The Influential Women Podcast
Tell it in
your own words.
Every week, Jodie O'Brien sits down with the women running the companies and building the brands. If that is your story, we want it on the record.
Hosted by Jodie O'Brien
The conversation
About 45 minutes with Jodie, recorded remotely, edited by our team.
Distribution
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and influentialwomen.com.
Your episode page
Built for search, with your name and company on it.
The assets
Clips and graphics, yours to use anywhere, indefinitely.
Who we're looking for
If you have a story
worth telling, we want it.
You do not need a title, a book deal, or a big following. Founders, executives, specialists, and women in the middle of a reinvention all sit in the same chair. What matters is having something real to say and being willing to say it plainly.
Founders & Executives
You built the company, or you help run it.
Experts & Specialists
Deep knowledge in your field, whatever that field is.
Second Acts
A pivot, a rebuild, a chapter that started over.
A Point of View
You see your industry differently and can say why.
What we'll talk about
Every conversation is different. Most move through something like this.
- Where it started. The beginning, and everything you did not know yet.
- The hard part. The setback, the decision, the stretch that nearly stopped it.
- The turn. What changed, and what actually made the difference.
- What it took. The real cost of building the thing, said honestly.
- What you know now. What you would tell the woman standing where you started.
Your host
Jodie O'Brien
Journalist & Host, The Influential Women Podcast
Jodie is a journalist and media consultant whose career spans decades in newsrooms and broadcast. She interviews the way reporters do, which means she has read your background before you sit down and she will follow the thread rather than run down a question list.
Guests describe the conversations as easier than expected and more revealing than planned. That is the intent. The show is built for the part of the story that does not make it into the press release.
This podcast is about real stories from real women who are shaping the world in remarkable ways. Jodie O'Brien
How it works
STEP 01
Apply
Fill in the form below. It takes about five minutes and goes straight to our booking team.
STEP 02
We review
Our team reviews every application. If there is a fit, we reach out to schedule an intro call.
STEP 03
Record
A recorded conversation with Jodie, remote and unscripted. No prep deck required.
STEP 04
Publish
We produce, publish, and promote it. You get the episode page, the audio, and the clips.
Guest Application
Put your name
forward.
Everything marked with a mark is required. The more specific you are, the better your odds.
Questions
Does it cost anything to be a guest?
No. There is no fee to apply and no fee to appear. Guests come on to tell their own story in their own words, and nothing about the conversation is bought or sold.
How long is the recording?
Plan for about forty five minutes. Episodes are edited down, so you do not need to be perfect on the first pass and you can restart an answer any time.
Do I need to prepare anything?
No deck, no script, no talking points. Jodie researches every guest in advance. Come ready to speak candidly about what you built and how it actually went.
Is it remote or in person?
Remote. We record over video from wherever you are, and our team handles the technical side.
What do I get to use afterward?
The published episode, a dedicated episode page on influentialwomen.com, and promotional clips and graphics you are free to use on your own channels indefinitely.