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Today we are diving into everything that has to do with brand design with Alyssa Nguyen. At just 22 years old, the graduate from Princeton decided that she didn’t want to take on the conventional corporate route. Instead, Alyssa has built a successful WOC focused brand design studio, where she helps brands with their creative direction to the best social media strategies. In this episode, Alyssa s...

Have you ever thought about deleting Instagram? Today's guest did just that. Meet Anastasia Vlasova. At 19-years old, she is a digital wellness activist, the host of the Our Turn To Talk Podcast , where she has conversations around mental health and self-acceptance, and a student at NYU Gallatin. In this episode, Anastasia walks us through her childhood living in Moscow, how her first experience w...

Afshan Nasseri is the founder of Aam Creative, a digital marketing and PR agency run by women of color that bring brands to life through ripe storytelling. On the show today, Afshan takes us through her childhood growing up as a South Asian and Muslim girl in North America, the role that mangoes have played into building the agency, and why Aam Creative is breaking the molds on what it means to bu...

This week, Ayla and Ally sit down to catch up about their thoughts on Harry Styles' new album, Harry Styles as a whole, and Ayla's quest to save up for a front row seat at his next concert. Please enjoy our ramblings. This is not sponsored by Harry Styles or Pleasing. Don't forget to follow and review the show! Follow us at https://www.tiktok.com/@ourplaygroundpod?lang=en

Hayley Caddes is the founder and CEO of the recently launched mental health app Chill Pill. Her first experience with mental health started in the troubled teen industry at 16 and after years of inpatient therapy, Hayley went on to earn a masters in chemical engineering at Columbia and was the director of a STEM and entrepreneurship program for high school students. Now, she’s building something s...

A storyteller at heart, Gaby Ulloa left her position as assistant to the editor-in-chief at Architectural Digest to pursue freelance writing full-time. Her work is centered around stigmatized topics in marginalized communities and her podcast Thoughts May Vary alongside her co-host Meadow focuses on stories and lessons all about the one thing that connects us all, mental health. She’s also been fe...

Jaylah and Ally recap their trip to Atlanta and their thoughts on the future of social media. Is Instagram dead? Why Pinterest is the superior platform...Don't forget to follow, rate, and review the show! Find Our Playground here: https://www.tiktok.com/@ourplaygroundpod?lang=en

Meet Fiona Chan, the founder and CEO of Youthforia , a Gen-Z brand that makes products that are so good for your skin, you can sleep with it. And yes, Fiona tested all the lab samples themselves. The makeup is made with with at least 90% renewable ingredients which means no fossil fuels and its free of liquid plastic which is found in most makeup products. In this episode, Fiona talks about the pr...

Today, we are joined by Stephanie Lee who is the founder of selfmade - a personal care brand at the intersection of mental health and beauty with a mission to inspire you to explore emotional wellness and self-worth. The brand has even earned the likes of publications like Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Before creating the brand, Stephanie was a field organizer on the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign...

Today we are joined by Kayla Cabilin who is a strategist at Snapchat as well as the host of the In Our Network Podcast where she sits down with women like Scout Sobel, founder of Scouts Agency, Melanie Masarin, former Head of Retail at Glossier, to journalist and author, Carley Fortune to have to empowering conversations around career, mental health, and sustainability. In this episode, Kayla shar...

Abby and I talk about our lives now that school is starting, our thoughts on the Olympics, the positives and negatives of social media, and we also answer lots of questions! If you enjoy this conversation, then make sure you follow the show and take the time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It truly helps us grow! Post a screenshot of you listening and post it on your socials and don't forget...

I am sure when quarantine hit last March, we were all in the kitchen baking banana bread and finding the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. Today's guest turned this into her own baking business. Lara Adekoya, you may have heard of her as LA's cookie queen. After being furloughed from her job working at Nordstrom due to the pandemic, she took her passion for cooking and connection and started baki...

If you are on the "sustainable" side of TikTok then I'm sure you're no stranger to Lauren Ferree or relauren. I'm excited to welcome you guys to this conversation I had with her. Lauren is an environmental activist and video producer. She has worked with brands such as Grove, HeyHumans, and Imperfect Foods. To her growing online community, she shares her tips for eating more plants, voting with yo...

One in four American menstruators have missed class because of improper access to period products. Andrea Rix and Yasi Henderson decided to do something about it. They created the Period Poverty Project, an organization based in San Diego, CA with a mission of dismantling the stigma around menstrual health and providing easier access to period products. In their first project, they donated over 50...

Don't you just have the best, unfiltered conversations with your family? This week, Chloe and Annie are on the podcast! The conversation revolved around food but we also touched on our Vietnamese culture and thoughts on future careers. It got a little chaotic but it's a fun one and I hope you enjoy it! If you find yourself coming back every week, and you aren't already, make sure to follow the sho...

Have you guys ever had that teacher who has inspired you to become a teacher yourself? Today's guest has her own version of that story. Sam is a middle school humanities teacher as well as creator on TikTok and is also known as the "CEO of romanticizing life". You may have seen her here or there on your feed and absolutely loving her mini pancakes and sneaker collection to her advice for teachers,...

Today on the show we have Ayla Henderson. We met back in middle school when I was a new to the area and she was someone I just knew I had to meet. Her energy is infectious, in a good way and I know you'll love this conversation. We chatted about what's up with our lives now that we are incoming Sophomores and just got to know each other a little better! I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do...

Luna Abadia is a junior in high school and is the founder and executive director of Effective Climate Action Project , a youth-led environmental organization rooted in Portland, Oregon. Founded in the summer of 2020, Luna realized how most organizations focus on driving individual actions. But she believes that systemic solutions should also play a part. Solutions that change the rules and the way...