPT: ask “Who’s Hot today?” and get the list.
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FAQ
Breakdowns of each episode that open with a business problem, the guest’s numbers, and lessons from the archive. Here the guest breakdowns brought 27.7% founders and business leaders, against 22% for trip and community posts.
For this host, Wednesday (27.1%), Friday (27.0%) and Thursday (26.7%) brought the highest share of founders and business leaders, and Monday the lowest (22.9%). 8 a.m. local time beat 6 a.m.
This host posts about 5 times a week, one post per episode, and 52 founders and business leaders came back 3 times or more in 6 weeks. A daily rhythm works when each post carries a lesson.
Look at who reacts, not how many. Group reactions by role, measure the share of your ideal buyers per post, and follow the people who keep coming back. A free Netwarm scan does this for you.
Yes. Netwarm only reads public reactions to your own posts. It never logs in as you, never asks for your password, and never messages anyone for you.
How we made this playbook
We read the public reactions on 29 own posts published between 23 September and 3 November 2026 (the first 100 reactors of each post), and sorted the 1,461 people by role. Comments were not counted, so engagement figures are a floor.
Niche rules come from top posts by business podcast hosts, interviewers and creators over the last 3 months. Role groups are approximate, and many founders are also creators; a Netwarm scan matches people to your own ideal client.
