Scaling
and refining
We have decades of content development and marketing experience engaging audiences in podcast, broadcast, satellite, and voice.
Amplifi Accomplishments
We help our partners win in the rapidly changing audio marketplace. Our work consistently tops the podcast charts, creates new buzz, and revenue for our clients. A few highlights:
Introduced new titles, delivered original research, and positioned shows for. growth across podcasts and smart speakers -- including The Ramsey Show (one of only four podcasts to reach 1B downloads).
Advised on the portfolio of shows; helped launch and broker representation of the award-winning sci-fi fiction podcast SOLAR starring Stephanie Beatriz, Alan Cumming, Helen Hunt, and Jonathan Bangs.
Reimagined what ABC News sounds like for its millennial podcast Start Here. Now ABC's flagship news podcast, this 20 minute daily show uses the vast resources of ABC correspondents throughout the world.
Designed a cohesive audio on-demand platform for NBC’s owned TV stations, providing strategy and training. We worked with local stations to launch original podcasts, like Into San Diego.
Provided research and guidance to take EY's NextWave podcast on private equity to the next level. We led the team in our PodQuest interactive workshop focused on training and growth strategy.
Created a strategic partnership for the network to pitch custom audio solutions for brands. Flexible microcasts and more were conceived to align with Skyview‘s cross-promotional capabilities.
Steve Goldstein
Founder/CEO
Steve Goldstein is an internationally recognized executive and leader in scaling and refining audio ventures across podcasting, radio, satellite radio, and voice platforms. He has developed scores of successful podcast initiatives, radio shows, top talent, and monetization strategies.
Known for his creativity, unique diagnostic tools, and ability to see what’s next, Steve was early to podcasting, launching Amplifi Media in 2015. Before that, he was a founding partner and EVP of Saga Communications (NASDAQ: SGA). The company grew to over 100 radio stations and became publicly traded on the American Stock Exchange.
Amplifi is a audio advisory firm guiding clients through strategy, content development, organizational efficiency, and discovery. The company is trusted by Ramsey Solutions (Dave Ramsey), EY (Ernst & Young), ABC News, NBCUniversal TV, Skyview Networks, CurtCo Media, Beasley Media Group, SpokenLayer, SiriusXM, and more. Amplifi also co-produces the top “branded” podcast in the U.S.
Steve is an adjunct professor and creator of The Business of Podcasting Course at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. It is the only accredited course from a major university focused on the business side of podcasting. A prolific thought leader, Steve speaks about the future of audio at major conferences and writes a globally followed blog about podcasting and all things audio -- sign up here.
Suzy Schultz
Consultant
Suzy is often found at the forefront of change, developing and marketing podcast and voice interactive platforms shaping the future of audio. An accomplished media executive, Suzy has expertise in digital content, branding, editorial,communications, creative services, ad sales, and B2C/B2B marketing. She has worked in media since 2005, in leadership positions including Founder/CEO of marketing and production agency Creative Prism, Managing Editor of iHeartRadio, and SVP, Corporate Marketing at Cumulus Media | Westwood One, reaching a quarter of a billion people each month. During Suzy’s tenure, Westwood One Podcast Network became the fastest organically growing podcast network in America, and launched the most extensive network of custom Amazon Alexa skills in the U.S.