It has been a whole year of our little passion project – the Magic Hour Podcast! Together with industry creatives and incredible guests, we have produced nine magical episodes that feature collaborative conversations about our guests’ passions, interests, and daily lives. Let’s dive into Season 1 of the Magic Hour Podcast!
Everything you need to know about Season 1 of the Magic Hour Podcast
The Magic Hour Podcast is an intentional space we can show up to let our curiosity drive inclusive, empowering conversations about marketing, design, entrepreneurship and socially conscious topics. Tune in as Hope Mikal, CEO/Founder of Unicorn Marketing Co. asks imaginative, light-hearted questions to her incredibly talented guests from here, there, and everywhere.
Season 2 is coming soon but until then, here’s what we loved about Season 1!
Episode 1 with Chloe Arielle
CEO of Chloe Arielle Designs
Chloe cultivates design solutions that are accessible for kind, socially conscious companies. Explore what accessibility in design truly means, and how this needs to already exist as a foundational layer in marketing, branding, and design.
Episode Highlights:
- Chloe makes Mondays a million times better by holding space for her own business and not working on client projects
- Chloe organizes her life in Notion – perfect for all of the Type A’s out there!
- Learn what design accessibility is and how you can implement it in your marketing
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 2 with Mariah Braun
Founder of M3M Marketing and M3M Studios
Mariah talks about filming in many different scenarios including what it was like filming during a global pandemic – she even needed to direct some parts of her film through Facetime!
Episode Highlights:
- Mariah talks about how filmmaking is a way to connect with people and share their important stories
- Learn all about the inspiration and process of bringing her show Able to life and submitting it to Storyhive
- Learn why Mariah spent a day of work in a wheelchair
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 3 with Brianne McDaniel and Calli Duncan
Co-owners of Far and Wide Kamloops
Brianne and Calli talk about the life behind the scenes of owning and operating brick-and-mortar shops during a global pandemic, what it was like starting their own company (and then a second company during COVID), and how important it is to support women in business.
Episode Highlights:
- Brianne and Calli were both working full-time jobs while starting their business journey together. They started their business plan for Far + Wide in January 2018 and opened the store at the beginning of June of the same year!
- They opened a new store during the pandemic. It started as a pop-up that helped to replace Christmas markets during the holiday season so that local makers still had a location where their products could be sold. They then officially opened the store, The Botanical Scene, in February 2019 and it operated for over 2 years and has since merged with the Far + Wide space
- Vintage can make your home comfortable and beautiful! Mix the beautiful vintage pieces with modern pieces that help make your home the perfect blend of style and function
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 4 with Lilian Sue
Public Relations Coach and Author
Lilian talks about how to gain clarity on your goals, develop a perspective on your strategies, and brainstorm new ideas on how to move forward.
Episode Highlights:
- Learn how public relations coaching can help entrepreneurs get recognized on a global level and how to build relationships
- Understand how brainstorming and documenting your story can help when it comes to questions and interviews, and how it can propel your business
- Learn why focusing on mindset is extremely important to help understand and set realistic PR results
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 5 with Lauren Sudeyko
Founder of Seray Sleepwear
Lauren talks about how she started her sleepwear brand, how it has grown in the last year, and the importance of investing in sleepwear.
Episode Highlights:
- Learn the reason why behind the brand of Seray and how an accident started the company
- TENCEL™ Modal is the fabric used on sleepwear pieces, and it is sweat-wicking and sustainable
- Learn why it was important for Lauren to move production from Portugal to Canada
- Hear how Lauren shifted her mindset around content creation and social media marketing
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 6 with Maxine Bulloch
Owner of Maxine Bulloch Photography
Maxine works with small businesses to create professional, consistent, and aligned images. These images are created with the client’s goals in mind and can support their mission to help them feel confident and share themselves and the stories and the wonderful work that they’re doing.
Episode Highlights:
- Learn where her love of photography comes from and one of her all-time favourite shoots
- Find out Maxine’s process for intentionally planning out photography shoots
- Learn what Maxine’s flow state is and how she finds herself in those present moments and really settles into it
- Find out an exciting offering between Maxine and Unicorn Marketing Co!
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 7 with Sarah Mulder
Founder of Sarah Mulder Jewelry
Discover where Sarah gets inspiration from and her perspective on business growth and change in the past few years.
Episode Highlights:
- Learn how she got started making jewelry when she was only 15 years old
- Find out how getting robbed actually changed her outlook on jewelry
- Discover where Sarah gets inspiration from
- Sarah’s perspective on business growth and change in the past few years
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 8 with Cecile Tucker
Clinical Counsellor and Founder of Well Mind Counselling
Discover where Sarah gets inspiration from and her perspective on business growth and change in the past few years.
Episode Highlights:
- Learn how Cecile developed her passion for counselling
- What trauma really looks like and how it is different for every person
- How Cecile was able to create a space for sharing mental health tips and information on social media
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
Episode 9 with Kathleen King
Serial entrepreneur behind BC Shop Local, Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival and more
Kathleen started BC Shop Local with a simple idea that small businesses thrive when they work together. It’s all about bringing business owners together, building genuine connections, and creating an environment where they can learn from experts and fellow entrepreneurs.
Episode Highlights:
- Listen to Kat talk about the importance of supporting local businesses and how people can sometimes feel shame about shopping online
- Learn all of the amazing BC Shop Local initiatives and how they benefit small businesses
- Get Kat’s top tips for new business owners and how they can be successful
- Find out all about the local gift guide that is out now – perfect for Christmas shopping!
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.
We’d love to hear what you think about Season 1 of the Magic Hour Podcast!
Our community means everything to us. Be sure to send us your ideas on who to feature next. The Magic Hour Podcast is hosted by the CEO and Founder of Unicorn Marketing Co., Hope Mikal.
Hope always makes sure your experience with business thaaaangs has a touch of magic. She’s usually either rockin’ the work vibes in her living room office… or off adventuring in the wild mountains of North Shore in Vancouver… or sipping a pint at a craft brewery!
Get ready for Season 2 of the podcast to come out soon! In each episode, a different guest comes on and discusses their journey in the business world, the obstacles they overcame, and their biggest passions. There is a little sprinkle of magic in every episode! Learn more about the podcast here.
Listen to the Magic Hour Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
