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Hosted by Laurie Barkman.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
75% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
38 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
237 episodes · last 2026-10-12
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
80
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

Most episodes here are interviews, well above the Business & Finance norm, so the format is already built around having someone on.

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

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 75% 22%
Episodes in the last 90 days 5 7
Typical episode length 38 min 34 min
Episodes published in total 237 100
Reach percentile 80 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

Succession Stories is an award-winning podcast guiding entrepreneurs through the journey of transition to transaction, with an exclusive limited series called The Entrepreneur Gene™ Hosted by Laurie Barkman—The Business Transition Sherpa®, nationally recognized business advisor, and Amazon best-selling author of *The Business Transition Handbook*—the show explores the full entrepreneurial lifecycle: from growth to maturity, value creation to exit planning, succession, and M&A for owner-led companies. If you're an entrepreneur looking for inspiration to build a more valuable business, or a busi

Recent episodes

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

  1. 237: What Buyers and Sellers Must Know About SBA Financing in 2026, with Aaron Aldrich, Northwest Bank
  2. 236: Stop Delegating. Start Offboarding, with Michele Hecken, Author of The Art of Offboarding
  3. 235: Why Execution Beats Strategy Every Time with Patrick Thean, Rhythm Systems
  4. 234: The State of Exit Planning in 2026 with Scott Snider, Exit Planning Institute
  5. 233: What It Really Takes to Build a Business Ready for Transition with Alan Bennett, Trust Built Solutions
  6. 232: A Family Business Succession Done Right with Jennifer Wilson, Oak Bay Coaching and Consulting
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Common questions

Does Succession Stories accept guests?

Often has guests. This show interviews people regularly. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Succession Stories?

Yes. Succession Stories 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 Succession Stories publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 237 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 38 minutes.

Is Succession Stories still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.