Nicole Crowder is the independent furniture designer and upholsterer behind Nicole Crowder Upholstery based in Washington D.C. She has been upholstering furniture for clients since 2013. Previously Nicole was a Photo Editor for The Washington Post and Netflix. In this episode, we discuss Nicole's journey to launching her upholstery business, how she made a deliberate attempt to be more intentional about her lifestyle, and how she manages her business. Nicole Crowder Upholstery Website: nicolecro...
Aug 27, 2018•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Danielle Spillman is the co owner of Wood Intimations, a small home goods company that was built on the foundation of love and a passion for people and all things beautiful. They sell kitchen products and custom made tear drop trailers. In this episode, we discuss how she transitioned from owning a yoga studio to a home goods business, how she was able to get wholesale and consignments accounts, and finding your happy. SHOWNOTES : NacheSnow.com/61 Wood Intimations Website: woodintimations.com Et...
Aug 19, 2018•48 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast We’re talking with Gwen Jimmere, the CEO and founder of Naturalicious, a company that creates beauty solutions for busy women who need products that fit into their lifestyle rather than consume it. We discuss how she started with $32, developed her product line, pitched to wholesalers, created packaging, grew her business, why she decided to patent her product, and of course how to take care of your natural hair! Show notes : nachesnow.com/60 Naturalicious Website: naturalicious.net Instagram: @...
Aug 12, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast As they say, “all things must come to an end,” and unfortunately that is true not only for this season of the Studio 78 podcast, but also for the four-week branding series. Not to fret though, we’re wrapping up the series (and season) with an amazing guest, Marva Goss. Marva is a brand and sales strategist who coaches creatives who need help showcasing the value of their service so they can book more of the right clients. Marva is a veteran turned life coach turned strategist that encourages her...
May 27, 2018•41 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Get ready for Part 3 of the Branding Series. Hopefully, you’ve found the content from the past two weeks helpful, and this week we’re going to talk about web presence. The Internet is such a powerful tool in branding your business. It helps solitic customers, connects you with your customers, but most importantly, it serves as a your introduction to your customer base. Subscribe on APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | ANDROID This week, I welcomed Jess Freeman who is a graphic and web designer, and also ...
May 21, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Part 2 of the branding series on the Studio 78 Podcast. If you’ve listened to Part 1 of the series with Robyn Young and took the requested actions, you should now know your “why.” In Part 2 of this series, you’ll learn how to apply your why to your visual brand. You’ll learn what a visual brand is, why it’s important, and how to execute it. What is a Visual Brand A visual brand is what people see relating to your business including, but not limited to, graphical elements such as typog...
May 13, 2018•34 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to part one of the Studio 78 Podcast Branding Series! This four-part series will dive in to understanding your why, messaging, and building a website and provide resources, tools, and tips for getting started. Subscribe on APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | ANDROID Part one of this series focuses on your why with Robyn from Robyn Young & Co. She is a branding strategist and creative with a strong vision and eye for creativity. In this episode, she defines what a brand is and how to differentiat...
May 07, 2018•46 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Most entrepreneurs know that sponsorships can often be a game changer for new businesses, but most are unsure of how to pitch or start the process of landing a highly coveted sponsorship. This week’s guest, Quianna Murray, is a sponsorship strategist who helps entrepreneurs find, pitch, acquire, and retain the sponsorships to take their businesses to the next level. LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | ANDROID Quianna discusses the ebbs and flows she experienced to become a successful business ...
Apr 23, 2018•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast What if you asked yourself everyday “What’s the worst that could happen if I followed my dreams?” or “Could I bare seeing someone else living my dream if I don’t take a chance?” Well, my guest this week asked herself these two questions while contemplating entrepreneurship, and with the determination to not allow fear to fuel or cloud her decisionmaking, she continued on down a path to realizing her dreams. LISTEN on APPLE PODCASTS | STITCHER | ANDROID Katie Blattner is now the founder and opera...
Apr 16, 2018•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest truly believes in doing what you love without compromise. Jenipher Lyn had always been a creative force, using her creative energies to make and sell jewelry at an early age, but she found her voice as an illustrator during a challenging time in her life. From then, she discovered her purpose was not only to create but to encourage. With every whimsical and colorful illustration, she hopes to provide customers with motivation at any and every stage of their journey. Jenipher’s ...
