Go Forth

L'Oreal Payton is the Director of Communications at OneGoal, a national college access and success organization. She is also a writer, crafting pieces for Hello Giggles, Ebony, and others, as well as her own blog, LT in the City. Elise Metzger is a designer and Founder of pop-up supper club Filigree Suppers as well as interior environments and experiential design firm Forward Fruit. Mallory Ulaszek and Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling are the Founders of Presence Agency, specializing in event and website production.

In this episode, recorded live from Ace Hotel Chicago, these women cover everything from raising your rates to keeping your books balanced to understanding the worth of your time and expertise. It's an incredibly candid conversation that you won't want to miss!

Note: there are a couple of sound issues on this one, since it was recorded live. Bear with us, it's worth it!

L'Oreal Payton is the Director of Communications at OneGoal, a national college access and success organization. She is also a writer, crafting pieces for Hello Giggles, Ebony, and others, as well as her own blog, LT in the City. Elise Metzger is a designer and Founder of pop-up supper club Filigree Suppers as well as interior environments and experiential design firm Forward Fruit. Mallory Ulaszek and Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling are the Founders of Presence Agency, specializing in event and website production.

In this episode, recorded live from Ace Hotel Chicago, these women cover everything from raising your rates to keeping your books balanced to understanding the worth of your time and expertise. It's an incredibly candid conversation that you won't want to miss!

Note: there are a couple of sound issues on this one, since it was recorded live. Bear with us, it's worth it!

In this episode, 3 wordsmith women - Betsy Mikel, Julie Schumacher, and Gretchen Kalwinski talk about the ways in which this unique collaborative relationship has strengthened their businesses and ignited their confidence in their own talents and business acumen. They discuss transparency (not just the fun, easy kind) and the many hats that they wear -- business coach, friend, co-worker, and more -- in their collaboration with one another.

In this episode, Lydia Crespo of Argaman+Defiance (@argamandefiance) and Kristin Oldach of KraeO Handmade (@kraeo) come together to discuss how they came to collaborate even when their is often fierce competition between makers who produce similar products. They also chat about tips for successful collaborations and how working together has transformed their businesses and opened new income streams.

To kick off this season, Amelia + Amanda sat down to discuss some changes to the Go Forth format and the conversations around feminist values that inspired these interviews. They also share a preview of the great guests and conversations to come in season three! For more information, follow @forthchicago.

Lisa Guillot is the founder of + branding / life-coach expert behind Step Brightly and Be Bright Lisa. She was also a co-founder of Forth Chicago.

Jennifer Smith Tapp is the Director of Editorial and Brand Strategy for Chicago Woman Magazine.

Christine Cikowski is the Executive Chef and Managing Partner of Honey Butter Fried Chicken, and she co-founded Sunday Dinner Club.

Searah Deysach is the founder of local feminist sex shop Early to Bed. Her work focuses on creating sex-positive and sex-educated communities in Chicago.

Lydia Crespo is the founder and artist behind Argaman&Defiance, a source for handmade tops, scarves, and other apparel dyed with natural dye extracts.