Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing) Hala Taha: LinkedIn Marketing Strategies for Explosive Business Growth | Marketing | YAP Live
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Aug 13, 2025 
In this engaging conversation, Hala Taha, a top LinkedIn influencer and the founder of YAP Media, shares her powerful journey from corporate setbacks to media empire. She reveals effective storytelling techniques and how to build a podcast business from scratch. Taha discusses winning marketing strategies for podcast growth and leveraging LinkedIn for lead generation. She emphasizes the importance of targeted content creation and consistent audience engagement, offering insights on advanced monetization strategies that can transform any aspiring entrepreneur's venture.
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Commit To One Platform
- Post on one platform daily to build leverage instead of spreading yourself thin across many platforms.
- Master that platform's publishing and engagement strategies to accelerate growth.
From Radio Intern To Podcast Founder
- Hala dropped out of college to work at Hot 97 and apprenticed for three years as Angie Martinez's assistant.
- After losing a radio opportunity and an MTV break, she later started a podcast while in corporate and rebuilt her career.
PowerPoint Skills Landed Big Clients
- Hala pitched services with strong presentations rather than polished branding and closed a $30K/month client early on.
- Corporate PowerPoint skills directly enabled her to secure high-ticket retainers for Yap Media.