The Hola Gwapa Podcast
by Nisha Btesh
Hola Gwapas! And welcome The Hola Gwapa Podcast! I'm your host and fellow Creative, Nisha Btesh. Each week I’ll be interviewing a brand new Artist from the Hola Gwapa community and we’ll be having REAL up close & personal conversations about the ups and downs of their unique journeys - highlighting all the different ways creatives at the top of their game are using to turn their passions into a paycheck! We’ll touch on topics like how to develop a solid morning routine, how to talk confidently about pricing your work, monetizing your talent & maintaining control of your finances as well as what it truly takes to build and grow a community in this digital age. Plus you know I’ll be asking for all their juicy tips, tricks and secret sauces to success! SO I hope this podcast provides you with tangible takeaways and introduces you to a wide variety of fabulous female creatives each with a different story, medium and message - but most of all I hope you walk away feeling a little less alone
Episodes
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Intuitive Eating & Developing Healthy Habits with Dr. Courtney Crisp
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 25 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa, a digital community of ten thousand artists from all over the world, a blog, a website, this podcast and most...
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Episode 24: The Art of Creating a Purpose Driven Career with Kaela Arellano
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 24 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa, a digital community of ten thousand artists from all over the world, a blog, a website, this podcast and most...
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The Power of Purpose & Manifesting Your Dream Career with Sara Schroeder
Welcome Sara Schroeder back to the hola gwapa podcast. Back by popular demand this is her second time on the show and let me tell you this episode does not disappoint. Together we sit down and dive deep into topics like the nitty gritty business side of being an artist, the joy that comes from...
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How to Have A Kick-ass Career & Creative Side Hustle with Aimee Rancer
Today I’m sitting down with Aimee Rancer, a fashion and lifestyle blogger as well as a Creative Strategist who has worked for MEGA advertising disruptors like VaynerMedia, Pinterest and most recently Amazon.With over ten years of experience across a variety of roles in the marketing industry…
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How to Dress Like 1 Million People Are Watching with Sara Camposarcone
Holy moly I am SO excited about this episode because today I’m sitting down with the one-of-a-kind Sara Camposarcone. With over one million style-obsessed followers on TikTok and dubbed fashions ``sustainable maximalist” by publications like Vogue, New York Times, Harper's Bazaar and more it…
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How to Build A Mission Motivated Brand with Erin Melendez
In 2020 the global pandemic known as COVID19 hit and affected life as we all knew it. Now Jewelry Designer, Erin Melendez saw this challenge as an opportunity and started her wildly successful business out of an RV as she transitioned from her former career in Fashion Merchandising and embarked…
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Solo Episode w/ Nisha Btesh: Breaking Down My Slow Fashion Process
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 19 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa, a digital community of ten thousand artists from all over the world, a blog, a website, a podcast and most recently...
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The Art of Balance... and Art with Abstract Painter and Yogi Gina Gaetz
I’m SO excited to wrap up our second year on The Hola Gwapa Podcast with this very special bonus episode with abstract artist, mindfulness explorer and yogi Gina Gaetz. Gina is an OG member of The Hola Gwapa community, so if you haven’t already make sure you go back and check out her writer…
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Balancing Entrepreneurship & Adulthood While Building the Career of Your Dreams with Textile Designer Bridget Thompson
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 17 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa a digital community of almost 12 thousand artists and creatives from all over the world, a blog, a website, an…
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Building Your Business with Jessica Santander, Jewlery Designer & Entrepreneur
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 16 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa a digital community of almost 12 thousand artists and creatives from all over the world, a blog, a website, an…
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Product Design & Pitching Your Brand with Lauren Ashley: How stepping into courage led this baby product brand into a full time business.
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 15 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa a digital community of almost 12 thousand artists and creatives from all over the world, a blog, a website, an…
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Breaking Barriers with Jasmine Romero: How to Create an Artistic Career without Spending a Penny
Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 14 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa a digital community of almost 12 thousand artists and creatives from all over the world, a blog, a website, an…
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Getting Abstract with Johanna Rossi: Creative Cycles, A Woman's Role in Art & Creating with Intention.
I’m SO excited to introduce you today to one of my favorite abstract artists, Johanna Rossi who joins us today all the way from Monaco. Together we get into conversations about naming your work, creative cycles - which is FASCINATING, the toll that the role of being a woman can take on your art,...
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Illustration on a mission with Mira Lou: One Artists organic rise to 97K on IG
For those who’ve ever experienced a creative lull or rut (hem hem all of us…) this episode is for you! Mira Lou is what you would call DEDICATED to her craft. STILL A STUDENT Mira has cultivated a cult-like following of almost 97 thousand followers on Instagram in two years. She preeches the...
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The Power of Being a YES Woman: How Tattoo Artist, Laura Martinez's Determination Led Her to Succeed in an Unorthodox Creative Industry.
