About Us | Corporate Podcast Production

Fatima Zaidi

CEO and Founder

Fatima Zaidi is the Founder and CEO at Quill Inc., an award-winning production agency specializing in corporate audio, and CoHost, a podcast growth and analytics tool. 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. Quill was also listed in 2023 as one of the fastest-growing companies by the Globe & Mail.

Outside of entrepreneurship Fatima teaches at the University of Toronto and is the Chair of Tech&Biz4SickKids, raising funds on behalf of SickKids Hospital, ranked the #1 children's hospital in the world. She is on track to raise 25 million dollars to build a new emergency wing of the hospital, as well as fund some of the world's biggest data and AI projects.

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Jay Roberts

President

Jay has worked in a variety of financial management and operations roles, primarily in start-up environments; during which he “wore many hats,” and gained extensive experience optimizing workflow and identifying cost-reduction strategies.

He recently finished his MBA at Cornell University in New York. During his time at Cornell, he focused on finance and entrepreneurship, serving as VP of Finance for the Entrepreneurship Club and an Associate for the Big Red Venture Fund.

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Jeanine Wright

Board Member

Jeanine is a seasoned board member and advisor, Global COO, and CFO. She’s led organizations from start-up to $475M+ revenue subsidiary of a public company. She excels in growth strategy, adopting innovative technologies, scaling operations, and financial management. A media & entertainment attorney and trial litigator turned technologist and Qualified Financial Expert, she’s an expert in M&A, corp gov, building sales orgs, and GTM.

In addition to advising Quill, Jeanine serves on the Board of GroundTruth, a late-stage private adtech company, and is the Board Advisor to Dependable Solutions, an enterprise SaaS growth company in the IP licensing space. She previously served on the boards of PodFront, a UK-based JV, and ProductPlan, a late-stage private company she shepherded to sale to PE. She was the Board Advisor to Wonder Media Network, an audio-first brand studio and podcast network she helped sell to a public company.

Jeanine recently served as COO at Wondery, Amazon’s podcast division. She oversaw sales, licensing, strategy, and global operations, managing a team of 80. Jeanine spearheaded initiatives that tripled ad revenue in one year and sourced some of Wondery’s largest deals (e.g., $80M deal w/Dax Shepard). She negotiated tens of millions in cost savings, led M&A strategy, and pioneered podcast video development. Regarded as an inspiring people leader, she consistently exceeded Amazon targets for employee retention and satisfaction. She also drove global expansion, recruiting talent and opening offices in CR, UK, and DE.

Before Wondery, Jeanine served as CFO/SVP Strategy & Operations at AdsWizz, the audio ad tech leader owned by SiriusXM, overseeing global operations, growing the revenue to $475M+, and leading efforts to integrate acquired companies. Her strategic initiatives were pivotal in both developing the SiriusXM-wide podcast strategy, and growing AdsWizz revenue 40%+/yr while improving product margins 45%+/yr. As the Co-Founder and first investor in Simplecast, one of the earliest podcast infrastructure companies, Jeanine guided the company to prominence, joining full-time as CFO/COO/CLO at the Series A and carrying the company through to its acquisition by SiriusXM. She orchestrated financing rounds and drove revenue growth through a strategic pivot to servicing enterprise customers.

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Steve Pratt

Fractional Creative Director

Steve Pratt is the author of Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers and the founder of The Creativity Business, which offers speaking, workshops, and consulting to help companies develop differentiated content, marketing, and messaging that earns attention.

Steve is also the co-founder of the world’s first branded podcast agency, Pacific Content, named one of Entrepreneur’s 100 Brilliant Companies. Pacific Content worked predominantly with US-based brands, including Ford Motor Company, Audible, BMW, the New York Times, Dell Technologies, Facebook, Rocket Mortgage, Slack, Shopify, Zendesk, Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab, Prudential, Adobe, and Atlassian.

Prior to embarking on his entrepreneurship journey, Steve was the director of digital audio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he ran a content innovation lab, launched one of the world’s first legal music podcasts in 2005, and grew a highly engaged online community at CBC Radio 3.

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Wesley Nelson

Executive Technology Advisor

Wesley helps CEOs and boards turn complex technology environments into predictable, strategically aligned engines for growth. He focuses on establishing transparency, strengthening cross-functional alignment, and reducing key-person dependency across engineering and product. Having advised and mentored CTOs in multiple scale-ups, Wesley brings a practical, executive-ready perspective to technology decisions, operating models, and the organizational habits that support consistent delivery.

