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In this episode, I chat with Daishu who has experienced tremendous growth in her business and social media presence over the past year and a half.

Daishu shares her journey of using cooking as a way to grieve after her father's passing and how she started sharing her cooking on social media. Daishu also talks about feeling overwhelmed by the response she has received and how gratitude has been a constant presence in her life.

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In this episode of the Brown Vegan podcast, I interview Chef Truth about veganism and overall wellness. We discuss the importance of intention and purpose in life and how being open to receiving can lead to abundance and overflow. Chef Truth shares her personal experiences with traveling, honing skills, and connecting with amazing people in the food industry.

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In this episode, Candace of @edgyveg expresses her desire to create a space for nurturing a community and storytelling to help people heal from trauma.

Also in our conversation, Candace emphasizes the importance of having a team that handles production, as doing everything (with ADHD) is challenging and time-consuming.

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In this episode of the Brown Vegan podcast, I interview Britany King about her journey towards becoming plant-based and how it relates to her work as a licensed therapist.

After being diagnosed with PCOS in 2015 (and not satisfied with the treatment plan her doctor provided), she explored alternative methods, including a plant-based diet.

We chat about how PCOS affects women of color disproportionately. Britany also highlights many Black women may not even realize they have PCOS due to a lack of education and awareness about the symptoms. Women are often taught that irregular periods are normal and may not realize that other symptoms such as hair loss, excess hair growth, and changes in blood sugar levels could be linked to PCOS.

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Jasmine, the content creator and owner of Mood Junkie, a jewelry and apparel brand, is featured in this episode of the show.

We chat about a range of topics including her life in New York City, her wedding, being a content creator, and charging her worth when working with brands. She shares her love for New York and how it is her happy place.

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I’m so excited for today’s episode of the podcast because we’re back with my friend Plant-based Tamika! 

It’s been two years since she last caught up with us on the podcast and this conversation is long-overdue and full of amazing energy.

In this episode we talk about:

• Growing up experiencing homelessness, healing from generational trauma, and finding forgiveness
• Using alcohol as a distraction from trauma, why Tamika decided to stop drinking, and her experience with that transition
• Solo travel and the importance of doing what calls to you 
• Behind the scenes of Tamika’s amazing food reactions and video footage + tips for high quality content on Instagram
• Some misconceptions of being an influencer + tips and tricks for navigating brand partnerships
• Tamika’s Standout Style boutique and how she balances it with her content creation
• Staying excited for the future without being attached to a plan

If you don’t already know Todd Anderson (@turnipvegan), then you’ll definitely want to listen to this podcast episode which is full of vegan advice, interesting stories, and new perspectives. 

Todd L. Anderson AKA Turnip Vegan, lives in San Diego, CA and co-owns Spoiled Vegan Cafe. He has one son and two beautiful granddaughters and is a full-time content creator, recipe creator, and videographer. Todd is inspired by the next generation and the freedom to decide what we put in our bodies. 

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Emani Marie Corcoran is a vegan recipe and lifestyle creator who caters to all people curious about expanding into the vegan lifestyle. She focuses on health and nutrition as a focal point in her creations, while creating delicious meals that will entice even the most notorious meat eater.

In this episode we cover:

• Finding self care practices that work for YOU
• Balancing self discipline and down time as a business owner
• Why What The Health is such a powerful vegan documentary and has something for everyone
• The importance of finding your WHY as a vegan
• The struggle of learning to cook tofu and why it’s now Emani’s favorite
• The 85/15 rule for eating whole foods vs processed alternative meats
• Beginner vegan tips and why having fun should be a part of your transition process
• The best vegan snacks and chips discussion
• A sneak peak of what’s to come for Emani’s upcoming cookbook

Jenna is a content creator and recipe developer that makes Caribbean-style vegan food and eye-catching video recipes. She shares creative vegan meal ideas that reflect her Caribbean/Jamaican background.

