5: Career and Motherhood: Navigating the Hospitality Industry and Becoming a Mother During the Pandemic with Samantha Markiewicz

On this week’s episode, Samantha Markiewicz joins Kailey and Kelsey to share the adventure her past year has been. As Digital Managing Director for a food and hospitality agency, Samantha discusses what it was like to navigate the direction for her clients amidst the pandemic. Throughout the hour, she also shares the intimate details of becoming a mother, launching her own business, and finding her Coming Up for Air moments through it all. 

We discuss:

-Food and hospitality PR

-Social and digital landscape 

-Longevity in her Los Angeles career

-Pregnancy in the pandemic

-Learning to slow down and take time to just be

-The beauty of motherhood

-Launching Moon in Pisces 

Raised in Oregon and now living in Venice Beach with her husband and baby girl, Samantha Markiewicz is the Digital Managing Director at bread & Butter, a hospitality agency designed to help restaurants, chefs and hotels tell their stories. With 10 years of agency experience, Samantha oversees the national day-to-day operations of social media, paid social and influencer marketing for a growing brand portfolio. Past and current clients include: North Block Hotel, Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, a number of Kimpton properties, Thompson Hotel Washington DC, Hopdoddy Burger Bar and more. When she's not working, Samantha is mothering (well, usually doing both at the same time...) and she created a baby clothing brand, Moon in Pisces, to celebrate the unique traits and individual spirit of her daughter, Mila Jo. Samantha shares food, travel and motherhood thoughts on @samantha.markiewicz www.samanthamarkiewicz.com and you can find her cute baby clothes at @mooninpisces.co  https://shopmooninpisces.com/

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