About us
Meet Ana Xavier, Founder and CEO
Multilingual award-winning professional, with experience in Global Podcasting, and a heart for impact-driven entrepreneurs.
Ana specializes in identifying podcasters’ full potential with strategic content tailored to accelerate business growth, build trust with ideal customers, and create boundless leadership opportunities. With a practical, approachable style, she empowers clients to see podcasting as their most powerful tool for influence and success.
In 2020, Ana founded The Podcast Space, an online consulting agency dedicated to supporting impact-driven women, minorities, and multilingual businesses. Since launching her first podcast in 2008 while earning a Bachelor’s in Communications and Journalism from the University of Porto, Ana has amassed nearly a decade of hands-on experience in podcasting, terrestrial and online radio, and digital marketing across Portugal and London before relocating to the US.
Ana’s expertise has helped clients around the globe (+10 countries!) double their listener engagement, attract sponsors and partnerships, and confidently position themselves as industry leaders.
Her work in advancing diverse voices in podcasting earned her the American Marketing Association Maverick Award (DFW Chapter) in 2023. A frequent speaker and collaborator with global organizations like Riverside, Captivate, Podcast Movement, Ausha, and Ecamm, Ana is committed to making podcasting both strategic and accessible.
As a Trusted Judge for Leading Industry Awards, Ana had the honor of evaluating top talent through respected platforms such as the International Women's Podcast Awards and the Gracies Awards by the Alliance for Women in Media, recognizing excellence in storytelling, representation, and innovation. In alignment with her mission to amplify underrepresented voices and drive meaningful impact through podcasting, Ana also serves as the Volunteer Head of Strategic Growth & Global Audience Engagement at Podcasthon, a nonprofit initiative. In this role, Ana leads efforts to expand Podcasthon’s mission by cultivating strategic partnerships, engaging diverse podcast audiences, and sparking authentic connections that inspire global change.
Through her podcast, The Podcast Space, she delivers actionable advice to podcasters eager to turn their show into a cornerstone of their business growth.
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Our team
Ashley Roy, Copywriter
Ashley Roy considers herself a professional learner. Starting her career in ghostwriting, she helped authors write books on a variety of topics from business to healthcare and was able to research and better understand the subjects along the way.
She’s since pivoted to marketing and digital copywriting, but has maintained a love of sharing people’s stories. In her spare time, she cuddles her cats, travels compulsively, and devotes herself to staying updated on current events.
Our content contributors
Anthony Najera, Photography + Video Expert
Anthony Najera is the Creative Director at Colectivo Creative Media, a production company based in Denton, TX.
Anthony is a skilled photographer and videographer who has over a decade of experience producing content in the DFW area. He has a passion for stories that impact his community and lending his talents to causes he believes in.
Anthony is also a contributor to Shutterstock and Premiumbeat's Youtube channel, providing tutorials that help other filmmakers hone their craft.
The San Antonio native is a life-long Spurs fan. When he's not out and about with a camera, he enjoys a HEALTHY amount of gaming, walks with his pups, and making home-made pizza.
Matt Stoker, Producer and Host
You might say that Matt Stoker has been preparing his whole life to make podcasts. As early as the age of four, Matt was using a cassette recorder to produce the many varied adventures of the thrilling detective "Matt, P.I." He spent many family road trips listening to recordings of radio shows from the 1930's and 40's, further building his love for the medium. 30+ years later and with the invention of podcasting, he's able to continue putting the spoken word to tape.
After managing WRGW, the radio station for The George Washington University, Matt returned to North Texas and soon began work at the Dallas-based heritage radio station KLIF. He also hosted or co-hosted a number of podcasts during that time, with topics ranging from comedy to pop culture to professional wrestling. Matt has brought his love for radio and his knowledge of what makes a podcast succeed (and fail) to professionally producing podcasts, both freelance and with Full Circle Studios, after spending more than 11 years in commercial radio. Matt is editor of the Webby Award-winner for Best New True Crime Podcast ‘True Crime Reporter’.
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