588: Betting on Yourself: Hala Taha’s Journey From Fired DJ to 7-Figure CEO
Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod
Hal Elrod
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
If you've ever been rejected, felt insecure, underestimated, or unsure whether you're "good enough" to achieve your dreams, this conversation will show you how a positive mindset and betting on yourself can turn rejection into redirection that leads to an even better opportunity.
In this powerful and inspirational episode, I'm sitting down with Hala Taha—an entrepreneur who hosts one of the top podcasts in the world (Young and Profiting) and built a media empire (YAP Media)—to uncover the story behind her rise from an unpaid intern to one of the most influential voices in podcasting and media.
Hala's journey to success certainly wasn't linear. She's been fired, rejected, overlooked, and discouraged, but with pure resilience and determination, she used each setback to sharpen her skills, build her brand, and expand her vision.
You'll hear how she used manifestation and affirmations to break through imposter syndrome and continued stacking skills to build a thriving media empire. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or simply ready for your next chapter, Hala's story proves that you don't have to wait for permission to succeed; you just need self-belief and a positive mindset to get started.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Why Hala’s Dad has been a huge inspiration in her life and many others
- A positive mindset can turn rejection into a new opportunity
- How to create your own lane when gatekeepers say “no”
- Making the shift from an imposter syndrome mindset to an empowered one
- The power of skill stacking to fuel long-term success
- Why self-belief and the pursuit of excellence are business superpowers
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast, the show that empowers you to wake up to your full potential and achieve your biggest goals and dreams. |
| 0:09.6 | I am your host, Hal Elrod, and I invite you to join us each week as we share actionable strategies to take your life to the next level, |
| 0:16.6 | as well as interview world-class experts and entrepreneurs who have achieved extraordinary goals |
| 0:21.9 | themselves, and we ask them to give you a peek behind the curtain and teach you exactly what |
| 0:26.4 | you need to do to do the same. Ready? Here we go. |
| 0:31.2 | Hey there, goal achievers. Welcome to another episode of the Achieve Your Goals podcast. I'm your host, |
| 0:35.8 | Hal Elrod. And today's conversation is with |
| 0:37.8 | someone who has used relentless perseverance, courageous reinvention and the power of using her |
| 0:43.9 | voice literally and figuratively to create the life and business of her dreams and make a profound |
| 0:49.8 | impact in the world. I am talking about Hala Taha, founder of Yap Media and host of one of the top |
| 0:56.2 | podcasts in the world, young and profiting. Now, at 19 years old, Hala was already chasing her dreams |
| 1:02.2 | working as an intern at Hot 97, one of the top radio stations in New York City. And she dropped |
| 1:07.9 | out of college that same year to pursue her passion, became obsessed |
| 1:11.3 | with the law of attraction, started writing affirmations, and began believing that her life |
| 1:16.0 | had no limits. And she's been proving that to be true ever since. From getting fired from her |
| 1:22.5 | dream radio gig and losing her entire identity as Hala from Hot 97 to getting cast in a reality show |
| 1:30.2 | on MTV to losing that reality show, clawing her way into an MBA program with a 2.3 GPA |
| 1:37.1 | only to end up with a 4.0 to transforming the culture at Hewlett Packard to working at Disney |
| 1:42.9 | streaming. I could go on and on |
| 1:44.6 | and finally launching Young and Profiting her podcast in 2018, which is now one of the top |
| 1:51.1 | self-improvement podcasts in the world. Today, Holla is the founder and CEO of Yap Media, |
| 1:56.6 | a full service agency with a team of over 60 people, and she's built a powerhouse personal brand |
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