In this episode of Spill It, Tiffanie speaks with event specialist and nonfiction writer Jessica Carney about her life and career trajectory. The first Iowanian on the pod, Jessica shares what it was like growing up in Iowa and how her parent's decision to pay for her instate tuition led to her attending The University of Iowa and how her time there would spark her interest in event planning and set her off on her career. Jessica’s perspectives of working both part-time and full-time throughout her career and transparency of how her husband’s engineering career allowed hr to take certain risks in her career sheds a light on how when pivoting to full-time freelance writing she was able to do so. 

As promised, we've rounded up the resources mentioned in the episode including Jessica's iconic essay about her political groupie mom aptly titled, My Mom is a Political Groupie. For all things writing advice check out The Writers' Co-op podcast and Sonia's newsletter. 

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In this episode of Spill It, guest Lina Abascal is a woman with a vision. From the time she was a sophomore in high school she’d gotten herself a writing gig reviewing bands for a local magazine and had a movie column for her schools' newspaper, so it’s no surprise that continued the drive and passion for writing through her time as a journalism student n college and to today as she gets her MFA in fiction. Just as her passion for writing has been fueled for the last decade, so has her pension for success and hitting monetary and life goals. A huge milestone of Lina’s has been buying her house before she was 30 and she breaks down the entire process. From how she saved the money she used for a down payment, to explaining what banks look at when deciding on your mortgage rate. Lina is incredibly multifaceted and utilized her talent for writing via content and strategy work for some of your favorite brands as she’s floated between the tech and ad space in multiple creative roles. Never mincing words about finance and salary, Lina gives a look into what it was like for her and how the cold apply is not as allusive as you may think, as she’s landed some of her biggest gigs yet by applying and letting her portfolio speak for itself. And as if she doesn’t do it all, Lina’s got a book coming out this summer, Bloghouse: The Book and curates a monthly book club with Junior High LA that you should join here.

Interested in learning more about Lina or getting in touch? Check out her website and follow her on all socials @linalovesit although she’s currently on a bit of a social media hiatus as she works towards her MFA.

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In this episode of Spill It Tiffanie speaks with Ivan Rahman irl friend of the pod since their paths crossed in 2017 as they both worked in the education sector. Fast forward to now and Ivan has attended Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and Stanford Business School at the same time and is currently a Senior Associate at JP Morgan Chase. 

During his continued learning and time at NYU it became clear to Ivan how bad black and brown people were being treated in society and wanted to be apart of change. This led him to start his career post-graduation in non-profits as a community organizer working with Americorps helping members of east New York gain employment, and then after receiving his Master's joining Teach for America working at one of the most underserved schools in NYC serving low-income students of color. After his time working in the social sector, Ivan noticed something. He was burnt out, being paid well below what he knew he was worth and mad. For Ivan, it didn't make sense that because he cared about others and wanted to help low-income people of color shouldn't mean he wouldn't earn a decent wage or living a balanced life. That's when he decided to pivot into the private sector and experienced the world of business school and the people who inhabit it. Saying it was a culture shock would be an understatement.

Ivan and Tiffanie touch on capitalism, nepotism, racism, and classism and get to have the conversations that Spill It is meant to evoke. You don't want to miss this episode as Ivan drops some great gems that are incredibly relevant in 2021.

Ivan is not on social media *gasp* but you can send fan mail and any thoughts on this episode to [email protected] and we'll make sure to share with him. 

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In this episode of Spill It guest Nicole Loher goes through her career trajectory that has included working for some of the biggest brands in fashion, beauty, and tech. If you grew up on Tumblr in the early aughts it is safe to say you probably know or have at least heard of this week’s guest Nicole Loher. Nicole’s trajectory has been anything but typical and she breaks down the ways in which she strategically chose the roles and companies that would get her to where she wanted to be. From her time at FIT where she held down 8 internships for some of today’s biggest brands like Warby Parker and Fashion Designer Nanette Lapore, to corporate gigs like Nars and Christian Louboutin. As someone who started out in the fashion world and pivoted to social media and brand strategy, Nicole also gives us insight into what it looks like to be an adjunct professor at NYU and creating an accredited certificate that she helped create for NYU’s first social media curriculum. 

As is life, Nicole’s life and career trajectory has been affected by a series of choices. The choice that one might say has had the biggest impact on Nicole was her time at the environmentally-conscious Hypergiant which helped solidify her plan for the future and committing to fighting the environmental and climate change crisis by getting her masters in Climate Change and Public Policy at Columbia University. Nicole’s long-term plan is to become a CMO/C-suite level at a green tech company where she can bring her long honed strategy skills and environmental school studies to enact long-term change.

In short, you don’t want to miss this episode.

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In this episode of Spill It, Tiffanie chats with beauty writer and strategist Arabelle Sicardi. Arabelle’s life and career trajectory is one that many of us who grew up on the internet saw from the beginning; from her teenage fashion blog to writing for the legendary Rookie Mag and becoming one of the most sought after and respected voices in the beauty industry.

When you start your career in the fashion and beauty world at sixteen, your career path is anything but "normal". For example, Arabelle has actually never had to apply for a job, all of her roles have come from referrals and/or contacts she’d made over the years.

Arabelle’s path has been incredibly unique and she talks frankly about the ways in which she’s gotten to where she is today. She also shares the real tea, aka salary she's been paid at publications like Buzzfeed and how now as a freelancer what she charges for consultations. Arabelle is also writing a book, The House of Beaty, and shares the process she went through in securing her book deal and the complexities of book advances, and what it really takes to live as a full-time author. 

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In part two of our interview with Lynae we pick up where we left off with Lynae diving into her college experience and subsequent work and internship history. Surprising no one she was not paid for any internships and instead given “exposure” to cool things like working on projects for Linkin Park and Ru Paul. Lynae even lets us into her scammer ways that allowed her to finesse two internships at once. Paging Scam Goddess Lacey for this one. Lynae also gives some great insight into how she chose her college major/minor and the strategic choices that allowed her to learn the strategy that she’d leverage later in her career as a social media strategist. If you've ever been interested in the process of donating your eggs, Lynae also spills some insider tea on the selection process and her experience as a donor.

Follow Lynae on Twitter @lynaecook and listen to her podcast #BTSpodcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

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In this episode of Spill It, Tiffanie talks with creative powerhouse Lynae Cook.

Lynae and Tiffanie joke early on that she has held every job imaginable but that's because she has. In Part 1 of the interview Lynae dives into her California roots, how she learned the art of #thehustle from her mom, and how that planted the seed that'd later grow into her nontraditional career trajectory. As long as her resume is, Lynae walks us through how she started in all of these different roles, how much money she was making at the time(if she can remember), and how she's handled her own finances through investing and bitcoin.

Lynae doesn't mince words when it comes to work, money, or the experiences that have gotten her to where she is today which is why we have Part 2 coming out next week with even more insights.

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In the first episode of Spill It, Tiffanie talks with social media strategist Corey Kindberg. 

Corey walks us through his life and career trajectory that has gotten him where he is today. From his time growing up in New Jersey, the differences he experienced attending both private and public schools growing up, to his social-media career post-college at The Cut and Martha Stewart weddings and making the move agency side to RGA working with some of today’s biggest brands. Throughout this journey, Corey gives a transparent look at his socioeconomic status, sharing his salary throughout each role he's had, and how that's attributed to his success.

Corey works his ass off but is very upfront about how his connections via Twitter and the internet helped him land the foundational job opportunities that led to his career as a social media strategist.

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Spill It with Tiffanie Woods is launching soon.