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Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard

Hosted by Mark Minard

Elevating Beyond, hosted by Mark Minard, CEO and owner of Dreamshine, covers the stories behind overcoming adversity and achieving success in business and personal life. The show has 326 episodes, published roughly every 24 days, with a median episode length of about 37 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 2,000 to 8,000 (estimated), at a rate of $40 to $200 per episode.

Why brands sponsor Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard

Long-running business and leadership show with a loyal, highly rated listener base

  • 326 episodes since 2014 with a 4.8 average Apple rating from 205 ratings.
  • Guests include bestselling authors, speakers and business leaders across many years.
  • Host-read mid-roll slots fit business, leadership and self-improvement brands.
Best forbusiness software and servicesbooks and training coursesfinancial planning
Watch forPublishing is bimonthly and download figures are estimated rather than verified.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Business60%
Careers25%
Religion & Spirituality15%
Formats
interview, solo monologue, video episode
Tone
inspirational, candid
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
25 to 60 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent35/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment80/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode2k–8k
Estimated, confidence 50%: 205 Apple ratings places the show in the 50 to 200 band, which is 2,000 to 8,000 per episode, adjusted for the 326-episode back catalogue and the show's age of over 10 years; the Libsyn hosting, Podcast Index popularity of 5 and bimonthly cadence were also considered.
Audience asks aboutHow did this guest overcome adversity?What habits drive lasting leadership?How do I manage money and build a business?
Age
15%18-24
30%25-34
30%35-44
25%45+
Gender
45%women
55%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States75%
Other25%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
Dreamshine
Categories promoted
business services
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the description promotes the host's own company Dreamshine but names no third-party sponsor.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Feed explicit flag is 0 and recent titles cover leadership, faith and finances, with no adult or drug content flagged.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 11 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence0 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks7 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks5 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 48 days ago, a new one about every 24 days.

Millions of downloads and counting, Elevating Beyond, is all about sharing the unbelievable story behind the story of what it takes to overcome adversity, and achieve insurmountable levels of significant success in all areas of life! Entrepreneur, Founder, and Active CEO of Dreamshine Since 2007, #1 Best Selling Author, World-Wide Speaker, Mark Minard, Hosts a New Style of Podcast with a 2 word…
Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard

Elevating Beyond is a long-running podcast hosted by Mark Minard, CEO and owner of Dreamshine, according to the show's website. Each episode tells the story behind the story of overcoming adversity and building success, with guests such as bestselling authors, speakers and business leaders. The feed lists 326 episodes since December 2014 and a median episode length of about 37 minutes.

The show is published roughly every 24 days, and Apple Podcasts shows a 4.8 average rating from 205 ratings. Listener figures are estimates: 2,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode, based on the rating count, back catalogue and hosting signals, and likely skew toward business owners and self-improvement readers. No third-party sponsors were named in the feed, though the host promotes his own company, Dreamshine.

A host-read mid-roll would cost an estimated $40 to $200 per episode. That suits business, leadership and self-improvement brands seeking a steady, engaged listener base. Sponsors should note the bimonthly schedule when planning campaigns.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Elevating Beyond with Mark Minard

How much does Elevating Beyond charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Estimated rates run from $40 to $200 per host-read mid-roll episode, based on an estimated 2,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode at $18 to $25 per thousand.

What is Elevating Beyond about?

Elevating Beyond, hosted by Mark Minard, shares the stories behind overcoming adversity and building success in business and personal life, through interviews with speakers, authors and leaders.

How do I contact Elevating Beyond about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.

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