Private podcast hosting for professional services firms that share know‑how across offices
Our private podcast hosting gives your firm a show closed to everyone you haven’t invited. Partners, consultants, and analysts in each office tap play in the app already on their phones.
You pick how private it is, invite people by email or Slack, and end access when someone leaves. Record the episodes yourselves, or hand that part to our producers.
Why do partner updates get lost between offices?
A managing partner explains a new direction on a call. Half the firm is at a client that morning, and the rest is in another time zone.
The recording gets saved for later, and later doesn’t often come. The follow-up email gets skimmed between meetings.
Audio fits the gaps in a consultant’s week. People listen on a train, on the walk to a gate, or while a laptop boots up. Here’s the snag. A regular show is built so strangers can find it, while a firm’s show has to stay in the building. Private hosting closes that gap.
What could a firm put on a private show?
These are starting ideas, and you’ll know your practice groups better than we do.
Leadership updates
Strategy changes, office news, and the thinking behind a hard call. People catch up in about 15 minutes, whenever they’ve got a gap.
Onboarding and training
Every new analyst or lateral hire hears the same welcome, and it’s from the same people. Newer consultants can learn the pitch from the partners who win the work.
One show per practice group
Run separate shows for tax, advisory, or operations, each with its own listeners. Nobody gets news that’s meant for another team.
Which privacy level suits which kind of episode?
The stricter the setting, the more work the listener does. Choose the level that suits how sensitive the content is.
| Level | How people listen | A good fit for |
|---|---|---|
| Unique RSS feed | Everyone receives a personal feed link by email and adds it to the app they like. Cut off one person, and the rest won’t notice. | Partner briefings and anything that shouldn’t get forwarded. |
| Private RSS feed | A single shared link, kept out of the Apple, Spotify, and Amazon directories. An entire office can start listening fast. | Low-risk news, where reach matters more than lockdown. |
| Private embed player | No feed exists. Your intranet, learning system, or portal hosts a small player, and that’s the only place episodes play. | Training content that already lives behind your own login. |
| Secure microsite | Here there’s no feed either. People log in to a show site that sits behind a password. | Series that don’t have a portal yet. |
Who decides what belongs on a firm’s show?
Your people do. Hosting decides who can listen, and it doesn’t check what’s said.
What hosting controls
- Who gets an invite, and who doesn’t.
- Which app or player each person listens in.
- The day a person’s access stops.
Where your firm holds the pen
- What every episode says.
- Client confidentiality, and any conduct rules that apply to you.
- Whether a sensitive topic belongs on audio at all.
Anyone who can hear an episode could record it, so it’s never fully private. Picture each episode as an internal memo, and don’t put client names or details on the recording. If a topic’s delicate, go with a personal feed or a login.
What do your IT and operations teams get?
Whoever runs your systems will probably ask a few pointed questions. Here’s what they’ll find in the account.
- Listeners join through an emailed invite or a Slack sign-in.
- With Slack sign-in, a person who leaves the firm loses access with their account, including to older episodes.
- Developers can sync the list with HR records through the subscribers API.
- One account can hold separate private shows, each with its own listeners and unlimited episodes.
- Stats live in one dashboard: downloads, subscriber counts, apps, and where people listen. The embed player reports in finer detail.
- The player can drop our logo, and premium microsite themes can mirror your firm’s look.
- You’ll reach a person on live chat or by phone, and there’s a private Slack channel too.
What does setting up a private show involve?
Set up the show
Open the dashboard, create a show, and decide how closed it should be.
Invite listeners
Send email invites or link Slack. You’re free to change the list whenever your people change.
Upload episodes
Publish once. A single upload reaches every listener, in an app, your player, or the microsite.
Read the numbers
Review the stats, then build the next episode around what’s landing with listeners.
Should we host the show, or make the episodes as well?
Hosting only
Your people record and edit, and we’ll run the private feed. It’s a fit for a firm with an in-house audio person.
Hosting plus production
We map out the series, record your partners, and handle the edits, and hosting’s part of the deal. That full package is our internal communications podcast service.
What firms ask about private hosting
Can we end access when a consultant leaves?
Yes. Remove people individually, or connect Slack so access stops when their account does. There’s a subscribers API if developers want to automate the list.
Can each practice group have its own show?
Yes. Several shows can share one account, and they don’t share listeners. Splitting leadership news from training is a common choice.
Can partners listen in the apps they already use?
Yes, when you use the feed options. People add their private link to something like Apple Podcasts, then listen as they would to any show. Embed players and microsites open in a web browser instead.
Is a private show safe for client information?
It holds up well against casual access, yet any listener could record an episode. Keep client details out, and ask your risk or compliance lead, who’ll know what rules apply to you.
What if we also want a show for clients?
That’s a different setup. A show for the public runs on podcast hosting, and a private feed stays for the people you invite.
What does private hosting cost a firm?
Pricing follows audience size, and large firms can get a custom plan. Book a call with a rough headcount, and we’ll work out a quote.
Tell us who should hear it first
Share a rough picture of your offices and who needs to hear what. We’ll recommend a privacy level and walk through the setup. Still weighing it up? Try the podcast readiness quiz.