Inspiring Entrepreneurs with The Tech Dept

Dan Kirby is a character; he has been through a roller-coaster of an emotional journey with his UK based business: The Tech Dept.

To give back, Dan wanted to start sharing his story, along with the story of other top entrepreneurs in a new podcast called: Honey I Blew Up The Business. Each episode features an interview with an experienced and open entrepreneur where Dan digs into their failures, how they bounced back, and why they have been successful.

Check out Dan's story here:

The Fame team jumped into the process after the first few episodes had been recorded and the name and position of the show had been defined. We proceeded to complete the visual and audio design of the show and prepare for the launch.

On the big day, the launch team sprung into action through leveraging Dan's and The Tech Dept's existing audience. Along with a few other strategies, we managed to reach #2 in the Entrepreneurship charts in Apple Podcasts in the UK (#1 in Ireland!), registering thousands of downloads and in the process, inspiring many entrepreneurs.

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The Results

Over its first 18 months, Honey I Blew Up The Business built a loyal and growing audience:

• Followers grew 3.7x in 18 months
  • 164 in May 2021 to 610 in Nov 2022 (up 272%)
  • Followers rose in every single month
• 38,473 downloads in 18 months
  • 3,481 in the launch month of May 2021
  • 3,029 in October 2022, up 155% on the 1,187 of December 2021
• Number 2 in the UK Entrepreneurship charts on Apple Podcasts
  • And number 1 in Ireland

Big-name guests

The show's focus on failures and comebacks has brought together a remarkable line-up of guests, several of whom returned for a second conversation. They have included:

• Dan Sullivan, who kicked off both Season 1 and Season 2
• Jason Kingsley OBE, Owner and CEO of Rebellion, who joined twice
• Vikas Shah MBE DL, Managing Director and CEO of Swiscot Group, venture investor and author
• Debbie Wosskow OBE, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of AllBright
• Martyn Ware, musician with Heaven 17 and record producer
• Geoff Thompson, BAFTA-winning writer and film-maker
• Margaret Manning OBE, digital entrepreneur, who also joined twice

Two of the episodes, below:

We now have set our sights on becoming the #1 entrepreneurship podcast in the UK... and then the rest of the world!