Join host Kelly Gibney to hear the inspirational stories of a wide variety of guests who have found a career they are passionate about. Some quit their jobs to pursue a personal brand while others started their own companies or art forms right out of college. These guests embody Mark Twain's quote "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." If you're lucky, one of these guests may just help you discover your passion....
16. Kira West: Catching the Travel Bug, Prioritizing Wellness, and Making Time for Passion Projects
Kira West of @bykwest joins Kelly today to talk about her newly relaunched jewelry line, Made By KWest, developing her personal brand, deciding to keep a full-time corporate job, and more! Kira touches on how she began her popular instagram account with an eye towards keeping her social media skills sharp for her full-time job, with little intention of starting an accompanying blog. Now, Kira dips her toe in a number of different buckets, focusing her page on fitness, wellness, and traveling. Listen up to hear all about Kira's journey to where she is today!
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20 Jul 2020
15. Sam Feher: Chasing Dreams, Establishing Priorities, and Turning Ideas into Realities
Sam Feher joins Kelly on this week's episode to talk about her many successful business endeavors. First and foremost, Sam is the assistant to an Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine. When she is not writing articles, chatting with celebs, and assisting Jessica Pels, she is running her own online boutique, the Brunch Club, freelance consulting, and creating social media content for her own brand. Sam talks about knowing what she wanted to be when she was only 7-years-old and chasing that dream her whole life. Now that she has her dream first job, Sam discusses figuring out what is next, and making sure that her career and work at Cosmopolitan remains a top priority. Sam is incredibly inspiring and driven - this is one you don't want to miss!
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13 Jul 2020
14. Victoria Garrick: College Athletics, Body Image, and The Hidden Opponent
Victoria Garrick joins Kelly on this week's episode to talk all things mental health. Victoria talks about developing performance anxiety as a Division 1 athlete and handling mental health during her college years and beyond. She discusses her TED talk, her company The Hidden Opponent, and the road that led her to become a popular mental health and positive body image advocate all over social media. Lastly, Victoria gives a piece of advice for those wanting to jump into something they are passionate about. Enjoy!
6 Jul 2020
13. Ali Bonar: Avokween, Granola Butter, and Playing with Food
Ali Bonar, otherwise known as Avokween and the co-creator of the ingenious food granola butter, sits down with Kelly on this week's episode. The two talk about Ali's originally rocky relationship with food and how she began playing with food to mend her relationship with it. Ali also talks about discovering granola butter, going into business with her significant other, quitting their jobs in tech, and more. So much is packed into this episode, enjoy!
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29 Jun 2020
12. Kate Kennedy: Back to Roots, Podcasting, and Be There in Five
The fabulous Kate Kennedy joins Kelly on this week's episode to discuss her many talents and endeavors, whilst also giving commentary on some happenings in the podcast world. Kate talks about creating remindoormats and not expecting her hobby to turn into a full blown business. She talks about getting back to what she has always loved which is writing, as well as finding joy in long-form podcasting and social commentary. Kate and Kelly touch briefly on the Call Her Daddy drama and the future of podcasting, and end with a conversation about Gen Z-ers and their future job aspirations. Enjoy!
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22 Jun 2020
11. Paige DeSorbo: Summer House, Manifesting Fame, and Just Going For It
Paige DeSorbo, Bravo TV's Summer House Cast Member, Host of Front Paige News, Amazon Live TV Host, Fashion Icon, and Co-Host of Giggly Squad (the list goes on), joins Kelly on this week's episode. Paige and Kelly talk about Paige almost getting fired two weeks into her first job, telling her high school boyfriend's parents that she would be famous one day, manifesting her success, and so much more. The two touch on how making lists can help make your successes that much more special, how you have to start somewhere, and why Après Ski House would be the perfect opportunity for Paige to display her Winter Edition Looks for Less. Paige declares that her favorite fashion blogger right now is Camila Coelho (@camilacoelho) so you should probably go follow her, too.
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15 Jun 2020
10. Emily Carlo: @whatsemilydoing, Rebranding, and Reassessing
Emily joins Kelly on today's episode to talk about how she rebranded the very popular foodie instagram, @missnewfoodie, to a more fashion and lifestyle centered account, @whatsemilydoing. Emily talks about how quitting her full-time job to pursue influencing, experimenting with a new account, and reassessing the influencer-life after a few months. Emily and Kelly also talk about how social media is weird, how sometimes you just have to give things a shot, and much more.
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1 Jun 2020
9. Cameron Rogers: Freckled Foodie, People Pleasing, and Building a Brand Ground Up
Cameron Rogers, known by her Instagram handle @freckledfoodie, joins Kelly to talk all about starting Freckled Foodie, a food and lifestyle blog, and other adjacent business endeavors. Cameron talks about body image and shifts made upon entering post-grad life, quitting her finance job to pursue Freckled Foodie full-time, feelings of guilt and wanting to please others, and more!