Apr 09, 2018•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Kishshana Palmer is a focus and purpose coach who specializes in helping working women and entrepreneurs achieve clarity and focus toward entrepreneurial and life goals. She too struggled to find her passion and purpose and knows firsthand the frustrations of being unaligned with your purpose. After working in fundraising for years, she discovered her true calling in coaching and hasn’t looked back since. In this episode, we discuss simple steps career women can take to overcome the feeling of b...
Apr 02, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Women’s History Month, and as we celebrate the trailblazers, historians, and up-and-comers, I think it’s timely to speak about women supporting women. My guest this week, Elayne Fluker, has built a brand and business around this concept. She is the creator and host of the Support is Sexy podcast, a podcast dedicated to featuring women entrepreneurs and their stories. Although her podcast is about entrepreneurship, Elayne also created a forum to serve as a meeting place where like-minded, cr...
Mar 26, 2018•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Dawn Campbell has been my friend for, hmmm, let’s just say many years, and she is the epitome of an extrovert and social butterfly (although she begs to differ). Aside from her amazing social skills, Dawn is a program manager for local radio station in Florida and a marketing master. She has given me plenty of marketing advice during the years, and now I get the pleasure of having her share some of that advice with you. Dawn shares some of the ways to spark conversation during social gatherings ...
Mar 19, 2018•32 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Photo: Jackie Armstrong Photography As I mentioned during Danny's episode , I had an amazing time during a photoshoot with DFinney Photography a few months ago and was very pleased with the photos I received. This week’s guest is responsible for my complete transformation in the photos. Denyelle Duckett is talented makeup artist who creates signature looks for DFinney Photography. Denyelle discovered her love for makeup after learning techniques from magazines and books. After giving herself a m...
Mar 12, 2018•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m sure by now you’ve noticed that my website, nachesnow.com, recently had a bit of a face-lift, if you will. I added a few new pictures, and as my friend Astral Riles put it, the pictures completely “up-leveled” the site. Those pictures were taken by this week’s guest, Danielle Finney, who is a local DMV photographer and entrepreneur. I found out about Danielle rather oddly, which I discuss in the episode, but she was highly recommended by several artists, and once I reviewed her website and I...
Mar 05, 2018•52 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Burnout is real people!! I’m currently recovering from it as a result of overfilling my plate and stretching myself thin with numerous goals and have-tos this year. The perils of an overly ambitious, eager multipassionate. lol!! But really, it’s something that most people experience on a daily basis but not something we immediately recognize until our burnouts manifest themselves into sickness or a chronic condition. This week’s episode is a solo episode, in which I discuss my recent bout with b...
Feb 26, 2018•22 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast So, I’m sure we’ve all been here before. One day, we examine our life and discover we’re not happy with one or a few aspects of our lives. Some may call it a “quarter life crisis,” but when this “crisis” serves as the impetus of you embarking on something great, is it really a crisis? This week’s guest, would answer that question with a resounding “no.” Michelle Pfennighaus experienced exactly what I described above, but she also had a few scary and challenging health issues to deal with as well...
Feb 19, 2018•43 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast On the podcast I often speak with entrepreneurs who are either embarking on or engaging in their journey to business ownership, but this week, we’re shifting a bit to the business side of entrepreneurship. Those things we often forget about or neglect in the wanderlust of creating our businesses. My guest this week is an entrepreneur but also a lawyer, and although the profession is daunting to most, Rachel Brenke is anything but a traditional lawyer. Rachel is most assuredly an entrepreneur and...
Feb 12, 2018•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Studio 78er’s!!! Who said you can’t have it all? This week’s guest proves you can have it all when you put out into the universe what you really want to happen. Farissa Knox is a successful business owner, author, mother, and wife who believes in making the most of her life and talent. She started her career working as an advertiser and marketing executive for a privately-owned business, until one day she received a call that the company was going bankrupt. With her marketing and advertising pro...
Feb 05, 2018•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Quintel Gwinn studied interior design in college and worked for several major furniture and architecture firms before deciding to start her very own residential design company. Her ability to work on the technical and conceptual work as well as creative concepts sets her apart in her industry and provides her clients with an unmatched experience. She discusses her initial challenges with learning the business aspects of entrepreneurship and in finding cultural resources and support in a field th...
