What is your podcast name, how many episodes have you published, and where is it available?

Provide your podcast name, total episode count, average runtime, and platform links (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, RSS, website).

Who is the primary host, and what is their public presence?

Provide the primary host name, LinkedIn URL, X/Twitter handle, and personal website or Substack.

How do you currently find and pitch podcast guests?

Describe your current tech stack, AI tools in use, guest booking process, and share an example of a recent pitch you sent.

How often do you reach out to potential guests, and what results are you getting?

Share your outreach frequency, current response rate (%), conversion rate from outreach to booked guest, and the titles and companies of your ideal guests.

What would make your guest booking efforts successful, and what is your timeline?

Define what success looks like for you, the specific results you need, your timeline, and your biggest current obstacle.

How should HADEF reach you with your assessment results?

Provide your email address, optional phone number, and preferred contact method.

How ready is your podcast for high-value guests?

Answer 6 short sections. Our system analyzes your show, host profile, and target guests in real time. Your score appears in under 20 seconds.

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Step 1 of 6: Your show

Your show

Tell us about your podcast so we can assess its guest-readiness.

Podcast name *

How many podcasts do you host?

1 2-3 4+

Total episodes published

Average episode runtime

Under 15 min 15-30 min 30-60 min 60+ min

Platform links (at least 1 required)

Where can listeners find your show?

Apple

Spotify

YouTube

RSS feed

Website

Host profile

Guests vet the host before they respond. Visibility matters.

Primary host name *

Host LinkedIn URL

Host X/Twitter handle

Personal website or Substack

Current booking process

Understanding where you are helps us measure the gap.

Current tech stack (select all that apply)

Manual outreach VA / assistant Agency AI tools Booking platform Spreadsheet CRM Other

What AI tools do you currently use?

Describe your current guest booking process

2-3 sentences minimum. How do you find, research, and pitch guests today?

Paste an example of a recent pitch you sent

The actual message you sent to a potential guest (50+ characters).

Outreach volume and performance

Your current numbers set the baseline for improvement.

How often do you reach out to potential high-value guests?

Current response rate: 5%

<5% very low5-15% typical15-30% good30%+ excellent

Current conversion rate (outreach to booked): 2%

0% no bookings5% low15%+ strong

Ideal guest job titles

Dream guest companies

Goals and success criteria

What would make this investment worthwhile for you?

What does success look like? (select all that apply)

Improve response rate Land more senior guests Increase booking volume Reduce time on research/pitching Better episode concepts Grow listenership Build a repeatable process

What specific results would make this worthwhile?

Results timeline

1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months

Biggest challenge holding you back?

Almost there

Where should we send your results?

Email address *

Phone (optional)

Preferred contact method

Email Phone LinkedIn DM

Anything else we should know?

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