For episode 48 of Offline, host Alison Rice sits down with one of the most talented and entertaining women in Australian beauty right now, Gemma Watts. The journalist, copywriter and photographer is the founder of digital beauty destination, Glow Journal, and its podcast of the same name. Gemma started out in fashion journalism before falling in love with beauty, and is now leading the way for objective and informative beauty content in Australia.  In this episode, Gemma and Alison have a very honest conversation about running their own businesses, why it is important to have a considered strategy and how they both think about growth.  The pair also discuss the responsibility on creators today to be putting out valuable and original content, their shared experiences with plagiarism and why we should all sit in our expertise.  Gemma also shares her opinion on sponsored content, how she advocates for greater diversity in the beauty industry, two perspectives when it comes to transparency around treatments like Botox and plastic surgery, and her take on privacy.  - Read Glow Journal - Listen to Glow Journal - Follow Gemma on Instagram MORE FROM OFFLINE AND ALISON RICE   Book a coaching session  Host Alison Rice is an award-winning leader and digital publisher. She offers 1:1 coaching sessions over Skype. Find out more or book directly.    Kindly consider donating  If Offline helps you, please consider donating to help fund these honest conversations. Visit Offline’s community donation page.    Follow on Instagram For behind-the-scenes photos, videos, live show announcements and other Offline community news, follow @offlinethepodcast and @alisonlarsenrice on Instagram.    Subscribe or listen to more episodes Subscribe here, or listen to every episode at offlinethepodcast.com.   Share with those in need One last thing. If you know someone who would benefit from hearing these honest conversations, please share Offline with them. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy