reese gets real

Micro-influencer Reese Lambe joins us in this episode, where she talks mental health, brand strategy, social media ups and downs, and travelling. Tune in to how Reese built her platform, how she copes with pits, and what new opportunities she has in store!

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Transcript

SPEAKER_02 0:04

Hi guys, welcome back to Hercast. And today we have a very special guest. I would argue one of my favorite influencers in Ottawa, in Canada, if I do say so myself. We have Reese Lam with us here.

SPEAKER_01 0:19

Thank you. I really appreciate it in that. Obviously, thank you to saying that. That's so sweet. And I don't believe you for one second. For saying it. No, for real.

SPEAKER_02 0:30

For real. I love your content. No, I've been stalking you for a while.

SPEAKER_00 0:33

Yeah, you're on the stalking game. Don't worry, I'm on my game. I'm on my team. She's really stalking game. Um so we just have a couple questions for about you know your brand, social media, trips, life, all that fun stuff that you share on the internet. Um so I guess we'll start with like building your brand and like social media. So when did you kind of realize that content creation was something that you wanted to pursue?

SPEAKER_01 1:00

Uh honestly, I've done it my whole life. Like since the day that I was, I think like 10, 11, you got my first like iPad mini. It was like ripping YouTube. I'm like, hey, wait, I'm like really liking this. Then you see Video Star, oh yeah. Oh, that that app and I best friends. Like I shit you not. Like, I made so many of those with my sister, and I think like getting into the like group of that and like growing up with ADHD, I could never focus ever on anything. Like, I they called me a shark, my family, because I just don't sit still. So the fact that I could kind of like sit and edit these videos, and like to a point, like I was playing with my little ponies and Barbies and all these things, and I would edit videos of that. Then I would go and I would edit videos of me literally playing Minecraft. Like I done no joke, Minecraft Sims 4. Like I did the screen recording, the whole nine yards, like talked and like posted it to a YouTube channel to just myself. And I did that for the longest time, and I think a big part of that, obviously, for me at least, is that my dad is in um the what's it called? Software sales world. So it's a lot of technology, a lot of all of that stuff. So I would say he worked for Google, so I got to see like the Google headquarters, the office, and it's just so cool. So I'm so fortunate that I got to be able to see all of that at such a young age. So I went to New York and I went to the YouTube headquarters when I was really young. Crazy.

SPEAKER_00 2:36

That's so funny and really cool. Me in 2016 would love to go there. No, it was though.

SPEAKER_01 2:41

I was I actually know what like there's a that fing post I did and it was like she thinks she's an influencer all of a sudden. It's like all of a sudden. I saw this! That was me. Like 2016 core, like I was living it up. Like they're like, if you get a thousand followers, like you can come back here. I was like, period, like I'll be back. Okay. So I told like I went home, and my dad has just been the most supportive, like with all of that stuff, like always. Like, it's I just loved the camera. Like, I literally interviewed a guy at my cottage who was apparently a bat expert. And I was like 11. We did a full interview. I made him sit down, I edited it, like posted it. It's online to this day. It's called Bay Sisters, is the account that I started. It's a YouTube channel with my sister. It's still online actually, and it's horrifying if you go and watch it. But that's like how long. So I've always wanted to do that. Like it's just always been something that has been a part of me.

SPEAKER_02 3:42

So when did you see your uh social media because once you started doing content creation online, like on social media, when did you see that start to grow?

SPEAKER_01 3:52

So I went, it was like one summer, I was working at like I worked at a yacht club with kids, like, and I did like camp counseling. And I started posting like just stupid little videos, like at home, like whatever, and then I realized I like loved editing the videos that I was doing. And for the summer I would do like little day in the lifes and stuff, and then once like the year kind of came, like like school and stuff came in September, I was like, okay, wait, I kinda like enjoy doing this. And like my roommates at the time were like, why don't you just post it then? Like, do it, whatever. And so I started posting some stuff, and the reason when I started posting, I was in Turks and Caicos, um, and I was staying there for like a month, and a lot of it was just like, okay, no one's gonna see me, no one knows what I'm doing, I don't need to deal with anyone's bullshit. Like, I'm gonna post, no one's gonna say shit about it, and if they do, they're gonna have to f text me. Like realistically, like, who cares? So I think that was kind of like my like kicker, and I was like, who cares? Like at this point, and I don't know, like I think that was like I you not even like three months before it like actually blew up on social media. Like and the social media content that I blew up from has absolutely nothing to do with like my character, like what I do, and the thing that I do value the most about that is because I blew up from something completely different, which actually would be my ex-boyfriend. And I look at that and it's such a crazy thought to think that those people stayed around. And I'm on my own time now and I'm doing my own things, and I started a business and I did all these kinds of cool things, and we'll obviously dive into that, but it's crazy how much once you do it, just to post yourself as your brand rather than posting somebody else, people kill for that.

