Who’s ready for an influencer gossip sesh? Influencer (among many other talents) Caitlin Fore joins me today to do just that.
We start by reflecting on how she’s navigated career disappointments and pivots, moving into how she balances her busy life now– all while balancing being an artist, wife, and mom.
We then jump into what’s wrong with the influencer industry today (hint: a lot), what we learned in all the unrest of 2020, and how it forced us into a new way of using our platforms.
In this episode:
- Losing your dream job– only to end up happier, better off, and open to your REAL calling
- Balancing a family while sorting out your career
- Irresponsible/fake influencer behavior, especially during COVID and BLM
- Why I don’t identify as an influencer anymore and the future of the influencer industry (will Instagram survive?)
- Addressing our unconscious biases and how we have tried to fold that work in our platforms
Timestamps for this episode:
-
4:48 How we met (start here if you want to skip the astrology bits)
-
19:39 Getting her dream job… then losing it and rectifying the aftermath
-
34:00 Checking all the success and happiness boxes but coming up empty, now what?
-
36:00 Manifestation and self-worth
-
42:30 Not wanting to be a stay-at-home + the pressures society puts on women to make motherhood their whole identity
-
50:40 Influencer culture (rampant consumerism, irresponsible behavior, loop giveaways, fake people, and fake followings)
-
1:02:03 Bullshit influencers exposed during 2020 amidst Black Lives Matter, COVID, the election, etc., and one’s responsibility as an influencer
-
1:17:56 Inclusivity, body image issues, finding body positivity, and recognizing the societal programming of what bodies are “acceptable”
-
1:32:50 Retiring as an influencer but not from blogging
Follow Cait:
Show notes + links:
-
Cassie on IG: @cassietaylorband
-
Chelsea on IG: @womens.intuitive.health
-
Jasmine on IG: @thejasminediane
-
About the history of the policing system