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Every journey is filled with failure, let's share the lessons learned from them.

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Ep 96: Interview with Danielle Maveal, Chief Community Officer, Burb

This week I sat down with Danielle Manveal who by day is Chief Community Officer for Burb and by night she's a community builder, founder, consultant, and writing Community Feelings.  Danielle has an extensive history in the community space with over 15 years of experience working at big names like Etsy, AirBNB, Lyft and BarkBox.  From selling her own jewelry on Etsy to a career in community Danielle has had a fascinating journey.

Connect with Danielle:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/daniellexo

Website: https://www.daniellexo.com

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What's it all about?

I started Talks with SaraNoSocks with one goal in mind: share other's stories! We all hear the "overnight success" stories, but there is a huge piece of the puzzle they're leaving out! What happened before you hit it big? Surely failure is a part of your journey! Hear what it's like to try and fail. These are open and honest discussions around the failure we all experience, but we're too afraid to share. My goal, to expose the "sticky middle", show you everyone fails and you can turn that into success.

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Monday's

Every Monday I chat about my own journey becoming a small business owner and my fails along the way. It's on YouTube or listen along on your favorite podcast platform.

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In between episodes I'm busy as a freelance web designer and no code content creator for Makerpad. I share thoughts from the shows and what I'm up to. Follow along!

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Friday's

Every Friday I sit down with amazing humans who are freelancers, makers, entrepreneurs and small business owners sharing how their failure created success.

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Show Notes:

Ep 57: How do you define success?

I've been chatting on Twitter about this for the past few weeks.  Figuring out your definition of success is hard process but leads to a great sense of fulfillment.


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Ep 56: Interview with Patrick Prömmel, Lifestyle Entrepreneur

This week I sat down with Patrick Prömmel who by day is getting his MBA at Wharton and by night is on a self-proclaimed "lifestyle entrepreneur journey": an endeavor to create businesses for time, freedom, flexibility, autonomy, and fun.  His past life was spent as a consultant for fortune 100 companies on tech strategy, but he felt unfilled. New in his journey Patrick shares what he's seeking and his path to getting there.


Connect with Patrick:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickprommel

Website: https://patrickprommel.com

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Ep 55: Trust yourself, always

This week I'm chatting about the importance of trusting yourself, always.  Lean into that inner voice, and say no when it isn't for you.

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Ep 54: Interview with Kevin Galang, Co-Founder Community Copilot

This week I sat down with Kevin Galang, co-founder of Community Copilot.  Kevin is a self taught dev turned no-code indie hacker.  He recently left corporate behind to go all in on himself.  He's helping to build Rennet.io a product to help automate your flipping side hustle.  A fantastic discussion on how to find balance, the importance of community support on your journey and never dropping the glass ball. 


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Ep 53: How I started this journey

I didn't have a plan when I embarked on this journey, I just had a goal to exit corporate.  In order to do that I knew I needed to save up money, so that was step 1.  This week I detail how long that took and chat about all the new things coming to the Helping Creatives Community.

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Ep 52: Interview with Sharath Kuruganty, Co-Founder Shoutout.so

This week I sat down with Sharath Kuruganty, a community first maker and co-founder of Shoutout.so.  Sharath has been building since 2018 with quite the impressive resume of his own products, 8 launches on Product Hunt, and countless others he's helped to build and support.  Most recently he became the recipient of the 2021 Product Hunt Maker Grant.  Tune in as he shares why community has been so key along his journey, the lessons he's learned from past fails and what the future holds.

Connect with Sharath on Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath

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Ep 51: Have a plan, but be flexible

Not having a plan has lead me to a lot of failure over the last 15 months.  I don't want to plan everything, nor can I, but I do need structure and a roadmap to get me to my end goal.  I've learned so much I need to share with all of you, but my first and most important lesson is have a plan, but be flexible.

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Ep 49: Helping you go from corporate to creative

I had a breakthrough I needed to share with all of you today!  Tune in to hear what I am building and what I am so excited about.  Hint, it's about helping "trapped" creatives find their creative passion and make money at it.  More stories of leaving corporate for creative roles, more tools, resources and inspiration to help you along your path! 

