Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast

Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast

YAP is the must-listen podcast for driven entrepreneurs and high achievers who are hardcore about business, personal growth, and achieving their potential. Hosted by Hala Taha, self-made entrepreneur and CEO of YAP Media, this #1 entrepreneurship podcast features mini-masterclasses with business icons and industry legends like GaryVee, Alex Hormozi, Mel Robbins, Reid Hoffman, Kevin O’Leary, and Codie Sanchez who help you profit in all aspects of life—from boosting sales and beating algorithms to biohacking and productivity. Whether you’re launching a startup, scaling your business, running a side hustle, or upgrading your mindset, every YAP episode delivers actionable advice that WILL help you profit. Listen, Learn, and Profit with the Young and Profiting (YAP) podcast! For ad inquiries, please reach out to: Network+YAP@yapmedia.com

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September 25, 2026 • 70 mins
After facing unimaginable loss, Ashley Lemieux was forced to discover how to keep going and embark on a journey of self healing when her world fell apart. She was raising two children toward adoption when a contested court battle took them from her overnight, and years later a dangerous pregnancy complication took her newborn son. Ashely did what many entrepreneurs do: she buried the pain in constant work. Then when running from gr...
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When Jacqueline Samira started her business, she recognized a massive market inefficiency: U.S. tech companies were struggling to source and retain experienced talent, while skilled professionals across Latin America were being overlooked. She built Howdy to bridge that gap and help companies build dedicated international teams. In this episode, Jacqueline shares how she built Howdy into a $50 million recurring-revenue business, su...
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Ron Johnson built one of the most successful businesses in retail history, the Apple Store, at a time when many believed the internet would make brick-and-mortar obsolete. Alongside Steve Jobs, he pioneered a customer-centric retail experience built on service, trust, and bold ideas. However, after decades of groundbreaking success at Target and Apple, Ron's attempt to transform JCPenney ended in failure, forcing him to rethink how...
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Building her business while working a full-time job forced Kelly Roach to become intentional with every hour. Then, just as her company began taking off, becoming a mother presented an even greater challenge: how to scale rapidly without sacrificing the family life and freedom she set out to create. That pivotal transition changed how she runs her companies, delegates, and protects what matters most. In this episode, Kelly shares h...
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After taking his business public at a $1.2 billion valuation, Payam Zamani learned that chasing rapid growth can weaken a company when profitability gets ignored. That lesson shaped his holding company, One Planet, which he built around profit, discipline, and purpose. Today, One Planet owns, operates, and invests in companies with a focus on improving margins, cutting unnecessary costs, and building businesses that can stand on th...
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AI is reshaping business fast, but GaryVee believes true adoption will happen more slowly than most people expect because he has seen this pattern before. He pushed e-commerce in 1996 and personal branding in 2008, only to watch both take years to become mainstream. Now, he sees the same resistance around artificial intelligence. Instead of fearing disruption, he is using AI to make his team more effective, multiply content output,...
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Ben Nemtin’s mental health unraveled under the pressure to succeed in school and rugby, until anxiety and depression left him unable to function. His recovery started with one choice: surround himself with people who inspired him. That mindset shift led Ben and three friends to create The Buried Life, a mission to pursue 100 bucket-list dreams while helping strangers achieve theirs. Along the way, he discovered how purpose, a...
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Entrepreneurs often assume hackers only target big companies, but small businesses can be easier targets than they realize. A weak password, compromised vendor, or poorly managed access point can expose customer data, disrupt revenue, and damage trust. In this episode, presented by Bitdefender, cybersecurity consultant, Abed Hamdan explains why your business might be an attractive target to hackers and how entrepreneurs can protect...
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Despite living a health-conscious lifestyle, Dr. Will Cole found his body overwhelmed by grief after his father's sudden death and burnout from years of running a clinic, writing books, and hosting a podcast. This constant stress and loss revealed how little resilience his body had left and forced him to understand the role trauma, poor sleep, chronic stress, environmental toxins, and other lifestyle factors have in accelerating ce...
