439: How Podcasting Changed Her Career Trajectory w/ Hiwote Getaneh

20 Nov 2024 • 59 min • EN
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This week we have a special student spotlight featuring Hiwote Getaneh, an audio producer curious about human-centered, emotion-driven storytelling. We first met when she joined my Podcast Moguls accelerator program, and it’s been so awesome to follow her journey from working in social policy research, to growing her own podcast, to actually changing her career path to work in podcasting full time, to moving to Portugal to live and work full time, to now launching her Emerging Voices, a podcasting accelerator for aspiring creators who want to start a podcast that is unique to them and build their creative resilience along the way. In this episode she shares:How identifying a niche audience transformed her podcast and entrepreneurial journeyHer focus on helping first and second-generation immigrant women find confidence in their stories Balancing financial stability after leaving her full time job and moving abroad to Portugal Highlights include: 00:00 Intro 03:00 From analyst to podcaster 07:45 Mastering storytelling  13:30 Lessons from Podcast Moguls 18:00 Creating content with purpose 21:00 Becoming an expat in Portugal 28:00 Preparing for full time entrepreneurship  33:00 Building a platform to monetize 43:00 Defeating self-doubt 47:00 Living in Portugal 54:00 Tips for entrepreneurs Check out episode 439 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Links mentioned in this episodeHiwote’s website: https://www.depthandcandor.com/ Hiwote’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiwote.getaneh/ The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker: https://www.priyaparker.com/book-art-of-gathering Union Docs: https://uniondocs.org/ Podcast Moguls: https://sidehustlepro.co/podcastmoguls/  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Announcements Join our Facebook Community If you’re looking for a community of supportive side hustlers who are all working to take our businesses to the next level, join us here: http://sidehustlepro.co/facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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