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25 May 2020
8. Jess Clarke: Perfectionism, Learning the Biz, and Getting Lucky with SweatNet
Jess Clarke joins host Kelly to talk all about her journey to becoming the co-owner of SweatNet Nashville and Denver. Jess and Kelly talk about overcoming perfectionism, developing a healthy relationship with fitness, learning how to run a business by watching Jess's fiancé and parents, and getting lucky when it came to finding SweatNet.
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18 May 2020
7. Chelsea Riffe: Intimidating Yoga, Putting Blinders On, and Changing Your Snow Globe
Chelsea Riffe joins Kelly on this week's episode to talk about her decision to quit her well paying job in Chicago, drop everything, and move across the world to Australia! Chelsea talks about what life has been like living in Australia, the process behind the big move, manifesting success and more. The two also discuss common misconceptions about yoga and Chelsea's company, Yoga Girl Next Door, which aims to get rid of the intimidation factor of yoga to make it easily accessible for beginners. So much is jammed pack into this hour episode! Enjoy!
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11 May 2020
6. Erin Morrissey: Making It Work, Kitchen Experiments, and @erinliveswhole
Kelly is joined by Erin Morrissey of @erinliveswhole to talk all things food and business! After graduating college, Erin entered the Public Relations world. After some time, she decided to start an instagram and blog dedicated to the food she was making, and @erinliveswhole was born! Two years ago, Erin decided to take on her brand full time, and today she has gained quite the following with hundreds of recipes on her website. Over the course of this episode, Erin and Kelly discuss not knowing what you want to do with your life while in college, Erin's decision to leave her job in PR, relationships with food, and more. Don't miss this episode - it's a great one!
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4 May 2020
5. Caroline Danehy: Fair Harbor, Working With Family, and Unpredicted Outcomes
Caroline Danehy, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Office of Fair Harbor Clothing, joins Kelly on this week's episode! While a senior in high school, Caroline started a eco-friendly clothing company with her older brother Jake. After receiving a $20,000 grant and an additional large sum of money through grass-roots funding, Fair Harbor took off. Kelly and Caroline talk about building Fair Harbor with Caroline's brother Jake, being a business owner in college, making the Forbes 30-under-30 list, and of course, Caroline gives some advice for those looking to start their own business.
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27 Apr 2020
4. Erin Gibney: Nashville, Songwriting, and Bruce Springsteen
Kelly is joined today by the extremely talented Erin Gibney. Erin is a pop-country singer-songwriter based in Nashville who has been singing since age 11. Among the many topics Kelly and Erin cover, the two talk about Erin doing singing competitions throughout her teens, her decision to go to college despite knowing she wanted to pursue music, Bruce Springsteen's role in her song creation, and dealing with fitting into an "ideal image"! Check out Erin's debut album "Bold" and recent singles on all streaming platforms.
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20 Apr 2020
3. Serena Kerrigan: Queen of Confidence and Quarantine Content
The Queen of Confidence is in the building. On this week's episode, host Kelly sits down with video producer, digital creator, and confidence extraordinaire, Serena Kerrigan. The two discuss Serena's decision to legally change her middle name to f*cking, deciding to quit her job at Refinery 29 to build her brand, SFK, creating content during quarantine, and so much more!
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13 Apr 2020
2. Johnny Con: Feeling Fulfilled, Attic Makeovers, and Music Industry Misconceptions
Host Kelly Gibney sits down with singer-songwriter Johnny Con to chat about entering into a career in the music industry. Kelly and Johnny talk about Johnny's decision to pursue his music full-time after graduation, turning his sister's bedroom into his own personal studio, and the common misconceptions about artists who have "made" it.
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6 Apr 2020
1. Aidan Gibney: Keeping Your Eyes and Ears Open and Your Mouth Shut
Host Kelly Gibney is joined by her very own brother, Aidan Gibney. Aidan is an NYC-based videographer, photographer, dancer, screen-play writer, the list goes on and on. Kelly and Aidan discuss deciding to not go to college, choosing an unconventional career path in a conventional town, Youtube University, staying motivated, and more!
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30 Mar 2020
00. Trailer
My name is Kelly Gibney. I am a (relatively) recent college grad helplessly searching for a passion. In today's day and age, it seems like everyone you see on social media is in a job they are passionate about. If you're like me, and want desperately to comprehend how these people found themselves doing something they love, this podcast is for you. Never Work A Day sets out to hear the stories of individuals who took a leap of faith so they could pursue a career in something they're passionate about. There will be laughs. There may be tears. And there will definitely be heart. Stay tuned for our first episode coming April 6th! Enjoy!
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