In today's episode I chat with Diana Cordoba, who started and runs her own special events hair and makeup business in Indiana. Diana started with a passion for makeup when she was a teen, and turned that into a career after she attended cosmetology school. Since then, she's been able to grow a successful business and grow her company into a full team that specializes in wedding events.  Diana's Instagram: @diacobra Simply Blue's Instagram: @simplybluellc And follow Working Gal's Guide at...

In today's episode I chat with Cassandra McClure - an entrepreneur in the clean beauty space, founder of Clean Beauty Con, and creator of the Clean Beauty Podcast. Cassandra's also an award-winning makeup artist, and has been featured on networks and publications including Forbes, CBS, and Brit+Co.  Cassandra gets raw and real about her personal and career journey, and shares how a medical diagnoses in 2018 motivated her to turn to clean beauty as an alternative to the makeup that was giving...

Today's guest is Emily Elizabeth Duong - Emily's a business owner and founder, corporate business consultant, blogger, and host of the "What Fulfills You? Podcast".  Emily started her own skate wear company at 16 years old, and has since been able to  grow it to have a global reach. While doing so, she's maintained a corporate career in Sales as well as the content creation projects in her portfolio. Our conversation leads us to discuss why she started her company and how she scaled it, how...

Today's guest is Charlene Hew, a UX Designer from Vancouver, Canada. Charlene tells us what UX design is, whether or not you have to be a super technical person or not to pursue it (spoiler alert: you don't!), whether or not you need to go to college or not to pursue it (spoiler alert: not necessarily!), and tips on building out a portfolio. She also dives into her experiences working at a enterprise sized organization versus a start-up organization, and the pros and cons of both. If you're...

In today's episode I chat with Carolyn Twersky, an assistant editor for Seventeen covering topics including celebrities, entertainment, and beauty. Carolyn talks about how she had to create her own opportunities as a teen to get writing and journalism experience, and how that determination helped her get into Northwestern's journalism program. During school she completed internships at Seventeen, Art News, and The Cut, and she spills on the details of how she was able to get them.  Tune in...

On today's episode I chatted with Gabby Dionisio, a 9th grade teacher from North Carolina. Gabby shares the self-reflection she went though when she decided she no longer wanted to pursue English and Journalism during college, and how she realized her true passion and skills were better suited for Education. In a very open and vulnerable chat, Gabby talks about the reality of being a teacher, shares the best parts and challenges of her job, and discusses how she recently started her own...

In today's episode I chatted with Brooke Miccio, who is a Youtuber and podcaster. After graduating college in 2019, Brooke accepted a job in tech sales. She's currently transitioned out of that corporate role and is now working for her self, pursuing her Youtube channel and podcast full time. Brooke and I discuss getting into a post-grad routine, her journey with Youtube, how she grew her channel and community, and much more!  Podcast: Gal's On The Go  IG: @brookemiccio YT: Brooke...

In today's episode I chatted with Sydney Hope Bernhardt, a fashion merchandising student and blogger from North Carolina.  Sydney discusses how she built her own professional network in college, which has ultimately helped her get internships in the corporate fashion space.  She also tells us what fashion merchandising is, her experience at NYFW, the on-campus organization's she's joined during college, and how she started and has grown her fashion + lifestyle blog. She's SUCH a boss, so I...