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When you think of FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), you might envision a runway and have the words "Make it work" echoing in your ears--- words often spoken by Tim Gunn to contestants on the fashion competition reality show "Project Runway." But it's important that we think beyond clothing when it comes to fashion. My guest this week, Michele Polito, has shifted my thoughts and helped me understand how stylish and fashionable chocolate can be. Michele is the founder/creator of Electric City Sweets and has many years of experience working in the candy and retail fashion industry in various locations, including New York City, Florida and the Middle East. Tune in to hear about Michele's illustrious career and return to Scranton, the Electric City. Visit Electric City Sweets online to add something sweet to your life or someone you care about. This podcast is sponsored by Budget Through Life founded by Emily Hickox, a woman with years of experience in the financial field who wants to help you with debt, credit and budgeting through your life with one-on-one financial coaching and group classes. If you would like to support me and the content I produce each week, please consider making a donation or becoming a sponsor of this podcast. Venmo @Jeannine-Luby or email Jeannine.Luby@gmail.com. It's more affordable than you might think. You can also show support by simply sharing an episode of the podcast or telling a friend, foe or anyone you know, or writing a review or testimonial. Follow Funny Wine Girl Jeannine on Facebook and Instagram. I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart and the bottom of my wine glass.

Friend and Fashionista Jacqui Getz is telling tales with me today about her journey from high school principal to personal style curator. (You may have seen her on Vogue's Street Style Series - if not click HERE !) Jacqui went back to get her SECOND master's degree in her 60's. Jacqui also has studied at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) and she now specializes in helping women over 50 find and own their personal style. If you ever thought that you don't have style, if you ever thought that you can't do something because of your age, if you ever let fear try to stop you, this is the episode for you (and by "you", I also mean me). To me, Jacqui is true blue New York cool and she's also the kindest, most uplifting person. I am so grateful for our mutual friend Anna for introducing us. I thought Jacqui would be a perfect guest for Who's Dat Phat Girl and I think you will, too. To learn more about Jacqui and to inquire about her services (a fun time is guaranteed) please visit www.TheDetailsofStyle.com And, as always, if you want more of this podcast or to learn more about lil ole phat ole me (Brooke) please visit www.brookehoover.com/podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whosdatphatgirl/support

Join Paula Sanders in this engaging episode of "World's Your Oysta" as she welcomes Luca Mornet, the TikTok and Instagram sensation and content creator. While influencers often enjoy the perks of sponsored partnerships and exciting travel opportunities, Luca sheds light on the hard work that underpins the life of a content creator.Episode Highlights:Luca's journey from his upbringing to his college experience at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology).The story of Luca's rise on TikTok, from humble beginnings to becoming a social media sensation.Insight into the world of content creation, including discussions about confidence, niche struggles, and finding inspiration.Luca's success with viral hair videos and the journey to gaining sponsorships.The impact of analytics on Luca's posting strategy and the importance of data-driven decisions.Tips and advice from Luca on growing a following on Instagram, with a focus on the power of reels and effective hashtag use.Discover the behind-the-scenes of a content creator's life with Luca Mornet, and gain valuable information into building your brand, creating engaging content, and navigating the ever-evolving landscape of social media. For an immersive experience, please subscribe to our newsletter by visiting our website. We are oversharing on just about everything over there, so don't miss out. And please follow the show on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. If you're not already following Luca, we suggest you do it right now! TikTok: @LucaMornetInstagram: @LucaMornetProduced by Peoples Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kristine Deer grew up as the youngest of three girls in the suburbs of New Jersey in a home with artistic and creative parents, and an “art room” in lieu of a dining room. Her love for fashion and hot yoga started her on the journey to create apparel that was both functional and expressive, initially for herself, and ultimately transforming into a business, K-DEER, known for their iconic bright and colorful striped leggings. Little did Kristine know the community that would grow around K-DEER and the impact that they would have collectively. This story is a bit different than many of the others on our show, and it's a really special one for which we are enormously grateful to Kristine for sharing with us. Where you can find K-DEER:- Website: https://www.k-deer.com- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k.deer/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KDEERcollection/Mentions from the show:- John Varvatos: https://www.johnvarvatos.com/mens-shoes/- Bikram Yoga: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikram_Yoga- Jimmy Barkan yoga: https://www.barkanmethod.com/- FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology): https://www.fitnyc.edu/- Aphasia: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aphasia/symptoms-causes/syc-20369518- Adler Aphasia Center: https://adleraphasiacenter.org/- Yoga Girl, Rachel Brathen: https://www.yogagirl.com/- Process Painting: https://www.processarts.com/what-is-process-painting/- Ram Dass: https://amzn.to/3TmbNZ4Stay in touch with People, Place, & Purpose on Instagram and stay tuned for a new episode every Monday!Links may be affiliate links, which means we would get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through our links, at no cost to you.

Madeline Ruiz was the curator for the Personal Collection for Iris Apfel. This collection traveled to major museums across the country. Madeline served as personal shopper to M. Apfel and many others. Madeline is also a personal stylist. Madeline graduated from ( FIT) Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. shows, red carpet events, magazine advertising and promotional campaigns. Her experience as magazine editorial directo sets her as an arbiter or style and taste, promoting the best designers and talent available. As a contributor and writer, her duties span from concept to castine, fittings and editine. And as image consultant she brands her client and finos and estabushes their public persona CLIENTS: Amber Valetta, America Ferrera, Beverlv Johnson, Beverlv Lee, Carmen Dell'Oretice, Catherine Zeta Jones, Cicelv Ison, Debbie Dickin son. Diana Ross. Eva Longoria, IrIs Aptel, Janice Dickinson, Jerry Mall, Namath. Laura Dern, Marla rump, Martin Scorsese Mounia, Nell Carter, Pat Cleveland, Raquel Welch, Roberta Flack, Sigorney Weaver DESIGNERS: Marc Jacobs, Randolph Duke, Betsy Johnson, Carlos Marques, Naeem Kahn, Yoly Munoz PHOTOGRAPHERS: Beth Baptiste, Bob Murray, Francisco Scavullo, Gideon Lewin, Leonardo DeVega, Paul Gelsobello, Rebecca Blake Ric Somekh. Ricardo Betancourt MUSIc: Prince/Sheena Easton - MusIc Video https:www.voutube.com/watch!V=UG VcCAlUgE Sheena Easton - Eternitv - Official Music Video https:/www.youtube.com/ watch!V=DVW-IOSH&US Melba Moore - Album Cover and Press Shote The Latin Connection (FOX TV- Weeklv Dance Show Filmed at Studio 54 The Fania AllStars - Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, La Indria, Iris Chacon, Tito Roias, Pedro Biaggi, Brenda K. Star FILM/TELEVISION: Featured guest in Iris (2015) by Albert Maysles reatured guest on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee _yoy, MAGAZINEC. AMERICAN VOGUE LONDON'S ATTITUDE COSMOPOLITAN USA THE GUESTINEORMANT THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER ADVERTISING: Jou Jou Jeans - Ad Campaign Candies Shoes - Ad Campaign Attitude Fragrance - Ad Campaign Jordache Jeans - Ads and TV Commercials LouIS Bartholowmew Jewelry -Ad Campaign Ladv Madonna Catalog - Maternitv for the Stvlish Mom Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics - TV Commercial BainDesoleil THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MAGAZINE MAS MAGAZINE FASHION EDITOR - (UNIVISION WOMAN'S WORLD MAGAZINE - Monthly Contributing Editor Makeovers For Real Women' ESSENCE MAGAZINE - Mo inthly Contributing Editor How I To Wear Something 10 Different Ways RETAIL EXHIBIT. MACYS - Fashion Advisor Mavor Koch's Gallery at Gracie Mansion LOEHMANNS - Personal Shopper Puerto Rican Artists In New York NORDSTROM - Personal Shopper Madeline Ruiz-1ne StyliSt, JOANNA MASTROIANN) - First Assistant Profiled on Tempo Channel BLOOMINGDALES -At Your Service - Personal Shopper GUCCI - Fifth Aven ue StO - Assistant to Fashion Director SAKS FIFTH AVENUE - The Fifth Avenue Club - Personal Shopper NORMA KAMAL - Couture Department - Sales and Promotional Events Start Signing

