The Instagram Stories Podcast

Lisi Metzger has been in the social media space since 2009. She created a blog called, “The Beauty File,”posted content for over five years and grew an engaged community online. She was featured in several online publications such as GraziaUK & Refinery 29. She is passionate about connecting with and creating content for small businesses, brands & professionals.  She is a social media strategist and the founder of L Studio Media, a social media agency, based out of New York. She helps businesses grow their online presence through social media management and content creation, 1:1 strategic planning sessions and online coaching.  She helps businesses clarify their message to create strategic plans and grow by attracting the “right” followers who convert to customers and clients. Her agency also works with businesses in an ongoing manner, providing social media management on a monthly basis. Offline, she enjoys listening to music & podcasts, reading, art, traveling, biking, doing Pilates & spending time with her family and friends. Here are the links to what Lisi mentioned on the show: https://zest.is/Marketing articles aggregated onto a homepage- “the latest content in blogging, content, email, growth, metrics, strategy, tools, social, influencer & branding”(you download the zest extension on chrome) https://trello.com/en-US Trello is great for organizing your projects and ensuring your to-dos are completed in a timely manner. You can find Lisi online at: Instagram: @lstudiomedia Web: https://www.lstudiomedia.com/

Mary Pendleton is a nationally recognized social media strategist and self-proclaimed chillpreneur. Her expertise lies in Instagram growth with a passion for purpose-driven businesses! She offers 1:1 strategic planning sessions and a handpicked hashtag membership to help increase visibility and sales. Mary is a mom of 3 and calls in San Francisco home. In this episode, we talk about how Mary got started on Instagram, transitioning from shop owner to Instagram expert, hashtag strategies, Mary’s program “Hashtag Hero”, and much more. You can find Mary online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemarypendleton Web: https://www.hashtag-hero.com

Sandie DeMarco has been in the social media industry as a consumer, business builder, and coach since 2015. She has successfully built social media communities and ultimately sales on Periscope (now owned by Twitter), Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. Sandie owns SociallyBranded, a Social Media Agency where she is a social media coach. #TeamSociallyBranded partners with Real Estate Professionals to help them generate organic leads and build brand awareness through her unique management services. In this episode, Sandie and I talk about the lessons we learned from Snapchat and Periscope, and how they apply to Instagram. We also get deep on hashtag strategies, and what to do if you feel like your Hashtags are not giving your posts any additional reach. Connect with Sandie online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sociallybrandedlive Web: https://sociallybranded.live

Allison Springer is a full-time teacher and part-time heath coach who helps other busy women prioritize nutrition and fitness in their daily life. Over the past 3 years, Allison has grown her Instagram to build her business and mentored other health influencers to do the same. Allison and I met on Clubhouse in an Instagram room, and I’ve been following her journey ever since. She really puts herself out there in her videos, and I love seeing other people do that because so many of my friends and colleagues are terrified of this concept. In this episode, we chat about Allison’s regular job, her strategies for growth using Reels, and how she uses small snippets of time to accomplish as much as possible. You can find Allison at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/al.meets.world Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/al.meets.social

Today’s episode is a little different. Usually I have guests share their  Instagram secrets – but on this episode, I share the secrets!         This was an interview I did with Strixmedia on their podcast, giving my  story of how I got started with Instagram, how I began working with  podcasting and Amazon Alexa, plus some insights about where the world of  technology and content creation is headed. And of course, I share some  strategies brands can use to grow their Instagram accounts.         If you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a review on Apple Music (or  iTunes!) – that would help others to find the show.         Leave a Review: Apple Podcasts Thanks!