If you follow Jenna on Instagram, you know that she creates high-energy, high-quality recipe videos with food that looks so good it will inspire you to get in the kitchen right away. During this conversation, she shares some behind the scenes of how she creates her content, what her process looks like, and how she manages life as a content creator. We also reflect on how working on vacation can be a challenge and what Jenna has done to make it work for her. 

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• Growing up with a large family and learning to cook from a young age
• Managing life as a content creator, finding time for self care, and how to balance work with vacation time
• What Jenna loves to eat as a high protein vegan
• The method of cooking tofu that changed Jenna’s perspective
• Veganism vs plant based
• The process of veganizing different aspects of your life and how everyone’s life looks different
• How Jenna’s large Caribbean/Jamaican family responded to her going vegan and whether or not they enjoy her vegan cooking
• Transitioning to vegan from a heavy meat diet and how to safely increase calories with vegan foods
• The importance of not being hard on yourself during your transition to veganism
• Tips and unpopular opinions for new vegans 

I bet you want to live your best life, and that’s exactly what Cara Celeste West wants to help you (and all women of color) do. Today on the podcast, Cara and I have a conversation about motherhood, content creation, veganism, and creating the life of your dreams!

Cara Celeste West is a mother, creator, and coach focused on intentional living through a vegan lifestyle & travel. She has built up an online community on multiple social media platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube. After building a successful business as a content creator she is now helping others take the leap into becoming a full time content creator too!

Brittanie is no stranger to overcoming obstacles–a theme that runs through our entire conversation. She doesn’t shy away from transparency from the start, when we discuss our health, catch up on how we are doing since we last spoke, and get into some traumatic but life changing experiences that have shaped how Brittanie lives her life. She shares the lessons learned from a near death experience in the hospital and how those hard times made her more grateful for her own life.

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Today on the podcast, we’re back with another great conversation with Amy Katz of Veggies Save The Day.

Amy Katz is a certified vegan nutrition health coach. At Veggies Save The Day she shares easy vegan recipes inspired by a healthy Mediterranean diet. Her recipes have been featured on NBC News, Parade, VegNews, BuzzFeed, MSN, Insider, Brit+Co, Well+Good, and more.

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• The slow and steady approach to going vegan
• How to use ethnic grocery stores and CSA boxes to diversify your diet
• How eating new things changes your palette 
• Why blogging is still relevant
• How Amy created a life she loves out of a side hustle
• How to transition from a corporate career into a content creator
• Helpful tools to get strategic in your blogging
• How to create content around popular keywords and the best way to format your blog posts
• The myth of competition and oversaturation in the world of blogging
• Why it’s never too late to start doing what you love

You’ve heard me say it before, but If your money isn’t right, it affects all other parts of your life –money is a part of wellness. That’s why I’m back with another episode of the Brown Vegan Podcast Money Series. 

In this series, I speak with everyday people and money experts to share how we can get better with our money and heal our relationship to money to live our best lives.

Today, I have Dyana Marie on the show to talk about getting out of crippling debt, how she improved her money relationship overall, why staying on track can be difficult, and finding forgiveness for our financial mistakes. 

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On this solo episode we’re doing another behind the scenes episode because I know you guys enjoy it. 

I’m in a season of business right now where I’m really focused on YouTube and if you’ve been following my journey here, you already know all my reasons why.

You can listen to this episode and this one to hear more about why I am choosing to grow my YouTube channel again if you’re interested.

We’re going to talk about why I started my channel, why I’m coming back after being gone for so long (and what’s different this time around), AND some tips to starting your own YouTube channel because I get so many DMs from you all asking those questions.

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On this episode of the show, I have Charlotte of The Worthy Vegan joining me for an amazing, in-depth conversation about so many relatable topics that I KNOW y’all will enjoy. 

Charlotte is a long-time listener of the Brown Vegan Podcast (which is how we originally connected!) and shares her vegan journey and food inspo as well as talking about health and wellness on her Instagram. She is also a mother of two and loves sharing her experience as a vegan mother with her community. 

