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#45 - ON-AIR MENTORING SESSION - ARE YOU AFRAID TO TAKE UP SPACE?
#45 - ON-AIR MENTORING SESSION - ARE YOU AFRAID TO TAKE UP SPACE?

On this week’s episode (45) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, you’ll be listening in on another instagram mentoring session; I’m working with Trinidad and Tobago based gluten-free baker Moy Lovell who is unsure how to grow her baking business and is looking for ideas on how to use instagram and other social media platforms to help her reach more clients. I share marketing and mindset tips to support Moy on her journey. Here’s what else you can expect from this episode…

  • I share some news about my popular instagram masterclass!

  • I explain how the instagram algorithms may be affecting Moy’s reach and message

  • I share how you can identify who your best customer is

  • We unpick Moy’s beliefs and mindset around having her recipes stolen

  • We talk about why cookbooks are never about making money

  • I share my thought on working with brands

  • We chat openly about judgement, vulnerability and rejection on social media

  • And more…

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instagram, social media, food blogging, podcast, quarantine cookingK J Espinel
#44 - THE POWER OF AYURVEDA WITH MIRA MANEK
#44 - THE POWER OF AYURVEDA WITH MIRA MANEK

In this week’s episode (44) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Mira Manek, author and owner of the gorgeous CHAI cafe in Soho, London. We chat about Mira’s health struggles and how a return to the cooking traditions of her childhood and the principles of Ayurveda helped her on her path of recovery. Here’s what else you can expect from this week’s episode …

  • Mira talks about how her own health struggles led her to embrace the Gujarati food of her childhood and sent her on a journey towards wellness and health

  • Mira outlines how she ended up taken the leap and open her own cafe in London

  • Mira chats about creating cooking videos in quarantine and why it’s made a huge difference

  • Mira shares some Ayurvedic principles that can help us during lockdown

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food blogging, instagram, social media, quarantine cookingK J Espinel
#43 - CREATIVE LIVING IN QUARANTINE WITH BETH KIRBY
#43 - CREATIVE LIVING IN QUARANTINE WITH BETH KIRBY

In this week’s episode (43) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Beth Kirby, award winning photographer, stylist, cook, podcaster, educator, creative business coach, entrepreneur and writer. Beth has been sharing stunning visual and written content on her blog LOCAL MILK and social media since 2012 making her the perfect person to chat to about all things creativity, content and cooking in quarantine. Here’s what you can expect from this week’s episode …

  • We chat about why connection and creativity is so healing

  • Beth talks about her journey into photography, travel and styling as a career

  • Beth shares something completely unexpected about food styling!!!

  • We explore perfectionism, fear, failure and comparison

  • We delve deep into the value of real, raw, vulnerable and authentic

  • Beth outlines why story telling and sharing your vulnerability is powerful

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food blogging, instagram, social media, food styling, quarantine cooking, food photography, goal settingK J Espinel
#42 -EATING FOR THE PLANET WITH SARA KIYO POPOWA
#42 -EATING FOR THE PLANET WITH SARA KIYO POPOWA

In this week’s episode (42) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Sara Kiyo Popowa, artist, food photographer, author and social media influencer known on instagram as Shisodelicious. We chat about creativity, instagram and the pivotal role plant-based living plays during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Here’s what else you can expect from this week’s episode …

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food blogging, instagram, social media, food styling, quarantine cookingK J Espinel
#41 -QUARANTINE COOKING TIPS FOR HEALTH AND JOY
#41 -QUARANTINE COOKING TIPS FOR HEALTH AND JOY

In this week’s episode (41) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Carla Contreras, chef, food stylist, health coach, recipe developer and mama, better known as Chef Carla. We chat about how to plan your meals, prep, freeze, shop, cook and store your food during the quarantine period (and beyond) to minimise food waste and save money. Here’s what else you can expect from this week’s episode …

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goal setting, food blogging, instagram, social mediaK J Espinel
#39 - HOW TO PITCH BRANDS WITH JENNY MELROSE
#39 - HOW TO PITCH BRANDS WITH JENNY MELROSE

