Social Dysmorphia

Rachael flew in from the Dominican Republic and chats with us about how she was let go from her job 5 years ago and went on to live the dream. She traveled all around the world surfing and eating. And has now settled down in the Dominican Republic. No, she does not work and has not had a "real" job for 5 years. So what is that like? How is it living in the DR? Is it really the dream we all think it is?

Elizabeth was scammed and even flew to another state to learn how to be an influencer and make money from someone that had bought all her followers and engagement. By the time she figured out what was happening, it was too late and this person was buying engagement and followers for her too. All so that the fake influencer could use Elizabeth's fake results to get other people to pay her $1000 to learn how to be an influencer.

Joe and I answer your burning questions. We talk about everything from how we handle restaurants that don't have great food or service, how we stay in shape and how our relationship with food wasn't always the healthiest, our biggest regrets, our backstory on how we started on our platforms and how to become a foodie or influencer. 

What's it like to go viral? We speak to Sophia, who posted her first YouTube video and ended up with over 5 million views, over 47k subscribers, brand deals, reposts from Brad Mondo and all before her first day of being a senior in high school. She speaks candidly to us about how people started treating her and how it affected her mental health. If she regrets anything and what advice she would give others.

Have you heard of the apps just for pretty people to use and get free stuff? What about having to pick friends based on if their followers are legit or not? People pretending to have sponsored content and why they do this. The real purpose for giveaways and more.

We talk to Joanie Simon (the bite shot) all about her path to success. From starting out in podcasting, doing social media and blogging and then her switch into youtube and auditioning to be on the Food Network, to where she finally ended up. 

What kind of things do influencers ask for when they reach out to companies? We get a PR perspective on what is appropriate and what isn't. John Glynn works with the Fairmont Princess and in marketing and he shares how you should pitch to companies. We also talk about traditional media vs digital media.

Aneesh from the Morning Mess on Live 101.5 joins us today to talk about being canceled. Is it a good thing to be canceled? Do people become more successful after they've been canceled? We have an example of this happening locally. We talk canceled vs accountability. And at the end, we share some fun stories about times we could have been canceled in the past!

Racan with Eat Saint Pasta talks about using controversy to build and audience. He shares how it all started and the good and the bad. His marketing background and how that plays into what he thinks of influencers. 

Being an influencer is a 10 billion dollar industry and everyone wants in on it. Unfortunately, it's so easy to buy every aspect of being an influencer and then be rewarded with lots of money. Why is nobody holding this fraudulent behavior accountable? We talk all about this in Part 1.