RAIN Notes: Friday, August 11

Jottings of note:

 

Podcast Finances

Libsyn announced the appointment of Charles F. (“Chuck”) Cargile as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He brings a career of more than 25 years in executive leadership roles, including CFO of BlueWind Medical, and before that CEO/Chairman of Sunworks, Inc. “We are thrilled to welcome Chuck to the Libsyn team as our new Chief Financial Officer,” said John W. Gibbons, Interim CEO and Chief Product Officer of Libsyn.

 

Groundbreaking + New Heights

Interview Valet has acquired the Podchaser Connect business, a full-service podcast guest placement agency. Podchaser Connect was part of Acast-owned Podchaser. Interview Valet calls this “a groundbreaking development in the podcast industry.” Tom Schwab, Chief Evangelist Officer of Interview Valet, said “This collaboration takes our industry to new heights.” READ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/interview-valet-assumes-podchaser-connect-125100076.html

 

Upshift

Sarah Doerner has shifted into a higher gear at Sirius XM, taking the title of Associate Director, B2B Marketing Events & Experiential. She has been with the giant audio company since October 2018, after an impressively focused 12-year string of industry marketing positions at Pandora, Cumulus Media, CBS Radio, and Dial Global.

 

August 11, 2023


Brad Hill