Becoming Fearless Style Collective Podcast

On this episode of Becoming Fearless, meet Nicolette Brycki, a woman with three sides – mother, on-camera spokesperson/beauty and lifestyle expert, and professional makeup artist. A life-long artist, makeup artistry evolved organically for Nicolette, while working as a spokesperson evolved from curiosity. Join Nicolette and Annie as they talk being comfortable with yourself, communicating effectively, having a mentor, overcoming fear, putting things into perspective, and living life big.

Today on the Becoming Fearless podcast, it’s time to celebrate – the 100th episode of the podcast, the two-year anniversary of the podcast and, of course, SC Founder Annie Spano’s birthday! 100 episodes in, we’ve talked to a lot of amazing #bossbabes with plenty of wisdom to share. Join Annie for her second installment of Ten Tips to Becoming Fearless (see episode 52 for part one!) as she talks living your truth, finding your niche, asking for support, being your own cheerleader, and practicing gratefulness. To celebrate, use the code FEARLESS for 50% off a Style Collective classic annual membership! Go to stylecollective.us and click “JOIN” at the top of the menu, scroll down to the black button that says “$150 per year” and use the promo code FEARLESS for 50% off your first year. Already a member? Join our birthday week challenge for a chance to win one of two cash prizes, plus affiliate commission for each friend you refer to SC! Details are in our members-only Facebook Group.

This week on Becoming Fearless, meet Jane Lu, the founder and CEO of Showpo, an online fashion store that sells to millennial women in over 100 countries. Jane started her career as an accountant, but as soon as she started working, she realized she didn’t enjoy it. Then her friend came to her with the idea to start their own business. After one failed business, Jane pivoted to create a new business that was everything the first business was not. Join Jane and Annie as they talk being your own brand ambassador, experiencing failure, being candid, finding people you can trust, learning how to delegate, and living a fulfilled life.

On this episode of the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Jaime Cohen, founder of The Right Words, helping individuals and organizations communicate more effectively so they can live the lives they want and function more efficiently. People have always come to Jaime for advice. When she realized this was something she could turn into a business she was thrilled. Now, not only can she help individuals improve their lives, but by working with organizations she can help people at scale! Join Jaime and Annie as they talk learning from traumas and failures, growing a thicker skin, giving people the truth, reaching out when you need support, valuing emotional intelligence, and understanding the power of storytelling. Today’s episode is brought to you by FabFitFun, which is a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products worth over $200 for less than $50. Use the code FEARLESS10 to get $10 off your first box at FabFitFun.com

Today on Becoming Fearless, Patricia, the world’s first style blogger, returns for her third episode (check out episode 2 for her first appearance!) to share the mic and chat with Annie about learning how to be comfortable with yourself and where you are on your journey. Join Patricia and Annie as they talk recognizing the difference between image and reality, learning to like yourself, celebrating your talents, avoiding comparison, remembering your mission, and having your priorities in place. Today’s episode is brought to you by FabFitFun, which is a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products worth over $200 for less than $50. Use the code FEARLESS10 to get $10 off your first box at FabFitFun.com

This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Tiffany Sorya, the Founder and CEO of Novel Education Group, a homeschooling and tutoring service providing tailored homeschooling curriculums to families and students who live unconventional lifestyles. In 2010, Tiffany moved to LA after graduating college. She had tutored during college and started tutoring again when she moved to LA – and found joy in it. Join Tiffany and Annie as they talk using your skills instead of your degree, being relentless, fulfilling a mission, focusing on the long-term, tailoring your services, and knowing what makes you different. Today’s episode is brought to you by FabFitFun, which is a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products worth over $200 for less than $50. Use the code FEARLESS10 to get $10 off your first box at FabFitFun.com

On this episode of Becoming Fearless, meet Rachel McCord, the founder of the McCord List. Ten years ago, Rachel moved to LA to live near her sister, actress AnnaLynne McCord, and started to get a taste of the Hollywood lifestyle. Her confusion during her first hectic months in LA inspired her to write her first book many years later, Slay the Fame Game. The book opened doors for her to start inspiring and empowering women through the McCord List. Join Rachel and Annie as they talk seeing through the glamour, finding what energizes you, being honest about who you are, sharing positive messages, and designing your dream.   Today’s episode is brought to you by FabFitFun, which is a seasonal subscription box with full-size beauty, fitness, fashion and lifestyle products worth over $200 for less than $50. Use the code FEARLESS10 to get $10 off your first box at FabFitFun.com

Today on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Sarah Liller, a clothing designer based in San Francisco. Sarah was raised with the mentality that she should get a solid, secure job, and ended up in a graduate program for Biochemistry. After one particularly rough day, she realized her path didn’t feel authentic. She had always had a passion for fashion – so she applied to Parsons Design School in New York and moved cross-country to start pursuing her dream. In 2012, she started her own brand. Join Annie and Sarah as they talk realizing you’re in the driver’s seat, inspiring confidence, dealing with grief, having perspective, and living to your fullest truth.