SPEAKER_02 5:58

So, how did you go? Like, how did you transition from being so public online with your ex to going like all on your own, you've broken up, people know it. Clearly, your search your search bars every video is recently I'm ex-boyfriend.

SPEAKER_01 6:19

No, actually it's boyfriend. Like it's like the current, like people are always like, it's just like that's the thing. So I the thing that I do kind of like about the way I personally I will say we'll never post my relationship again online. Like really? Yes, never. Why? Uh that was awful. Oh. Yeah. That was like one of the worst, like not even like okay. It wasn't the breakup itself wasn't necessarily like the kicker that did it all. I think it was more so like okay, so now I have to heal with everyone looking at me.

SPEAKER_00 6:55

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 6:56

And I have to navigate my life with everyone staring at me. And it's not even like because I made that choice, like, and I did that for myself. Like I'm so happy with my decision. Like I truly am the happiest I've ever been. I have my moments, I had one yesterday, like everyone does. I'm human. But the transition from eyes to no eyes, or like sorry, from no eyes to eyes, is the same way that I would look at how I started on social media in the first place. So it's like I do ask for that, right? So when I did that, going through a breakup online is something that I just won't do again. Like you can have a relationship and it be like for yourself, but I think that a part of that gives you this like idea that you have to keep something going, right? And you have to keep going. You have to make because you're never I personally don't like speaking poorly upon my partner. Even if it's an ex-partner, like I just don't see that being something valuable and like Especially publicly. Correct. And like it's like they you I truly wish everyone the best in every situation, like honestly. So I just I'm sure like things are hard on both parties, but I would never like do that for my own sake, and I genuinely feel like your partner's sake, like things that you value keep private. That's my new thing I've decided. I love that. That is good, yeah. Because what people don't know they can't ruin. Exactly. Like, truly. Get that tatted.

SPEAKER_00 8:30

Oh my god, like on my back, like tramp stamp. Okay, um, were there any big like setbacks you have faced when building like your brand and your platform?

SPEAKER_01 8:43

Uh yeah, I would say definitely when it comes to like the content that I was like posting the most, right? It was like hockey, hockey, oh my god, like this stuff. And it's like I kind of thought to myself, I'm like, wait, this is not me. Like, this is like as much as it is me, like I grew up playing hockey, did all these things, like it's me, but why am I the cheerleader? Because you're like, yeah, but I am. Like, and at the end of the day, I was, and it's like I I want that in return, and I want that, like I just I was like, I feel like I'm way more than this, and it just like it is hard to see that, right? When the stuff that performs is about somebody else. So, and people are like, I love your stuff, I love you, and it's like but you think that, take that on my end. I'm like, but do you like me?

SPEAKER_00 9:34

Yeah. Or is it just like what I'm saying? Or do you like what I'm doing? Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 9:38

So it's like that's like you also think of that, right? So it's like leaving that relationship as well. It's also like you have to make that connection. You're like, okay, there also goes that like public standpoint of that, right? So that I find should never be a factor in a relationship ever. That's like my new like thing for my students.

SPEAKER_00 9:58

And you have that anxiety of like, oh, if I don't have this person, then like is are people still gonna be here for me?

SPEAKER_01 10:04

Yeah, and like do people like me? And do people want to hear me? And it's like, yeah, they do. Yeah. Like the fact is, the truth is they do. And I think that's something that I want to like really push out on social media, like now, especially, would be like, yeah, you matter. You matter. It doesn't matter who you're with, what you're doing with your life. Like, truly, like I'm in school too. I take it very slow. I take it slow. A lot of my friends are graduating this year. I'm not. What's your major? Psychology. Okay. And I take a s like, and I will take a low course load. Like, I and even if I wasn't working, so be it. And I like I go off track on like what I'm doing right now, and like I'm going off track, but I think that it plays so much into that.

