For Owners & Operators

Your business pays for every month of drift. Ship growth, not decks.

You own or run a mid-sized broadcaster, publisher, or audio business. You don’t have €5M for McKinsey, and you wouldn’t spend it if you did. What you need is a 90-day program that compounds — audience, revenue, defensibility — and a Decision Sprint for the calls that can’t wait.

Why owners bring me in

When the plateau is real and expensive.

01

Revenue plateau

Numbers flat for three quarters. Team split between “push harder” and “pivot”. Evidence-based tie-breaker needed.

02

Format & content decisions

Keep the flagship, flip it, or spin it off — tested with real listeners before the money moves.

03

Monetization pivot

Ads to subscriptions, free to bundle, linear to on-demand — with a P&L that still works.

04

Defending against a larger competitor

A group is encroaching on your market. Your move has to land — you don’t get a second shot.

05

Preparing for sale or investment

Structuring the business and the narrative so buyers or investors see what’s defensible, not what’s lucky.

06

Succession & second act

Passing the business on, or stepping out, with the strategy locked in before the handover.

90 Days, by month

A program built to compound.

Three tranches. Monthly experiments. Weekly scoreboards. Each month has to justify the next.

Recent programs for owners

Smaller shops. Measured outcomes.

Regional radio group

Fixing the music playlist so the station sounds consistent and modern.

1 stationMusic lineup rebuilt (what we play and how often)
4 weeksFrom first review to the new playlist on air
−30%Fewer “I hear the same songs too much” complaints (next wave)

“People stopped arguing title-by-title — we had a clear plan.”

NDA · 2024
Regional news/talk station

Making local news feel faster, clearer, and more useful day to day.

5 key momentsMorning, midday, drive, evening, weekend plan rebuilt
3 weeksFrom newsroom workshops to new rundown templates on air
+12%More listening in peak news hours (after rollout period)

“The news sounded local again — less generic, more essential.”

NDA · 2023
Regional radio cluster

Helping sales grow revenue without annoying listeners.

4 featuresSponsored formats created with fixed times and clear rules
+10%More sponsorship revenue in one quarter
2 weeksFrom client needs to ready-to-sell packages

“Sales stopped selling ‘anything.’ We sold a few good things repeatedly.”

NDA · 2024
What you’re really buying

A partner who has been on your side of the table.

Operating experience, not slideware.

I’ve run stations and scaled groups. When the revenue line dips and the team wants answers on Monday, I know what that room feels like.

A tight scope, in a published shape.

Fixed milestones. No open meter. Scope and timeline signed before any data changes hands.

Output your team can actually run.

No binder to shelve. A playbook, a scoreboard, and the next ninety days assigned by name — so Monday morning, your team already knows the move.

Your business pays for every month of drift.

A 20-minute fit call tells you whether the 90-day program fits, whether a Sprint makes more sense, or whether you shouldn’t hire me at all. Either way you leave with clarity.

Next 90-day cohort opens June 2026 Direct: hello@samuelzniber.com