Talib Jasir is the founder of Afros & Audio Podcast Festival and the Vanguard Podcast Network. He is also a dual certified Life Coach to creatives, entrepreneurs, and podcast creatives. He is a podcast producer, author, and advocate for the people and their collective power. 

Afros & Audio is an annual podcast festival in it the second year and will be virtual on November 14th-15th this year. We will talk about their unique community and collaborations with diverse podcasters to bring the festival to realization for black creatives and audio professionals.

Afros and Audio- https://www.afrosandaudio.com/

Kristen Lee, is the founder of Roxie + Harper , a boutique fashion agency specializing in brand building & apparel production. Kristen comes from a Senior Brand Management background in building merchandise and fashion brands for top influencers in the Youtube, Instagram & TikTok space . We will chat with Kristen Lee, who is a brand expert and apparel specialist. She will provide excellent suggestions for podcasters who want to begin offering merchandise and the advantages of using apparel for your brands.

Roxie Harpers-https://www.roxieharper.com/

IG-@Kristenxlee_ https://www.instagram.com/kristenxlee_/?hl=en

[email protected]://www.instagram.com/roxie.harper/

Let's talk about SEO! We will talk about what challenges podcasters have with using search engine strategies. Also, we will dive into Akilah Thompkins-Robinson journey as a podcaster and how SEO has made her podcast a success!

Akilah Thompkins-Robinson is an SEO Strategist, author, speaker, and TechInfluencer. She has worked in IT for 15 years and for the last 5 years has been helping online businesses to stand out and get found online using SEO and content marketing strategies. Founder of Girl Get Visible.com and the Girl Get Visible Podcast, Akilah recently wrote My SEO Workbook, geared towards helping female entrepreneurs learn and do SEO. Akilah tours the country speaking about the importance of using your voice to become visible in your business and women embracing tech opportunities. Akilah is also a loving and devoted wife, Mother, and member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. where she serves on the national branding team as the Digital Director Akilah believes everyone should be someone’s #1 in the search engine.

Ig @girlgetvisible Fb-https://m.facebook.com/GirlGetVisible/ group

Geoffrey will discuss how he created his podcast " Disruptive FM"  that aligns with the versatility of his career at Microsoft and other business opportunities. Geoffrey Colon is a compelling voice at the intersection of marketing, tech, media, and popular culture. He is Head of Brand Studio at Microsoft Advertising, where he develops innovative concepts as a form of business development and collaboration with partners. He has written for The Futurist, Advertising Age, and Fast Company, and been quoted in Forbes, Billboard Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Guardian, and The Los Angeles Times.

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https://instagram.com/djgeoffe?igshid=1ajhogp390q9l

In this episode, we are interviewing Melinda Wittstock, CEO and Founder of Podopolo. Melinda Wittstock, CEO and founder of Podopolo™, and host of the top-rated podcast, "Wings of Inspired Business", has had an extensive career in tech and media. 

Podopolo’s AI-driven deep audience intelligence enables advertisers and sponsors to target specific audiences on-app and on-air, and also drive higher return on investment via higher consumer-brand engagement rates through social interaction and gamification. Podopolo™ is the first to enable “content as conversation” rewarding individuals and communities in achievement-oriented activities and actions for social impact so podcast fans can unlock a myriad of bonuses including free products and services from their favorite brands.

In this episode, we talk with Noelle Silver,former Vice President of Digital Technology at NPR.. Now She is the Head of Instruction for Data Science, Analytics and Full Stack development at HackerUSA. She is also the founder of the AI Leadership Institute and Women in AI. She is an ambassador for Responsible and Ethical use of AI and she is passionate about Mindful Leadership, work-life harmony and empowering people achieve their potential through technology. She specializes in helping technical leaders successfully navigate cloud transformation and develop an AI and Voice Strategy by delivering keynotes, sessions and hackathons worldwide. She has spent decades as a trainer, architect, and evangelist for IBM, RedHat, EMC, Amazon and Microsoft. She has been listed as the"#1 Speaker to Have at Your AI Event by ReadWrite.com and a “Top Influencer in Voice” By Voicebot.ai as well as received an award from VentureBeat for her work mentoring women in the field of AI and Emerging Technology. We discuss visibility in digital spaces and what we can do to have more discovery as podcaster.

In this episode, we talk with John Henry, entrepreneur, investor, creative, and host of JH Radio. We discuss how to find your on-air personality, podcasting gear, and how to cut a podcast deal with a major brand and/or company. John Henry's passion will always be to build generational wealth in and for the communities that raised him. If you want to check out more  of  John Henry click on the links below :

https://instagram.com/johnhenrystyle/

https://johnhenryspeaks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/johnhenryspeaks

In this episode, we talk to Ulysses Lee CoFounder and Editor in Chief at Blast the Lifestyle Magazine style podcast. We discuss sponsorship, monetization options, and local business support. Ulysses shares his sponsorship approaches and how he acquire them. Blast Podzine is also creating opportunities  for other podcasters to utilize their platform to earn revenue. If you want to check out more  of  Blast Podzine click on the links below ;

https://blast-the-lifestyle-podzine.simplecast.com/

https://www.facebook.com/blastpodzine/

https://www.instagram.com/theblastlife/

In this episode, we talk to the CEO of NJ Tech Council and founder of Propelify Aaron Price. We discuss technology, podcasting, and the recent pivot in digital due to Covid-19. We deep dive into the benefit of podcasting in the tech space and how the two are closely connected. 

Together, NJTC and Propelify provide the tools, resources, and community to propel ideas into action and to strengthen the collective technology ecosystem at all stages of growth.The annual Propelify Innovation Festival welcomes over 10,000 innovators to Hoboken, NJ for talks, tech, exhibitors, drones, VCs, VR, music, food, drinks, and more.Propelify was inspired by Aaron's award winning NJ Tech Meetup, a technology and entrepreneurial community with over 7000 members. Below are links to  connect with Aaron Price;

NJTECH COUNCIL-https://www.njtc.org/

Propelify-https://propelify.com/