Podcasts by Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs

Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs

Hashtag Authentic is the podcast for dreamers, makers, entrepreneurs and creatives who want to grow their online audience without having to sell their soul. If you

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The 5 Best Ways to Get More Instagram Followers from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.054407

How can you get more Instagram followers without having to resort to shady tactics? Is it still possible to grow just by using honest engagement and great content? I'm sharing the 5 deceptively sim...

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Avoiding the comparison trap on social media from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.052060

'Comparison is the thief of joy'. We've all heard, read or pinned it on Pinterest, but how can we keep our worry about other people's success in perspective, and avoid falling into the comparison t...

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Using Instagram to Launch A Creative Business, With Jono Smart from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.051266

With over 66k followers on instagram, Jono Smart says about 90% of his business comes via the platform in one form or another. His signature minimalist designs can sell out in a matter of hours, an...

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Managing Self Doubt, With Sas Petherick from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.047963

Sas Petherick is a UK-based coach who specialises in helping women experiencing self doubt. I first met her through Instagram a year ago, and was struck by how much insight and wisdom she could dro...

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Creating Your Ideal Work Week, With Jen Carrington from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.043507

Jen Carrington is a coach for big-hearted creative business owners based in Manchester, UK. We first met when she was launching her coaching business and I was looking to take my blog a bit more se...

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From Journalism to Fashion Blogging, With Stylonylon from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.038872

Julia from Stylonylon is a journalist-turned-fashion blogger. I called her up to find out about how she sees blogging fitting into the world of journalism, and what skills she’s brought over for co...

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Using Instagram For Charity Fundraising, With Creating for Good from 2022-02-21T17:21:16.037920

"Creating for Good is a London based collective of creatives who use their passions and skills to make a difference in the lives of women, men and families affected by war, political discord and po...

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How To Stop Playing Small, With Tara Mohr from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.995679

Tara Mohr is a columnist, coach, writer and speaker who helps women live to their full potential and find their own personal fulfilment. Her book, Playing Big was recommended to me by Jen Carringto...

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Brand Styling and the Psychology of Colour, with Fiona Humberstone aka The Brand Stylist from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.992352

Fiona Humberstone empowers entrepreneurs to create powerful brands. A bestselling author and fearless entrepreneur, we met, somewhat randomly, on a ship in the Thames earlier this summer, where I w...

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Instagram, Influencers and Algorithms, With Nik Speller from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.987862

Nik and I met when we were both presenting on a panel in London a few months back, and I loved what he had to say. So much of what Nik and I had to say dovetailed together perfectly, and I immed...

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Stopping the Glorification of 'Busy', With Jen Carrington from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.976167

"We think our worth is from how hard we burn ourselves into the ground." This week I caught up with my friend and creative coach Jen Carrington for one of the whirlwind conversations we always have...

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How to be brilliant on Twitter, With Samantha Kelly from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.970422

"You can't underestimate the power of human connection and how you make people feel." Samantha Kelly is an Irish entrepreneur, TED X speaker and Twitter expert. Her first business was creating a pa...

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Why It's Never Too Late to Grow Your Instagram, With Bookish Bronte from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.968229

Do you ever feel like you've missed the boat on Instagram? 21-year-old Bronte Huskinson has grown her account from 0 to over 30k since early 2017, leading to a book photography business, influencer...

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Instagram Truth vs Instagram Reality, With The Slow Traveler from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.965852

My guest this week is Carolyn Stritch, aka The Slow Traveler. She’s a freelance photographer based in the North of England, although her account often depicts dreamy locations from idyllic destinat...

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Instagram, Venice and Cookbooks, With Skye McAlpine from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.964853

This week I talk to Venice-based food writer and blogger Skye McAlpine. Skye's first cookbook, 'A Table In Venice' came out last month, and represents years of work developing her skills as a cook...

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Building A Creative Business From the Ashes Of Your Old Life from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.955748

Syreeta Challinger started her lifestyle brand and online studio, Moments of Sense and Style, following a total upheaval of her and her partner Rob's life. Life changed in a heartbeat when Rob suff...

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Using Viral Content to Boost Your Brand with Present & Correct from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.951585

Neal Whittington is the creative mind behind online stationery wonderland, Present & Correct. I’ve followed him online for a long time not only for his store’s range of glorious paper goods, but be...

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Brilliant public speaking on your own terms with Viv Groskop from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.948793

Public speaking falls outside of the boundaries of the comfort zone for many of us, but is an indispensably valuable skill in many creative careers. In this episode, Viv Groskop, journalist and wri...

