Today we interview Tasha McCaskiel, founder of Black Girls in Media, a networking organization committed to supporting and uplifting minority women in the media industry. We talk about the genesis of the company and Tasha’s experience looking for media-related work, and how BGIM was created to offer resources and connections for people like her interested in entering the communications field. We’ll cover BGIM’s key service offerings, including events, job sourcing/pairing, and their own media efforts including their 80k person social media following as well as the Black Girls in Media Podcast. Beaming in from Los Angeles, we hope you enjoy the episode!
March 15, 2023
E10 – Black Girls in Media: From small GroupMe chat to global community
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Tasha McCaskiel founded Black Girls in Media as a networking organization committed to supporting and uplifting minority women in the media industry.
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