- Photographer 118
- Stylist 63
- Set Builder 38
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- Art Director 20
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S17 E169 Liz Teich
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Liz Teich, a seasoned New York-based fashion stylist, style creator, and mom of two. With over 15 years of experience styling campaigns for major brands like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, and Target, Liz has not only dressed celebrities like Tom Brady and Ashley Graham but also earned features in top publications like Forbes and InStyle.
Beyond her impressive commercial work, Liz has ventured into the digital space with her blog, The New York Stylist, and her unique personal styling service, "The Closet Refresh™." In this episode, she shares her sustainable approach to fashion, guiding women, especially moms, on how to shop thoughtfully and curate a well-edited wardrobe. Join us as we explore the intersection of style, motherhood, and the empowering journey of creating a closet that reflects both personal flair and sustainability.
You can keep up with Liz and her incredible work by following her on Instagram!
Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!
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S15 E153 - Mariolga Pantazopoulos
Today's guest is Mariolga Pantazopoulos! Better known as MARIOLGA, she is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, who is now based in Boston. Moving to New York City with limited English proficiency and selling her paintings to fund her journey, she pursued art school, eventually finding her calling in fashion merchandising and marketing. Throughout her career, María's talent for makeup flourished, from styling models for photography classes to working on music videos, weddings, and more.
Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!
You can see all of her amazing work on her Anchor Artists page or on Instagram!
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S15 E152 - Melissa Dunne
Today's guest is Melissa Dunne! Melissa is an art director and stylist represented by Anchor Artists and based in Boston! She has pursued many creative endeavors that have led her to where she is today.
Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!
Keep up with Melissa by following her on Instagram and by checking out her work on the Anchor Artists website!
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S15 E150 - Tonya Noland Cameron
Today's guest is Tonya Noland Cameron! Tonya is a hair and makeup artist based in Wisconsin and Chicago. She is also a fine artist, specifically a painter who currently has paintings in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!
Check out Tonya's art on her website or Instagram and see her incredible hair and makeup work by visiting her Anchor Artists profile!
If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.
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S15 E146 - Rachel Havel
Today's guest is Rachel Havel! Rachel is based in southern California and specializes in destination weddings for couples seeking refined and artful imagery that is uniquely personal. She navigates life with intentionality and chooses to see the good in each moment that unfolds.
You can see all of Rachel's amazing work on her website or by following her on Instagram!
If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women: you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.
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S15 E145 - Clubhouse - How Motherhood Affects Your Career
Today's episode is a discussion from one of our recent Clubhouse sessions! Hear from several photography-industry professionals on what it's like to balance motherhood and business. Whether you're an up-and-coming mom or one with years of experience, there are tons of amazing resources in this episode!
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S15 E144 - Michelle Terris
Today we're talking to Michelle Terris!
She is a fashion and portrait photographer and videographer based in Los Angeles. Listen in for her secrets to maneuvering through the photography industry and creating a career that you love.
Make sure to follow Michelle on Instagram and check out all her amazing work on her website!
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S15 E143 - Sarai Martinez
Today we're talking to Sarai Martinez!
She is a hairstylist and makeup artist serving all of New England. Currently represented by Anchor Artists, Sarai has over 18 years of experience in the industry. Her story is one of perseverance and ambition, and we are so happy to have her here with us today!
Check out Sarai's website and Instagram to keep up with her incredible journey!
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S15 E141 - Julie Silva
Today we're talking to Julie Silva!
Julie is a hair and makeup artist who is represented by Anchor Artists. Originally from Boston, she currently splits her time between the east coast and San Antonio.
You can follow Julie on Instagram or visit her Anchor Artists profile to see more of her work!
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S14 E136 - Clubhouse Replay - Building a Better Website!
Today we're revisiting our Clubhouse - Building a Better Website!
Photography consultant Julie Skarwecki leads us through a discussion about websites! What are the do's and don't's of a good photography website? How's your use of SEO going? And how do we optimize a website for desktop versus mobile viewing?
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S12 E111 - Gina Fox
Today's guest is Gina Fox! Gina is a prop and wardrobe stylist in Massachusetts! Gina is talking all about how she took her start as an assistant and turned it into a successful and fulfilling career in styling.
Keep up with Gina by giving her a follow over on Instagram!
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S12 E110 - Darcie Adler
Today's guest is Darcie Adler! She's the founder of The Spin Style Agency, a full-service creative styling agency based in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also one of Focus on Women's first supporters when we met at our first in-person happy hour in 2018!
Keep up with Darcie by following her on Instagram or checking out her website!
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S11 E105 - Lysa Pelletier-Gibbs
Lysa Pelletier-Gibbs is a fashion and product stylist based in Massachusetts and repped by Anchor Artists. Today, Lysa is talking all about how she got her start, her best tips for navigating the industry, and where she's going from here.
You can keep up with Lysa by following her on Instagram or checking out her new podcast, Senior Moments!
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S9 E88 - Alyson Brown
Tune into our chat with Alyson Brown founder of Folk. Having nearly two decades of experience working across many aspects of brand building, her specialties really shine in art direction, brand development, photography, content creation, and more. She is also the author of The Flower-Infused Cocktail: Flowers With A Twist .
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S9 E87 - Micah Morton
Tune into our Founder, Traci Terrick's chat with the New York food stylist, Micah Morton. After Micah moved to New York City from Los Angeles, she convinced Magnolia Bakery to hire her, and quickly rose to become head baker. Shortly after, at the prompting of a seasoned Prop Stylist who noticed Micah’s talent, she began to apprentice with top tier food stylists, soon realizing that food styling was the perfect fit for her skill set.
