Episode 50 Is Coming. And So Is The Movement.

I’m scaling the podcast, reclaiming “Powerful Introvert,” and bringing this message to a much bigger audience.

Only 6% of podcasts make it past episode seven. Hit 50, and your odds of success rise to 90%.

I’ve already scheduled my 43rd interview, and by December 1, I’ll publish my 50th. And I’m just getting started.

I didn’t realize just how much I would enjoy this work when I started out. I’m absolutely loving this. And I’m seeing some incredible things.

A Movement is Forming

So many of you share this desire and urgency to make the world a more comfortable and supportive place for the quieter people in the room.

We’re tired of being steamrolled. Tired of apologizing for who we are. Tired of having to fake extroversion just to show up or stand out—as students, as workers, as leaders, as friends, or as potential partners.

But something is shifting.

There’s a silent majority of quieter folks waking up to the possibility that the way they are is not just acceptable—it’s fantastic. And with greater self-understanding and self-acceptance, they’re bringing the best parts of themselves into the world.

What My Guests Have Shown Me

I’ve been overwhelmed—truly—by the kindness and generosity of the guests on my podcast. They’ve been thoughtful, articulate, talented, and deeply accomplished. And above all, they’ve been supportive of this mission.

Talking with them has given me clarity of purpose. There’s so much great thinking, lived experience, and quiet leadership out there. My frustration is that it’s not more widely known.

And that’s the role I’ve come to see for myself: to popularize this message, to amplify these voices, and to help shift the culture.

The thing is, we’ve got to say all of this louder—loud enough to be heard above all the noise.

(In our authentic, quiet way, of course.)

But it has to reach a wider audience. And that’s going to take more distribution, more promotion, and more content.

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Here’s How I’m Going to Do It

1. I’ve Joined a Distribution Network

I’ve joined the JAMX podcast network. They specialize in helping shows like mine reach more listeners by promoting them across the web and through their app. They’re also giving me access to tools to help organize, measure, and improve my content over time.

In exchange, they’ll begin placing ads in my public feeds on Apple and Spotify. (My private feed, available through Substack, will remain ad-free.)

I’ll receive a share of that revenue, which I plan to reinvest into producing more and higher-quality content. So this move both gives the podcast a wider reach now and helps fund the next phase of growth.

2. I’m doubling down on promotion

From here on out, I’m doing much more to make it easier for new audiences to discover this content.

That means turning more of these great interviews into short clips and promoting them as YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and on LinkedIn. I’m starting to use some AI video tools to help with this, but ultimately I’ll need more human help to make higher-quality clips and edits.

Production quality has been a priority for me from the beginning. Guests often comment on how polished the show is, especially for something this new. That’s intentional—I want the quality of the experience to match the quality of the ideas.

So far, I’ve been covering editing costs out of pocket—especially for video, which is time-consuming and expensive to do well. The results have been worth it, but now I’m building toward something self-sustaining. The goal is to grow, not just survive.

3. My Substack is Free Forever for the First 500 Subscribers

The newsletter and private podcast feed will stay ad-free. Long term, I’d like to explore ways to generate revenue through Substack as well—whether that’s premium content, a support community, or something else entirely.

But here’s the promise: for my first 500 subscribers, everything will remain free. Forever.

As of this writing, I’m at 118 subscribers. If you know someone who would benefit from this message—someone who needs to hear that quiet is not a flaw but a strength—I’d love if you’d share it with them.

4. This Substack is Called Powerful Introvert Again

Some of you have probably noticed that after a brief experiment, I’ve reverted the name of this Substack back to Powerful Introvert.

What can I say—the name change didn’t age well for me.

I had good intentions. I wanted to reach as many people as possible, and I thought a broader name like Power & Play might help.

But here’s the thing: while it’s true that the word introvert can be off-putting (even to past versions of myself), we make up a huge share of the population—about 50%. That’s a very big audience. There are quiet-themed Substacks with hundreds of thousands of followers. And the search term “Quiet Leader” is trending pretty hard right now, according to my SEO oracles.

More importantly, I get a lot of positive feedback about Powerful Introvert. It’s memorable. It’s clear. And right now, it feels like the truest expression of what I’m building here.

So I’m running with it.

5. This Podcast Is Now A Dotcom

You may also have noticed the new URL: https://powerfulintrovertpodcast.com/

This reflects my current focus—growing the podcast as the hub for this message.

As for PowerfulIntrovert.com? Some domain troll (I use the term with all due respect) is sitting on it for now. But rest assured: the moment I ink a six-figure book deal, I’ll be making that troll a handsome offer.

6. I Could Really Use Your Help—with Apple reviews

The number one thing you can do to help spread this message right now is simple:

Leave an Apple Podcast review.

It takes less than a minute. Just click the link below, scroll down to the bottom of the episode list, and tap a star rating (five is such nice number of stars, don’t you think?).

These reviews make a huge difference in helping new listeners find the show.

And they help validate that this quiet leadership conversation is something the world actually wants more of.

Thank you!

I’m so glad all 118 of you are here. Something big is happening—and I don’t think it’s just me.

There’s energy building behind this message. A kind of broader movement, slowly coming into coherence.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to describe what we’re building together.

Sometimes I think of it as the vanguard of an introvert army.

The one advantage of an introvert army is…

they’ll never hear us coming.

Thanks again for being part of it. Have a great week.