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Diving into your Discomfort Zone, with Farrah Storr from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.945449

Writer Farrah Storr has the success story of dreams -  a successful journalism career, international speaking gigs, a role as a Social Mobility Commissioner for the UK Government and, as Editor in ...

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Essential Wisdom for Working Women, with Otegha Uwagba from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.940684

"I think I've just always been interested in feminism, and was always really career driven, so this felt like a really natural marriage of the two"

My guest this week is someone I've consi...

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LIVE in Manchester, Sara Tasker and Laura Jane Williams in conversation from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.939926

Things we talk about in this episode:



  • Reading from Hashtag Authentic's introduction

  • How I started out on Instagram by seeking beauty in an uncompromising enviro...

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Ten things to do when it feels like you're failing from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.934929

This week I'm talking about something that must be familiar to every creative and entrepreneur. It happens when your inbox is quiet; when somebody else lands that big deal or opportunity you always...

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Dreaming about what you're really good at, with Chupi Sweetman from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.933676

By the age of 21, Chupi Sweetman had been a cookbook writer and landed her dream job as a fashion designer for Topshop. But she still had bigger dreams. She's now best known for her eponymous and m...

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Why you're not taking action on your goals - and how to fix it from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.896705

Does any of this sound familiar?
You're stuck in passive action - reading about things instead of actually doing them. You procrastinate on the steps to take you towards your big dreams and goa...

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Building Community, Online and Beyond, with Sophie Hansen from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.795190

Sophie Hansen is a writer and photographer living in rural, remote Australia. And yet, she has built a thriving, profitable and strong community around her, thanks to her blog, her use of social me...

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How to be Indistractable in a chaotic world with Nir Eyal from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.794122

As technology plays a bigger and bigger part in our lives, our attention, and who gets to grab it, becomes increasingly big business. From simple smartphone notifications to games, apps and platfor...

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Redefining 'entrepreneur', with Angelica Malin from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.790649

Things we talk about in this episode:

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Flying your 'freak flag', with The Good Ship Illustration from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.788944

The first interview I've done since lockdown began, for this week's episode I chatted with artists and illustrators Helen Stephens, Katie Draws and Tania Willis about their joint project, the alter...

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Anti-Racism Work for well-meaning Liberals, with Nova Reid from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.788090

Nova Reid is an anti-racism activist and educator who specialises in working with liberal white women. We recorded this episode together before lockdown and the killing of George Floyd, but her mes...

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Keep Selling Your Wonderful Thing from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.787197

When it is time to create a new product, and leave an old one behind? Something I see pretty often is people giving up on what they've already made too soon, because the selling and promoting feels...

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Food from the heart, with Skye McAlpine from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.784461

Cookery writer Skye McAlpine returns to the podcast this week to talk about her new book, A Table for Friends. We wax philosophical about the deeply personal and empowering side to cooking our own ...

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The Dangers of People Pleasing, with Sally Hardie from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.778897

Sally Hardie is a life coach for successful women, and a recovering people pleaser. In this episode, she shares the complex roots of this common behaviour, why we put other people’s well-being abov...

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Writing for reaction, with Natalie Morris from 2022-02-21T17:21:15.770739

"Reaction is the point of writing. You’ve only failed as a writer if the reaction is silence."

Natalie Morris dreamed of being a writer as a child, and is now firmly entrenched in her drea...

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Minimalism and Simplifying Life with Jessica Rose Williams from 2022-01-19T16:28:51

"Minimalism and simplifying life comes down to learning how to use the word no"

I'm so excited that we finally made this episode happen!! We recorded this episode just before Jess birthed ...

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Finding your path with Maria Wigge from 2022-01-12T07:27:44

"Your art is not saying anything about you as a person, you have to separate your art from your existence. "

This week I welcome back Maria Wigge, an artist I met through my Insta Retreat ...

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A life that feeds what you need, with Rebecca Schiller from 2021-10-15T11:51:10

" I struggle with a lot things but if there's something I really want to do, I'm going to do it."

Rebecca Schiller is a wearer of many hats, all of them impressive. She’s a journalist and ...

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Live coaching calls from the Insta Retreat from 2021-09-30T17:30:52

Listen in this week as I share a couple of recent conversations we’ve been having in our weekly calls as part of my Instagram class, The Insta Retreat. It starts with Instagram, but as you’ll hear,...

