Mick Hunt’s Top Self-Improvement Podcast Inks Deal With Realm.

More than a year after motivational speaker Mick Hunt brought his voice to podcasting, his show Mick Unplugged has become the top-ranked self-improvement series on Apple Podcasts, where it also ranks as No. 4 overall. Since its launch in February 2024, the podcast has grown to over a million monthly downloads, and Podscan data shows it has also proven to be a hit overseas. Now Hunt is teaming up with Realm to expand the brand into subscription offerings, video and live events.

As part of the partnership with Mick Unplugged, Realm will exclusively distribute and represent the show for multichannel monetization and sponsorship opportunities that extend beyond the podcast.

“From our very first conversation, we felt that Mick Unplugged belongs at Realm. He has hustle, vision, and he’s an incredibly kind person,” Realm VP Mary Assadullahi says in the announcement. “As Realm builds out Self-Improvement & Wellness, we’re thrilled to expand this top-charting show to new channels and premium offerings, and to present sponsors with custom multi-format opportunities.”

Hunt is a former insurance industry executive who took his success in that industry to launch a career as a business consultant and executive coach. That led to becoming a motivational speaker, and more recently, a podcaster. 

“Mick Unplugged was never just a podcast — it was a calling. A mission to challenge the norm and lead a new generation with purpose,” Hunt says. He says a move to Realm for the indie show was in part because Realm more than just understood it. He says the company “championed” it. “This partnership isn’t about distribution. It’s about alignment, legacy and making sure every ear that needs this message hears it,” Hunt says.

Under the new Realm deal, Mick Unplugged will continue to be available everywhere podcasts are found, with new episodes dropping twice weekly.