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Ditching Hourly

Jonathan Stark

Booking Overview

Business interview show focused on helping solo professionals replace hourly billing with value-based pricing, specialization, and more scalable consulting practices; its external guests are typically experienced consultants, founders, authors, and business experts. Credible pitches include recognized independent consultants, professional-services founders, pricing strategists, authors, and experts on specialization or thought leadership, with booking difficulty likely medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 406

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 13.8k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jstark@jonathanstark.com

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Host

Jonathan Stark - Business consultant, author, and educator focused on helping solo professionals move beyond hourly billing through value pricing, specialization, and more scalable service businesses.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Experienced independent consultants, founders of specialized firms, authors, and established experts with practical knowledge of pricing, positioning, marketing, business strategy, or professional-services growth.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a specialized consulting or technology business, Authored a relevant business book, Developed a recognized methodology or area of expertise, Built substantial experience helping professional-services firms or experts grow

Recent Guest Discussions

Bob Rogers - Designing Experiences That Change Behavior, Emotional Connection, Audience-centered Branding, And Turning Information Into Action.

Paul Giese - Triple Specialization, Building A Referable Consulting Business, Fixed Pricing, Value-based Fees, Delegation, And Creating An Expertise Moat.

Nick Richtsmeier - The Changing Attention Economy, Inbound Marketing, Trust-based Growth, Relationship Networks, And Marketing In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence.

Jason Cohen - Business Differentiation, Ideal Customers, Consulting Strategy, Artificial Intelligence And Saas, Expertise, And Writing As A Tool For Thinking.

Bill Sherman - Scaling Thought Leadership, Codifying Ideas, Business Models, Target Audiences, Licensing, Certification, And Creating Intellectual Impact.

Recent Topics

Business, Entrepreneurship, Value Pricing, Consulting, Specialization

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Ditching Hourly
:

Joel Miller - Nine Years After Ditching Hourly

October 15, 2026

In 2017, Joel Miller came on Ditching Hourly episode 33 to talk about his recent switch to value pricing. Nine years later, Joel and his identical twin brother Alan still run The Sky Floor as a two-person shop. They do all the client work themselves, their average client has been with them for eight years, and they haven't hit a famine cycle in a long time, so they're not hungry for leads. Best of all, Joel has gone from working 80-hour weeks and making “a hilariously tiny fraction” of what h...

Rob Walling - Stop Building Stuff Nobody Wants

October 13, 2026

Software entrepreneur, author, and investor Rob Walling joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain why faster software development does not remove the need to validate a software product idea before building it.We talked about the future of SaaS in the age of AI, the 2-20-200 validation framework, customer conversations, finding ideas, turning client work into a product, starting marketing early, choosing an ideal customer profile, competitive research, and the advantages of vertical vs orthogon...

Bob Rogers - Designing Experiences That Change Behavior

September 18, 2026

Experience designer and BRC Imagination Arts founder Bob Rogers joined me on Ditching Hourly to explain how to create experiences that change behavior instead of merely entertaining. His new book, Deep Story, is a practical guide to doing exactly that.We talked about defining the change before choosing tools, looking past requested deliverables, finding the emotional connection between a brand and its audience, starting with the heart, and turning information into action.00:00 - Meet Bob Roge...

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Frequently asked questions

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Ditching Hourly
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How do I get in touch with Ditching Hourly?

Ditching Hourly is hosted by Jonathan Stark. Its publicly listed email is jstark@jonathanstark.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Ditching Hourly?

The publicly listed email for Ditching Hourly: jstark@jonathanstark.com.

How many listeners does Ditching Hourly have?

Podseeker estimates Ditching Hourly reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Ditching Hourly?

Ditching Hourly typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Experienced independent consultants, founders of specialized firms, authors, and established experts with practical knowledge of pricing, positioning, marketing, business strategy, or professional-services growth. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a specialized consulting or technology business; Authored a relevant business book; Developed a recognized methodology or area of expertise. Recent guests include Bob Rogers, Paul Giese, and Nick Richtsmeier.

How hard is it to get booked on Ditching Hourly?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Ditching Hourly cover?

Recent episodes cover Business, Entrepreneurship, Value Pricing, Consulting, and Specialization. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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