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The Insta Retreat Live Coaching Calls from 2021-09-30T17:30:52

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Finding your ‘techquilibrium’ with Becca Caddy from 2021-09-27T21:50:44

“Less of the specs… and more about ‘how can this fit into our lives?’”

Becca Caddy is a science and technology journalist, and the author of the recently published book “Screen Time: How t...

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“On the human spectrum” with Katherine May from 2021-09-22T15:42:05

“Trust your gut instinct, rather than the instincts of other people who don’t understand you.” - Katherine May

Katherine May is a writer, the author of many books including the New York Ti...

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Being a multi-hatted freelancer, with Anna Codrea-Rado from 2021-06-10T13:42:05

“You are the CEO, the Head of Finance, the Head of Technology. You are also the worker, the employee. And you’re the Head of Marketing, the Head of Sales. You wear all of these hats.”

Toda...

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What the F is up with Instagram Hashtags? from 2021-04-30T06:27:08

In today's solo episode I get to the bottom of what's going on with Instagram hashtags.

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Investing in yourself with Kimberly Espinel from 2021-04-27T13:00:37

“What Instagram is evidence of is that creativity is a fundamental part of who we are as human beings. And the suppression of that actually creates really unhappy people, and when we have an opport...

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Following your curiosity, with Mel Wiggins from 2020-11-27T14:36:49

Mel Wiggins runs a business in Northern Ireland called Assembly, a community for women who are interested in personal development, fostering courage, and being more true to themselves. She writes, ...

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Understanding Instagram Trends (And how to use them for growth) from 2020-11-16T16:06:46

This week, I talk about the evolving trends we see on Instagram, and why they all inevitably change. We look at the costs and benefits of playing into a trend, and I share some strategies for using...

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Connecting to Your Creative Courage, with Maressa Fernandez from 2020-10-20T11:34:13

Our guest today is the awesome Maressa Fernandez, otherwise known as Maressa Made over on the gram. Maressa describes herself as “a knitter, a sewist, a lover of slow fashion journeys, and an acces...

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Finally going freelance, with Fiona Thomas from 2020-09-22T12:26:18

This week author Fiona Thomas returns to the podcast to dig into the truth about transitioning to freelance life… and launching a book in the midst of a pandemic. I also talk to Insta Retreat gradu...

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An Indistractable Q&A, with Nir Eyal from 2020-03-25T21:23:54

This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago now - which feels like a lifetime ago in the post COVID19 world. I considered delaying the episode but in the end I decided that the topics we cover ...

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Creating with Courage, with Rachael Lucas from 2020-01-26T23:35:41

Two wonderful women this week! Author Rachael Lucas joins me for a cuppa at my kitchen table to talk about writing books, living with acronyms (ASD, AHDH, POTS...) and courageously crafting success...

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Frequently Asked Instagram Questions from 2020-01-21T17:04:57

This week I talk to Maria Wigge, an artist I met through my Insta Retreat class, who started sharing her work on Instagram and found it changed her life! I also dig into some of the most commonly a...

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Life Lessons for Freelancers, with Anna Codrea-Rado from 2020-01-13T20:37:09

Anna Codrea-Rado is a journalist and podcaster who is, in my humble opinion, doing some of the most important work in the UK freelance community right now. Her work campaigning for fairer payment t...

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Why you need more than Instagram from 2019-11-26T13:43:04

You know how much I love Instagram - it's the perfect playground for creatives online. Many of us see it as the 'make or break' platform for creatives and business owners - but is Instagram alone e...

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Making your own rules on Instagram, with EJ Osborne from 2019-11-18T00:01:29

EJ Osborne describes himself as a BBC presenter and maker of things who's big on smiling. He uses Instagram to document his work and life - from spoon carving and woodland adventures to his trans j...

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"You Look Okay To Me", with Jameisha Prescod from 2019-11-10T22:56:24

Jameisha Prescod is a filmmaker and journalist, who also happens to live with a chronic illness. She brought all these things together in her digital space for documenting and sharing life with chr...

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When your successful business isn't what you want, with Jane Lindsey from 2019-10-27T23:37:18

My guest this week, Jane Lindsey, had what so many of us dream of a successful handmade business, a six-figure turnover, a loyal team, and her embroidery in homes around the world. But it didn't fe...

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Staying happy and sane online, with Fiona Thomas from 2019-10-21T05:00:27

My guest this week, author and journalist Fiona Thomas, credits social media with triggering anxiety in the midst of an episode of deep depression - and then helping her find her way back to hersel...

