Taking Podcasting to New Heights with Melinda Wittstock - CEO of Podopolo

The Exit - Presented By Flippa

Technology

5.0 • 420 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Founder and CEO of Podopolo, Melinda Wittstock is fast-scaling the world's first socially-interactive and gamified podcast app and network. Think Spotify + Instagram + Creators' Economy + Social Impact. Podcasters make money from their content as listeners discover great podcasts from a 4mm+ library, and win rewards as they connect with hosts and each other, put learning into action, and join in world-changing initiatives. This week our host Steve McGarry sits down with Melinda to talk about her very interesting exit, the story behind Podopolo, what the status of the company is today, and what she is currently doing now. They dive deep into the “why’s” and “how’s” of the exit, and everything that the incredible app Podopolo can do for podcasters. - Website - https://podopolo.com/ - Website - https://melindawittstock.com/ - Instagram @MelindaWittstock2020 - https://www.instagram.com/melindawittstock2020/ - Instagram @Podopolo - https://www.instagram.com/podopolo/ - Twitter @Podopolo1 - https://twitter.com/Podopolo1 - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/netki-inc-/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You’ll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to the Exit presented by Flippa, the world's largest marketplace
0:04.0	to buy and sell online businesses and startups.
0:06.8	The Exit is a 30-minute podcast featuring amazing entrepreneurs who have been there and they
0:09.8	have done it.
0:11.0	The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold businesses of all different sizes.
0:14.5	You learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of Exits.
0:18.6	It's a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many.
0:22.4	Now, in this episode, I sit down with Melinda Whitstock.
0:25.4	She's an awesome entrepreneur and currently the CEO and founder of Potapolo.
0:30.9	This is an awesome, new business that she started over the past couple of years, and they are
0:36.4	now a scale-up, where they are growing rapidly and they're about to close their series A.
0:41.7	She goes through a lot of the experiences that she's had in the media and advertising
0:45.5	business, an incredible story about how they got to 3 million daily listeners on a project
0:53.1	she had previously.
0:55.2	It's the nitty-gritty around exiting a business in the media space.
1:00.6	So without further ado, let's sit down and learn more about Melinda Whitstock's background
1:06.0	here on the Exit.
1:10.2	All right, what is up everyone?
1:20.5	Today I am joined by Melinda Whitstock and she's the CEO and founder of Potapolo.
1:26.7	How's it going Melinda?
1:28.2	Hey great Steve, thanks for having me on.
1:30.7	Yeah, excited to dig into your successes and ups and downs and all that, but before we
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