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Ep 50: Interview with Corey Haines, Founder SwipeFiles

This week I sat down with Corey Haines, Founder of SwipeFiles a community on how to become a better marketer.  Corey has had many successful roles, including Head of Growth at Baremetrics, Founder of Hey Marketers, Refactoring Growth, & Mental Models For Marketing.  He's also the host the Everything is Marketing podcast and co-host of Default Alive podcast.


Connect with Corey:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coreyhainesco

SwipeFiles: https://www.swipefiles.com

Listen to the full episode for the 50% discount code for SwipeFiles

Personal Website: https://www.coreyhaines.co

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Ep 48: Interview with Kevon Cheung

This week I sat down with Kevon Cheung who is taking Building in Public to the next level.  Kevin is a creator, building products, content, and helping others.  A background in tech, Kevon's most recent launch was a Building in Public Guide.  A discussion filled with advice on building in public, how to find your passion and why money isn't always a good thing.

Connect With Kevon

Website: https://kevoncheung.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevon69

Newsletter: https://kevoncheung.com/newsletter

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Ep 76: Interview with Jerine Nicole, Multi-passionate Creator

This week I sat down with Jerine, a RN by day and multi passionate creator by night.  With a passion for writing, she built a template for online writers to easily keep track of their writing and analyze their data.  A deep discussion on embracing your multi passions and how to set up a mindful plan to leave corporate while entering the creator economy.

Connect with Jerine

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerinenicole

Writing Templates: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerinenicole

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Ep 75: Burnout and goal setting

Goal setting is incredibly difficult and during burnout, well you can forget about it.  Today I'm breaking down why I have never met a goal and that's okay and how I am dealing with goal setting during burnout.  Shoutout to Ali and Lisa for supporting me on Buymeacoffee!

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Ep 74: Interview with Jason, Founder Joy with Jas

This week I sat down with Jason, better known as Joy with Jas on the socials, who left the corporate banking world seven years ago in search of something more creative.  After turning to modeling and acting, COVID helped give him the push he needed to do something else.   He has spent the last 12 months sharing going all in on video and just successfully launched a productized video community, Joy With Jas with over 50 members and growing.

Connect With Jas

Website: https://joywithjas.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joywithjasvideo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joywithjasvideo/

TikTok: https:\//www.tiktok.com/@joywithjasvideo

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Ep 73: You're right on track

When I'm in a transition I often feel like I am not where I am supposed to be.  I've been going through a very long transition over the last 7 weeks and I feel more behind than ever.  The fact is, I'm right on track, I just can't see the end yet.  We're all on our own journey figuring it out as we go along.

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Ep 72: Interview with Edmund Amoye, Founder The Orbit

This week I sat down with Edmund Amoye, Founder of The Orbit which includes all things community with I Want This to Exist and Locus and podcasting with Codeless, Katalast and Makrs.  When he's not working on all things community for himself, he's consulting and busy build products, most recently LaunchStash.  Tune in to hear how he went from working with luxury brands to becoming a chief of community.

Connect with Edmund

Twitter: https://twitter.com/edmundamoye

Join The Orbit: https://jointheorb.it

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Ep 71: Know why and be flexible

This week's quick episode is all about why and how I am approaching this 100 day challenge and how you can do it too!  

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Ep 70: Interview with Alina Serebryany, Lane Change Podcast

This week I sat down with Alina Serebryany, a fellow podcast host of Lane Change and helper of others changing careers.

A background in design and co-founder of a previous startup called Echo Echo.  She is a community builder and playbook shipper, Alina is passionate about supporting creators.  This was a transparent discussion about all things creator economy.


Connect With Alina

Twitter: https://twitter.com/alina_thinks

Website: https://alina.work

Podcast: https://www.lanechangepod.com

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Ep 69: Show up for yourself first

If you don't show up for yourself, put yourself first and take yourself seriously, why would you expect other to?  After a month of rest, reflection and a lot of asking why, I'm ready to put myself first and go all in.  This week I'm sharing my 100 days of design self challenge and how I arrived here.


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Ep 68: Interview with Kacie Brennell, Manager Mission Edge

My guest this week was Kacie Brennell, an extrovert who by day is a Manager at Mission Edge and by night is a recovering side hustler who completely ditched all social media in February 2021. Her story is raw, powerful and a cautionary tale of what happens when you ignore your instincts.

