More Than a San Antonio Podcast Studio. We Brought the Studio to the Conference.

Mike LaCorte had one day, one conference and one chance. He'd been invited to run his show, Leaders Podcast, live at the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators (TALI) conference in San Antonio. He was flying in from London. He didn't have a crew. And he didn't want to spend the day wrestling cables instead of talking to his guests.

So he searched Google, found Peachtree Rose Marketing, and we did something a studio can't do: we brought the studio to him. This is the story of that day, from the first inquiry to an edit-ready package of twelve interviews delivered the next day.

The client: Mike LaCorte and Conflict International

Mike also invests in the wider profession. He hosts Leaders Podcast, which he brought to TALI to record conversations with investigators from across the industry. And he created Investigator Events, a free global calendar of private investigator conferences, along with a Licensing Atlas that shows where investigators need a license to operate, country by country and state by state.

If you need a private investigator, surveillance, asset tracing or pre-employment screening anywhere in the world, Conflict International is the team we'd point you to.

The challenge: one conference, one chance, and a suitcase full of kit

When the TALI board gave Leaders Podcast the green light, Mike's first plan was to do it himself. He and a younger member of his team who helps with social media started working out which microphones to bring, which cameras to bring, and how to set it all up in a conference room on the other side of the Atlantic.

It's a familiar story. Recording a podcast at a conference looks simple until you list what can go wrong:

• There's one chance. A conference doesn't rerun. If a mic clips or a camera stops, that interview is gone.
• The room is a mystery. You don't know the access, the power, the light or the noise until you walk in.
• The gear isn't yours to master. Mike called it a suitcase full of kit he didn't fully understand how to put together.
• The host needs to host. With back-to-back guests for most of a day, there's no room to also be the audio engineer. As Mike put it, "I've never said so many words in one slot of, you know, 10 hours."
• You're hiring strangers. Mike had never met us. For an investigator who puts "three or four layers of caution on everything," that's a real risk.
• Someone else has to edit it. Mike's editor is in the UK. He needed clean, organized raw footage, not a pile of memory cards.

How he found us: a Google search and a straight answer

Mike looked at the cost of bringing someone with him from London. Then he did what most buyers do. In his words: "Let me go on Google and let's have a little search and see who's out there." Peachtree Rose Marketing came up alongside a couple of other companies, and he sent the usual inquiries.

What set us apart was the response.

He admitted it was an unusual request: an investigator from London asking a San Antonio team to film a podcast at a conference he was flying in for. That's exactly the kind of job we like. It's also a good reminder of why we care so much about search and AI visibility for our own clients. Mike found us because we were findable. If that's the piece your business is missing, our SEO and AEO work is where we'd start.

On the day: what on-site podcast production looked like

Mike traveled in for the conference and, by his own account, didn't have to get involved. Here's what our on-site team handled.

1. 1
   Room, sound and light, handled

   We took care of room access, sound and lighting, so the first thing Mike saw when he walked in was a working set.

2. 2
   A three-camera 4K set with multitrack audio

   Every interview was captured on three 4K cameras: a wide two-shot, a close-up on Mike and a close-up on the guest. Each microphone was recorded to its own track on a RODECaster, so every voice can be cleaned and mixed on its own later.

3. 3
   A better room, early in the day

   The set started in the conference's vendor booth area. Early on, we moved it to a dedicated conference room with far better separation from exhibit-floor traffic, reset the full three-camera and multitrack setup, and kept the schedule moving through to its expanded finish.

4. 4
   Clean dialogue in a busy neighborhood

   The venue sits beside the Henry B. González Convention Center and other active concert and event spaces. Our team managed that ambient sound all day, so the isolated dialogue tracks came back clean and ready to edit.

5. 5
   Back-to-back guests, plus the extras

   Guests rotated through the set all day. When Mike asked on site for behind-the-scenes photos and video for thumbnails and social posts, we added it. We also recorded his nearly hour-long featured session, on investigating in Texas versus the rest of the world, in full.

The result: twelve interviews, organized and delivered the next day

Mike only needed the raw footage. His editor in the UK would cut the episodes. So our job was to hand over a package that someone who had never been in the room could open and start editing right away.

