Soaring Stories

Renelle Briggs started her business at the end of her teen years, and now she has 3 of them + a part-time job! She loves all things mindset and self-development, and I was so excited to talk with her about business + postgrad life.

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Hannah started her business in 2020 when she was 14, taking pictures of people on their porches. Now, she shoots mainly couples and weddings/elopements, but also offers graduation, family, and branding sessions in Pittsburgh and beyond.

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We’re doing something a little different today… Madison is helping me figure out my Instagram strategy for AnnaMade Design Co. (my greeting card shop). Since she runs a social media marketing agency, I thought she was the perfect person to give me advice, ideas, and help brainstorm – hopefully hearing this concrete example can help you with your product-based social media channels as well!

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Today’s guest is Ally Phan, the 17-year-old host of Our Playground podcast and the social media director for #HalfTheStory. She is passionate about the power of storytelling and community, and hopes to build her own brand in the future.

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And we also chat about our thoughts on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest and figuring out the mission the projects we’re working on – I love Ally’s perspective as someone who uses social media for her business and who works at #HalfTheStory around digital well-being.

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Our Playground Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/24hdDjdE0Lw4nsR0FdfHcr

Ally’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allyphan_/

#HalfTheStory: https://www.halfthestoryproject.com/

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Today on the podcast we have Jenifer Storey, a corporate attorney turned founder of the clothing company Unknown Union. She and her brother have created a fashion brand that infuses art, history, and culture into each piece of clothing. A must-listen for any small business owner!

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Have you ever wanted to try creating content for brands? Gabbie from @gracefullygabbie has so many passions, from creating content to traveling to speaking, and we talk about it all.

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Today on the podcast we have Mia Burkholder, a teen artist who creates stickers and notepads. I've been so inspired by her Instagram and everything she shares about being a small business owner, so I was super excited to have Mia on to talk about how her product line has evolved as her business has grown.

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Alyssa is an entrepreneurial teen who’s explored many passion projects and types of businesses since we met in 5th grade. 

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I first met Laura through the Soaring Together online event last year – she’s always been so supportive of teen entrepreneurs and I wanted her to speak about how she works with teens as an adult business owner! I’m inspired by how she puts faith at the front of her company and is always coming up with new ways to serve middle and high school girls.

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Calling all teen business owners: let's go behind the scenes with inspiring young entrepreneurs + hear the stories no one's talking about. How do you actually pitch a shop to sell wholesale? What does it really look like to work for yourself full-time? How do you create real friendships that aren't transactional? And what do we need to know about working with ~adults~?

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