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Boldness is a requirement if we want to create…anything. And isn’t that what podcasting is all about? Our journey around the world begins in North America, more specifically Canada with one of the boldest women in podcasting I know. 

In this episode you’ll hear from Fatima Zaidi, the Founder and CEO of Quill Inc. and Cohost, who at the time of publishing, was just named the number one fastest growing women-led company in Canada.

This series is hosted and created by Christina Barsi, the founder and CEO of Avant Haus Media, and Boss-Goddess, a strategic content-marketing agency specializing in podcasting, as well as The Women's Podcast Industry Network™.

More on Fatima:

As a member of the National Speakers Bureau, Fatima has spoken at various, global events on media and tech trends leading her to keynote on stages alongside speakers like Gary Vaynerchuk. In addition to being a commentator for BNN Bloomberg on the challenges that female and BIPOC founders face in entrepreneurship, she is a frequent contributor to publications including The Globe and Mail and Huffington Post, and has been featured in publications like Forbes and Entrepreneur. In the earlier days of her career, Fatima won two Top 30 under 30 awards, and most recently she received DMZ’s Woman of the Year, the Young Professional of the Year by Notable Life, Veuve Clicquot’s Bold Future Award, The Women in Content Marketing Award, and one of Flare Magazine’s Top 100 Women.

Resources:

Visit: Avant Haus Media

Join: The Women's Podcast Industry Network Newsletter

Visit: https://www.quillpodcasting.com/

Visit: https://www.cohostpodcasting.com/

LinkedIn: @fatimazaidi

LinkedIn: @christinabarsi

Mentioned in this episode:

Elsie's Yoga Podcast

Research:

• https://podnews.net/article/history-uk-podcasts
• https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elsies-yoga-class/id181891173
• https://www.yogkulam.org/blog/yoga-statistics?t#:~:text=Age%20and%20Demographics%20Statistics%20in%20the%20US,also%20increased%20up%2038%%20in%20the%20US.
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/19/women-built-tech-industry-then-they-were-pushed-out/
• https://samsontech.com/blog/spotlight-women-in-podcasting-kathleen-russo-elsie-escobar-espree-devora/
• https://www.siriusxmmedia.com/insights/for-the-girls-amplifying-female-voices-for-your-next-audio-campaign?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=ashley-flowers-adweek

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Questions:

1. What are the most proud of as a woman working in the podcast industry?
2. What keeps you up at night?
3. What do you want people to understand about the area you are from as it relates to the podcast industry and women?