Meliora Advisory • Discovery Engine

Find the talent, before the market does.

MaDE finds rising creators without a podcast and ranks who to approach first. Every number shows where it came from.

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TT
Tradie Tales
Comedy
78/1001.2M
watchNo podcast
PE
Priya Explains Money
Finance
64/100190K
pursueNo podcast
CD
Coach Dre
Wellness
70/100430K
watchNo podcast
ZZ
Zara Zines
Culture
62/100225K
watchNo podcast
MM
Mina Makes
Culture
58/100140K
watchNot checked
TT
Tradie Tales
Comedy
78/1001.2M
watchNo podcast
PE
Priya Explains Money
Finance
64/100190K
pursueNo podcast
CD
Coach Dre
Wellness
70/100430K
watchNo podcast
ZZ
Zara Zines
Culture
62/100225K
watchNo podcast
MM
Mina Makes
Culture
58/100140K
watchNot checked
TT
Tradie Tales
Comedy
78/1001.2M
watchNo podcast
PE
Priya Explains Money
Finance
64/100190K
pursueNo podcast
CD
Coach Dre
Wellness
70/100430K
watchNo podcast
ZZ
Zara Zines
Culture
62/100225K
watchNo podcast
MM
Mina Makes
Culture
58/100140K
watchNot checked
TT
Tradie Tales
Comedy
78/1001.2M
watchNo podcast
PE
Priya Explains Money
Finance
64/100190K
pursueNo podcast
CD
Coach Dre
Wellness
70/100430K
watchNo podcast
ZZ
Zara Zines
Culture
62/100225K
watchNo podcast
MM
Mina Makes
Culture
58/100140K
watchNot checked
TW
The Weeknight Cook
Food
74/100640K
pursueNo podcast
TN
The Nap Report
Parenting
61/100150K
watchNo podcast
KE
Kai Explains
Finance
67/100340K
pursueNo podcast
GH
Golden Hour Gab
Wellness
62/100205K
watchNo podcast
FF
Freckle Finance
Finance
58/100120K
watchNo podcast
TW
The Weeknight Cook
Food
74/100640K
pursueNo podcast
TN
The Nap Report
Parenting
61/100150K
watchNo podcast
KE
Kai Explains
Finance
67/100340K
pursueNo podcast
GH
Golden Hour Gab
Wellness
62/100205K
watchNo podcast
FF
Freckle Finance
Finance
58/100120K
watchNo podcast
TW
The Weeknight Cook
Food
74/100640K
pursueNo podcast
TN
The Nap Report
Parenting
61/100150K
watchNo podcast
KE
Kai Explains
Finance
67/100340K
pursueNo podcast
GH
Golden Hour Gab
Wellness
62/100205K
watchNo podcast
FF
Freckle Finance
Finance
58/100120K
watchNo podcast
TW
The Weeknight Cook
Food
74/100640K
pursueNo podcast
TN
The Nap Report
Parenting
61/100150K
watchNo podcast
KE
Kai Explains
Finance
67/100340K
pursueNo podcast
GH
Golden Hour Gab
Wellness
62/100205K
watchNo podcast
FF
Freckle Finance
Finance
58/100120K
watchNo podcast

Sources

The creator page

What we check on every creator.

This is what a creator page shows you.

1

Who they are

A one-line summary of the creator: what they make, where they are, and how many people they reach.

2

Podcast check

We check the public podcast directory to see if they already have a podcast.

3

Measured or assumed

We show which numbers we measured and which we assumed. Assumed numbers do not affect the score.

4

Confidence

How much evidence we have on this creator, out of 100.

5

Watch list

You can park a creator and set a target, such as 250K followers. We tell you when they reach it.

6

Fan comments

We show real comments from their fans, so you can see how the audience feels.

TT
Tradie Taleswatch
@tradietales · Comedy

A comedy creator reaching 1.2M people across TikTok. No podcast under their name.

1
Podcast2
None found
Checked by name
Reach
1.2M
1 channel
Engagement
7.0%
Per post
Confidence4
63/100
5 of 8 measured
MaDE score
72/100Strong

Top 4% of the 445 creators MaDE is tracking.

Where the score comes from3
Growth88
Engagement74
Podcast opportunity92
Storytelling · assumed
Advertiser demand · set61
Sponsor friendly70
Fan comments6
  • “when is the podcast mate, I would listen to you two for hours”
  • “need the long version of this one”

4% of recent comments ask for a podcast.

Watch list5

Tell me when they pass 250K

Your note: too small for a weekly show yet.

Try it

How the score works.

Eight checks make one score. Turn one off and the score slides toward 50. Pick a lens to change the weights.

Live. Tap a row.
The balanced view MADE ships with.
72/100
Strong
6 of 8 measured, carrying 72% of the weight. The other 28% pulls it toward 50.
How it works

Four steps, every day.

1

Find.

A daily sweep of the roster, plus who they tag, their hashtags and a YouTube search.

2

Read.

Profiles, recent posts, a few comments. Then the podcast directory.

3

Score.

Eight weighted checks, one score. Unmeasured pulls it toward the middle.

4

Decide.

Pursue, watch or pass. The pipeline and the memo keep the record.

Platform

Nine tools, one creator page.

Each tool opens the same creator page.

Discovery, ranked

Every creator, ordered by how good a bet they are. Filter by category, podcast, reach and confidence. Three lenses.

445 ranked8 dimensions3 lenses

The score

Eight weighted checks. Unmeasured stays unknown and pulls the score toward the middle. Confidence says how much was measured.

0 to 100 one score/100 confidence

The podcast check

Every name looked up in the public directory: no show, a show, or no answer yet.

1 directory3 honest answers

The creator page

Who they are in one sentence, then momentum, content, fans, a proposed show and the closest creators. Print it and it is the memo.

1 sentence first1 page memo

Rising

Who is growing fastest on YouTube, creators and studios. Refreshed daily.

Daily readings2 kinds

Pipeline

Six stages. Drag a creator between them. The record sits beside the score.

6 stagesDrag to move

Find more

Who your creators tag, the hashtags they use, and a YouTube search. Nobody is tracked until you say so.

3 ways in0 tracked unasked

Watch list

Park a creator and set a target: 250K, 500K, 5% growth a week, or a podcast start. We tell you when they reach it.

4 triggers14d mover window

Governance

An allow-list of sources, retention limits, an audit line per action, erasure on request. A person signs off brand safety. Passkeys.

5 sources180d comments kept
Meliora Advisory

Built by Meliora Advisory.

MaDE does the reading. A person makes the call.

More about Meliora Advisory
Clive Dickens

Clive Dickens

Managing Partner • International

Co-founded Absolute Radio. Senior digital roles at Seven West Media, Southern Cross Austereo and Yahoo7. Founded Meliora.

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Jack Lonergan

Jack Lonergan

Partner

Leads product and strategy at Meliora. Wrote the MaDE engine.

LinkedIn ↗
Mel Lee

Mel Lee

Partner

Founded Backchat Media. Established Meliora in New Zealand.

LinkedIn ↗
Scale

What we track.

Rising creators. Anyone under 10,000 followers is flagged as too small to commission.

445
Creators ranked
Across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
374
Podcast opportunities
No show in the public directory.
Daily
Evidence refresh
Every creator re-read once a day.
0 to 100
One score, with its basis
Eight weighted checks. Unknown stays unknown.
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