Becoming an Influencer

In this episode, Amanda Jewell sits down with Afrika-Ira to talk about how she got her dream internship with TBWA/Chiat/Day. Afrika-Ira is a recent 2020 graduate from The University of Texas at Austin and majored in Advertising. Amanda and Afrika know each other from taking an Integrated Communication Management course in the Stan Richards School of Advertising. 

The girls talk about working part-time jobs while in school, graduating in 2020, taking classes online, and why they majored in Advertising! Afrika-Ira also graduated in 3 years, so she talks about her heavy course load and work-life balance.  The girls also talk about Law of Attraction, what they've been loving lately, skincare, and more. 

Plus they talk about ways the advertising industry can change with Afirka-Ira's passion for more diversity and inclusion in the ad industry. Afrika-Ira also touches on how she has been taking care of herself during the Black Lives Matter movement, in which you can find content on her blog on how you can get involved and stay mindful during difficult conversations. 

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Where to find Afrika-Ira:

https://www.afrikaira.com/

https://www.instagram.com/afrikaira/

Where to find Amanda Jewell: 

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

https://theamandajewell.com/

In this episode, Amanda Jewell sits down with her boyfriend, Cameron Cook, on their 2 year anniversary! 

They talk about everything. How they met, how they stayed together through long-distance, advice for having a healthy relationship, working together as creatives, and so much more. Cameron talks about the perks of dating an influencer, such as free ACL tickets to working with Nordstrom. He also talks about what it was like to date a college girl in another city!

Cameron and Amanda give advice to those in a relationship and those looking for a significant other. If you listen to the end you get to hear Cameron acapella and Amanda tone-deafly join in! 

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Where to find Cameron:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronlanecook/

https://www.camdidmedia.com/

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

https://theamandajewell.com/

In this episode, Amanda Jewell sits down with Bree Clarke, founder of The Iman Project and Lavender + Mint Designs. Bree is a TEDx Speaker, podcast host, and was recently in Forbes for bringing topics of racism to the table through her "On The Table" workshops. 

In this podcast, we talk about how covid19 has impacted her business, her recent projects with TEDx, her many TV, and media appearances, and how she has been taking care of herself as a Black businesswoman during the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Towards the end of the episode, things get REAL. Bree talks about her struggle of going to prison and getting out of the system. She gives us all a sense of hope and inspiration that it is never too late to find success by chasing your dreams. Bree is an amazing role model for everyone, especially her two sons. Bree does it ALL! Listen to the full episode to hear it all. 

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Where to find Bree Clarke: 

https://www.instagram.com/theimanproject/

https://www.theimanproject.com/links

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

https://theamandajewell.com/

Music by frumhere, kevatta - summer nights - https://thmatc.co/?l=6221F841

Amanda Jewell sat down with her Media professor at The University of Texas at Austin, Lisa Dobias. Lisa answers questions from students and gives advice on those graduating during a pandemic, how to get a job in media, what her journey to success looked like, and how she founded the Texas Media sequence at UT Austin. 

This is an episode you don't want to miss! This was recorded in May to give you all a timeline of events that were happening when they recorded this episode! 

If you are interested in applying to Texas Media, definitely listen to this! 

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Follow Texas Media & Analytics:

https://www.instagram.com/texasmedianalytics/

https://www.facebook.com/texasmedianalytics/

https://advertising.utexas.edu/texas-media

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://theamandajewell.com/

https://www.youtube.com/amandajewell

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about triggering topics such as rape, sexual assault, PTSD, anxiety, and more. I have not been true to myself as I promised that I would be the voice for trauma victims if I ever healed from my sexual assault. I have healed and that is why I am sharing my story three years later. Don't ever let anyone take away your truth. We live in a world where people will do anything to invalidate the victim. But, at the end of the day, YOU know what happened and the predator has to live with that weight on their shoulder. Let the fire inside of you burn brighter than the fire around you. 

I have also played into being a part of the problem by not holding men accountable for their actions. I hope this podcast finds the ears that need to hear it. I talk about how I realized my situation was rape, how I experienced trauma, became suicidal, and healed. I used art, poetry, counseling, and more.

Suicide prevention hotline:

1-800-273-8255

National Sexual Assault Hotline:

1-800-656-4673

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about triggering topics such as rape, sexual assault, PTSD, anxiety, and more. I have not been true to myself as I promised that I would be the voice for trauma victims if I ever healed from my sexual assault. I have healed and that is why I am sharing my story three years later.

