Well, Now What?!

Yoooo. Back with my lovely gal pal Nik. We chat about being in the fitness industry, recovering from an ED, finding a healthy relationship with exercise, freelancing, getting more clients, content fatigue, what to charge, putting yourself out there and any tips she has to freelancing. :) 

I am joined by Laura Renstad! Laura and I connected through a few mutual friends from F45 (sorry I can't shut up about it :p).  Laura grew up dancing in North Van and went to the Laine Theatre Arts School in London with honors in dance and musical theatre. She now dances professionally at the prestigious Moulin Rouge in Paris! We chat all about her history with dance, the struggles she faced with body image, moving to Paris by herself, what it's really like at the Moulin Rouge, dancing pretty much 24/7, dating Parisien men vs Canadian mans, and any advice she has for dancers hoping to do it professionally! 

I first met Andres as he was our dog trainer for Tahfi! Literally did god's work with her.  We then watched a show on Apple TV that Jordan's parents recommended called Surface (produced by Reese Witherspoon) and guess who we saw on the big screen? Andres Joseph. I dug more into his story and found out he's also the founder and owner of a pottery studio in Vancouver, Mud Lab. What doesn't this man do? Loved our chat and really enjoyed digging deeper into building relationships in all areas of his life, what it's like to be an actor in Vancouver, all his passions and trying to balance his personal life, how he got into dog training, and the process of opening up a studio!

I've had several influencers on the pod, but have yet to have one that does content creation full time AND is on her way to becoming a lawyer. She does it all! Gabby is a full-time fashion influencer and going into her final year of law school.  She did her undergrad at UBC,  Masters at TRU, and now law school at TRU. Unexpectedly content creation has become a full-time job and she has been trying to balance both law and being an influencer. She never really expected content creation to become a huge component of her life, but it started to take off in her first year of law school, so she decided to keep going (versus stopping it). We chat about if she ever sees both careers merging together or if she'll keep it separate, how she grew her page, learning that she had hearing loss at the age of 25 and dealing with that big life change, how she does long-distance and finding the love of her life! Loved chatting with Gabby! What an angel. 

It was a gray summer’s day, but on the first floor of a grand office block typically occupied by bankers and shipping brokers, Matilda Djerf was basking in the glory of Midsommar. Ms. Djerf, a 25-year-old social media influencer who founded the fashion brand Djerf Avenue with her boyfriend, Rasmus Johansson, in 2019, has forged a fast-growing business empire on tantalizing glimpses of her soft-focus Scandi dream life — not to mention one of TikTok’s most emulated haircuts. If you don't know Matilda, she should be on your radar. She commands a following of 2.6 million on Instagram and a million on TikTok on her personal accounts. She's the IT girl of our generation and millions of girls called themselves "Djerf Angels". I'm a fan of her brand and wanted to dive more into why everyone is so fascinated with Matilda.

Who doesn't love Subway? You know we do. So of course, we are going to judge and roast people's Subway orders and share some of the more popular Subway orders in each country. We end the episode with a cute silly little Buzzfeed quiz on what our orders say about us and lastly, we do a quiz that tells us how kinky we are based on our Subway order. Hope you enjoy :)

If you're a Gen Z chances are that you've heard of Emma Chamberlain. If you haven't heard of her, this is your time to educate yourself on one of the most powerful Gen Z influencers.  Emma Chamberlain is a 21-year-old content creator who has 16 million followers on Instagram and 12 million subscribers on YouTube. Her videos reach millions of views and she's got this charm and appeal that no one else has. She's been on Vogue, partnered with Louis Vuitton, Levi's & Artizia, and was

Yes, you read the title correctly... we dive into Mark Ruffalo's or Hulk Mans tragic life story. I also make Jordan rate the avengers from 0-Zaddy. Hope you enjoy :) 

I am joined by the LinkedIn queen herself, Sophie Miller. She is the founder of Pretty Little Marketer.  Pretty Little Marketer is an online community to inform and empower you to find your feet in the world of marketing. From 1:1s and webinars, to resources and daily content across socials - if you love marketing, PLM is the place for you. It has seen huge success on the platform since starting her business during the pandemic. The IG has grown over 40,000 followers and the LinkedIn page has nearly 90,000. Her personal page has 68,000 connections. If you haven’t yet seen Sophie’s LinkedIn posts then where have you been?! She's built such an amazing community of marketers, she gives insight on what brands/influencers should do to increase their community engagement, using your content to become a solution, creating advocates for your brand, the key to growing on LinkedIn and what do most people need help with on social.  Truly such a beneficial convo - highly recommend if you're looking to grow engagement! 

I am joined by Jessica Opon. Jess has been working in post production for several years now. Starting out as an assistant editor for Defy Media in LA, she worked her way up to being an editor at Vice Media in New York, where she was a piece of the group of “Charlottesville: Race and Terror”, which won an Emmy. She also became an integral part of the production process as a shooter and producer. Now working as a freelancer, her main focus is editing, but brings her knowledge of producing and shooting to her work. She is an editor for the incredible cooking channel, Binging with Babish, starring Andrew Rae, her partner. ​She was also a fellow dancer, and you can tell that her background as a professional dancer becomes immediately apparent in the delicate, expertly choreographed stories she weaves behind both the camera and the editing desk. Absolutely loved chatting with Jess. She's such a wise and beautiful person. We talked about the dance world and not so great relationships with food and image, switching industries and going into production and editing, working on YouTube, how editing and dance is more connected than you might think, advice she has for going into the production/entertainment industry, learning to trust yourself, and end with some fun rapid fires like some of the projects she's most proud of! Hope you enjoy <3

I am joined by Emily Kosichek! Emily is a 23 year-old fashion content creator from Vancouver, BC. She grew up in North Vancouver (also dancing) and eventually did her undergrad in Business at Queen’s University. Apart from content creation, she also works in the fashion industry, specifically in Product Development. Her Tiktok account has grown to nearly 160k followers and 4 million views. Her videos often show her day-to-day outfits and vlogs. I absolutely love her style. I’ve had a few different TikTok people on, but none in the fashion industry. Emily provides amazing insight into what it's like to be in the fashion industry, how saturated it is and how to stand out, how to approach brands, and how TikTok helped grow her social media presence. She also mentions that the two things she believed helped her grow is one, her daily casual outfits, and two, her body type. She finds that a lot of her followers appreciate her style but also feel grateful that there is more diversity in terms of body types on the platform. Loved our chat!

100 EPISODES?! Holy shit! Who would have thought that I would have gone this far with the podcast? Haha, not me. I'm so grateful and amazed by the community that this little ting has built. I've had such invaluable conversations with so many incredible and wise guests. It's making me even a bit emotional posting this. Thank you thank you to everyone who listened, shared, commented, and subscribed, I appreciate you! In this episode, I'm joined by my partner, Jordan once again. Relationships with food can be complicated -- both Jordan and I had rocky relationships with food as we both suffered from disordered eating. Rebuilding a relationship with food was hard for both of us -- but being able to find joy within the processes and experiences food can bring. In this episode, we explore the great and not-so-great culture of the food industry while diving into my cultural heritage through food experiences!   PSA: We are not licensed professionals, all opinions are our own. Please reach out to a professional for help :) TW: Eating Disorders