Sally on the Side Podcast

Welcome to episode 8! This week‘s episode features Jessica Ferguson, a writer, editor, and creative consultant.

From being unemployed in the early days of the pandemic to juggling clients wanting her for her words, Jessica has found a way to turn her passion into her day job, even if things are still a bit hectic. In ”A Writer Finds A Way,” Jessica talks to the hosts, Danielle and Holly, about ghost writing, managing a team, how she fought her way to this life.

We're back from hiatus with episode 7! This week's episode features life coach Elizabeth Shafer, who could not be packing more into her days.

 

From changing lives with her new coaching business, to selling houses as a real estate agent, to raising happy and healthy humans, Elizabeth has become an expert in time management. In "A Life Coach Builds A Future," Elizabeth breaks down how she budgets her time like she does her money, and how she keeps one eye on staying present and the other on building the future she wants.

 

Hosts, Danielle and Holly, give updates on big firsts and big breakthroughs, as well as sharing exciting updates from previous guests.

 

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Welcome to episode 6! This week's episode features Fee Basanavicius, a writer, performer, and producer, making her way into the world of comedy writing.

From sketch comedy to standup, podcasts to television, Fee is putting herself out there in a big way. In "A Comedy Writer Puts in the Work," Fee talks to the hosts, Danielle and Holly, about taking classes to get better at her craft, working her way up to writing eight hours a day, and how she learned to get out of her own way on the page.

Welcome to episode 5! This episode, hosts Holly Koch and Danielle Durbin talked to Jenny Philippi (she/her), co-founder and producer of Last Drop Beer Festival.

In “A Festival Organizer Fills Her Cup,” Jenny talks about turning her love of craft beer into an experience that goes above and beyond what you’d expect from a virtual beer fest. There is no detail too small for Jenny and her team when it comes to giving the audience what they want. And if they don’t know how to do it, you can be sure that they’ll figure it out before the cameras are live.

After talking to Jenny, Danielle and Holly pick their jaws up off the floor for long enough to answer listener questions about balancing marketing your work with creativity and how extra projects can weigh on mental health.

Welcome to episode 4! This episode, hosts Holly Koch and Danielle Durbin talked with the creative, talented, and fun, Jillian Van Niel (she/her), a musical theater actress and fitness instructor in New York City. 

In “A New York Actress Glows Up in Colorado,” hear Jillian talk auditioning in New York, building her future in fitness during covid lockdown in Colorado, and reassessing her goals after achieving her dream. 

After swooning over Jillian’s interview, catch the listener answers for this week’s community segment, as the hosts talk about managing anxiety and reliving embarrassing side hustle stories.

Welcome to Episode 3 of Sally on the Side Podcast! Holly and Danielle are joined by podcaster and stepparent coach Joslynn Flowers to talk entrepreneurship, trusting yourself to try new things, and advocating for the rights of stepparents. 

The hosts give their project updates, like Danielle's recent gig in Nashville and Holly working out kinks with the podcast. Listeners provided answers in the community segment to questions posed on social media, including songs for what will soon be your summer pump up playlist: Motivation Station.

Welcome to Episode 2, A Performer Survives a Podcast! This week singer, songwriter, and actress Cat LaRocca joins Sally on the Side Podcast to talk about staying inspired, finding ways to put in the extra work, and showing yourself some grace during a pandemic, all while giving a masterclass in being charming as hell. Hosts Holly and Danielle also reflect on launching the podcast and introduce a community segment where they discuss listener answers to the questions of the week.

Welcome to the first episode of Sally on the Side Podcast! In this episode, the hosts interview each other. Danielle talks about being a new stand up comedian in Chicago and Holly talks about balancing creative projects while being a mom.