SPEAKER_02 10:50

So, how do you manage school and work and like content education?

SPEAKER_01 10:55

People think I do such a good job. I don't. Like, I actually don't. Like yesterday was f flantling. Like, I literally had a I was bawling on my like floor. I like was on the phone with my girlfriend. I'm like, I feel like I do nothing with my life. She's like, I can't keep up with your life, girl.

SPEAKER_02 11:10

I was just about to say, what are you talking about?

SPEAKER_01 11:13

And I think it's because I I don't know, I think I struggle with is in in the now. Like in now and in the present moment. Like maybe I need to like kind of look at how I like post on social media because I am so far from understanding everything. Like I don't fing nothing. Like I my home life is crazy, like it is insane. My like I have amazing friends, and I'm just so thankful I have those people because that is like and the the core of my life. Yeah. So I think maybe I can say that my friends help me handle everything, but like I don't. I'm late all the time. I have no time management skills, I'm so disorganized. Like, you would f know that. Like, I cannot keep up. Our meeting got pushed for two weeks. At least. At least hilarious. Because I'm just like, okay, wait, I'll send it. And then I just am like, I'm at the airport, and then I was like, what the f is going on? And then yeah. Bob stories.

SPEAKER_02 12:17

No issues here. You're here today, which is all we needed. Yeah. Um, I want to ask about your business. Yes. And then your podcast. Okay. So maybe just give like a brief rundown of your business, and then I want to really get into your podcast because I love it. Oh, thank you. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 12:34

Well, my business is honestly at this point. I need to figure it out because I don't know what it is. Like, it is so many things. Like, I do digital marketing, advertising, brand strategy, uh, event coordination, hospitality.

SPEAKER_00 12:50

I saw your event at the where was that?

SPEAKER_01 12:52

It was the Alma. Okay. It was a it was a it's an apartment complex for all of you students. It's beautiful. Like you, Ottawa, you, Carlton, anything. Like it's awesome. The humenities are insane. Um, I'm not working with them anymore, but like they're the place is insane. Yeah, I'm not sure. Like if anyone's like a fair place, that is definitely the place to be. But um, yeah, so basically with that, it's a bunch of it's kind of more so yeah, like I think just that. Like I did a lot of event activations this summer. Um throughout the year, I've more so done a lot more brand strategy and helped people with growing their platforms and giving them more of like an inside idea of how the algorithm works and how their analytics are read and how they can read their fans and how they can really like make the content make everyone feel seen and heard, and I genuinely think that needs to be translated through companies and businesses and brands and everything of that sort. Do you have like a project that you're like most proud of, like work that you've done for? Um definitely the launch party I did at Alma. Like it was, it was awesome. Like I had a line like right off the nose. Like I sold it out. I was like, A line is like that's what you want to see. Or I don't even know, I think it was a Thursday. Wow, Thursday you had a line in auto. I was just like, it was, I'm really proud of myself. Yeah, I did a really good job for that. And um there obviously could have been more organized, and there were some things that I was like just like Well, you're so young, like you're learning, exactly.

SPEAKER_00 14:36

Clearly doing a great job.

SPEAKER_01 14:38

That like in the Pilates event, like the rooftop Pilates event that I did, I was so proud of. Like, so proud of. Like I put every single one, like my assistant helped me, but we put every letter on those yoga mats. Like A L M A, like on all like 30 of them for hours. Like we put blood, sweat, and tears into all of those events. I love that. So I'm really, really proud of like the work I did over the summer for them. That's funny.

SPEAKER_04 15:05

Uh you also did in the more like brandals and stuff, we went to Abu Dhabi for the F1 Grand Prix. Yes.

