Meet Hallie Meland - our Miami raised, Jonas Brother loving, spunky party girl AND full time event planner for Fun on Weekdays. Did I mention she is also one of my best friends? In this episode we chat about Hallie’s experience moving to Austin and working a corporate job before being drawn to the chaos of start-ups. Hallie shares her journey into event planning from her early start of hosting gettys with childhood friends, to becoming the social chair of her sorority & corporate job, her first role as an event coordinator at Blue Norther, to her current position with FOW. Get to know how Hallie was hired and how we manage our friendship and professional relationship. We also chat relationships, buying her home, her can-do attitude, experience with 75-hard and how Hallie continues to live a life fueled by having fun. 

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Professional party girl turns her side hustle into a career w/ Hallie Meland | Ep. 20

Fun on Weekdays is a podcast about life with women who live theirs to the fullest. Host, Jenna Palek, is a 26 year-old who believes every day is an opportunity to meet someone or try something new - because life is more fun when you don't wait for the weekend to enjoy it! Expect conversations about friendships, dating, careers, health, beauty, pop culture, and just about everything that's fun about girlhood.&nbsp;

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Let’s take a journey down my career history from my first job at 15, to landing my dream internship, saving money in college, and what brought me to my present life with social media. I share reasoning as to why I joined Waterboy as their new social media manager & career advice for anyone trying to figure out what they want to do!  

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Woooo, I got a new job!!

Today’s episode is about my more recent journey of discovering my faith! As someone who didn’t grow up very religious, I never felt a true connection until I prayed for the first time in a moment of uncertainty and sadness last September. I share a few instances where “coincidences” felt less like chance and more like someone or something intentionally placed in my life. I also share my experience going to church for the first time as an adult & how friendships have helped lead me closer to God. :)

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Discovering my faith

Join me & my mom for a fun episode chatting about her marriage with my dad, her many jobs throughout the years, and our family! We reminisce childhood memories, talk about Susie HomeMakers & how her background in interior design influenced her crafty DIY-spirit. My "mommy" (don't judge me lol) was a stay at home mom while raising 3 daughters and decided to go back to school to be a teacher once we were teenagers. She shares the difficulties of being a teacher during covid and how mentally draining education can be + her advice for any young teachers. This is my new favorite episode, so special!! <3 

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I got it from my momma - SAHM, Education & family with my mom!

Chit chatting with my girly Taryn Lamb about our TikTok to creator arc, her corporate love story, and our inability to focus on a single topic! She shares her experience moving to Austin after a breakup, making girl friends, and our “yays & nays” in relationships! 

Tiktok, boyfriends, friends & ADHD with Taryn Lamb

It’s time to talk about making friends as adults, but more importantly how hard it is to keep them! I’ll share stories of how my personal friendships have evolved over time through life changes such as engagements, weddings, moving, and pregnancy and how I’ve been able to maintain friendships (while cutting some off along the way). 

Professional party girl turns her side hustle into a career w/ Hallie Meland | Ep. 20

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