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The Influence Community — 212 episodes

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Ep 212. Stop chasing trends, building a brand that actually lasts, fall fashion report, creator advice + more!

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Ep 211. Instagram’s wild new features, expensive sh*t worth it, building confidence as a creator + more!

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Ep 210. WE'RE SO BACK!!! where we've been, motherhood, what's actually working on social media in 2026, what's new on Instagram + Tiktok and MORE

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Ep 209. Last Q&A of 2025!!

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Ep 208. Winter favorites + winter trends

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Ep 207. Q4 planning + holiday campaign strategy for content creators

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Ep 206. Part two: Creator icks + how to solve them

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Ep 205. Creator icks: Biggest pet peeves + how to solve them pt. 1

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Ep 204. Hannah Huante, Creator, Podcaster + Entrepreneur: Finding authenticity as a creator, balancing mental health, building a brand with purpose, creating from passion + more!

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Ep 203. Q&A!: UGC, ad performance, how to make it in the industry, content strategy + more!

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Ep 202. How to be consistent on social media (repost)

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Ep 201. What to do when a brand uses your content, unauthorized usage, brand tea + more!

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Ep 200!!! Q&A: Getting personal, biggest lessons of our career, struggles as a content creator, vision board progress & more!

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Ep 199. Whitney Eckis, Serial Entrepreneur + Angel Investor: Growing brands, investing in women entrepreneurs, and her journey through building + selling companies

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Ep 198. Fall Trends 2025!

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Ep 197. NYFW + PFW 101 for content creators!

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Ep 196. Arianne Virsunen, CEO + Founder at BLOND BRANDS: Starting a creative agency, advice for entrepreneurs + creators, and building a team you love

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Ep 195. Q&A: New updates on IG, posting fall content, how to stand out, gifting to paid strategy + more!

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Ep 194. Creating and maintaining successful brand partnerships (repost)

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Ep 193. Getting paid in 2025: How creators are making money + current monetization strategies

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Ep 192. Summer favorites 2025

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Ep 191. Pregnancy announcement!!! + Navigating content creation through big life changes

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Ep 190. Our best travel trips + prepping for summer vacation and your european summer !!!

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Ep 189. Q&A: Summer plans, beauty faves, content tips & tea

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Ep 188. Gretzie Parth, Entrepreneur, MUA + Content Creator: building a skincare brand, balancing content + business, and biggest lessons as a founder

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Ep 187. Deep dive: Creating content that performs, how to stay relevant + what to do when your post goes viral

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Ep 186. Summer Trends for 2025!

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Ep 185. Spring Cleaning for Creators: Digital detox, fresh energy & getting re-inspired

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Ep 184. Q&A: Advice for stagnant growth, budgeting, the key to good content, helpful investments back into your business + more!

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Ep 183. Paris recap + travel tips

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Ep 182. Katie Melton, Head of Creator Success at LTK: Insider tips to grow, monetize & succeed on LTK as a creator

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Ep 181. Q2 Mental Health Check: Things we remind ourselves in the social media industry

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Ep 180. Business organization, tax tips for content creators + coachella

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Ep 179. How to build your personal brand as a content creator + our personal brand stories

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Ep 178. Q&A: Coachella, what we wish we knew starting out as a content creator, signature series + more!

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Ep 177. Q&A: Social content strategies, overcoming lows in the industry, engagement talk + more!

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Ep 176. Jazzy Torres, Partnerships at Milk Makeup: how to stand out to a brand as a content creator, gifted to paid partnerships, and more!

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Ep 175. Updated pitching tips for content creators

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Ep 174. Spring fashion trends!

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Ep 173. 10 Non-negotiables of being a content creator

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Ep 172. New changes + updates on IG

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Ep 171. Q&A: Brand partnerships, assistants, what to include in rates + more!

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Ep 170. TikTok ban & diversifying your content

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Ep 169. How to navigate social media during difficult times (and resources to help with the LA fires)

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Ep 168. Strong habits to start 2025, ins & outs, holiday recap!