SPEAKER_01 15:12

Can you tell us a little bit about that? I was a plus one, actually. So luckily, uh bigger, bigger thank you was to Gabby. Um, honestly, she's incredible. She's like one of the funniest people I've ever met, and obviously one of the most beautiful, inside and out. So she got invited and she was like, hey, do you want to come with me first? Oh my gosh. Uh yeah. What was that like when she was like, Do you want to come? I would like to go. If you're gonna kill me, over. If you're gonna kill me, said no. What? Why did I know? I literally said, uh no. Like, there's no way. Why would you not do it? I was like horrified. I'm like, do bye like next week, like girl, no. Like that's some great. Like, I have work to do. Like, I I was just like, there's no way that's happening. And she knows me well enough to know that I'm quite spontaneous and do say f it a lot. So she called me a couple times and was like, okay, well, come on, like this, this, this. And I was like, okay, like it. And so I went and it was a literally out of a few. I bet, yeah. Like, what?

SPEAKER_00 16:21

Like it's like the F1 movie, like 14. Like it was.

SPEAKER_02 16:25

It actually was. Like no joke. I was thinking every time you post a video, I'm like, please let her meet Brad Pitt. Like, didn't let him be there because he did the F1 movie. No, I wouldn't. Like, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 16:36

You did the F1 movie. Like, I was like, please let him be there. Yeah, he's just ripping around the track. Like, no, you know who was there, though? It was OnlyFans girls. Oh. Oh. The Camila Camello.

unknown 16:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 16:51

And the Sophie. Did you know the blonde one? I don't know. But I know who you're talking about. Yeah, I'm just like some crazy people. Oh my god, I bet. Wow. I didn't meet I didn't see them or anything, I just got told.

SPEAKER_02 17:05

Okay, so tell us what came out of this trip.

SPEAKER_01 17:09

Oh, that one, there's some like off-the-record stuff there. But I will say that this trip has given me a lot of foot and leeway into the F1 world with brand strategy and management. That's so cool. I'm so excited. I'm like, I'm like cheering for you. I'm so excited.

SPEAKER_00 17:30

Ella's your biggest cheerleader.

SPEAKER_01 17:32

No, Alice on the side. She's like, you got this. Please. I'll call you, don't worry. I'll be sending you from the track.

SPEAKER_02 17:40

From the track. What other brand deals have you done or currently doing?

SPEAKER_01 17:45

Um, brand deals and PR I find are like they're totally different things for obviously, but I think when I look at it from a PR standpoint, I look at I've received PR from some really amazing brands. Crazy. Burberry, YSL, uh, Prada, Beauty, like, how do you even get into them? I just know.

SPEAKER_00 18:09

Email me. Really? Yeah. And they're like, hey, can we send you some stuff? And you're like, yes, yes, you can.

SPEAKER_01 18:16

I would feel so seen. Oh, every it never gets, it never gets old. Like New Georgina, like was my one of my first um PR packages and they emailed me last week, and it's still like, I'm like, oh my god, every time. Like it just it will never get old.

SPEAKER_00 18:31

Like it's like coming home into the packages, you're like, oh my god.

SPEAKER_01 18:34

No, honestly, like I get home, I'm like, oh my god, like this is like it's or Huda Beauty, oh my god. I did not. I get I've got like five now. That's so insane. It's insane. It's like my favorite, too. Like, that is something like I would kill to have Huda Beauty. Like, the deal I want to make the most, like, in F1 is Huda Beauty and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. That would be fucking insane.

SPEAKER_02 19:01

That would be Oh my god, I'm so envious of you.

SPEAKER_01 19:04

That's that's the a like dream deal. Yeah. Imagine that'd be fucked.

SPEAKER_00 19:10

That would be fucked. Um, so you travel a lot, um, obviously. What has been like your favorite trip or like most memorable or recently? Like, what's been really exciting?

SPEAKER_01 19:21

Um Abu Dhabi was literally like insane, and Gabby is just like the s like I fing love that woman. And like the people we met, it was like the best. It was truly, truly out of a movie. I'm so grateful I went, so thankful that she invited me. Like, it it's just insane. Um, but I love Turks and Keikos, like it's truly insane, beautiful. But my favorite trip so far, and it's so random. It's actually, I just went to New York and it was like a very short and sweet trip with my family, but I was so happy and I was just like in the moment and I was so present and I felt so like I don't know, I just really liked it. Miami I find is judgy. Um I didn't like walk around at any point in time and like be like, oh my god, you guys are nice people. Like it just didn't feel like that. Like yeah, but New York, I I don't know, I really liked New York.

