How to get on Maximum Octane: pitching, format and contact

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Sometimes has guests

25% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

32 min

Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.

Publishing

Weekly+

145 episodes · last 2026-10-13

Language

English

The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.

Where it's from

Not established

No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.

Reach

82

Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.

Check whether they charge. Some shows sell guest slots rather than booking them, and rates in some fields run to thousands. Nothing in a podcast feed reliably says so, so we do not claim either way. Ask before you write the pitch.

Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other business & finance podcasts

On every measure we hold, this show sits close to the middle of its category. That is not a criticism: an ordinary show with a real audience and a published contact is exactly what a first booking usually looks like.

Measured against every business & finance podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

	This show	Category average
Episodes featuring a guest	25%	22%
Episodes in the last 90 days	12	7
Typical episode length	32 min	34 min
Episodes published in total	145	100
Reach percentile	82	50

Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.

What the show says about itself

Maximum Octane is the high-performance podcast for automotive shop owners ready to accelerate their leadership, culture, and profitability. Hosted by industry veterans Kim Hickey and Jason Patel from Automotive Training Institute (ATI), each episode takes you under the hood of the nation's most successful auto repair shops to uncover the tools, tactics, and mindset shifts fueling next-level results. This season, Maximum Octane brings raw, real conversations from ATI SuperConference 2025 in Hawaii—featuring shop owners who are transforming their businesses by investing in what matters most: peo

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

Will AI Kill the Human Touch at the Counter? Detect Auto's Josh Oberlander Weighs In
Is Your Inventory Costing You More Than You Think? Learn How to Clear the Clutter, Reclaim the Profit
$180K Vanished in 6 Months: The Back Office Fix Every Shop Needs
The First 20 Seconds: What Your Phone Is Really Telling Customers
Marketing to the Customers You Already Have. How CRM Software Can Benefit Your Business
An Intimate Look into SBA Lending

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Common questions

Does Maximum Octane accept guests?

Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Maximum Octane?

Yes. Maximum Octane publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does Maximum Octane publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 145 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 32 minutes.

Is Maximum Octane still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.