THE MISSES AMBITIOUS PODCAST

Ciara LeRoy is a calligrapher, illustrator, and typographer for her own business, Pretty Strange Design. Kiley and Blaine talk with Ciara about working a full-time non-creative job and then working her business at night (aka: having two full-time jobs), what inspires her art, finding an artist community in her current town of Lexington, Kentucky, using her art for a greater purpose, charging your worth, and making things consistently, no matter what. This episode is full of quotables and inspiring words from Ciara!

Find her on Instagram: @prettystrangedesign
Website: www.prettystrange.design

Kiley and Blaine sit down with Jenna Stocks and Cortney Moore of the lifestyle brand A Whimsy Wonderland. Both residents of L.A., Jenna and Cort are best friends that started a blog and brand together that has exploded as they have discovered their message, let their true selves shine, and made connections with huge brands like Old Navy, Coca-Cola, and other influential bloggers in L.A. This episode includes all kinds of juicy info on what it's like meeting other bloggers in real life, and how they keep their friendship first, and their business second. 

Follow them around: 
Instagram: @awhimsywonderland
www.awhimsywonderland.com

Kiley and Blaine interview Kelsey Malicote, a photographer out of Lexington Kentucky, and they get into the nitty gritty of being a reallllllyyyy kick-butt biz owner--even necessary changes are SCARY for successful entrepreneurs!

A self-proclaimed say yes'er and dreamer, Kelsey is the second half of the husband and wife photography team, The Malicotes. After 9 years in the photography business, her love for photography has given her a meaningful platform to love and serve others. The best part is, it doesn't stop there. Kelsey has a passion to educate other entrepreneurs on how to unveil their passion behind their businesses, and hopes to help motivate others to create the business/life of their dreams.

Kiley and Blaine are so excited to start 'Season 2' with this fantastic interview with Brittany Luiz. Brittany is a social media manager at Tombow USA (among so many other things), the boss lady of her own brand, a wife, a mom, and an encourager of her fellow females. Brittany shares her 5 top tips for social media and making meaningful connections in the social media realm, as well as how she manages her day job (that she LOVES) while pursuing a lucrative hobby on the side. You don't want to miss this!

You can find Brittany: 
@brittanyluiz on Instagram
www.brittanyluiz.com

Kiley and Blaine discuss how they save money both in their businesses and in their life....tips include, managing monthly subscriptions, taking advantage of free trials, comparing prices for monthly expenses, Dave Ramsey envelope system, budgeting for big expenses like technology, calculating cost of supplies and time vs. pricing.

Kiley & Blaine discuss how and why they self-evaluate and critique themselves in their separate businesses and with the podcast. They also discuss their thoughts on accepting criticism from peers, customers, clients, and audience members.

Blaine and Kiley discuss how/when they knew it was time to raise their prices in both service and product based industries. Listen to this episode if you are scared to increase your prices and need a little pep talk OR if you feel like you want to be making more money but aren't sure how.

In this episode, Kiley and Blaine discuss the community over competition philosophy and how it has woven into their lives as individuals and as business owners. Get ready, because this episode gets super vulnerable!

Blaine and Kiley give you all the details about season 2 in the final friday episode of season 1. You won't want to miss it! 

Kiley and Blaine talk all about the things in the business world that we feel like we should be doing..but don't feel quite right about. They talk all about how to stay true to yourself in this crazy small business world!