Serving Chicago businesses

Video podcast production for Chicago companies, from the plant floor to the clinic

Your plant managers, route planners, adjusters, and nurses know things your customers want explained. Our video podcast production takes a recorded talk and returns a polished episode, with crisp sound, captions, and on-screen graphics.

We serve Chicago companies online, so nobody has to travel. You record wherever you’re set up and upload the files. We send back files you can post to YouTube and Spotify right away.

Not sure it’s good enough yet? Send it anyway, and we’ll tell you what we see.
The resonate team standing around a lit r sign
58%of Americans 12 and up tuned in to a podcast over the past month
1 billion+people watch podcasts on YouTube each month
Sources: Edison Research, The Infinite Dial 2026; YouTube, February 2025.
Who it’s for

Which Chicago teams gain the most from being on camera?

Plenty of Chicago work isn’t easy to picture from a job post or a brochure. Video shows people what it’s really like.

Manufacturing

Shop floor leaders and engineers

A supervisor who talks through how a part gets made builds trust quickly. Your team keeps safety sign-off on what’s in frame.

Logistics

Dispatchers and network planners

Freight isn’t simple to explain in a paragraph. A short filmed talk about one lane or one handoff is far easier to follow.

Insurance

Claims and underwriting leaders

A calm voice walking through a policy term can settle a buyer who’s nervous about the fine print. Your compliance team approves each episode before release.

See insurance podcasts

Health care

Clinicians and program leaders

A clinician explaining a topic on screen can feel warmer than a handout. Your clinical and legal reviewers decide what’s cleared.

See health care podcasts

Sound and picture

Why does good audio matter so much in video?

A woman in a black top speaking into a boom microphone

Plenty of videos look sharp and still sound rough. That’s usually what happens when the person cutting the picture never talks to the person fixing the sound.

Our audio work dates back to 2014. Each video episode gets the same care as a show that’s only audio.

  • One team cuts picture and sound side by side.
  • You’ll upload once and review once.
  • If you’re already an audio client, you’ll keep the same app and the same sign-off routine.
Inside an episode

What’s in each finished video episode?

Take only what your show calls for. Every piece is built from the recording you send.

Piece What comes back What it does for viewers
Audio production Each speaker is balanced, leveled, and mastered. Clear speech is why people don’t click away.
Video editing Color gets graded. Files export at up to 1080p, or as high as 4K on Pro. Cutting out slips starts at Plus. It looks right on a phone or a big screen.
Graphics We drop in your opening and closing bumpers, then add transitions, speaker name titles, and pop-up text for key points. Viewers know who’s talking and what to remember.
Closed captions An .srt caption file to add on YouTube beside the full episode. Viewers switch it on when sound isn’t an option.
Burnt-in captions Captions built into the picture itself, best for short clips. Clips still make sense when someone scrolls with the sound off.
Chicago at a glance

How big are the fields you’d be filming?

Two employment groups show how large the pool is around you.

409,500manufacturing jobs in the Chicago metro in September 2026
805,600education and health services jobs in that area, same month

The second group takes in hospitals, clinics, and schools, so it stretches beyond health care alone.

Those totals cover the whole region. They don’t say who watches video or how a show will do.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, September 2026 (preliminary, not seasonally adjusted).
How it works

What happens between upload and publish?

Four steps, all online. The podcast production process page has the whole picture.

01

Upload your files

Drop your raw footage and sound files into the Resonate app. Add a note if there’s something you’d like us to catch.

02

We produce it

Our editors work on picture and sound as a pair, so the two never drift apart.

03

Review and approve

Once the cut is finished, you’ll get a message. Comment on it in the app, or sign off right there.

04

Publish

Post the whole show to YouTube and Spotify. Share the clips wherever your audience spends time.

Review

Where do your reviewers come in?

Safety leads, compliance teams, and clinical reviewers each have rules for what can go on camera. Those calls stay with you.

You decide

  • What gets said, shown, and captioned.
  • Whether an episode meets the rules you’ve set.
  • When it’s cleared to publish.

We schedule

  • At the start, we ask who reviews and how long they need.
  • That time goes into the recording and release calendar.
  • We hold files back until you say they’re cleared.

A busy calendar won’t run itself. A podcast management producer can keep it on track.

Recording

Do you need a studio or a film crew?

Neither one. A webcam or camera, decent light, and a reliable mic get you most of the way. We’ll recommend a kit that fits your space and your budget.

Your footage can become short social clips too, and our podcast marketing services can pick it up from there. Planning a show for staff instead? Our internal communications podcast service can keep it private.

Want a cost range before we talk? The podcast cost calculator takes about two minutes.

Video podcast FAQs

Questions about video podcasts in Chicago

Is there a Resonate studio in Chicago?

No. We work with Chicago teams over the internet. Record with the gear you have, send us the files, and we’ll take over. Need gear ideas? We’re happy to share them.

Will the same people fix our sound?

Yes. Sound work comes with every video episode. The same crew that cuts your video also tunes the audio.

Should we use closed or burnt-in captions?

A closed caption file sits beside the video, and viewers can turn it on. It fits full YouTube episodes. Burnt-in captions are baked into the image, which fits short clips that play silently.

Can you handle our compliance or safety review?

No. Your reviewers decide what gets said and sign off. Your review sets our calendar, and nothing is released until you say so.

What is the best way to post a video podcast on YouTube?

With actual video files, upload them straight to your channel. Connecting only an RSS feed shows viewers a still picture while the audio plays.

What would video podcast production cost us?

Your price rests on two things: your release pace and the share of the work we take. A producer will walk you through it on a short call.

Ready to see your Chicago experts on screen?

Send a recent recording or a quick test. We’ll show you how we’d finish it and what that’ll take.

Thirty minutes. Bring a sample if you have one.

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