iHeartMedia and Intuit Quickbooks Launch Podcast to Help Small Businesses Grow, “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories”

Join hosts Austin Hankwitz and Jannese Torres on their mission to help aspiring small business owners across the country find success 

WHAT: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and Intuit Quickbooks, today announced an original podcast series focused on the trials and tribulations of owning a small business, “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories.” Hosted by personal finance influencer and investor, Austin Hankwitz, and creator and host of the award-winning personal finance podcast “Yo Quiero Dinero,” Jannese Torres, “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories” will share insights to help small business owners and entrepreneurs succeed. The series is biweekly with episodes dropping every other Thursday.

Throughout the series, Austin and Jannese will connect with small business owners, hear their stories about managing the ups and downs of starting and growing a small business, and share advice on how to take their small businesses to the next level. “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories” will have anyone interested in the nuances of being an entrepreneur clamoring for more. In episode one, Austin and Jannese will chat with Ami Kumordzie, founder of fintech company Sika Health, about her empowering story of raising a $6.2M seed round from world-class investors during a pandemic.

WHEN: The first episode is available today, Thursday, March 30 with new episodes appearing bi-weekly on Thursdays. 

WHERE: “Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

EMBED: Use the below embed code to include the “Mind the Business: Small Business and Success Stories” audio player into any website:

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About iHeartMedia, Inc.

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ: IHRT) is the number one audio company in the United States, reaching nine out of 10 Americans every month. It consists of three business groups.

With its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. Its leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms, including more than 860 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide; its National Sales organization; and the company’s live and virtual events business. It also includes Premiere Networks, the industry’s largest Networks business, with its Total Traffic and Weather Network (TTWN); and BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service for the Black community. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products using data from its massive consumer base.

The iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group includes the company’s fast-growing podcasting business -- iHeartMedia is the number one podcast publisher in downloads, unique listeners, revenue and earnings -- as well as its industry-leading iHeartRadio digital service, available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices; the company’s digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs; its digital advertising technology companies; and its audio industry-leading social media footprint.

The company’s Audio & Media Services reportable segment includes Katz Media Group, the nation’s largest media representation company, and RCS, the world's leading provider of broadcast and webcast software.

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