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Abhinav Mathur

CTO

Abhinav is Quill's CTO and brings five years of experience in creating, managing, and scaling tech platforms. Abhinav is very passionate about solving problems using his experience with a wide variety of web technologies. He has experience in creating platforms from scratch, working with stakeholders, managing 3rd party relationships, maintaining developer growth, contentment, and retention, and working very closely with the management and product teams to fulfill their mission and vision for the company.

Before joining Quill Inc. as their CTO, he has worked as a technical co-founder and full-stack developer in his past companies. He understands the startup landscape very well and has led startups through various accelerators, including Techstars Chicago in 2018.

Abhi is also very passionate about e-commerce and streetwear designs and wants to have his own fashion brand one day. In his free time, he prints clothing, and currently, he is working on streetwear designs for cat enthusiasts.

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Stacey Orth

COO

Stacey is Quill’s Chief Operating Officer and brings with her over a decade of experience in creative content production and business operations.

Prior to joining Quill, Stacey worked in a series of roles agency side. Most recently she led project management and internal operations at Toronto-based communications agency Eighty-Eight.

Stacey holds a BA in Media Production from Ryerson University and has worked with a wide portfolio of brands ranging from Fortune 500 consumer clients to early stage tech startups. She has a long history as a producer having led creative projects for brands like PetSmart, McDonald’s, RBC and Club House, and she has played a key role in multiple award winning campaigns. She finds her footing marrying the creative and organizational and prides herself on her ability to direct creative energy and connect teams in pursuit of strategic goals.

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Stephanie Andrews

VP of Product and Product Operations

Steph loves a good challenge and creating novel podcast technology is something she gets up excited to work on everyday.

Steph’s initial love for storytelling led her into marketing roles at several retail and financial technology firms, where she worked with major accounts such as Fanatics Clothing, Purdy’s Chocolatiers, LUSH, Modell’s Sporting Goods and more.

In 2018, Steph saw the need for audio-first content and fell in love with podcasting as a way for brands to conveniently build strong relationships with their customer base. To satisfy the need in the industry, Steph founded and led Origin Media Haus, a boutique podcast and video agency focused on helping brands create engaging audio experiences.

After Origins Media Haus was acquired by Quill in 2020, Steph continued on their team as Head of Product and Production, creating CoHost, a podcast marketing tool to help podcasters build, scale and monetize their audiences.

Success to Steph is continuously finding the edge between growth and balance.

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Alison Osborne

VP of Marketing

A passionate storyteller, Ali has worked with various B2C and B2B brands in their marketing and sales departments, placing a focus on data-driven growth.

Previously, she was the co-founder and CMO of the branded podcast agency, Origins Media Haus (acquired by Quill Inc.), where she built and grew the marketing and sales departments. Ali’s been listed as one of Campaign Canada’s 30 Under 30 professionals and has had her work featured in notable publications including MarketingProfs, Better Marketing, SpiceWorks, Notable Life, and Glory Media.

Currently the VP of Marketing at Quill Inc., Ali excels in merging creativity with data to successfully build and grow a brand.

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Janey Rowe

VP of Agency Services

Janey is Quill’s VP of Agency Services. She brings over 15 years experience in television, film & digital content production holding previous roles at Ogilvy, CBC, TIFF & Astral Media to name a few.

With an extensive background in project management and operations, Janey understands what processes and procedures are needed to efficiently deliver high-quality products on time and within budget while keeping the client’s vision a top priority.

Outside of the office, Janey loves all things interior design & style as well as spending time with her family and friends.

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Eric Babakhanian

Senior Director of Audience Growth

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Eric started his tech/media career fresh out of the University of Southern California’s business program. He worked in mergers and acquisitions in the start-up space before transitioning into podcasting after the acquisition of Player FM, a podcast player. Eric collaborated with indie podcasters and networks to scale the player and establish relationships through direct advertising sales and partnerships. As the Senior Director of Audience Growth at Quill, he helps drive growth through key sales and marketing efforts. When he’s not helping the podcast space grow, Eric helps teens as the Assistant Head Football Coach at a high school.

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Maria Galvez

Director of PMO and Operations

Maria is Quill’s Director of PMO & Operations bringing over 15 years of experience managing multiple multi-faceted projects across dynamic businesses. Her extensive operations skills have resulted in effectively building detailed processes, policies, and procedures that maximize efficiency and budgets, helping to scale operations and grow overall ROI.

Outside of work, Maria loves traveling and spending time with her beautiful dog, friends, and family.

