Acast Events

The second panel in Aclass Black Voices, entitled More Than The Mic - Careers and Transitional Opportunities In the Podcasting Industry. Featuring:Vernon Foster: Content Development Manager, Acast (Moderator)Lauren D. Williams: Head of Marketing Strategy, SiriusXM and PandoraYolanda Sangweni: Senior Director of Programming, NPRDonald Albright: President and Co-Founder of Tenderfoot TVEmery Tarpkin: Global Talent Partner, Acast

The first panel in Aclass Black Voices, entitled Exploring Black Podcast Storytelling In the US and Beyond. Featuring:Tiffany Ashitey: Director of Partnerships, AcastKerry-Ann Reid-Brown: CEO and founder of Breadfruit Media, Host of Carry On Friends The Caribbean American Podcast and founder of Caribbean Podcast DirectorySelly Thiam: CEO and founder of AQ Studios, host of the award-winning AfroQueer podcastGarvia Bailey: Cofounder of Media Girlfriends' Inc., host of the upcoming HISTORICA Canada podcast, Strong and Free

The second panel in Aclass Asian Voices, entitled Lifting the Veil on Podcast Production: Asian creators talk all things development, tech, and monetization. Featuring:Stephanie Kuo, Senior Manager of Training at PRX and cohost of Racist SandwichFreddie Wong, co-founder of Rocket Jump and cohost and editor of Dungeons and DaddiesJerry Won, CEO of Just Like Media and cohost of Dear Asian AmericansTiffany Lam, producer of Short Cuts and Oppo at Canadaland Media

The first panel in Aclass Asian Voices, entitled Asian Perspectives in Podcast Storytelling: How identity, content, and audience intersect. Featuring:Phil Yu (moderator), co-host of They Call Us Bruce and the voice behind the blog Angry Asian ManMargaret Cho, Grammy and Emmy nominated actress and host of The Margaret ChoNadya Agrawal, founder of Kajal Magazine and the host of the Cardamom PodDino-Ray Ramos, associate editor at Deadline and co-host of Deadline's New Hollywood podcastLucia Liu, founder of Rock the Boat podcast

One of the questions that comes up over and over in the podcasting space is really the most essential one. In the most literal terms, how do I make a podcast? This panel brings together 3 producers who've built careers making shows. They talk about their processes, their approach to getting good sound, and how they construct episodes step-by-step.Featuring:Camila Salazar, freelance audio producer, currently for Luminary's Hear To Slay and various projects at Vox and NY MagJuan Diego Ramírez, producer at Futuro Media and co-host and co-producer of Racist SandwichEstephanie, audio producer at Wonder Media Network and host of Bag Ladiez 

This panel brings together some of the most notable Latinx podcasters in the industry. Moderated by Alicia Menendez, anchor at MSNBC and host and executive producer of Latina to Latina, the panelists dive into everything from their paths into the space, how to put aside fear to start creating, and what it takes to overcome the many challenges facing Latinx people in the space. Featuring:Maria Hinojosa, president and founder of Futuro Media, co-host of In The Thick, anchor of Latino USA, and author of Once I Was You Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, founder and CEO of Lantigua Williams & Co and host of How to Talk to [Mami & Papi] about AnythingMukta Mohan, vice president at Higher Ground Audio