Amplify You

In this episode, I sit down with Hala. Hala Taha is the host of Young and Profiting Podcast, frequently ranked as a #1 Education podcast across all apps. Hala is also the CEO of YAP Media, a full-service social media and podcast marketing agency for top podcasters, celebrities, and CEOs. She is well-known for her engaged following and influence on Linkedin, and she landed the January 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine.

https://www.instagram.com/yapwithhala/ https://linktr.ee/YAPwithHala Hala started her career in radio production while in college at HOT97 on “The Angie Martinez Show.” Later, she launched an entertainment news blog site, “The Sorority of Hip Hop,” where she led an all-female team of 50 bloggers. Together they ran the popular site, interviewed celebrities, produced radio shows, hosted parties/concerts, and nearly snagged a reality TV show on MTV! When the blog site boom slowed down, Hala temporarily exited 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 dozens high profile clients and over 60 employees. Hala is an expert on networking, personal branding, Linkedin marketing, side hustles, entrepreneurship, and podcasting.

In this episode, I chat with Emily Lyons. Emily Lyons dropped out of high school aged just 16. After a stint working as a nanny in Australia, she moved to Toronto, Canada discovered entrepreneurship. Now, 13 years later, she has launched and scaled multiple businesses, including the leading events agency Femme Fatale Media (over 15,000 staff nationwide), luxury matchmaking agency Lyons Elite, clean beauty company True Glue Beauty, and membership platform The Lyons Den (over 1500 active monthly members). Under Emily's leadership, the companies have received awards and nominations such as the Consumers Choice Award, Top Choice Award, Women Of Influence, and many more. Emily’s success and ventures have been featured extensively in business-related pieces in Forbes, Huffington Post, Bloomberg, Entrepreneur, Dr. Oz, and many more. Emily has also garnered the business of massive brands, including Google, Audi, Warner Bros., The National Bank, Dior, and celebrities like Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Hart, and Drake. Emily’s social media networks total over 250,000 followers.

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In this episode, I chat with Celebrity Stylist Ivanna Fontana. From the runways of Berlin to LA and styling for the Oscars or producing runway shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Weeks nationally and internationally, Ivanna Fontana has become a respected figure on the international fashion circuit. The international stylist and fashion industry insider is using her extensive global knowledge of the fashion industry to bring her unique approach, her creative skill, and her image-transforming personal styling to some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. Ivanna has dressed the likes of Megan Gale, pop star Samantha Jade and Miranda Kerr for the 2011 David Jones launch. She’s styled Channel Nine newsreaders, weather presenters, on-air personalities, and reality TV stars from MAFS and The Bachelor. She has been a guest judge at multiple Fashions on the Field Spring racing events, hosted Dress For Success corporate workshops and Style Sessions, and recently become the ambassador for online fashion media company Made Of Fashion, interviewing celebrities on topics such as mental health and how to build confidence. She recently is styling Mary Fitzgerlad from Bravo Show Selling Sunset.

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In this episode, I chat with Nelson Epega. He is a Real Estate Developer. His story is truly inspiring he came from Nigeria with nothing and has built an empire. He is also the founder of the Million Marathon which is the hottest club on Clubhouse which is a social audio app. Where his rooms get over 1k people in them a night. Can't wait for you to hear his story!

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In today's episode, I had the honor of speaking with Raina O'Dell. Raina O'Dell became a Social media personality, businesswoman, and fitness trainer. Combining her workout photos and food photos has helped her amass more than 80,000 followers. Beyond all that, she is a single mom of two with an incredible story to tell.

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Aaron became the first legally blind athlete to play football in a Division 1 game when he was at Tulane University. He was a captain in his senior year and went on to also become an NFL free agent. Aaron never let his limited vision get in the way of his success. Aaron’s grit, determination, and effort enabled him to earn a spot on the Tulane team, and the respect of his teammates, coaches, and fans. Aaron began playing football in seventh grade and worked extremely hard to get where he is today. His goal is to show others that it doesn’t matter what they are fighting or what their perceived limitations are; anything is achievable with hard work and tuning out the judgment of others. His planning, passion, and perseverance enable him to be successful. Aaron has paved the way for others with disabilities and shown that the impossible is possible.

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Alvin started as a handyman selling door-to-door painting and repair services and grew his entrepreneurial skills into a $225,000,000 empire. He currently serves as the president of Hope Housing Foundation, an affordable housing company that offers beautiful, well-maintained, and safe properties.

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Sally Colón-Petree is an award-winning Puerto Rican Filmmaker from Chicago who relocated to Los Angeles in 1996 to pursue her career in the entertainment industry. Soon after arriving in LA, Sally was hired by MTV Networks as a contestant coordinator on Jenny McCarthy's "Singled Out." She then went on to pursue acting and was featured in several television shows, and national commercials, and hosted television for several years. In Early 2000 she was recruited into a Latin girl group that garnered huge success, signing a 1.3 million dollar record deal managed by Motown Executive Suzanne DePa

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In this episode, I chat with the incredible Julian Brittano. Julian is an Actor, Artist, Activist, Author, Writer, Producer, Entrepreneur, and Keynote. Best known for being on the hit show Green Leaf with Oprah. He talks about his experience of meeting Oprah for the first time. We also talk about him and his wife building an incredible Hotel business. So much more excited to hear what you think <3

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On this episode I sit down with Cody Harvey. how is the Co-Founder and CEO of the audio app Breakout. He talks about his Journey with social audio. How his app is going to stand out from others and what his mission is in building an incredible community.

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