Smashing the Ceiling: A Conversation with Naomi Mellor, founder of the International Women’s Podcast Awards and The Skylark Collective

<p>In today's episode of Podcasting Smarter, Naomi Mellor of The International Women's Podcast Awards and the Skylark Collective.  Naomi continues to work to amplify the voices of female podcasters and provide them with the platform and recognition they deserve and on this episode she shares her story about creating the awards, her production company and what she's learned along the way.   "The more you can lift up others, it takes everybody along with you." In this episode, you will learn the following:</p> <p>1. The unique challenges and opportunities for woman in podcasting 2. The importance of lifting up other women and marginalized groups 3. What the International Women's Podcast Awards are and how to submit your podcast Resources: Subscribe to our email newsletter to get industry updates: <a href='https://www.podbean.com/email-subscribe'>https://www.podbean.com/email-subscribe</a> </p> <p> </p> Other episodes you'll enjoy: <p class="p1"><a href='https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-k5wkq-12e1041'>How to Create a Top Branded Podcast with Chris O’Keeffe from JAR Audio </a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p6y2s-12c6892'>Opening Doors: The Path to Podcasting for Marginalized Genders Live Replay </a></p> <p class="p1"><a href='https://podcast.podbean.com/e/podcast-entrepreneurship-and-creating-a-6-figure-podcast-business-with-bethany-hawkins-of-crackers-in-soup/'>Podcast Entrepreneurship and Creating a 6-figure Podcast Business with Bethany Hawkins of Crackers in Soup</a> </p> <p class="p2"> </p> About us: <p>Podcast Smarter is the official in-house podcast by Podbean. </p> <p class="p1">Podbean is a podcast publishing and monetization service, hosting almost 620,000 podcasts.  If you’re looking to start your own podcast, monetize your podcast and livestream directly to your listeners, you can set up an account at<a href='https://www.podbean.com/'> podbean.com</a> </p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">Connect with us:</p> <p class="p1">Subscribe to our email n