Today’s podcast mentor is podcaster and Ossa member Laura Joyce Davis. Laura is the host and executive producer of the award-winning narrative podcast Shelter in Place, and one of Podcast Magazine’s Top Podcast Influencers of 2022.Laura, like Marla, focuses on empowering women and non-binary podcast creators with her endeavors. With the success of her podcast, and pulling from her twenty years of experience as a narrative writer, created a podcast training course for women and non-binary podcasters called Kasama Collective.In today’s discussion, Laura and Marla share their perspectives on:?How ..read more

Your mentor for this week is Pete Birsinger, CEO and Founder of Podscribe. In this episode, we dive deep into the fascinating evolution of Pete's career exploring topics that are at the heart of podcasting. We'll be delving into the true value of transcription and its impact on the industry, as well as exploring the significance and limitations of attribution. Pete will also share his valuable insights on the ever-evolving landscape of dynamic ad insertion (DAI) versus host-read, baked-in ads. But that's not all – we go beyond the technicalities and take a broader view, discussing the exciti ..read more

Your podcast mentor this week on Mind of a Mentor is Nicole Walker, founder of WinHers United. Nicole is an award-winning podcaster, international speaker, podcast launch coach, and women’s empowerment advocate. She credits her success to the launch of her podcast, which came first, and is now committed to sharing the power of podcasting with women all over the globe.Nicole’s superpower lies in business development through a personal lens, and she shares our belief at Ossa that sharing your story with others is a wonderful first step toward true empowerment.Learn from Nicole about:? Amplifying ..read more

Your mentor this week is Christopher Louis, host of the podcast dating intelligence. As a professional matchmaker and coach with his own dating and relationship podcast, he's here to share his insights on the fascinating world of modern dating. In this sincere and enjoyable discussion, Chris delves into some of the most pertinent topics of contemporary dating, tackling the enigmatic phenomenon of ghosting and offering genuine advice on initiating conversations in real-life situations—without ever crossing the line into creepiness. Get ready to hear Chris's candid journey of starting his podc ..read more

Your mentor for this week is Susie Perkowitz, host of the podcast Be Calm on Ahway Island. She is truly remarkable. An award winning speaker, diabetes advocate, and host of multiple podcasts. Today we talk about the importance of communication, building trust with an audience, and how she implements positive messaging among other lessons in her podcast. Listen as we talk about her journey through podcasting and her experience having an "advertiser first" mindset. You can follow Susie here: Instagram - @ahwayisland LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susieperkowitz/ Follow Marla and OSSA ..read more

Your mentor this week is Liz Culley, the Executive Director of Entertainment Sales at Condé Nast and the host of Cool Cool Cool. She joins me today with a candid conversation about her career in the media and advertising business while sharing her personal perspective from her multifaceted life. Born and raised in California, she is professional with a genuine, fearless, and relatable voice. We talk about nail art (before it was trendy), identifying as a queer millennial, navigating the Hollywood industry including finding sparkle in the unglamorous side, and how that all comes together in h ..read more

Welcome back to Mind of a Mentor! We're kicking off Season 3 strong with Colin Gray, otherwise known as The Podcast Host. His learning resource of the same name (The Podcast Host) has become one of the largest and longest-running podcast learning tools on the web.Colin is also the founder of Alitu, a podcast creation app that offers custom tools for recording, building, and editing podcasts. He is currently looking to the future of podcasting, and the next phase of the development of the medium.Listen to this conversation if you’re interested in:⚙️The intersection of NFTs with podcasts⚙️New mo ..read more

Your mentor this week is Lindsay McMahon - Host of All Ears English. Lindsay is an education technology entrepreneur in the field of ESL (English as a Second Language) as well as a teacher who strives to help clients reach their communication goals in order to achieve their dreams. As the producer and co-host of the award-winning All Ears English Podcast, Lindsay has built a digital brand that inspires students worldwide and has acquired more than 200 million downloads since launch. Lindsay is the CEO of All Ears English, a fast-growing ESL brand that inspires adult English learners to focus ..read more

Your mentor today is Nate Hartmann, founder of Yellow Box Studios Nate Hartmann had a penchant for doing great things at a young age. At age 18, he founded Yellow Box Studios, now a successful digital marketing strategy company. He's also the youngest board member of the Selfhelp Home, helping the storied Jewish retirement community market to a younger audience. Advising and mentoring others has gone hand in hand with Nate's career. He is an adjunct lecturer for the University of Illinois College of Media, serves on the advisory council of the University of Florida's Master's in Digital Strat ..read more

Your mentor for this week is Adam McNeil, the VP of Marketing at Adopter Media. We talk about his organic personal and professional growth in the podcasting space, how his instagram lives over the course of the pandemic evolved into the #1 kendama podcast, the skill sets he developed along the process, and how coffee enhances conversations. From influencers to the power of community, Adam gets candid in this conversation about someone who stands in the middle of both the business and creative sides of podcasting. Follow Adam McNeil here: Instagram - @cafe.kendama LinkedIn - https://www.linke ..read more