SPEAKER_02 20:20

I have always wanted to go to New York City. You have to go. Never. You have to. But like I don't think I really want to be in the States right now. No. No, no, no. But afterwards.

SPEAKER_01 20:33

But after you can go to New York. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 20:35

It is beautiful. It's so nice. The vibes are so high. I've only ever been to Florida once. That's the only state I've been to. So once. But I'll never go to. Of all of them. Like actually, don't shit on Disney World.

SPEAKER_04 20:53

I'm not shitting on Disney. I'm shitting on the pin.

SPEAKER_00 20:57

I'm caught. Yo, I would actually die. I collect. I collect the pins at Disney World.

SPEAKER_01 21:06

You still have them? Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 21:08

They're still in the room, probably.

SPEAKER_01 21:10

Displayed.

SPEAKER_00 21:11

Yeah, they're my favorite thing. Why wouldn't they be? Ness is from New York State, yeah. Why? Where? Buffalo. Oh, okay. All the bill bills.

SPEAKER_01 21:22

I don't want sad times for the bills right now.

SPEAKER_02 21:25

I thought that was. That's so sad. Okay, but Josh Allen.

SPEAKER_01 21:30

Oh no! He was so sad.

SPEAKER_02 21:34

He was crying. I know. Prague at home. I know. Yes! Yes! Oh my god, nobody! Oh my god, they are like the most beautiful couple. They're so iconic from right a little.

SPEAKER_00 21:49

Have you seen the thing that's like, do you ever think like Josh Allen watches the second pitch perfect movie?

SPEAKER_02 21:57

Absolutely. I think he does. Definitely has probably watched it at least a dozen times. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Guaranteed. Guaranteed.

SPEAKER_01 22:06

There's no way. There's no way.

SPEAKER_00 22:12

Of pitchproofing too.

SPEAKER_04 22:13

Parting because of him. Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_00 22:16

Okay, so I want to shift a bit into like mental health, because that's obviously like a huge part of what you talk about online. So, how has it been navigating mental health with like content creation being online and like your life being out there?

SPEAKER_01 22:31

Um, it's definitely difficult, but I would also say that you gain a whole new support system. Like it's like no other. Like, I I when I encourage people to post on social media, it's always because I truly don't think there's as much hate out there as like at this level, especially. Like if you're just starting to, sure, people talk, but people are talking about you already. If you think they're not, you're you're sadly mistaken. But that's what I mean. So it's like, do you want to get talked about and make money? Or do you want to like, do you know what I just if that's not what you want to do with your life, then like I don't care, like that's it's not what you want to do. But I think that there's so much that you think comes with social media that is inaccurate. Like, I find the support that I have gotten over the hate is insane. Like, I really don't find that I get that much hate. Like, I don't think that you're guaranteed, like, you're definitely guaranteed to get the odd hate comment. Yeah, like here and there for sure. But I genuinely promise you, like, from or can't promise, but like from my point of view, no one is really doing that. And I find the messages I've gotten in whether if anything, the anxiety I have is like that I'm I can't answer everyone all the time, and like I struggle with not with answering people on my phone, so I feel bad not answering some of the DMs that I receive, but I read them and I like will tear up like so many times, like nine times out of ten, it's like just like what the hell? Like, they're either it's a story or it's thank you for posting this, or like thank you for like I've been feeling like this for a week, and I finally feel human right now, and I finally feel like I'm not alone. Like, and I think even yesterday alone, like for me, I was struggling and I had my moments, and like I just said to you guys, it was like if you were a fly on my wall, you wouldn't think I did anything. And my girlfriend Molly actually looked at me, she was like, said she said the same thing, she was like, I'm the same. Like, I think everyone's the same, and like you don't like I she's like, I have naps. I my room's not always clean sometimes. Like you the people that you think like and you look up to your friends, like, or at least I th I think you should look up to your friends. And for people like in your close circle to look at you and be like, hey, it's okay, you're not okay. And how insanely different that made me feel within that moment in time, it was like, if I can do that for just one person posting on social media, then like I've done it. Like I think that it doesn't take a toll on me as much as it as I seem like it does. Like I think it takes a toll on you as any average job would, though.