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Ep 167. Winter This or That + Winter Favorites!

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Ep 166. Holiday Content Ideas + Strategy

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Ep 165. Fall Favorites!

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Ep 164. Marguerite McAdam, Influencer PR Supervisor: insight from the PR agency side of the influencer industry + advice on how to best work with brands

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Ep 163. Green flags / red flags in content creator friends

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Ep 162. Q&A: burnout, stressing over engagement, usage rates, content creator relationships + more!

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Ep 161. Holiday pitching + staying top of mind for Q4 partnerships

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Ep 160. Paris fashion week recap + girl chat catch up!

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Ep 159. South of France girls trip recap!!!

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Ep 158. Content + event days in our life

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Ep 157. A full day in our life: work day, morning routine, workout & more

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Ep 156. IG growth, Tiktok shop, LTK strategy & more!

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Ep 155. Tips on how to attend NYFW and Paris fashion week

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Ep 154. Fall fashion trends 2024

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Ep 153. What we would do on social media if we started today

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Ep 152. NEW Updates on Instagram

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Ep 151. How to be Consistent on Social Media

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Ep 150. Q&A: consistency, location demographics, assistants, campaign platforms & more!

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Ep 149. Instagram self audit + understanding your analytics

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Ep 148. Girl chit chat: Brand trips, Italian summer, the Hamptons

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Ep 147. Going to events alone

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Ep 146. Our favorite mantras

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Ep 145. Current Social Media Content Trends

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Ep 144. Summer Trends!

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Ep 143. Instagram updates: the *new* algorithm, reels, new features

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Ep 142. How to increase your confidence as a content creator

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Ep 141. Q&A: Content strategy, how to gain followers, best performing content, contracts + more!

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Ep 140. Best travel trips ever + prepping for summer vacation and your european summer !!!

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Ep 139. Stagecoach Recap + Tips!

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Ep 138. Coachella Recap !!!

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Ep 137. What are brands looking for?!: How brands measure success, choose talent for influencer campaigns + how to get a brands attention

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Ep 136. Festival Season Prep for Creators

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Ep 135. Current Favorites: brands, trends, aesthetics + more

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Ep 134. Get to know us more!

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Ep 133. How to combat intrusive thoughts as a content creator

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Ep 132. 2024 Spring Trends

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Ep 131. 2024 Influencer Marketing Trends: AI Influencers, Tiktok Shop, UGC Creators, Long Form Content & More

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Ep 130. Wedding Recap + 2024 Girls Trip!!

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Ep 129. Q&A: When to go full time, NYFW, growing on Pinterest & getting paid as a content creator

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Ep 128. Important organization tips for your content creator business

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Ep 127. Habits for content creators to start 2024 off strong

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Ep 126. 2024 Ins + Outs for Content Creators | Happy new year!!

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Ep 125. Winter favorites + Vancouver recap

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Ep 124. What we used to do vs. what we do now as content creators

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Ep 123. Q&A Pt. 2: Making money as a content creator / influencer, weird brand requests, investments in the industry and more!

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Ep 122. Q&A: Meta verification, black friday deals, winter trends, organic vs. paid usage, holiday wishlist & more!

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Ep 121. Strategies for increasing engagement on Instagram that are working right now for content creators

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Ep 120. Setting boundaries with brands + work as a content creator

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Ep 119. Holiday campaign pitching tips

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Ep 118. Bad habits we've picked up as content creators & how we break them

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Ep 117. Planning a content trip 101

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Ep 116. Paris fashion week recap!

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Ep 115. ITALY GIRLS TRIP RECAP

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Ep 114. Fall favorites! Trends, brands, mantras, content, motivation and more!

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Ep 113. NYFW Recap: Is NYFW dead?

