Hola Gwapas and welcome to episode 22 of the Hola Gwapa Podcast! For those of you who are new to the show I’m your host Nisha Btesh. I’m also the Founder and Creative at Hola Gwapa, a digital community of ten thousand artists from all over the world, a blog, a website, this podcast and most recently my very own small batch slow fashion line! On this podcast we dismantle the limiting stories and stereotypes holding creative entrepreneurs back and together redefine what it truly means to be a successful artist.

Today I’m sitting down with Aimee Rancer, a fashion and lifestyle blogger as well as a Creative Strategist who has worked for MEGA advertising disruptors like VaynerMedia, Pinterest and most recently Amazon.With over ten years of experience across a variety of roles in the marketing industry Aimee opens up sharing her fresh perspective on what it takes to have a kick-ass career AND a creative side hustle. In this episode we chat about career paths and following your yes, what exactly IS a global creative strategist and how you truly can have it all… as long as you’re willing to work for it! So whether you’re curious about embarking on a more corporate creative career, interested in learning more about balancing a full time role and a passion project or simply looking to feel inspired by Aimee's story then THIS is the creative conversation for you and with that let’s get into the show!

Thank you so much for listening to The Hola Gwapa Podcast! I hope you gained as much value and inspiration from today’s episode as I did! If you love what you heard please make sure you rate and review this episode wherever you’re listening! It really helps to spread episodes like this one to other creatives looking for their daily dose of inspiration + I would be forever greatful. 

But before we go… make sure you head to holagwapa.com to discover my very own passion project, Gwapa, a small batch, slow fashion line. Each piece from the collection is artist-made in San Diego California and designed to inspire your next creative adventure: swim, sweat, street or studio. With that Have a beautiful week Gwapas! As always sending you tons of inspiration and lots of love!