Our Sponsor this season is also our first episode's guest, Tidy Books! If you have ever felt stress, procrastination or dread over your finances, you are not alone. So many photographers, artists, and creatives would describe themselves as "not a numbers person." And let's face it, you've got better things to do than filing receipts and figuring out Quickbooks. That's why Tidy Books provides monthly bookkeeping services to help you be as hands off as you want to be with your finances but still see the big picture of your business at any time of the year. If this sounds intriguing to you, contact Tanya for a free consultation and 50% off of your 1st month of bookkeeping with the code Tidy50.
S8 E78 - Mikhael Romain
Tune into Shelly's chat with one of our favorite Prop Stylists, Mikhael Romain. She started her career in San Francisco working for Meredith Publishing, assisting one of their editors and that is where she learned what it was to be a prop stylist both by assisting other stylists and sometimes by working on her own for magazines in their editorial department. One of those stylist's was Gary Spain, he was a freelance stylist prior to his current job, Chief Product and Integration Officer at Restoration Hardware. She assisted him for two years, with some brief stints in editorial as a full time writer and design editor for CA Home and Design. After leaving the magazine world, she came back to work for Gary at Restoration Hardware in-house, styling their stores, working on their web and catalog shoots too. Her experience is vast and her path extensive, which makes her a prolific and well organized stylist for sure.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E77 - Krystal Collier
Tune into Shelly's chat with Krystal Collier, better known as KC Styles. A recent Los Angeles transplant from Dallas, following her dream of working as a stylist in the commercial world of photography and film. She started her career working in props, wardrobe and production for companies like JCPenney and Neiman Marcus, then went in house working for a big jewelry company. All these roads were an intentional path leading her to follow her dream head to Los Angeles. She shares that journey with Shelly and talks about the latest film project she was lucky to be involved in recently.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S8 E74 - Jillian Knox
Jillian Knox is an interdisciplinary creative polymath based in San Francisco, California
With a BFA in Photography, concentrating in Fashion Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design, Jillian opened her online vintage store, Joules Jewels Vintage, in 2009 to hone her commercial photography, styling skills, and embrace her love for fashion.
Shortly after, she opened community art gallery and multi-space, TBA Space 1039, in Chicago, IL which hosted many local and national artists in juried group shows. The space was closed coinciding with her move to San Francisco in 2011.
She currently works as a food + fashion stylist and is the founder of The Astute Agency. The Astute Agency is a not-for-profit inclusive community that is founded and operated by BIPOC creatives. Not only that she runs an awesome little online shop called Casa Ojo.
Season 8 is brought to you by some of our closest friends, our networking chair, Betsy Davison's baby, Space for Arts. They are a global marketplace for professional production spaces. Think of it as an AirBnB like platform dedicated exclusively to the demanding requirements of our creative community.
Space for Arts presents a vetted inventory of production spaces with robust search tools optimized for the needs of production professionals. Their patent pending Space for Arts booking system mirrors our industry’s practice of using “holds” & “challenges.” And best of all there is no cost for production teams to book through Space for Arts.
Space for Arts is AirBnB, meets Resy, meets CRM for our professional production community and has over 1,000 spaces listed in key US markets, London & Berlin and adds new listings daily.
Find it - Plan it - Book it - Manage it
S7 E63 - Victoria Granof
Listen to this fun-filled chat with the amazingly talented, Victoria Granof. Victoria found her way to food styling over 15 years ago after being a pastry chef. She has been a Cordon Bleu crew, a James Beard Award Finalist, as well as having the privilege to work side by side with Irving Penn for a number of years. All of this has been adventure filled to say the least and then at the height of her career she was given the opportunity to learn to become a director which is now her absolute passion. She is creative, funny, talented and a true inspiration for all working women out there.
This show is sponsored by the American Photographic Artists (APA), established in 1981, is a not-for-profit trade association run by photographers for photographers working in the advertising and editorial sectors. They understand the challenges of this industry and advocate on behalf of their members. APA offers inspiration, education, and advocacy.
The APA membership structure gives every photographer an affordable way to belong to a community of like-minded professionals. APA members are connected by regional chapters providing both a national and local connection to networking, portfolio reviews, photo competitions, and activism.
APA supports women and minority photographers. Their Diversity Committee is charged with clearing a path to success for those who are traditionally underrepresented. The APA Scope webinar and podcast series includes discussions with photographers re-imagining the photo industry as one driven by diversity and inclusion.
APA is providing those who are listening to this Focus on Women podcast, an opportunity to join APA using a $25 coupon code. APA memberships start at just $50 a year, so that’s half off an annual Contributor membership. Use the code: FOW2021 (as in Focus on Women) to take advantage of this offer. The code will be valid until the end of 2021. Join at APA National.org. If you have any questions, reach out to Juliette Wolf-Robin, she is the executive director of APA and on the board of Focus on women.
S4 E39 - Carla Buggs
Tune into this dynamic episode with Carla Buggs - after visiting salons in the community that didn't adequately serve the community she decided to become a Manicurist to bring awareness to issues with Nail Salons in Black Communities. Her career has included delivering services to Kiplings, Macys, Nordstrom and Cartier. She has provided services for Karly Kloss, Helena Christensen and Janet Jackson. Due to COVID 19 she has pivoted to "Delivering the Nail Shop to your Mail box " with safe and sanitary nail care products for home or salon. She also created the Bay Area Black Market helping to build communities and ecosystems by staying connected to the Black entrepreneur community through various groups, meetups and events. Collaboration is our middle name. We love collaborating with organizations to spread the word and promote the culture. Check her out at the below places.
www.bayareablackmarket.com/@Iamcarlabuggs @Nailpros @Bayarea_blackmarket