Richard Lowe Podcast Appearances
100+ guest appearances on podcasts about ghostwriting, publishing, executive book strategy, leadership, and the business of writing. The Chris Voss Show reaches 1 million+ listeners.
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Richard has been a guest on more than 100 podcasts covering ghostwriting, self-publishing, leadership development, AI in writing, executive branding, memoir, cybersecurity, and the publishing industry. Hosts range from independent producers to syndicated shows with audiences in the seven figures.
The appearances below span recent years. Each episode is a conversation with the host on a specific aspect of the work — what makes a book sell, what makes a ghostwriter trustworthy, what executives get wrong when they try to write their own book, what AI is doing to the publishing industry. If you book Richard on a show, expect direct answers, real specifics from 113+ books worth of experience, and no rehearsed talking points.

Courage Before Confidence: The Mindset Behind Authority Through Authorship
Richard Lowe on courage before confidence, conquering fear on purpose, and how a book becomes an executive’s edge for authority, speaking, and venture capital.
A Book Is a Tool, Not a Lottery Ticket: What Authorship Really Earns You
Richard Lowe on why a book rarely earns money from sales, what authorship really returns through speaking and venture capital, and how publishing paths differ.

Choose Your Clients, Promote Like Hell: The Business Side of a Writing Career
Richard Lowe on the freelance discipline behind a ghostwriting practice: vetting clients, killing scope creep, promoting relentlessly, and networking with intent.

The Craft and Business of Ghostwriting: Taxes, Recordings, and Getting Paid Right
Richard Lowe on the business behind freelance ghostwriting: handling taxes and incorporation, recording client interviews to avoid disputes, getting paid for revisions, and capturing voice.

From Author to Authority: How a Book Pivots a C-Suite Career
Richard Lowe on how a book helps C-level executives pivot careers and build credibility, plus promoting it through LinkedIn networking and virtual book launch parties.

Giving Voice to Others: The Engine Behind a High-End Ghostwriting Practice
Richard Lowe on the engine behind a high-end ghostwriting practice: financial runway, lead generation with LinkedIn Sales Navigator, delegating to VAs, and accountability.

From Computer Operations to Dozens of Novels: A Reinvention as Novelist and Ghostwriter
Richard Lowe on leaving his role as Director of Computer Operations at Trader Joe’s to write dozens of his own novels and ghostwrite dozens of books for clients.

How To Leverage Your Book with Richard Lowe
Leverage a book for business purposes, on this episode of Kim Thompson

What to Do to Sell Your Book: Standing Out in a Flooded Market
Richard Lowe on selling book copies: a title, cover, and problem that stand out, plus building an audience through social, launch parties, podcasts, and blog tours.

Secrets of Ghostwriting and Cybersecurity: The Ghostwriter Who Speaks Fluent Nerd
Richard Lowe on ghostwriting and cybersecurity: years running enterprise security, technical editor on a cybersecurity book, and why tech founders trust a ghostwriter who speaks fluent nerd.

From Reach to Authority: How Influencers Build Lasting Impact With a Book
Richard Lowe on the Business Influencers Show with Chris Salem: how influencers turn reach into credibility and lasting impact by writing a book that outlasts the feed.

Criticism vs Critique: How a Self-Published Author Handles Reviews and Markets a Book
Richard Lowe on the Robert Plank Show: the difference between criticism and critique, how to handle negative reviews, beating writer’s block, and marketing a self-published book.

Is That Even Allowed? Ghostwriting Demystified on the Radio
Richard Lowe on The Kelly Kelly Show: ghostwriting demystified for a general audience, whether it’s cheating, whether it’s legal, whose name goes on the book, and how confidential it is.

A Woman or an Alien From Another Planet: How a Ghostwriter Captures Any Voice
Richard Lowe on the Doug Thompson Podcast: capturing a client’s voice across cultures and genders, his three phases of life, and the photography that cured his introversion.

The Client Who Won’t Tell You They’re Unhappy: Pricing, Contracts, and Freelance Survival
Richard Lowe on the Xennial Traveler podcast: why clients stay silent until they’re very unhappy, pricing at $1 a word, protecting yourself with contracts and DocuSign, and freelance survival.

How Hiring a Ghostwriter Actually Works: The Process, the Price, and Why There’s No Royalty Deal
Richard Lowe on 22nd Century Management: the complete ghostwriting process from consultation to publishing, how pricing works, why ghostwriters don’t take royalties, and turning one book into many products.

LinkedIn Profiles, the Social Game, and Cracking Amazon’s Categories: A Practical Playbook
Richard Lowe on the ROI Online Podcast: the three LinkedIn profile mistakes, winning the social game by commenting, Amazon KDP category and keyword tactics, and pricing yourself as a professional.

When a Business Tells Its Story: Ghostwriting for Companies and the People Who Lead Them
Richard Lowe on Business RadioX: how a company, not just an individual, can build credibility with a book that explains its industry, wins trust with customers, and tells its story.

When a Business Tells Its Story: Ghostwriting for Companies and the People Who Lead Them
Richard Lowe on Business RadioX: how a company, not just an individual, can build credibility with a book that explains its industry, wins trust with customers, and tells its story.

Credibility Through Content: Building a LinkedIn Brand One Post at a Time
Richard Lowe on Out of the Blank: why credibility is built post by post, why your brand is the sum of your content, and how a ghostwriter keeps the LinkedIn stream flowing.

Grief Is Not Your Friend: A Ghostwriter on Loss, Reinvention, and the Work
Richard Lowe on the Bet The Jockey Show: overcoming grief after his wife’s death, how photography pulled him out of introversion, building an email list, and writing 10,000 words a day.
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