Ep 9: Podcasting Is Like Falling In Love

Authenticity and honesty are traits that I am reading about more and more as a new(er) trend in social media effectiveness. Podcasting was actually built on these traits and this  is why we (Summer and I) knew that 6 years podcasting veteran Jessica Kupferman would be a fantastic guest for this new creative vulnerability interview series: she is 100% her. And who that her is is inspiring, funny and community oriented. 

In fact, Summer and I are both parts of her She Podcasts community. This is a women’s podcasting Facebook group that also has a podcast and starting this year, a conference. In the She Podcasts podcast, her savvy marketing posts and her other podcast, Brilliant Observations, with John Bukenas and Melissa Brilliant, she is 100% exposed, vocally and soul-ly (if that isn’t a word, it should be). Jessica’s authenticity and honesty is grounding, especially because it is not easy to retain when you know people are listening.

Coming to your earbuds Sept 20th: 

This is the first of two interview episodes in September. We are exploring creative vulnerability with these two guest interviews with creative people we adore. This conversation with Jess is the first creative vulnerability conversation and on September 20th, we are pleased to share a conversation that Summer and I had with Katy and Tiffany from the Bittersweet Life Podcast. We ask the same questions that we asked Jessica but get some very different answers. It was such a treat to record and we think your ears are going to thank you for listening.  

Publication note: Steph overzealously published this September 6th episode a week early. Whoops. THIS is how excited Jess, She Podcasts and their conference got her. So, the next episode will be out the 3rd Fri of Sept. 

Jessica’s Info:

She Podcasts Conference: https://www.shepodcasts.live/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesskupferman/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jesskupferman

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessKupferman

Links:  (in order)

She Podcasts Conference: https://www.shepodcasts.live/

Quotes:

Her rule for sharing online: “Share don’t horrify.” Jess

How she creatively protects herself: “A year later I posted about the moment I found out (that my daughter was dead). After talking to the police officer I was screaming into my pillow. There is some part of my soul that is still doing that. But that doesn’t mean that as I am doing it I pull up Facebook. Being in the moment is a little too raw. I think being reflective is more powerful.” -Jess

Her advice to Podcasters about being vulnerable: “It’s kinda like falling in love. Vulnerability is usually a lot about mistakes, hurt and failure. You don’t want to lay that all on an audience all at once anyway. You have to take it step by step as if you are dating your audience and that they are dating you. You take it one step at a time until you are comfortable being heard and being seen. It’s kinda the same as love.” -Jess    

And a big thank you to Alex of Kwick Lights (https://kwick-lights.de/de) for recording our snazzy new intro/outro jingles! Thanks also to Lena of Lena On The Move (https://lenaonthemove.com/) for the sound idea and pulling this together for us! Check out Alex and Lena's Nuremberg-based band, Off The Grid, at https://www.instagram.com/offthegrid.music/ 

CONTACT US: 

Creatively Complicated (in Internetland):

Email: [email protected]

Summer (in Germany):  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/summeroutside/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/summeroutside

Blog: https://eatsomethinggosomewhere.com/

Stephanie: (in China): https://linktr.ee/stephfuccio

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