Angie Whitcomb is the President & CEO of the Shakopee Chamber of Commerce and she is the host of the Shakopee Chamber Podcast.
Angie joins us today on the Chamber Chat Podcast to share her experience with producing a podcast from scratch at her Chamber. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, like most Chambers, Angie and the Shakopee Chamber were looking for ways to continue to engage with their members when they were not able to meet in large groups. It was during this extremely stressful time that the Shakopee Chamber decided that they needed to pivot to podcasting.
Angie downloaded the Free Chamber Podcasting Guide provided by Chamber Chat Podcast to learn how to get started. This guide shows the easiest way to start your own podcast, including the hardware, and software to start. In our discussion, Angie addresses how cost effective this pivot was and how they are already cashflow positive in a matter of a couple of weeks.
This has been an opportunity to keep the Shakopee Chamber members engaged while also reaching a new audience throughout their community.
I made an announcement in this episode that I will now be offering my services to consult with Chambers to provide guidance, feedback, and accountability to get started with their own podcast, quickly! If you are interested in learning more about working with me to explore podcasting options for your Chamber, please visit chamberchatpodcast.com/pivot.
If you would like to connect with Angie about the process of starting their podcast and the success that they are seeing, you can find her contact information below. Please check out the Shakopee Chamber Podcast and be sure to leave them a rating and a review!
- awhitcomb@shakopee.org
- shakopee.org
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