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Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast
1h 5m
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8 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Yeah, fam, as you may know, I'm a total fashionista. I love clothing. It is my favorite way to express myself. I love putting together outfits. It is one of my favorite hobbies, fashion. I just love it. And when it comes to buying my clothes, there's really only one place I shop. For the last three or four years, I literally have bought all of my clothes from Revolve. whether it's buying a gown for a wedding, work clothes, going out, dancing clothes, bikinis for vacations, vacation outfits, all of my clothes are from Revolve. And Revolve is so amazing because they've got so many brands. They've got 1,200 different brands from really established labels to up-and-coming brands. And I just love discovering these new brands, trying these clothes.
It's always so high quality. Their shipping is just so fast. They've got overnight shipping, two-day shipping.
How did Hala’s childhood and her father’s story shape her values and ambition?
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So I decided to start this thing called the Sorority of Hip Hop. And two weeks later, I recruited 14 girls. MTV reached out to us for a reality TV show. They filmed us all summer. They got us a studio on Broadway. It was like real world. And then two weeks before they were supposed to air the show, my producer calls me up. She's like, Hala, I'm so sorry. We're moving in another direction. I always got rejected. And the podcast was the first time that I decided, you know what, instead of me wanting to get chosen, I'm going to choose myself and I'm going to be an entrepreneur and create my own lane. Everything I've mastered on my own is what I then turned into services. I really believed that like I could do anything.
And then you hit a roadblock at one point, though, that caused you to question that belief.
I was just so upset. But I think it boils down to skills, obsession and studying and learning and reps and doing the grunt work. There's nobody who knows more than me about podcast growth and monetization. So I did earn my spot. Yeah. But. Hello, young and profiters. Welcome to another Yap Live episode. And today you'll hear me as a guest on Hal Elrod's podcast, Achiever Goals. Hal is somebody that I deeply admire. I got a chance to interview him in episode 354 of this podcast. If you guys want to check it out, he's got an incredible comeback story. I think you're going to love it. But this time around, the tables turned and I got to be a guest on Achiever Goals, which is his podcast. And And in the chat, I really got to open up.
We got a chance to sit down in person. It was real. It was raw. And I think you guys are going to be really inspired from this conversation. You'll hear how I built Yap Media, how my father inspired me, and all the setbacks I had in between. So without further delay, here's my awesome conversation with Hal Elrod.
Paula, it is so good to be with you.
Hal, so happy to be here.
And not just here, but you're here now in Austin, Texas, so we can see each other more often.
I know. I'm really excited. I just moved out here from New York, and it has been awesome.
How did discovering the Law of Attraction and affirmations change Hala’s early career trajectory?
It's been like four months, and I love it out here.
Four months in Austin.
I already got my cowboy boots.
I love it. You're acclimating quickly.
Yeah.
Yeah, very cool. What brought you out here?
Well, to save on taxes, I'm an entrepreneur and I got killed on taxes last year. So I wanted to not have to pay state tax.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:03–0:51
2
How did Hala’s childhood and her father’s story shape her values and ambition?
0:51–3:30
3
How did discovering the Law of Attraction and affirmations change Hala’s early career trajectory?
3:30–5:57
4
What setbacks did Hala face in radio and media, and how did she reinvent herself?
5:57–8:11
5
How did Hala scale a side‑hustle podcast into a profitable agency during 2020?
8:11–11:02
6
Which client wins and growth tactics transformed YAP Media from side hustle to agency?
11:02–14:26
7
How does Hala use weekly affirmations and mindset practices to manifest business outcomes?
14:26–17:50
8
What is skill‑stacking and how did Hala apply it to build a podcast empire?
17:50–1:05:14
Speakers
2 identifiedMore from Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast
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