Madeline Ruiz was the curator for the Personal Collection for Iris Apfel. This collection traveled to major museums across the country. Madeline served as personal shopper to M. Apfel and many others. Madeline is also a personal stylist. Madeline graduated from ( FIT) Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. shows, red carpet events, magazine advertising and promotional campaigns. Her experience as magazine editorial directo sets her as an arbiter or style and taste, promoting the best designers and talent available. As a contributor and writer, her duties span from concept to castine, fittings and editine. And as image consultant she brands her client and finos and estabushes their public persona CLIENTS: Amber Valetta, America Ferrera, Beverlv Johnson, Beverlv Lee, Carmen Dell'Oretice, Catherine Zeta Jones, Cicelv Ison, Debbie Dickin son. Diana Ross. Eva Longoria, IrIs Aptel, Janice Dickinson, Jerry Mall, Namath. Laura Dern, Marla rump, Martin Scorsese Mounia, Nell Carter, Pat Cleveland, Raquel Welch, Roberta Flack, Sigorney Weaver DESIGNERS: Marc Jacobs, Randolph Duke, Betsy Johnson, Carlos Marques, Naeem Kahn, Yoly Munoz PHOTOGRAPHERS: Beth Baptiste, Bob Murray, Francisco Scavullo, Gideon Lewin, Leonardo DeVega, Paul Gelsobello, Rebecca Blake Ric Somekh. Ricardo Betancourt MUSIc: Prince/Sheena Easton - MusIc Video https:www.voutube.com/watch!V=UG VcCAlUgE Sheena Easton - Eternitv - Official Music Video https:/www.youtube.com/ watch!V=DVW-IOSH&US Melba Moore - Album Cover and Press Shote The Latin Connection (FOX TV- Weeklv Dance Show Filmed at Studio 54 The Fania AllStars - Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, La Indria, Iris Chacon, Tito Roias, Pedro Biaggi, Brenda K. Star FILM/TELEVISION: Featured guest in Iris (2015) by Albert Maysles reatured guest on Live with Regis and Kathie Lee _yoy, MAGAZINEC. AMERICAN VOGUE LONDON'S ATTITUDE COSMOPOLITAN USA THE GUESTINEORMANT THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER ADVERTISING: Jou Jou Jeans - Ad Campaign Candies Shoes - Ad Campaign Attitude Fragrance - Ad Campaign Jordache Jeans - Ads and TV Commercials LouIS Bartholowmew Jewelry -Ad Campaign Ladv Madonna Catalog - Maternitv for the Stvlish Mom Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics - TV Commercial BainDesoleil THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS MAGAZINE MAS MAGAZINE FASHION EDITOR - (UNIVISION WOMAN'S WORLD MAGAZINE - Monthly Contributing Editor Makeovers For Real Women' ESSENCE MAGAZINE - Mo inthly Contributing Editor How I To Wear Something 10 Different Ways RETAIL EXHIBIT. MACYS - Fashion Advisor Mavor Koch's Gallery at Gracie Mansion LOEHMANNS - Personal Shopper Puerto Rican Artists In New York NORDSTROM - Personal Shopper Madeline Ruiz-1ne StyliSt, JOANNA MASTROIANN) - First Assistant Profiled on Tempo Channel BLOOMINGDALES -At Your Service - Personal Shopper GUCCI - Fifth Aven ue StO - Assistant to Fashion Director SAKS FIFTH AVENUE - The Fifth Avenue Club - Personal Shopper NORMA KAMAL - Couture Department - Sales and Promotional Events Start Signing

Watch this podcast in Video:➽ https://youtu.be/CffvuPnNpdwText: PODCAST to 201.281.9651 to get added to the distribution listSit Down with Sid podcast is a podcast hosted by Sid Gandotra. The podcast is about people we encounter in our everyday lives - the people we can actually relate to. This podcast is about their lives, struggles, fears, experiences, failures and successes. Stay tuned for new episodes and guest appearances!About the Host:Sid Gandotra is an Entrepreneur, Digital Marketing and Branding Consultant, NYC Real Estate Salesperson and Creator of Sit Down with Sid podcast on YouTube. As a marketing professional, Sid has been instrumental in helping companies and entrepreneurs successfully grow their businesses with his laser-focused marketing strategies and exceptional customer service. Armed with seasoned skills, and inspired by top broker Luis D. Ortiz, star of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York," Sid ventured into the world of NYC Real Estate in 2017.Sid's worldly perspective and appreciation of cultural diversity fuels his genuine interest in people and learning about them. He hails from New Delhi, India, and speaks English and Hindi fluently. Sid also holds a Bachelors and a Master's Degree, with concentrations in marketing. His interests include reading books, exploring new places, weight training and going on adventures.✿ Connect with Sid:▶Website: https://bit.ly/3l7V8tc ▶LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3GczqNgAbout the Guest:Dana Humphrey is a Life Coach, Lead Publicist and Owner of Whitegate PR, a boutique public relations agency in NYC. She also is a professor at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in the Pet Product Marketing Department. She runs the Re-tails & Sales Pet Expo with Nancy Hassel, a trade show featuring pet products.Dana also has recently trademarked "The Pet Lady" and travels around the country giving pet safety tips and great gift suggestions to pet parents on TV. Dana was recently awarded by Pet Age Magazine 40 under 40 and Women of Influence. Her specialties include public relations, marketing, event planning, brand management and media spokesperson, specifically, but not limited to, the pet industry. She enjoys life as a cat mama to Chance and Sassy and lives in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens, NY.Connect with the Guest:➽LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3jormiV➽Life Coaching: https://bit.ly/3GcPcrx➽Whitegate PR: https://bit.ly/3E7Xy23➽The Pet Lady: https://bit.ly/3E3dYbY➽Retail and Sales Pet Expo: https://bit.ly/3mdrC6j---------------✽-------------To reach the team at Sit Down with Sid:➽Email: sitdownwithsidpodcast@gmail.com#sitdownwithsidpodcast #lifecoach #coaching #publicrelations #petproducts

