Let's Talk LoCo

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Flynn Hayward to talk all about Coaching! Flynn Hayward is an actress, entrepreneur, and life coach located in Los Angeles, CA. She attended UCLA where she majored in Musical Theater. Throughout college, Flynn hustled and made a way for herself by being shameless in asking for what she wanted and not letting fear of failure hold her back After graduation, Flynn immediately dove into the LA acting world, booking the first commercial she auditioned for! Since then, she has acted and modeled for commercials and print for various companies including Toyota, Xfinity, Coldwell Banker, eBay, Chase Bank, and more! Considering acting work comes and goes, Flynn decided to use her strengths of productivity, organization, and motivation to create her own life coaching business where she encourages driven creatives to build confidence, authentically express themselves, get specific about their future goals, and discover the steps needed to make them a reality. Time to get talking LoCo about Coaching with Flynn! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/flynn-hayward Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Flynn: https://www.instagram.com/flynn_hayward/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Auti Kamal to talk all about Dancing! Auti Kamal is a sought after master teacher, choreographer, and content creator. Her work has been featured on the World of Dance LIVE stage, Club Jeté stage, and Dance Magazine. She is a well-rounded artist with a killer drive to create and continue expanding her platform. Auti has attracted a large global audience to her Youtube channel with over 30 million collective views on her content that promotes “all things dance”. She is best known for her encouraging, authentic, and humorous approach to educating and motivating her students and viewers from around the world. Time to get talking LoCo about Dancing with Auti! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/auti-kamal Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Auti: https://www.instagram.com/missauti/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Chelsey Pecoy to talk all about Fit Modeling! Chelsey fell in love with modeling and photography in high school and has spent the years following graduation chasing anything creative and fun! But her true career title would be fit modeling! Chelsey moved alone to Hollywood at 19, signed with a fit modeling agency, ran social media accounts (other than her own), started to get paid to create content, and so much more! Fit modeling threw her behind the scenes of fashion and what it really looks like to make clothes. She has worked with brands like Revolve, Joie, Billabong, RVCA, etc. and has so much to share about working as a fit model. Time to get talking LoCo about Fit Modeling with Chelsey! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/chelsey-pecoy Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Chelsey: https://www.instagram.com/chelseypecoy/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Jordana Lilly to discuss writing, producing and so much more! Jordana Lilly is a California born and bred writer, actor, comedian and songstress. After growing up in the Silicon Valley and feeling stupid all her life because she wasn't Steve Jobs, she went on to find her niche and received her BFA in Theatre Performance from Chapman University, then moved to LA and has been an impatient driver ever since! Since graduating, Jordana has starred in a plethora of cool weird immersive theatre experiences, funny films, and plenty of bad plays. She's studied at the Groundlings, Lesly Kahn, Margie Haber and all those flashy places yet somehow she still isn't famous contrary to the expectations she made for herself before graduating and entering the real world. She's thankful she hasn't "made it" yet, because it forced her to write content and create roles for herself and now she's in love with writing! Time to get talking LoCo about Writing and Producing with Jordana! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/jordana-lilly Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Jordana: https://www.instagram.com/iamjordanalilly/?hl=en Check out her newest project: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/psychic-school#story

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Angel Rogers to discuss Vintage Resale. Angel has had a love & fascination with clothing her entire life. She grew up going to local thrift shops & garage sales on a weekly basis with her Mother. Not only did this fuel her love of vintage pieces and one-of-a-kind finds, but also her desire to restore their potential. This inspired her to study fashion design in Los Angeles. & from there she worked for independent designers as well as designing for big retail companies. By learning the ins and outs of mass production she chose to focus more on sustainability. With curating vintage she will help your wardrobe reduce its carbon footprint. Angel believes that just because something has a hole or a missing button doesn’t mean it belongs in a landfill. Time to get talking LoCo about Vintage Resale with Angel! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/angel-rogers Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Angel: https://www.instagram.com/sisuvintageusa/

