Episode 128 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Team Friday Founder & CEO, Michelle O’Grady. We chat:

🎯 Growing up in Los Angeles

🎯 Founding Team Friday with $15K and no clients

🎯 Her first part time job as a grocery bagger at Ralph’s

🎯 Working in experiential and trade show marketing

🎯 The differences between working in LA and NYC

🎯 The importance of community

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Episode 127 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Serial Entrepreneur, David U.K.™. We chat:

🎯 His media sales career

🎯 A reference letter from Clint Eastwood

🎯 Why he trademarked his last name

🎯 Why you should arrive at work before your boss

🎯 His entrepreneurial ventures

🎯 Launching Digital Day Camp

🎯 His preseason Super Bowl pick

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Episode 126 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Up Level Coaching & Consulting Founder & CEO, Amy Kiernan. We chat:

🎯 Working at Twitter’s first Canadian office

🎯 Working at Twitter as it became ‘X’

🎯 Applying for a marketing role, but landing a sales job

🎯 Mentoring the leaders of today and tomorrow

🎯 Launching Up Level Coaching & Consulting

🎯 Amy’s passion for gaming

🎯 Growing up in Dublin & Limerick, Ireland

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Let’s get ready to Rumble! Episode 125 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Epitaph Group Inc. Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Mike Rumble. We chat:

🎯 Founding a media agency on the back of cannabis legalization

🎯 Growing the Epitaph Group into one of Canada’s premier independent agencies

🎯 Leading teams at Cossette and Media Experts

🎯 Bridging the divide between media & creative

🎯 Mike’s passion for theatre

🎯 Growing up in Vancouver

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Episode 124 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with ESHAP Owner + Cartographer, Evan Shapīro. We chat:

🎯 Solving restructuring problems for top-heavy companies

🎯 Dropping out of the University of Massachusetts

🎯 Executive producing shows like Portlandia

🎯 Growing up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

🎯 The irony that comes with being a disruptor

🎯 Evan’s passion for theatre

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Episode 123 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Clarity Global US Managing Partner, Kristen Ingraham. We chat:

🎯 Legacy-creating moments

🎯 Turning a cold email into a job offer

🎯 The truth about working with celebrities

🎯 Studying magazine journalism at Boston University

🎯 Growing up in Greene, New York

🎯 Leading Clarity Global’s US office

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☕Coffee is for closers!🤝 Episode 122 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with veteran media sales executive and NABS Director of Media Sales, Jennifer Hawtin. We chat:

🎯 Vulnerability as a strength

🎯 The importance of selling YOU for that first sales role

🎯 Defining ‘protein spill’

🎯 The differences between selling local & national radio

🎯 Why ‘cold’ is Ottawa’s reputation

🎯 NABS’ positive impact on the advertising industry

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Episode 121 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with ThinkStart.ca Award-Winning Speaker and Consultant, Mohit Rajhans. We chat:

🎯 The new Minister of AI portfolio

🎯 Future-proofing your skills

🎯 Mohit’s go-to resources for learning a new platform

🎯 How ThinkStart.ca has evolved since our last episode

🎯 Why it’s wrong to think AI is a young person’s game

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Episode 120 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Don’t Be A Little Pitch Founder/CEO & Pitch Pro, Bryce North. We chat:

🎯 Receiving a ‘bait & switch’ offer on Dragons' Den

🎯 How Don’t Be A Little Pitch is disrupting the PR landscape

🎯 Why Nike Co-Founder Phil Knight is an inspiration

🎯 Growing up in Winnipeg

🎯 The glory (and accountability) that comes with being a hockey goalie

🎯 How location impacts a founder’s ability to raise capital

🎯 Bryce’s numerous entrepreneurial ventures

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Episode 119 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Reboot Consulting Group Managing Partner & Founder, Kerry Harris. We chat:

🎯 Why dissolving a business partnership is akin to a divorce

🎯 Why Kerry passed on an NCAA track scholarship

🎯 Why Canadian citizens make the best US travel show producers

🎯 Leading Weber Shandwick Canada

🎯 What’s next with ReBoot Consulting Group

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