This episode features my friend Sonia, of Wildly Creating.  Join us as we talk about Sonia’s business journey from VA to now brand + web designer.  She gets real with us speaking to the struggles she’s faced with racism and her identity as a woman of color.   We dive into talking about the pressures of starting out in the online space and dealing with failure and rejection, along with mindset and the tools Sonia uses to keep herself grounded.

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Follow Sonia on Instagram: @wildlycreating 

Visit her website: www.wildlycreating.com 

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Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com

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“When you are relaxed and happy, you’re more creative.” This episode I sat down with Belen, the CEO of the creative studio and design house, Casa Bele.  We get into Belen’s experience working in the corporate world and how it differs from running her own studio. Belen tells us the steps she takes in order to feel more confident in her creativity and gets real as she gives us her thoughts on how ‘niching down is a trend’.

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Follow Bele on Instagram: @casabele_ 

Visit Bele’s website: www.casa-bele.com 

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Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanacionstudio

Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com

For inquiries or advertising, send us an email: info@imperfectpod.com

“Hospitality is a mindset, it’s a means of connection” This episode features podcast guest Xanthe Appleyard, partner and creative director of Oh Sierra.  Xanthe goes more in detail about her unique business philosophy, “every brand is a hospitality brand”.  We talk about common messages in the online business space that she puts blinders on for, and how she sets boundaries for herself in business and life.  Xanthe is a digital nomad and is all about living a life that is aligned with her business.

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Follow Xanthe on Instagram: @xantheappleyard 

Follow Oh Sierra on Instagram: @ohsierracreative 

Visit their website: www.ohsierra.ca

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Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanacionstudio

Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com

For inquiries or advertising, send us an email: info@imperfectpod.com

This episode’s guest is leadership and visibility coach, Steph Wharton. In this episode we talk about the importance of making connections throughout business and in life and Steph’s unique framework she uses to coach her clients.  We get into authenticity and owning your truth as a business owner, and where to draw the line between inspiration and comparison.

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Follow Steph on Instagram: @stephwharton_ 

Check out Steph’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fiercely-visible-ceo/id1582848187 

Visit her website: www.stephwharton.com 

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Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanacionstudio

Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com

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“Nobody is a natural born content creator”. In this episode, I sat down with social media coach & strategist, and friend, Courtney of Miller Digital. We have real talk about what it takes to create authentic content, the main struggles Courtney sees her clients facing & the advice she gives them to overcome it, and the importance of having self-awareness as a business owner. 

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Follow Courtney on Instagram & TikTok: @courtney.millerdigital 

Visit her website: www.millerdigital.ca 

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Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanacionstudio 

Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com 

For inquiries or advertising, send us an email: info@imperfectpod.com

In this episode, I sat down with my friend Meg Mothershed of Mothershed Design. Meg and her husband run a boutique brand + web design studio out of Denver, CO.  We talk about their businesses' recent rebrand and how they’ve benefited from it, how to cope with the many pressures of running an online business, and gaining the confidence to create a sustainable business that fits your lifestyle. 

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Follow Meg on Instagram: @megmothershed // @mothershed_design 

Visit their website: www.mothersheddesign.com 

Take the love language quiz: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language 

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Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanacionstudio

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On this solo episode, I take a look at the difference between personal core values and your brand values as a business. Are they the same thing? And if they are the same, how does that impact the way you run your business? Tell us about your core values by DMing us on Instagram! Are your core values and brand values the same?

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Welcome to the Imperfect Professional podcast, where we ditch the idea that you have to be perfect to run a small business. We talk to small business owners around the world about how they deal with imposter syndrome, comparison, and the pressure to be a perfectionist. 

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Hosted by Shaina Nacion of Shaina Nacion Design Studio.

Follow Shaina on Instagram: @shainanaciondesign

Visit Shaina’s website: www.shainanacion.com 

For inquiries or advertising, send us an email:  info@imperfectpod.com