Socially You: The importance of authentically showing up in social media - Amber Gerdes

Welcome back to another episode of the Your Good News Podcast!

In this episode, Katherine is joined by Amber Gerdes. Amber owns Salt & Light Social Media - a social media marketing business supporting creative entrepreneurs with social media strategy and management. Amber highlights the good that can be found in social media. We discuss her passion for building relationships through social media and she provides tangible tips for listeners. We discuss how social media has become transactional and not relational;and we offer up a much-needed alternative. We also delve into entrepreneurship and the importance of boundaries - both personally and professionally.

Timestamps:

• [1:52] Amber's good news.
• [4:12] How did the vision of you working in social media begin?
• [6:18] Can there really be community online?
• [10:59] Social media used to be social.
• [14:36] Detaching yourself from social media.
• [18:59] Creating boundaries.
• [21:01] How did you make the leap to starting your own business?
• [25:04] What would you say to people doubting their abilities?
• [27:22] What have the harder moments in the business been like?
• [33:16] How can we create healthy traits and habits?
• [38:46] Amber's proudest achievement and what's next for her.

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Let's Connect!
To engage with the host, visit her Instagram via @KatherineGetty

Check out her website at yourgoodnewspodcast.com

To engage with the guest, visit Amber's Instagram via @saltlightsocial

Visit Amber's website here.

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