I'm testing out a new short-form style – minimal effort, talking head format just summarizing an underdog story like I'm talking to a friend. Open to any and all feedback! I'd like to shoot for volume here and see if anything hits. If it does, I can worry about making them pretty later (e.g. B-roll with photos, videos, animations) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOwTs_FEcAX/

Would love to get feedback on 2 things: 1. I typically don't get a ton of organic traffic / views to pod episodes I put on YouTube. For whatever reason, latest episode with David Fales (s/o Nik your pod with him was great) got significantly more than usual. Idk if it was the thumbnail or maybe just him promoting episode a little bit. Regardless would love feedback on the it 2. I've been thinking about a "pinned post" for IG. I'm not GREAT with canva / design. Have gotten better but would want to make it look good for first impression on page. Any suggestions or connections that wouldn't break the bank to have something like that made or tips on what to do on canva myself would be appreciated

The screenshot below is usually the cold email I send either to agents or athletes directly asking them to come on the pod... I feel like I need to revamp it, any suggestions?

What do you guys think of this title/thumbnail combo? Any suggestions on how I could improve?