Jan 29, 2018•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest proves that sometimes all you need is curiosity, drive, and passion to make your dreams a reality. Lauren Carnes’s love for capturing moments and telling stories with a camera began in high school, where she served as the yearbook editor, and followed her throughout her college tenure. She dabbled in graphic design and advertising before landing in the public relations arena, which may seem like a stretch from photography, but Lauren always kept her love for photography alive. ...
Jan 22, 2018•53 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast As we take a quick holiday break during the second season of the Studio 78 Podcast, I thought it would nice to explore an often overlooked but super important creative medium, videography. In today’s digital world, we rely heavily on photos as well as videos to connect and share the stories of our lives, and my guest today, Amelia Diaplo, is known for assisting her clients with doing just that. Amelia is a L.A. based videographer who is drawn to illuminating the passion and processes of creative...
Dec 18, 2017•48 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Bullet journaling has become my new obsession, and continuing my quest to inspire others to start their own journals, this week I welcomed Sanae (IG @cursedjournal) as guest to share her methods, tools, and inspirations for her bullet journals. Sanae has always enjoyed writing and journaling and stumbled upon bullet journaling to organize her life and thoughts. Being the true creative that she is, what initially started off as a series of lists, blossomed into pages of artistry in the form of a ...
Dec 11, 2017•47 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Kirsten Cooner is an artist who as a kid dabbled in creative mediums, although she never considered herself a true creative. While studying graphic design, she stumbled upon studio art classes that seemed relatively interesting at first, but after taking a few, she fell in love. Mixing her studio art experience with her appreciation and study of art history, Kirsten found herself investing her fringe hours to researching old artist journals and paint-making. A four-month trip to California affor...
Dec 04, 2017•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Being the total foodie that I am, I sought out this guest because I was drawn to the amazing food photography on her Instagram feed. The photos all lead to WinniE’s Bakery , based in Colombia, Maryland, where creator and chef, Elise Smith, provides patrons with treats steeped in familial tradition with a unique flare that only she can provide. Elise’s love for baking was shaped as a child by watching and helping her grandmother in the kitchen. That love soon turned into passion after an innocent...
Nov 27, 2017•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Thanksgiving folks! As the clock on 2017 winds down, I figured it was a good time to create a quick video on purpose and passion. I get tons of questions about these two areas, although I firmly believe they are one in the same. Your passion informs your purpose. In this week's visual episode, I outline a few ideas on what you can do to discover your passion and I also give you a homework assignment at the end. Don't worry, it's not anything too difficult, just a few action steps that will...
Nov 20, 2017•32 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Hadiya Williams is a designer and maker whose recently discovered passion has transformed her life. Her discreet dabbling in ceramics bloomed into the creation of beautiful works of art in the form of jewelry, pottery, and furniture (just to name a few) and has inspired her to delve back into entrepreneurship full-time. This marks Hadiya’s second-time pursuing her craft full-time, but as she mentions “entrepreneurship is a cycle.” Hadiya discusses how her experiences with 9-to-5 jobs have led to...
Nov 13, 2017•47 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast A key ingredient to every successful business is branding. This week’s guest, Mallika Malhotra, is a branding guru. She’s masterfully leveraged her skills as a former marketing and advertising professional and created a business that marries strategy, storytelling, and photography. Mallika empowers women across the globe to be thoughtful in their visual approach to their businesses and to create brands that are indicative of not only the service(s) they provide, but also their purpose and passio...
Nov 06, 2017•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Emily Kelley turned a last-minute trip into the fuel she needed to launch her business, Land & She. Wanting to align her passion with her vocation, Emily used the inspiration and feeling she got from her trip to begin experimenting with sketching and illustration. After some research and trial and error, she cultivated an aesthetic that represented her love for nature and appreciation for other art forms and works. Emily has amassed quite the following across social media platforms from posting ...
Oct 29, 2017•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re delving into the wellness and healthy living arena this week with guest Brittany Hollie. After experiencing crippling pain and chronic fatigue for several years, Brittany realized she had autoimmune and digestive system diseases that were affecting her everyday living. To improve her quality of life, Brittany researched and found that her diet could aid with managing the symptoms of her diseases. Brittany is a natural helper and decided to chronicle her experience with discovering health l...
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