More Than a Podcast Production Company
Resonate Recordings is more than a podcast production company.
We are a collective of audio, creative branding, and podcasting professionals who are committed to making podcasting easier for you. We are trained and educated to use innovative technology to help you create a quality podcast that represents your unique creative expression so it will resonate with your listeners.
Since 2014 we have been committed to building something bigger than a podcast production company. We’ve accomplished this by bringing together an amazing team of audio engineers, software developers, and branding creatives, allowing you instant access to the most talented and competent podcasting partner and tools in this industry. We offer a wide range of services and technology to ensure you are able to consistently release high-quality episodes for your podcast with ease. Headquartered in Derby City–Louisville, Kentucky–we are committed to developing partnerships with our clients, not just performing transactions.
Our Experience
We have experience in broadcast television, film, radio, music production, and have worked on over 1,500 podcasts. Our streamlined production process is designed with you in mind. We promise to work hard to and put our experience to work so that your podcast will have a crisp studio-quality sound.
Our Team
We approach our work differently than other podcast production companies. We are an experienced team of producers, writers, audio engineers, podcast launch experts, and software developers not just podcast editors. Our unique system and process will ensure that your finalized podcast episodes are the best they can be.
Our Clients
We have launched hundreds of successful podcasts ranging from fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, influencers, and hobbiest podcasters. Our clients are some of the most successful podcasters in the business. At any given time you will see a Resonate produced show in the top charts on your favorite listening app.
Our Technology
We integrate and build forward-thinking technologies for the best combination of efficiency and quality. Our podcasting platform is built with one goal in mind and that is simplicity. Simply upload your audio, add episode instructions, approve and distribute your episode masters using Resonate Hosting.
Our Team
Interested in joining the Resonate Recordings production team? See current openings here.
Jacob Bozarth
CEO & Co-founder
Jacob founded Resonate Recordings in 2014. Since founding and growing Resonate Recordings to be a leading podcast production company, Jacob has produced the hit podcast, Culpable and done audio work on many well known podcasts. Jacob also earned a Bachelors of Science in Recordings from MTSU in 2011 and a Masters of Arts from Southern Seminary in 2014.
Jon Street
Operations Manager & Producer
Jon's experience has always been centered around helping people & overseeing teams to make sure they are offering the greatest level of service to clients as possible. Jon is a creative soul, musician & health enthusiast, passionate about healthy eating & living. He enjoys listening to & playing music, getting tattooed & spending down time with friends & family. Originally from the Steel City of Pittsburgh, PA, Jon & his family relocated to Louisville from West Palm Beach, FL where he had lived for 20 years. Jon is a die-hard Pittsburgh sports fan & shoe aficionado.
Troy Harvey
Chief Technology Officer
Troy has over 15 years of experience in software engineering: leading teams, building web applications, and data pipelines. As a contractor, he built the first version of the Resonate App and as we grew he eventually decided to leave a Silicon Valley startup to join us full-time and build our dev team. Troy and his wife Abby live in Louisville, KY with their three children. The newest member of the Harvey home is Rango - a bearded dragon who likes collard greens.
Dayton Cole
Lead Mixing Engineer
Dayton earned a Bachelor of Science in Recording & Production from Appalachian State University. His interest in recording began at the early age of 12 when he learned how to record himself playing guitar. Dayton has been an audio and mixing engineer at well known studios in Boone, NC, Franklin, TN, & Louisville, KY. Dayton recorded & edited a string arrangement for a #1 Billboard chart. He also did sound design & mixing for the feature film, The Song, which had a nationwide theatrical release. Dayton and his wife live in Louisville, KY. In his free time he enjoys cooking for his wife. He is an avid cheesecake baker and has a weakness for chocolate.
Adam Townsell
Lead Audio Engineer
Adam earned a BA in Economics with a minor in Music from Berry College in 2010. After a few years in the insurance business & some soul searching, Adam started working to get his career on a more fulfilling path. Adam enrolled in graduate school at Middle Tennessee State University in 2013, graduating with a Master’s in Recording Arts & Technologies in 2016. With experience in studio & live recording & mixing, Adam joined Resonate in 2017 after developing a love of podcasts. Adam lives in Murfreesboro, TN with his wife & juggles many hobbies, including hiking, music, reading & sketching.
