Omar Mouallem is an award-winning writer & journalist. He started Pandemic University during the pandemic to help support writers & journalists. Omar chats on the beauty & fun of running an unaccredited school with highly skilled instructors in the midst of industry disruption.

More from Omar in this episode:

• How Pandemic University found success as a professional development program for writers & journalists
• How the pandemic has affected the newspapers, magazines & book launches
• Creating a “sticky” program with a community & social enterprise-like approach
• Innovating a business model around a niche audience, freelance instructors, in-depth classes & a multi-sided platform
• Gamification & a game show graduation
• About Omar’s upcoming book, Praying to the West

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Thanks to ZapSplat.com for music in this episode.