In this episode, Scott sits down with his wife, Jennifer for part one of a two part interview to find out how the art of makeup has defined Jennifer throughout her life.  Wearing makeup since the age of 4, Jennifer developed a skill that has served her well through life.

Listen to how Jennifer describes her successes and setbacks with Scott and what solution they came up with together when life threw them a curveball back in 2008.

Ep. 003 | Something Meaningful To Keep You Going

She is a creative freelancer with a flair for makeup.  He is in sales with a deep radio voice.  Together, they are sharing their journey in podcasting

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In this special podcast episode, Jennifer and Scott finish up their discussion on Snapchat and then Scott puts Jennifer on the spot by asking her 10 random questions.
Mentioned in the Snapchat discussion, Scott referenced a “Professional” Snapchatter named, Shaun McBride who goes by the handle Shonduras. Scott shares one secret for Snapchat that he discovered on Shonduras’ website where a user can add more than one line of text to their Snapchat photos or videos.
Here’s how it’s done:

* Go to your iPhone notes app
* Don’t type anything, simply hit the Return button 3 or 4 times
* Hold down your finger and hit Select All, then Copy
* Take your Snapchat photo or video
* Then hit the “T” button to prompt the text editor
* Tap in the text box and the Paste button will appear
* Hit Past and Voila, you now have more than one line available to type in.

Thanks Shaun!
Jennifer discusses some of her favorite Snapchatters that she follows. Here are their usernames for you to enter.

* SongofStyle – Aimee Song, a fashion and interior design blogger. Website
* BeautylogicBlog – Milly Thompson, senior beauty editor for Cosmo for Latinas. Instagram
* MyStyleVita – Jessica Camerata, a fashion and lifestyle blogger. Website (with a cute pic of her dog)
* PoorLilItGirl – Cathy Anderson, a shopping and personal style blog. Website

* Jessica and Cathy are the founders of The Blog Societies, which Jennifer is happily a member of.



Jennifer’s top vacation destination thus far? San Francisco. Where would she like to travel? That’s easy. Well, maybe not. Italy and Toronto would be her picks for her next trip abroad.
Also mentioned towards the end of the 10 questions for Jennifer section was some music that both she and Scott love to crank up real loud when riding in their cars with or without kids.
Jennifer’s choices were, “Man In The Mirror” by Michael Jackson and “Levels” by Nick Jonas and she did go ahead and mention another awesome 80s song, which was “Pour Some Sugar On Me” by Def Leppard
Scott’s choices were, “Drag Me Down” by One Direction and “Cowboys Like Us” by Georgia Strait | What a combination of songs!

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Jennifer’s website is JennySue Makeup | Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter and of course you can follow her on Snapchat by searching for, you guessed it,

Ep. 014 | Ten Interesting Questions With JennySue Makeup

Hello again. It's been a month since Jennifer and Scott posted a podcast episode.

Is Snapchat the happiest of all platforms? That is the question that is posed to Jennifer as Scott gets her to discuss why this relatively new way of sharing pictures and stories has quickly risen to the top in her social media pecking order.

You can follow Jennifer on snapchat by searching for: jennysuemakeup.

Ep. 013 | Is Snapchat the Happiest Social Media Platform?

Jennifer aka JennySue Makeup and Scott sit down to discuss how she plans her blog posts, how she develops her blog topics and why purple lipstick is the new hot fall color.
As Scott and Jennifer continue to settle in to their “new” podcasting format, they expand on strategies that Jennifer has used to increase her productivity in blogging.  They reference Lauren Lefevre from the Edit By Lauren blog and what she mentioned in Ep. 009 about how 3 to 4 blog posts per week might be the optimal number.
Later, they get interrupted by painters smoking cigarettes on ladders.  Nope, you can’t make that stuff up.
Thanks for Listening.
You can find Jennifer’s social media handles by going on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, or Instagram and searching, JennySue Makeup.
Some of the music you heard throughout the episode was created by Birocratic.
Scott and his social media presence can be found by searching JaWaVi Films

Ep. 012 | How Wearing Purple Lipstick Can Inspire A New Blog Post

And we’re back from our three week break.  It’s almost like things have been redecorated in here.  Okay, what we’re saying is that over the past three weeks, we (Scott & Jennifer) have debated everything as it pertains to this podcast.

* Should we stop doing it all together?
* Is anyone listening?
* Would it make a difference whether or not we continue?
* Should we make a format change?

Ah-ha!  That’s it.  It’s not a matter of who listens or how many downloads one episode might receive or really anything else for that matter.  The issue at hand was that we currently live very busy lives.  You’ll hear how busy they are in this episode as Jennifer discusses her recent New York Fashion Week trip.  (See her Instagram pics here)
But, the problem was that although storytelling and creative transitions, etc are fun, interesting and memorable, they are also very hard to produce.  You heard Scott mention that episode 001 took him 82 days to complete.
Now, he has gotten better, but still a 20 minute narrative styled podcast would take him the better part of two days working to craft it just right.  From researching stats, to looking up famous quotes, editing script, you name it.
There needed to be a change and that change was simple.  Turn on the microphone, hit record and simply talk, or conduct an interview and don’t worry about every little nuance about the podcast.  If people listen (and we hope they/you do), they’ll listen and if not, then we shouldn’t lose too much sleep over it.
Cliche here, but Rome wasn’t built in a day.
What are we building here?  We’re not quite sure yet.  Suppose our podcast title is still pretty perfect.
Hope you enjoy this episode.
Scott & Jennifer

Ep. 011 | Discussions of Format Changes and New York Fashion Week

In this episode, you’ll hear Jennifer of JennySueMakeup and Lauren Lefevre of EditByLauren continue their discussion on blog strategies as they travel back from a blogger conference.  Do you have to spend money to make money?  Not necessarily, but sometimes it might be that one aspect that is missing to help you take that next step in growing your brand.
If you missed it, you can hear part one of their conversation by listening to last week’s episode 009 podcast.
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Ep. 003 | Something Meaningful To Keep You Going

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