Charlotte’s vegan journey began as trying out pescetarianism in high school, but really took off in college after a health journey led her to watch multiple vegan-focused documentaries (Forks Over Knives; Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead; Invisible Vegan, etc) which led to a summer vegan food challenge. And, as so many people share on this podcast, even though she wanted to eat plant based food, Charlotte kept feeling stuck about WHAT to eat. She shares how that challenge went for her and why it ended up taking her multiple years to officially go vegan. 

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I’m so excited to share today’s conversation with David Quarles, who has been bringing so much vibrant energy and joy to my Instagram feed for years. 

David Quarles is a Memphis-based Interior Designer, Jewelry Designer, Content Creator and Fitness Instructor - the true definition of a multi-hyphenate creative! His philosophy on life stems from doing and creating all things from a place of love. David comes from African-American, Afro-Caribbean, European and Indigenous-American descent; a vibrant cultural background that influences his work and movement in this world. With a professional background in jewelry design, interior design, visual merchandising, and wellness coaching, David views creativity as more than an activity, he views it as his way of life.

In the podcast episode, you’ll hear me say that David is full of surprises. As a follower of his content, he is constantly seeming to reinvent not just the spaces around him, but reinventing himself as well. From his vegan cooking, to interior design, to mocktail creations, to his new jewelry line, and then learning he used to complete men's fitness competitions–there is truly so much inspiration to find from David’s life and experiences.

We are of course diving in to all of the topics today including what led David to initially go vegan and how he finally learned to make tofu delicious, but we also talk a lot about his creativity, the seemingly endless sources of joy in his life, his experience when he first stepped into the interior design world, and how he has navigated life as a radically vibrant and creative person.

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Today on the podcast, I have Jay McPherson: a vegan content creator and YouTuber who calls himself “your favorite friendly fashionable vegan.” We’re here for a high energy conversation about finding inspiration to go vegan, the need for more vegan breakfast spots, and how to be confidently vegan anywhere you go. 

I love this conversation with Jay because it hits on SO many important points of getting comfortable living a vegan lifestyle. If you love hearing the guest stories of what inspired them to go vegan, you’re gonna love Jay’s answer: “If Beyonce can go vegan, I can too!” And while it starts off with a laugh, we talk about how at the end of the day, when it comes to making healthy life changes, ‘inspiration is inspiration’ and everyone needs to find their own source.

So many people I talk to say that fear of missing out on social events, family gatherings, and food as culture is what holds them back from a vegan lifestyle, and Jay is such a great representative of what being a confident, fulfilled, social vegan can look like. He gives some amazing tips on how to eat out when there’s no vegan option, how to prepare for family holidays and parties with friends, and how having the right outlook on social gatherings is crucial to remaining happy as a vegan.

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My friend Grace is on the podcast with me today.

If you missed episode 89, we spoke about fitness, food, being vegan in the military and more, so make sure you check that out to get the background on Grace.

That being said, today we’re talking about DEBT. 

A few years back, Grace and I were hiking together and she shared with me that she had recently paid off all of her credit card debt. As someone on my own financial wellness journey, I was so interested to hear what strategies she used and how long it took her. We ended up talking about it for so long, that when I started the Money Series, I knew I had to ask Grace to come back on the podcast to share her own story. 

This episode is full of such valuable insight from Grace about debt, building your credit, and home ownership. But what I love about this episode is that it’s so relatable. Grace’s debt didn’t come from a lack of income; her debt grew over time due to predatory credit card companies, lack of education around credit payments, and subtle overspending.

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When I first started my business and creating vegan content online, I spread myself SO thin trying to use all the platforms and do all the things at once. I didn’t have a strategic plan when it came to my content and guess what? After years of doing this, it drained my energy, wasn’t boosting my bank account, and led to burnout. 

I felt like I was putting so much into my business without having my finances reflect it.

That’s why on today’s solo podcast episode, I’m sharing with y’all the four things I would focus on if I were starting all over from day 1 in growing my business! 