If you’re feeling stuck or uninspired with your career path, love life or just your life in general this is the episode for you. Laura went from working as a Product & Graphic Designer for Dior in Paris, France to meeting the love of her life on the stoop of an air btnb on a girls trip to New…
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Craft Fair Queen Phoebe Sherman Reveals The Power of the Pivot in a Pre & Post Covid Landscape
SO before we get into this episode the Phoebe Sherman the craft fair queen herself and founder of Girl Gang Craft I need you to pause and go grab a pen and paper because it’s seriously jam packed with juicy valuable information. OK so let me just start by saying Phoebe is a BOSS! Pre-covid her...
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Talking Wellness w/ 5th Dimension Founder, Herbalist & Natural Beauty Guru Jayna Anderson
I am BEYOND excited to share this episode with you because it’s my very first interview with a Gwapa Gal! For those who don’t know I’ve recently added a very special section to the Hola Gwapa Shop dedicated to highlighting the stories and brands of artists in this very community. So you can now...
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Figure It Out As You Go with Lucy Giller: How This Go-Getter Turned A Maternity Leave Hobby Into Her Dream Career
Today I’m super excited to get into this episode as I sit down with Lucy Giller at the very beginning of quarantine to chat about her creative journey. Lucy went from a copy write to an art director at a prestigious magazine house to ditching it all to go back to art school at 27 years old, from...
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Nurturing The Creative Within With Dahlia Dandashi: How to Find Your Place By Getting Resourceful AF & Using Your Unique Skillset to Create and Conquer Your Dream Career
Freaking out over here because I finally get to introduce you to OG Gwapa Artists & now Instagram friend Dahlia Dandashi. Dahlia started her creative journey by pursuing a traditional career in journalism and photography only to find herself burnt out before she even got started. Pivoting her...
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Finding Balance In Freelance with Alice Mulder: How to create multiple revenue streams doing what you love & network in a way that doesn't feel so networky.
Without further ado! I’m so excited to introduce you to our next guest Alice Mulder. She is an Illustrator and graphic designer who could teach us all a thing or two about turning our passions into paychecks. One of the things I loved most about my conversation with Alice is discovering her...
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Championing Creative Devotion with Sara Schroeder: How to create art as a form of self care & embrace the non traditional route + plot twists on your way to success.
Sara Schroeder is an OG hola gwapa artist, abstract painter, mom, wife and teacher. With almost 50 thousand loyal fans on Instagram, Sara is someone we can all learn from and look up to! Learning more about her creative journey was so inspirational to me as we touched on topics like burnout,...
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Cutting Out the Chaos with Ia Llamozas: How to Cultivate Creative Momentum & Leverage Each Artistic Experience to Develop the Career of Your Dreams.
In this episode you will meet collage artist and content creator ia llamozas chatting with us alllll the way from Barecelona, Spain. What I love most about ia is her relentless pursuit of her passion for college, art and teaching. You’ll hear this theme over and over again in her story my…
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It's OK to eat a bagel w/ Arielle Calderon: How this Influencer's inspiring 168K followers on her mission to cancel diet culture and embrace self love.
I’m super excited to introduce you to our guest today! Her name is Arielle Calderon and her story is wild! Formerly a writer for BuzzFeed, Arielle publicly shared her weight loss journey in an article that went viral leading her to become an instant Influencer of 30 thousand new followers...
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Stop Waiting to Graduate with Alice Clarke: Freelance Print Designer & Jewelry Maker
Alice Clarke is a Freelance Print Designer & Jewelry Maker. In total Gwapa approved go-getter style, Alice launched her Etsy Shop 6 years ago - running her very own side biz, working for her dream/inspo company Anthropology and even building her own little lady gang network of female creatives on...
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Turning Pain Into A Superpower with Miranda Starcevic: Parisian Stylist, Designer & Painter.
#1 Miranda Starcevic otherwise known as a @letsgetflashy on Instagram is a self-made painter, designer, stylist and feminist. Miranda and her daring styled looks have been featured in everything from Teen Vogue to captured by the top photographers shooting must see street style at Paris and NY...
About this show
Hola Gwapas! And welcome The Hola Gwapa Podcast! I'm your host and fellow Creative, Nisha Btesh. Each week I’ll be interviewing a brand new Artist from the Hola Gwapa community and we’ll be having REAL up close & personal conversations about the ups and downs of their unique journeys - highlighting all the different ways creatives at the top of their game are using to turn their passions into a paycheck! We’ll touch on topics like how to develop a solid morning routine, how to talk confidently about pricing your work, monetizing your talent & maintaining control of your finances as well as what it truly takes to build and grow a community in this digital age. Plus you know I’ll be asking for all their juicy tips, tricks and secret sauces to success! SO I hope this podcast provides you with tangible takeaways and introduces you to a wide variety of fabulous female creatives each with a different story, medium and message - but most of all I hope you walk away feeling a little less alone
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