What you'll learn in this episode: How to go through the all-important process of defining your jewelry business' brand Why engaging relationships with customers are your most valuable asset Where to learn more about digital marketing How to create jewelry displays that are equally beautiful and effective About Pam Levine Pam Levine is the CEO and Brand Experience Expert of Levine Luxury Branding, a boutique agency that develops inspiring brands, marketing and retail environments for luxury products. Pam began her career as a jeweler at Cartier and brings the same focus on detail to the designers, brands, retailers and licenses she works with. Pam's practice focuses on delivering substantial financial results through brand building and repositioning, new product and service innovation, visual and sensory merchandising and creative execution across multi-media platforms. She orchestrates a customer/visitor experience that conveys a distinctive and memorable impression at every touch-point, from the environment to staff interactions, to marketing communications and more. Known as a “curator of remarkable minds” Pam leads a cross-disciplinary team of marketing professionals and designers providing positioning strategies, retail assessments, store environments, packaging, display, collateral, web content and design, social media, corporate presentations and merchandising solutions. A respected expert and speaker on consumer experience and luxury marketing, Pam is a sought out tastemaker, known for adding the special touches that deliver a high impact, distinctive brand experience. Speaking engagements include Retail and Consumer Trends: International Retail Design Summit (Germany), Luxury Marketing Council, Globalshop, JCK Las Vegas Show and The Couture Show. Pam is an active member of RDI-Retail Design Institute, WJA Woman's Jewelry Association and MAD-Museum of Arts and Design, Loot Jewelry Show committee. She has served as the director of WAM, Woman as Mentors, NYC, and has been an adjunct professor of jewelry design, marketing and merchandising at the FIT- Fashion Institute of Technology. Additional Links: Linkedin Instagram Photos: Transcript: Marketing luxury goods is a fascinating endeavor that combines design, language and psychology. Few people know this field as well as Pam Levine, founder of Levine Luxury Branding. Starting as a bench jeweler for Cartier, Pam has forged her own path in the luxury space. She joined the Jewelry Journey Podcast to talk about how she helps her clients define their brands; why old-school relationships with customers will always win over new-school marketing fads; and how to create jewelry displays that encourage customers to buy your work. Read the episode transcript below. Sharon: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Jewelry Journey Podcast. Today, my guest is Pam Levine, founder and CEO of Levine Luxury Branding. In addition to having experience as a bench jeweler, Pam has a broad range of experience in designing customized display cabinets and cases. More importantly, she is a student of the psychology of luxury merchandising. Today, Levine Luxury Branding works with high-end companies to develop a brand that occupies top-of-mind awareness in the luxury consumer's mind.  We'll hear more about her jewelry journey and about the psychology of branding today. Pam, welcome to the program. Pam: Thank you so much, Sharon. It's such a pleasure to be here. Maybe we could give a little shout-out to Bonnie Levine for introducing us.  Sharon: Yes, Bonnie Levine, who's on the board of Art Jewelry Forum and does a tremendous amount for them in terms of choosing emerging designers and administering several of those programs, which is a full-time job in and of itself. Pam, tell us about your jewelry journey. You have such an interesting background. Pam: Thank you. I love the word journey because I guess we're still all in it. I grew up in a creative family, I would say. My father was an architect and furniture designer. He designed our home, and my mother was a sculptor. Both of them did many art projects together. They were both watercolor artists. I really was, from the womb, indoctrinated into a creative environment. I'm lucky enough to have learned how to appreciate materials, textures, form. They taught me how to see. From then on, anything creative, growing up in a creative home was like a part of my body and how I thought. I took a little jewelry class when I was in high school and never really thought there was a whole industry behind it. Then I ended up going to college and taking some jewelry classes. Eventually, I decided I loved working in metal. When I left school, I worked in the Faber Gallery, which at the time was the only jewelry gallery, I think, in the country that was promoting fine art jewelers. Sharon: That's the Faber Gallery? Pam: The Faber Gallery. It was on 47th Street and now it's on 53rd Street. I moved with them. Through there I met an engraver who introduced me to Cartier. They were looking for a woman jeweler to fill a quota, and I became one of the first jewelers on the benches in their 18-karat gold department and worked there. It was a fantastic opportunity and experience to be trained by master jewelers. Then I moved into product development at Cartier.  I eventually left to become a model maker for different jewelers around the city as I put my own line together. I had my own jewelry collection that I sold through museums, Bergdorf Goodman's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and a lot of museum shops. Then I was hired into the industry in the late 80s to become a creative director for a company that was a mass merchandiser of jewelry. At the time, I also accepted a job teaching at Fashion Institute of Technology in the design and fabrication of jewelry. They were close to each other. Since they were literally blocks away, and I decided if I was going to take a real job, I wanted to also be able to take the teaching job, so I worked them both. That job itself, the charge there was to hire a team of designers, oversee the product merchandising. What also came with that was developing programs for stores.  That's what got me involved in the retail side. What really started my whole journey, or stopped my jewelry journey in a way, was this intrigue with how do people make decisions about products that are stuck behind glass, that you can't touch, that you have to ask a salesperson in order to access? What I learned from designing displays and getting involved with these programs was that jewelry could be a lot more accessible through the design of the merchandising, how it was presented, by creating distinction and highlighting and dimension. It was design as well as strategy and understanding how people access and think about products on a sensory level and somewhat unconsciously. It was also about what the experience of shopping for jewelry or products that are stuck behind glass is like, and that's continued.  I left that position after about five years and went out on my own. I started working with other companies, more manufacturers in the industry to help them develop a new brand, market a new product or put a presentation together. One of my specialties was designing display systems. I designed Gordon Taylor's display; I redid their watch display system. That was for all different brands.  