How This Nonprofit Uses AI Podcasts to Empower Small Businesses

“It’s still my voice. Just… faster.”
— Steve Brady, Executive Director, Covation Center

The Covation Center helps mom-and-pop businesses survive and thrive. Based in Williamsport, PA, they offer coaching, curriculum, and resources for entrepreneurs with five employees or fewer.

But creating educational content at scale? Nearly impossible for their four-person team.

That’s where Jellypod came in.

Watch how Steve and Stephanie used Jellypod to bring their curriculum to life through a podcast—powered by their voices, customized scripts, and full creative control:

The Challenge: Doing More with Less

Steve’s team had spent eight years building training videos and YouTube content. But they needed something new—something that could help their voice reach farther, without burning them out.

“We’re a small team of four people. We needed a way to package our curriculum in new and creative ways.”

They also wanted their voices—literally—to be at the heart of the content. That ruled out anything generic or robotic.

The Discovery: Jellypod’s Voice-Cloned Podcast Studio

Steve tried NotebookLM and even uploaded custom voices to ElevenLabs—but nothing let them have real, back-and-forth conversations using their actual voices.

That changed with Jellypod.

“We’re building trust with artists. Jellypod gave us the creative control we needed—and the authenticity they deserved.”

With Jellypod, they could:

• Import custom voice clones from ElevenLabs
• Add deep curriculum content as source material
• Co-host episodes using their own voices
• Fully edit the script to match tone, pacing, and messaging

Their Workflow

Here’s how Covation Center creates professional-sounding, AI-powered episodes—without the grind:

Source the Curriculum: They use their existing masterclass content as input.

Outline with ChatGPT: They create a guided outline of what the episode should cover.

Script + Edit in Jellypod: Jellypod generates a full episode draft, which Steve and Stephanie review and tweak for clarity and tone.

Voice Cloning: Jellypod plays the episode using their AI voice clones, allowing listeners to hear them—just more efficiently.

Distribution: The podcast goes live, helping microbusinesses grow through actionable insights and trusted voices.

“The fact that we have automation, intelligence, and control—that’s what I really like.”

Unexpected Wins

They didn’t expect how good it would feel to hear themselves again—on their own terms.

“When Stephanie first heard her AI voice, she said, ‘That’s me… but it’s not me… but that’s me!’”

They also learned how Jellypod lets them fine-tune tone, intent, and delivery by editing the script directly—no need for technical tools or extra software.

Why It Matters

In a world where small nonprofits are asked to do more with less, time is the most valuable resource.

“We can’t store time. Jellypod gives it back to us.”

That time goes back into coaching, relationship building, and expanding their vision—without sacrificing the quality of their content.

The Takeaway

If you’re a nonprofit, educator, or community builder—Jellypod lets you scale your message without scaling your team.

You stay in control. Your voice stays at the center. And your mission keeps moving forward.

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