How braveness, vulnerability, openness and authenticity have helped me become successful

East Coast Hustle is a podcast and talk show exploring the raw, authentic stories behind professional success—including the personal and professional obstacles overcome along the way. Each episode features inspiring leaders sharing their journeys of ambition, failure, resilience, and reinvention.

About the Role

This posting is for the production and promotion of Episode 2: "What is success, really?" featuring Stephanie Wilson, a highly successful DC COO. The episode delves into themes of ambition, disillusionment, and the personal costs of professional achievement, including candid discussions about cheating, sexual abuse, and building a company to record-breaking heights.

Responsibilities

• Produce and edit high-quality audio content for the podcast episode.
• Conduct in-depth research and pre-interview preparation with the guest.
• Facilitate a compelling, authentic conversation aligned with the show’s themes of hustle, resilience, and personal growth.
• Promote the episode across platforms to maximize reach and engagement.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure technical and creative consistency with the podcast’s brand and style.

Episode Highlights (Season 1)

• Episode 1: The focus area that helped grow a company from $6M to over $60M – Naveen Krishnamurthy, CEO at RIVA Solutions.
• Episode 3: How being let go from a dream job was the best thing that ever happened – Peter Goldstone, CEO & Executive Chairman.
• Episode 4: Starting at the bottom: What it takes to rise – Karoom Brown, CEO at Robinson Brown Consulting.
• Episode 5: Breaking the glass ceiling in a federal career – Angela Bell, Director, Program and Risk Management, Enterprise Services, Office of the Secretary.
• Episode 6: The necessary risks of starting a business from scratch – Kevin Fitzpatrick, CEO of Government Technology Insurance Company.
• Episode 7: Advice to my younger self: It’s not actually about the money – David Yang, Senior Vice President at ICF.
• Episode 8: Firing a best friend and rebuilding a collapsed business after COVID – Shannon Roberts, CEO & Professional EOS Implementer.
• Episode 9: From the streets of Philly to an executive in the cloud: The power of mentors – Darryl E. Peek, Head of FSI Delivery Partners at Google Public Sector.
• Episode 10: A high-risk pivot: From machining to the cannabis industry in 2 years – Yvette Pagano, CCO at GenTech Scientific.
• Episode 11: How understanding language in a new way changed every aspect of life – Chalmers Brothers, Certified Executive Coach & Best-Selling Author.
• Episode 12: Climbing out of addiction by shifting focus from what we do to why we do it – Martha Carucci & Alex Kaplan.
• Episode 13: Rescued by SEAL Team Six after 3 months of captivity under Somali pirate kidnappers – Jess Buchanan, Professional & Inspirational Speaker.