Just Another Biz Podcast: Unconventional Business Tips for Wedding Pros and Creatives

Ep 13: The Importance of Expanding Your Business With Authenticity With Grace Troutman

On this episode we have a very special guest: Grace Troutman, owner of Grace T Photography. I have been such a huge fan of Grace's work for awhile. (Fun fact: Grace and I are from the same state and went to the same college!) So, one day I decided to just email her and ask her to be on the podcast and she responded with enthusiasm right away! I’m excited to share some of her wisdom on expanding your business and staying authentic within your brand to help attract your ideal clients and ideal work. Grace shares her strategies, wisdom and how to show up in your business and on Instagram. She also shares about how to invest in yourself so clients will invest in you. Enjoy! 

Episode 12: How To Build A Positive Mindset for Success with Business Coach Rachel Letham

In this episode, I'm talking to Rachel Letham, a business coach working with successful, yet stuck, online female business owners. She shares her tools and techniques in one-on-one sessions to help her clients achieve business growth while leading more fulfilling lives. Having had a very successful 13-year career in a senior position in the produce industry, Rachel has experience in growing business and managing operational success. Rachel helps clients build a positive mindset for success, gaining clarity in their direction, and purpose in their business. She writes regularly to her network on the power of self-care and supporting day-to-day life, and has launched the Self-Care Survival Kit deck of cards to help bring self-care to the masses. If you're interested in learning more or to work with Rachel as a business coach, you can find Rachel on her website, and on Instagram where every Tuesday she shares a self-care tip. Enjoy! 

 

Episode 11: Branding for Business Success

This episode's guest is Olivia Sylvestro. Olivia is the founder and brand guru of Current Design Studio, a soulful brand design agency for coaches and wellness businesses. In this episode she is discussing how important branding for business success is. Olivia dives into what branding all entails and how to make sure it has the biggest impact on your business. Current Design Studios helps conscious doers create intentional brands that align with their mission, connect with their audience and attract infinite abundance on autopilot. With a focus on intentional design, purposeful storytelling and creative strategy, Olivia and the Current team have guided their clients in developing, designing and scaling wellness business that make massive impact on the world. Whether your wildest dreams are to host a yoga retreat in Bali, write a book, travel the world, work 10 hours a week, or a shopping spree at Lulu Lemon, Current is a space that applies strategies that make those dreams a reality. She is also the host of Behind The Design podcast. Enjoy, friend! 

Episode 10: One Artist, Multiple Businesses + A Drive for Success in the Creative World

In this episode we're talking to the queen entrepreneur, Kristal Mallookis. Kristal is a lover of all things business and the arts. She has a background in dance and theatre and upon arriving in New York City immediately adapted to the city hustle. Kristal owns multiple businesses including being the Founder & CEO of Mustard Lane, a national event staffing company since 2006. Mustard Lane was built to be a source of gigs for artists and now 14 years later, Mustard Lane is in 70+ markets with a talent database of 5,000. She also runs an intimate event space in Manhattan called MEAUX. Always eager to grow, in 2019 Kristal founded Off The Lane, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and currently serves as President. OTL is designed to be a resource for the creative community. Kristal is extremely passionate about all of her endeavors and loves traveling and spending time with the internets favorite Pomsky, her puppy, Sazzy. 

Go ahead and dive into today's episode as we talk about the road to entrepreneurship and how to handle the roller coaster of ups and downs that will inevitably happen. Enjoy! 

Episode 9: Shifting Your Fitness Mindset With Karon Hawkins

Hey Friends! Get ready to dive into this week’s episode because we’re talking about shifting your fitness mindset with Karon Hawkins of KronicFit. Karon is an NYC native living in Pittsburgh, working as an online and in-person coach specializing in biomechanics and nutrition. After completing his B.S. in Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University and working as a Cybersecurity Analyst for a year, he decided the corporate world wasn’t for him. His new journey began after being accepted into the Masters of Science in Health and Physical Activity at the University of Pittsburgh where he completed his degree in a year. From training people for free online and in-person locally to creating a full-time business internationally, Karon has expanded his coaching reach all around the world and is excited to keep helping people move and feel better one session at a time. You can find Karon online on Instagram, Facebook or via email. If you’d like to find out more about working with him, you can reach him on his website KronicFit.

