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In this solo epsisode, I answer a few user-generated questions about brand ambassadorships, contracts and how to negotiate both with influencers as well as content creation. I share my tips and tricks for creating a whole month worth of content in one photoshoot. If you're interested in Leveling Up Your Instagram, check out my online course: http://poolsidedigital.ca/level-up-your-instagram/ Share this episode on Instagram and tag me @poolsidedigital or @almostffamous

Welcome to the show, Marin McCue. Marin is the founder of dope(a)me, a company that focuses on mind, body and life coaching. Marin talks about her journey through university and the mental struggles she was continually overwhelmed with. She shares how those dark moments in her life and her road to recovery eventually led her to start her own business where she can help people live their best life through changing their mindset, habits, goals and mental strength. She shares her tools and tactics for recognizing burnout and how to slow down in our hustle-oriented society as well as advice for anyone who is looking to turn their passion into a full time job. http://www.dopeame.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dopeame/

Welcome to the show Christopher Boyse. Christopher is the owner and founder of Brain Bar, a functional energy bar for brain health. He shares his journey of working a corporate job in finance and thinking that was his final career to being laid off and exploring the world of entrepreneurs. Christopher went through his own fitness and nutrition journey and wanted to create a bar that was different than traditional protein bars and focus on brain health. He talks about the process of creating a product and bringing it to market. How collaboration is the new competition and finding people to network with and learn from is key to success. He gives his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs and people who want to start their own business. https://mybrainbar.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/mybrainbar/

In this Q&A episode, I answer a handful of questions from Instagram about becoming an influencer, successful collaborations, influencer marketing, how I started my business, and why I'm intimidated by most people. http://poolsidedigital.ca/course-level-up-2019/

Welcome to the show Justine Carey. Justine is the face behind Milton Photo. On this episode, Justine talks about how she got into photography, how she shot her first wedding without ever taking photos of people before and how she has evolved as a photographer by asking questions. We talk about why she loves film and her passion for capturing people's big day. We talk about the pros and cons of being self-employed, her adivce for aspiring photographers and her advice for brides when choosing a photographer. https://www.justinemilton.com/ https://www.instagram.com/miltonphoto/

Welcome to the show Bella Bucchiotti. Bella is a full time travel blogger and we can talk how she got started with her blog and instagram and how she grew it into a full time job. We talk about the misconceptions of blogging as well as her tips for anyone who wants to get into content creation. She shares how she decides on partnerships, why valuing photographers time is key and her favourite travel destination. https://www.instagram.com/bellabucchiotti/ https://xoxobella.com

Welcome to the show, Brian Owens. Brian is the artistic director of CalgaryFilm, Calgary's International Film Festival. This is his first year in this city but comes from a ten-year position in Nashville. He talks about how he got involved with film, why and how he started a film festival in Indianapolis (that is still running today) and how he feels about now being in Calgary. We talk about how the film festival industry has evolved since he started in 2004 and why he loves being involved with it so much. He gives his advice for anyone who is thinking about submitting a film to a festival and what we can look forward to in this year's festival. https://www.calgaryfilm.com/

In this short Friday episode, I talk about the ways that I stay motivated when I'm feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work that I have to do. Share your ways you stay motivated with me on Instagram! http:///www.instagram.com/poolsidedigital

Welcome to the show Emily Slaneff. Emily is the founder and owner of Crush Camp, a boutique fitness studio that focuses on running and circuit training. Emily shares her journey to opening up this studio after finding a similar workout in Nashville where she previously lived. She talks abuot her stuggle with weight loss, working out and balancing a stressful job and how that led to her owning a studio that believes in community, supporting each other and turning non-athletic people into athletes. Emily talks about the challenges of being an entrepreuner and her advice for anyone thinking about starting a business. https://www.crushcamp.com/ http://instagram.com/crushcamp

Welcome to the show Susi Hately. Susi is the owner and founder of Functional Synergy, which is an umbrella of many businesses but focuses on helping people to feel their best - physically and mentally. We talk about how important sleep is and how our culture of hustle, exhaustion and never sleeping is getting in the way of our ambition and success. Susi shares how and why she started her own business, why she thinks it's important to still have clients while training others in her method and how she was able to scale her business. She shares her one trick for how she manages to be a great mom, run her businesses and keep a perspective on life. https://www.functionalsynergy.com/

In this episode, I give you my 10 practical tips for growing your instagram if you're interested in becoming an influencer or just focusing in on buidling your personal brand. Social Media Online Course Mailing List: mailchi.mp/9b5cb7b069e5/emailsignup

Welcome to the show Arsheen, the founder of Daraja Foundation, a non-profit based in Calgary. Arsheen lives in Zanzibar and helps youth in an orphanage over there. She worked in the orphanage when she was over there after university. Arsheen talks about how and why she started the foundation and what her goals are with it. She shares some of the touching success stories of some of the kids she has worked with and watched them grow into entrepreneurs and working adults. Arsheen also shares some of the biggest lessons she's learned about business and life while running a foundation for youth. https://www.darajafoundation.com/ https://www.instagram.com/darajafoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/arsheendhalla/