With no social media, Kacie is intentionally difficult to get in touch with.  If Kacie's story resonated with you and you want to get in touch with her, head on over to Talks With SaraNoSocks and submit the contact form for me to connect you with her.

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Ep 67: How to handle creative slumps

It's week three of my creative slump so I wanted to spend some time talking about it and what I'm doing as I work through it.  I break down:

  1. How I got here
  2. What I'm doing to manage it
  3. What's next

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Ep 15: Interview with Chris, founder of Jetboost.io

This week I sat down with Chris, founder and owner of Jetboost.io.  Started just a year ago, Chris talks about how Jetboost came to be and how he made the transition from his consulting business to going all in on Jetboost during the pandemic.  We chat about the rising popularity of the #no-code community, the tools that are springing up left and right.  

If you're interested in hearing about Webflow, No-Code, Jetboost and small business, this is a must listen!  Need a NoCode and Webflow community? Come join us on PixelGeek.Community! We'd love to help you!!

Connect with Chris:

Check out Jetboost.io

Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_spags

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Ep 13: Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding

Interview with Andrea, Rocket Science Branding

This week I sat down with Andrea owner of Rocket Science Branding creating thoughtful and uniques experiential swag to inspire & excite your audience.  Andrea tells us all about the company, her empathic and consistent messaging and how she is uses that to drive her business forward.  We dive into how COVID19 impacted her business and the shifts she has had to make.

If you're looking for an in depth conversation about how your branding and marketing effects everything in your business, you don't want to miss this episode!  Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!

Get in touch with Andrea and Rocket Science Branding:

Website: https://www.rocketsciencebranding.com

Instagram: http://instagram.com/rocketsciencebranding

Facebook: http://facebook.com/rocketsciencebranding

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Ep 12: Interview with Nelson, The Pixel Geek

This week I sat down with Nelson, better known as The Pixel Geek to discuss all things no code. He dives into his design history, his love for sharing his knowledge with the world and why he's launching a Pixel Geek Community to help his mission of making the web beautiful together. If you love design, humans, Webflow, no-code and want to learn more about how to build a community, this episode is for you!
Love this episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review!

The Pixel Geek Community launches soon and you don't want to miss it!

Sign up today for The Pixel Geek Community: https://www.pixelgeek.community

Follow Pixel Geek on YouTube: www.youtube.com/pixelgeek

Buy him a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/pixelgeek

Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/thepixelgeek

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Ep 11: Interview with Uri, owner of Wallatees

This week I sat down with Uri, owner of Wallatees, a local on-line apparel shop here in San Diego. When the pandemic hit, Uri sprang into action, helping restaurants, adjusting his services to expand to promotional items and tackle on-line marketing. If you're looking for advice on how to pivot as a small business owner, on-line marketing insight and encouragement to just start, this episode is for you!
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Contact Uri today for any promotional or apparel needs!
Website: wallatees.com/wallatees/shop/home | Email:info@wallatees.com | Phone:(619)-940-5556
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wallatees
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wallateesofficial
Twitter: twitter.com/WallaTees

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Ep 10: Interview with Molly Murphy

This week on Talks with SaraNoSocks I sat down with Molly Murphy, a signer, songwriter from Nashville.  She's working on releasing her first EP and COVID hasn't helped.  Molly shares how going virtual has impacted her career, how to connect with your audience as a singer when you can't do live shows and what's in store as live shows are limited.  We chat about whether or not the virtual concert platform is here to stay and how the future of music might change.  Molly's EP is scheduled to be out by the end of the year and we'll be sure to check back in when it drops!

Share your support on social media and give Molly a follow!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mollymurphymusic8/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymurphymusic/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MollyMurphMusic

Website: https://mollymurphymusic.com

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mollymurphymusic


Connect with Sara

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saranosocks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saranosocks

Website: saranosocks.com

Show Notes:

Ep 9: Interview with Greg Kuchan

This week's episode is an introduction to a new format for Talks With SaraNoSocks. Conversations with small business owners and how their lives have been impacted by COVID bringing everything virtual. This week I sit down with Greg Kuchan where we talk life, real estate  and the new realm of virtual everything.  We dive deep early on, but trust me, you don't want to miss this conversation!

Follow Greg on Instagram (@greg.kuchan).  Listen to his podcast Grow With Greg for more in-depth discussions with interesting people.

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