Breanna Jacobs leads the Social Media Strategies Summit event portfolio. She produces 8+ conferences per year, working directly with senior level speakers and collaborating with marketing and sales teams to drive event publicity and content marketing initiatives. She’s researched and launched several new, successful programs from scratch including the UX Strategies Summit, Mobile+Web Developer Conference and the Brand Strategy Conference. Prior to GSMI, Breanna was an ESL teacher, studied and taught abroad in Spain (Olé!). She graduated with a BA in Global Studies from UC Santa Barbara. She’s a runner, bookworm, and traveler. In this episode, Breanna and I chat about the upcoming Social Media Strategies Summit and the Instagram session I’ll be presenting, along with her favorite social media tools for creating conference-related content. You can sign up for the Social Media Strategies Summit (and use code DANIEL10 for 10% off!): https://socialmediastrategiessummit.com/virtual-conference-february-2021/

Mark is an Aussie guy who together with his pup Mya, travels the world, sharing pet friendly travel tips while showing you can have a dog and a life of adventure. In this episode, Mark and I discuss how he got started building his community, how to leverage Facebook groups, building a media kit for sponsors to show them your engagement levels, and much more. You can connect with Mark and Mya online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_and_myas_adventures Web: https://markandmyasadventures.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markandmyasadventures YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGOeQBqLEmMxeKwYCCNjbAg In this episode, Mark references the Social Blue Book, which you can find at https://welcome.socialbluebook.com/

Amanda Domuracki is a social strategist with 7+ years of experience in social. Amanda has shepherded brands through the evolving art-slash-science of brand building online, including watershed moments like The Handmaid’s Tale and Fyre Fraud launch stunt at Hulu, to nascent projects like launching Spotify’s podcast presence in the social space or PewDiePie’s influencer network, Revelmode. Amanda likes to do cool stuff to make cool people talk about cool brands. Currently, Amanda leads social strategy across Spotify’s podcast vertical for owned, exclusive, and distributed content to further push podcasts into the cultural mainstream. Recent campaigns include The Archewell Holiday Special from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, The Michelle Obama Podcast, which reigned as the most talked-about podcast of the summer on social, and The Joe Rogan Experience and Harry Potter At Home. Amanda also oversees the social and editorial strategy for podcasts on global @spotify social channels, and on @spotifypodcasts and sub-brand channels. In this episode, Amanda and I discuss the best way to get listeners interested in your audio through Instagram, how to pick which parts of the podcast to feature on social media, and more. You can find Amanda online at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandadomuracki/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/amandadomuracki

Rachel is the artist and owner of Rainylune, a brand that creates cute and chaotic frog themed products. She juggles the full time job of running her business while also being a full time student at ASU. Rachel was recently contacted by the Instagram Partnerships Team, who offered a free session to help her grow her account. You can read her detailed explanation of all the information provided on the blog post she wrote here. In this episode, we talk about strategies to implement the instructions Instagram provided to Rachel, along with how to determine what is a realistic amount of content to create and her future plans to write a blog post explaining how to seduce the algorithm and the user. You can find Rachel online at: Web: https://rainylune.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainylune/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rainylune

Mindy Thomas is a marketing professional in the digital ad strategy and organic strategy space. In a former life, she was a professional hairstylist and makeup artist. Passionate about moving the beauty industry forward, she forayed into marketing, specializing in local branding, content creation, and paid ad strategy. Over the past 8+ years, Mindy has racked valuable experience on both the agency and brand side; most recently working for a major hair care and cosmetology education conglomerate. With the un-predicability of 2020, she decided to step away from her full-time career to focus her attention on her two children as they navigate virtual learning and adapt to a new way of living while making sure they continue to prosper and grow, even in the middle of a pandemic. Follow along as she works to reinvent a life that reflects the era we’re living in, the good and the bad, but more importantly, it’s unseen opportunities. Mindy resides in a suburb just outside of Columbus, Ohio with her husband, two kids, and their German shepherd/hound mix. In this episode, Mindy and I discuss how to pivot to a different life choice without regrets, how to make a hair salon Instagrammable, what her favorite tools and apps are for managing her Instagram, and a lot more. You can find Mindy online at: Web: http://www.mindythomas.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindysthomasTwitter: https:www.twitter.com/mindysthomas