I also have designed many, many customized systems for different companies, designers and retailers. I moved more into understanding the retail mindset because I started working with more retailers. That was in the mid-90s, when I was speaking at the couture shows and industry shows. I really loved the idea of working again with designers or brands behind the scenes, the marketers that were bringing a product to market as well as the retailers. What happened in retail with the independent stores in the early to mid-90s was they were starting to sell designers, David Yurman and all the big names we know today, so there was a real conflict between, “How do we balance out the retail brand with all the other brands we have?” That's where I came in. It was a combination of creating a display system. For me, that is the most important part; it's like the product of the store because it's where you want your customers' focus to be. That's how I started the other part of what I'll call my retail design journey. I apply a lot of psychology to that as well. When I started working with stores, I got involved in marketing, all sorts of retail programs, ways to draw people through a whole store, putting together scavenger hunts and special events and all sorts of ways to intrigue, attract, add surprise and delight to that customer's experience. Sharon: Do you have clients who come to you from the ground up, like, “O.K., how do we develop this brand?” Pam: Those are my most favorite, when we get to do the whole package. The branding process that we do at Levin Luxury Branding starts with understanding the foundation, the distinction, the identity of the brand. Many designers, especially in the jewelry realm, believe that their product—and it often it is—is the distinct voice of the brand. You need to put a voice and a language to it, especially today, not that you never needed to. You need to establish the positioning statement and understand what your unique distinction is and how you can communicate that. Many people don't believe the store is just the brick and mortar anymore. It's not always, “Oh, this is the store.” The customer can shop in many different ways, so it's not just about the brick and mortar; it's tying it all together, and the way to tie it together is to start with a clear understanding and clever language that sets you apart.  That then brings the client into almost developing an advertising campaign. Today it's a big challenge because so much of this is DIY. We do it ourselves. We have the ability to post on Instagram and Facebook and Tik Tok and tell stories. Many people are naturally good at it, and others need to go through the branding process. If you're building a store and starting there, whichever touchpoint you're going to start with, the journey is much easier and the development or expansion of the brand is much easier once you have a clear understanding of who you are and how you are going to describe that. For some people, it might be all about joy, or it might be all about the colored stones. There are so many ways to focus this. Many jewelers have similar stories, which is why it's important to create a look and a feel and a distinction. Once you have that, then you have the basis for creating the language and messaging throughout your showcase straight onto Instagram, or whichever vehicle you're using, as well as advertising. We cover all of that. Sharon: In my experience, call them creative types, makers, jewelers, whatever, they are very good at what they do, but they haven't had business training and they don't understand. If somebody says, “O.K., I have a bunch of jewelry here and I have things in all different lines,” where should they start? What questions should they be asking in terms of developing the positioning and creating a brand? Pam: I think that the main questions are who is buying it, who's the customer, why does it matter, why buy this jewelry. These are tough questions to ask. Sharon: Very, very tough questions. Pam: How can we present it? What can I do? What is the distinction? What is my story? Some of it is bullet pointing, letting all the words come out. I think this is a bit of a challenge for me as well because I didn't come out of a digital marketing background; I'm a little old school. Today is a real mix of traditional and nontraditional. I think the biggest challenge is that one can't ignore the beauty and the value of being able to post on social media because it's so immediate. Especially Gen X and Gen Z, this is where they are shopping and where we're engaging them. Selling jewelry or any product starts with engagement and relationships. It's those questions that I think are the most important. Why, who, where are you selling from and what's unique about us.  Sharon: Those are critical questions and very difficult questions. Those questions are so difficult whether you're marketing online or offline. To me, that's the crux of it. You have to start there. Pam: Yes. If you'd like, I can show you a tree chart I use. The bottom of it shows the roots. There I have digital strategy, your engagement, your research. The other thing is that research is a very helpful tool, and we have this world at our fingertips. Some of it is studying and understanding how other people are languaging. Are they speaking in the first voice? Are they speaking in the third tone? How are others doing it. If they're going to zig, you want to zag, go a little differently. Is there a vision the person who's leading the company has? Is there innovation here? Research and trends are where you want to start, so you understand where you fit into the playing field of the market.  Today, we've got technology and user experience and retail experience and all these other catchwords, but the big one is audience, understanding who you're talking to. It can be as simple as sitting down with your best customers or your friends and having conversations with them and listening to their reactions. It's much more organic today. My struggle is that people come to me for all this. I have strategists and writers, and there are times when I still believe that is the best way to go. Anything that's new, we jump on the bandwagon; we did it when we first had billboards and when we first went on radio, when anything becomes accessible. Now with media, so much is accessible. Bottom line, it's all about making a plan, starting with understanding your identity and then deciding what is going to be the best route for you to follow. Also, how much can you handle if you would still like to spend the bulk of your time designing and making and staying true to yourself? I'm speaking to the jewelry designer and the bench jeweler who's doing it all themselves. It's a huge amount of pressure for a designer to do it themselves, so we do help them with that. There are also some wonderful online digital courses. I think digital marketing, which is something I'm studying myself now, is a different mindset. It's really about putting the customer first. It used to be about transaction and product, and now it's about putting the customer first. How can we speak to them in a language that is riveting to them, in a way that connects with them? It's about the relationship, and that has never changed.  The thing I also love about jewelry is that it's such an intimate product. It goes on your body. Jewelry is so beautiful, no matter how it's made, no matter what it's made out of. It's become a real form of self-expression. The amount of meaning in this product is more than anything we put on our body, unless maybe it's a beautiful couture dress. It's a very personal experience. That's why the relationship the independent jeweler forms with their buyer or collector is key. That can be done virtually as long as you understand and become comfortable with this new mindset of understanding who you customer is. A luxury customer, even if they're accessing things online, they're still going to need high-touch experience. I get intimidated by all of these touchpoints, all of these channels with our customers myself. I'm learning it as well, but I keep coming back to it. If we have a plan; if we don't just throw it out there and do it all at once; if we really understand our design and our look— Sharon: Is it branded? Does it fall within the brand?  Pam: Exactly. Once you have that foundation, then you move to the fun part, the design and the expression and the logos and all of that. I was speaking to a very close friend who's a designer, a retail architect, and design has become democratized. Photography has become democratized. Everything is at the tip of our fingers. It doesn't mean we understand it all or are experts, but we become the designer. I think people hit a point, especially if they haven't had the business background or the marketing background—what's wonderful today is there are a lot of young people out there who have grown up more natively with the virtual world.  There's somebody named Liz Cantor who teaches a fabulous course on Instagram to independent designers. You can join a small society she has that's very reasonable on a monthly basis. It's a fantastic how-to. A lot of it is the mindset. It walks you through how you need good photographs and other pieces to it. There's another woman named Kathleen Cutler who is a wonderful high-end sales expert. She teaches people how to digitally communicate and virtually sell, how to connect with your best clients, what kind of language to use, how to get comfortable emailing, all of that. These are the people I look up to, my young leaders, because that's the future of marketing in the industry in many ways.  