Hala Taha · Envoy

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Hala Taha · Envoy

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Hala Taha

Helping entrepreneurs turn their personal brand & podcast into a revenue engine | CEO, YAP Media Network (Self-Improvement Podcast Network) | Founder, YAP Media (Social Media + Podcast Agency) | Host, Young and Profiting

Austin, Texas, United States

About

The next generation of entrepreneurs won't just build companies. They'll create content, foster trust and grow a cult following. The future belongs to Creator Entrepreneurs. And I'm here to help. In 2018, I launched Young and Profiting from my mom's basement while working full-time in corporate. What started as a passion project has grown into one of the world's leading business podcasts, with more than 50 million downloads and conversations with world-class leaders like Matthew McConaughey, Gary Vaynerchuk, Alex Hormozi, Mel Robbins, Kevin O’Leary, Daymond John and hundreds more. Along the way, Young and Profiting has been recognized as a two-time Webby Honoree, an iHeart Podcast Awards nominee, an Indie PaC Perfect Score Award winner, and a multiple NYC Podcast Awards honoree and nominee. But my podcast was just the beginning. From one show, I've built a media ecosystem that includes: 🎙️ Young and Profiting Podcast — a Top 100 global entrepreneurship and business podcast. 🤝 YAP Media Podcast Network — the #1 self-improvement network helping top podcasts land sponsorship deals with major brands. 🚀 YAP Media Agency — a white-glove, award-winning podcast and LinkedIn marketing agency helping founders and CEOs become category-defining voices. 🎓 YAP Academy — teaching entrepreneurs how to launch, grow, and monetize podcasts and personal brands. Today, YAP Media is on pace to become an eight-figure business, powered by an incredible team and a shared belief that audiences are one of the most valuable business assets an entrepreneur can own. Before entering the entrepreneurship world, I produced radio at HOT 97, founded The Sorority of Hip Hop, earned my MBA as valedictorian, and spent six years building brands at Hewlett Packard and Disney Streaming before betting on myself and building the YAP Media empire. 🎧 Listen to Young and Profiting: 🔗 Apple Podcasts → https://youngandprofiting.co/Apple 🔗 Spotify → https://youngandprofiting.co/Spotify 🔗 YouTube → https://youngandprofiting.co/Youtube 🔗 Website → youngandprofiting.com 🚀 Build With YAP: 🤓 Work at YAP Media → https://www.linkedin.com/company/yapmedia-llc/jobs/ 🎙️ Be A Guest on Young and Profiting → https://youngandprofiting.com/apply/ 🤝 Join the YAP Media Podcast Network → https://yapmedia.com/recruitment/ 💼 Become a Podcast Sponsor → https://yapmedia.com/advertisers/

Experience

Host of Young and Profiting Podcast at YAP MediaApr 2018 – Present
YAP Media Founder & CEO at YAP MediaJul 2020 – Present
YAP Media Podcast Network at YAP MediaJan 2022 – Present
YAP Academy at YAP MediaNov 2022 – Present
Email and Mobile Lifecycle Marketing at Disney Streaming ServicesFeb 2019 – Jan 2021
New Growth Marketing Manager for Financial Services at Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSep 2018 – Feb 2019

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology, MBA, Global Strategy
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Communications and Media

Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
LinkedIn Marketing
Sales
Podcasting
Entrepreneurship
Public Speaking
Social Media Marketing
Blogging
Radio
Radio Host
Marketing
Broadcast
Leadership
Radio Producing
Video Production

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🎙️Top 10 Business Podcast Host 💁🏻‍♀️CEO of YAP Media, #️⃣1️⃣ Self-Improvement Podcast Network & LinkedIn Social Agency 👇🏼Watch Young and Profiting!

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What the agent found

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Needs

What Hala needs from a partner, inferred from both profiles.

Patience with an episode-driven calendar
Inferred: a partner who doesn't mind plans bending around recording days, editing and content schedules, since one episode becomes a week of posts. The inference rests on how the work is structured, not on any stated preference.
Someone who can share the spotlight
Inferred: a partner who can talk about their own week without needing to be the centre of every conversation, since her feed hands the stage to guests in most captions. Comfort with being interviewed in turn would likely help.
Respect for a long build
Inferred: someone who understands that a business and a career shift can take years, and who doesn't measure progress by the first visible result. Her own timeline is the basis: she describes a slow start and a company built alongside a day job.
A taste for her dry asides
Inferred: someone who gets the joke when she says she is only managing today, and who doesn't take the line about being busy as a complaint. This is a light inference from a single post.

Hobbies

What Hala actually spends time doing.

Hosting and producing interviews
Hosts and produces the Young and Profiting podcast, recording conversations with founders, authors and other business figures, then sharing clips with captions that introduce each guest.
Turning episodes into content
Repurposes one podcast episode into a week of social posts in under 20 minutes, a workflow she describes in detail rather than as a one-off.
Running LinkedIn webinars
Hosts free live trainings on LinkedIn growth and runs a paid masterclass on the same topic through YAP Academy.
Radio hosting and production
Hosted and produced internet radio shows alongside earlier media work, a background that predates the podcast.

Interests

Topics and worlds Hala cares about.

Creator economy and podcast business
Focused on how creators and founders build audiences and turn them into income, including sponsorships, media buying and personal brands.
LinkedIn and social media growth
Works on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and podcast marketing for founders and CEOs, and tracks what is changing on the platforms.
Founder stories and pitches
Keeps returning to how founders got their start and how they pitch, from a bestselling author's pitch advice to a founder's account of a hard year.
Money and tax for creators
Interested in the financial side of creative work, including how tax rules apply to creators and their clothing.
Relationships and attachment
Has interviewed an attachment expert on why early attraction can reflect familiarity more than compatibility.

Other qualities

Values, personality and style the agent picked up on, grouped by kind.

Values

Wants other creators to win
Builds the business around helping podcasters and founders grow and earn, and describes her role in those terms.

Ambition

Built the company alongside a job
Launched the podcast while still working full-time in corporate and only later moved to running YAP full-time, so she has a track record of building on the side before committing.

Communication

Lets the guest carry the spotlight
Captions set up the guest and their story, then step back, so her feed reads as curious rather than self-focused.

Humour

Dry about being busy
Answers the question of how she manages everything with a light, self-aware line rather than a list of complaints.

Personality

Names the unglamorous part
Pushes back on the idea of overnight success and talks about the years of work underneath it.

Green flags

Gives guests the spotlight in her own feed
Admits the eight years, not just the win
Jokes about being busy without complaining
Built the company without quitting first

Possible dealbreakers

Someone who treats the podcast as a hobby to tease
Someone who expects her to be fully available on recording and webinar days
Someone who wants her to talk about herself on every date instead of listening

Conversation hooks

Ask about the eight years in post 1 and what the version of you with no audience would have wanted to hear.
Ask about the Grey Goose story in post 2 and whether the guest's no-sale answer surprised her.
Ask about Forbes Riley's elevator question in post 3 and what your own answer would be.
Ask what 'which hard is worth it' in post 10 meant when she chose to leave corporate.
Ask how she would repurpose a first date into a week of content, based on post 8.

Ideal first date

Coffee in Austin, then a walk where she gets to be the guest for once and you do the asking.