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Dignity in the doing, with Annabelle Hickson from 2019-10-14T05:00:05

Annabelle Hickson describes herself as an "accidental florist", which gives her far too little credit for the magic she's made happen in both her career and her life. Educator, author, photographer...

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Using Instagram to figure out your dreams, with Naomi Bulger from 2019-09-30T05:00:05

Today I'm introducing you all to a woman I could not live without! Naomi and I met when she was a student in my very first Instagram class. Later, when I advertised for a virtual assistant, she app...

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Lessons learned from taking time out from 2019-09-23T04:20:51

In this quick solo episode, I catch up on where I've been over the summer, what prompted my extended break and dig into some of the reasons why seasons of rest still feel so terrifying to many of us. 

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LIVE in Edinburgh, Sara Tasker and Dominique Davis in conversation from 2019-09-23T04:20:37

Dominique Davis is a powerhouse of creative content and imagination, with a captivated Instagram following of over 500k. We met up in Edinburgh with a live audience to talk about fun, Photoshop, an...

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LIVE in London, Sara Tasker and Dolly Alderton in conversation from 2019-09-23T04:20:14

Dolly Alderton is a journalist, podcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author. Following her whirlwind year, we caught up in Waterstones Tottenham Court Road to discuss lessons learned, social medi...

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#PODSTRIKE from 2019-09-20T00:00:11

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Behind the scenes of my book deal & writing process from 2019-02-21T00:46

In a slightly different format this week, I'm delving into the process behind writing my book - how it came about, what obstacles presented along the way, and how I've gone about marketing it now t...

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Fashion blogging, fast fashion & accountability with Erica Davies from 2019-02-12T23:41

"What I am saying to people is what I want to say."

I don’t know about you but to me it feels like the world of blogging and social media is going through an evolution of late, and teachin...

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The Inside Scoop on Using Pinterest For Growth from 2019-01-30T00:37

There’s no denying that Pinterest is a brilliant source for traffic and a great way to reap evergreen rewards on your best content online. But you don’t need an expensive class or webinar to tell y...

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Planning, organising and editing your life, with Anna Newton from 2019-01-20T22:24

Anna Newton's organisational skills would put Hermione Granger to shame - something she credits to growing up with two very tidy parents, and a lifelong love of the orderly. After growing a warm an...

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How diet culture is stopping you from playing bigger, with Laura Thomas PHD from 2019-01-10T17:24

How much mental energy do we spend every day worrying about our size, shape, diet and exercise regime? What could we get done in life if this wasn't occupying so much of our brains? Laura Thomas PH...

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Setting 'tingly' goals for the New Year, With Hannah Bullivant from 2018-12-19T01:09:09

The New Year is a natural time for setting goals, plans and intentions - so why do so few of us wind up making them actually happen? And worse, why do they always feel so grim? This week I chat wit...

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Carving out your own corner of the internet, with Interiors blogger Kate Watson Smyth from 2018-12-12T01:28:17

Kate Watson Smyth is a powerhouse in the interiors world. A blogger, journalist, podcaster, author and interiors consultant, Kate has the kind of in-depth knowledge and strength of voice that can o...

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Creating irresistible imaginative Instagram imagery, with Dasha Pear from 2018-11-20T22:18:59

Dasha Pears is a conceptual photographer with a unique and magical voice and style. This week Dasha shares how she stays true to her creative voice and delivers value and magic – whether she’s crea...

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Making, Saving and Losing Money as a small business or freelancer, with Niki Groom from 2018-10-24T22:36:28

Working for yourself can mean years of feast and famine, financially - and nobody seems to mention it. This week I talk to fashion designer turned illustrator Niki Groom, about what makes the diffe...

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When you don't know what your talent is, with Carly Rowena from 2018-09-25T22:10:17

When you don't know what your talent is, with Carly Rowena by Sara Tasker

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Journaling & Writing For Happiness, with Megan C Hayes PHD from 2018-09-19T03:46:41

My guest this week has spent ten years researching writing, and the psychology of happiness. Author and Academic Megan C Hayes believes the two can be firmly intertwined, and has developed a framew...

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Finding Your Why, With Kayte Ferris from 2018-08-15T02:00:04

Find your why, with Kayte Ferris.

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Instagram and Photography as creative therapy, with artist Carolyn Mara from 2018-06-27T03:03:18

Instagram gets a lot of criticism for having too much styled content and not enough reality - but sometimes staged, planned imagery can still be heartbreakingly honest. Artist and photographer Caro...

