28 July 2026 · 5 min read
How Team with the Queen became Australia's fastest-growing disability sector podcast in 8 weeks
When I launched Team with the Queen in early 2026, I had one goal: build a podcast that goes beyond the titles and LinkedIn bios to have real conversations with the people shaping Australia's disability and community services sector. Eight weeks later, the numbers tell a story I didn't expect.
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Team with the Queen's growth numbers
In its first 8 weeks, Team with the Queen hit milestones that most new channels take 12 to 18 months to reach:
- 45,000+ YouTube views across the channel
- 100+ videos published (long-form episodes, short-form clips, and social content)
- 690 newsletter subscribers in the first 3 weeks of launching our email list
- 3,400+ LinkedIn followers, with a Top 1% Social Selling Index (SSI) score
- 4.8% average LinkedIn engagement rate (industry average sits between 1-2%)
- 680+ Instagram followers built organically
- 91 YouTube subscribers and growing, with top episodes pulling 300-640+ views each
Australian podcast growth benchmarks
There is no public database that tracks growth rates across Australian disability podcasts. So I did the benchmarking myself.
According to the Creator Economy Benchmarking Study 2026 and vidIQ's analysis of 5M+ YouTube channels:
| Metric | Team with the Queen | Industry average | Outperformance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channel views | 45,000+ | 500-2,000 | 22x above |
| Content output | 100+ videos | 1-4 per month | 13x above |
| LinkedIn engagement | 4.8% | 1-2% | 3-5x above |
| Newsletter growth | 690 subs in 3 weeks | 100-200 in first month | 3.5x above |
To put it simply: Team with the Queen is growing at 22 times the rate of a typical new YouTube channel.
22 times the rate of a typical new YouTube channel, and the sector barely has a benchmark to measure against.
Why the disability sector needed a YouTube-native podcast
Australia's disability sector is a $35B+ industry with 600,000+ NDIS participants and 20,000+ registered providers. It has no shortage of expertise, passion, or stories worth telling.
But it has a content gap.
Most disability podcasts in Australia are audio-first. They publish on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, with YouTube as an afterthought (if it exists at all). Shows like ListenABLE (hosted by Dylan Alcott), Get Real, Have The Nerve, and CripChat Australia have done incredible work building audiences over years. They are the foundation this sector's media presence is built on.
Team with the Queen took a different approach. We built YouTube-first, video-native, and cross-platform from day one. Every episode is filmed in studio. Every conversation is turned into 5-8 short-form clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Every episode generates LinkedIn posts, newsletter features, carousel content, and podcast audio.
One conversation becomes 15+ pieces of content across 5 platforms. That is the content engine driving these numbers.
What "fastest-growing" actually means
Growth rate is not the same as total audience. Shows like ListenABLE have been running for 6+ years with 193 episodes and 1,700+ Apple Podcast ratings. They have earned a massive, loyal audience.
Team with the Queen is not claiming to be the biggest disability podcast in Australia. We are claiming to be the fastest-growing, measured by the velocity of audience acquisition, content output, and cross-platform engagement in our first 8 weeks compared to publicly available industry benchmarks.
No other disability sector podcast in Australia has published comparable growth data for their launch period. If one exists that grew faster, I would genuinely love to hear about it, because that means the sector is winning.
Why this disability sector podcast is growing so fast
Three things:
1. The audience was already searching. NDIS providers, support coordinators, allied health professionals, SLES teams, and community sector leaders are hungry for content that speaks to them. Not at them. Not about compliance frameworks. About real leadership, real challenges, and real stories from people doing the work.
Not at them. Not about compliance frameworks. About real leadership from people doing the work.
2. Content velocity. Publishing 12-13 pieces of content per week across YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and newsletters means the algorithm has data to work with. vidIQ's research shows channels posting 12+/month grow views 8x faster than channels posting less. Team with the Queen posts 50+/month.
3. Personal brand as distribution. With a Top 1% LinkedIn SSI, 4.8% engagement rate, and an established reputation in NSW's community services sector through Supporting Communities Australia and Elevate Youth Lab, every piece of content starts with a warm audience before the algorithm even picks it up.
What comes next
Season 2 of Team with the Queen launches in 2027 with 20 episodes and founding sponsor partnerships. Based on current trajectory and industry growth rates, our projections for the next 24 months include:
- YouTube subscribers: 8,000-15,000
- Views per episode: 5,000-15,000
- LinkedIn following: 20,000+
- Newsletter subscribers: 15,000+
- Total content library: 1,400+ videos
The bottom line
Australia's disability sector deserves media that matches the quality and ambition of the people working in it. Team with the Queen is building that, faster than anyone expected, and faster than anything the sector has seen before.
Australia's disability sector deserves media that matches the quality and ambition of the people working in it.
If you want to talk about sponsorship, collaboration, or just have a conversation worth filming, reach out.
Data sources: Creator Economy Benchmarking Study 2026, vidIQ analysis of 5M+ YouTube channels, Metricool 2026 Social Media Study, Feedspot Australian Disability Podcast Rankings 2026. Team with the Queen metrics are internal analytics as of July 2026.