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Ep 112. Erin Fader, Jewelry Designer: Entrepreneurship, celebrity styling, setting boundaries, business advice, Paris fashion week + more

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Ep 111. All things NYFW + answering your fashion week questions!

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Ep 110. Q&A: balancing in the moment vs. creating, best brand experiences, trend predictions, budgeting for new outfits starting out, when to accept gifted collaborations + more

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Ep 109. Behind the scenes of running your business and things we wish we knew when we started in the content creator / freelance industry

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Ep 108. Feeling uninspired or stuck with social media, avoiding burnout, favorite creators, how we get re-inspired and more

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Ep 107. Creating and maintaining successful brand partnerships

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Ep 106. Threads, Updates on IG, AI on social media + more

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Ep 105. Heather Miinch, Pro Makeup Artist and Influencer: professional makeup tips, bridal makeup advice, balancing work and motherhood, building a business, being on reality TV, and more…

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Ep 104. Summer Favorites

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Ep 103. Jordan Hix, Bridal Hairstylist and Influencer: growing your business from the ground up, going viral, professional hair tips, hair do's + don'ts, and more...

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Ep 102. PR agencies, long term campaigns, avoiding scams, management + more

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Ep 101. Summer Content Ideas + Trip Recaps

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100th Episode! 10 things we’ve learned since starting in this industry 5 years ago

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Ep 99. Arielle Levy, Photographer: Professional photography tips, how to use the Canon G7X, photo do’s and don’ts, elevating your brand, and more…

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Ep 98. Summer trends + what’s performing well on IG/TikTok?!

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Ep 97. Q&A: how to go viral, IG growth, pitching tips, brand relationships + more

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Ep 96. Are creators lying about how much they make?

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Ep 95. Our favorites: get to know us better!

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Ep 94. Trip recap + Italy group trip update

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Ep 93. Bad brands + how to deal with them

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Ep 92. Organizing your business as a content creator

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Ep 91. Coachella 101

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Ep 90. Spring Trends! New season clothing trends, hot brands, spring content

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Ep 89. IG New Updates: Broadcast channels, paying for verification, subscriptions, low engagement, IG Reels + more

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Ep 88. Toxic aspects of the influencer industry + how to overcome them

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Ep 87. Thya Sanders, Founder of Bloomie for Creators: Lawyer for influencers, protecting yourself as a creator, contract advice and more

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Ep 86. Feb NYFW Recap + Tea

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Ep 85. Q&A: IG pushing photo content again, reels bonus’, Tiktok strategy, brands ghosting you + more

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Ep 84. Samantha Zinkovich, Founder of Zink Talent: What’s the deal with brand budgets, how to find good management, Tiktok tea, influencer industry trends and more

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Ep 83. Building Community 101: Attracting An Engaged Audience

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Ep 82. How To Start 2023 Off Strong

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SEASON 2 | Rebrand, 2023 Goals + Visionboards

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Ep 80. 2022 Reflection + Favorites

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Ep 79. Holiday Episode! Trends, Gift Ideas, What to Wear, Events + More

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Ep 78. All Things Brands

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Ep 77. New Ways to Make $$ + The Changing Influencer Space

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Ep 76. New IG Updates + How to Use Them to Your Advantage

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Ep 75. Rebranding: Changing + Evolving with your Brand

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Ep 74. Going to Events Alone: Tips, Tricks, Advice

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Ep 73. 'Tis The Season For Holiday Campaigns

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Ep 72. Travel + Trip Recaps

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Ep 71. Mantras + Mental Health

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Ep 70. Q&A!!

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Ep 69. NYFW Recap!

