Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast

This topic seems to be awkward to bring on but essential to be aware of as everyone experiences this at some point, don't you agree?    What would you do if someone wants to take you to coffee, pick your brain, and not pay you? How do you handle someone asking you in your DMs: how did you start? In today's SMA minisodes, Michelle and Sarah share their insights and own experiences, real examples of DMs, emails, calls, and what they've learned over time to give value still while respecting their time. Learn about what's upstream and downstream monetization, why having resources such as a podcast or a Facebook group can be vital as you grow, and as always, get honest and ground on earth advice. WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn   Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Sarah, you can find her as @dallasweddingplanner on TikTok, as @sisteredstates on Instagram. And you can check out her services through sisteredstates.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.

This week we have Stefanie Bales, a contemporary fine artist whose work expands across numerous mediums and is multimodal in both process and technique. She's been featured extensively in publications, and her work can be found in both private and public collections across the country and internationally. Currently Stefanie is working as an artist full-time and is active in the local creative community- facilitating entrepreneurial networks and co-leading the San Diego chapter of the Yellow Collective. They've talked about artist stereotypes, her whole journey with entrepreneurship being a painter, some of the things that she deals with on her day-to-day flow. How to stay creative, create original ideas, how to market yourself as an artist, and how to deal with creative burnout. RESOURCES: Kiss My Portfolio Challenge: mkwcreative.co/kiss-my You can find 3 challenges ready to purchase and start creating, and you can also subscribe and get the pre-sale for KMP 4. WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Stefanie, you can find her as @stefaniebalesfineart on Instagram. And you can check out her art and services through stefaniebales.com. As a listener to the KMA podcast, use code ‘KMA’ online for 15% off your purchase*, or mention that you listened in store :)  *10% if purchasing an original artwork or commissioning a future work. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

This episode is for everyone with a business, especially for those starting out, but really for everybody, because fortunately, we all have friends/family.  Today, they've covered questions like whether you should work for friends and family or not, why you might want to do it, and what you need to be aware of. Learn all the positives things about working with friends and family and get their hot tips on how you make sure your relationship is not damaged after you’ve finished with those projects. Resources mentioned in this episode: Epi. 025: Dangers of Discounting with Liz Flemming Epi. 034: Sis my Aesthetic - Client Red Flags Shout out to Georgia Kaye, Web Designer extraordinaire WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn   Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Sarah, you can find her as @dallasweddingplanner on TikTok, as @sisteredstates on Instagram. And you can check out her services through sisteredstates.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma.

Let's get Legally Legit! Today we have Linsey Levine from Linsey Shae Consulting; she's passionate about educating female business owners and providing you with the tools to create a strong foundation to protect your businesses from legal trouble. In this episode, they get into the nitty-gritty things that might happen if you don't get things properly legal. They've talked about contracts, terms and conditions, trademarks, copyrights. They share valuable examples and real cases that have happened when everything could've been 10x easier and cheaper doing things right from the get-go. You want to listen to this and get your business and yourself protected.   WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Linsey, you can find her as @linseyshaeconsulting on Instagram. And you can check out her services through linseyshaeconsulting.com. Get 10% off all services and templates using the code: KissMy10. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

In today's episode, we have Jo Johnson Overby, content creator, photographer, educator, and co-host of the Middle Ground Podcast.  She gives such great insights into how we should and should not use social media, and share her top advice for someone trying to find their voice on social. They've talked about how to find joy doing what you do in sharing your life, creating community, and really connecting with people online, setting up boundaries, and why it's essential to show the process and not just the final product. USEFUL RESOURCES: TikTok Workbook  TikTok Video WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Do you want to support Michelle and the MKA Podcast? You can do it as simple as inviting her to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Jo, you can find her as @jojohnsonoverby on Instagram and on TikTok. And don't forget to check out her podcast @middlegroundpodcast. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

Another great Sis my Aesthetic Minisode! This time it's all about Client Red Flags, tips to handle different situations, how to protect yourself as a business owner, and how to make the balance between finishing or ending a project. They've thoughtfully answered the following possible scenarios: How to transitioning away from a client Differentiate between a client who is ready to reform their mess or a client who wants to dump their mess to someone else Knowing if a client who is looking for a discount actually values and genuinely can afford you or just want it done on the cheap. How to ensure you don't get a negative review if you have to cut wings with a client. How to gracefully end a longer-term partnership and provide specific feedback for why you conclude it without sounding rude. If a client breaks up with you because they don't like your work anymore and what to do if they ask for their money back. How to find a middle ground between the client that appreciates your help and can see growth, but they have so many revisions, last-minute changes, etc, that give you extra work they didn't pay for. How to deal with clients that have become nightmares and that you didn't anticipate. WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Sarah, you can find her as @dallasweddingplanner on TikTok, as @sisteredstates on Instagram. And you can check out her services through sisteredstates.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