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Les is the founder and host of Balanced Black Girl, an online wellness community and podcast focused on health, wellness, and self-care from the perspectives of Black women. She started her first blog The Balanced Berry in 2014 to share her love of fitness and nutrition with others. After years of feeling dissatisfied with the lack of diversity in wellness content shared on large platforms, she pivoted to create Balanced Black Girl in 2018. Balanced Black Girl provides content and experiences empowering millennial Black women to live their healthiest lives. 

While this conversation is mostly focused on the business side of Balanced Black Girl, we of course also cover some great wellness topics and strategies that might inspire YOU to create more sacred spaces in your own life. And what I really love about this conversation is that even if you aren’t a content creator, podcast host, or online personality, the lessons that Les speaks on are universal. As Les shares in this conversation, “Wellness is a constant dance.”

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If you want to hear from a seriously multi-talented (I’m talking singing, acting, cooking, and more!) person about living vegan–this episode is for you! 

Today on the podcast I have Joi Liayé (@veganwithjoi) here to share her vegan story, inspirations, and about her life in Los Angeles pursuing her passions.

Joi Liayé is a vegan actress and singer from Detroit, MI and is based in Los Angeles. She also hosts the talk show, The Vegan View on Youtube with episodes airing every Monday. She began her vegan journey gradually over the years by removing meat out of her diet in high school, becoming a pescatarian and ultimately becoming vegan in 2011.She shares her love for vegan food and lifestyle on her instagram Vegan With Joi. She is passionate about uplifting people in her community, specifically young girls and women. 

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A new episode in the MONEY SERIES is live!

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With the Money Series, I’ll be bringing in guest experts to focus on all things finances because, as you’ve heard me say, you can’t have wellness without financial wellness.

Today I’m joined by Phillip Dancy of Dancy with Money to talk about SO many valuable financial topics to help you get on track with not just saving your money but growing your money and wealth too.

Philip’s main goal is to help young professionals (but ultimately everyone) establish a strong financial foundation through one-on-one coaching and providing articles on various financial topics all while helping them turn steps into strides.

Phillip’s financial mindset really began in college after moving off campus and having to pay for rent and school tuition. He quickly realized that by wisely budgeting and paying himself first, he could pay for his needs without having to struggle through school and work at the same time. He ended up saving enough money from his 3 month internship to pay off an entire year of school due to his saving strategies. 

Hey y’all! As you know, I’ve been focused a lot more on sharing with you what I’m learning as I’m learning it–whether that’s health, finance, or business focused. 

On this solo episode of the podcast, I wanted to talk about how I started and grew my YouTube channel to over 50,000 subscribers years ago and what I’m doing now to get back to creating videos consistently. 

Over the past several months, I’ve noticed that you all are asking more about how to start a YouTube channel than how to start a podcast. I get it, YouTube may come across more glamorous and exciting than a podcast AND as I’ve mentioned in previous episodes, YouTube is great for creating long-term evergreen content that people will see for YEARS to come (I’m still getting comments on videos I posted 5 years ago!).

As you know, I absolutely love doing my podcast and using it as a way to connect with you all and share other people’s stories, experiences, and vegan strategies. But YouTube is really a peak into my own life, what I’m cooking, and what tips and tricks I want to share with people.

So if you’re at all interested in what it takes to start and grow a YouTube channel, I hope you find this episode valuable and that it gives you a good idea of what my own journey has looked like. And if you’re not yet subscribed to my channel, don’t be shy– find my YouTube channel here and click “Subscribe” so you can follow along on this journey with me.

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This week we’re back with a new guest interview all about plants and sustainability with Farmer Nick! 

Nick is a “plantrepreneur” who is passionate about all things green. As a full-time plant coach, urban gardener, and landscape designer, Nick’s mission is to give people the knowledge and confidence they need to create their own green spaces in the pursuit of environmental action and social justice. Nick has more than 100 clients in NYC + LA and has been featured in the NY Times, Vogue, Food Network, Business Insider, Goop and the Netflix original series "The Big Flower Fight”.

