Welcome to lipservice, the podcast that unveils the secrets to success for beauty brands and content creators alike. Join beauty industry specialist and influencer marketing veteran, Sonia Elyss as she tells the authentic and thoughtful stories at the intersection of the beauty industry and creator economy. In each episode, we bring you interviews with beauty entrepreneurs, marketing experts, and content creators who share their genuine stories, wins & stumbles, tips, and key strategies that ...
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Ep 29. The Real Way to Get PR + Protecting Your Social Media Against Hackers | Solo Episode with Sonia
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Today's episode tackles three essential topics that have been on my mind, and trust me, you'll want to take notes. I'm breaking down my recent experience landing PR completely organically - no creator apps involved. You'll learn the exact method I used (and teach) that just proved successful with a brand I genuinely love. With the recent wave of cr…
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Ep 28. Building Beauty Different: How MOB Beauty's Co-Founder, Alisha Gallagher, Created True Community Through Conscious Beauty
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Ready to dive into what ACTUALLY goes into building an indie beauty brand with intention? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Alisha Gallagher, co-founder of Mob Beauty, to unpack how she went from working alongside industry icons like Laura Mercier to co-creating a brand that's redefining conscious beauty. Get ready for a no-BS conversation abo…
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Ep 27. From Viral Mascara Reviews to Multi-Million Dollar Businesses: Kelly Rose Sarno's Unfiltered Journey in Beauty Content Creation
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Join Sonia as she sits down with beauty content creator and entrepreneur Kelly Rose Sarno in this candid episode of lipservice. Discover how Kelly transformed her passion for makeup into a thriving career, from her viral Puff Me hair product video (on Facebook!) to managing a team of 13 across two successful companies. Highlights include: Kelly's u…
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Ep 26. Talent Agency Secrets Revealed: Beauty Creator Success with Illuminate Social CEO Becca Bahrke
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Welcome to lipservice, the podcast where we uncover the beauty industry's best-kept secrets. In this episode, Sonia sits down with Becca Bahke, CEO of Illuminate Social, to discuss the intricacies of talent management in the beauty creator space. Key topics include: Criteria for successful brand partnerships The current value of Instagram vs. TikTo…
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Ep 25. Creator Hotline Q&A: Building Relationships for Long-Term Success
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Welcome back to lipservice world, for your a solo episode with your host, Sonia Elyss. Grab a notebook because this episode is full of advice for beauty content creators! 💄✨ In this episode, Sonia gets real about the ups and downs of her own content creation journey, sharing her personal struggles after a 3.5-week hiatus. But that's just the warm-u…
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Ep 24. From Beauty Influencer to Brand Builder: Rudi Berry's Journey in Content Creation
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Join Sonia Elyss as she sits down with beauty creator and brand builder Rudi Berry in this insightful episode of lipservice the podcast. Discover how Rudi transformed her passion for beauty into a thriving career, from her early days on YouTube to collaborating with major brands like Neutrogena and developing her own products. Highlights include: R…
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Ep 23. Latina Beauty Creators Rising: Hilda Franco's Journey from Micro Influencer to Sephora Partnership
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In celebration of Latin Heritage Month, join Sonia as she sits down with emerging Latina beauty creator Hilda Franco in this inspiring episode of lipservice world. Discover how Hilda went from casual Instagram stories to landing a coveted Sephora partnership, all while embracing her Salvadorian roots. Sonia applauds her as a fellow latina and someo…
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Ep. 22 From Authenticity to Bora Bora: Navigating the Beauty Creator Journey with Michelle York
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Join Sonia as she sits down with rising beauty content creator Michelle York in this captivating episode of lipservice Podcast. Michelle opens up about her unexpected journey from casual Instagram stories to viral TikTok success, sharing candid insights on authenticity, dealing with online negativity, and the realities of content creation as a care…
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Ep 21. Shedding Imposter Syndrome with Amanda Frisch (@amandafrischbeauty)
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Sonia interviews Amanda Frisch, a two-time Ulta Beauty Collective member (and Doctorate of performing arts) about her journey as a content creator. What started as a passion project has become a full-time business across multiple platforms. Amanda talks about niching down, what she learned from the UBC and her top tips for shedding imposter syndrom…
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Ep 20. How Creators Can Build A Beauty Product Business (Without the Risk!) with Blanka CEO, Kaylee Lieffers
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Ever dreamed of launching your own beauty product business? Make your dream a reality with Blanka. Launching a product based business in the beauty industry is full of risk: start up costs, development costs, order minimums —the list is endless. Blanka puts a stop to many of the issues surrounding this volatile industry and helps you reach your ent…
