She provides editorial leadership and strategic guidance to media companies, cultural organizations, and independent creators.

Christabel Nsiah-Buadi is a visionary podcasting development strategist who works at the intersection of media strategy and education.

As the Lead of Spotify’s scaled audio creator program, she is integral to developing programs that support independent creators. Before this, she was the driving force behind that company’s groundbreaking podcast production fellowship, Sound Up: Behind the Mic, and the mentorship initiative Narrative Shift.

Before moving to podcasting, she had an award-winning career as a journalist, reporter, and showrunner for prominent networks, including NPR, the BBC, American Public Media, and Public Media International. Her written work has appeared in British Vogue and The Independent.