Sounds Profitable was started with the goal of giving the podcast industry the research, advocacy, and community-focused connective tissue it desperately needed as it rocketed through the boom of the last five years. So when Podcast Movement acquired Sounds Profitable, and Tom and I found ourselves leading the events that have defined podcasting's professional ecosystem for more than a decade, we understood immediately: this is not just about the opportunity to grow a business. It’s most importantly about the responsibility to do right by an industry that is still fighting for attention. An industry whose support is what made