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S8 Ep3 NIK POLLINA: owner of Seven Moods vintage - on shopping vintage in New York, and a shift toward experiential shopping that facilitates unique personal style.
Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Nik Pollina is a vintage business owner and content creator living in NYC.
She started her career in tech and created content on her career journey helping 100s of women land jobs in the tech field. When she was laid off in 2023, Nik felt a calling to pursue something more creative. Since then, she has opened her own secondhand and vintage store called Seven Moods.
We chat about experiential shopping, some favorite vintage spots in New York City, and much much more! It’s a really fun episode today, so let’s dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
- [6:11] On how thrifting and creativity was something Nik was encouraged to express growing up.
- [12:10] Nik’s journey to starting a vintage business after leaving her tech career.
- [17:35] The paths to scaling a vintage business.
- [21:34] Pinch me moments, like a stylist pull for Bella Hadid.
- [22:41] What Nik has learned about the shopping experience from exploring hundreds of NYC vintage shops.
- [26:19] A shift toward experiential shopping that facilitates unique personal style.
EPISODE MENTIONS:
- @nikpollina
- Nik’s newsletter
- A Creative Act by Rick Rubin
- Funny Pretty Nice
- @nataliaspotts
- @leandramcohen
- @chanelmckinsie
- @simply.siena
- Desert Stars Vintage
- The Niche Shop
- Nichole from the Niche Shop on Pre-Loved Podcast
- Regeneration
- Cafe Forgot
- @madalynnewell
- Kayla Trivieri of the Mob Wife trend
- The Manhattan Vintage Show
- Changing Room Thoughts
- @karinachan
- @pigmamiii
LET’S CONNECT:
- 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
- 🐦Twitter: @emilymstochl
- 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
- 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
- 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod
SPECIAL THANKS:
A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!
- Patty Weber
- Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage
- Danny of Galaxy Live
- Kathy Brand
- Lucero Buendia
- Tricia Zelazny
- Leslie V.
- Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
- Lucille of Galipette Vintage
- KT
- Lydia Welp
- Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions
- Michael A.
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By Emily Stochl
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Pre-Loved Podcast is a weekly vintage fashion interview show, with guests you’ll want to go thrifting with! For more Pre-Loved Podcast, subscribe to our Patreon!
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Nik Pollina is a vintage business owner and content creator living in NYC.
She started her career in tech and created content on her career journey helping 100s of women land jobs in the tech field. When she was laid off in 2023, Nik felt a calling to pursue something more creative. Since then, she has opened her own secondhand and vintage store called Seven Moods.
We chat about experiential shopping, some favorite vintage spots in New York City, and much much more! It’s a really fun episode today, so let’s dive right in!
DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:
- [6:11] On how thrifting and creativity was something Nik was encouraged to express growing up.
- [12:10] Nik’s journey to starting a vintage business after leaving her tech career.
- [17:35] The paths to scaling a vintage business.
- [21:34] Pinch me moments, like a stylist pull for Bella Hadid.
- [22:41] What Nik has learned about the shopping experience from exploring hundreds of NYC vintage shops.
- [26:19] A shift toward experiential shopping that facilitates unique personal style.
EPISODE MENTIONS:
- @nikpollina
- Nik’s newsletter
- A Creative Act by Rick Rubin
- Funny Pretty Nice
- @nataliaspotts
- @leandramcohen
- @chanelmckinsie
- @simply.siena
- Desert Stars Vintage
- The Niche Shop
- Nichole from the Niche Shop on Pre-Loved Podcast
- Regeneration
- Cafe Forgot
- @madalynnewell
- Kayla Trivieri of the Mob Wife trend
- The Manhattan Vintage Show
- Changing Room Thoughts
- @karinachan
- @pigmamiii
LET’S CONNECT:
- 📸Instagram: @emilymstochl
- 🐦Twitter: @emilymstochl
- 🎥TikTok: @emilymstochl
- 📧 Substack: https://prelovedpod.substack.com/
- 🎧Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/prelovedpod
SPECIAL THANKS:
A special thanks goes out to my Patron Insiders – your support makes Pre-Loved Podcast possible!
- Patty Weber
- Beverley Docherty of Wolfe Pack Vintage
- Danny of Galaxy Live
- Kathy Brand
- Lucero Buendia
- Tricia Zelazny
- Leslie V.
- Lisa of Queenie & Pearl
- Lucille of Galipette Vintage
- KT
- Lydia Welp
- Anastacia Banicke of Goods & Provisions
- Michael A.
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