Pat Kicklighter
Lead Mixing Engineer
Pat has worked professionally in audio post production since 2013, after graduating from Hillsong International Leadership College in Sydney, Australia. His passion & obsession with recorded audio began early as he recorded his own music at age 13. These early experiences capturing drums sounds & guitar tones inspired his pursuit of a career in audio production. He has edited, mixed & done sound design for some of the most popular broadcast television networks such as HGTV, TLC, TruTV, Food Network & more. Pat lives in Louisville, KY with his wife, daughter & Lab. In his free time, he enjoys reading with his daughter, exploring new cities with his wife & watching documentaries.
Rachel Wortham
Lead Client Coordinator
Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in with an emphasis in Marketing from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. She has always loved creative writing and considers herself a podcast-junkie so teaming up with Resonate Recordings has been a perfect fit. She spends her free time at Chick-fil-A and binge-watching old seasons of Survivor with her husband.
Colby Schemm
Content Specialist
Colby fell in love with the recording arts after high school when he bought a home studio starter kit & recorded his first EP. During his sophomore year at college, he began to work as an audio-visual technician on campus & received technical training in both live & studio engineering. Colby currently lives in Louisville, KY. Colby earned his Bachelor of Science in music performance from Boyce College. In his free time he works on personal creative projects, reads non-fiction & listens to hip hop.
Caleb Melcher
Audio Engineer
Caleb earned his Bachelors in Media Communication with Emphasis in Audio Production at Asbury University in Wilmore Kentucky. He has worked production and post production for feature length films such as Ghost in the Family and Alan and the Fullness of Time. He loves to travel, get outside, and watch movies.
Caleb Hill
National Sales Director
Caleb has been in sales and project management for the majority of his professional career. Caleb was born in Arizona, but at 9 his family moved across the country to Pennsylvania. Turns out that was the best move of his life! In 3rd grade he met the love of his life and now wife! Yes they still have love notes in a shoebox from back then. He loves all aspects of sales and was very excited to relocate his family of 5 to the Louisville area to help Resonate Recordings continue to grow!
Mandy Pennington
Audio Engineer
Mandy is a graduate of Greenville University, where she received degrees in Commercial Music, Audio Engineering, and English. Mandy continues to hone her passion of audio engineering through podcasting editing work and music production, while also working in church music part-time. A Louisville native, she describes herself as a Harry Potter nerd and a Taylor Swift enthusiast.
Whitney Bozarth
Podcast Producer
Whitney has worked alongside her husband Jacob (both formally and informally) on various Resonate projects since 2015, and most recently served as Associate Producer on the true crime podcast Culpable, which hit #1 in Apple podcasts. She earned a degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Spanish with a concentration in Education and Linguistics. Whitney is passionate about supporting others in their creative endeavors and helping podcasters tell their story in a way that is clear, creative and engaging. She is a mom of 3 and enjoys playing her baby grand piano, circuit training, and planning fun adventures for her family.
Adam Hendricks
Production Lead/Client Coordinator
Adam earned a degree in Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Public Theology from Cincinnati Christian University in 2017. Since then, he has had experience in sales, client satisfaction, and project management. Adam is passionate about the art of storytelling and believes that podcasting is one of the most intimate mediums for that art. In his free time, Adam enjoys sports, board games, trash television, talking about Harry Styles and spending time with his dog, Atlas.
Victory Palmisano
Podcast Producer
Victory Palmisano is an award-winning Creative Producer and Writer with 15 years of experience producing films, tv and web series, commercials, podcasts, and branded entertainment for companies including: Viacom, Facebook, The Oprah Winfrey Network, and The Walt Disney Company, among others. Whether Victory’s work is meant for the big screen or a mobile device, her commitment to excellent storytelling infuses everything she does. Victory lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and their scrappy dog, Mabel.
Courtney Devoe
Sales Administrator
Courtney comes to Resonate with a unique background in sales and luxury event planning with a degree from Johnson & Wales University. She brings over 10 years of sales experience to our team. A new transplant from Brooklyn, Courtney now lives in Portland Maine. When she’s not hard at work finding you the best production package she enjoys living a sustainable lifestyle, red wine, clean beauty products and her local farmers market.
Al Peterson
Audio Engineer
Al Peterson earned his Bachelors in Communication and Media from Florida State College at Jacksonville in 2020. He’s a Hip Hop artist, DJ, podcaster, and journalist. Al enjoys everything music related: the history, the theory, the creation, and the science. Hip Hop and Soul music is his heart, but loves all genres. He’s a huge Adidas fan, loves to grill, and watching animated sitcoms.
Tina Wills
Client Coordinator
Tina Wills earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Central Arkansas. She has a background in branding, account management, and retail management. As a huge fan of podcasts, she loves the opportunity to help others share what they are passionate about with the world. Tina lives in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas with her husband and their dog and two cats! Tina tries to get outside and enjoy living in a national park as often as possible. She also loves to travel, read, watch movies, and find new shows to binge!
