Stay ConnectedThe Sakita Method podcast is hosted by Sakita Holley, an award-winning publicist and entrepreneur who gives you direct, unfiltered access to your favorite creatives, entrepreneurs and executives and the methods that have made them successful.
Tune in for business, lifestyle and PR insights designed to help you win at work, in business and everywhere in between.
When talking about this podcast online, use the hashtag #TheSakitaMethod. And follow the host on Instagram/Twitter @MissSuccess.
On this episode, I answer another round of small business and career questions straight out of my inbox. I tackle how to add online courses to your resume, how to pursue a personal passion such as international volunteerism while also wanting to further your education/career, how and why businesses should be responding to customer complaints on social media, why you shouldn't be so quick to jump on the podcast bandwagon just because it's popular and more. - - Email hashtags@hos-pr.com to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/small-business-and-career-qa Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
*Anniversary Episode* Yes, that's right. Today, the Hashtags and Stilettos podcast turns one! It all started a year ago with the first episode "Done is Better Than Perfect," so it's only right that I talk about why that mantra still and will always apply to our lives and how we can apply it. Email hashtags@hos-pr.com to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/done-is-still-better-than-perfect Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
On this episode, my goal is to give you "invoicing 101" tips to create flawless invoices so that you always get paid on time! You will learn the questions you should ask a new client or partner before you create or send an invoice. How you should submit that invoice. The pieces of information that should be included and when it's appropriate to follow-up regarding payment after you've sent your invoice. Email hashtags@hos-pr.com to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/invoicing-101 Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
On this episode, I answer your most pressing small business and career questions straight out of my inbox. I tackle the importance of streamlining your business's customer service response system, provide tips on differentiating your online store so that you can attract and retain customers, share alternatives to having interns or employees work out of your home office, talk about the benefits of staying in your own lane in business even when your customers are the ones who want you to branch out and more. Email hashtags@hos-pr.com to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/small-biz-questions Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
Myleik Teele is the founder and Chief Experience Officer at curlBOX, a monthly subscription service that changed the way women buy and discover products for their curly hair needs. She is also the host of the #MyTaughtYou podcast where she provides invaluable career and business advice to thousands of women. On this episode, I caught up with Myleik, whom I first interviewed in 2012 a few months after she launched curlBOX, to talk about some of the things she said during that interview and to learn more about the lessons she's learned as a serial entrepreneur about scaling a business and building a dream team. Email hashtags@hos-pr.com to submit questions. Social Media: Instagram.com/Myleik Twitter.com/Myleik www.Myleik.com www.curlBOX.com Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Hashtag: #HashtagsandStilettos Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/myleik-teele-podcast Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
Marie Denee, better known as 'The Curvy Fashionista' is a fashion blogger, freelance fashion writer and a respected voice and influencer in the plus size fashion arena. With over eleven years of experience, Marie has made it her mission to continuously show women that they can be Curvy, Confident and Chic. In 2008, Marie founded TheCurvyFashionista.com after realizing that when it came to great stylish clothing for plus size women, options were limited. Armed with an MBA in marketing, fashion experience and pure passion for empowering women of every shape and size, Marie has turned TheCurvyFashionista.com into a must-visit destination for more than 400,000 visitors each month. On this episode, I talk to Marie about how she's become one of the most recognizable voices in the plus size market and fashion blogging as a whole and we talk about how she's grown into and evolved with her brand. Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/marie-denee Social Media: Instagram.com/MarieDenee Twitter.com/MarieDenee www.TheCurvyFashionista.com www.TCFStyleExpo.com Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
On this episode, I reference a 2012 blog post titled the "Sakita Method," and go deep on the tried and true strategies that I've used over the years to create my own luck in my career and in business. I swear by this method and can wholeheartedly say that if you employ the tips that I outline, you will be successful in getting a new job, client or opportunity. Don't waste another second of your life waiting for things to happen or allowing things to happen to you. You have more power and influence over your life than you realize and its time to put that power to work and begin to create your own luck. Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/the-sakita-method-episode Social Media: Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
Olori Swank is a serial entrepreneur, celebrity stylist, fashion designer and she recently became an author with the release of her first book '101: The Blueprint for a Swank Life,' which she describes as a "fashion and lifestyle advice guide that provides tips on style, dating, finance, entrepreneurship and more. As a celebrity stylist, Olori has worked with notable names such as Keyshia Cole, Tyrese, Teyana Taylor, Lance Gross, Keke Palmer and others. Using the knowledge she gained from styling, she was able to create a successful online store called SwankBlue.com where she sells affordable, high-end fashion. And in true entrepreneurial fashion, when that business took off she launched a workshop series to teach other people how they could build a success e-commerce shop or make a name for themselves in the styling world. On this episode, Olori talks about how she's been able to build a recognizable personal brand (yup, we talk about that blue hair!), and how she's been able to leverage her passion and skill set into such a well-connected multi-business ecosystem. Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/olori-swank Social Media: Instagram.com/OloriSwank Instagram.com/SwankBlue Twitter.com/OloriSwank Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
Crosby Noricks is the founder of PR Couture, a top editorial destination serving, supporting and celebrating the field of fashion communications. Crosby is also the author of Ready to Launch: The PR Couture Guide to Breaking into Fashion PR as well as an experienced digital marketing strategist and business coach who is currently in the process of establishing the first trade organization for fashion communicators called Fashion Communicators International. On this episode of the Hashtags and Stilettos podcast, Crosby talks about how she started PR Couture 10 years ago, why she chose to focus on Fashion PR and the power and benefit of focusing on a niche market and audience. Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/crosby-noricks Social Media: Instagram.com/CrosbyNoricks Instagram.com/PRCouture Twitter.com/CrosbyNoricks Twitter.com/PRCouture Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Like this episode? Rate and review it on iTunes!
Renae Bluitt is the founder of Crush Media, a beauty PR and lifestyle marketing firm she founded in 2008. Although her firm has been behind campaigns for marquee clients such as EDEN Body Works, Elasta QP, Karen's Body Beautiful and many more, she is perhaps better known as the founder and editor of InHerShoesBlog.com, a platform she lovingly refers to as a "one stop shop for women who are the captain of their own ship." On this episode of Hashtags and Stilettos, Renae talks about why she chose to create a blog for Black Women when few existed and provides tips and advice on how and why we should be creating our own projects and businesses or at the very least, supporting those who do. You can find Renae on Instagram and Twitter @InHerShoesBlog. Show Notes: hashtagsandstilettos.com/renae-bluitt Instagram.com/MissSuccess Twitter.com/MissSuccess Have Feedback? Rate and review this episode on iTunes and send Sakita additional feedback on twitter: www.twitter.com/MissSuccess.
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