SPEAKER_03 25:27

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 25:28

That's how I kind of look at it. Like I'm sure, like the same stress, I feel like maybe it's not noticed, but like I would feel the same I feel the same stress levels for a deadline for an assignment that I do for a deadline for a content thing, right? Or like when you send it in and it's not good enough, right? And you have to get it back and the lighting has to be fixed and your editing has to be fixed, or it wasn't completely to the brief that they sent you. Like, there's so much trial and error, and there's a lot of hours that gets put into it. So I think understanding that like I it is a job at the end of the day, like it's work. Yeah. So I but I don't think that you guys wouldn't deal with the same stress from from this podcast from school to like all these things, like Do you know what I mean? Yeah, like it's all work. Like I think that everything, like, I don't think that I'm any different than I I obviously have my issues, but I don't think that anyone's everyone is like experiences stress and burnout and that's what our last episode was about was burnout.

SPEAKER_02 26:41

Is like no one is no one doesn't experience all these things, it just may show up differently.

SPEAKER_01 26:47

Correct, and or whether or not I do show it, right? Because like on social media you pick what you post, and it's like like for me, it's like people like you can look at my life and you can look at it from an outside perspective, and it's like you have absolutely no idea what's going on, and like no idea what like I cannot speak about on social media. Like I can't yeah, and in time I can, but I cannot yet. And it it does make sense to the mental health, like there whether or not this is how we kind of look at mental health now, is like it can be situational, and it doesn't have to be. You don't need a reason to be sad, you don't need a reason to feel the way that you're feeling, you just don't. Like if you wake up one morning and you don't like the way you look, you don't need a reason. Like you don't, like you don't need to go and and I think that's a part, like maybe part of the issue is like our reasoning, like I need a reason to be sad or I need a reason to be stressed, and it's like we don't, and I think the fact that I kind of post that, I think that in itself, like people see like okay, this girl who like posts that she has this good life also is also posting that like she is sad sometimes too, like not everything is perfect. Does that piss people off sometimes? Yes, a hundred percent, because I am very fortunate, and that's not me. Like, I like I'm fortunate because my dad is such a hard worker, such a hard worker, like I'm just lucky. Like, I'm I'm just lucky, like truly. Like, I'm one of the lucky ones.

SPEAKER_00 28:22

Again, you said you like you pick what you post, so it's like it's so important to remember that like everybody's got shit. And it's just whether or not they decide to share it.

SPEAKER_01 28:34

And I share like a sliver of my shit on social media. Like, it's like people are like, they know you so well. And like, if you asked any of my friends, they'd look, you'd be like, oh, that's an awesome. That's a nothing. Like like yeah, like in I don't know. It's just like I think like my story is so cool because I feel like I still look at the bright side when I've been given every fing reason in this world not to. Like, genuinely given every single reason in this world not to look at people positively, not to think that people can change, not to think that like things can happen, and like I will guarantee say like all of that like change the way that I run social media, the way that I do the like I would not have a podcast, I would not be able to talk about mental health, I would not be an advocate for mental health if I didn't go through fucking hell. Like if I didn't severely, severely get abused and go through these awful, awful things. Like I would not be able to do what I do, and I wouldn't be the person I am, and I drink I love who I am. So I'm like, honestly, like everything happens for a reason. As much as I would never wish that upon anyone, yeah, like, and I really hope people don't have to do that, but you know what I mean? Like people lose their families, people lose parents, people lose so many things. Like I'm not like that. So I I think pain is pain, and people like I don't know, I'm going off track, but I think that that is definitely why my podcast is like where it is. It's because it's from personal experience. Like, I don't come online and I'm not like trying to give you some therapist advice, like I'm not a therapist. Yeah, I'm not, I've worked in group homes, I've I have some training, like not much. I take psychology in school, I'm not gonna be a doctor. Like if anything, I'm just here because I want to make you feel seen, I want to make you feel heard, and that's something that we lack in society today.

SPEAKER_02 30:39

Compassion, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 30:40

A lot of that empathy, we lack empathy, I think, to more than that.

SPEAKER_00 30:43

Or like letting people make mistakes. Correct. Yeah. Like you're allowed to you're allowed to f up. And like I feel like uh today you can't you can't there's no room for misstep or no error because that compassion is gone so fast. People have compassion until the until they don't.

