This Partially Blind Veteran Built a Profitable Podcast Through Relationships (with Richard Kaufman)

Most podcasters chase downloads and algorithms, while Richard Kaufman built 1,400 episodes and a 99% guest share rate by doing things most creators stopped doing years ago. Richard Kaufman is the host of the Vertical Momentum Resiliency Podcast 2.0, a veteran, comeback coach, and author of The Podcasting Blueprint. After a Humvee crushed his skull and left him nearly blind, he spent 18 months on his couch before a single text pulled him back. He hit record and never stopped. In this episode of Podcasting Secrets with host Nathan Gwilliam, Richard reveals the one calendar checkbox that locks in a 99% guest share rate, how giving away free sponsorships for five years led to Monster Energy reaching out first, why tagging brands daily in real product content works better than any pitch, and how sending handwritten thank-you notes to every guest built a network that includes John Lee Dumas and Robert Kiyosaki. Richard also breaks down the three P's of podcasting, purpose, power, and profit, and why ignoring any one of them is exactly why the average podcast dies at 12 episodes. Want to build a podcast that grows through relationships, not reach? Start by serving your audience and your guests before you ask for anything.

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This Partially Blind Veteran Built a Profitable Podcast Through Relationships (with Richard Kaufman) is an episode from Monetization Nation Podcast by Nathan Gwilliam.

This episode is 37:03 long.

This episode was published on Apr 14, 2026.

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