The Bloom Pod

Erin Chau has a mission statement we LIVE for — creating content that breathes inspiration and ignites inner and outer confidence. Like okay, HOW INCREDIBLE?! 

An engineer by trade, Erin engages her analytical brain and personal insecurities when creating content, ensuring her posts always reflect her mission. She truly has the work-life balance down to an art and invites us into her journey of feeling like a failure and learning to overcome those feelings. Erin has amazing advice for people looking to book brand partnerships and coordinating a price that fits what you’re doing, 

In the words of Erin: “Do not measure success by how much money you make, it’s measured by how happy you are.” Heck YES!

The hilarious, goofy and totally relatable, DANCING QUEEN HERSELF, Breanne Allerie, is with us today!  When she isn’t making us laugh until we cry on TikTok, she’s working hard being the best wife and mama possible. 

After suffering from postpartum anxiety and depression, Breanne sought help in reigniting her spark. Her refound creativity led her down the path of dance videos, gracing the digital space with her goofy presence. Breanne shares how creating these videos improved her confidence and allowed her to instill the same confidence in her two children.

Want the behind-the-scenes scoop on what inspires her videos/content? Ideas for how to overcome a lack of inspiration? Advice on how to engage with and build a strong community? It’s all in today’s episode — you don’t want to miss it!

https://www.breanneallarie.com/

Being a true artist at heart, Brianna was craving an outlet to unleash her creativity. After starting a family, she hit the ground running as an online creator. With the intent of building a strong, engaging community, Brianna captured the hearts of her following, simply by showing up authentically. Through her social media, she gives her audience a front row seat to the real, raw and voracious life she’s built and continues to build — including the launching of her very own influencer management company!

Join us as Brianna speaks on freeing yourself, how she pours into her children, her first-hand advice for new moms & how she’s learned to handle rejection.

Brianna's Website: https://thatsbriannab.com/

Today we’re sitting down with Olivia, a boutique owner & body positive influencer from North Carolina. Olivia’s brings us inclusive fashion advice, and guidance on building an engaging community, while also opening up about her struggle with seasonal depression. We learn about the difference between body positivity vs. body neutrality and how each of those have shaped Olivia’s self-love journey.

Our host, Lauren gives insight on what toxic positivity has looked like for her, the balance between positivity and realism and setting boundaries when talking about our bodies.

Livi Bugs Boutique: https://www.livibugs.com/

⚠️TW: Eating Disorder

 We wish we couldn’t relate to Leigh’s reality of wanting to be loved and popular among others around her, and yet it’s a story most women know all too well.

Thanks to the world’s standards, we often equate our worth and acceptance to the size of our body. Leigh believed those views for herself, creating an unhealthy relationship with food in order to minimize the size of her body. Fueled by her toxic relationship and the need to be “skinny”, she entered the world of competitive body building. 

Today’s episode is a story of learning to love yourself, finding acceptance, navigating grief and learning from life’s lessons. Join us for Leigh’s powerful story of her time in treatment, the importance of loving yourself unconditionally, and finding new love (in the most unexpected way).

⚠️Trigger warning: Self-harm & suicide

After landing an internship people can only dream of, Dolapo began her journey to becoming a Dietician. She broke down barriers, representing the African American community by being one of the first people of colour to graduate in the program. (MIC DROP!!!) 

As a college basketball player, Dolapo saw her worth in her strength and success within the sport. But when a knee injury forced her to rediscover her worth, she started experiencing new things. Enter her love of Pilates and the lesson of bringing slow movements into everyday life in order to remain grounded.

This episode is filled with many important lessons — lessons learned through Dolapo’s upbringing, home life and mental health journey. Dolapo gracefully reminds us to bring gratitude with us everywhere we go and not to take our health and privilege for granted.

The Porch: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCNRBV9C?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Prioritea Nutrition: https://prioriteanutrition.square.site/

Diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of this absolute powerhouse’s journey. 9 year old Tiffany was involved in a severe car accident, leaving her with multiple, long-lasting injuries. Little Tiffany was forced to suppress her feelings and grief, hiding her injuries from the world. 

This experience is the inspiration behind adult Tiffany’s work today. Not wanting to live in an ableist society, Tiffany longed to SHINE for who she is while still having a sense of community. Enter the birth of Diversability, a community built to amplify disabled voices and democratize disability visibility, representation, and access. Tiffany’s definition of community is a beautiful example of what the world should be: “When a group of people come together to nurture their own growth and each other.” Join us as Tiffany dives into how we can be better allies to the disabled community and what AMAZING things we can do to support.

Tiffany's Website: https://www.tiffanyyu.com/

Tiktok QUEEN Camille Viviana is on the pod and y’all she is ON. A. MISSION.

Keep in mind her word of the year —  process. Her first step? Wake up every day and give your best, even if you get knocked down. Join us as Lauren and Camille dig into the inspo behind her brand (Black Woman On a Mission), her book (The Power of Infinite Potential), and her hilarious TikTok account. Camille’s brick-by-brick mindset has allowed her to grow her business and create a loyal following worldwide, and we’re intrigued!

Our takeaways from this episode: be resilient, empower others, take the time to build yourself up, utilize your strengths, exude positivity, and bring that confidence girl – you’re worth it!

https://blackwomanonamission.com/

Our copy writer is on The Bloom Pod today and we are diving into how she helped capture our brand voice. Not only does Jess absolutely slay at nailing the voice of her clients, the objective behind her career makes it even more special — creating community through authenticity and vulnerability…weird and all. If that isn’t enough, she’s also a badass brand photographer, using her camera to help women show up in their business and marketing with confidence! (All while looking dang good doing it, of course.)

Together, Jess and Lauren dive into the ups and downs of starting your own business, overcoming imposter syndrome and marketing tips that will change the game for you!

Oh Emm GEE – our designer, Ewelina, is on the pod (ahhh!) and we’re so excited to dive into the juicy behind the details on the evolution of Hello Bloom Media. We’re chatting about the processes that went into creating all the magic behind our brand: our logo, brand colors, website design and more!

With a background in architecture, the owner of Studio Domka shares her story of diving into the unknown of entrepreneurship and the euphoric feeling of success once you take the *leap of faith*. 

The Hello Bloom team really resonates with Ewelina’s design goal of beauty surrounded by purpose — a purpose that really comes through in her feel good aesthetic. (Did we mention we love her a LOT?!) Today, Ewelina is sharing how she captures a brand’s intentions from scratch, as well as how to differentiate yourself in a sea of the same old, same old.

You’ll leave this episode feeling confident to tackle the project or dream you’ve been putting off… because you ARE good enough to do it!