Hala Taha: Transform Career Setbacks into Business Success | Entrepreneurship | 7 Years of YAP

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

YAP Media Network

Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Hala Taha gave up everything for her dream job in radio. She worked for free, dropped out of college, and showed up every day for three years at Hot 97 with blind faith, only to be quietly fired and blackballed from the industry she loved. With no way back, entrepreneurship and personal branding became her lifeline. She built her own brand, grew her own audience, and transformed rejection into a multimillion-dollar podcast business. In this special 7 Years of YAP series, Hala joins Matt, Aaron, and Leah on The Lonely Office to share how career setbacks became the foundation of her influence and success. In this episode, Matt, Aaron, Leah, and Hala will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (03:38) Early Career Struggles and Toxic Workplaces (11:30) The Pivot to Blogging and Entrepreneurship (15:37) Building a Side Hustle While in Corporate (25:18) How Hala Leveraged Personal Branding for Success (33:45) Why Personal Branding Is Non-Negotiable (40:48) The Future of Work: Thriving in the Age of AI 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 Lonely Office by Matt, Aaron, and Leah: bit.ly/TLO-apple 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, Passive Income, Online Business, Solopreneur, Networking

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0:00.0	Yeah, bam, as you may know, I'm a total fashionista. I love clothing. It is my favorite way to
0:08.7	express myself. I love putting together outfits. It is one of my favorite hobbies, fashion. I just love it.
0:14.5	And when it comes to buying my clothes, there's really only one place I shop for the last three or four
0:19.9	years. I literally have bought all of my clothes from Revolve, one place I shop for the last three or four years, I literally have
0:21.3	bought all of my clothes from Revolve, whether it's buying a gown for a wedding, work clothes,
0:26.6	going out, dancing clothes, bikinis for vacations, vacation outfits, all of my clothes are from
0:32.6	Revolve. And Revolve is so amazing because they've got so many brands. They've got 1,200 different brands
0:38.2	from really established labels to up and coming brands. And I just love discovering these new brands,
0:44.7	trying these clothes. It's always so high quality. Their shipping is just so fast. They've got
0:49.6	overnight shipping, two-day shipping. It's one of the best high-quality stores that I know of that
0:53.9	actually provide quick shipping. So if you need something in a pinch, Revolve is night shipping, two-day shipping, it's one of the best high-quality stores that I know of that actually
0:54.2	provide quick shipping. So if you need something in a pinch, Revolve is definitely your go-to.
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1:05.0	one click away. Head to Revolve.com slash profiting and shop my edit to take 15% off your first order with code profiting.
1:12.5	That's fast two-day shipping, easy returns. It's literally the only place you need to shop from.
1:17.1	It's the only place that I shop from. That's revolve.com slash profiting to shop my favorites and get
1:22.1	15% off your first order with code profiting. This offer ends November 9th, so happy shopping and get to it.
1:30.3	This is going to go really deep, but we might be the last generation that is able to really
1:34.4	live our own purpose. AI is going to basically automate almost every single job that we can
1:40.3	think of. Halah Taha, she's the CEO of YatMedia and the top 100 global host of the Young and Profiting Podcast. She's known as the podcast Princess. She's been featured on the cover of podcast magazine and 40 under 40. When I was focused at Hot 97, I was completely absorbed with Hot 97. I was Hala from Hot 97. That was my identity. I got fired on a Thursday.
2:02.0	By Sunday, I was working on a new idea. I started my podcast as a side hustle.
2:07.9	Many people didn't look at LinkedIn as a place to monetize. What was it about the network
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