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Brittany Nguyen

Creative Director

In Brittany's career, she is a versatile creative director and content creator. Starting out in video from the young age of 16, she has over 8 years of experience in creative content production from creating web series, short films, music videos, to creating documentary work for CBC. Her extensive storytelling experience has allowed her to transfer her skills from video to podcasting.

She co-founded Origins Media Haus, a branded podcast and video agency acquired by Quill where she was the Chief Creative Officer in charge of conceptualizing and executing productions. Brittany is now the Creative Director of Quill Inc where she's in charge of taking a podcast idea and creating it into a polished product.

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Tianna Marinucci

Marketing Manager

Tianna Marinucci is a content creation and digital marketing specialist. She graduated from McGill University in 2021 and has since worked in a variety of industries from interior design to technology.

After traveling to more than 60 countries and working in three, she is inspired by diverse cultures and motivated by unique experiences.

In her spare time, Tianna loves trying new foods, going to concerts, and learning more about history and socio-economics through books and podcasts.

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Sariann Afghan

Product Manager and Designer

As a Product Designer and Manager at CoHost, Sariann believes that great design starts with listening. With years of experience in UX and product design, she thrives on listening to users’ voices, both literally and figuratively, to uncover insights that inform impactful design. She believes the best experiences are born from understanding real human stories. When she’s off the clock, you can find her drawing on her iPad, trying out new cuisines, immersing herself in a good book, or playing a game of fetch with her dog.

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Alma Hadzimustafic

Post Production Manager

Alma is Quill's Post Production Manager - combining a lifelong passion for storytelling with skilled video editing. She acquired her BFA in Film Studies with a minor in Psychology from TMU. Her years of producing corporate videos, short films, commercials, and social media campaigns have honed her expertise and talent.

From giant tech hubs like Invest Ottawa, to impactful not-for-profit organizations like the Ottawa Cancer Foundation, to creative retailers like Joe Fresh - Alma has worked within a wide range of industries over the years. Her goal is always to pursue excellence in video creation in a streamlined and enthusiastic fashion.

Outside of work, you can find Alma playing video games, reading, practicing guitar, or spending time with her loved ones.

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Dania Wood

Client Services and Production Manager

With a passion for asking the right questions, Dania has always found herself the inquisitive type, curious about those around her and the stories they have to tell. She earned her degree from McMaster University in the Integrated Business and Humanities program, where she discovered a love for marketing, a field that combines inquiry and analytics to craft stories that engage audiences.

Starting her journey in experiential marketing, Dania worked with brands like Nissan, Infiniti, Knorr, Samsung, Prime Video, and Paramount+. This experience helped her build a strong understanding of diverse industries and how to create meaningful connections with their audiences. Her focus on engagement strategies has since shaped her approach to solving marketing challenges.

Outside of work, Dania enjoys playing basketball, hiking, painting, reading, or crocheting something cozy!

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Quincy de Vries

Head of Podcast Strategy and Growth

After falling in love with the power of audio storytelling, Quincy has funnelled that passion into her work producing stellar audio content for brands. She has worked on narrative, interview, and hybrid shows and brings her strong research and writing background into everything she does. When she’s not busy producing, you can find her reading, writing, and making her third coffee of the day. Quincy holds a BA in History from McMaster University and an MPhil in Medieval History from the University of Cambridge.

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Sabrina Sciscente

Senior Producer

Sabrina is a seasoned multimedia producer and content marketer who excels at crafting captivating stories across diverse platforms. Since graduating from Toronto Metropolitan University's RTA program in 2020, she's showcased her talent through the successful production of numerous short films, spearheading a nonprofit fundraising podcast, and contributing to animated series featured on Roku and Prime Video.

During her downtime, you can find Sabrina crocheting, binge-watching reality shows, and enjoying quality time with her tuxedo cat, Maggie.

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Taylor Moreau

Podcast Producer

Taylor is rarely seen without her headphones, her self-proclaimed favourite accessory and permanent fixture. Her love of sound and storytelling started early, as a musician and songwriter, which led her to study entertainment business management with a foundation in sound engineering. From there, she taught herself audio production and built her own home studio. That path took her behind the scenes at labels, helping artists develop their brand and tell their stories, before leading her into broadcast production, where she produced and marketed branded segments for names like Gillette Venus, Shark, Shoppers Drug Mart, Smartwater, and Amazon Prime. Her work has earned nominations for both a Canadian Screen Award and a CCMA Award.

