Episode No. 32 Content Creation + Everything In Between With Amber Burns (Side Hustling, Pitching + Social Media)

Oct 14

Content creation may look all flat lays and strolls on the beach, but take it from me it ain't easy! You have to wear all the hats and wear them well. From being your own social media manager, writer, editor, accountant-- you name it, you have to do it!

With all the work that goes into content creation, it's easy for us creative hustlas to get burned the hell out. So how do you do it? How do produce good quality work while juggling all the not so glamorous behind the scene things? Well, I invited Amber Burns to the SJS Podcast to help us figure that out!

Amber Burns is a creative entrepreneur + social media maven. She works full time as the social media producer for Visit Philadelphia and she runs her lifestyle blog, Space On Third. With all the hats that Amber wears she knows first hand what it takes to thrive in the digital space. In today's episode, she's dropping all the gems on being a creative + doing all the things.

Topics Discussed In Today's Episode:

Best practices for pitching to brands and PR agencies
The importance of having ownership of your work + not relying solely on social media
Doing meaningful work + not focusing on vanity metrics (likes, comments, followers)
Bullet journaling and how it keeps her on task
Juggling Full-Time Work + The Side Hustle
Singletasking
Focusing on your race + not comparing
Anxiety + being a content creator
Tips for seeking a therapist