This week on Becoming Fearless, Annie shares her love for the Myers-Briggs personality test. If you don’t know where you fall within the Myers-Briggs framework, you might be surprised how much a simple test can help you understand why you do what you do – and why others do what they do, too. Join Annie as she takes you through the different pieces that make up each Myers-Briggs personality type, and how you can use your knowledge of your personality to live authentically.

On this episode of the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Andrea Isabelle Lucas, Owner and Founder of Barre & Soul. Andrea fell in love with barre back in 2006 and started teaching barre part-time while she was finishing her BA in Women’s Studies. After graduating, she had an epiphany in the middle of taking a barre class, realizing she could use barre to help empower women the same way barre helped empower her. Join Andrea and Annie as they talk learning to express your authentic self, empowering others, coming from a place of compassion, and knowing your core values.

Today on Becoming Fearless, meet Maile Pacheco, Founder of beGlammed, a mobile app that provides beauty services on-demand. Maile started her career with the beauty industry in the stock room at a MAC store and worked her way up through the ranks for eight years before founding her own company in 2014. Now, beGlammed has scaled to 31 cities across the US and Canada and still has big plans to continue scaling. Join Maile and Annie as they talk optimizing the wheel, always asking questions, working through others, not taking things personally, radiating your core values, and defining your own success.

This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, Annie celebrates the three-year anniversary of Style Collective by sharing the top three things she’s learned on her journey from the corporate world to entrepreneurship. Join Annie as she talks taking criticism (and praise) in stride, hustling hard, making space for your life, avoiding comparison, and staying true to yourself.

On this episode of Becoming Fearless, meet Christy Laurence, the founder of Plann, an Instagram scheduling, analytics, and strategy tool helping businesses create leads to make money online. Christy spent ten years in corporate advertising, and over time she started to feel disconnected from the actual creativity of her role. At home, she would illustrate and draw, and one day she started putting her work on Instagram – and eventually started getting paid. Join Christy and Annie as they talk being resourceful, continuously teaching, fitting you into your life, enforcing your boundaries, and forming relationships.

Today on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Mary Osborne, an occupational therapist and lifestyle blogger, and a founding member of Style Collective. Last year, Mary was faced with the difficult decision of whether to leave her full-time job, ultimately realizing that her values didn’t align with the company’s values. Since taking that leap, Mary has been balancing her PRN occupational therapist work and her blogging work, hustling all the way. Join Mary and Annie as they talk realizing your value, finding balance, filling in the gaps, just going for it, and not being paralyzed by fear.

This week on Becoming Fearless, meet Carey Jenkins, the CEO of Substantial, a product development studio in Seattle, Washington, helping clients launch extraordinary products. Carey has had a few careers in her lifetime, but her winding path eventually led her to discover her love for client services, which then led her to Substantial. Join Carey and Annie as they talk navigating imposter syndrome, creating new goals, being direct, defying expectations, having a point of view, and paving the way.  

On this episode of the Becoming Fearless podcast, Annie talks overcoming her limiting beliefs and answers some questions from listeners about how to overcome limiting beliefs of their own. Everyone has fears and doubts they need to overcome to achieve their dreams, and overcoming those doubts is all about changing the way you think. Believing you’re not worthy or not capable limits your chances of success. Instead, remove those limitations, believe you can succeed, and start taking action. Join Annie as she talks believing you’re worthy, giving yourself credit, changing your mindset, investing in yourself, and not giving up.

Today on Becoming Fearless, meet Katherine North, a life coach giving female entrepreneurs a safe space to express their feelings at Declare Dominion, and her husband, Nick, a brand strategist at Epic Danger. Having lived the first 30 years of his life as a woman, Nick knows a lot about transformative experiences, and Katherine has taken the journey with him. Join Katherine, Nick, and Annie as they talk living authentically, adjusting your path, speaking your truth, challenging gender norms, and achieving long-term change.

This week on the Becoming Fearless podcast, meet Nicole Giordano, the Founder of StartUp Fashion, an online resource and community that helps independent fashion brands reach their entrepreneurial goals. Nicole went to school for textile design, and the more she learned about the fashion industry, the more she realized what she didn’t like about it – namely, its exclusivity and lack of collaboration. So, Nicole started a blog that eventually became StartUp Fashion. Join Nicole and Annie as they talk finding internal motivation, building community, creating a mantra, setting boundaries for yourself, and knowing what success means to you.

On this episode of Becoming Fearless, meet Natali Morris, a self-proclaimed “Financial Freedom Fighter,” and a speaker, writer, and educator working to empower people to build wealth inside of their family. After becoming a mother and losing her job, Natali decided she needed to do the best she could with the money her family had coming in, becoming a wealth builder and a rock-star money manager. Join Natali and Annie as they talk taking non-linear paths, facing the fork in the road, understanding your assets, expanding your wealth, being ready for challenges, and using the resources the universe gives you.

Today on the Becoming Fearless podcast, Annie spends a solo episode discussing something important that has affected her life and the lives of many others: business bullies. As someone who’s dealt with the influence of a work bully in the past, Annie shares her knowledge on how to recognize and defend against toxic people in the workplace. Tune in as Annie talks thinking logically, managing perceptions, being self-aware, becoming an informal leader, and always getting back up.