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Why We Still Need Real-Life Workshops, With Flore Vallery-Radot from 2018-06-20T02:33:14

Photographer and videographer Flore has had an eclectic journey through marketing and running an online textile store to the work she does now, and along the way one thing has been essential to her...

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Publishing, Agents & Book Deals, With Abigail Bergstrom from GLEAM from 2018-06-13T04:27:44

How many of us dream of someday writing a book? For this week's episode I sat down with Abigail Bergstrom, head of publishing at Gleam Titles, the forward-thinking literary division of digital-firs...

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Building A Courage Habit & Living Alongside Our Fears, With Kate Swoboda from 2018-04-18T03:36:45

Kate Swoboda, aka Kate Courageous, started out as a life coach but found herself consumed by the question of courage. Kate's work and our conversation in this episode looks at courage as it relates...

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Building An App-based Business, & Mindfulness & Meditation For Creatives With Andrew Johnson from 2018-03-14T03:51:54

My guest’s voice might be familiar to some of you. Andrew Johnson has built an empire of apps, combining his background as a clinical hypnotherapist with his love of tech and self proclaimed “Apple...

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Going 'Online Only' & Being Raw On IG Stories, With Charlotte Jacklin from Betty Magazine from 2018-02-15T12:48:21

Charlotte Jacklin took the decision in 2017 to take Betty Magazine from a print publication to an online brand. We talk about jumping before being pushed, being totally unglam on Instagram Stories ...

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'Crazy Creative People' - Building A Creative Business Around Mental Illness, WIth Beth Kirby from 2018-01-31T04:59:18

If you've ever spent any time on Pinterest, Instagram or reading recipe blogs, you're probably familiar with Beth Kirby's work. What you might not realise is that she built her incredible, unstoppa...

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Building a Multi-hyphen Career With Emma Gannon from 2018-01-17T04:02:02

My guest this week is author and broadcaster Emma Gannon, who has used the internet as a springboard to multi-hyphenated success. Emma’s written for every major publication going. Her first book, C...

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Using Pinterest To Make Your Work Go Viral, With Megan Auman from 2018-01-10T02:37:50

This week I chat with metalsmith and fellow digital marketing nerd Megan Auman. Pinterest is far and away the number one traffic referrer for Megan's jewellery business - so much so that she's gone...

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Instagram Updates You Need To Know About from 2017-11-29T02:47:31

It's a solo episode this week, and a pretty technical one too, looking at some of the big changes we've seen on Instagram over the past year. In this episode I'll cover a bit of an algorithm update...

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How to Write Spellbinding Instagram Captions, With Laura Jane Williams from 2017-11-22T03:29:40

My guest this week is author, journalist and storyteller Laura Jane Williams. I first met Laura when we were both presenting at the Blogtacular conference a couple of years back, shortly after the ...

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The Digital Butterfly Effect, With Jon Ronson from 2017-11-15T02:24:14

One of my favourite things about this podcast is that it gives me the excuse to have really interesting conversations with people whose work I adore. This week is the perfect example, and something...

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Columns, Newsletters & Book Deals, With Dolly Alderton from 2017-10-25T01:41:49

Dolly Alderton is a writer, author, director and journalist, with a weekly podcast to boot. I met her earlier this year when we were panelists at an event in London alongside Emma Gannon, and I fou...

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Selling Your Work Without Feeling Weird & Uncomfortable, With Tara Swiger from 2017-10-18T02:53:06

Tara Swiger is a coach for people who make or create products they're passionate about, helping them to build profitable businesses. Her episode on finding your right people is one of my all time f...

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Call Your Work By Its Real Name from 2017-10-11T04:37:35

One subject we've touched upon in previous episodes, and that I see coming up again and again with the people who take my courses or the women I mentor is this issue: 'what do I call myself?' In th...

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Owning Your Opinions In Print, With journalist Hadley Freeman from 2017-09-27T03:06:09

This week's episode is a bit of a fangirl moment for me - Hadley Freeman, author, journalist and Guardian columnist is somebody whose writing and wisdom has inspired me for a number of years. She ...

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The Rules & Laws For Influencer Marketing, With Pete Lewin from 2017-09-20T02:42:29

Influencer marketing - endorsement by popular 'real people' like bloggers, Instagrammers and YouTubers barely existed four years ago. I can remember googling for agencies as I waited to quit my day...

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How To Stop Caring What Everyone Thinks, With Sas Petherick from 2017-09-13T02:18:55

Sas Petherick is a coach specialising in helping women overcome self doubt and find their self belief. She is someone who has taught me huge amounts, both personally and professionally, and before ...

