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

Sabrina Zohar was on the set of Shark Tank, ready to land the deal of a lifetime. But after 12 long hours, she was sent home because they ran out of time. This crushing setback was one of several low points she experienced in life. Believing there were others also struggling, Sabrina turned to TikTok to share her struggles, from her chaotic dating life to the ups and downs of running her business....

When Dave Liniger co-founded RE/MAX, the early days were rocky. Believing he had all the answers, he led with aggression and stubbornness. But Dave soon realized that if he wanted to succeed, he had to change. He embraced being coachable and became willing to ask for feedback. Decades later, he has transformed RE/MAX into a global powerhouse and earned his place as a true real estate icon, inspiri...

Are you struggling to stand out in a crowded digital world? Trust is the foundation of any strong brand, and authenticity is the glue that holds it all together. While Kat Norton blended dancing with Excel tutorials to create the viral brand Miss Excel, Rudy Mawer made red his signature, turning it into a bold and unforgettable identity. When you show up authentically, you can create a powerful bo...

As a child, Yasir Khan would run to the bathroom when it was his turn to give a presentation in class. To help break him out of his shell, his parents sent him to Canada, but the change of environment didn’t help. Desperately lonely, Yasir Googled, 'how do I make friends?' And that’s how he discovered Toastmasters. Although his first time in front of an audience was nerve-racking, he went back wee...

After climbing the ranks of the high finance ladder, Codie Sanchez felt lost. She was no longer in charge of her day-to-day life, despite her years of schooling and hard work. She decided to use the insights she had gained to build her own portfolio of what she calls “boring businesses.” Now, she is out to help others do the same, quickly becoming one of the biggest female business influencers in...

Codie Sanchez started out on the traditional corporate path, working long hours and steadily rising through the ranks. But she soon noticed a pattern: the wealthiest people weren't just starting flashy tech companies—they were buying "boring businesses." Codie decided to break away from the corporate world to invest in steady, everyday businesses that others ignored, like laundromats and vending m...

Colin O'Brady was once so severely burned that his doctor said he would never walk the same way again. But in 2018, Colin completed the world’s first solo, unsupported, and completely human-powered crossing of Antarctica. Now, he's a world record-breaking explorer and endurance athlete. In this YAPClassic episode, Hala and Colin talk about the injury that changed his life and the mindset he cultiv...

In the crowded streets of social media, many entrepreneurs find themselves struggling to grab attention. But with the right strategies and tools, you can get your ideal customer to stop scrolling, engage, and stay with you until the very end. This episode is the first of the six-part YAPCreator Series brought to you by OpusClip, a tool that pinpoints high-impact moments and transforms them into en...

At just eight years old, Rudy Mawer was banned from selling on the playground. But that didn't deter his hustler spirit. As a teenager, he created one of the world’s largest gaming communities. By his twenties, Rudy was unstoppable. After moving to the U.S. with big dreams, he launched his first fitness business and scaled it to millions of dollars using bold marketing strategies. He then launched...

When Steven Kotler was a kid, he was skinny, klutzy, and often the last guy picked for any team or athletic contest. Steven spent a lot of his childhood losing fights to jocks. At 53 years old, he decided to conquer his past shame and push his own aging body past preconceived limits. In this episode, Steven discusses how to navigate peak performance as we age and how to keep our use-it-or-lose-it...

Stephanie Harrison had a dream job in New York City, a beautiful apartment, and all the signs of success. But deep down, she felt empty. To find happiness, she worked hard at perfecting herself and achieving more, but all she found was loneliness, depression, and a lack of fulfillment. After going through a breakdown, she started studying the psychology of happiness and made changes that transform...

Before becoming a “webinar queen,” Hala Taha relied on social media posts and pricey ads that didn’t quite hit the mark. While she had built a large following, converting her followers into paying clients was a constant struggle. After pouring time and money into traditional methods, she decided to try something different. That’s when she discovered the power of webinars. Today, webinars have help...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Kat Norton discovered TikTok and found it odd that there was no Excel content on the platform. She decided to start posting dance-infused tutorials, and her videos went viral. She then launched multiple Excel courses that quickly generated more income than her corporate salary. This allowed her to leave her job and turn Miss Excel into a multimillion-dollar business...

Ken Okazaki first got the bug for producing videos when he was a teenager. Years later, he went into the event business where his job was to “get butts in seats.” Every day, he was surrounded by crew, equipment, sets, and gear. Ken decided to pivot, take the video marketing part of the business, and start his own video marketing company. In this episode, Ken will teach you the skills that optimize...

When Dr. Anthony Youn entered high school, his jaw began growing abnormally, to the point where he could stick his tongue through the gap between his upper and lower teeth. To fix the problem, he underwent plastic reconstructive surgery. Not only did it profoundly change how he looked and felt about himself, but it also set him on the path to a career in plastic surgery. Today, he’s one of the wor...

When Michael Brown was killed in his home state of Missouri in 2014, Morgan DeBaun was dismayed by the poor media coverage of the story. Realizing there was a gap in authentic, real-time coverage of Black issues, she set out in search of venture capital to build a platform for Black voices. To her disappointment, everyone she approached said no. But she found her way to social impact investors who...

At just 11 years old, Mustafa Suleyman started buying and reselling candy for profit in his modest London neighborhood. Many years later, he co-founded one of the most groundbreaking AI companies, DeepMind, which Google later acquired for £400 million. But while at Google, Mustafa felt things were moving too slowly with LaMDA, an AI project that eventually became Gemini. Convinced that the technol...

Seth Godin led 300 volunteers across 40 countries to build The Carbon Almanac, a comprehensive almanac on climate change. All these people worked hard for free not because of an efficient assembly-line structure, but because of Seth’s human-centric approach to work. He offered them dignity, fostered a sense of agency, and created the right environment for people to connect with meaningful work. In...

Even with hard work and careful planning, many businesses still struggle because they don’t fully understand strategy or the systems at play in a complex world. Bothered by this common issue, Seth Godin wrote his latest book, This is Strategy, to help entrepreneurs and leaders make smarter, more strategic decisions. In this episode, Seth breaks down the four threads of strategy: time, games, empat...

For years, Leila Hormozi gave her best effort at jobs where she never got a raise or promotion. She did it because she’s a high-integrity person who does everything with excellence. Now a master CEO widely known for her scaling and operations expertise, she understands how to build high-performance teams that retain top talent. In part two of this episode, Leila explains exactly how to attract and...

Russell Brunson studied thousands of sales funnels, eager to learn how to build the best possible funnel. But the problem was that each would take three months and a team of seven to eight people. Frustrated with the grueling process, he co-created ClickFunnels, a software platform that enabled him to build funnels in just one day. In this episode, Russell and Hala discuss the art of building funn...

After her parents' divorce, Leila Hormozi’s mother spiraled into alcoholism, forcing Leila to grow up fast. Later, when she moved into her father’s more stable home, she became an angry, rebellious teenager without direction. She partied excessively and was arrested six times in 18 months. But a heart-to-heart with her dad sparked a self-development journey that transformed her into the successful...

Case Kenny thrived in the corporate world as a sales leader. On the outside, he was the charismatic type-A personality, but something was missing inside. Having borrowed his definitions of happiness and success from external voices, he felt he didn’t know himself as a man. Pushed to fix this disconnect, he started a podcast to explore mindfulness and reconnect with himself. It quickly gained popul...

Guy Kawasaki learned how to sell through "hand-to-hand combat" in sales while working for a jewelry manufacturer. His valuable sales skills then translated seamlessly into a career as an evangelist for Apple and later, Canva. In this episode, Hala and Guy talk about the importance of knowing how to sell, what it means to evangelize a product, and how to nail a pitch. Guy Kawasaki is the Chief Evan...

At a pool party, little Lori Harder got up on the diving board only to hear her peers chanting “Whale!” And she went from a bubbly child to one who hid because of her body. Refusing to accept that her size was genetic, she threw herself into the fitness world. Through relentless hard work, she became a 3-time fitness world champion, gracing the covers of fitness magazines. But she didn’t stop ther...