Season One Finale
Yes, you read that right — this is the final episode of season one of The Clean Living Podcast! In three and a half months, I’ve released 35 episodes and it has been a whirlwind. To close out the first season, I’m sharing some general musings and what to expect from the podcast moving forward.
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Yes, you read that right — this is the final episode of season one of The Clean Living Podcast! In three and a half months, I’ve released 35 episodes and it has been a whirlwind. To close out the first season, I’m sharing some general musings and what to expect from the podcast moving forward.
To be completely honest, I had very low expectations when starting this podcast back in October. Unlike most of the other ventures I usually pursue, I didn’t set out to start this show with any clear goals. I figured it would be a straightforward way to share what I’ve learned about clean living with my family, friends and community — during a pandemic — when we all needed to be extra mindful of boosting our immune systems and decreasing our toxic load.
It was about a month and a half from the inception of the idea to start a podcast and the release of the first episode — and in the business world, that’s a short runway. I also set the lofty timeline of releasing three episodes per week in the first month and half, which looking back, was insane. (A big thanks to my podcast manager, Myesha, for keeping up with the crazy deadlines I set.)
So yes, a whirlwind, but there was also such a motivation to keep it going every week. I’ve heard from friends who immediately changed their deodorant or ditched their Yankee candles, other friends who listened to my grocery list episode while doing their own grocery shopping, and the podcast was even a topic of a lot of conversation during a Christmas Zoom call with my extended family. My mom actually got my dad to finally buy mostly organic food. That’s a big personal win — as my mom and sister can attest. Love you, dad.
It has been really fun and inspiring to hear the changes that people are making in the name of wellness — so keep the stories coming.
With that said, there is also so much work that goes into every single episode — from the research of every topic to the vetting of sources to writing the script to recording to editing to creating a recommendations list to publishing the show notes page and creating the graphic for Instagram. I spend about 4-5 hours a week on a project that does not generate any revenue for my business.
Which leads me to today’s episode on the first day of February. With the end of season one, I’m taking a pause on the podcast to focus on my real business, Factory45, which launches every year in May.
My team and I start prepping for the start of the program now and there is a ton of work that goes into it. Which doesn’t leave as much time to focus on creating content for a free podcast. The good news is, the successful launch of my sustainable fashion program every year allows me to keep doing free projects like this one. So, I’ll just ask that you bear with me for a couple of months, while I hunker down on Factory45. It also gives you plenty of time to catch up on any episodes you missed in season one and to continue sharing with your own friends and family.
One other thing we’re going to be working on over the next few months is a Product Recommendations page on The Clean Living Podcast website where you’ll be able to find all of my product recommendations in one place without having to navigate to individual episodes. We’re hoping to set up some affiliate links and referral codes so that by purchasing through my links you’re helping to fund the podcast without having to pay anything extra. I’m hoping to do this without sending people to Amazon so TBD on how that goes.
In season two, I’m looking forward to bringing you episodes on sunscreen, nail polish, dish soap, coffee & tea and a whole lot more. If there is a specific topic you’d like me to cover make sure you submit your suggestion using the survey link on cleanlivingpodcast.com/hello.
Until then, please help me spread the word about The Clean Living Podcast. More listeners means more incentive to keep the show going and is an additional way to monetize the show for the long term. Thank you so much for tuning into season one and for coming back again and again to each new episode — the retention rate has been pretty incredible and for that, I am so thankful.
And finally, if you’d like to be notified when Season Two releases in the Spring / Summer make sure you’re subscribed on the podcast platform of your choice or on The Clean Living Podcast email list. Just go to cleanlivingpodcast.com to sign up with your email.
Until season two, I’m wishing you all a cleaner, more sustainable world for all of us.
