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Life of An Ex-Fashion Student — 87 episodes
87. So…I Have A New Job (Again)
86. Answering Your Questions About Entering the Fashion Job Market
85. I Quit My Job…Now What?
84. Next in Fashion’s Eliana Batsakis on her Television Debut, Turning Doubt into Self-Confidence and Being Yourself in the Industry
83. Making Sacrifices For Your Career
82. Finding Direction and Setting a Foundation For Yourself Post Grad w/ Sharon Kim
81. Life Update: Going to Paris in March + Starting My Own LLC
80. Branding Yourself: Creating Your Personal + Professional Image
79. 2022 End-of-Year Wrap Up
78. These Fashion Students Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands
77. F*cking Up At Work: Making Mistakes + Moving On From Them
76. Building Up Your Reputation in Fashion: Getting Invited to Events + Establishing PR
75. Advice I’d Give to My Younger Self
74. How to Tell Your Parents You Want to Go to Fashion School: Navigating A Creative Career
73. I Graduated! + What’s Next For Me
72. Justine Sweetman: Makeup Artist, Creative Producer and Founder of the Fashion Workers Initiative
71. Giada Graziano: Founder and CEO of Glam Observer
70. Lauren Berger: Founder and CEO of Intern Queen, Career Queen, and the IQ Agency
69. Faidra Tzedakis: Production for R13 and Founder and CEO of DANAE
68. Why I Started Freelancing + Negotiating Rates as a Creative
67. Exciting News, My NYFW Experience + Life Updates!
66. How to Find Your Fashion Niche
65. Do You Need to Go to Fashion School to “Make It”?
64. How I Made 2021 One of the Best Years of My Life (Both Personally & Professionally)
63. Going to a Fashion Design School and Not Pursuing Fashion Design
62. Being a Senior in Fashion School: Thesis Year + Job Hunting
61. Your Guide to Hustling in the Fashion Industry (with Little to No Experience)
60. My Abercrombie & Fitch Internship Experience
59. I'm Back! Where I've Been + What I've Been Up To
58. What They Don't Tell You About Fashion School
57. Moving to a New Place, Starting a New Job + Living On My Own
56. How to Inspire People
55. My Fear of Failure + Disappointing People
54. Senior Year at Parsons, Post Graduation Plans + How I Plan for the Future
53. 11 Things I Wish I Knew Before Entering the Fashion Industry
52. Dealing With Rejection
51. Pursuing a Non-Traditional Career Path
50. Love and Work: Making Sacrifices, Maintaining Balance, and More
49. Intellectual Property in the Fashion Industry
48. How to Bounce Back from Creative Burnout
47. Sustainability In Fashion: How I Started + Where I'm Going
46. Finding the Courage to Pursue the Things You Want In Life
45. Getting Your Foot In The Door of the Fashion Industry
44. Imposter Syndrome: Thinking You're Not Good Enough + Building Self Confidence
43. Being Smart With Your Finances in the New Year
42. 2020 Wrap Up + Why I'm Not Making Goals for the New Year
41. Side Hustles: How to Get Them + Manage Your Time
40. Fashion Jobs You Never Knew Existed
39. Building Professional Connections
38. Talking about Gendered Language and Genderless Fashion
37. Working and Collaborating with Brands When You Have a Small Following
36. Putting Together A Portfolio & Why It's Important
35. How to Get Over the Feeling of Not Doing Enough
34. My 15 Lifetime Goals Towards Personal Success
33. The Five Stages of Burnout + Building Work Relationships
32. My Opinion on Unpaid Internships + Tips on Finding Paid Internships
31. Balancing School, Work, and My Personal Projects
30. How to Stay Creatively Motivated During a Pandemic
29. What It’s Like Being a Twin feat. My Twin Sis
28. Staying At Home For College + Why I Decided to Live At Home
27. Ignoring the Competition and Focusing On Yourself
26. My Parsons Online Semester Plans
25. How To Make Your Resume Stand Out
24. What I've Learned From Falling In and Out of Love
23. 20 Things I've Learned in 20 Years
22. Working in a Company VS Working for Yourself
21. Addressing the Lack of Diversity in the Fashion Industry
20. The Truth About Living and Working in NYC
19. Asian American Heritage Month in the Fashion Industry
18. How to Make the Most of Your Internships
17. The Truth About The Met Gala
16. Finding Inspiration & Q+A
15. Knowing When It's Time To Walk Away
14. What To Do Now That Your Summer Internship Is Canceled
13. Staying Productive & Life After Quarantine
12. The Life of an ONLINE Fashion Student
11. How to Survive Quarantine
10. My Perfect Imperfections
9. Stop Following Your "Passion"
8. The 5 Minute Journal + Summer Plans
7. Having Thoughts About Quitting Parsons
6. My NYFW Experience
5. #Hustle Culture
4. What Fashion Internships Are Really Like
3. How to Land Your Dream Internship
2. Fashion School Stereotypes Debunked
1. Who Am I?