On my own, I am partnering with Tobias Harris. That's his name. He comes out of architectural and retail design agencies. Together, we are merging design with branding. We are being approached by different architects; their clients are coming to them and saying, “Well, now I want to integrate technology,” or “I want to offer a customized kiosk,” or whatever it is, not necessarily in the jewelry world. We're finding that they never really figured out who they are or what their distinction is. We're offering programs on how to do this for them or take them through developing it themselves. Sharon: You said a couple of things. First of all, since the podcast is audio only, I'd love to post the tree chart, and we can have links to these other people. I think since we're both of a certain age, I don't want to knock—you can't just say you're a digital native, because I have people around me who are whizzes with this, but it's more than a matter of just throwing things up on Instagram. You have to have what you're saying, a strategy. You have to have the foundation, the background that you and I have. What are the questions, what's the plan, what's the positioning, who are you?  Pam: When I work with my strategists, my writers—and I have two brilliant ones—it is a fun thing to do. Usually what we do is put together a visual and a verbal. We do the positioning first, and it's based on who they are, deep interviews, and exploring the joy and the inspirations and all of the wonderful things that drive them to create these amazing pieces or whatever their product is. Some of them are more commercial; I've done a lot of programs for the Sterlings and the Kay Jewelers and the Jareds of world, but at the end of the day, it's connecting with your customer. I always say the context is as important as the content. The context is the environment, whether it's on your website or whether it's on Instagram. How are you presenting? Because anything that you present is a representation of your brand and has impact. Sharon: I think that's really important. I also want to emphasize that what you're saying is not just for commercial jewelers, but it can be for emerging artists, art jewelers. At some point, you're going to say, “O.K., I've gone to every gallery in the country 14 times. I want to grow, and I've got to be able to make a case for that or show how I'm different and why they might want to look at me.” Pam: Full disclosure, I'm looking at a digital program now that will show how to set up a jewelry case, how to merchandise different showcases. Different jewelry cases, traditionally around the diamond, showcase differently. There are certain products you put further away, the more expensive product in the showcase, and maybe you show fewer. There are ways of anchoring products. This is real visual merchandising as well as highlighting and understanding how people perceive and read a showcase. You don't want it to look like a bazaar. Our tendency is to show as much as we can. The understanding, though—and this is where the psychology comes in—is how people process, especially when somebody is speaking to them.  The other side is that there's some amazing technology out now that allows us to shop in a store on our own, to access information through barcodes and different things when we can't touch it. By the end of the day, it is the relationship; it is why we go into the store. We want to learn and understand and touch and feel and try on, and that's the thing that's very hard to do. Yes, you can have a digital hand and try the jewelry on like Warby Parker glasses, but there's something different about that relationship. That's why if you took everything away and you have a strong relationship with somebody who loves your jewelry, that is something to nurture. That's old school. That's traditional, but at the end of the day, that's where the heart of the matter is. Sharon: It is, yes. First of all, what you said about the teaching or the training or the thought process—how do you talk to people at a tradeshow? I'm sure there are people who are saying, “I don't need to know that. I'm an antique jewelry dealer,” but you have to be able to connect with somebody looking at it. What would you say are the top three things to consider when you're displaying something? What would you say? Pam: I should bounce back to another answer to a question you asked. What is most important underneath all this is authenticity in your position and in your language, because people pick it up very quickly. If you're copying somebody else, you know it; we just sense it. I think authenticity is the success of many independent jewelry designers and jewelers. Sharon: Authenticity—I would say you have to be able to support your brand. You can't just pick verbiage out of a hat. You have to be able to support it. Pam: All this identity stuff is never easy, whether we're trying to figure out—we go through this in different parts of our lives. When you work with a consultant like myself or my team, it gives you the ability to stand back. You have an outside opinion. It's very hard to do. Often, it's difficult to do it yourself. That's why we're looking into different how-to's to offer more training. Sharon: And I think that's brilliant.  Pam: I'm sorry, you asked me— Sharon: I don't want to form it in a negative way, but I want to ask—you probably walk into a store and say, “They should have put this.'' What are the biggest mistakes you see? Pam: Overcrowding a showcase, poor displays and warrant systems. To me, with the display case, like any other part of the sale, you have to show respect to your customer, especially in jewelry. We expect to come in and see beautiful jewelry, beautifully lit. Something that isn't fresh and new, especially in this day and age—whether you're doing a tradeshow or you have a high-end store, it's got to be up to date. The other opportunity is signage. Not just the name, but quotes, a beautiful line from a poem; “something beautiful is within reach,” something that is going to capture attention in the case. Not too much; I'm not a big proponent of props and other things. Height and dimension add a lot to the experience. Really, less is more. You want to tell a story in that case so people can home in on that collection. If you have too much of everything without certain anchor pieces or bolder pieces, even pieces that might be very, very high-end and may not be your main sellers, you want to anchor it with something that's going to be bold enough to attract attention and then tell the story around it.  I'm often disappointed because they're white displays. There's so much more that can be done. I'm not saying that isn't a fantastic color for reflecting diamond light and other things, but I would say light is important for everything. I'm also thinking windows and presentations. There's such an opportunity to intrigue people with how you present the product. Today, so many designers have their own displays, which is useful because we are so brand-oriented, especially everybody of the younger generation. It helps us to understand, to put a name to something. We can build that brand out with our colorations and look and feel through other media. The store is just one touchpoint. I say take the walls down and think of your other ways of communicating with your customer: Facebook advertising, traditional and non-traditional, email marketing, so people make that connection to the consistency. Your consistency can be one of two things. It could be one piece that represents your brand. It could be your logo, your voice, a tagline, something that helps you be distinctive. All those words alone, I should say, however, is not branding. Sharon: We could talk forever about this. Pam, thank you so much for being here. I really appreciate it. It's been a pleasure. Pam: Thank you. I hope I've answered all of your questions. Sharon: You absolutely did. We will have images posted on the website. You can find us wherever you download your podcasts, and please rate us. Please join us next time, when our guest will be another jewelry industry professional who will share their experience and expertise. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you again for listening. Please leave us a rating and review so we can help others start their own jewelry journey.