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Ep 68. NYFW Tips + Tricks

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Ep 67. NYFW Q+A

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Ep 66. Forecasting Fall Trends

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Ep 65. Tips on Starting Out as a Content Creator

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Ep 64. Yay or Nay

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Ep 63. Q&A: Getting Started, Copying, Budgeting + More

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Ep 62. Legal Advice + Contracts for Influencers

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Ep 61. Networking Advice + Building Brand Relationships

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Ep 60. What To Do When Feeling Uninspired

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Ep 59. Paris Recap Part 2

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Ep 58. Paris Recap Part 1

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Ep 57. Refresh: How To Take IG Full Time

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Ep 56. Refresh: How to Handle Low Engagement

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Ep 55. IG Pet Peeves / Hot Takes

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Ep 54. A Few of Our Favorite Things

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Ep 53. Top Apps We Couldn't Live Without

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Ep 52. Comparison on IG + Positive Mindsets

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Ep 51. PR vs. Gifting vs. Paid Collaborations

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Ep 50. All Things Pitching

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Ep 49. COACHELLA + REVOLVE TEA

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Ep 48. Q+A: How to get on Explore Page, Getting Paid, Going Full Time

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Ep 47. Finding Your Personal Aesthetic + How We Edit

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Ep 46. Spring Trends, Summer Travel Tips for Influencers, Benefits of Travel

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Ep 45. The Secret to Reels

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Ep 44. Coachella 101: How to, Tips + Tricks

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Ep 43. "Kill Fees", Gifted to Paid, 9-5 Balance

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Ep 42. How To Handle Judgment as an Influencer

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Ep 41. How To Work Through an IG Negative Mindset

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Ep 40. Basic Tax Tips for Influencers

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Ep 39. What We Would Do If We Started IG Today

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Ep 38. How We Shoot Content + Content Tips

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Ep 37. Does Your IG Story Strategy Matter?

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Ep 36. Winter Trends, IG Growth, Spring Predictions & More!

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Ep 35. Feed Aesthetics: Do They Matter?

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Ep 34. 2022 Vision Board, Goals + Reflections

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Ep 33. A Week in the Life of a Full Time Influencer

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Ep 32. Q+A: What to Prioritize, Bad Influencer Experiences, Location Trends + More

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Ep 31. How to Not Let a Brand Take Advantage of You + Red Flags

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Ep 30. Holiday Content Ideas + Strategy

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Ep 29. Answering Our Most Asked Questions

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Ep 28. Imposter Syndrome + How to Overcome it

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Ep 27. Getting Brands Attention + Elevating Your Content

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Ep 26. How to Build a Stronger Connection with Your Audience

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Ep 25. Best Business Practices For Influencers

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Ep 24. Brand Stories + Tea: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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Ep 23. IG Shut Down + Starting a Small Business

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Ep 22. How to Handle Low Engagement + Fall Content Trends

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Ep 21. How to Stay Organized as a Content Creator

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Ep 20. Holiday/Q4 Prep for Content Creators

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Ep 19. NYFW Recap + Tea

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Ep 18. IG Mythbusters: Myth or Fact?

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Ep 17. The Nitty Gritty of Being an Influencer + FTC Guidelines

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Ep 16. NYFW: The (Un)Glamorous Sides

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Ep 15. NYFW 101

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Ep 14. The Pros + Cons of Taking on Management

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Ep 13. How to Create Multiple Streams of Income with Social Media

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Ep 12. How to Land a Hotel Collaboration

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Ep 11. Random Thoughts: IG Becoming a Video Sharing Platform, Summer Content Trends, Reels & More

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Ep 10. Flight Story Time + Getting Personal

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Ep 9. Usage, Whitelisting, Perpetual Rights, OH MY!

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Ep 8. Q+A: Get to know us, when we started growing on IG, PR lists, taxes + LLCs and more!

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Ep 7. How to Negotiate with Brands

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Ep 6. Getting Started on Instagram + IG Growth Tips

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Ep 5. Q&A: Instagram + The Influencer Industry

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Ep 4. The Highs & Lows of Instagram Engagement

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Ep 3. How to Take Instagram Full Time as an Influencer/Content Creator

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Ep 2. How to Land Your Dream Brand Collaboration

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Ep 1. Intro + How We Got Started in the Influencer Industry