Today's interview is with Lindsay, the Hotel Lobby Candle Queen! Lindsay has spent the past decade writing about luxury travel, beauty, and fashion for outlets until she became an "influencer". She quickly realized that the word influencer doesn't even begin to scrape the surface of what she does. She's a writer, photographer, creative director, video producer, consultant, and SEO strategist! In 2020, with MKW Creative Co doing all her branding and managing her Instagram account, she launched Hotel Lobby Candle, a line of luxury candles inspired by my love of fancy hotel lobbies.  This episode is all about the importance of branding and believing in your product. Michelle and Lindsay talked about from the process of taking a "simple idea" into an entire customer experience to everything she had to learn to become an entrepreneur. Lindsay shares how she came with this concept and how it all got into place when she found Michelle. Having a cohesive style and aesthetic throughout the product, packaging, website, and socials was key to her success. WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Do you want to support Michelle and the MKA Podcast? You can do it as simple as inviting her to a coffee through Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Lindsay, you can find her as @lindsaysilb and  @hotellobbycandle on Instagram. And you can check out her blog at lindsaysilberman.com and her gorgeous Candles at hotellobbycandle.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

We know you love Michelle's solo episodes because she always gives tons of value. However, as she likes more of a conversational kind of podcast, she's bringing on her sister Sarah as a co-host to provide even more value. This new series of episodes are called Sis my Aesthetic Minisodes, and today they're giving TONS of tips to get started on TikTok as a Business owner! They've talked about why your brand should be on TikTok, the advantages, how different TikTok is from other platforms, how to get started from 0, and tips for growing your account if you're already using it. They also explain how it works and how it's different from Instagram as a social media app and therefore different than posting Reels. They both share how their positioning on TikTok has helped them grow their business in 2020. It's been a HUGE impact on their yearly revenue and general growth! Useful resources: TikTok Workbook  TikTok Video WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Sarah, you can find her as @dallasweddingplanner on TikTok, as @sisteredstates on Instagram. And you can check out her services through sisteredstates.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

Meet Casey Jones, a graphic designer based out of Saint Louis, Missouri, who found her passion for graphic design in college. She’s been designing professionally for almost two years now. And she’s just recently launched her own freelance design business, Casey Jones Creative. In this episode, they've talked about what she learned when participating in the Kiss My Portfolio Challenge 2 and how she's grown by taking projects she wasn't familiar with the topic, and how you can find clients when you’re first starting. They share great TIPS on dealing with creative burnout, with a project you end up disliking, and how you should go around when a client isn't that happy with the outcome. WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! For more on Casey, you can find her as @caseyjonescreative on Instagram. And you can check out her services through caseyjonescreative.com. This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma

In this episode, Michelle explains what's Canva, why it was created, and most importantly, how she uses Canva with her clients, with her team, and as an entrepreneur. Learn the benefits of using this tool as a designer, speed up your workflow, how this will help your clients once they're all set with their branding, and how to automate some tasks in your business and with your team. If you're not a designer, learn what a designer can do for you, as Canva it's not by any means a substitute for hiring a Brand Designer, and how to use Canva once you have all your branding! Resources mentioned in this episode: Canva - Make quick, easy, and eye-catchy designs. You have a Free version but the Pro is totally worth it! WORK WITH MKW CREATIVE CO. Subscribe to the fun and entertaining monthly newsletter! Connect on social with Michelle at: Kiss My Aesthetic Facebook Group Facebook Page Instagram Tik Tok Pinterest YouTube LinkedIn Did you know that the fuel of the POD and the KMA Team runs on coffee? ;) If you love the content shared in the KMA podcast, you're welcome to invite us to a cup of coffee any time - Buy Me a Coffee! This episode of the Kiss My Aesthetic Podcast is brought to you by Audible. Get your first month free at www.audible.com/kma These show notes contain affiliate links, meaning that if you choose to click through and make a purchase, I will receive a small commission at no cost to you.