S12 E111 - Gina Fox

Today's guest is Gina Fox! Gina is a prop and wardrobe stylist in Massachusetts! Gina is talking all about how she took her start as an assistant and turned it into a successful and fulfilling career in styling.

Keep up with Gina by giving her a follow over on Instagram!

If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!

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S12 E110 - Darcie Adler

Today's guest is Darcie Adler! She's the founder of The Spin Style Agency, a full-service creative styling agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also one of Focus on Women's first supporters when we met at our first in-person happy hour in 2018!

Keep up with Darcie by following her on Instagram or checking out her website!

If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

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S11 E105 - Lysa Pelletier-Gibbs

Lysa Pelletier-Gibbs is a fashion and product stylist based in Massachusetts and repped by Anchor Artists. Today, Lysa is talking all about how she got her start, her best tips for navigating the industry, and where she's going from here.

You can keep up with Lysa by following her on Instagram or checking out her new podcast, Senior Moments!

If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.

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S9 E88 - Alyson Brown

Tune into our chat with Alyson Brown founder of Folk. Having nearly two decades of experience working across many aspects of brand building, her specialties really shine in art direction, brand development, photography, content creation, and more. She is also the author of The Flower-Infused Cocktail: Flowers With A Twist .

Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.

S9 E87 - Micah Morton

Tune into our Founder, Traci Terrick's chat with the New York food stylist, Micah Morton. After Micah moved to New York City from Los Angeles, she convinced Magnolia Bakery to hire her, and quickly rose to become head baker. Shortly after, at the prompting of a seasoned Prop Stylist who noticed Micah’s talent, she began to apprentice with top tier food stylists, soon realizing that food styling was the perfect fit for her skill set.

Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.

S8 E78 - Mikhael Romain

Tune into Shelly's chat with one of our favorite Prop Stylists, Mikhael Romain. She started her career in San Francisco working for Meredith Publishing, assisting one of their editors and that is where she learned what it was to be a prop stylist both by assisting other stylists and sometimes by working on her own for magazines in their editorial department. One of those stylist's was Gary Spain, he was a freelance stylist prior to his current job, Chief Product and Integration Officer at Restoration Hardware. She assisted him for two years, with some brief stints in editorial as a full time writer and design editor for CA Home and Design.  After leaving the magazine world, she came back to work for Gary at Restoration Hardware in-house, styling their stores, working on their web and catalog shoots too. Her experience is vast and her path extensive, which makes her a prolific and well organized stylist for sure.

Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.

Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals.  Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.

Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.

Find it  -  Plan it  -  Book it  -  Manage it

S8 E77 - Krystal Collier

Tune into Shelly's chat with Krystal Collier, better known as KC Styles. A recent Los Angeles transplant from Dallas, following her dream of working as a stylist in the commercial world of photography and film. She started her career working in props, wardrobe and production for companies like JCPenney and Neiman Marcus, then went in house working for a big jewelry company. All these roads were an intentional path leading her to follow her dream head to Los Angeles. She shares that journey with Shelly and talks about the latest film project she was lucky to be involved in recently.

Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.

Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals.  Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.

Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.

Find it  -  Plan it  -  Book it  -  Manage it

S8 E74 - Jillian Knox

Jillian Knox is an interdisciplinary creative polymath based in San Francisco, California

With a BFA in Photography, concentrating in Fashion Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, Jillian opened her online vintage store, Joules Jewels Vintage, in 2009 to hone her commercial photography, styling skills, and embrace her love for fashion. 

Shortly after, she opened community art gallery and multi-space, TBA Space 1039, in Chicago, IL which hosted many local and national artists in juried group shows. The space was closed coinciding with her move to San Francisco in 2011.

She currently works as a food + fashion stylist and is the founder of The Astute Agency. The Astute Agency is a not-for-profit inclusive community that is founded and operated by BIPOC creatives. Not only that she runs an awesome little online shop called Casa Ojo.

Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.

Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals.  Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.

Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.

Find it  -  Plan it  -  Book it  -  Manage it

S7 E63 - Victoria Granof

Listen to this fun-filled chat with the amazingly talented, Victoria Granof. Victoria found her way to food styling over 15 years ago after being a pastry chef.  She has been a Cordon Bleu crew, a James Beard Award Finalist, as well as having the privilege to work side by side with Irving Penn for a number of years. All of this has been adventure filled to say the least and then at the height of her career she was given the opportunity to learn to become a director which is now her absolute passion. She is creative, funny, talented and a true inspiration for all working women out there. 

This show is sponsored by the American Photographic Artists (APA), established in 1981, is a not-for-profit trade association run by photographers for photographers working in the advertising and editorial sectors.  They understand the challenges of this industry and advocate on behalf of their members. APA offers inspiration, education, and advocacy. 

The APA membership structure gives every photographer an affordable way to belong to a community of like-minded professionals. APA members are connected by regional chapters providing both a national and local connection to networking, portfolio reviews, photo competitions, and activism. 

 APA supports women and minority photographers. Their Diversity Committee is charged with clearing a path to success for those who are traditionally underrepresented. The APA Scope webinar and podcast series includes discussions with photographers re-imagining the photo industry as one driven by diversity and inclusion.

APA is providing those who are listening to this Focus on Women podcast, an opportunity to join APA using a $25 coupon code. APA memberships start at just $50 a year, so that’s half off an annual Contributor membership.  Use the code:  FOW2021 (as in Focus on Women)  to take advantage of this offer.  The code will be valid until the end of 2021. Join at APA National.org. If you have any questions, reach out to Juliette  Wolf-Robin, she is the executive director of APA and on the board of Focus on women. 

S4 E39 - Carla Buggs

Tune into this dynamic episode with Carla Buggs - after visiting salons in the community that didn't adequately serve the community she decided to become a Manicurist to bring awareness to issues with Nail Salons in Black Communities. Her career has included delivering services to Kiplings, Macys, Nordstrom and Cartier. She has provided services for Karly Kloss, Helena Christensen and Janet Jackson. Due to COVID 19 she has pivoted to "Delivering the Nail Shop to your Mail box " with safe and sanitary nail care products for home or salon. She also created the Bay Area Black Market helping to build communities and ecosystems by staying connected to the Black entrepreneur community through various groups, meetups and events. Collaboration is our middle name. We love collaborating with organizations to spread the word and promote the culture. Check her out at the below places.
www.bayareablackmarket.com/@Iamcarlabuggs @Nailpros @Bayarea_blackmarket

S3 E25 - Kendra Aronson

This is one of my favorite episodes of the season. Kendra Aronson and I spoke in the height of the corona virus but her energy and story of how she wrote, photographed, styled and published her own cookbook lifted my spirits greatly. This woman is a power house and when she gets an idea, nothing stands in her way to make it happen.

S3 E22 - Nellie Muganda

Tune in to hear my chat with San Francisco's amazing Hair and Makeup Stylist - Nellie Muganda. Nellie has done hair, makeup and wardrobe for models and TV Commercials, some of her work has been featured in fashion spreads, magazine, album covers, catalogues and on TV. Her journey from Tanzania to the US and then to her career is a fantastic story. I loved our chat and hope you will too.

S2 E14 - Emily Choi

Tune into my chat with Emily Choi, also known as The Alpine Stylist. She is a not only a wardrobe stylist, but also does props too and specializes in outdoor, automotive, home decor, and fashion with over 10 years in the industry.

She is based in Colorado, of course! We talked at the beginning of COVID19 about what she was doing to keep creative and how to connect with her industry for community.