Media People Podcast

Hosted by Victor Genova

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Jun 2026

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The podcast where storytellers tell their stories.

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June 9, 20261 hr 10 min

EP147 - Head, AMP Agency and EVP, Advantage Solutions - Christi Geary

Episode 147 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE Christi Geary–Head, AMP Agency and EVP, Advantage Solutions. Christi and I chat: 🎯 How a Tide sample turned into a career at P&G 🎯 What competitive swimming teaches you about sales 🎯 Why a sense of humour is key to success 🎯 Selling fireworks by the highway 🎯 Crossing the floor into agency life 🎯 Growing up in St. Louis **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

May 26, 20261 hr 9 min

EP146 - Lander Career Co. Founder, Head of Talent - Heidi McLeod

Episode 146 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Lander Career Co. Founder, Head of Talent & Engagement, Heidi McLeod. Heidi and I chat: 🎯 Launching Lander Career Co. 🎯 Booking bands before the internet 🎯 Getting her first break in media sales 🎯 Why great sales people don’t necessarily make strong sales leaders 🎯 Taking a break from the media industry 🎯 Pivoting into recruitment **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

May 12, 20261 hr 17 min

EP145 - Canadian Football League AVP, Global Partnerships - Justin Vandenberg

Episode 145 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Canadian Football League AVP, Global Partnerships, Justin Vandenberg. Justin and I chat: 🎯 Emailing TSN’s James Duthie 30 times in 30 days 🎯 Why storytelling is the best form of selling 🎯 Grabertising 🎯 Life at TheScore and Twitter 🎯 Leading global partnerships for the Canadian Football League 🎯 Being born in a car **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

April 28, 20261 hr 15 min

EP144 - Samsung Electronics Canada Senior Legal Counsel - Sahil Razdan

Episode 144 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Samsung Electronics Canada Senior Legal Counsel, Sahil Razdan. Sahil and I chat: 🎯 Growing up in Markham, Canada 🎯 Why her pursued law over investment banking 🎯 Learning that a past employer was going under on his first day of work 🎯 Attending law school in the US 🎯 The professional challenges foreign trained lawyers face 🎯 Why he doesn’t have an Instagram account Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

April 14, 20261 hr 5 min

EP143 - Avvivi Managing Director - Wade Kuiken-Rogers

Episode 143 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Avvivi Managing Director, Wade Kuiken-Rogers. Wade and I chat: 🎯 Calling in sick for a job interview 🎯 Why sport is an important part of life 🎯 Finding his way into adtech while looking for a finance job 🎯 How Avvivi is disrupting the digital video landscape 🎯 Growing up in Rockwood, Ontario 🎯 His connection to Ryan Gosling and Jim Carrey Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

March 31, 202658 min

EP142 - Author, I am Here to Fulfill My Destiny - Boris Cho

Episode 142 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Boris Cho, author of I am Here to Fulfill My Destiny. Boris and I chat: 🎯 His memoir, I am Here to Fulfill My Destiny 🎯 Why kids are the most important direct reports 🎯 The four values guiding his book 🎯 The message for his daughter 🎯 Journaling as therapy 🎯 Would President Cho declassify secret UFO documents? Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal. Get your copy of I am Here to Fulfill My Destiny→ Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/52nrn7t8 Indigo: https://tinyurl.com/8denvr8z

March 17, 202658 min

EP141 - Randstad VP of Strategic Accounts & Social Selling - Nancy D’Onofrio

Nancy D’Onofrio is Randstad's VP of Strategic Accounts & Social Selling. She stops by Media People Podcast to chat: 🎯 Moving from fashion to sales 🎯 How personal branding puts you ahead for a promotion 🎯 Why working at smaller companies can sharpen your skills 🎯 Monday Girl mentorship 🎯 Fashion Television & Electric Circus Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

March 3, 20261 hr 10 min

EP140 - Obsessed Media Co-Founder - Danny Weisman

One year into shaking up the US media agency world, Obsessed Media Co-Founder Danny Weisman returns for episode 140 of the Media People Podcast. We chat: 🎯 Obsessed Media: One year later 🎯 What Netflix got right 🎯 Growth through entrepreneurship 🎯 2026: Another year of Hollywood reboots and remakes? 🎯 Rethinking the NFL’s Pro Bowl Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.

February 17, 20261 hr 6 min

EP139 - Author, Girl Gone Wild - Courtney Kocak

Episode 139 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with Girl Gone Wild Author, Courtney Kocak. We chat: 🎯 Her memoir, Girl Gone Wild 🎯 Why writing is therapy 🎯 Why she makes her own art 🎯 Growing up in rural Minnesota 🎯 Her podcast, Private Parts Unknown Hit the subscribe button for channel updates. The audio edition is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal. Girl Gone Wild is available April 1st, 2026. Pre-order your copy here→ Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tCl9m6 Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/85623/9781949487541

February 3, 20261 hr 16 min

EP138 - The Local Collective Founder & President - Kaitlin Doherty

Episode 138 of the Media People Podcast is LIVE with The Local Collective Founder & President, Kaitlin Doherty. We chat: 🎯 Why Cossette was her ‘big break’ 🎯 Founding The Local Collective 🎯 What goes into developing a Super Bowl commercial 🎯 Growing up in Saint John, New Brunswick 🎯 How entrepreneurship runs in the family **Subscribe to the Media People Newsletter** mediapeople.beehiiv.com/subscribe **Listen & Subscribe** www.mediapeople.ca www.youtube.com/@MediaPeoplePodcast www.instagram.com/vicgenova/ www.tiktok.com/@media.people.podcast Views expressed by participants are personal.