Hala Taha: How I Turned My Side Hustle into a Multi-Million-Dollar Media Business | Entrepreneurship | 7 Years of YAP

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network

Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In 2018, Hala Taha launched the Young and Profiting podcast while still working her corporate job, laying the foundation for YAP Media. What began as a side hustle has grown into a top-ranked entrepreneurship podcast, a powerful personal brand, and a thriving podcast and social media agency. In this special 7 Years of YAP series, Hala joins Jamar Jones on The Foureva Podcast to share the exact strategies she used to turn a side hustle into a multi-million-dollar media business. In this episode, Jamar and Hala will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (03:23) Her Early Career at Hot 97 and Skill Stacking Edge (07:39) Using Social Proof to Land Influential Guests (10:48) Sales as the Engine of Entrepreneurship (12:38) Building and Scaling a High-Performance Team (20:02) YAP Media: From Side Hustle to 7-Figure Business (29:33) LinkedIn Growth Hacks for Entrepreneurs (36:08) Sales Strategies for Closing High-Value Clients (43:48) What's Next: Future Plans for Business Growth Hala Taha is the host of Young and Profiting, a top 10 business and entrepreneurship podcast on Apple and Spotify. She’s the founder and CEO of YAP Media, an award-winning social media and podcast agency, as well as the YAP Media Network, where she helps renowned podcasters like Jenna Kutcher, Neil Patel, and Russell Brunson grow and monetize their shows. With her business on track to hit eight figures in 2025, Hala stands out as a leading creator-entrepreneur. Sponsored By: Shopify - Start your $1/month trial at Shopify.com/profiting Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit to boost your job's visibility at Indeed.com/PROFITING OpenPhone - Get 20% off your first 6 months at OpenPhone.com/profiting Airbnb - Find a co-host at airbnb.com/host Mercury - Streamline your banking and finances in one place. Learn more at ⁠⁠mercury.com/profiting⁠⁠ Policy Genius - Secure your family’s future with Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com/profiting Framer - Launch your site for free at Framer.com, and use code PROFITING Resources Mentioned: Hala’s Podcast, Young and Profiting: bit.ly/_YAP-apple Hala’s Agency, YAP Media: yapmedia.com The Foureva Podcast by Jamar Jones: bit.ly/TFP-apple Change Your Circle, Change Your Life by Jamar Jones: bit.ly/ChangeCircle Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap YouTube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Startup, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Startup, Starting a Business, Passive Income, Online Business, Solopreneur

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored in part by Open Phone, Shopify, Mercury, Indeed, and Framer.
0:06.0	OpenFone is the number one business phone system. Build stronger customer relationships and respond faster with shared numbers, AI, and automations.
0:14.3	Get 20% off your first six months when you go to openphone.com slash profiting.
0:19.1	Shopify is the global commerce platform that helps you grow your
0:22.6	business. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at Shopify.com slash profiting. Mercury
0:28.6	streamlines your banking and finances in one place so you can focus on growing your online business.
0:34.2	Learn more at mercury.com slash profiting. Attract interview and hire all in one place with Indeed.
0:39.9	Get a $75-sponsored job credit at Indeed.com.
0:43.2	Profiting. Terms and conditions apply.
0:46.0	Framer is the designed first, no-code website builder that lets anyone ship a production-ready site in just minutes.
0:52.8	Launch your site for free at framer.com and use code
0:55.9	profiting to get your first month of pro on the house. As always, you can find all of our incredible
1:00.7	deals in the show notes or at young and profiting.com slash deals. I'll tell you how I got Matthew
1:06.3	McConaughey. I just thought I was going to be in corporate forever. I was already sort of a failed entrepreneur with the blog,
1:12.6	and I had a lot of holding on to that failure.
1:15.6	Like, I don't know if I can really become an entrepreneur again.
1:18.6	This episode is going to be one for the history books.
1:23.6	And we got Hala in the building.
1:28.3	I feel like you have beautiful ability to be able to change your circle and meet these influential people.
1:34.3	What are the steps that you take to get introductions to these influential people?
1:40.3	Well, our strategy for guest outreach has...
1:43.3	Sometimes people start companies and they're targeting people who have no money. And then they have to park really low and it's just like a race to the bottom. I'll just give you my approach of like how I close awesome deals. The Yep.
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