Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha

Hala Taha: Never Give Up On Your Dreams (Follow Your Dream Podcast)

Oct 14, 2022

In this enlightening chat, Hala Taha shares her inspiring journey from facing rejections in her early career to becoming a successful entrepreneur and podcast host. She reveals how her tech skills and experiences from HOT97 and MTV shaped her path. Hala discusses the challenges of transitioning from corporate roles to fulfilling her dreams in podcasting, emphasizing the importance of resilience. Now finally living her dreams, she reflects on personal growth and future ambitions, encouraging others to never give up on their passions.

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Hala Taha

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Quick takeaways

Hala Taha's journey illustrates the importance of resilience, as she transformed setbacks into growth opportunities and thriving achievements in her career.

Her evolution from pursuing a singing career to successfully entering the podcasting industry highlights how following one's interests can lead to unexpected professional paths.

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The Journey from Rejection to Success

The speaker shares her experiences of facing rejection early in her career, which she views as pivotal learning opportunities. Instead of allowing these setbacks to deter her, she leveraged them to propel herself forward, ultimately leading to significant achievements in her field. By embracing these failures, she formed the foundation of her resilience, enabling her to enter the podcasting and media landscape with confidence. This mindset transformed her view of obstacles, turning them into stepping stones toward her dreams.

Intro

2min

From Intern to Industry Icon

5min

From Barista to Party Host: The Power of Social Media Influence

4min

From Stardom to Self-Discovery

11min

Podcasting and Career Growth

6min

From Disney to Podcasting Success

7min

Celebrating Success and Exploring Side Hustles

3min

We’re told from a young age that we should follow our dreams and do what we love. However, too many people give up after their first roadblock or abandon their dreams altogether. When we leave our passions behind or stop trying, we are building an unfulfilling life for ourselves.

What does it look like to follow your dreams, even if those dreams keep changing?

Hala Taha is the perfect example of somebody who reached for the stars in everything she did, and sometimes fell right back where she started. Instead of giving up, she adjusted her path with the skills she acquired and built a new dream for herself.

Now, she’s her own boss with a thriving company and she hosts the #1 Education podcast across all platforms.

In this YAP Replay, the host of the Follow Your Dream podcast, Robert Miller, talks to Hala about how she rebuilt her life again and again. They discuss the rejections she has faced in her career and what led her to make specific career choices and pivots. They also talk about how Hala’s life is calming down after half a decade of hustling.

Topics Include:

- How it feels for Hala to be living her dreams

- Hala’s start at HOT97

- Why did Hala leave HOT97?

- The Sorority of Hip Hop

- Hala’s experience with MTV

- Working at Hewlett-Packard alongside getting her MBA

- How her tech skills accelerated her career

- Starting Young And Profiting podcast and YAP Media

- What’s next for Hala?

- And other topics…

Hala Taha is the host of Young and Profiting Podcast, frequently ranked as a #1 Education podcast across all apps. Hala is also the CEO of YAP Media, a full-service social media and podcast marketing agency for top podcasters, celebrities, and CEOs. She is well-known for her engaged following and influence on Linkedin, and she landed the January 2021 cover of Podcast Magazine.

Robert Miller is a musician and host of the Follow Your Dream podcast. His band, Project Grand Slam, has released 11 albums, including a Billboard #1. They’ve streamed to over 50,000 Facebook fans and they’ve opened for several major artists, including Edgar Winters, Blues Traveler, Boney Jones, and Mindi Abair.

His podcast, Follow Your Dream, has a five-star rating with listeners in 200 countries. He also wrote the Follow Your Dream handbook to accompany the Follow Your Dream podcast, an Amazon #1 Bestseller that inspires people to reach for the stars.

Sponsored By:

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Connect With Robert Miller:

Project Grand Slam: https://www.projectgrandslam.com/

Follow Your Dream Podcast: https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/

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