FatRank Podcast won "Best Agency Growth Podcast 2026" from the Mad Hatter Awards at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham, UK, on 25 April 2026. The show took 77% of the total vote, and all three voting streams placed it at the top of the category. James Dooley, Host and Founder of FatRank, accepted the award on the night.
FatRank Podcast faced three judging streams: Verified Client Interviews, Community Poll Vote and Expert Panel Review. Independent researchers interviewed verified clients and customers of each entrant. A community poll ran across Mad Hatter Awards channels, open to the public and the wider industry. A panel of independent experts reviewed each entry against the category criteria.
FatRank Podcast entered a process that the Mad Hatter Awards says has no pay to play element. The judges looked for practical value that marketing agencies are able to copy across their clients.
FatRank Podcast received its verdict from the Mad Hatter Awards Panel. The panel said: "FatRank Podcast stood out because it treats agency growth as a system, not a series of lucky breaks. The show gives marketing agencies processes they can repeat across their clients, and it backs that up with a deep, consistent body of work." The panel added that this combination earned its confidence and the community's vote.
FatRank Podcast secured 77% of the total vote in the category. The page says this share reflected strong support across every voting group, with interviewed clients, the public poll and the expert panel all placing the show first.
FatRank Podcast collected its award at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham, UK, on 25 April 2026, with James Dooley accepting. He thanked the Mad Hatter Awards and everyone who voted, and he credited the team behind the show for turning up episode after episode and keeping the process tight. He also said he was grateful to listeners and clients, whose results he described as the real measure of whether the work succeeds.
FatRank Podcast is a UK business podcast hosted by James Dooley and produced by his lead generation company FatRank. The show launched on 22 May 2024 and is the flagship of the James Dooley Podcast Network, based in Manchester. Episodes cover lead generation, SEO, branding, AI and the mindset behind growing a business.
FatRank Podcast is hosted by the founder of two businesses: James Dooley founded FatRank in 2007 and the SEO agency PromoSEO in 2010. The page says the podcast gives marketing agency owners repeatable processes they apply across their client rosters, the same practical value the judges sought when they named FatRank Podcast the Best Agency Growth Podcast 2026.