Hala Taha, known as the “The Podcast Princess,” is the host of Young and Profiting (YAP) Podcast, frequently ranked as a #1 Business and Entrepreneurship podcast across all apps with over 30M downloads. She also landed the January 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine.Young and Profiting podcast is a Top 100 podcast globally, and Hala has interviewed star-studded guests from the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Alex Hormozi, Deepak Chopra, Dave Asprey, Seth Godin and countless others. Her show was recognized as a 2022 Webby Honoree. Hala is also the founder and CEO of YAP Media, an award-winning, premier white-glove social media and podcast production agency for CEOS, celebrities and top podcasters, with a dozen high profile clients and nearly 60 employees. They are the #1 LinkedIn Marketing Agency and was voted best podcast agency of 2022. With the success in growing and monetizing her own show, Hala launched YAP Media Network in January 2022, the only podcast network with the specialization in both the growth and monetization of other top business and entrepreneurship podcasts. YAP Media Network represents dozens of podcasters including legends like Jenna Kutcher, Amy Porterfield, Russel Brunson, John Lee Dumas, Tori Dunlap and Lori Harder.Hala is well-known for her engaged following and influence on Linkedin, leading to the creation of YAP Academy’s LinkedIn Secrets Masterclass. In her two-day intensive course, Hala shares her secrets to successful LinkedIn growth and monetization. Since the launch of YAP Academy, there have been 9 cohorts with hundreds of new LinkedIn influencers following Hala’s expertise.Before entrepreneurship, 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 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, scaling the business to 35+ employees before quitting her executive position at Disney to take the leap into entrepreneurship. Hala is an expert on podcasting, LinkedIn, social media, personal branding, entrepreneurship, side-hustles and networking.