To all my friends and former colleagues from Spotify, I'm happy to help in any way I can. Whether that's making an introduction to my network, keeping an eye out for opportunities, or catching up for a chat. Please don't hesitate to reach out.

I'm incredibly proud to share that my team, Podcast Editorial, was recognized as Spotify's Team of the Month this October. It's genuinely an honor to get to work with and learn from each and every one of these passionate and creative folks every single day. While I will say (with full bias) that we are doing awesome work on a daily basis at spotify.com/podcasts by highlighting underserved voices and creating delightful discovery experiences for our users, here are 2 recent initiatives that I'd like to call attention to: 1) In support of Voter Registration Day on Sept 28, Ayodele Oti, MBA updated our Play Your Part hub (spotify.com/playyourpart) with episodes focused on Voter Rights & Representation. This includes guest-curated podcast playlists from inimitable activists like Stacey Abrams and sets of episodes to help first-time voters better understand issues like climate change. Read more from Ayo herself here: https://bit.ly/3Fw68co 2) For the month of Oct, Rachel Selvin has done a full Halloween takeover of our True Crime Scene hub (spotify.com/truecrime). The highlight is the Spooky Stories podcast playlist which is counting down the 31 scariest episodes of all time in the lead up to Oct 31. In addition, check out guest-curated podcast playlists from true crime podcasters like "Rotten Mango" host Stephanie Soo and horror fans like comedian Benito Skinner. Stay tuned to spotify.com/podcasts every day to see the latest work from my truly wonderful team. h/t Carmen, Isabella, Brianne, Deontay, Eda, Ayodele, Rachel, Deondric, Jessica, Barbara, Bianca, Caroline, Zak, Elaina

Jessica Diaz-Hurtado's amazing work on LOUD is a testament to her expertise, passion, and persistence. Check out ep 1 today only on Spotify (https://lnkd.in/d8kP846z). In addition, check out Jessica's curation in theLINER (spotify.com/theliner), our music storytelling editorial brand which she updates every Friday, also only on Spotify.

I could not be more proud of my team (especially Brianne O'Brien & Ayodele Oti) for their vital efforts on Play Your Part (https://lnkd.in/dGT-26b). July's PYP hub revamp focuses on Police Reform with episodes curated by theme by Bri & Ayo, episodes chosen by guest editors in podcast playlists, and a link-out to Color of Change, a partner doing great work in this space. Seeing Bri & Ayo's work out in the world genuinely makes me emotional. I'm eager, alongside my truly wonderful team, to continue to do more on Spotify to provide helpful context to complex issues and to highlight under-heard voices, both podcasters and activists from the non-profit sector. Also, scroll down to the bottom of the Play Your Part hub for our curation around Climate Activism that we'd launched back in April. We will continue to grow and build out the PYP hub as an evergreen resource as Ayodele Oti delves into more themes in the months and years to come.