In this week’s BONUS episode (39) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to Jenny Melrose, blogger, educator, author and the podcaster behind Influencer Entrepreneurs. Jenny’s mission is to teach entrepreneurs and bloggers how to grow and scale their businesses online. Remarkably, Jenny grew her blog into a 6-figure business and on the podcast today, she shares how she made it happen. Here’s what else you can expect from this week’s episode …

  • Jenny outlines why positioning, authenticity, confidence and kindness are key to obtaining lucrative brand deals and collaborations

  • Jenny notes why diversifying your income sources is essential to financial success as a blogger

  • Jenny gives concrete examples of different income sources bloggers can create for themselves

  • We discuss what role blogs play - if any - in 2020

  • We chat about what’s happening with reach and engagement on instagram

  • Jenny shares practical tips on how to pitch brands to get the deals you want

  • Jenny stresses why the initial media kit you send to brands should NOT include your rates

  • Jenny suggests how you could respond when a brand states they don’t have the budget to work with you

And lots more…

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goal setting, food blogging, instagram, social mediaK J Espinel
#38 - THE BIGGEST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND INSTAGRAM TRENDS FOR 2020
#38 - THE BIGGEST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND INSTAGRAM TRENDS FOR 2020

In today’s BONUS episode (38) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m speaking with the adorable Lauren Caris, food photographer, teacher and food blogger at Food Photography Academy and bubbly Joanie Simon, also a food photographer, teacher and food blogger over at The Bite Shot. We’ve come together to discuss THE biggest food photography, food styling and social media trends we see coming in 2020. If you want to be prepared and get a head start on food trends and developments, this podcast episode is for you…

  • We talk about why everyone is going gaga over artificial light food photography

  • Joanie explain why staying creative whilst using artificial light is so important

  • We talk through WARM and EARTHY tones taking over in food photography

  • We highlight why instagram’s popularity is stagnating and why we’re all more mindful about our social media use

  • We say where things are at on the instagram platform (it’s not where you think)

  • Lauren, Joanie and I express our views on why the multiplatform approach is EVERYTHING for food bloggers, content creators and food photographers

  • Find out what we really think of Tik Tok

  • and lots more…

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food blogging, food photography, food styling, goal setting, instagram, podcast, social mediaK J Espinel
#36 - HOW TO MAKE IT AS A FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER WITH CHRISTALL LOWE
#36 - HOW TO MAKE IT AS A FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER WITH CHRISTALL LOWE

In this week’s episode (36) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, I’m talking to New Zealand based food photographer, food stylist, creative entrepreneur and cook Christall Lowe. Christall shares what it really takes to make it as a food photographer and find your signature style. Here’s exactly what you can expect from this week’s episode …

  • I share more about my instagram food photography challenge and food styling e-course

  • Christall shares how her upbringing in New Zealand and her Maori heritage have influenced her relationship to food

  • Christall outlines how she journeyed into creative entrepreneurship and food photography

  • We chat about what it’s really like working as a food photographer and what it takes to make it in the industry

  • We talk about the importance of working with light

  • We explore the concept of developing a signature food photography style

And lots more…

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social media, instagram, podcast, food photography, food stylingK J Espinel
#35 - NO TIME FOR INSTAGRAM? - ON-AIR MENTORING SESSION + BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS
#35 - NO TIME FOR INSTAGRAM? - ON-AIR MENTORING SESSION + BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS

On today’s episode (35) of The EAT, CAPTURE, SHARE Podcast, you’ll be listening in on another instagram mentoring session; I’m working with food writer, supperclub host and cookbook author Zuza Zak who is an expert in Eastern European food traditions. Zuza wants to find out how to grow her instagram despite having little time to dedicate to the platform. Here’s what you can expect from this episode…

  • I share some big news about my instagram food photography challenge, my online food styling course and my BOOK!

  • I give Zuza ideas on sharing food content when she’s stuck for time

  • I share my thoughts on the importance of consistency on instagram

  • We chat about the benefits of using presets

  • We discuss the issue of quantity versus quality

  • We talk about the importance of adding value as a content creator

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instagram, social media, goal setting, podcastK J Espinel