Jordan Stephens
Graphic Designer
Jordan earned a degree in Graphic Design from the University of Southen Mississippi. She has many years of experience as a lead designer
Mark Broughton
Audio Engineer
Mark graduated with a bachelors degree in music and sound recording from the University of Surrey in the UK. He has worked for several post production facilities and recording studios over the years and continues to work predominantly in music and podcast production. Mark is often joined in the studio by his dog and (somewhat aloof) second pair of ears, Ziggy.
Babafemi Arogundade
Web Developer
Babafemi found his way back to Website Development after he earned his first University degree in Building Engineering. Having always loved creative arts: with many paintings, portraits, murals, and other abstract arts to show for it, Babafemi has brought that experience into Website Design and has since worked on several hundreds of Web Development projects. He is the author of the Amazon published book, "How to have Good Success". He is married to Temitope and they both have two boys, Daniel and Marvel.
Jessica Ramsey
Audio Editor
Jessica earned her bachelor’s degree in arts administration and French from Wagner College in 2012 and her master’s in recording arts and technologies from Middle Tennessee State University in 2016. She loves learning about health and fitness, but her favorite pastime is traveling.
Jake Keisler
Audio Editor
Jake is an Audio Engineer hailing from Louisville, KY with a degree from Elon University in Music in the Liberal Arts with a minor in Music Technology. He now lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he builds wiring for recording studios with Skinny Fish Audio and records local artists in his home studio. In his spare time, Jake likes to collect and listen to music, get involved with social justice causes, explore the outdoors, and play with his beloved cat, Eleanor.
Katy Mindeman
Audio Editor
Katy graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Audio for Visual Media. She has worked for the past 15 years in post-production audio houses in Chicago editing, designing, and mixing commercials for TV, radio, and film. While not at work she can be found cooking with her husband, playing shuffleboard, or eating pizza in any corner of any city.
Anton Smirnov
Audio Editor
Anton Smirnov is an Audio Editor with a Master’s degree in public finances. Audio was his passion from the age of 16. He started from composing and audio engineering and worked for a few audio production companies until he found the podcasting space. For Anton, podcasting is a great combination of his passion for audio and listening to immersive stories.
Megan Heibert
Content Writer
Megan is a senior at the University of Louisville, where her passion for people, writing, and digital media have led her to studying Communications. She enjoys finding new coffee or donut shops, traveling, listening to a variety of music, and watching thriller movies.
Bryce Parry
Software Developer
Bryce is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he studied Math and Computer Science. He has a natural attraction to learning and asking why. He loves writing software that makes other people’s lives and jobs easier and more enjoyable. Since graduating he has relocated to the mountains of North Georgia and joined the Resonate team as a software engineer. Bryce is an avid runner and fan of all things sports related.
Camden Stocker
Software Developer
Camden recently earned a BS degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University. Camden is looking forward to gaining professional experience through part-time work for the Resonate dev team. He is passionate about developing software that helps people achieve their goals. In his free time, Camden likes to golf, hike, run, or do anything active away from the computer. He currently lives in San Luis Obispo, CA, but he is excited to see where the next chapter of his career leads him.
Ivana Reyes
Video Editor
Ivana is originally from the Dominican Republic, and earned her Bachelors degree at Universidad Iberoamericana in 2013, in Santo Domingo, with a Minor in Audiovisual productions; she has been on the video industry ever since, both on the production and postproduction part of it. In 2016 she earned a Masters in Counseling from The Southern Seminary, in Louisville. She is married to Gabriel, and together with their two daughters, they are currently living in the Dominican Republic.
Sarah Langston
Video Editor
Sarah graduated from WKU with a degree in video production. She has several years of experience with video shooting and editing, including her own wedding film business. She recently became a mom and enjoys spending time at home with her baby and husband. Her perfect day includes Sunergos coffee, donuts, fall weather, and spending time outside.
Sam Cherry
Video Editor
Sam is from Fern Creek, right here in Louisville, KY. He graduated from WKU with a degree in film, specializing in 2d animation. Sam now lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife, working as a freelance animator and editor. He spends most of his free time reading books about world history, listening to podcasts, and playing frisbee in the park.
Learn More About Podcasting
There are so many moving parts to running a podcast that it can be hard to know what where to even get started. We’ve written blogs on every part of the podcast production process to help make podcasting easier for you. Learn more about podcasting by reading some of these related resources below!
