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Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, Media Consultant & AI Specialist

Olivia Smith is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, media consultant and AI specialist based in Los Angeles. Here is some more information about Olivia:

  • She is a versatile content creator and storyteller with extensive experience of 20+ years in print, broadcast, multimedia and digital journalism.

  • She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Media Consulting Coaches, specializing in media training, public speaking, content creation & AI strategy.

  • As an Adjunct Professor at USC, she teaches journalism, innovative storytelling, digital media management and AI. She created the first-ever journalism and AI course there.

  • She has produced stories for several news organizations, from 60 Minutes to CNN, and she spent nearly a decade at Disney, working in inaugural digital positions for ABC News, Good Morning America and ABC7.

  • As an AI specialist, Olivia created and hosts an AI podcast called Prompt Response. She has also worked on the GenAI Content Engineering team at Meta.

  • Through her work at the intersection of journalism and AI, Olivia’s goal is to empower creators to use technology ethically, maximizing their impact with limited resources.

  • She is the Founder and CEO of Get Savvy with Social, a media, tech and lifestyle company and blog.

  • She is a lifestyle expert and has a Certified Nutrition credential through NASM.

  • She loves writing and authored a series of children's books about detective dogs. She is also a published poet.

  • She graduated from NYU undergrad and earned her master’s from Columbia University.

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Passion Projects

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Prompt Response

Olivia's AI Podcast
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Jacob & Bricks

Olivia's Book Series
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ABC’s Hidden History

Olivia's News Show
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Media & AI Consulting

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