• How learning to cook as a child is a privilege that makes living vegan easier
• Nick’s favorite childhood meals he immediately learned to veganize
• Beginners steps for growing your own food at home (hint: grow things you want to actually eat)
• Why you need to grow pollinator-free plants inside
• The importance of farmers, human rights, and land rights in sustainable food systems
• How human rights are underrepresented in the vegan community
• How to take your first step toward a more sustainable lifestyle
• Avoiding the sustainability rabbit hole by choosing what you can control
• Nick’s favorite brands for sustainable personal care items
• What is a plant coach and how Nick got started in this line of work

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This week’s solo episode is completely unedited, raw, and honestly vulnerable so if you tune in, thank you for being here and listening! 

Y’all know that I don’t ever want to be overly negative, and if I am feeling down, I always want to present it as a lesson learned or end it with a solution. This week, I wanted to just hit record and document how I’m feeling in life and business at this very moment. I’ll be upfront, I don’t bring a solid solution to this podcast, but it did feel good to process my thoughts out loud and in sharing, I hope maybe one of you in this community will feel seen and understood as well.

I’ve talked before about my past struggle with anxiety and depression and how they were once so crippling that it was impossible for me to show up consistently in my work. In fact, this year is one of the first times I’ve been really consistent in creating new content, showing up every week, and staying on track in my business. I even did my first live workshop last month which felt valuable and rewarding as hell! I hired a team (a podcast and YouTube editor and an assistant) for the first time and have been marking off goals left and right. I’m doing things now that I wrote about wanting to do back in 2017.

That being said, I’m experiencing a complete WTF moment where I feel like I have NO idea what the hell I’m doing. Being an online entrepreneur and influencer comes with its perks (I talk about this in this episode) but it also comes with some serious pits full of self doubt and confusion. 

In this episode, I’m getting vulnerable with how I’m feeling in this current moment and talking about:

• How fluctuations in income make working online feel uncertain
• My frustration with my current financial situation
• My previous struggles with mental health and how I’m struggling right now
• Feeling a lack of purpose and confusion about what I’m ‘supposed’ to be doing
• Being consistent in my business and still experiencing the lows
• How even the people who seem to have it all together really don’t

As always, thank you for tuning in and sharing these moments with me. I know better times are ahead but I feel like it’s important to not just share a highlight reel of business and to be transparent with what I’m going through.

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Destiny and Brianna bought their tiny house on wheels in January 2022 and officially moved into it in April 2022. They are currently living in Portland, Oregon and plan to move their home again within the next 3 years. 

As a young, Black, queer couple, finding an affordable and safe space to live was a top priority and going tiny was an important investment for them. They enjoy traveling and going tiny allows them to explore different cities while not having to worry about finding a place to live. 

Lez Go Tiny was created to share their experience within the tiny movement and they plan on making resources for other BIPOC looking to go tiny. 

In this episode we are talking about:

• Choosing a tiny home over van life
• Destiny & Brianna’s experience planning for a tiny house build
• The process of finding the right tiny home builder and what the process was like
• Financing options and unexpected costs associated with tiny living
• Different state laws that affect where you can live in a tiny home
• How tiny living can be more economical than purchasing a full sized home
• Whether tiny living is worth the hype and the pros and cons of tiny houses
• The most stressful part of the tiny home process in Destiny’s opinion
• Vegan cooking in a tiny house kitchen and how it changed Destiny’s cooking process

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This 2 hour workshop + Q&A is for you if you:

• Want to go vegan or already have but aren't sure how to actually get started on the right foot
• Know the benefits of eating plant-based but have no idea how to make this lifestyle simple, easy, and long-lasting
• Feel like no one in your family understands veganism and you need structure and support to get started
• Are scared to call yourself 'a vegan' because you might need to take it one step at a time and don't want to 'mess up'.

