Start a podcast production business with AI

You do not run the production floor of this business; Actionist does. Here is how it works for podcast production: you pick the business and set your client criteria, and the agent plans every task, then works through them and brings you the few that need a human.

1. 01

   You pick the business and set your limits

   You choose your niche (brands, coaches, speakers), your pricing and how many clients you can take each month. That brief is all Actionist needs to plan and sequence every task that follows.

   →A clear brief the agent can plan the whole business against.
2. 02

   Actionist maps every task and subtask

   Actionist breaks the whole agency into stages and tasks: from setting up your tools to landing clients, onboarding them, producing each episode and getting paid. You see the full scope in one place in Google Sheets.

   →A complete task plan for every stage of the business.
3. 03

   It schedules the work and works through it

   Actionist schedules each task, picks up the next one as soon as the last is done and keeps your tracker up to date. Guest research, transcript runs, show-note drafts and social queues keep moving while you are at your job.

   →Steady episode production without you driving each step.
4. 04

   It assigns you the human-only tasks

   Some tasks only you can do: taking the discovery call, confirming a guest you know personally, or recording your own intro. Actionist queues those in Telegram with everything you need, then carries on with the rest.

   →A short, clear list of just your tasks each week.
5. 05

   It asks before anything client-facing

   Before Actionist publishes a show notes post, sends a client the episode links or raises an invoice, it stops and asks you to approve. You set how hands-on you want to be per task.

   →You stay in control of every move that reaches a client.
6. 06

   You keep your day job and check in

   You run this around your job. Check in over Telegram or Slack when it suits you, approve what is waiting and message Actionist to change anything. The production keeps moving between your check-ins.

   →A growing agency that fits around your existing schedule.

This is the plan Actionist builds to launch and run the agency: every stage, task and subtask. The work is split across your Actionist agents, from landing clients to producing each episode to getting paid. Only a handful of tasks and approvals are yours.

TaskStatusAssignee

›Set up the agency5 tasks · 15 subtasksIn progress

EAOA🙂

›Define your packages and pricing

Done

EAExecutive Agent

Research what podcast production agencies charge

Done

Draft a starter package and a monthly retainer option

Done

Write a one-paragraph offer you can repeat in calls

Done

›Register the business

Done

OAOperations Agent

Check the business name is available

Done

File the sole-trader or LLC registration

Done

Save the certificate and registration number

Done

›Open a business bank account

To do

🙂You

›Set up your tool stack

In progress

OAOperations Agent

›Build your client and episode tracker

Done

EAExecutive Agent

›Land your first clients5 tasks · 15 subtasksWaiting

SASARA🙂

›Onboard clients and plan the show5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

OAEASA🙂

›Produce each episode5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

EARADATA

›Publish and distribute5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

DATACA🙂

›Retain and grow5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

OAEACA

An example plan Actionist builds for this business. Yours adapts to your niche, your episode schedule and your client mix.

Here is what a week actually looks like once the agency is running. Your agents produce and distribute episodes every day. You step in for the approvals and the one call that needs a human, and your week stays yours.

You are producing content for real clients under your name. Actionist only publishes a show note, emails a client or raises an invoice after you give the go-ahead.