The Mistakes Every Podcast Company — and Every Podcaster Working With One — Needs to Fix

If you run a podcast company — or you work with one — here's a question worth asking: is that company also acting as an agent? What other roles are they taking on? What expectations are clear, and what needs better attention?

In this episode,I’m breaking down the mistakes every podcast company — and every podcaster working with one — needs to fix. A podcast company is often doing three different jobs at once — talent representation, production, and marketing — under one contract, with almost nothing in writing distinguishing which job is which. That ambiguity creates real risk for both sides.

You'll learn:

- The three roles a podcast company often blends: talent agent/manager, production company, and marketing partner — and why the law cares which one applies

- What actually triggers talent agent status, and why calling the relationship something else doesn't change the legal analysis

- The fiduciary duty owed by agents and managers, licensed or not — loyalty, good faith, and acting in the podcaster's best interest

- What happens when a company negotiates deals without a required license — including how unlicensed activity can void compensation agreements entirely

- Why IP ownership of show art, edited content, and templates needs to be clearly assigned

- Why vague marketing scope and broad exclusivity/exit terms create problems for both podcasters and the companies working with them

Whether you run a podcast company or work with one, this is exactly the kind of relationship worth having reviewed properly. Reach out for a consultation: https://gordonfiremark.com

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