Rewarding Great People - Issue 3

MY DREAM

CARE

Although the podcast was going well, Andrew was not satisfised and felt like he could deliver a better quality of content for his listeners and that’s where My Dream could help. “I decided to approach My Dream because, whilst I was growing the podcast, the one thing that irritated me was that the overall audio quality wasn’t as good as I’d have liked, and I was borrowing other people’s equipment, meaning I always felt beholden to others. “I was awarded a laptop and four microphones which have had exactly the effect I wanted. We have not only been able to improve our audio quality, but we can also have group discussions in the same room without loss of quality. All of the editing and formatting can be done quickly on a new laptop, and the uploading of the audio files is quick and easy, meaning I have more spare time to myself. “My Dream has given me independence and the opportunity to grow and improve the overall quality of the product we put out.”

The Voice of Grassroots Football

Andrew Wheaton, CAD Manager for Consultancy, approached My Dream to help improve the overall quality of his podcast – SELK Grassroots, a podcast covering grassroots football across South East London and Kent. Established by Andrew in 2019, the SELK podcast is now in its fourth year of operation and sports a team of 20 people that all produce and contribute weekly content throughout the football season for its ever-growing listener base. “I started it using equipment that was cobbled together with advice I was given on gear that was cheap, cheerful and reliable,” explains Andrew. “We started in February 2019 and things quickly took off. 18,000 listens in 2019 were followed by 37,000 in 2020 and 43,000 in 2021. We are currently looking at around 62,000 for 2022 and 160,000 listens in total.”

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