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Working Classy
by Working Classy
Working Classy is a show for people who want to do work they love, whether that means pursuing a passion project as a business or getting more joy out of a day job. Your hosts, Laurel Hechanova (an Oakland-based design director) and Isabel Lee (a Chicago-based designer and owner of Wishful Thinker Clothing) will talk about how they navigate their own work lives and sit down with other artists and entrepreneurs for a variety of perspectives on doing creative work.
Episodes
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25: Evolving Creatively and Building Community with Shannon Matesky
In today's episode, Shannon Matesky (actress, director, and producer from Berkley, CA) talks with us about trusting yourself, following creative paths (both professionally and geographically), building the community you want to see in the world, and taking advantage of this strange and difficult...
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24: "How to Survive on Set: The Set Production Assistant’s Guidebook" author Jessica Dean Rose
Today, we dig into set life with author of "How to Survive on Set: The Set Production Assistant's Guidebook" and Assistant Director for feature films, Jessica Dean Rose. She had to learn the hard way how to become a great production assistant, from lingo to etiquette. With that, she felt it was...
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23: Running a Restaurant in a Pandemic with Myly Carpio of Amakara
Today we've got an insider conversation about what it's been like keeping a restaurant afloat during a pandemic. Myly Carpio, general manager of Amakara in Dublin, California swaps management stories with Isabel about things like how to stay flexible while trying to take care of your employees,...
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22: Hikina Designs
Today, we chat with sisters, Lori Hashimoto and Lena Miyasaki, the creative brains behind Hikina Designs. Hikina Designs just recently launched their very first book, "Colorful Hawaii." The company's goal is to create fun and engaging educational resources for Hawai'i's families and educators.…
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21: What's . . . New?
Let's push through the thick fog of trying to survive a pandemic and take a look at how some businesses are being creative to stay afloat. We also talk about things we've found ourselves enjoying in spite of 2020's raging garbage fire. Note: this was recorded weeks before the recent shooting of...
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20: Working in a Pandemic - a Conversation with Musician, Producer, and more . . . Lakan
Today we're chatting with Lakan, the ultra-talented musician, producer, videographer, and all-around bringer of good vibes about how being a musician has pushed him to continually evolve and adapt to a changing world. Links from the show: Lakan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lakanmusic/...
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19: Working in a Pandemic
What a year this week has been. In this episode, we'll cover what it's like to be running a restaurant right now as well as ideas for ways to skill up and have fun while we're all stuck indoors. Links from the show: Adobe Creative Cloud:...
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18: Writing, Acting and Taking Care of Yourself, an Interview with Devon Carson Part 2
If you haven't yet, listen to Episode 17: Part 1! In this episode, we pick up with Devon Carson talking about Menace, the microseries. You can find it on Instagram at @menaceseries. We also dive into discussion about self care and knowing your limits. And don't forget to listen to the new…
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17: Staying Creative as a Musician, an Interview with Devon Carson Part 1
Welcome back! In this episode, we catch you up on what we've been up to and dive into the theme of the season, "You are not late." We do this all as we get to know our guest, musician and actor, Devon Carson. In Part 1, we cover Devon's ventures with her band, Airstream Futures. Their new album…
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16: (Bonus Episode!) New Year Strategies
You've got plans for 2019, and we want to make sure you've got strategies for how to get things done. They include... 1. Focus on your fresh new future, not what you wish you'd done differently. 2. Make small fun goals too! 3. Keep a physical, constant reminder of what you're trying to do. 4.…
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15: Lil Boat Boutique
We're taking a bit of a break! But before we go, we have an interview with Whitney Bennett, pin maker & designer of Lil Boat Boutique. She shares her tips on how she went from being a side hustle maker to a more full-time maker. And don't miss the Tip Nugget of the Week: Believe in your art! Find...
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14: A Few of Our Favorite Things
Inspiration to stay creative comes in lots of different forms. Isabel and Laurel talk about what they've been into lately. And Isabel brings us our tip NUGGET of the week: share a calendar with your Accountabilibuddy! Links from the show: Bruno Major:...
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13: User Experience Design for Beginners
This week Laurel tries to explain what she does for work. She also brings us our Tip of the Week: move things closer.