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Why Your Audience Isn't Growing from 2017-06-28T01:56:44

This week on Hashtag Authentic, it's just me! For this solo episode, I'm chatting about some of the reasons why your audience has either stopped growing, or why you've plateaued. We are fortunate t...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Staying True to Your Creative Voice, With Helen Stephens from 2017-06-22T02:50:06

I know I seem to say this every week, but author and illustrator Helen Stephens is truly one of my very best friends. She's also brilliantly successful, with her books for children winning multiple...

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Chatting All Things Instagram, With Humphrey & Grace from 2017-06-14T02:49:29

I first met Julia of Humphrey & Grace (nee @JuliaBesideTheSea) at a rooftop party on London hosted by Instagram. We've followed one another for years - four of them, to be exact - and I've seen her...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Instagram & Blogging Q&A, Your Questions Answered from 2017-05-24T02:39:48

This week it's the Q&A I promised, and I'm diving into the questions you all sent my way. I cover blogging, Instagram, social media and getting everything done, plus lots of extra things in between...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
How To Get Press Coverage For Your Online Work, With Janet Murray from 2017-05-17T02:48

Janet Murray is a freelance journalist turned PR-queen. She's passionate about PR and publicity being accessible to everyone, and shares insider knowledge of how to get press and media coverage for...

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What Brands Look For In Influencers, With Sally Gurteen from 2017-05-10T03:34:54

Today I am joined by Sally Gurteen, aka the Cafe Cat. Sally is a social media manager whose past clients include Caffe Nero, Selfridges, Lindt and many more, where she’s been responsible for blogge...

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Stop Making Excuses & Start Actually Trying, With Sarah Von Bargen from 2017-04-26T01:43:08

“Anything that has ever changed your life - that person had to stop being afraid of self promotion. They had to pitch the book agent, they had to write promotional tweets, they had to work with a P...

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The Power Of Personal Projects, With Xanthe Berkeley from 2017-04-19T01:54:20

Xanthe Berkeley is a photographer and videographer with a penchant for stop-frame photography and cheerful colour. A a self-confessed 'project fountain', she's able to chart her own creative and pr...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Is Blogging Still Relevant, With Kat Molesworth from 2017-04-12T01:57:59

Kat Molesworth is a blogger, photographer and vlogger, and founder of Blogtacular, an annual UK conference for bloggers and online creative folk. She is also a font of knowledge on all things blogg...

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Working As A Pro Instagrammer, With Hannah Argyle from 2017-03-29T00:09:34

Hannah Argyle has over 200k followers on Instagram, as well as a successful lifestyle blog and partnerships with a heap of big name brands. I called her up for this episode to get the scoop on how ...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Why Every Online Creative Needs a Mailing List from 2017-03-22T01:14:32

This episode is 'mailing list 101', for people who don't have one, people who think they don't need one, or for people who have one but aren't doing anything about it...

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Finding your 'right people' online, with Tara Swiger from 2017-03-15T01:03:42

This week I talk to US-based business coach Tara Swiger about the importance of creating for your right people on instagram and beyond, and why finding them is the secret to achieving your dreams o...

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Why Great Photos Are Still the Key to Making It Big On Instagram, With AllThatIsShe from 2017-02-22T02:27:02

This week I chat with Dominique, better known as AllThatIsShe on Instagram. In the last 12 months she has gained over 100k followers from scratch, simply by sharing her uniquely beautiful, fresh an...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Following Your Creative Instincts, With 5ftinf from 2017-02-15T19:40:14

This week I'm talking with Instagram royalist, Philippa Stanton of 5ftinf. With over 460k followers, Philippa was a pioneer of the whole flatlay movement with her colourful 'domestic foraging' shot...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Why People Follow&Unfollow You On Instagram from 2017-01-31T19:40:44

Why do you seem to lose followers every day on Instagram no matter what you do? In this episode, we look at this tactic people use to grow their accounts - why they do it, what it means, and why...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Why People Follow & Unfollow You On Instagram from 2017-01-31T19:40:44

Why do you seem to lose followers every day on Instagram no matter what you do? In this episode, we look at this tactic people use to grow their accounts - why they do it, what it means, and why ul...

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Hashtag Authentic - for creatives, entrepreneurs
Why People Follow&Unfollow You On Instagram from 2017-01-31T19:40:44

Why do you seem to lose followers every day on Instagram no matter what you do? In this episode, we look at this tactic people use to grow their accounts - why they do it, what it means, and why...

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