Be the Answer: Grow Your Podcast, Claim OUR Legacy – Elsie Escobar (she/her/ella)
Enjoy this bonus video as part of the 2026 El Maratón de Podcasting Audio Summit. For a copy of the transcript, click here. Click CC for subtitles or click the gear button to change the video speed player.
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This State of the Podcasting Union presentation is a call to reflect on where we are, and where we must go, together. Our digital legacy isn’t built on individual voices alone. It’s a chorus, strengthened when we protect and amplify each other.
Voice-Led Leadership strategist and Podcast Hall of Famer Elsie Escobar guides us through how AI is reshaping relevance and why coordinated efforts are essential to showing up where answers are being written. She’s illustrates the shift from SEO to AEO: Answer Engine Optimization and equips the audience with a 5-point roadmap to safeguard our knowledge and elevate our shared presence for generations to come.
About the Speaker
Elsie Escobar is a voice-centered creator and creative transitions mentor who helps experts, leaders, and creators build influence, nurture communities, and create a powerful legacy using their own voice. A long-time podcasting pioneer, she co-founded She Podcasts, the first large-scale community for women and non-binary podcasters, and was the first Latina inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. She is also the Director of Community and Content at Libsyn, where she oversees content strategy and empowers creators through education and community support.