Tales of the Trade

Amaeya Media

5.0 (10)
Entrepreneurship
Updated Monthly

Tales of the Trade features our region’s pioneers & the stories behind the communities they’re bringing to life. New episodes monthly.

11/14/2024

“The thing that makes podcasting great is that it’s audio first.” James Cridland on the state of the podcast industry

On a special bonus episode, James talks to me about the state of the podcast industry, the audio versus video conversation, and his thoughts on its future. Links: The Vergecast: They’re called “Podcasts” Podnews: Why is all the podcasting money in the US by Will Page The decentralized nature of podcasts is its best feature (Dubai Podfest 2023) The Pen Addict podcast Chirag Desai and Ramsey Tesdell on the podcast industry: Website • YouTube Upload podcasts via RSS to YouTube The Podcast Index Apps supporting Podcasting 2.0 features Open Podcast Analytics Working Group Spotify leaves the IAB Megaphone is certified again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

39 min
11/13/2024

Podnews: James Cridland

Pull up a chair and join my conversation with James Cridland, founder & editor of Podnews.net James tells me about their growth from scratch to 32,000 subscribers, and the importance of owning your tech stack and workflow. We also talk about their acquisition of the Podcast Business Journal last year as a key expansion strategy. On a special bonus episode out tomorrow, James and I talk about the state of the podcast industry, the audio vs video conversation and his thoughts on its future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 min
Season 5, Episode 3 Trailer

Trailer: James Cridland on building the platform that powers podcast industry reporting

On a special episode coming this week, I’m sitting down with James Cridland, founder & editor of Podnews.net, *the* place to get all your podcast news, and then some. Over two episodes, we’ll get into the genesis of the platform and get James’ insights on the latest shifts in the podcast industry. So pull up a chair & join the conversation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 min
05/14/2024

Bonus: Ramsey Tesdell on gaps in the MENA podcast landscape

Ramsey Tesdell shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities for the podcast landscape in the region. This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Ramsey, where he shared his entrepreneurial journey and some of Sowt’s growth plans, including their acquisitions of Finyal Media & Rising Giants Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 min
05/07/2024

Sowt: Ramsey Tesdell

How do you go from social network to podcast powerhouse? Pull up a chair and join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of Sowt. Ramsey tells me about his entrepreneurial journey, why he’s an unintentional leader & lessons from their recent podcast acquisitions of Finyal Media in 2022 & Rising Giants Network last year. On a special bonus episode, Ramsey also shares his thoughts on the MENA podcast landscape. This bonus episode is available to subscribers tomorrow and everyone else next week. Links: Our 2021 predictions on Apple Podcast SubscriptionsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

33 min
Season 5, Episode 1 Trailer

Trailer: Ramsey Tesdell on building podcast powerhouse, Sowt

Pull up a chair & join the conversation with Ramsey Tesdell, co-founder and CEO of podcasting powerhouse, Sowt. Available in your podcast apps May 7. If you subscribe now, you’ll also get a bonus episode on the state of the podcast landscape before everyone else! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 min
12/02/2020 · Bonus

Bonus: Tatiana Antonelli (Goumbook)

On our season finale, Tatiana Antontelli shared how she's been adapting her social entreprise, Goumbook, to handle the impact of the lockdowns and the pandemic. On this bonus episode, Tatiana shares her thoughts about the impact of sanitization and re-emergence of single-use plastic in light of the various guidelines put in place around the world. Thank you for joining us on this season of Tales of the Trade, and see you in 2021! Credits Hosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 min
11/25/2020

Goumbook: Tatiana Antonelli

Goumbook was the UAE's earliest social entreprise helping promote sustainable practices since 2010. So pull up a chair & join our conversation with Tatiana Antonelli, founder of Goumbook, and how she is facilitating her business into the new world order and why 2020 could become a remarkable opportunity for entrepreneurs to step up. We'll be back with a new season in 2021. See you then! CreditsHosted & Produced by Chirag Desai. With support from Pooja Sagar, Abhishek Venkatasubramanian & Zainab Ujjaini. Original Music by Reiner Erlings. Review us on Apple Podcasts • IMDb • Podchaser Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 min

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10 Ratings

Beautiful and inspiring stories

03/18/2020

louloukhazen

I love how this show takes you in a journey. Chirag interviews interesting people and extracts great insights from the conversations. Very enjoyable especially if you’re interested in the UAE’s entrepreneurship scene.
Well Done and Interesting

04/22/2019

Brandyglows

The audio is great and the interviews are so interesting! The host is a great interviewer. Can’t wait to hear more.
Ever wanna wake up someplace else?

12/30/2018

Jamigal

Podcasting gives me the opportunity to wake up and enjoy new places, people, ideas and items while I’m driving & doing chores. One of the first episodes talks with the host & producer and I’m paraphrasing but the point was... podcast is an art and the voices are telling stories and more. The voice holds so much and each episode provides me with a sense of welcome and excitement to hear more. Subscribed :)
So much fun

05/10/2018

MBHjr

Fun, light, free flowing and very entertaining. The interview with the Frying Pan Adventures was an inspiring story of the ups and downs of starting a new business. You have a fan in me and others should should hop on now!