Best of Best Review proudly recognizes GoldBear Media as Best Business Podcast in Maryland of 2026 for its Better Together podcast, a show dedicated to exploring what it really takes to build a business. Hosted by GoldBear Media co owners Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold, Better Together moves beyond polished success stories to uncover the decisions, mistakes, pivots, setbacks, and lessons that shape the entrepreneurial journey.

Conversations Beyond the Highlight Reel

Better Together stands out because its conversations are designed to go deeper than conventional business interviews. Guests are encouraged to discuss not only what worked, but also what did not. The result is a podcast centered on genuine experiences rather than carefully prepared highlight reels.

Each episode features an in depth conversation with a founder, entrepreneur, coach, consultant, or business leader who has firsthand experience building something. Topics can range from growth and leadership to business challenges, strategic decisions, failures, and the lessons that emerge from navigating them.

Hosted by People Who Understand Business

The perspective behind Better Together is closely connected to GoldBear Media's own experience. Shawn and Kelly Sundsvold built GoldBear Media around the belief that businesses need connected marketing strategies rather than disconnected activity.

Their marketing approach brings areas such as websites, social media, email, and content together around a common objective. That same philosophy carries into the podcast. Instead of simply asking guests to describe their accomplishments, Shawn and Kelly are curious about the thinking, experiences, and turning points behind those accomplishments.

A Direct and Curious Interview Style

One of the defining qualities of Better Together is its conversational approach. The show is intentionally unscripted, with questions driven by genuine curiosity rather than a predetermined promotional narrative.

That format creates room for guests to talk openly about the realities of entrepreneurship. Listeners hear about decisions that worked, choices that had to be reconsidered, moments that tested a business, and the experiences that ultimately shaped the people behind the companies.

For entrepreneurs and professionals, those conversations can provide something particularly valuable: perspective from people who have already faced many of the challenges they may encounter themselves.

An Audience Built Around Business Insight

GoldBear Media reports that its audience has grown to more than 20,000 followers across its channels, with a significant portion consisting of professionals and business owners from around the world. Better Together continues to connect this audience with founders, coaches, consultants, and established business leaders.

The podcast is available wherever listeners follow podcasts, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, while GoldBear Media also shares its content through YouTube and social media channels.

Consistency Over Quick Attention

Better Together reflects an important principle that also appears throughout GoldBear Media's approach to marketing: consistency matters. Rather than building the podcast around the pursuit of a single viral moment, the company has focused on creating ongoing conversations that provide value to its audience.

That commitment gives the show a recognizable identity. Listeners know they are coming for candid conversations about business, including both the successes and the difficulties that accompany building something meaningful.

What Sets Better Together Apart

Best of Best Review considered several factors in recognizing Better Together, including the relevance of its subject matter, quality of its conversations, firsthand expertise of its hosts, authenticity, educational value, consistency, audience engagement, breadth of entrepreneurial topics, and ability to provide practical insight.

The podcast also benefits from GoldBear Media practicing many of the principles it discusses. The company does not simply advise clients about building trust and communicating authentically. Through Better Together, Shawn and Kelly create an ongoing platform where those principles are put into practice through real conversations.

A Podcast for People Building Something

Entrepreneurship can look very different from the outside than it feels from the inside. A successful company may appear polished once the hard work is complete, while the decisions and uncertainty that came before it can easily disappear from view.

Better Together brings those experiences back into focus. By asking guests about the parts of their journeys that are often left out, the podcast offers listeners a more complete picture of what building a business can actually involve.

Best Business Podcast in Maryland of 2026

For Best of Best Review, Better Together represents the kind of business podcast that offers more than surface level advice. It creates meaningful conversations around the experiences that shape entrepreneurs and the businesses they build.

For its authentic interview style, experienced hosts, practical business discussions, growing audience, and commitment to telling the stories behind entrepreneurship, Best of Best Review is proud to name GoldBear Media: Best Business Podcast in Maryland of 2026.

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