Official Citation · 2026 · Marketing
Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026
FatRank Podcast has been named Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026, taking 59% of the total vote across independent client interviews, the community poll and the expert panel review.
The Touch Awards panel is pleased to confirm FatRank Podcast as the winner of Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026. The show took 59% of the total vote, a clear margin that reflects steady support across every part of the judging process rather than a single strong showing in one channel.
The award was accepted by James Dooley, host and founder of FatRank Podcast, whose 59% share of the vote placed the show well ahead of the rest of the field. That margin came from verified client interviews, the community poll and the expert panel review all landing in the same direction, giving the result a weight that any one stream alone could not have carried.
The Touch Awards use a fixed and published process so that every result can be traced. Judging draws on three separate streams, and no category can be won through payment, sponsorship or self nomination. Each stream is scored on its own terms before the totals are combined, which keeps the outcome open and auditable from start to finish.
Independent researchers spoke directly with verified clients and customers, using structured interviews rather than written submissions alone. These conversations tested whether the claims made in each entry held up in day to day practice. The findings fed into the judging record as a separate stream with its own weighting.
A public poll ran across the Touch Awards channels, open to the wider audience that follows and listens to the shortlisted shows. It gave listeners and peers a direct say in the outcome and captured support that panel review alone might not surface. Votes were verified and counted before being added to the combined score.
A panel of independent experts assessed each entry against the category criteria, with particular attention to evidence and consistency over time. Panel members reviewed the submitted material alongside the research findings and scored the entries individually. Their scores formed the third and final stream of the judging process.
All three streams pointed to the same winner. Verified client interviews, the community poll and the expert panel review each placed FatRank Podcast at the top of the category, and that agreement across independent methods is what gives the 59% result its weight.
Best Growth Mindset Podcast 2026 recognises a show that treats business growth as something to be examined honestly rather than simply celebrated. FatRank Podcast stood out for the candour of its format, the range of guests and the willingness of its host to place his own setbacks on the record next to his successes.
The show gives as much time to what went wrong as to what went right. Episodes discuss failed campaigns, poor decisions and costly misjudgements in the same measured tone used for wins, which gives listeners a more useful picture of how businesses actually develop.
That openness extends to the mindset behind growth. Guests talk about doubt, recovery and the habits that carry a business through difficult periods, and the host adds his own account rather than standing outside the conversation as an observer. The result is practical rather than motivational, with lessons drawn from specific experiences.
Taken together, the format sets a standard for how business podcasts can approach success and failure. It treats both as material worth examining, and it does so consistently across a large and growing archive, which is what the panel found most persuasive.
The Jury noted: "FatRank Podcast stood out for its refusal to present growth as a tidy story. The show gives failure the same space as success and draws genuine lessons from both, and that consistency across hundreds of episodes is what earned it the category win."The Touch Awards Jury
In acceptance: "This award belongs to the guests who were willing to sit down and talk honestly about the things that did not work. Our small team turns these conversations around every week, and I am grateful to them and to everyone who has listened. It is a genuine honour to be recognised by the Touch Awards."James Dooley, Host and Founder of FatRank