On this episode we host Dr. Valerie Steele, the Director of the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), whose knowledge of fashion and ability to put it in socio-historical context is positively awe-inspiring. We discuss her own journey from a high-school dropout to a Columbia doctorate, how and why she chooses topics for fashion exhibits, the genius of Alexander McQueen, fashion fetishes, and the bondage inspiration behind Dior's New Look. You read that right!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/stylezeitgeist)

Say your in a room with twenty architects and one interior designer, what do you do? Come join in and see! We can't wait for you to join today's chat with Marcus Miller! Marcus is an Interior Designer at Ennead Architects in New York City. He received his BFA, in Interior Design from the FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). Prior to Ennead, he has a mix of experience working & interning at various large manufacturing companies like Knoll, Restoration Hardware & Poltrona Frau. In the grand scheme of things, interior design is pretty new as a profession (thank you Elsie de Wolfe). And maybe you can relate to being a the solo interior designer in the room, and struggling some to navigate that, especially as an emerging designer. Marcus shared how he has navigated similar experiences working at a classical architecture firm. Along with insightful tips to get your idea across!

In this episode, Amber shares about how she got into FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) at the age of 16, tried to break into the NYC art scene in the early 2000s, working odd jobs around Long Island like at Home Depot and Sears, and then working at The MET (Metropolitan Museum of Art). She also talks about how all of those life experiences led her to becoming a flight attendant at a major US airline and a lot more. Music in this Ep: adammaria.bandcamp.com/ mannymarx.bandcamp.com/ If you enjoy the content, please follow: linktr.ee/icmhBTFN and support by subscribing to the icmhBTFN Patreon: www.patreon.com/icallmyheroesbytheirfirstname I Call My Heroes By Their First Name is a feel-good podcast created with language learners and teachers in mind. Through providing full transcriptions of each episode listeners are encouraged to interact with one another asking and answering language-related questions. In addition to learning, the podcast aims to address that while the internet connects us to the wider world it also draws us away from those who are at our arm's length. I hope that icmhBTFN inspires listeners to connect with, show admiration to, and celebrate the people in their lives.

Life Coach, Dana Humphrey Learn more at http://www.danahumphrey.com/ https://www.facebook.com/danahumphreylifecoach/ https://www.instagram.com/danakhumphrey/ https://twitter.com/danakhumphrey https://www.linkedin.com/in/danakhumphrey/ Everyone is at least a little bit codependent in their relationships these days. As a Queer woman in NYC, I have always been a bit different. I understand the battle of having been a “good girl” and “people-pleaser” and also a rebel at the same time. I pierced my nose for the first time at age 17. I have run the spectrum and full range of reactions in order to be able to teach it now. I no longer parent my parents, but I have stepped into being a daughter with them. I help others identify the root of their patterns from family life and how these patterns may be showing up in love & partnership and in work. In the Fall of 2016 I was introduced to a person that would show me all about my own codependency issues in relationship and start to understand the human magnet syndrome. It was an initiation. I launched a PR company for pet product manufacturers back in 2007 called Whitegate PR and was a guest on TV stations across the country from NBC to CBS to ABC to Fox as “The Pet Lady”TM. I received my BS from San Diego State University in Public Relations and Political Science. After working for Muttropolis in southern california and then moving to New York City in 2008 I have been a professor at Baruch College and FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). I have studied bikram yoga, meditation, participated in vipassana silent retreats, I have studied Latihan at the Subud Center along with many religions, spirituality, plant medicine and pets. I have also completed the NYC marathon, NYC triathlon and a 70.3 Ironman. I was born in Canada, raised in London England and grew up in Northern California. I identify as a global citizen and currently reside in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens in NYC. I wish for you to shift into your full sense of self so you can show up in that way in all your relationships, and allow yourself to be fully expressed! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wvuncommonplace/message

Claudia nació en Caracas un 06 de enero de 1967, siendo la menor de 3 hermanos. Sus abuelos paternos, los esposos Kern, Meilich y Raquel, junto a su único hijo varón Heinz, llegaron a Venezuela en 1939, en uno de los barcos de La Esperanza, el Caribia, escapando de la muerte por la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Su mamá, Helga Lipner, llego a Venezuela en 1950, después de haber vivido en Egipto y Suiza, a donde había emigrado para también escapar de la guerra. Es #IngenierodeSistemas, graduada de la #UNIMET (1989) con MBA (1995) en #GeorgetownUniversity, Washington DC, con honores. Está casada con Javier Guzmán, a quien conoció en la #UNIMET, y quien luego egreso de #Wharton. Ambos decidieron hacer vida en USA (New York) por una oferta de trabajo que recibió Javier. Luego de trabajar un tiempo en consultoría y retail, Claudia decidió reinventarse y estudiar diseño de joyas en FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). Gracias a su empeño e impulso, logro crear junto con una socia, una pequeña compañía de diseño y manufactura de #joyas. En 1999 se mudaron a Washington donde decidieron hacer familia. En el año 2000 la pérdida irreparable de su padre y ese mismo año de su cuñada, y el nacimiento de su hija Andrea sirvieron para reforzar en Claudia el valor de la familia, lo cual fue afirmado unos años después con el nacimiento de su hijo David. Claudia, en su afán por hacer algo que le permitiese ser dueña de su tiempo, se convirtió en una exitosa #Realtor en el 2006. Más recientemente, en el 2015, y como parte de su deseo de hacer algo por su comunidad, forma con unas amigas una #nonprofit llamada #Latinas4Latinas para apoyar a la #comunidadlatina de bajos recursos del área de DC. Sin lugar a dudas una historia que nos dejará muchas enseñanzas de vida. Te espero este próximo domingo 07 de marzo, como de costumbre por mi IG, en donde conoceremos sobre sus orígenes, la historia de sus abuelos y su llegada a Venezuela y el legado maravilloso que sembraron en el país, producto del profundo agradecimiento que sintieron y siempre sentirán por Venezuela. #historiasdevida #hazquesuceda #produccionesmakeithappen --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tamara-kassab/support

