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 journey
- Her 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 episode
- Hiwote’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/
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