This will be a virtual opportunity to work with me and get 2 hours of support from a year vegan who started out JUST like you: scared to fail, overwhelmed by making a huge lifestyle change, and needing a solid PLAN.

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*MEAL PLAN (breakfast, lunch, dinner & snacks) & Ingredient Replacement Guide

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If you’ve been tuned in to the Brown Vegan Podcast for a while now, you are likely very familiar with my friend Dr. Bobby Price. Dr. Price has been on this podcast twice before to share his experience of the healing benefits of plant-based eating, his work as a holistic doctor, his detox program, and more. 

This week on the podcast, Dr. Bobby Price is back once again, this time sharing all about his new company i Heart Fruit Box, why society has demonized fruit, and how fruit is an ancient gateway to living a healthy lifestyle.

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On this podcast episode, I am talking with Chantele Jones, chef and owner of Estella’s Vegan Cuisine & Desserts and Estella’s Vegan Dessert Boutique–Detroit’s first all vegan bakery and home of the vegan pound cake!

Chantele comes from a family of bakers but her own passion for baking started when she was just 6 years old, when her grandma Stella taught her how to make her first cherry pie. Chantele’s love for baking continued well into adulthood, until she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and had to completely change her diet. 

Chantele says that her journey has really been a journey of unlearning unhealthy habits which has led her to her mission of helping people start their own journeys to better health. She is also determined to destroy the negative stereotypes associated against vegans and our food–one meal and pastry at a time. 

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I’m bringing you a quick 15 minute podcast today full of my “lazy vegan” tips to help you save time and keep you on track in your vegan lifestyle.

I’m calling these lazy vegan tips, but in reality, these are just real life tips. We all have things going on in our lives between family, work, our social lives, and so many obligations. I share in this podcast the simple truth that if you’re going from eating a standard American diet to trying out a plant based diet, you’re going to be spending more time thinking about and planning for food. It’s just the reality. But with some strategy, you can quickly learn how to make veganism convenient for you and feel much more capable of staying on track. 

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 It's an exciting day here on the podcast! You’ve all been asking for more episodes related to money, debt, finances, and credit, so I am excited to bring you the official start of the Brown Vegan Podcast Money Series. With the Money Series, I’ll be bringing in guest experts to focus on all things finances because, as you’ve heard me say, you can’t have wellness without financial wellness

We chat about:

*How our upbringings can influence our money mindset and beliefs

*The financial impact of our education decisions including student loans and scholarships

*How Latosha paid off her debt in one year and what debt payment strategies she used

*How to discuss finances in relationships and the importance of finding someone with similar money values

*How to buy a home as a single person with one income

*3 strategies to pay off your debt: the debt snowball, avalanche, and tsunami methods

*Finding what works for YOU to best pay off debt

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This week, I have a very special podcast guest returning for the FOURTH time! A fan favorite: Shauna Renee, my very own influencer manager.

Shauna Renee is the CEO of VOI Agency and Effortless Launch. She helps influencers secure paid brand partnerships. She's also passionate about helping influencers and content creators make money on their own terms with automated online offers.

• How we met and started working together
• What an influencer manager does
• Brand partnerships, negotiating rates and contracts and how to handle late payments from brands
• Why having a website is a must for influencers
• Instagram and Tik Tok burnout, and now allowing these platforms to rob you of your energy
• Creating long form content on a blog or Youtube to expand the lifetime of your content
• Keyword research for your niche and creating your content around those keywords
• How to optimize for Instagram bio with SEO keywords
• Repurposing content so you are aren’t reinventing the wheel every time

Shauna also discusses her work as an influencer consultant and how she works to help influencers create their own digital offer, build a content strategy around that offer, and create a lead magnet to start growing their email list. She’s running an amazing offer right now which is a 60-minute strategy call with her to help you develop your own offer for just $99, which is a steal! You can find a link to book a call with her below.

PS: Shauna and I are considering making this an ongoing series focused on our businesses, strategies, and entrepreneurship. If you’re interested, drop a comment below or on Instagram and let us know!

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