As co-owner of East Left Studios in Boston for nearly a decade, Raul watched as more and more of his clients booked sessions solely to produce and record podcasts. He recognized the need for a dedicated podcast recording solution that was somewhere between the high-end, high-priced studio and the low quality laptop recording apps.
In 2019 he closed his studio down and dove into solving this pain by starting PodSpot with Tim and Kristen.
Kristen Vagliardo is a native New Yorker who came to Boston for college and never left. She holds a BA from Boston University and an MA from Harvard, both in the realm of religion and archaeology.
She currently manages the finances for the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, and was recently promoted to Assistant Director of the Museum.
She makes sure to travel abroad at least three times a year to visit friends, museums and antiques markets.
As the owner of a studio packed with vintage, rare, and custom-built equipment, Tim has produced spoken word content for national broadcast television, radio and theatre.
With unrelenting curiosity, Tim has enjoyed a career designing and building software systems for companies in multimedia, leisure, property, eCommerce, & cryptocurrency fields.
A firm supporter of freedom in the modern web, Tim is committed to giving power to content creators, and allowing them to maintain control of their work.
Aubrey is a serial entrepreneur with a background in advertising and branding. She previously founded a tonic and elixir company, Body + Eden, which was featured in Oprah Magazine, Elle, Well & Good and Japan Vogue, and partnered with brands such as One & Only Resorts, Wallpaper Handmade, and The Tracy Anderson Method.
Aubrey currently is the founder of a gut microbiome startup, Postbiotics Plus and is also a certified health coach and gut health opinion leader, creating courses for nutrition schools and lecturing on the microbiome. She holds a BA from Boston University in Advertising, and MFA from The New School where she has been a guest lecturer on product adoption.
James built his career in audio production working on music, post-production for film and video games, and most recently in public radio as a Broadcast Recording Technician for National Public Radio. There he mixed national programs like All Things Considered and Morning Edition live from the control rooms at NPR’s headquarters in Washington, DC.
He's also recorded and mixed musical guests for NPR's award-winning Tiny Desk series, NPR’s Politics Podcast, Jazz Piano Christmas, WBGO/NPR’s Jazz Night in America, and StoryCorps’ One Small Step.
Daily repair work on audio from all over the world, featuring correspondents at NPR and its many member stations and affiliates, has made James an expert in audio restoration software.