Fuelled by relentless curiosity, Taylor has a gift for finding the story in almost anything. With deep roots in both marketing and production, she brings creative visions to life across an unusually wide range of topics, formats, and industries.

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Tania Morin

Production Coordinator

Tania has worked in comedy and entertainment for over a decade, with a few dalliances in healthcare, hospitality, and tech since graduating from Carleton University with her two BAs in Communication Studies and Human Rights.

Working predominantly in talent agencies in both Canada and the UK, Tania's had the privilege of working with BAFTA, Canadian Screen Award, Juno, and Emmy winners, helping them with their day-to-day, and their spreadsheets, so they could excel as artists.

During her downtime, Tania enjoys playing volleyball and taking up whatever artform strikes her fancy in the moment, including but not limited to: embroidery, piano, collage, landscape sketching, singing, sculpture, and painting.

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Lynn Wangchen

Graphic Designer

Lynn is a Graphic Designer at Quill, currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Design. She is passionate about all things aesthetically pleasing and building communities through visual identity. When she isn't reviewing wireframes, laying out documents, and making promotional graphics, you can find her freelancing as a digital illustrator for content creators online. On her off-time, Lynn enjoys late-night gaming sessions with her friends (because that's the best time to do it, obviously) and daydreaming about month-long vacations to foreign countries. Seriously, her time spent looking at Airbnbs is starting to get a little concerning.

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Dillon Moore

Senior Editor and Video Engineer

Dillon started podcasting in 2016 as a hobby. After seeing the success of his own podcast, he decided to leave his career in construction and pursue a profession in the radio & podcasting industry.

Dillon has since worked at various radio stations and podcast networks and has produced episodes for multiple award-winning shows.

When he's not podcasting, you can probably find him playing video games with his son or rolling some dice during a game of Dungeons and Dragons.

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Saarang Soltani

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Saarang is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with over a decade of experience specializing in the development of robust, cloud-based solutions. Throughout his career, he has worked across some of Southeast Asia's most prominent video streaming platforms, including Viki, HOOQ, and CoupangPlay. His work focuses on building and maintaining the technical systems that allow these services to deliver high-quality content to millions of viewers.

With a deep-rooted interest in cloud architecture, Sami enjoys the challenge of creating systems that are both scalable and efficient. He is dedicated to the craft of engineering, always looking for ways to optimize performance while ensuring a seamless experience for the end-user. He believes that the best software is built through a combination of clean code, thoughtful design, and a collaborative team environment.

Outside of the office, Sami is a passionate soccer enthusiast. Whether he's on the field playing a match or cheering for his favorite team from the stands, he finds the sport's strategy and energy a great way to stay active and connected. When he's looking for a slower pace, he dives into the world of classic cinema, spending his evenings exploring the history of film and watching old movies.

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CJ Amanambu

Web Developer

CJ brings over four years of dynamic experience in Financial Technology and IT Consultancy, where he's known for his results-driven approach. He thrives on collaborating with diverse stakeholders to deliver top-notch solutions that align with business goals. Always hungry for knowledge, CJ keeps his finger on the pulse of the latest trends and technologies in software development.

Before joining Quill, CJ led backend development for financial services at OneLiquidity and crafted tailored software solutions for small and medium enterprises across Nigeria, working with notable firms like Connexxion Group and ProDevs. Beyond his professional pursuits, you'll find CJ indulging in building small pet projects and occasionally causing chaos in real-time strategy video games. He's also an avid soccer fan, though he admits his allegiance to Manchester United might be a source of occasional disappointment.

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Monika Nikolovska

Video and Audio Editor

Monika is a video editor based in Toronto. After pursuing a B.A. in Film, she discovered her passion for storytelling through editing, with a strong interest in documentary-style work. She is now a self-taught editor working across social media, film, and television. She loves shaping narratives in the edit and enjoys the behind-the-scenes process of bringing stories to life. Outside of work, she is passionate about filmmaking and film in general, and aspires to write, direct, and edit her own films in the future.

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David Matta

Technical Producer

David Matta is one of Quill’s sound editors and technical producers.

Pursuing a love of music and sound at 18, David started at Ryerson’s RTA School of Media, and after graduating, he got his professional start as an intern and later an engineer at Orange Lounge Studios, where he worked on everything from podcasts and music to TV shows and commercials.

In 2020 he spent some time touring as a drum tech for The Beaches, and started working as a studio engineer before the pandemic hit. Wanting to find a way to pursue audio from home, David got into podcast editing. Now when he’s not creating podcast magic for Quill, he’s working as a studio assistant, busking with his band, or finding a quiet spot to do some fishing.