SPEAKER_02 30:59

And then it's like one thing and then you're like people are so judgmental.

SPEAKER_01 31:03

Like, everything. It's just an issue nowadays. That and like honestly, like if I like I would say I was gonna say I don't care what people think, that's just not true. Like we all I think everybody and if I didn't care that I wouldn't think twice about posting you know what I mean? Like we all be obviously care, so that's a stretch, but you can't like to the extent of like which we're going at it, it's like we can't care what people like on the outside do think, like from that extent. So I'm like, I don't even know.

SPEAKER_02 31:41

I have been dying to ask you. Shoot. Um, what other influencers, at least in Canada, have you met? Like that we might know.

SPEAKER_01 31:50

Um Nova Sterling, like Nova O'Neill.

SPEAKER_03 31:56

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 31:57

She's she's not Canadian though. She's like Texas. Like oh, Kenzie Phillips?

SPEAKER_04 32:01

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 32:02

Oh, the redhead, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 32:03

She's from Ottawa, right? Okay.

SPEAKER_01 32:05

She's the she's I don't think she's from Ottawa. I think she lives in Ottawa now. No, she's from She's from Ottawa, okay. Oh, she's moving. She's fun. She's fine. She's the shit. She's the exact same online as she's on social media. Sorry, she's the exact same in person as she is on social media. She's so funny. Like, oh, and she's just as smiling in person. I love that. I love people like she's very down-to-earth. Like she's very like like you could call her in hysterics. Like she's genuinely like wonderful. Like, she is such an amazing person. Oh, that's good.

SPEAKER_00 32:35

She seems that way as well. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:37

I've had run-ins with like negative, like done negatives. I just don't care talk negative about people, but like her especially, like, of all people, is one of like if anyone, if anyone could be like the next it girl, I would kill for it to be her. Yeah. I would kill for it to be her. Because she's so real. She's doing well.

SPEAKER_00 32:58

She's got like a million people. Oh yeah, she's doing well.

SPEAKER_01 33:01

She's gonna do well.

SPEAKER_00 33:01

Yeah. She's young. She does well. She's young, way younger than she's like. She she went to Ottawa, and then she's not, is she not doing that anymore?

SPEAKER_01 33:09

I think she's like, she's got like me. Like she's taking a break right now. Taking it slowly. Like she's wearing things like that. Exactly. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 33:16

Do you know that one girl? Um, I don't know where she's from, but she went viral for crying because she had to go to her brainy Melville shift. I feel like Kenzie's a new her. Katie. Katie Fang. Fang, yes. Yes. Yes, yes.

SPEAKER_01 33:29

So I think, and I genuinely think she should be. Like Kenzie's, oh my god, she's actually the shit. I love that woman. And she helps me with so much. Like, I could call her and be like, hey, like, can you help me out with this? Like, for like content stuff? Like, she will be the first person to be like a hundred percent.

SPEAKER_02 33:46

Who do you wish to meet someday? Um, Alex Earl, 100%. Oh, so valid. On dancing.

SPEAKER_01 33:52

It's guaranteed because she would her and I would be best friends. Like, I just get I just know that like we are the same. So there's no doubt. Oh, Anna Halle. That children. Yes. Hallie and Graydon.

unknown 34:05

I think.

SPEAKER_01 34:05

Yes, I know, I know. You're missing out so much. She's if you don't know, you're missing out. Like you need to go home and like go through a site. Oh my god, wait, what's his name?

SPEAKER_00 34:14

My friend Maya is really into her, I think.

SPEAKER_02 34:17

I'll I'll find them and stop. I know I've already made a list of people you can do.

SPEAKER_00 34:22

You know who goes to Ottawa U now? Um, Justin Bieber's sister.

SPEAKER_02 34:25

I know, I want to get her on here.

SPEAKER_04 34:27

No, you're about to show up on you, Ottawa camera. She's so she's haunted.

SPEAKER_01 34:35

Oh, that's funny. I'm not surprised.

SPEAKER_00 34:37

Isn't that silly? I saw I saw it came up on like suggested for you on Instagram, and it was like her at the panda game. And I was like, what?