Welcome to the first episode of Tending Creativity Podcast! This podcast focuses on creativity for and of women and non-binary folks. In this episode I interview DianaChamomile about her experiences as a sustainable fashion youtuber/content creator. I hope you enjoy the episode! In this episode we talk about: How/why Diana started making thrifting/vintage/fashion content Why she became a fashion and design student and attending FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) Her experience as a fashion/design student at FIT in New York Her post-graduate experience The downsides of college Her creative process Her experience with having COVID-19 The struggles of putting pressure on your creativity and creativity being tied to finances Struggling with perfectionism Dealing with creative blocks Knowing your worth and value Learning the business side of YouTube and content creating Her first paid brand deal Learning from friends in the industry Being a woman of color in the influencing space Her upbringing and familial background Messaging and expectations from family about creativity and work Being a Latin American immigrant/child of immigrants Trying other creative outlets such as clay, ceramics, illustration Moving to Japan in the future Starting video gaming content The mental distress of 2020 Challenges and rewards of being a content creator Attending therapy Her amazing community/audience and meeting new people Her advice for others wanting to pursue their creativity Changing your path Competitiveness in the influencing space Diana’s Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dianachamomile Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianachamomile/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsdianadaisies/ Gaming YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjv1LgVyVF5VOWNwLu7XLA/ Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Instagram: @tendingcreativity Tending Creativity Homepage: https://anchor.fm/tendingcreativity Hosted by: @marissuelena Marissa’s YouTube channel --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tendingcreativity/message

Dana Humphrey and I have a conversation about, codependency and what it looks like, magic wands, creativity, and sex manifestation. Take a listen now. Don't forget to subscribe and if this show or episode resonated please consider leaving us a review and sharing with a friend.  Thank you for listening to the Backroads Podcast! I am Jocey your host, specializing in mindset, and embodiment coaching. I help ambitious women feel confident so that they can free themselves from fear and anxiety to move past their comfort zone and embody their commitments to overcome childhood trauma.  To learn more about Jocey Orelus Wiitanen join her on Instagram for all things motivation, empowerment, and inspiration.  Come be a part of the conversation on empowerment, positivity, and growing within on the Backroads Coaching FB group The mini-goal planning challenge is live now at Backroadscoaching.com Get your freebie now! If you want to support and help the Backroads Podcast thrive you can donate here Pay Backroads Coaching using PayPal.Your contribution matters. Thank you! www.Instagram.com/joceyorelus   www.Facebook.com/groups/backroadscoaching   www.Backroadscoaching.com    Dana Humphrey is a respected life coach, mentor and teacher. She runs a PR company for pet product manufacturers for the last 12 years - Whitegate PR - and has been a guest on TV stations across the country from NBC to CBS to ABC to Fox as "The Pet Lady". She received her BS from San Diego State University in Public Relations and Political Science. After moving to New York City she has been a professor of Social Media Marketing at Baruch College and facilitator and adjunct professor of the Pet Product Marketing Program at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). She is a cat mama to two kitties adopted from Paws Long Island - Chance and Sassy!   Social media:  https://www.instagram.com/danakhumphrey/ https://twitter.com/danakhumphrey https://www.linkedin.com/in/danakhumphrey/   https://www.facebook.com/danahumphreylifecoach/   What’s next: Learn more at http://www.danahumphrey.com/   

Linda Mauro went from FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) to showroom sales, fashion forecasting, a buying office, and eventually running a New York showroom for west coast designers. “I was Carrie Bradshaw [of Sex in the City],” she says about the crazy, fashion-infused hard-charging lifestyle. “I paid my dues.” When she got fired, she regrouped her life outside of the city and applied to Berkeley College which had an opening in admissions and recruiting.   “They listed the same skills that I was using in the showroom: sales, managing a budget, goals,” she says. "I was able to bring those skills into higher education.” Today, Mauro is the COO of Berkeley College of New Jersey and she’s been there 20 years.  She says: “Lots of the students are career changers like me."

Day Illustration is a Freelance Illustrator from Staten Island, NY and is a FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) alum. In this interview we talk about everything from the first piece he ever sold as a child to how his art went viral. http://www.instagram.com/supreme_tho http://www.instagram.com/davenoodlez http://www.instagram.com/type88show http://www.dayillustration.com

wolfkeeperu.com #dogtraining #petlady #chicagoDogtrainer   The Wolfkeeper Show with Toriano Sanzone and The Pet Lady Dana Humphrey Dana Humphrey is a respected life coach, mentor and teacher. She ran a successful PR company for pet product manufacturers for 12 years and was a guest on TV stations across the country from NBC to CBS to ABC to Fox as "The Pet Lady @tm". She received her BS from San Diego State University in Public Relations and Political Science. After moving to New York City she has been a professor of Social Media Marketing at Baruch College and facilitator and adjunct professor of the Pet Product Marketing Program at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). Dana has studied bikram yoga, meditation, vippassana, Latihan, religion, spirituality, plant medicine and pets. She has also completed the NYC marathon, NYC triathlon and an Ironman. Dana was born in Canada, raised in London England and grew up in Northern California. She identifies as a global citizen and resides in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens in NYC. Another exciting event!! Toriano Sanzone will have the opportunity to talk to Dana Humphrey and talk about their achievements and as Animal Lovers! 

  I launched a PR company for pet product manufacturers back in 2007 called Whitegate PR and was a guest on TV stations across the  country from NBC to CBS to ABC to Fox as “The Pet Lady”TM. I received my BS from San Diego State University in Public Relations and Political Science. After working for Muttropolis in southern california and then moving to New York City in 2008 I have been a professor at Baruch College and FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). I have studied bikram yoga, meditation, participated in vipassana silent retreats, I have studied Latihan at the Subud Center along with many religions, spirituality, plant medicine and pets. I have also completed the NYC marathon, NYC triathlon and a 70.3 Ironman. I was born in Canada, raised in London England and grew up in Northern California. I identify as a global citizen and currently reside in Rockaway Park, on the beach in Queens in NYC. I wish for you to shift into your full sense of self so you can show up in that way in all your relationships, and allow yourself to be fully expressed!

Natasha Degen, Chair of the Art Market Studies program at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in New York, talks about: Juggling both art market research (including attending art fairs and market-related panels) and teaching/administrative work in her role as chair; the current transition of the market, more towards the most visibly branded and in some cases most powerful galleries, and the greater interest of the public, including globally, in contemporary art; how the brand of Art Basel (Miami) has gained such visibility that people go to Miami for the buzz and the product launches, etc., as much as for the fair itself, which they may not even attend; the goal of increasing diversity in the Art Market program, and the challenge of reconciling class issues that limit the ultimate barriers for entry into the professional art world(s); her prior career as a journalist, in which she got better access but also recognized the extent to which she was swept into the promotional machinery of the art world; the challenges of covering the art market, in getting through/beyond its opacity; the panel about art and money laundering that she participated in; the historically unprecedented rise of China in the art market, whose largest market categories are old masters and decorative art before contemporary art (for now); and the case of one young Chinese artist Natasha visited in New York, who turned down a show at a Lower East Side gallery but had sold out all the work in her studio to a Chinese collector through jpegs only.

