In Episode 26, Gabrielle and Ashley discuss the literary community and their experiences finding their place within it. What it takes to break in. Whether literary fiction is more revered than genre fiction and much more! 

Life Hack: Grammarly App 

Music Captions: 

"Let's please make some new memories." Anderson Paak.

"They all saints when they speak on someone else's sin, right?" Too Late, Fabolous ft. Jeremih

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In episode 25, your hosts are joined by rapper Sam of Trio Tings and videographer Symphony Silver, to discuss the long game of relationships. Yes, another relationship episode! Listen in for a conversation on how to best support your creative partner, do's and don'ts of dealing with a creative, and how to stay in it for the long haul. 

Life Hack: Major keys for hosting a function at your place

Music Captions: 

“I love you in a place where there’s no space or time.” - A Song For You by Donny Hathaway

“I could hold you for a million years, to make you feel my love.” - Make You Feel My Love by Bob Dylan

“Cross the line, I just might for your love.” - Yo Love by Vince Staples, 6lack, and Mereba from the Queen & Slim soundtrack. 

“I wanna pick it up where we left it once” - Crazy Love by Future Animals  

“I love you in the first place, girl you a gold medal” - Atlanta by Sam

“My shorty got exquisite taste, told her come slide with me to chic-fil-a” - Atlanta by Sam 

”I would die for you” - I Would Die 4 U by Prince 

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In episode 24, your hosts discuss nostalgia and what feels like a prevalence of remakes today. 

Life Hack: Resources for finding the right font for your next project: Myfonts.com, dafont.com, Typewolf, and Pinterest. Remember to get the right license! 

Music captions:

“The kind of girl that you can be down for.” - Brandy, I Wanna Be Down

“And if I had to choose, the thought would still be you.” - Donnell Jones, All Her Love

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In episode 23, your hosts talk freelancing! The ladies share how they got started, how they reach out to folks they want to work with, how they stay sane, and lessons learned. They also share resources for freelancers during the "In Our Words" segment. 

Life Hack: Hunter email tracker for Gmail 

Music + (captions): 

Into the Wilderness EP and Summer Stories by Jaz Karis 

“Took my ugly, made it lovely/ Left these demons out in public/Show me love is more than a four-letter word” Four-Letter Word by Ant Clemons

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In Episode 22, Gabrielle and Ashley discuss their personal experiences as black creatives. The dos and don'ts of networking, investing in yourself and your relationships and so much more. They gave you nuts and bolts, now they're giving you the heart of being a black creative. 

Life Hack: Re-stringing your hoodie with a straw 

https://youtu.be/o-OE3LxVkGk  

In Our Words: 

Fall 2019 Story Contest 

Fiction and Non-Fiction

https://www.narrativemagazine.com/fall-2019-story-contest

Music Captions:

“You complete me even though I’m holding my own.” - 6LACK in the I Want You Around Remix 

“It’s safe to say that growth is an uncomfortable process. And pain is a necessary investment for progress.” - D Smoke, Last Supper

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In episode 21, your hosts are joined by Sekou Campbell, an attorney, to talk the business of being a Black creative. This is a nuts and bolts episode and while nothing said should be taken as legal advice, you'll for sure want to take notes. 

Life Hack: Notion, an all-in-one CMS/life management system. 

Music Captions: 

"Be honest, you want this." - Be Honest, Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy

“I know I won’t forget all he’s done, he’s the strength in this race that I run,” - God Is, Kanye West, Jesus is King 

“I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man!” - Diamonds from Sierra Leone, Kanye West ft. Jay-Z

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In episode 20, your hosts are joined by Shefon, a Black woman who embodies all the good that art is and can be. Together the ladies talk about how Blackness interacts, intersects, and impacts their art as well as what it even means to be a Black artist or creative anyway. 

Life Hack: The Family Dollar App because saving money is always the wave. 

Music Captions/Songs: 

"I’m just tryna grow, keep an open mind." - To Me by Alina Baraz 

“Keeping my composure, that’s my number one rule.” - Velvet by Louis York 

“Goodbyes, all that she knows.” - Buying Time Lucky Daye 

Regrets by Baby Roses

Find Shefon on social media @byshefon or via her website. 

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In this episode, your hosts get a little practical, but mostly meta about marketing, planning, and strategy. Ashley and Gabrielle discuss how they know an idea is worth pursuing, how they get ideas off the ground and executed well, plus their marketing/planning/strategy process. The ladies also share a little bit of what they've learned about marketing/planning/strategy & branding from their many projects over the years. 

Life Hack: Citymapper App, so you can navigate wherever you go well.  

Music Captions: 

“You make me drowsy with delight.” - Lovestained by Hope Tala

“Like I won’t give up all I got to see you happy, nigga.” - The Intro by DaBaby

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In the conclusion to Season 2, Ashley and Gabrielle discuss the ups and downs of adulting in Episode 6. How they've been working to navigating their careers. How to stay afloat, how to manage outside societal pressures, and defining success for yourself. 

Life Hack: Flipd App, limit your app time so you can focus on your work! 

Music Captions: 

“You should know what i’m bout.” - 50 cent on Can’t Leave Em Alone by Ciara

“My new normal is not normal at all” - Little Brother (Big Pooh), Sittin Alone

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In this episode, your hosts talk about travel. How did it get to be a thing the cool kids do? Why is such a premium placed on leaving the USA? What's it look like to come to the travel game late or not at all? These questions and more were discussed. 

Life Hack: Been App, Hopper App, Expedia App, and book your Airbnb through Delta to get Skymiles for your stay. 

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