About Us
Award-winning media experts
Powerful storytelling isn't just Show Business, it’s Good Business
Our 360 approach to content creation, audio storytelling, production, and marketing services ensures your podcast reaches and connects with your audience in a meaningful and memorable way.
Everything Podcasts delivers innovative creative, world-class audio production and global distribution. Featuring strategic planning infused by research, and partnerships designed to launch, grow and accelerate the expansion of your content across multiple platforms.
Our team’s experience includes writing and producing some of the most iconic TV shows in history for the CBC, CTV, and Global television networks.
Everything Podcasts has managed, produced, and hosted award-winning radio shows and syndicated programs in Canada and the U.S. for CBC, Standard, Bell, Rogers, Westwood One, and others.
Our Team
Jennifer Smith
Founder | President |CEO
Jennifer’s extensive media, broadcast, and digital marketing experience include executive positions at Roundhouse Radio, CBC, Bell Media, and Headline Media Group. She has launched six successful start-ups and has extensive venture capital and IPO experience. Jennifer is also the recipient of the Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the year award from University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
Pouneh Naderi
Chief Of Staff
Pouneh brings with her a unique multi-sector profile of leadership in the startup, corporate, government and non-profit sectors, demonstrated through 15+ years of leadership for CBC, UBC, and many others. Pouneh holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration, a Diploma in Human Resources Management, and a Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law.
Lisa Bishop
Media Specialist
Lisa is a media professional with 25+ years of experience. From account management at Grey Worldwide, to her tenure of over 15 years working with large brands and media agencies like Starbucks, Intrawest, Stingray and Bell Media, Lisa’s successful and award winning career brings extensive knowledge of radio, OOH, DOOH, programmatic display, social, search, CTV and television.
Rithu Jagannath
Executive Producer
Rithu has been working as an audio producer, show runner and project coordinator for companies like PRX and TED, and has worked on multiple notable independent podcasts such as Kinda Dating and Beyond High Performance which has won several awards. Step into the world of storytelling, creativity, and impact with her and shape meaningful experiences, one project at a time.
Rithu@everythingpodcasts.com
Rod Schween
Board Member
Rod is President of Pattison Media with 48 radio stations, 3 television stations, and 18 online portals in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. As President, Rod is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Division and the stations.
The 35-year broadcast veteran has grown up in the industry and has held numerous management positions including Operations Manager, Program Director, and General Manager/General Sales Manager.
Don Shafer
Executive Producer | Editor in Chief
Don is a veteran media executive, having sat in every chair in Canadian radio and television stations. He’s also held apprenticeships at the Toronto Star and The Weather Network during pivotal shifts in technology. Over the course of his career, he helped shape the rise of iconic FM radio stations like KNAC, KPPC, KYMS, CHOM, CHUM, Q107, CFOX, CFMI, CIRH and consulted dozens of other radio & television stations; Shafer helped rebuild both the Pelmorex Radio Network and Bell Media’s BC Interior radio stations into healthy, award-winning clusters. Across all of these platforms, his teams earned consistent recognition for community service and broadcast excellence. A recipient of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Don also holds a PhD in Social Justice, bringing a rare blend of industry expertise and academic insight to the evolving media landscape. His work is grounded in a commitment that amplifies diverse voices and fosters meaningful dialogue, changing hearts and minds one conversation at a time. At Everything Podcasts, he brings this research-driven commitment to socially conscious storytelling, creating programming that fosters dialogue and change.