STEP 1 — PODCAST FIT ANALYSIS - Audience: Remote team leads and HR managers. - Recent episodes: "Async communication", "Remote onboarding". - Host style: Practical, data-driven. - Fit: Your topic aligns with recent episodes and adds a data angle. STEP 2 — 5 PITCH ANGLES - Data-driven: "40% of remote teams use 7+ tools. Here's how to cut it." - Story-driven: "I helped a 200-person team cut tool chaos in 2 weeks." - Contrarian: "Tool consolidation is not the answer. Here's what is." - Practical: "The 3-step framework we use to audit remote tools." - Timely: "Remote work is growing. Tool chaos is growing with it." STEP 3 — 3-TOUCH SEQUENCE - Touch 1 (Email): "Loved your episode on async. Here's a data point from our 200-team study." - Touch 2 (LinkedIn): "Hi Mark, would you be open to an episode on tool chaos? I have data from 200+ teams." - Touch 3 (Email): "Here's a 3-step framework I could share on the show. Worth a chat?" STEP 4 — FOLLOW-UP PLAN - Day 7: LinkedIn message with a case study. - Day 14: Email with a guest suggestion. - Day 21: Final email with a topic pitch. STEP 5 — PITCH SCORE Reply: 8/10. Booking: 8/10. Improvement: Add a specific stat from your research in Touch 1.