Ainsley Rossitto

Ainsley Rossitto is the first Head of Podcasts at Beehiiv, a publishing platform built to help creators grow and monetize their audiences. Founded by Tyler Denk, an early employee at Morning Brew, Beehiiv has grown into a platform serving roughly 55,000–60,000 active users. Unlike platforms that are increasingly trying to become destinations or social networks themselves, Beehiiv has positioned itself more as the infrastructure behind creators and their audiences. In May 2026, Ainsley joined Beehiiv as its first Head of Podcasts after more than five years at Paramount, where she served most recently as VP of Digital Strategy and Operations and worked extensively on the strategy and growth of Paramount’s podcast business. Before Paramount, she worked at NPR. Her arrival comes as Beehiiv is making a larger push into podcasting, raising an interesting question: in a market already filled with established podcast hosting companies—and at a moment when YouTube is increasingly cent…