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Miranda Furtado

Administrative Producer

Miranda is a seasoned marketer with a degree in Sociology, a minor in Marketing, and a post-grad in PR. She has worked in social media and marketing since 2014, and has worked with brands like Elizabeth Arden and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Miranda loves learning about trends, what’s new in the marketing world and finding opportunities to apply them to new campaigns and strategies. Creativity + results = one happy marketer.

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Peter Reitano

Co-Founder and CEO, Abacus

Peter Reitano is a serial entrepreneur and investor, having built and sold companies in the traditional and digital space.

His previous company, Spark, was recently acquired, and he's now Co-Founder and CEO at Abacus; which has scaled to a team of over 30 in two years, with millions of dollars in revenue and and several awards under their belt.

He's also a co founder at High12, a leading Cannabis brand house with products in California, Ontario and Nevada.

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Erin Bury

Co-Founder and CEO, Willful

Erin Bury is an entrepreneur, speaker, startup advisor, and former technology journalist.

She is the co-founder and CEO at Willful, an online estate planning platform that makes it easy for Canadians to create a will in less than 20 minutes. At Willful she’s responsible for driving the company’s mission to make it easier for Canadians to prepare for and deal with death in a digital age.

Erin is a frequent speaker with Speakers’ Spotlight, and has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Forbes, and CNN. She is a board member at Save the Children Canada, and a member of the #Tech4SickKids advisory council for SickKids.

She was named one of Marketing Magazine's top 30 Under 30 marketers, and her claim to fame is being retweeted by Oprah - twice.

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Michele Romanow

Co-Founder, Clearco

Michele Romanow is an engineer and a serial entrepreneur who started five companies before her 33rd birthday.

A “Dragon” on CBC’s hit show Dragons’ Den, Romanow is the co-founder of Clearbanc, which will invest $1 billion in startups in 2019. She previously co-founded SnapSaves, acquired by American tech giant Groupon, and Buytopia.ca, which acquired ten competitors, including Shop.ca and WagJag, and was ranked 3rd on the Profit Hot 50 list of fastest growing companies.

Romanow has created digital solutions for many of the world’s leading brands, including P&G, Netflix, Starbucks, and Cirque du Soleil. She’s ranked as one of the “100 Most Powerful in Canada” by WXN, is the only Canadian included in Forbes’ “Millennial on a Mission” list, and was recently named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum.

Awarded Angel Investor of the Year by the Canadian Innovation Awards, Romanow is a prolific angel investor through Dragons’ Den. She co-founded the Canadian Entrepreneurship Initiative with Richard Branson to encourage more entrepreneurs.

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Bruce Croxon

Partner, Round13 Capital

Bruce is a Canadian entrepreneur, television personality, and venture capitalist.

Long before “social networking” became a buzzword, Bruce made his mark as a digital pioneer by co-founding Lavalife in 1988. Under his direction, this early tech start-up grew into the marquee brand in online dating with over 2,000,000 users (and countless successful marriages!). After its spectacular rise and with the support of his partners, he led the sale of the company for a stunning 180 million dollars.

Bruce is now taking his expertise to a new level; he currently helms Round13, a company dedicated to investing in growth-stage digital companies like Sprigg Software and Round Assist. He also peruses personal investments in the health and wellness sector, owning Vida, a chain of high-end holistic spas on the west coast of Canada.

As an investor on CBC’s Dragons’ Den for three years (2011- 2013), Bruce added a broad range of businesses and products to his portfolio including Balzac’s Coffee and EnRICHed Academy, which tap into his passion for digital media, marketing and contributing positively to the community.

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Our podcast agency is made up of experts who are passionate about storytelling

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Internal Podcasts

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Fatima Zaidi

Jay Roberts

Jeanine Wright

Steve Pratt

Wesley Nelson

Abhinav Mathur

Stacey Orth

Stephanie Andrews

Alison Osborne

Janey Rowe

Eric Babakhanian

Maria Galvez

Brittany Nguyen

Tianna Marinucci

Sariann Afghan

Alma Hadzimustafic

Dania Wood

Quincy de Vries

Sabrina Sciscente

Taylor Moreau

Tania Morin

Lynn Wangchen

Dillon Moore

Saarang Soltani

CJ Amanambu

Monika Nikolovska

David Matta

Miranda Furtado

Our Advisors

Peter Reitano

Erin Bury

Michele Romanow

Bruce Croxon

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