French in name but American by birth, the magazine Vogue (founded 1892) has always been a New York-centric magazine with a Parisian point of view. Through Vogue, fashion was the centerpiece of a new transatlantic style; American readers counted on the magazine for guidance on trends in the French capital... By 1920, French women clamored for an edition of their own, and in June that year the first issue of French Vogue appeared on newsstands, with an opening editorial proclaiming "On parle français!". In Vogue Magazine, music and fashion mixed to establish the enduring concept of a New York-Paris style axis : from Stravinsky, Erik Satie, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc to jazz..." A conference by Mary E.Davis, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology, New York).

You're in the middle of building your brand, figuring out next steps in your career and then your world gets twisted upside down. What do you do? How do you manage - even at all? In this episode, we chat with podcaster Sarah Vega, host of Dique! - a self-help podcast with a twist that caters to the Latino demographic and is trying to break the stigmas that come within the culture. Podcaster Sarah Vega talks working with through dark moments along her #dreamdriving journey and how she was able to find faith, hope & new beginnings. We chat her early dreams of being a fashion editor, working at top NYC media outlets, her Kanye West experience, and even working with Rihanna. Sarah then explains how she ended up working as a Corrections Officer in New Jersey. Sarah opens up about this life-changing period in her life, battling depression, suicide attempts, and homelessness and what she did to get re-focused and re-energized to start over. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamdrive. Enjoy! SOME OF TOPICS WE DISCUSS:- What inspired Sarah as a child & why she wanted to be a fashion editor - Why she turned down a scholarship to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in NYC - What happened when Sarah met Kanye West - Working at The Source & Complex Magazine - How Sarah got her break in fashion working for Rihanna's stylist - Which matters more: networking or talent? - Why Sarah turned down moving to LA - How Sarah ended up working at a Corrections Officer in New Jersey - Why Sarah got fired from her law enforcement position - Battling homelessness, depression and suicide attempts - Why Sarah questioned God - The day that changed Sarah's life - How Sarah is looking to bring light to issues within Latino/a culture *SHOW NOTES: www.dreamsindrive.com/sarah-vega *SUBSCRIBE: www.dreamsindrive.com/join *RESOURCES: www.dreamsindrive.com/free Follow Dreams In Drive on Social: *twitter.com/dreamsindrive *instagram.com/dreamsindrive Follow Sarah Vega on Social: *instagram.com/_sarahvega_ *twitter.com/_sarahvega_ *(Podcast): https://soundcloud.com/svegadique1 Follow Rana on social: *instagram.com/rainshineluv *twitter.com/rainshineluv

Are you afraid of doing something different because of fear of what others will think of you? Learning the #1 way to recognize when it’s time for a change and how to flow with change, rather than struggling against it, is crucial to the success of your business. Listen to this episode with Dana Humphrey to learn how to break expectations and embrace change successfully.Featured Guest Expert Today: Dana Humphrey is the Lead Publicist and Owner of Whitegate PR. She also is a professor at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in the Pet Product Marketing Department. She runs the Re-tails & Sales Pet Expo with Nancy Hassel, a trade show featuring Made in the USA pet products. Dana also has recently trademarked "The Pet Lady" and travels around the country giving pet safety tips and great gift suggestions to pet parents. When she's not posing with a pet you can find her cruising the streets of NYC on her bicycle or vacationing with friends.To contact Dana and learn more about Whitegate PR Go to http://www.whitegatepr.com/If you like what you hear on the Balance Boldly Podcast, Please subscribe, rate and share to help us ensure the bold and brave have access to valuable balance tools.Access Show Notes and more for this episode at www.balanceboldly.comThank you for listening!

Följ med Stil till New Yorks modedistrikt för att träffa en av världens främsta modeteoretiker, Valerie Steele. Valerie Steele har lyckats med vad många länge ansåg vara näst intill omöjligt att göra mode till ett ämne värt att studera på hög akademisk nivå. Valerie Steele är en av världens första och riktigt stora och kända modeteoretiker som dessutom är chef för FIT Fashion Institute of Technology.På FIT finns också ett modemuseum, med mer än 50 000 olika plagg från 1700-talet fram till idag. Varje år står Valerie Steele bakom en utställning på FIT som hon själv kurerar.Modeutställningar är en chans för människor att se exklusiva plagg som de annars aldrig kommit i närheten av, säger Valerie Steele, som har varit drivande i frågan om att publiken även ska få kunna ta bilder inne på museet. För henne känns det som en självklarhet, då alla tar bilder av allt hela tiden. Det är också rent krasst även ett marknadsföringssätt för FIT som på så sätt förekommer i sociala medier. Fler och fler amerikanska museer tillåter idag besökarna att ta bilder, men får vi hit en utställning  från Europa är det vanligt att de vill förbjuda fotografering, säger hon.   Förutom att ha en doktorsexamen från universitetet Yale, har Valerie Steele skrivit ett dussintal böcker om olika modefenomen om skor, om dans och mode, om kvinnliga designer, om hur det kommer sig att Paris blev en modestad, och inte minst den viktorianska korsetten. Böckerna är alla skrivna med lätt hand, men med djup kunskap i botten, och flera av dem är översatta till andra språk.I intervjun berättar Valerie Steele bland annat att trots framgångarna kan hon ännu uppleva känslan att vara en främmande fågel. "För akademikerna är jag en modemänniska och för modemänniskorna är jag en akademiker", som hon brukar säga.  

In this episode we hear from wardrobe stylist, Cristina Facundo. She started her career as a teacher in Austin,TX, but found herself drawn to New York City to learn more about education. But after a few years as a teacher, she found herself needing a creative outlet and finding it at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology). Find out why she left the fashion capital to come back home to breakfast taco fueled Austin, as well as her tips and essentials for the job. A major perk for novice stylist everywhere. Today she works for publications like Austin Monthly and the American Statesman, has worked with Glamour magazine, has been featured in Southern Living, and works for mega brands like Kendra Scott and Dell. Oh and as a little treat for you, her fiance shares a fancy cocktail recipe. Cheers!   p.s don't forget to follow us on instagram @iwasjustsayingthat and check out iwasjustsayingthat.com

Since the industrial revolution, fashion has been inextricably linked with technology. From the invention of the sewing machine to the zipper to high-performance fabrics, technology has continually changed the way we make and wear clothing. This episode, Christine chats with Ariele Elia and Emma McClendon, co-curators of Fashion and Technology, a new show at the Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in Manhattan. Along with talking about the exhibit, they also discuss how new inventions—such as 3D printing and fabrics made from bacteria—may change what we wear in the future. To see images of the show, visit Christine’s blog, www.daughterfish.com.