S1 - Episode 6 - Drawing Things & Swearing with Cassy Collins

Welcome to Episode 6 of Imposter Sisters where two self proclaimed "fake it 'til you make it" experts, Colleen O’Dea and Alix Robinson, discuss and analyze the ups and downs of feeling like frauds while we navigate through our professional and personal lives!

In our latest episode we chat with Cassy Collins about drawing and swearing. After graduating from Graphic Design at NSCC, Cassy began working in her field and as a side hustle, started designing and posting cards on Etsy that were so popular, they were soon picked up on Buzzfeed and HuffPost! While Cassy definitely has a sarcastic sense of humour, she’s quite lovely and has a rather soft demeanour in person…quite different from what you’d think based on her CURSY CURSY F-BOMB CURSY products! Cassy shares her journey of building her company, Classy Cards, to where it is today - in 250 different shops and shipping to multiple countries through her online orders. In this episode we chat about collaborations, supporting other entrepreneurs, feeling like an imposter at times (especially around actually “running a business” when you’re an artist), the difficulties of having to “put your face on social media” to promote your products, and pushing through feeling like you need to do it all yourself before finally asking for help. 

Please enjoy and be sure to share with the imposters in your life!

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LINKS:

You can find Alix Robinson and Colleen O’Dea on Instagram at @ImposterSisters and also at @everydayimbranding (Alix) and @queenofcurtains (Colleen)…or, often in person @themellowmug.

Classy Cards can be found on Instagram at @classycardscreative, TikTok and in shops across Canada and the US. 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:

Nova Scotia Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167 [toll-free]
Nova Scotia Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team: 1-902-429-8167
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 | Text CONNECT to 686868
Talk Suicide Canada | Text 45645 | Call 1.833.456.4566

WHAT KIND OF IMPOSTER ARE YOU?

Here are a few quizzes to try!
https://www.everywoman.com/my-development/quiz-there-are-5-kinds-imposter-syndrome-which-one-yours/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/imposter-syndrome-qui

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LINKS:

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:
Nova Scotia Mental Health Crisis Line: 1-888-429-8167 [toll-free]
Nova Scotia Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team: 1-902-429-8167
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 | Text CONNECT to 686868
Talk Suicide Canada | Text 45645 | Call 1.833.456.4566

MUSIC CREDITS:
Drawbridge Creative Ad Spot - Stock Music provided by tunestogo, from Pond5
The Mellow Mug Ad Spot - Stock Music provided by AleXZavesa, from Pond5