In this expanded role, Ghiazza will oversee all aspects of content including development, production, operations and merchantry affairs, as well as talent, publisher and partner relations. She will spearhead the unfurled globalization of Audible Originals as well as grow Audible’s vast library of podcasts and audiobooks. Ghiazza will protract to report to CEO Bob Carrigan.
Carrigan said: “Rachel has proven to be a formidable leader whose passion and pursuit of excellence has been internal to our success. During her tenure, she has unceasingly championed unconfined storytelling — the lifeblood of Audible — and synthetic a best-in-class team that continues to momentum our merchantry forward.”
He added: “Her work in developing our impressive slate of originals, and ushering in world-class talent while successfully expanding our unmatched library has been instrumental to our growth. We couldn’t be increasingly pleased to unclose her with this well-deserved promotion.”
Ghiazza said: “It is a privilege to work slantingly an incredible team whose transferral to creativity and innovation in the audio space inspires me every day. Audible is iconic – a visitor that has set audio’s gold standard and it is our fearless, audience-first tideway to storytelling that makes the very weightier in the business. I squint forward to what’s superiority – immensely shepherding Audible’s next installment in global content creation.”
During her tenure, Ghiazza has helped grow Audible into the leading creator of audio storytelling, developing new genre-bending categories, elevating unique and diverse voices, and forging groundbreaking collaborations with industry leaders.
Her upbringing include supporting the launch and minutiae of Audible Plus, scaling-up in-house brands such as Audible Theater and Words Music, the launch of Dolby Atmos on Audible, and spearheading multi-project relationships with top artists, writers, and creators wideness the entertainment industry, including President and Mrs. Obama’s production visitor Higher Ground, Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment and James Patterson Entertainment.
Prior to joining Audible, Ghiazza was at Spotify, where she held a variety of roles including leading the Global Content Experiences team. Ghiazza previously held roles at Viacom and Yahoo!. She has an MBA from the University of Southern California.
