Crush the Rush™: The Life-First CEO Podcast
You didn’t leave corporate just to build another 24/7 job.
Hosted by Holly Haynes—business strategist, former Fortune 500 executive, and creator of Crush the Rush™—this top-rated podcast helps female entrepreneurs and small business owners design life-first business strategies that create freedom, profit, and sustainability without the burnout.
Each week, Holly shares practical business planning tools, behind-the-scenes lessons, and honest conversations about what it really takes to scale sustainably in a fast-changing online world. From simplifying your systems and using AI intentionally to building a supportive team and protecting your time, every episode helps you work less, think bigger, and grow smarter.
Because success isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters, on your terms.
Tune in every Monday for your strategic pep talk, and start building a business that works with your life, not against it.
Crush the Rush™: The Life-First CEO Podcast
583 - How We Doubled Our Podcast Downloads in 30 Days (and the Systems That Made It Sustainable)
In this week's pep talk, I am sharing the real strategies behind how we doubled our yearly podcast downloads in just 30 days—without going viral or spending a cent on ads. It’s all about sustainable systems, smarter repurposing, and a few key SEO tweaks that changed everything.
In today’s episode, I share:
- 02:51 – Why this growth came from systems, not trends, and the power of sustainable visibility
- 05:00 – How refocusing on one platform (the podcast) created more consistency and connection
- 06:26 – The small SEO updates that boosted our show ranking on Apple, Spotify, and Google
- 07:56 – How rethinking interviews and conversations increased engagement and authenticity
- 09:56 – The repurposing and SEO system that now lets ChatGPT recommend our content
- 11:46 – How we use custom GPTs to automate content creation and save hours each week
- 13:52 – The “podcast newsletter” strategy that builds deeper listener relationships
- 15:19 – Why curated playlists drive repeat listens and long-term growth
- 16:12 – How simplifying the process led to exponential results—and more fun doing it
- 17:09 – The real secret behind growth: improving the experience, not the effort
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