ERIN COULEHAN | Episode 034 | Live! at MFHQ

The Forty-Second Wednesday of Twenty Twenty Four. Today, we get the opportunity to speak with a guest who truly knows what goes into the art of storytelling. From birth, journalism has been in her blood with the field having been a part of both her parents and grandparents lives. With a spark of inspiration striking you so early on, you truly do get a head start in diving in, and her career has been on go the very second that it was able to. Although born and raised in El Paso, she has had the opportunity to cover lifestyle and social issues on a grander and more rapid scale, which is where she credits so much of her insight and values stemming from. Returning with this experience has allowed her to not only become a bigger contributor to El Paso's The City Magazine, but has also given her new opportunities to pay the knowledge forward to the next generation of storytellers. In her words, print is not dead, and everyone has a seat at the table. And in this episode, we get to learn more about what that all truly means. What an honor to have this conversation happen. Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, Live at the HQ... we welcome ERIN COULEHAN. Follow Erin and keep up with her work at:https://www.instagram.com/erin_coulehan/https://www.instagram.com/thecityelpaso/Chapters:0:00 - Housekeeping1:10 - Introductions2:52 - Generations of Journalism10:19 - Understanding the Importance of Literature15:53 - Navigating Through the District of Columbia22:16 - A Dream Start with Rolling Stone31:18 - Being in the Room with Some of Your Favorites36:57 - Overcoming the Friction of an Interviewee41:44 - Erin’s Role Within The City Magazine51:34 - Battling Misconceptions & Having to Say No1:03:46 - A Glimpse of Erin, UTEP Professor1:07:47 - The Social Issues that Drive You1:12:04 - The Balance of Work and Personal Life1:19:43 - Pushing and Pulling with Sponsors & Advertisers1:24:46 - A Discussion Around the Best Of Awards1:29:42 - Building the Team of Writers for The City Magazine1:32:37 - Letting Go of Perfection & Being of Service1:38:24 - Closing WordsLive! at MFHQ is a conversation-driven podcast hosted by the Emmeff Pearl team. With a focus on career and personal development, we invite people from all walks of life to gain new perspectives that we may take and introduce into our own. We release new episodes every Wednesday, and you can find all our past content over at emmeffpearl.com For all inquires, contact us via email: [email protected]