So … what exactly is a “showrunner” anyway? And what does it take to be a successful one? Jerod and Jon define the term, and explain what separates successful Showrunners from all the rest.

In this episode, Jerod and Jon discuss:

• What essential lesson about building an audience can we learn from the very first scene of House of Cards?
• Why aspiring Showrunners should think of themselves as producers, in the classic media sense of the term
• How being a Showrunner is essentially ownership of an audience experience whether it s a TV show, a podcast, or even a live event
• What is a Showrunner’s responsibility? (And why would someone want it?)
• The importance of long-term thinking to showrunning success
• How Jon made the transition from do-it-all podcaster to true Showrunner
• The importance of community when growing a show (especially for new Showrunners)
• What does it take to be a successful Showrunner?
• How the profitability of a podcast is about much more than money
• How to overcome The Dip (in more ways than one )
• Listener question: Did our listener shoot himself in the foot by not having a keyword in his show title?

Listen to The Showrunner below ...