The Imperfect Professional Podcast
by Shaina Nacion Studio
There’s a lot of pressure out there to be the perfect online business owner: to make consistent $10K months, to have the perfect Instagram feed, to retire your partner, etc. But the problem is *perfection doesn’t exist.*In this series, we have honest, transparent conversations with small business owners about what it’s *really* like to run a business. We talk about everything from imposter syndrome to being true to your core values to showing up on Instagram Live.Join us as we ditch perfectionism and comparison, and instead show up as the imperfect professionals we are.
Episodes
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Your Own White Picket Fence Dream | Steph Wharton
This episode’s guest is leadership and visibility coach, Steph Wharton. In this episode we talk about the importance of making connections throughout business and in life and Steph’s unique framework she uses to coach her clients. We get into authenticity and owning your truth as a business…
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Small, sustainable growth | Meg Mothershed of Mothershed Design Co.
In this episode, I sat down with my friend Meg Mothershed of Mothershed Design. Meg and her husband run a boutique brand + web design studio out of Denver, CO. We talk about their businesses' recent rebrand and how they’ve benefited from it, how to cope with the many pressures of running an…
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Being comfortable with discomfort | Courtney Miller from Miller Digital
“Nobody is a natural born content creator”. In this episode, I sat down with social media coach & strategist, and friend, Courtney of Miller Digital. We have real talk about what it takes to create authentic content, the main struggles Courtney sees her clients facing & the advice she gives them…
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Being Open to Possibilities | Xanthe Appleyard of Oh Sierra
“Hospitality is a mindset, it’s a means of connection” This episode features podcast guest Xanthe Appleyard, partner and creative director of Oh Sierra. Xanthe goes more in detail about her unique business philosophy, “every brand is a hospitality brand”. We talk about common messages in the…
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Van Life and Brand Values | Sonia Moroni Duru of Wildly Creating
This episode features my friend Sonia, of Wildly Creating. Join us as we talk about Sonia’s business journey from VA to now brand + web designer. She gets real with us speaking to the struggles she’s faced with racism and her identity as a woman of color. We dive into talking about the pressures…
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Listening to Your Gut | Belen Ladaga from Casa Bele
“When you are relaxed and happy, you’re more creative.” This episode I sat down with Bele, the CEO of the creative studio and design house, Casa Bele. We get into Bele’s experience working in the corporate world and how it differs from running her own studio. Bele tells us the steps she takes in...
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Are your core values and brand values the same?
On this solo episode, I take a look at the difference between personal core values and your brand values as a business. Are they the same thing? And if they are the same, how does that impact the way you run your business? Tell us about your core values by DMing us on Instagram! Are your core...
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The Imperfect Professional Trailer
Welcome to the Imperfect Professional podcast, where we ditch the idea that you have to be perfect to run a small business. We talk to small business owners around the world about how they deal with imposter syndrome, comparison, and the pressure to be a perfectionist. --- Hosted by Shaina Nacion...
About this show
There’s a lot of pressure out there to be the perfect online business owner: to make consistent $10K months, to have the perfect Instagram feed, to retire your partner, etc. But the problem is *perfection doesn’t exist.*In this series, we have honest, transparent conversations with small business owners about what it’s *really* like to run a business. We talk about everything from imposter syndrome to being true to your core values to showing up on Instagram Live.Join us as we ditch perfectionism and comparison, and instead show up as the imperfect professionals we are.
Hosted by
Shaina Nacion Studio
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