Today I'm spending the hour getting to know Nova Scotia creative (and my September co-host!) Ayngelina Brogan. Ayngelina is the publisher behind the culinary travel website Bacon is Magic where she publishes written and video content to help travelers find the best food around the world - and even make some of it at home. When we're not in the midst of a global pandemic, Ayngelina splits her time between Havana, Cuba, her home just outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia and traveling the world! Learn more about Ayngelina's journey from a successful Toronto advertising career to a self-employed writer and publisher. There's lots in this jam packed episode as we start profiling more creative Canadian women.
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EP025: Creative Canadian Women: Ayngelina Brogan
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And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
And She Looked Up was born from belief that creating for a living takes a special kind of person: one part artist and one part businessperson. Some days the artist gets to be in charge, and some days, it’s the businessperson. And sometimes that can create tension! But tension can be a really good thing - from it comes new ideas, inspiration, and growth.
When you run a creative business you need to keep your “inspiration well” full, your mind and body healthy and your business brain sharp. You also need friends and a community that understand what your days are like.
That’s why And She Looked Up was created - to create a space for Canadian female artists, creatives and makers to come together and share our ideas and stories while growing our creative businesses! Your host Melissa Hartfiel is a designer, illustrator, writer, and photographer with a penchant for vibrant colour. She’s owns three businesses and has been a self-employed creative since 2010. She resides just outside of Vancouver, Canada.
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And She Looked Up Creative Hour Podcast
Each week The And She Looked Up Podcast sits down with inspiring Canadian women who create for a living. We talk about their creative journeys and their best business tips, as well as the creative and business mindset issues all creative entrepreneurs struggle with. This podcast is for Canadian artists, makers and creators who want to find a way to make a living doing what they love.
Your host, Melissa Hartfiel (@finelimedesigns), left a 20 year career in corporate retail and has been happily self-employed as a working creative since 2010. She's a graphic designer, writer and illustrator as well as the co-founder of a multi-six figure a year business in the digital content space. She resides just outside of Vancouver, BC.