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Pursuing Your Passion to Build a Profile: Featured Founder Brett Farmiloe on That's Audacious

Brett Farmiloe, founder and CEO of Featured and the person reviving HARO, joined Lauren Clemett on That's Audacious to trace the line from his Pursue the Passion road trips interviewing people about their careers to a platform that helps experts share their knowledge with the world's leading publications.

PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2025 · THAT'S AUDACIOUS · 24 MIN

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Pursuing Your Passion to Build a Profile — Episode with Brett Farmiloe

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Key Takeaways

The insight behind Featured came from the road:
the Pursue the Passion trips revealed a fundamental human need for a meaningful outlet to share accumulated expertise.
AI-driven questions beat the blank page.
Contributors know what topics to submit on, which makes the connection with publications real.
Featured's accessible model and AI-powered matching democratize access to media opportunities
for entrepreneurs, marketers and credentialed professionals.
Reviving HARO adds a second platform for connecting journalists with expert sources,
announced weeks before this episode.

About the Show

That's Audacious, from The Audacious Agency and host Lauren Clemett, packs entrepreneurs' stories, tips and quick-fire questions into 20 minutes. Episode 32 was published on May 15, 2025 and runs 24 minutes. Recorded before Featured relaunched Connectively on June 2, 2026, so product details reflect the platforms at the time.

About Featured

Featured is an AI co-pilot for public relations (PR) that helps communications professionals and subject matter experts find earned media opportunities, draft responses, and secure coverage across journalist requests, podcasts, bylined articles, speaking engagements, awards, and other PR opportunities. The company owns and operates HARO (Help a Reporter Out) and Connectively, which connect journalists and publishers with subject matter experts. Featured supports more than 100,000 users and helps publishers fill content gaps with expert insights.

Media Contact

Brett Farmiloe — Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Featured
press@featured.com

Available for interviews on: AI and media relations, the HARO and Connectively platforms, generative engine optimization, PR automation.

Key Takeaways

The insight behind Featured came from the road:

the Pursue the Passion trips revealed a fundamental human need for a meaningful outlet to share accumulated expertise.

AI-driven questions beat the blank page.

Contributors know what topics to submit on, which makes the connection with publications real.

Featured's accessible model and AI-powered matching democratize access to media opportunities

for entrepreneurs, marketers and credentialed professionals.

Reviving HARO adds a second platform for connecting journalists with expert sources,

announced weeks before this episode.

About Featured