SPEAKER_01 34:44

Sweet and nice. A panda. Um, excuse you. K. It was my boy, my it was my no, my best friend's boyfriend plays on AutoU. Okay. And I love him. He's like literally like her, like that oh my god, I love them together.

SPEAKER_02 35:02

I I saw your um I saw your Instagram post and I was like, hold up, wait a minute.

SPEAKER_01 35:08

It says running it back to Panda because he's the running back of Bob. See so good. Oh, I see it. I see pretty good.

SPEAKER_00 35:20

Don't want to do my own harm. And we won. We literally won!

SPEAKER_01 35:26

Auto humor. I was like, oh, this is awful. One day.

SPEAKER_02 35:33

Um my boyfriend's on the Carlton team, so he was like, he was like, oh my god, he was so happy, he was so hyped up, like very sweaty, but what did they do afterwards?

SPEAKER_00 35:44

Like, where did they go?

SPEAKER_02 35:46

They all went out to uh Sky Lounge and they got like free bottle service and yeah. No, I was at Heart and Crown.

SPEAKER_01 35:54

I like standard, I like happy fish, yeah, good neighbor. My Beaverly is good too.

SPEAKER_02 36:00

I know someone who works at standard. I like pump. I like pump.

SPEAKER_01 36:04

I work at fish.

SPEAKER_02 36:06

Well, tell me when you work, and I'll like just pull up.

SPEAKER_01 36:08

I work all the all the time. Or not actually. I was just gonna say, I'm like, I worked last week, but I haven't worked in like a month, and every time I walked in, everyone's like, you're in Canada? Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 36:19

Because you're always hello. Okay. Um my last question for you is what is your favorite part about being an online personality? Uh, stuff like this, truly.

SPEAKER_01 36:32

Like, you get to meet such amazing people, you get to like really, I think for me, and I think my biggest compliment, like, that I've received and receive is the I'm the same in person that I am online. And like, even from mannerisms, the way I talk, like it's the ex I'm the exact same. So I think just being able to actually be myself in like full tilt, like in like full force, and like and not changing who you are for and like I kind of look at it now, even I'm like, and I like it because I'm like love for me right now, like that's like a big thing on my like goals for this year was like all of my goals have nothing to do with anyone but myself. And from like a personal standpoint, from like my physical like health, like everything, you're like, okay. That, and it's just because I want to be to myself and be happy with myself, and being able to do that online is what also makes me the happiest. So I think that's definitely good for you.

SPEAKER_00 37:33

Well, I was even like nervous about like the podcast, I'm sure we all were, because it's everyone. And it's like, oh, this is like like putting myself really out there. Like, and it's like I you open the door for like judgment and you open the door for all that, but it's like that stuff's happening anyway, so I might as well like you know do something that's kind of fun and cool.

SPEAKER_01 37:53

Yeah. So and like I don't know, like you guys are very good at it, like very good at what you do.

SPEAKER_00 37:59

And journals and students, meaning we're not bad at comms. Okay, it's same kind of same kind of media, like comms is hard though, too.

SPEAKER_01 38:08

Like, I have a girlfriend who does comms. Yeah, it's a it's just a lot of work, man. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 38:13

You would do well in journalism, you'd probably live. I know. I you would do really good. Eight hours in the video. Not eight hours in the video.

SPEAKER_01 38:21

I mean going near that place.

SPEAKER_00 38:23

But but I think you would enjoy the like the like journalistic aspects.

SPEAKER_01 38:27

Yeah. I love writing. Like, I love it.

SPEAKER_02 38:29

You just gotta talk to like whoever you want. It's so cool. Well, thank you, Reese, so much for coming on her cast. We really loved having you on. I loved being here very much, clearly. Maybe we'll have you back.

unknown 38:43

We'll see you soon.

SPEAKER_00 38:45

Fingers pressed. We can't wait to see what you do in the future. We're definitely gonna be keeping up, keeping tabs on you.

SPEAKER_01 38:50

I will be on you guys. I'm keeping my eyes open. All of you.

SPEAKER_02 38:55

We'll all be rooting for each other.

SPEAKER_01 38:57

Yeah. Everyone's like little cheerleaders.

SPEAKER_00 39:00

Okay, don't forget to check us out at HerCampus Carlton on Instagram and check out other episodes of the podcast. Thanks, everyone. Bye. Bye.