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How Valerie McDonnell Launched Her Podcast With the Launch Accelerator

May 06, 2026 • Stacey Harris | Podcast Strategy + Production for Coaches & Consultants • Episode 697

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If you're running your business, working with clients all week, and trying to keep a life running at the same time, the idea of adding "learn how to produce a podcast" to that list is a non-starter. There isn't margin for it. That's the spot Valerie McDonnell was in when she decided to launch the RISE to Intimacy Podcast.

Valerie came to the Launch Accelerator because she wanted a show, not a second job learning audio production, social platforms, and distribution. Together we built her strategy and produced her first season, and she's stayed on as an ongoing production client because the process worked.

In this episode of The More Profitable Podcast, Valerie and I talk about what made her decide to hire production support from day one, what surprised her about the process of starting a podcast, and what working with our team has been like from her side of it.

2:49 - Valerie introduces her practice and her trauma-informed approach to sex and couples therapy

6:25 - What made Valerie want to launch a podcast in the first place

9:00 - How a podcast works as a retention tool, not just a sales tool, for high-touch service providers

12:19 - Why Valerie chose to hire production support instead of DIYing her launch

14:37 - Why the shows that go live out of the Launch Accelerator are the ones that move into full production

16:31 - What surprised Valerie about working with our team on her first season

22:21 - Picking music for her show and why the selection process is more vibe-based than expected

25:04 - Hating the sound of her own voice on the first episode and the small edits that fixed it

29:35 - What Valerie would tell another business owner considering working with us

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