Friends & Family with Aurora James

How to Scale a Brand At Your Own Pace with Justina Blakeney, Plus Financial Advice for Your Business from Tiffany Aliche, AKA “The Budgetnista”

Episode Summary

Tune in to hear how Justina Blakeney turned her one-woman design studio into a major, nationwide brand with a multi-year partnership with Target—all while maintaining a sense of work-life balance. Plus, Aurora calls Tiffany Aliche, aka, The Budgetnista, for the financial tips every entrepreneur should know.

Episode Notes

Justina Blakeney is a creative powerhouse. She is an interior designer, artist, author and the creative director of Jungalow, a lifestyle brand and design studio with a vast catalog of household goods featuring her signature colorful, nature-inspired design. As the quintessential modern bohème, Justina’s approach to business is less hustle and bustle and more focused on achieving a sense of “enoughness.” Tune in to hear how Justina turned her one-woman design studio into a major, nationwide brand with a multi-year partnership with Target—all while maintaining a sense of work-life balance. 

Later in the episode, Aurora calls Tiffany Aliche, aka, The Budgetnista, for the financial tips every entrepreneur should know. For years, Tiffany has helped her clients achieve holistically healthy financial lives—or as she calls it, “financial wholeness.” Listen for how you can keep your personal and business finances in check.

About Our Sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Citi, which is committed to advancing financial inclusion through initiatives like Citi Financial Pathways which has resources to help you meet your goals, regardless of where you are in your financial journey.

About Our Team:
Friends & Family is a podcast by Fifteen Percent Pledge in partnership with Alkemie Sound Lab. Our Executive Producer and Host is Aurora James. Production and scripting led by Theresa Avila. Editing and post-production by Alie Kilts; Additional production by Inés Rénique. Story support from Zoila Darton of WORD Creative. Our engineer is Carlos Martin Carle and our music is by Dahlia Lagos. Special thanks to Celia Rose Hackling and Lena Bell of the Fifteen Percent Pledge.