Welcome to Season Two of Let's Talk LoCo! On today's episode your host Lauren Colvin shares a full life update of her job change and how she has coped with 2020. She hopes you enjoy this quick episode where you get to know Lauren a little more and find some hope in this crazy year! Time to get talking LoCo! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Lauren: hhttps://www.instagram.com/laurencoolvin/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Isabella Hamman to discuss Fashion Buying. Isabella is an accomplished fashion wholesale Account Executive in the apparel industry with a background in buying, merchandising, and styling. She lives, breathes, and dies for fashion and is passionate about working with people that make the industry tick. Isabella completed her thesis on Experiential Marketing in Fashion Industry Trade Shows at Cal Poly SLO, after getting her first taste of being a fashion professional in College. Isabella shares tons of insight to what goes on behind the scenes as a fashion buyer as well as what you can be doing right now to break into the industry! Time to get talking LoCo about Fashion Buying with Isabella! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/isabella-hamman Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Isabella: https://www.instagram.com/ihamman/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Bri Plewman and Logan Jackson to discuss Fashion Photography and Modeling. Bri is an internationally published fashion photographer based in Washington State. Working with models and collaborating with local businesses has given Bri the confidence and knowledge to develop her own style as a photographer. Logan is an up and coming, internationally published model from Eastern Washington. Logan is still relatively new to the modeling scene with her just entering the industry a little over 6 months ago and just recently signing with SLU, an agency based in Portland, Los Angeles, and Miami. Together they share advice on getting published, posing for editorial shoots, editing photos and so much more! This is a great episode for aspiring photographers and models or anyone who loves editorial fashion! Time to get talking LoCo about Fashion Photography with Bri and Logan! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/bri-and-logan Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Bri: https://www.instagram.com/briplewphotos/ Follow Loganr: https://www.instagram.com/logan.jackson__/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Haley Pavone to discuss Entrepreneurship. Haley is an entrepreneur whose ambition & passion for innovation led her to create the largest disruptive advancement women's footwear has ever seen - the world's first fully convertible heel. Pavone founded the company Pashion Footwear as a junior in college and in the 3.5 years since she has developed her innovative product’s technology, built out an all-star team, secured patent-pending status in 30 countries, executed the first four rounds of production and raised over $2.4 million dollars in seed funding. Pavone's true talent comes from her ability to rally people behind her vision and she shares advice on networking, negotiating and everything you need to launch a killer business. Time to get talking LoCo about Entrepreneurship with Haley! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/haley-pavone Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Haley: https://www.instagram.com/haley_pavone/ Check out Pashion Footwear: https://pashionfootwear.com/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Hannah Millner to discuss starting a small business. Hannah is the owner and maker behind Sea to Seed jewelry. She loves creating things with her hands, spending time in the ocean, growing food, and dancing her heart out to latin music. After years of jewelry design as a hobby, Sea to Seed came to life in the summer of 2016. Hannah's Jewelry is inspired by her love for nature and the beauty of a simple life. All of Hannah's jewelry is made by hand in her sunny studio in Blue Lake, California. In today's interview Hannah talks about finding the balance between your business and the things you love in life. She say we don't need to listen to all the advice we are given and we only have to move our business as quickly as we want to. Time to get talking LoCo about Jewelry Making with Hannah! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/hannah-millner Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/seatoseed/ Check out Sea to Seed: https://seatoseed.com/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Nicole Leza to discuss her business Santa Barbara Picnic Co. With a passion for creating dreamy spaces, Nicole knows what it takes to make any occasion a radiant and authentic experience. She’s forever inspired by Santa Barbara’s wondrous mountains and coast, and infuses the local lifestyle with her bohemian flair into each event. Once Nicole had the vision and idea to start Santa Barbara Picnic Co. she ran with it and launched the company in 2018. Since then, Nicole has built an incredible team of event stylists and continues to grow and evolve with the company. Nicole shares her story of taking the leap into creating her business and the steps it takes to get there. Time to get talking LoCo about Starting a Business with Nicole. Find more info at: letstalkloco.com/nicole-leza Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Nicole: www.instagram.com/santabarbarapicnicco/ Check out Santa Barbara Picnic Co: santabarbarapicnicco.com/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Lindsay Castagnola to discuss a career as a buyer in the fashion industry. Lindsay grew up in Northern California and moved to Kentucky in 2012 where she got her Bachelors degree in Finance. During her fourth year at the University of Kentucky Lindsay enrolled herself in a merchandising class and realized the fashion industry could be a potential career choice. Lindsay then moved to Milan, Italy for her masters degree in fashion brand and business management in January of 2018 and spent a year meeting some of the most amazing people and studying some of the most historical brands in this industry. Lindsays shares her ups and downs in finding her passion, how she landed her dream job and what it really takes to make it as a buyer. Time to get talking LoCo about Fashion Buying with Lindsay! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/lindsay-castagnola Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Lindsay: https://www.instagram.com/lc.castagnola/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Mila Jenkins to discuss Television Production. Mila Jenkins currently works as an associate producer on reality tv shows in Los Angeles, CA. She has worked on shows like Mental Samurai, Beat Shazam, Bring the Funny and Dancing with the Stars to name a few. With a passion for organization and problem solving, Mila has always known she wanted to be in an organization role within a creative field. She just wasn't sure what that career path would be one day. Mila shares tips for creating connections in the industry, hustling at your job and how she has stayed employed show after show. She shares tons of fun behind the scenes info about being in production on reality tv. Time to get talking LoCo about the Television Production with Mila! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/mila-jenkins Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Mila: https://www.instagram.com/milabean/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Chloe May to discuss breaking into the Entertainment Industry. Chloe May is an Asian-American video producer and host currently working as an Executive Assistant at Boardwalk Pictures, a production company in Los Angeles, CA. With a passion for visual storytelling and journalism, Chloe has been creating original content on YouTube for over 10 years ranging from the topics of music, sustainable fashion and travel to comedy and advice. Chloe shares tips for landing internships in the industry, starting a youtube channel and finding the right job for YOU. She shares so many nuggets of wisdom and you are going to take away so much from this episode! Time to get talking LoCo about the entertainment industry with Chloe! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/chloe-may Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Chloe: https://www.instagram.com/chloaymay/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Angie Boyd to discuss entrepreneurship. A few years ago Angie started Makeshift Makers Market which provides an inclusive space for makers and creators to grow their businesses and thrive. Her mission is to bring the dollar back into local economies by providing accessible pop-up shopping experiences for makers, creators, and small businesses. Angie is a huge advocate of GOING FOR IT! On today's episode she shares advice on running with a great idea and always following your heart. She gets into how she juggled her many responsibilities and ultimately made the choice to focus on her business. She shares so many nuggets of wisdom and you are going to take away so much from this episode! Time to get talking LoCo about building a brand with Angie! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/angie-boyd Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Angie: https://www.instagram.com/angie_rose_boyd/ Follow Makeshift Makers Market: https://www.instagram.com/makeshiftmakersmarket/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Alyssa Wigant to discuss her career in graphic design. Alyssa Wigant is a visual designer at Elephant working onsite with Apple by day, and a live-streaming lettering artist by night. Known for her dynamic and whimsical typographic illustrations and murals, she strives to merge pixel-perfect details with free-flowing artistry to always create something out of the ordinary. Alyssa talks pricing your business as a graphic designer and how she learned how to sell her work and know her worth. She also shares the resources she has used to land her many jobs in graphic design and how she turns a part time gig into a full time position. Alyssa is so inspiring with her hard working attitude and she wants to help share everything she has learned so you can be successful too! Time to get talking LoCo about Graphic Design! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/alyssa-wigant Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Alyssa Wigant at: https://www.instagram.com/alyssa.wigant/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Marina Choy to discuss her career in freelance photography and digital marketing. After discovering photography as a junior in college, Marina has been freelancing ever since, working with companies like Red Bull, Will Leather Goods, Adidas, Nike, Wells Fargo and more. She specializes in music and influencer campaigns, content creation and social media. Marina talks diving into photography without formal training or professional equipment and how she thinks it's great to just learn by doing. She also gets into the pros and cons of freelance work vs. a full time job. She shares so many nuggets of wisdom and you are going to take away so much from this episode! Time to get talking LoCo about Photography! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/marina-choy Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Marina Choy: https://www.instagram.com/marinachoyy/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Parissa Koo to discuss her career in Acting and Performing in LA. She has played "Nina" in the "In the Heights" West Coast Regional Premiere, co-starred on Disney's "Liv & Maddie" and performed with For the Record Live: Brat Pack as "The Princess". Parissa talks building connections in LA, finding a manager and agent and going out for auditions. She gets into the nitty gritty of what acting classes she recommends to land auditions and book your dream roles. She shares so many nuggets of wisdom and you are going to take away so much from this episode! Time to get talking LoCo about performing in Los Angeles! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/parissa-koo Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Follow Parissa Koo: https://www.instagram.com/parissakoo/?hl=en

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin dives into her biggest takeaways from 2019 starting this podcast. Lauren is sharing everything she learned in the past year and the number one piece of advice almost every guest on the podcast mentioned! This is the episode to listen to if you are looking for inspiration and actionable steps for following your passion! Find out more at: https://letstalkloco.com Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: https://www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/

On today's episode of Let's Talk LoCo, your host Lauren Colvin is joined by Alissa Lentz to discuss how she built her brand HERO Backpacks. HERO Backpacks is a social enterprise that supports girls’ education with each backpack purchase. With HERO, Alissa has been recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Retail / E-Commerce List, and was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Reuters, TODAY, Forbes, Women@Forbes, and GOOD, among others. Alissa shares advice on always saying yes to opportunity, moving to a new city, and being a women entrepreneur. She gets into how she came up with the idea for her business and how she launched with a kickstarter and lots of perseverance. She shares so many nuggets of wisdom and you are going to take away so much from this episode! Time to get talking LoCo about building a brand! Find more info at: https://letstalkloco.com/alissa-lentz Follow Let's Talk LoCo at: www.instagram.com/letstalkloco/ Find HERO Backpacks at: https://www.herobackpacks.com/ Follow HERO Backpacks: https://www.instagram.com/herobackpacks/