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What happens when a newsletter creator sees a gap in the media landscape — and decides to fill it herself? In this episode of Send & Grow, Hunter sits down with Kim Nunley, founder of 30 Second Timeout, a daily women’s basketball newsletter that helps fans keep up with the biggest stories in under three minutes. Kim talks about building a media business around her passion for women’s basketball, growing an audience across social media and email, and why she decided to take things one step further with the Post Up Club (https://thepostupclub.com/)— a monthly snail mail membership where fans receive personal letters, basketball stories, and physical surprises in their mailbox. Subscribe to Send & Grow 2.0 for more conversations with the people building, growing, and powering the newsletter industry. 

What actually determines whether your newsletter reaches the inbox or quietly disappears into spam?In this episode of Send & Grow 2.0, Hunter Kallay sits down with LB Blair, an email business and technology expert who has worked with some of the world's biggest email senders.LB breaks down the often-misunderstood world of email deliverability, from sender reputation and list hygiene to infrastructure, authentication, traffic patterns, and the spam filters deciding whether your email gets through.They also talk about some of the worst deliverability advice floating around online, why open rates don't tell the whole story, how AI is changing the spam ecosystem, and what newsletter operators can actually do to protect their lists.If you send email, deliverability isn't something you can afford to ignore.Subscribe to Send & Grow 2.0 for more conversations with the people building, growing, and powering the newsletter industry.

What does it actually take to build and run a successful newsletter business? In this episode of Send & Grow 2.0, Hunter Kallay sits down with Jakub Chodounský, who runs four curated newsletters, to talk about the realities of building a newsletter business—from keeping content fresh and managing a relentless publishing schedule to finding ways to step away without everything falling apart. #Newsletter #NewsletterBusiness #EmailMarketing #NewsletterGrowth #creatoreconomy They talk about the challenges of running time-sensitive newsletters, how Jakub approaches growth, what he's learned from building multiple publications, and what it really takes to keep a newsletter business going week after week. Follow Jakub's newsletters: C# Digest (https://csharpdigest.net/), React Digest (https://reactdigest.net/), Programming Digest (https://programmingdigest.net/) and Leadership in Tech (https://leadershipintech.com/) Hunter's newsletter: FryAI (https://www.fry-ai.com/) 

In this episode of Send & Grow 2.0, Hunter Kallay sits down with Dave Gerhardt, founder of Exit Five and former CMO at Drift, to talk about building a modern media and community business around B2B marketing. About Send & Grow: Send & Grow is a podcast about the people, strategies, and businesses behind today's most interesting newsletters. We talk to newsletter operators and creators about how they build audiences, create great content, and turn attention into sustainable businesses. Subscribe to Send & Grow for more conversations with the people shaping the newsletter industry.

🍔 What's the secret behind one of the most engaging food newsletters? In this episode of Send & Grow, we sit down with Matt Gross, the creator behind Shut Up N' Eat, to talk about what it really takes to build a newsletter people actually look forward to opening. We dive into: 📬 Building a newsletter readers love 🍔 Turning a passion into a thriving publication 📈 Growing without losing your voice ✍️ Creating content people can't wait to read 💡 Lessons every newsletter creator can apply Whether you're just starting your newsletter or looking for your next growth breakthrough, this conversation is packed with practical insights and honest stories from someone who's done it. 👇 Let us know in the comments: What's the #1 lesson you've learned from growing your newsletter? 🎙️ About Send & Grow Send & Grow is the podcast for newsletter creators. Every episode features conversations with the operators, founders, and marketers behind today's best newsletters, sharing actionable strategies to help you grow your audience, improve your content, and build a sustainable newsletter business. Subscribe for new episodes featuring the people shaping the future of email. #Newsletter #EmailMarketing #CreatorEconomy #NewsletterGrowth #ContentMarketing #EmailNewsletter #Podcast #Marketing #Substack #beehiiv