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Revenue
Brand deals, closed for you.
We pitch advertisers, negotiate the terms, and run the campaign end-to-end. You read the spot.
On air · Now broadcasting
EST. 2026 · Independent
Built by the voices.
Run by the operators.
Owned by you.
You did the hard part. You built the audience. Now run a real business behind it. Brand deals closed for you. Production handled. Distribution that actually moves. A roster that picks up the phone.
12+
Shows in pipeline
7 days
Avg. response
$0
Upfront cost
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§ — The team behind the mic
The studio behind Mick Unplugged.
Same producers. Same edit room. Same standards. Now available to a small slate of outside shows that meet the bar.
Signal Award
Winner
Webby
Nominee
Top-tier
Worldwide reach
Editing/Sound design/Clip strategy/Cover art
§ 00 · Featured shows
Shows that sound like nowhere else.
A curated slate of independent podcasts in culture, business, sports, and beyond. New shows joining the roster every quarter.
§ 01 · Manifesto
The big networks treat indie shows like inventory. Ad platforms pay pennies on the dollar. And going it alone turns artists into accountants.
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We built Unplugged for the in-between. Past the experiment. Before the empire. Shows with audience, voice, and ambition that deserve a real partner.
§ 02 · The deal
Four pillars.
One studio.
Everything an independent show needs to run like a real business. Without selling its soul to a media conglomerate.
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Reach
Distribution that compounds.
Cross-promo across the entire roster, paid acquisition where it pays, PR muscle when you have something to say.
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Craft
Production without the busywork.
Editing, sound design, cover art, transcripts, social clips. A studio's worth of help on every episode.
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Community
A bench of creators who get it.
Mentorship, peer collabs, and a private Slack of operators who've done the reps.
§ 03 · Two doors
Pick the one that fits the show.
Door 01
Revenue share
Join the Network.
For independent shows with momentum. We close brand deals, run cross-promo, host on SimpleCast, and back you with the roster. Production basics included. Full studio at member pricing.
- Brand deals closed for you
- Hosting + distribution included
- Roster cross-promo
- Discounted production suite
Door 02
Paid · Per show
Hire the studio.
The team behind Mick Unplugged, available for hire. Editing, sound design, clip strategy, cover art. For shows that want award-grade craft without joining the network.
- Episode editing + sound design
- Short-form clip pipeline
- Cover art + show branding
- Network members get a discount
§ 04 · The founders
Two hosts who got tired of waiting.
Ryan Hanley and Mick Hunt have spent years on opposite sides of the same problem. Ryan, host of Finding Peak, built an audience of operators hungry for the truth about leadership and performance. Mick, host of Mick Unplugged and the voice of Modern Leadership, built a community that shows up every week to be challenged, not coddled.
They kept hearing the same thing from other independent podcasters. Real audience. Real impact. Zero infrastructure. The big networks would not return their calls. The ad networks paid pennies. Going it alone meant trading the craft for spreadsheets.
So they built the network they wished existed. Unplugged Studios is for the in-between. Creators with voice and momentum who deserve a real partner, not a gatekeeper.
Ryan Hanley
Co-founder
Host, Finding Peak
Mick Hunt
Co-founder
Host, Mick Unplugged
§ 04 · Who we're looking for
You've got the audience.
We've got the rest.
We partner with independent podcasters who already have a Tuesday morning audience and are ready for the next chapter. Audience, consistency, and craft matter most. The exact numbers are a conversation, not a wall.
- A.An independent show with momentum
- B.A real audience across socials, downloads, or both
- C.Consistent publishing and a clear point of view
- D.Open to coaching, brand collabs, and growing
- E.Hungry to make this a career, not a hobby
§ 05 · The process
Five minutes in.
Real answer in seven days.
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Apply
A 5-minute application. Tell us about you, the show, the audience, and where you want to go.
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AI-assisted review
We pull public signals across socials, podcast metrics, and press. Then a human on our team reads the room.
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We talk
If it's a fit, we get on a call, walk through terms, and onboard you onto the network.