EP103: Creative Canadian: Using Your Platform for Good with Dee de los Santos

Vancouver based writer and PR professional Dee de los Santos talks about her creative journey and how, after spending a decade building the popular blog Gastrofork, she is now leveraging her platform, social presence and relationship building skills to give back to the causes she's passionate about.This episode is brought to you by Fine Lime Designs IllustrationsThis is a great episode for creatives who:want to find a way to give back to their communitywant to give back but aren't sure how to get started or what they can doaren't sure that they have a platform that can create changemay not realize they already have the skill set to make giving back a realityFor a summary of this episode and all the links mentioned please visit:Episode 103: Creative Canadian Dee de los Santos - Giving BackYou can find Melissa at finelimedesigns.com or on Instagram @mhchipmunk.You can find Dee de los Santos at Gastrofork and The Heart Box Project or on Instagram and twitter as @deedls and @gastrofork. You can donate to the Heart Box Project here and follow them on Instagram @heartboxprojectcaYou can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube For a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastAnd She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who wanYou can connect with the podcast  on:Instagram at @andshelookedup Facebook YouTube Tik Tok at @AndSheLookedUpFor a list of all available episodes, please visit:And She Looked Up Creative Hour PodcastEach week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love. Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.