Do you have any wearable technology that you use to optimize your performance? Shantelle has been implementing new technologies into her routine to analyze and monitor important aspects of her daily life in hopes of optimization. Listen to this week’s episode of the Hello Frances Podcast to learn how Shantelle uses her Apple Watch, Oculus, and Oura Ring to track her daily functions, sleep, activity, fitness, and readiness. If you use wearable tech, let us know your favorite features!

Former podcast guest Marcia Hull is back again on the Hello Frances Podcast! This week Shantelle and Marcia share about the upcoming 10th Annual Destin Rotary Crawfish Bash. As the chairperson of this year’s event and with nearly 30 years of service to the Rotary Club, Marcia explains what you can experience at the Crawfish Bash. Listen to the full episode now and mark your calendar to join us for a family-friendly evening featuring live music, delicious food, and more, all while supporting great local nonprofits. Stay up-to-date on the Rotary Club of Destin’s events by following them on Facebook and purchase your Crawfish Bash ticket today before they sell out!

Have you met our intern Jacie? We continue to learn so much from Jacie during her time with us at Frances Roy and this week we invited her on the Hello Frances Podcast to introduce her! In this episode, Jacie shares what made her pursue a career in communications, her future career plans, her favorite projects she’s worked on at the agency, and more. Listen to the full episode and leave some advice or words of encouragement for Jacie for her next endeavor!

Shantelle recently read an article in her alma mater ASU’s Thrive Magazine that reminded her of something she needed to hear. In this episode, Shantelle shares her insight from the article written by May Busch, the former COO of Morgan Stanley Europe. In the article, May shares the 3 Cs you should avoid at all stages of your career - comparison, competition, and conflict. Shantelle breaks down what May wrote about all three pitfalls and shares her perspective on how the three Cs have impacted her career. Have you read any great articles lately? Share them with us at [email protected].

In this episode of the Hello Frances Podcast, Shantelle and Hillaree discuss a leadership book they recently read called Herding Tigers: Be The Leader That Creative People Need by Todd Henry. In learning about piloting creative teams, Shantelle and Hillaree share their biggest takeaways from the book. Topics include building and sustaining trust, creating stability, personal ethics, and more. If you’d like to read it too, check out this free workbook that accompanies the book.

Have you checked out Adobe Creative Cloud Express? In a previous episode, we talked about Canva, a great design tool for those who are not graphic designers. In this week's episode, Design & Content Coordinator Kayla Koger breaks down Adobe’s similar product Adobe Creative Cloud Express. This new tool is easier to use than Adobe Creative Clouds' other design products, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Kayla breaks down the Express features and shares the different options available for your business. Have questions for Kayla? Email us at [email protected]. If you use Adobe Creative Cloud Express, let us know your favorite features!

When so much is going on in the world around you, it’s easy to feel helpless, out of control, and overwhelmed. In this episode of the Hello Frances Podcast, Shantelle shares three things she does to help her get through the days when it seems nearly impossible. Listen to the full episode for practices you can implement into your daily routine to help find balance when the issues around you feel much bigger than anything you can solve. What do you do to stay grounded when things feel out of control? Let us know in the comments!

The founder of Lady ChangeMakers, Jessica Bargenquast, joins us on this week’s episode of the Hello Frances Podcast to discuss her business and the inspiration behind it. Lady ChangeMakers is an exclusive eCommerce platform for women-owned businesses to gain visibility and sales. Jessica explains how she came up with this business venture, the different types of businesses you can find on the platform, how it has evolved since its inception, and how it’s different from similar platforms like Amazon or Etsy. If you want to learn more about Lady ChangeMakers, give them a follow on Instagram or check out their website to sign up to be a vendor!

Have you planned your social media strategy for 2022 yet? It’s not too late! In this week’s episode of the Hello Frances Podcast, we’re discussing three current social media trends you should consider when creating your content. Do you prioritize bite-sized content? Do you partner with influencers to promote your products or services? Do you take advantage of selling directly from your social media platforms? Listen to the full episode to learn more about capitalizing on current social media trends.

This week Shantelle shares our team’s recent discovery of the Adobe Creative Types test. We have taken many personality evaluations before, but this Adobe test shares insight into your creative personality. Through a series of 15 questions, the assessment not only determines your creative style but also shares your strengths, untapped potential, and ideal collaborators. Take the test at mycreativetype.com, then head to our social media outlets to tell us your creative type.