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Ep 19. The Key to Effective Negotiation & Communication with Rachel Anise (@beautyprofessor)
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Sonia sits with Rachel Anise, a communications professor, published author, ex-model and long-time content creator. Rachel walks us through her unique journey with content creation starting with long-form blogging and evolving over 10+ years to today where she is on the verge of launching her own haircare brand. Rachel uses her professional backgro…
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Ep 18. Sonia’s 39th Birthday (a solo episode)
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Join Sonia for a quick birthday episode. A few thoughts, a few tears and a whole lot of gratitude. — If you like the podcast, you'll love connecting with Sonia directly on social. Feel free to drop a comment or DM on: Instagram and TikTok Join lipservice world, the free community helping beauty creators connect and elevate. Ready to upgrade your pr…
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Ep 17. Showing Up As Your Authentic Self and Living Life Online with Krysten Wags (@krysten_wags)
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Krysten Wags is a triple threat: Content Creator, Actor and Marketer. As a personality online she's your best friend and acts like it. Sonia interviews Krysten about her journey from Actor to Content Creator and how she ended up as the Associate Content Director at Laundry Service (an advertising agency). The episode touches on what happens from th…
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Ep 16. Five Questions with Kailey Waskall of @occupationbeauty & All About Spark Ads on the Creator Hotline
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Sonia interviews Kailey Waskall, an Occupational Therapist and Accessibility Consultant who marrier her love for beauty and passion for accessibility in her online persona, @occupationbeauty. Kailey discusses what she has learned on her creator journey and the investments she has made along the way. She discusses the challenges and fears around sho…
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Ep 15. From Creator to CEO, How Susan Yara Sees the Influencer Marketing Industry
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Long-time content creator and Naturium Founder, Susan Yara joins Sonia in the episode where they look at things from a creator and brand perspective. The duo discuss imposter syndrome, consistency, what it takes to create content for 10+ years and what Naturium looks for in a partnership. If you’ve ever watched Susan’s content and wondered “how doe…
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Ep 14. Five Questions with @ElenaDuqueBeauty and Lipservice Creator Hotline
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Sonia chats with Elena Duque, an Esthetician & TV beauty expert as well as someone who has been on QVC, NBC and CBS. She took her experience in skincare and social media to TikTok during the pandemic then parlayed that into hosting and TV segments. Elena walks us through her journey on TikTok and what it takes to produce a TikTok segment. We discus…
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Ep 13. How To Roll With The Punches and Evolve As A Content Creator with Brand Marketing Specialist, Evelyn Brown
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After getting her influencer marketing start at Ulta Beauty and launching the first Ulta Beauty Collective, Evelyn has gone on to do great things on the brand and creator side of the influencer marketing industry. Sonia interviews Evelyn about her experience and thoughts on what it takes to "make it" as a creator as well as some of the behind-the-s…
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Ep 12. Carving Out A Niche After 30 Years in Beauty With Leah Hundsness of Maxine’s Revenge
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After working in the beauty industry for 30 years, Leah was ready to create something “for us, by us” and dove into formulating a concealer specifically for beauty-lovers 40+. Shortly after, Maxine’s Revenge was born (and named by her TikTok followers!) Leah embraced TikTok as a Founder, Creator & Sales person, selling out her stock (with help from…
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Ep 11. Behind the Curtain of Beauty Brand Marketing with Diane Saw
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Sonia sits down with Diane Saw, the Global Director of Brand Marketing at Violette_FR. One of beauty industry’s fastest growing brands and a brand name on countless beauty creator wish lists right now. Diane walks us through her experience in advertising and marketing and how she landed this dream role as well as some of the details behind creator …
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Ep 10. The Year Of ‘Yes’ With Over 50 Beauty Creator Cherie @seaswan6
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The creator journey can start anywhere at any age. For our guest this week, the journey started in her 50’s with a push from her teenage daughters. Sonia interviews Cherie Seaswan, a later in life creator who is bringing a bit of spice to the makeup over 50 content conversation. Cherie shares how she stumbled into content creation and her current m…
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Ep 9. Identifying Self-Sabotage & Accepting Opportunities That Feel Out Of Reach with Ehlie Luna
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Meet Ehlie Luna, a professional makeup artist, singer and creator who has gone from playing with her Mother's makeup to becoming the face of Milk makeup's new Jelly Tint. Learn more about her journey as a creative, what her initial reaction was to the invite from Milk and how she thinks about creativity and content creation in a unique and beautifu…