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12: Tips from Recent Job Hunters
Job hunting is hard, but it doesn't have to be terrible. This week friends of the podcast, Alex Rodriguez and Tiffany Taylor report back from their recent time in the job seeking trenches to give us tips and hope for the future. They also bring us our tip(s!) of the week: get comfortable saying...
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11: When and How to Quit Things
Quitters CAN be winners! Sometimes it's best to stop what you're doing so you can do something better. Isabel and Laurel talk about stuff to try before you jump ship and how to prepare to jump ship so you don't drown. [End ship metaphor.] Laurel ends the show with a (bleak? beautiful?) tip of the...
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10: Happy Hour! Crazy Rich Asians Having Nice Things
Happy Labor Day! This week Isabel and Laurel are joined by Alli Lowe and Irene Jang for an All-Asian roundtable discussion about Crazy Rich Asians (with so many spoilers), Henry Golding's well-trained face, Yao Ming, Venmo John in Bachelor in Paradise, Joy Luck Club, mahjong nostalgia, Mulan, the...
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9: (Minisode!) Prototype Your Dream Job
Laurel was not great at managing her time this week, and this is why we can't have nice things. In about 8.5 minutes, we catch up, Laurel makes a bunch of nonsense excuses about being SO BUSY, Isabel talks about a new idea she has for a dream job, we discuss how she might prototype it, and then…
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8: How to Reverse Plan Your Life Goals
We've got some heavy stuff this week as Isabel and Laurel talk candidly about their lives, figuring out what they want and how they intend to get it. Plus, Isabel brings us our Tip Nugget of the Week: splurge on resources and products that could serve you infinitely.
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7: How to Change Careers
It’s our first mailbag episode! What can you do when you want to get out of your current career or industry? Do you have to start from the bottom of the ladder? Marley Shimamura, Senior Manager of Process Enhancement at Talentburst, gives us a TON of great advice on how to navigate this move. And...
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6: Better Than Work-Life Balance
Why should anyone try to “balance” life and work? Balancing things is hard! In this episode, we talk about integrating or coordinating the two in a way that makes them both better. And Isabel brings us our Tip of the Week: do your research.
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5: The Working Classy Ethos
To start our online store on the right foot, we worked on a guiding ethos and a few rules. And Isabel brings us our tip of the week: when you’re discouraged, revisit your old work.
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4: Self-Promotion, Networking, AND musician Birdie Manupule!
You know how we have basically the best intro and outro music in the history of podcasts? Well, now you get to meet the person who wrote it: Birdie Manupule! In this episode, we talk to Birdie about how tough it is to promote your work while staying true to yourself. Plus, our Tip of the Week…
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3: The Joy of Routines!
We did it! We finally talked about routines, why they’re great, and how to customize your own. And this week’s tip of the week (haha Isabel, I’m writing the description so I can call it whatever I want) is to be your own parent / Ben Wyatt. Or Leslie Knope. Being Leslie Knope is always a good…
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2: How to Prepare for (and Deal with) Getting Laid Off
A Working Classy plot twist: Laurel gets laid off! But it went okay! In this episode she’ll give you tips on what to do to prepare for getting laid off and what to do after it’s happened. Also, Isabel brings us our tip (nugget) of the week: follow something that gives you free inspiration. Links...
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1: Introducing Working Classy
Welcome to Working Classy! Find out more about your hosts, Laurel Hechanova and Isabel Lee, as well as what to expect from this show. We’ll talk about our reasons for starting this podcast and introduce our idea for the side business we’ll be building and discussing as part of the show. Lastly,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Working Classy is a show for people who want to do work they love, whether that means pursuing a passion project as a business or getting more joy out of a day job. Your hosts, Laurel Hechanova (an Oakland-based design director) and Isabel Lee (a Chicago-based designer and owner of Wishful Thinker Clothing) will talk about how they navigate their own work lives and sit down with other artists and entrepreneurs for a variety of perspectives on doing creative work.
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Working Classy is a show for people who want to do work they love, whether that means pursuing a passion project as a business or getting more joy out of a day job. Your hosts, Laurel Hechanova (an Oakland-based design director) and Isabel Lee (a Chicago-based designer and owner of Wishful Thinker...
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