Welcome to the podcast Kristal Hawryluk. Kristal is the owner of Lucky Fin Mama of 2 which is a blog, Instagram and apparel line, all with one goal in mind: to raise awareness for child abnormalities and genetics. We talk about her and her husband's journey through finding out 12 weeks into the pregnancy that Brady was going to have a birth abnormality, what emotions Kristal experienced and ultimately why she decided to start an Instagram account to share her story. Throughout the journey, Kristal found there to be a lack of resources surrounding the topic and no real support other than her close family and friends. She's on a mission to raise awareness and money for birth abnormalities and genetics as well as provide a platform for women to come to seeking support and reassurance if they are in the same situation. Kristal talks about how she's found balance between her two children, how she manages to start and grow a company and how her son's lucky fin has taught her so much about life. https://luckyfinmama

Welcome to the show Jason Smith. Jason is the owner of Bow Developments, a community minded company. Their latest project is Scarboro on 17th Ave in Calgary. Jason shares advice on both home buying and business owning. He talks about what you need to think about as a first time home buyer, how he builds a trusting relationship with customers and how he takes a difference approach to home buying. Jason talks about the problem with expectations and why it's so important to be in the present and really live in the moment as an entreprenuer. He talks about how to build your team, why knowing who you are is important on fostering a like-minded team and the importance of listening when it comes to managing people. Jason gives his tips for finding a work/life balance with the help of delegating, prioritizing your time andl earning to say no to things. http://bowdev.com/ http://scarboro17.com/ https://www.instagram.com/scarboro17yyc/?hl=en

Welcome to the show Salima Stanley-Bhanji. Salima is the CEO of Humainologie which is a charity that promotes and focuses on empathy and inclusion. One of the ways they do this is through sharing human stories, especially through film as well as a podcast and blog. They recently opened a social enterprise gallery and store where all of the profits go towards funding their charitable work. Salima talks about how she got involved with the charity, what it means to her and what she's learned along the way. http://www.humainologie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/humainologie/ Empathy Week: http://www.humainologie.com/empathyweek/

On today's solo episode I talk about how to optimize content creation while you're on vacation for a quick weekend getaway. I go through how I prepared for my Toronto trip, how I initially gathered all the content and what I did to turn 3 days in Toronto into 5 blog posts, multiple instagram posts, instagram stories and IGTV (plus this podcast). Social Media Online Course Mailing List: https://mailchi.mp/9b5cb7b069e5/emailsignup

Welcome to the podcast, the ladies of Choice Words. What started as a project for International Womens Day has turned into a bigger movement. Choice Words reframes harmful traditional sayings and cliché statements by cutting-out negative language. All profits raised from the sales of their merchandise are donated to UN Women - they talk about why they chose UN Women as opposed to other more specific charities. These women are truly inspiring in the way they've come together to help change the landscape for women in terms of confidence, language and opporunities. https://choicewords.shop/

Welcome to the show Mercedes Byrnes. Mercedes is the founder and owner of Wolf & Pine a natural, vegan skin care company. Mercedes talks about how she took her passion for foraging and turned it into a business. All of her products contain ingredients that she and her partner have foraged for, making it very natural, organic and handcrafted with love. Part of the proceeds from the products goes towards the Wolf Sanctuary in Ontario, hence the name Wolf & Pine. We talk about the challenges of starting a business, the importance of quality content creation and branding and her advice for people who want to start a business. https://wolfandpine.co/ https://www.instagram.com/wolfandpine.co/ Ontario Sanctuary: https://www.haliburtonforest.com/things-to-do/wolf-centre/ Alberta Sanctuary: http://yamnuskawolfdogsanctuary.com/

Welcome to the show Lizzie MacNeill. Lizze is the head of parnterships at Later, a media and marketing platform to help people organize, plan and schedule their social media content. She has worked in PR and social media for 10 years and started social media accounts and strategies for businesses like Beakerhead, the University of Calgary, Saje wellness and Hockey Canada. So she knows a thing or two about running successful accounts. We dive deep into social media marketing, the best practices for creating a great account and how to grow your followers and engagement. We talk about the misconceptions of social media such as the fear of overpromoting yourself or not taking social media seriously as a marketing tool. Lizzie gives her advice for how poeple should create an Instagram strategy, batch content creation and focus on growing your community engagement rather than followers. www.later.com www.instagram.com/latermedia/ www.instagram.com/lizziemacneill/

Welcome to the show Bobbi and Phil, the co-founders and owners of Tribe of Lambs which is a non-profit jewelry company that is raising money to fund projects for HIV positive children in India. Bobbi and Phil share how they met and why they decided to pursue this mission together. They want to end the stigma that impacts HIV positive people, especially the children in India. To end stigma you need awareness which is their goal and to give these kids a better opportunity in life. They use storytelling to really spread the word of Tribe of Lambs, sharing the stories of the children and the caretakers on social media. They give their advice for people who want to start a business and how to balance a full time job with a side hustle or passion. https://tribeoflambs.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tribeoflambs/