🔑 Social Media Boundaries & Success on Substack — with Dacy Gillespie

This one goes out to all our listeners who are still trying to make it work on social media!

Today I’m joined by Dacy Gillespie, a weight inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist who has grown her business online over the past decade and is now navigating a major shift from Instagram to Substack.

Together, we talk about:

• The high-stress worlds of music, teaching, arts admin & academia
• Why Dacy started working in fashion — even though she felt like a total outsider
• The role that Instagram plays in Dacy’s business
• How Dacy has right-sized her business for her capacity
• Ways to navigate the highs & lows of a fluctuating client load
• Why Dacy started her Substack newsletter & how it’s grown to over 10,000 subscribers
• How to market your work when you hate the feeling of selling yourself
• “is it possible to be an ethical influencer?”

 
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