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YBH Pulse Content provides a centralized guest management system to track every podcast guest from booking through post-production. Each guest profile stores contact information, professional details, LinkedIn data, episode associations, and shareable brand kit links.

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Key Features

Guest Directory

View all guests with sortable columns, multi-filter search, and status tracking across the production pipeline.

Brand Kit Sharing

Generate secure share links to deliver personalized brand kits with episode assets, career timelines, and promotional content.

LinkedIn Integration

Scrape LinkedIn profiles to auto-populate guest details and generate professional career timeline infographics.

Status Progression

Track guests through stages: Booked → Recorded → In Production → Complete

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Guest Directory

The main guest directory (/guests) displays all podcast guests in a sortable, filterable table: Data Columns:
  • Episode number (supports multi-episode guests)
  • Name with transcript indicator
  • Position, company, and LinkedIn link
  • Contact info (email, phone, address)
  • Production status with visual badges
  • Episode release date
  • Brand kit share link
  • Circle membership status
  • LinkedIn follower count
Sorting: Click column headers to sort by episode number, name, status, circle membership, or LinkedIn followers (ascending/descending). Filtering:
  • Search by name, company, or position
  • Filter by production status
  • Filter by Circle membership
Bulk Actions:
  • Select multiple guests for batch deletion
  • Clear all guests with double confirmation
The table displays 25 guests per page with URL-based pagination (?page=2) for bookmarkable navigation.

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Guest Profile

Each guest has a detailed profile page (/guests/:id) with:

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Contact Information Card

// Stored fields
{
  email: string
  emailAlt?: string  // Alternative email
  mobile?: string
  linkedinUrl?: string
  address?: string
}
All contact fields include:
  • Click-to-copy buttons
  • Direct action links (mailto:, tel:)
  • LinkedIn profile link with external icon

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Status Progression

Visual stepper showing the guest’s journey:
1

Booked

Guest confirmed, episode scheduled
2

Recorded

Recording session complete
3

In Production

Editing, asset generation in progress
4

Complete

Episode published, all assets delivered
Click any status bubble to update the guest’s current stage.

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Promotional Targeting

LinkedIn Followers: Display follower count for targeting paid promotion strategies Circle Membership: Toggle to mark high-value guests for recurring engagement

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Episode Associations

Guests can appear on multiple episodes. The profile shows:
  • Number of linked episodes
  • Episode numbers and titles
  • Release dates
  • Link to episode detail pages
If a guest was imported from CSV with an episode number but hasn’t been linked to a Sanity episode yet, the profile shows the imported episode number with a “not yet linked” notice.

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CSV Import

Bulk import guests from spreadsheets: Supported Fields:
  • Name (required)
  • Episode number
  • Position, company
  • Email, phone
  • LinkedIn URL
  • Notes
Import Process:
  1. Click “Import CSV” button
  2. Select CSV file
  3. Map columns to guest fields
  4. Review and confirm
  5. System creates guest records and reports results

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Guest Actions

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Create Guest

Click “Add Guest” or navigate to /guests/new:
  • Enter basic info (name required)
  • Add contact details
  • Include LinkedIn URL
  • Save to create record

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Edit Guest

From the guest profile:
  • Click “Edit” button
  • Update any field in the modal editor
  • Changes save immediately to Sanity

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Delete Guest

Delete individual guests or use bulk actions:
  • Single delete requires confirmation
  • Bulk delete shows count and requires confirmation
  • “Clear All” requires double confirmation with explicit OK prompt

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Create Episode

From a guest profile, click “Create Episode” to:
  • Generate a new episode linked to this guest
  • Navigate to episode editor
  • Pre-populate guest details
Guests can have multiple brand kit share links (one per episode): 
interface GuestShareLink {
  _key: string
  episodeNumber: number
  shareUrl: string  // Format: /share/{token}
  createdAt: string
}
In Guest Directory:
  • Shows most recent share link
  • Displays episode number (e.g., “EP348”)
  • Click-to-copy button
  • “+X more” indicator for multi-episode guests
In Guest Profile:
  • Lists all share links by episode
  • Full URL visible
  • Individual copy buttons
See Brand Kit Sharing for details on what guests receive.

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Status Badges

Production status appears throughout the UI with color-coded badges:
  • Booked: Gray calendar icon
  • Recorded: Blue microphone icon
  • In Production: Orange gear icon
  • Complete: Green checkmark icon
Badges show:
  • Current status label
  • Associated episode number (if linked)
  • Hoverable tooltip with release date

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Search and Filtering

The guest directory supports advanced filtering: Text Search: Searches across:
  • Guest name
  • Company name
  • Position/title
Status Filter:
  • All statuses (default)
  • Booked
  • Recorded
  • In Production
  • Complete
Circle Filter:
  • All (default)
  • In Circle
  • Not In Circle
Filters automatically reset pagination to page 1. Clear all filters with one click.

Brand Kit Sharing

Learn how to generate and share guest brand kits

LinkedIn Integration

Scrape profiles and generate career timelines

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Technical Details

Data Source: Sanity CMS (Episodes bucket) Schema: Guest documents with references to Episode documents API Routes:
  • GET /api/sanity/guests - List with filters, sorting, pagination
  • GET /api/sanity/guests/:id - Single guest detail
  • POST /api/sanity/guests - Create new guest
  • PATCH /api/sanity/guests/:id - Update guest
  • DELETE /api/sanity/guests/:id - Delete single guest
  • DELETE /api/sanity/guests - Clear all guests (requires confirmation)
Frontend Components:
  • GuestsPage.tsx - Main directory with table
  • GuestDetailPage.tsx - Full profile view
  • GuestSidePanel - Quick-view panel
  • CSVImportModal - Bulk import interface
  • StatusBadgePopover - Interactive status badges

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