• 12 podcast-style interviews, against 8 to 10 contracted.
• A series introduction with Mike on camera.
• A full-length capture of his featured session.
• 554 behind-the-scenes photos and phone videos, filed by episode and named by capture time.
• One folder per episode, every one laid out the same way: wide, host and guest angles plus the isolated RODECaster audio.
• An editor's quick-start guide covering timeline settings, how to sync the angles, which audio track belongs to whom, and full video specs.
• About 609 GB in total, delivered through Google Drive the next day.

In Mike's words

At the end of our follow-up interview, we asked Mike one question: if he could say one thing to a colleague about his experience with Peachtree Rose Marketing, what would it be?

He added: "I came back thinking that was a really good experience, and I've got no issue recommending you guys to anyone who's looking to do something similar." You can watch the full testimonial at the top of this page.

Why on-site podcast production beats DIY at a conference

If you're planning to record a podcast at a conference, trade show or company event, here's what a professional on-site crew changes:

• The host gets to host. Your energy goes into the conversation, not the gain knobs.
• Problems get solved before they're recorded. Room noise, window light, a guest who leans away from the mic.
• Every guest gets the same quality, from the first interview of the day to the last.
• Your editor gets files they can use. Consistent names, multicam angles, isolated audio and a guide, not a hard drive of mystery clips.
• You leave with more than episodes. Behind-the-scenes photos and video become thumbnails, social posts and promo cuts.

More than just a San Antonio podcast studio

We do run a studio. Our sister brand, Podcast Studio San Antonio, rents a fully equipped room by the hour. But a studio is only one way to make a podcast, and for events it's often the wrong one. Your guests are at the conference. That's where the studio should be.

Peachtree Rose Marketing is the production team behind the glass. We offer done-for-you podcast production in San Antonio: recording in the studio or on location, multicam editing, color, audio, captions, short-form clips, and the search and AI visibility work that helps a finished show get found. Mike's project used the capture-and-deliver part of that. Other clients hand us all of it.

Is on-site podcast production right for your event?

It's a strong fit if:

• You're hosting or attending a conference, association meeting, summit or trade show where your best guests are all in one building.
• You want several episodes from one day instead of scheduling guests one at a time.
• You're traveling in and don't want to fly a crew or a case of gear.
• You already have an editor, or you'd like us to edit too.
• You need it right the first time.

If that sounds like your next event, tell us about it. We'll ask direct questions and give you direct answers.

Frequently asked questions

What is on-site podcast production?

On-site podcast production means the crew and equipment come to you. Instead of bringing guests to a studio, a production team sets up cameras, microphones, lighting and recorders at your venue, such as a conference room, office or event space, runs the recording, and delivers the files or finished episodes afterward.

Does Peachtree Rose Marketing offer on-site podcast production in San Antonio?

Yes. We bring a multicam podcast set to venues in San Antonio, including hotels and conference spaces downtown. At the TALI conference we recorded twelve interviews for Leaders Podcast in a single day.

How many podcast episodes can you record in one day at a conference?

It depends on episode length and the schedule. For Leaders Podcast at TALI, the plan was eight to ten interviews and we delivered twelve, plus a series introduction and a full-length featured session, in one day.

What equipment do you bring to an on-site podcast recording?

For TALI we ran three 4K cameras per interview (a wide shot and a close-up on each speaker), broadcast microphones, lighting, and a RODECaster recording each microphone on its own track. We size the setup to the room and the show.

Do you edit the episodes or just record them?

Either. Mike LaCorte already had an editor in the UK, so we delivered an organized, edit-ready package the next day. For other clients we handle the full edit, captions, short-form clips and publishing.

How fast do you deliver footage after an event?

For TALI, the full package, about 609 GB of video, audio and behind-the-scenes media, was delivered the next day through Google Drive, organized by episode with an editor's quick-start guide.

Who is Mike LaCorte?

Mike LaCorte is the CEO and co-founder of Conflict International, a London-headquartered private investigation, surveillance and intelligence firm. He became President of the Association of British Investigators in 2024, is a former Chairman of the World Association of Detectives, and hosts Leaders Podcast.