I have also played into being a part of the problem by not holding men accountable for their actions. I hope this podcast finds the ears that need to hear it. I talk about how I realized my situation was rape, how I experienced trauma, became suicidal, and healed. I used art, poetry, counseling, and more.

Suicide prevention hotline:

1-800-273-8255

National Sexual Assault Hotline:

1-800-656-4673

Amanda Jewell sits down with full-time blogger, Audrey Madison Stowe. Amanda and Audrey dive into how Audrey started her lifestyle and fashion blog, grew her Instagram to over 80K followers, and how she works with brands to run her blog full time. From affiliate links to influencer marketing agencies, these girls lay it all out on how you can make money from your social media influence. 

To make things even more fun, Amanda and Audrey both went to the same high school in Plano and then college at Texas Tech. In fact, Audrey is who inspired Amanda to start her journey as a content creator and blogger. Oh, and of course the girls talked about Audrey's life as a married woman! 

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Where to find Audrey Madison Stowe Martinez:

https://www.instagram.com/audreymadstowe/

https://audreymadstowe.com/

https://www.youtube.com/audreystoweblog

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://theamandajewell.com/

https://www.youtube.com/amandajewell

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

In this episode, Amanda Jewell sits down with Madison Hildreth, also known as MadsRaeFit! Madison is a fitness influencer, TikTokker, YouTuber, 2020 College Graduate, and so on. Madison and Amanda talk about how to grow your influence on TikTok, what it was like to graduate from The University of Texas at Austin in 2020,  and how to work with brands!

Amanda and Madison are best friends that have worked for Red Bull together and are both boohoo student ambassadors. They talk about each of their experiences working with brands and how you can too! Madison talks about the future of her fitness brand and so much more! 

Where to find Madison Rae Hildreth: 

Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/madsraefit/

https://www.instagram.com/madison_hildreth/

https://www.tiktok.com/@madisonraehildreth?source=h5_t

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqKowDfIekhTh56uQrb6f_g

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://theamandajewell.com/blog

https://theamandajewell.com/ebook/becominganinfluencer

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

https://www.youtube.com/amandajewell

Music by Gil Wanders - Lost / Found - https://thmatc.co/?l=297A485B

Music by @gilwanders - Lost / Found via @hellothematic

In today's episode of Becoming an Influencer podcast, Amanda Jewell had her friend and Dallas creative, Yoki Ongwela, on to have the conversation we are encouraging everyone to have. They dive into the Black Lives Matter movement, the historical oppression of Black people, white privilege, what you can be doing to help, and so much more. I hope this educates you more on what is going on in America and how you can work to become an ally of the Black community.   Amanda is so grateful that Yoki agreed to come on to the podcast to have this conversation!   Make sure to check in on your friends of color. 

Where to find Yoki:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yokaayy/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yokaayy?source=h5_m 

 Black Lives Matter Resources: https://www.afrikaira.com/post-1/how-to-get-involved-in-blacklivesmatter 

Ways you can help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ 

Stream to donate to BLM for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRofNxWKUrI&t=58s 

Music by Gil Wanders - Lost / Found - https://thmatc.co/?l=297A485B Music by @gilwanders - Lost / Found via @hellothematic

Amanda Jewell has her first guest on Becoming an Influencer podcast, which happens to be her best friend Jewels Clark. Jewels is the founder of How To Be Social, a creative staffing agency. How To Be Social connects brands and companies with the creators they need for marketing efforts and more. Jewels herself is a multi-faceted talent. Not only is she a CEO and a founder, but also an influencer, event coordinator, model, and photographer. She just about does it all- which is probably why these girls are best friends. 

Listen to them dive into what it takes to run a successful creative business, how Mark Cuban gave Jewels her name, how they make money from their online audience, and so much more! 

Where to find Jewels Clark: 

https://www.instagram.com/creatorjewels/ 

https://officialcreatorjewels.com/

https://www.howtobesocial.com/

https://www.instagram.com/howtobesocial_/

Where to find Amanda Jewell:

https://theamandajewell.com/blog

https://theamandajewell.com/ebook/becominganinfluencer

https://www.instagram.com/theamandajewell/

Intro music by frumhere, kevatta - moonbeams - https://thmatc.co/?l=6321FAD4 @frumhere - moonbeams via @hellothematic