The 'F' Word w/ Hilary Macmillan

07/15/21 • 22 min

Hilary Macmillan is a contemporary fashion Canadian designer who has had her designs worn by the likes of Sophie Gregoire- Trudeau at the 2017 CAFA Awards, Kim Cattrall and Elisha Cuthbert. MacMillan's apparel is features bold prints and inspired fabrics with a dedication to being vegan and truly free. Most notably, Hilary's varsity collection sports feminist saying like, 'Don't tell me to smile' & 'Not made to be subtle' on the back of varsity jackets and donates 15% of proceeds to Up With Women & Black Women In Motion.
In this episode we explore the journey and expression of feminism as a business owner and an individual and the importance of having grace on your journey. Hilary also shares with us the importance of being cruelty-free, her experience with veganism and creative ways to support local.
@hilarymacmillan
hilarymacmillan.com

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Turning Insecurities to Superpowers w/ Madelyn Chung

Madelyn is a freelance writer, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and the founder of The RepresentASIAN Project, a platform dedicated to celebrating, advocating and elevating Asian representation and voices in media and beyond. As a second generation Chinese Canadian, Madelyn aims to help others feel seen, heard and validated through her writing, advocacy and therapy work.
"As you grow up, you'll come to learn that the things you were most insecure about are actually your superpowers." - Madelyn Chung
In this episode, we explore the stigma and misconceptions created by the lack of Asian representation that led Madelyn to think that asian women weren't beautiful (due to lack of representation in media growing up) as a young Chinese Canadian.
@madelynchung
@representasianproject

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Ease vs Easy w/ Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward

Jess Hunichen and Emily Ward are the co-founders of North America's leading talent Management + Influencer Relations Agency, Shine. After launching Shine PR January 2015, the team quickly saw an opportunity to fill a void in the influencer landscape. Shine quickly scaled to offices in both Toronto & Los Angels with a wide roster of talent including Sarah Landry of Birds of Papaya and Tin Tok Star, Alicia McCarvell. In 2020 Jess & Emily founded BodCon in recognition of the raising and important conversation of body positivity on social platforms.
In this episode we break the stigma that being an influencer and content creator is easy and explore the difference between doing something with ease and it being easy while learning about some of the challenges that content creators are exposed to through the ever changing landscape of social media.
SHINE
shinetalentgroup.com
@shine_influencers
BODCON
thebodcon.com
@thebodcon