Podcasting as Legacy, Healing, and Business Growth (2026)

Podcasting is more than a marketing tool it can be a legacy, a form of healing, and a powerful way to share your voice in 2026.

In this episode of Wonder Boldly, Christine Santos reflects on grief, storytelling, and the enduring power of hearing a loved one’s voice. Following the loss of her brother at the end of 2025, Christine shares how conversations with family during the holidays highlighted why voice matters and why podcasting remains one of the most accessible and meaningful mediums available.

This episode explores how podcasting can preserve stories, support emotional connection, grow a business, or simply exist as a creative outlet. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a storyteller, or someone who feels called to speak and be heard, this conversation offers a grounded invitation to explore what podcasting could mean for you.

If podcasting has been something you’ve been quietly curious about whether for business, creativity, or legacy I have resources and ways to support you when and if it feels right.

No deadlines. No pressure. Just permission.

Curious about starting a podcast?
 I share free resources, training, and behind-the-scenes insights at https://wonderboldly.com.

Transcript

Christine Santos: [00:00:00] Hello, hello, hello and welcome to another episode of Wonder Boldly. So it is 2026 as I'm recording this and what a great way to start the year was with family and friends, and really kind of taking a pause, [00:01:00] unintentional, but definitely needed. And it made me really think about how important our message, our voice, the things that we share, how important they really are.

I know when we had family here, we shared stories of grief. I'm sure that so many of you, us here, definitely 2025 was a season of loss and. You know, we talked about it and we also talked about the different ways people go through grief sharing stories and just connecting. No right or wrong answer, just hearing each other, holding space for somebody, telling a story about maybe somebody that had lost in 2025, and it was really, really, huh.

What's a good word? I wanna say [00:02:00] Nice. It was heartwarming. It was healing. That's a good word. I feel that one, it was healing. I was sharing about my brother who I lost in 2025, and my journey in grieving that loss. And there's so many layers, as we all know. You know, one of my clients interviewed a grief specialist.

Ironically, um, before my brother had passed and I had edited that episode and, it was very, very helpful for me, but. All to say we don't escape this life without grief and grief can be the loss of a loved one. It can be the loss of a job. It can be the loss of a dream that you once had and now no longer serves you.

So many levels of grief. So it was really nice to be with family and friends, have that [00:03:00] discussion because that was poignant at the time. My brother passed away at the end of 2025, so it was fresh on our minds a discussion point, having, you know, the air filled with stories of him and how I was feeling, how others were feeling.

And like I said, others had their own losses to share. And so I paused. Like I said, it wasn't intentional. I didn't really plan on it, and I just let it be what it was. And I wanted to create this episode today because I have so much news about podcasting, which you all know I love so much, and I get so excited.

You know? Now there's awards for podcasting. You can't turn on the TV without somebody talking about podcasting or the radio. Somebody talking about podcasts. I mean, podcasting is such a great medium. And I love it [00:04:00] and I'm in an amazing group of podcasters and I take classes and you know, all the things.

So I thought, you know, somewhere in the stories over this season, people were talking about how it was so wonderful to have a record of the voice of somebody they lost. Whether it was a voicemail, maybe they had their own podcast and they've passed away, and now they can still go back. The family can still go back and listen to that.

Whatever it is, there are different avenues. To do that. I'm sure. I remember when my daughter was little, there was, and I'm sure there still is, I'm just not in that world anymore. But there were teddy bears and stuffed animals that you could put a voice box in of somebody's voice or a story, book, something like that.

And it really is, you know, so powerful on so many levels. podcasting can grow your business. It can. Grow [00:05:00] your brand. It can be left as a legacy. It can be something you do just for fun just because you want to. It can be a private podcast, something that you wanna put out in the world, but you only wanna share it with a select few people.

It is such a powerful medium, and the nice thing about it is whether you do video or not, you can have people, listen to podcasts so your audience can listen or watch your podcast if it's on. Video while they're doing things, while they're maybe just sitting relaxing.

I know a lot of my podcasts that I listen to are really business podcasts. I have a favorite one. I've had it for years. It's the Chris Harder show. It didn't used to be called the Chris Harder Show. It was good. Uh, something about good people who make good money, do good things, I dunno, something like that.

Um, but anyways, all to [00:06:00] say I've been listening to his podcast. Four years and, um, met so many wonderful people through Chris. Harder actually, 'cause I've been in some of his programs. This is not an ad for Chris Harder. Check him out if you're an entrepreneur. Definitely he's and his wife Lori. Harder are amazing.

 what I'm trying to say is. I can be getting my hair done and doing a deep dive on my business while listening to a podcast from Chris. Harder. I can be driving. I have a long drive and listening to one of his podcasts, he is my favorite for sure. to say you can fit a podcast in whenever it feels right for you.

So I'm here to tell you. If you are an entrepreneur, if you are a human who has loved ones in the world and you have messages to share with them, you [00:07:00] could start a podcast. If you just feel like you have so much to say and you just wanna put it out in the world because it's fun to you, because you enjoy speaking, you can have a podcast.

The entry to having a podcast, this is an expression that I can never remember what it is. The, and you, you already are listening to me and you're like, yelling at me. What it is. The barrier to entry is really low. I think that's, that's it. So starting a podcast is very easy, C, very inexpensive if you decide to do your own producing.

Of course, if you hire me, I do produce podcasts and that's an expense. I also train people how to do podcasts. So you would pay up front to learn how to do a podcast, how to edit all the things, and then you'd be off and running. So there's different tiers. You know, you could take a free workshop. I've done those.

You could [00:08:00] get my freebie on how to start a podcast. You could YouTube it, you could, you know, DIY, it. And really start a podcast easily and for not too much of a hit on your bank account. I don't like to say bank account. I don't know why I said that. I was gonna say wallet and then I felt like wallet was really old school anyways.

Um, so you could DIY, starting your own podcast. For sure, and it can be quite inexpensive. You could take a class, you could reach out to me and learn how to start a podcast, and 

many people have done and it is reasonably priced. Or you could hire somebody like myself to produce your podcast wherever you are in your storytelling journey, in your business growth. If you [00:09:00] don't have a podcast, I highly, highly recommend it. It is so easy and so fun. It does take time. Don't get me wrong, it does take time, but there are tips and tricks I can give you to cut down on how much time 

So, you know, I've been doing this for years now. I've produced thousands of episodes, and I can tell you I know so many tips and tricks to make it really easy, really fun, and not take up too much of your time. So came back in here on Wonder boldly today to say to you, I hope you had a good holiday season.

I hope you are doing what feels right to you in 2026. And if one of those things is starting a podcast, please reach out to me. Okay, until next time, continue to wonder boldly.[00:10:00]