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Lewis Howes embarked on a self-healing journey and completely shifted his mindset after realizing that childhood trauma, fear of judgment, and the need to prove people wrong were fueling his success but leaving him emotionally exhausted. Even after building a successful business and podcast, achievement could not fix what he had buried. By healing past wounds and grounding his life in service and a meaningful mission, he found a he...
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Jim Kwik’s brain health challenges began at age five, after a childhood injury left him struggling to read, learn, and remember. Once labeled “the boy with the broken brain,” he spent years discovering how memory, focus, and learning can be trained. Now, AI, smartphones, and constant distraction are making these abilities easier to neglect, especially as entrepreneurs increasingly rely on technology to work faster...
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Determined to fix her messy personal finances, Jean Chatzky built a career from journalism to investing on Wall Street and back to financial media, learning how money works. Along the way, she saw a major economic shift taking shape as women began earning, inheriting, and controlling more wealth. So she built HerMoney, a platform helping women become financially empowered. In this episode, Jean shares how this economic shift will r...
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John Paul DeJoria launched his startup, Paul Mitchell, with just $700 after his investor pulled out, leaving him to convince skeptical suppliers, distributors, and clients to trust an unproven brand. Raised in poverty and hardened by years of door-to-door sales, he had already learned to expect rejection and push forward. That persistence eventually helped him build two billion-dollar businesses. In this “lost files” ep...
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Financial freedom felt out of reach for Anthony O’Neal at 19, when he was homeless and $35,000 in debt after spending money he didn’t have to look successful. Years later, he was earning six figures but lost his job with only $400 to his name, proving that even high earners can be broke if they lack financial literacy and money management skills. That realization pushed him to stop chasing the appearance of wealth, beco...
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Dr. Rick Hanson proves the power of positive neuroplasticity in his own journey from a teenager with an anxious mindset and deep unhappiness to an expert on positive brain change and resilience. Wanting to understand why people suffer needlessly led him to study psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist wisdom, where he discovered that the brain can be trained through small daily practices. In this episode, Rick shares how entrepreneu...
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Before Rami Wehbi pivoted into entrepreneurship, he was stuck in a medical career he no longer wanted and $400,000 in student debt. After leaving residency, he gave himself three years to build a new path. In that time, he founded MatchDay Health, a business helping healthcare professionals pivot into non-clinical roles, which is now on track to generate nearly $2 million this year. In this episode, Rami shares how he turned his ow...
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Dave Asprey's health was collapsing by the time he reached Silicon Valley. After hitting 300 pounds in college, he battled chronic fatigue, brain fog, arthritis, and pain, often forcing himself through work when he could barely think. He has since spent around $2.5 million to restore his wellness and upgrade his biology, learning along the way that long-term success depends on protecting energy, not pushing through with willpower. ...
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Kipp Bodnar built his marketing career by spotting opportunities others missed. That instinct helped him rise to Chief Marketing Officer at HubSpot in just five years and grow HubSpot’s blog from 200,000 to 1.5 million monthly readers in one year. In this episode, Kipp shares the content marketing strategies that actually work today, how to spot overlooked opportunities, and the secrets to scaling your business through custom...
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Lisa Woodruff never imagined she’d build a multimillion-dollar business from an everyday skill. After leaving her teaching career at age 40, she started by charging clients to organize their homes before transforming that hands-on service into Organize 365, a company that now helps thousands of people run their households more effectively. In this episode, Lisa shares how she grew from charging $40 an hour for in-home organiz...
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Tiffany Carter's self-healing journey began after she lost $1 million in three months. Although she appeared confident and successful, years of childhood trauma, people-pleasing, and low self-worth were silently shaping her relationship with  money and business. Determined to break that cycle, she rebuilt her identity and launched ProjectME, where she helps entrepreneurs discover their self-worth and create wealth. In this epi...
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