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

Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

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	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. This is going to go really deep,
1:06.9	but we might be the last generation that is able to really live our own purpose.
1:11.9	AI is going to basically automate almost every single job that we can think of.
1:16.6	Hala Taha, she's the CEO of Yat Media and the top 100 global host of the Young and Profiting
1:22.3	Podcast.
1:23.2	She's known as the podcast Princess.
1:25.2	She's been featured on the cover of podcast magazine and 40 under 40.
1:29.3	When I was focused at Hot 97, I was completely absorbed with Hot 97.
1:32.3	I was hollow from Hot 97. That was my identity.
1:35.3	I got fired on a Thursday. By Sunday, I was working on a new idea.
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