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Ep 8. Lipservice Creator Hotline and 5 Questions with Amanda Suarse
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Join Sonia for a new series where she answers community questions in her "Lipservice Creator Hotline" segment. In this episode she answers questions from @dermagals and @itsamandasuarse regarding media kits and finding inspiration to post. Submitting questions is a special perk for the lipservice world community on Geneva and the Broadcast Channel,…
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Ep 7. How Showing Up on Twitter and Being Authentic Got Karol Rodriguez A Start With Maybelline
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Sonia and Karol sit down for a chat about how Karol Rodriguez became @karolskorner. What the organic journey from College kid to Professional MUA has looked like for Karol and what it's like to get personal, carve out boundaries, connect with brands and create deep connections online. Karol is a professional makeup artist and creator in NYC navigat…
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Ep 6. "Your Why, Has to Be Bigger Than You" How Michelle Spieler Keeps Showing Up Despite Dwindling Deals For Mature Beauty Creators
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We're back with another episode featuring Michelle Spieler, a mature beauty creator who just launched a product collab with MOB beauty. As a follow up to our first episode together (listen here to catch up), Sonia dives in deeper on Michelle's weekly posting schedule, which platform she is finding significant growth on, the "state of the union" for…
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Ep 5. A Decade Of Influencer Marketing With Beauty Executive, Eileen Dautruche
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Join Sonia in interviewing Eileen Dautruche, a Beauty Executive, Digital Marketing Expert and early (2008) Blogger/Influencer. Eileen started her career as a 19 year old blogger and now she works at one of the most sought-after beauty brands in the world (Bobbi Brown!). Sonia asks Eileen about her career journey and the evolution of the beauty infl…
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Ep 4. How To Invest In Yourself and Never Cold Pitch Again With @KBousq
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In this juicy episode, Sonia interviews Kristen Bousque, a creator coach and anti-pitch champion, the founder of Soulcial Suite and someone who has worked in the creator economy for years. Curious about what to charge? How to connect with brands? What you should invest in your journey? This episode is for you! Stick around for the entire episode be…
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Ep 3. Applying to the Ulta Beauty Collective? Kevin Lee Tells Us What Really Happens as Part of the UB Collective
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Join Sonia while she chats with recent Ulta Beauty Collective member Kevin Lee. We talk about what the experience has done for him as a Creator personally and professionally as well as his number 1 takeaway after a year of mentorship with one of the beauty industry's biggest retailers. Kevin has one of the smallest follower counts of the current cr…
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Ep 2. Predicting Beauty Industry Trends with Addison Cain of SPATE NYC
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If you’re curious about how trends grow and evolve in the beauty industry, this episode is for you. Join Sonia as she interviews Addison Cain, a trend forecaster for SPATE NYC. In this episode, we talk about how TikTok impacts the trend lifecycle, 2024 predictions for the beauty industry, and some of our favorite trend observations in the right now…
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Ep 1. How To Get On the PR List (And Stay There) with Tyler Williams, Founder of Nouveau Communications
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Curious how to get on the PR list of one of New York’s fastest growing beauty communications agencies!? You’re going to need to listen to this episode. Sonia interviews Tyler Williams, the Founder of Nouveau Communications, a boutique beauty communications firm representing some of social media’s favorite brands including Salwa Petersen, Andrew Fit…
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Refresh Episode: Becoming A Creator After 40 With Michelle Spieler & Tips For Creators At Any Age
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Let's revisit one of Sonia's favorite interviews with a popular beauty creator. Take out your pen and paper because this one is full of hot tips and mindset gut checks. Gen X is one of the most quickly growing generations in the Creator Economy with a complex relationship with social media and showing up authentically. Join Sonia as she interviews …
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Refresh Episode: How to Avoid Reshoots and Achieve Recurring Partnerships
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Countdown to the official launch of lipservice the podcast is on! We revisit one of Sonia's favorite episodes from Brand Meet Creator to get you excited for what's to come! In this episode, Sonia uses her decade worth of experience in influencer marketing to navigate you through avoiding the pitfalls of having to reshoot and drops tons of gems on w…
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Welcome to lipservice, the podcast that unveils the secrets to success for beauty brands and content creators alike. Join beauty industry specialist and influencer marketing veteran, Sonia Elyss as she tells the authentic and thoughtful stories at the intersection of the beauty industry and creator economy. In each episode, we bring you interviews …
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