Kristen Meinzer

Co-Host and Author

Kristen Meinzer is an award-winning host, commentator, producer, and former director of nonfiction programming for Slate’s sister company, Panoply. Her hosting credits include Stitcher’s By the Book; Stitcher’s We Love You (And So Can You); CNN’s Lisa, Sandra, and Kristen Go To The Movies; Panoply’s When Meghan Met Harry; and WNYC/PRI’s Movie Date. Her producing credits include Happier with Gretchen Rubin, The Sporkful, Girlboss Radio, Vanity Fair’s Little Gold Men, Food 52’s Burnt Toast, The Takeaway, the Real Simple podcasts, and other award-winning shows. She’s the author of So You Want to Start a Podcast and How To Be Fine. She’s also a professional speaker and guest lecturer who’s presented at Columbia University, UT-Austin, The 92nd Street Y, She Podcasts Live, Podcast Movement, Doc NYC Fest, On Air Fest, and elsewhere. Kristen’s work and insights have been featured in The Washington Post, Time, Forbes, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, The Evening Standard, O The Oprah Magazine, NBC, the BBC, and dozens of other outlets. Check out Kristen’s website here!

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Sarah Rowe

Producer, Co-Host

From radio broadcasting to music production, Sarah’s been working with the spoken word since 2013. She’s produced audio work from 60 seconds to 60 minutes, including documentaries, interviews, soundscapes, electronic music, radio plays, and roundtable discussions. Sarah currently hosts & produces the weekly podcast Scream Scene with her husband where they’re watching every horror movie ever made in chronological order. Checkout Scream Scene here!

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Vicky Mochama

Writer, Host, and Principal of Vocal Fry Studios

Vicky Mochama is a writer and podcast host, and is a principal with Vocal Fry Studios. She has written for the Toronto Star, StarMetro, VICE, Globe and Mail, and Hazlitt. She was the host of Safe Space and former co-host of Canadaland Commons. She also hosts No Little Plans, a podcast about the UN Sustainable Development Goals; the project is a Vocal Fry Studios production in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada and Strategic Content Labs. Learn more about Vocal Fry Studios here!

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Rhys Waters

Co-Founder and Producer, Podstarter

I’m Rhys from Podstarter, a producer based in Halifax. I launched my first content start-up at the age of 22 that led to me making BAFTA Award-winning work for the BBC and global brands like Aston Martin and NBC Universal.  I have produced, directed and edited over 60+ hours of TV, radio, commercials and podcasts. I’ve been passionately involved in podcasting since 2014, having developed, launched and run a hit show (the Unexplainers), which eventually became a radio show and TV series. I co-founded Podstarter with the vision of helping people make great podcasts and to tell stories that traditional media overlooks. Learn more about Podstarter here! 

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Jonathan Burns

Co-Founder and Producer, Podstarter

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Dila Velazquez

Content and Audience Development Manager, Curiouscast

Dila Velazquez is the Content and Audience Development Manager for Curiouscast, Corus Entertainment’s Podcast Network. Previously she helped develop and grow eOne’s Podcast Network. Dila believes that everyone has a story to tell, but sometimes they need help shaping them. She honed those skills as an Associate Producer on the Award-winning Food Network Canada show You Gotta Eat Here. She has transitioned from TV to podcasting by continuing to follow great stories and has developed and launched a variety of shows including Nobody Cares with Anne T. Donahue at eOne, and This Is Why, and When Life Gives You Parkinson’s at Corus. Along the way she has built relationships with independent producers in Canada and the US. She’s a proud dog mom to her rescue Riggins, loves Star Wars, comic books, and Vanderpump Rules. You can often find her obsessing over great food and natural wines.

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Jeff W. White

Co-Founder, Kula Partners

Jeff is the co-founder of Kula Partners, an agency designed to help leading manufacturers digitally transform their marketing and sales.

A User Experience (UX) and usability expert, Jeff began building sites for the web over 25 years ago. He leads the design and development practice at Kula Partners, Canada’s first Platinum HubSpot Partner agency. A number of years ago, Jeff returned to NSCAD University as a sessional professor, bringing his understanding of web standards to a new generation of design students. A passionate advocate for usability and an open web that is accessible to everyone, Jeff frequently speaks on web design, usability, accessibility, marketing and sales at events such as HubSpot’s Inbound conference. He is also the co-host of the The Kula Ring, a weekly podcast that focuses on talking technology, marketing and sales with some of the most interesting minds in manufacturing marketing.

Jeff is a father of three and his non-work time is filled with shuttling kids back and forth to the pool, riding bicycles in the woods, and smoking meat on the kamado.