Episode 8: Trusting Your Intuition As a Business Owner with Fran Gallaher

Today we’re chatting with Fran Gallaher, an Intuitive Life Coach and founder of Really Flourish. Fran is also the creator of the leadership program, Trust Your Gut: Intuition for Decisions That Matter. Fran combines an intuitive reading, where she “reads” a client’s energy, picking up information from their soul and guides, and coaches clients to new levels of success, healing, and well-being. As a result of working with Fran, clients regain focus, reconnect with their more authentic selves, and develop strategies for maintaining focus and connection to creativity, meaning, and soul purpose.

Episode 7: Embracing Slow Entrepreneurship

 

Today, we have the pleasure of chatting with a friend of mine, Sarah Magidoff. Sarah is the founder of the Slow Entrepreneur Movement, an online platform, newsletter, and challenge series dedicated to helping hard-working entrepreneurs work less while getting more done, so they can make room for what matters most. She believes that true, sustainable success, happens when we make our well-being the top priority. Sarah is also the founder of Canopy, a boutique creative studio crafting beautiful, purpose-filled brand strategies and design solutions for emerging businesses focused on sustainability. 

I can't wait for you to hear how she's embraced the slow entrepreneurship lifestyle and how you can implement it into your business and life too. 

 

 

 

Episode 6: What Success Looks Like For Celebrity Hair Stylist Lorien Meillon

In today's episode, we have the pleasure of chatting with Lorien Meillon, a celebrity hairstylist based in Los Angeles, specializing in hair extensions. She’s been in the industry for 12 years but has always had a passion for hair. Lo and I met at a church event about 6 years ago, and we were both trying to start our new businesses. She began an extension business with a partner that also donated profits to charity. I’m excited to have her here with us on The Local Table to discuss her journey to success and what that looks like to her. There are lots of nuggets of wisdom to glean from today's episode to apply to your own journey. You can find Lorien and her work on her website and on her instagram. Thanks for tuning into today's episode! 

Episode 5: Mindset, Meditation and Reiki with Danielle McGhee

Hey Friends! Welcome back to The Local Table! I am so excited to share the first episode of 2020. It's been a wild year so far, so I wanted to chat with someone who can help us tackle the stress, anxiety and uncertainties we're all facing. Today we’re talking to Danielle McGhee, a Reiki Master and Healing Touch Practitioner in San Diego, CA. Danielle has spent the past 7 years studying reiki, mindfulness and meditation and has her own company The Moon Medicine. In addition, Danielle is a yoga teacher who wants to empower people to open up their energy to self-heal. You can reach Danielle on her website and on her instagram. Enjoy and stay safe and healthy my friends! 

Episode 4: How Improv Can Change Your Career + Your Personal Relationships

On this week's episode of The Local Table Podcast we’re chatting with a good friend of mine from my days at TOMS, Brian Nelson, about improv and how it can change not only your career but your personal relationships for the better. Brian is currently the Senior Admissions Producer and Operations Lead at General Assembly but he also leads business workshops through his business, Seriously Improv. Brian shares about how he got into improv and how it's helped him in making career moves and improve relationships with his co-workers and in his personal life. Brian shares more about what improv is and gives us tangible steps that we can implement into our own lives to help better our relationships and our jobs and how we can be more intentional in the conversations we're having with the people in our lives. Improv isn't about being funny it's about being intentional, knowing how to improvise authentically in conversations, invest in others, and have an attitude of "yes and"! Brian's main advice is to show up, be true to who you are, adapt to the surrounding that you're in, listen and invest in others. I hope that this week's conversation helps you to break out of your shell and allows you to learn how to truly invest in others personally and professionally. Enjoy, friends!