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BEST OF #thePOZcast: Hala Taha. Origional Air Date: 9/24/21\n\nI have made a bunch of real friends that I met on LinkedIN and none is better than Hala Taha. She is so generous with her advice as a top podcaster and values my advice likewise around business and life. As the host of a top show herself, she really doesn't come out from behind the mic to talk about herself too much as the focus is always on the guest. \nIn August, alongside our other great podcast friend, Vinnie Potestivo, we all interviewed each other in person in NYC. I can tell you, there is nothing more intimate than a face-to-face interview, especially these days. Plus when it's someone that you know, even better. Hala has been through a tremendous amount of heartache this past year, including losing her father, a long-term relationship, and the rollercoaster of business. We got deep and emotional and I felt that I brought out the true Hala that the world needs to hear and see more of. \n\nThis episode was more of a conversation between two friends about life. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did recording it. \n----\nHala Taha is the host of the #1 in Education, Young and Profiting Podcast, as well as the CEO of YAP Media, a full-service social media and podcast marketing agency. Hala started her career in radio production while in college at HOT97 on \u201cThe Angie Martinez Show.\u201d Later, she launched an entertainment news blog site, \u201cThe Sorority of Hip Hop,\u201d where she led an all-female team of 50 bloggers. When the blog site boom slowed down,\n\nHala took a temporary exit from the entertainment industry to get an MBA. She has 7 years of corporate marketing experience at HP and Disney Streaming Services. She started Young and Profiting Podcast and YAP Media as a side hustle, and now has several high-profile clients and over 40 employees.\n\nThis Episode\u2019s Heavy-hitters:\n\nWe go over the toughest of times from COVID\u2013 the loss of Hala\u2019s father, the end of a 12-year romantic relationship, and on a brighter note, leaving her corporate job to realize her dreams with YAP media.\n\nHala and I talk about the challenges of scaling a business that we\u2019ve built with such a personal touch\u2013 our success in scaling has been through passing that personal touch to our team members so that attention to detail and devotion is never lost.\n\nHala is starting a podcast network via YAP media where she\u2019ll help produce, market, advertise and grow shows that she signs to the network.\n\nAlthough she\u2019s starting to hire more experienced C-level candidates, Hala promoted her VP of social directly from an internship program because she understood her brand and voice so well.\n\nYAP Media grew so quickly during the pandemic that they actually had to turn down new clients for a couple of months just to make sure current clients were being properly taken care of.\n\n \nBe sure to check out Hala\u2019s Young & Profiting Podcast! https://youngandprofiting.com/\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review/ rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/thepozcast\n\n#thePOZcast is brought to you by our friends at Interseller \u2013 the prospecting + outreach platform of recruiters and sellers. Whether you\u2019re doubling down on business development or recruiting talent, Interseller does all the heavy lifting of finding contact data, automating the email and follow-up process, and syncs all that rich data into 20+ CRMs and ATSs. Reach out and get going in a 2-week *free* trial today and let them know you heard about them from Adam on #thePOZcast.\n\nCheck out a free demo today! https://bit.ly/2Fbm/BZ\n\nFor more, please check out www.thePOZcast.com