Stella & Dot CEO and Founder Jessica Herrin is a serial entrepreneur and a mother of two, who considers herself a warrior for women in the world. She champions women having more financial fierceness, choice, flexibility, and freedom in their lives. On this week's episode, she'll walk us through her career path and the (sometimes risky) choices she made that led her to a place of meaningful work and a life she loves. A must-listen for anyone looking to branch their careers into a place of flexibility and freedom.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaherrin/
Website: https://jessicaherrin.com/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/self-made-podcast/id1458565638
Company: https://www.stelladot.com/

Hitha Palepu does it all—seriously. She's an entrepreneur, mother, wife, blogger & influencer, podcaster, essentially—she's busy. But she's also incredibly thoughtful about her time, and where she focuses and compartmentalizes her efforts. This is a must-listen for anyone balancing multiple roles, following multiple creative and professional pursuits, and looking to develop strong scheduling habits with meaningful items prioritized.

Justin Livingston (@JustinLiv) of ScoutSixteen.com joins us on this episode of Influencer Business to talk all things influencers. As one of the original influencers (he has been doing this for more than 10 years), Justin provides amazing perspective on the ever-changing industry. In addition to sharing the incredible story for how he came to NYC in the first place, Justin shares his thoughts on why you need to build a strong community of people around you in order to succeed and why leaving a legacy is the most important thing you can do in life.

The Trove Team is thrilled to announce the launch of our newest tech product, built to give influencers a solution to an incredibly prevalent and serious problem: image theft. Trove Image Monitoring locates and reports on the theft and unauthorized use of influencer photos, and then helps them take action against these violations. Join CEO Rich Scudellari as he walks you through our new product, but why it matters—giving you a high-level view of how this product is changing everything for our industry.

Blair Eadie, one of the original influencers, joins us on this episode of Influencer Business to discuss all things influencers. From her amazing career on the corporate side of fashion to her transition to a full-time influencer to her thoughts on the future of the industry, we discuss a wide range of topics. In addition to broader industry trends, we also dive deep on how Blair has built her own business, why she remains laser focused on fashion and her recent (and maybe ongoing?!) collection with Nordstrom. As someone who has been in the industry since 2010, both as an influencer and a merchandiser on the corporate side, Blair has an incredible perspective on how the industry has evolved and where it is headed. It is an episode you won't want to miss!

Kamiu Lee is the CEO of ACTIVATE, a marketplace for creators and marketers, and she joins us on this episode of Influencer Business to share her insights garnered as someone who sits in between brands and influencers. We touch on a lot of different topics, including how to scale relationships with technology, why storytelling is as important as data and how to best position yourself as an influencer. A wide ranging conversation that is valuable for both influencers and marketers alike.

Chloé Watts, founder of chloédigital, joins us on Influencer Business to talk about the key building blocks to an influencer's technology strategy and why good tech support is a must today. Chloé founded chloédigital in the early days of the influencer boom and now provides technological support and resources to a massive community of bloggers and influencers. Beyond providing amazing tech support, Chloé is a wealth of knowledge all things influencer.

Episodes 1-20 went by way too fast, so we wanted to take this opportunity to share with you the key highlights and takeaways from the guests we've welcomed so far. Covering lots of ground, everything from copyright law, to hiring, to building your brand authentically, we created our podcast to give the influencer industry the content and resources it needs to grow and thrive. Listen to this episode to get caught up on the major moments, but we also encourage you to go back and dive deep on episodes 1-20 as well.

Jordan Becerra, co-founder InfluencerSEO, joins us on influencer business to talk all things SEO. While working with Lauryn Evarts of the Skinny Confidential, Jordan recognized SEO as a massive and largely untapped growth opportunity for influencers, so she decided to build a business specifically to help influencers tap into its enormous potential. You might not know it, but your website and/or blog are your most valuable resource. In this episode, Jordan shares her top tips on optimizing your content and site for SEO, what to think about when designing (or re-designing) your site and why SEO should be top of mind for you as an influencer. She is also offering 20% off her services for our listeners, to make sure you go check out her company at www.InfluencerSEO.com and tell her we sent you!

We sit down with the queen of color, Courtney Quinn, and her fiance Paris Sims to talk about a number of things. They share with us their secrets on building a strong brand, the power of the community in influencing (and not just with followers) and why you need to be diversifying your platforms now! Awesome conversation with two great people in the industry!