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INSTA LIVE | Cora & Karen Lynd
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Cora & Karen Lynds

Boutique owners of KC Label

This lovely mother and daughter-in-law duo started their small boutique business after getting momentum from the masks they were making for friends and family.

Cora being a full time masters student, often works on her side of the business in the evenings and Karen during the day or whenever she sees she has time for it. Their approach is to go at a pace that fits their day and life in the moment.

Both Cora and Karen are passionate about keeping their business model light, part time and full of fun.

INSTA LIVE <——

MORE CORA & KAREN

WEBSITE

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/KCLabel

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/label_kc/

WORK | Brilliansea | Winter 2021
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Happy New year to everyone who continues to make Brilliansea a vibrant and growing community!!

2020 may have derailed our plans, but in many ways, it allowed us to see how we can focus in on community more, make connections with those outside our own province, and look at our values in a new way.

Here is what we got planned so far:

Expect in Studio Interviews

When possible, we are going to record in studio again at a minimal and maintainable rate. Without setting number goals, we are aiming to take opportunities safely as they occur and are hopeful to begin releasing one studio interview a month starting early this year. We miss those spotlight vibes and hope to bring them back to you.

Expect Insta Lives

It seems important that we maintain insta live interviews, not just for pandemic reasons, but also to reach others we may not be able to interview easily in person. This allows us to delve deeper in the world of different mediums, backgrounds and range in our interviews.

Expect More Engagement

We want to know what you want. And this means talking to you more.
What do you enjoy seeing from us the most?
Re-posts, interviews, lives, outdoor events, collaborations?
We genuinely want to know how to serve you.

Expect Mindfulness

The one thing we have naturally evolved into, is to wanting to create space that isn’t about the hustle of creators, entrepreneurs and innovators, but about what it takes, what it looks like and how to care for oneself and one another. This means we don’t want to be the feed and platform that feeds the monster that says you need to die to yourself to create, be seen and be heard. We want to share what others are up to, learning, and doing to commune, to celebrate and to collaborate.

We expect great things to come from this new year and it’s been a shake up for everyone, so now it’s time to shake out and press in to new things, new perspective and a new way of doing things.

SPOTLIGHT | Noor Aubaid
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****NOTE: due to technical difficulties Noor’s interview did not come out as clear as we would hope. We look forward to a redo & time we can even welcome her into our studio.

Noor Aubaid 

Brand & Digital Strategist
Creator of the She + Me Podcas
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Noor can be found working with others as a Brand & Digital strategist, while also interviewing and celebrating female founders in their journey, lives and work through her podcast She + Me.

Noor is a compassionate and passionate woman who has been actively creating content to show that success doesn’t need to look anyone way and that creativity and inspiration can start from anywhere. 

She also has the insight into what it means to be a creative entrepreneur that enables her to leverage that knowledge and lift up others through all aspects of her work.

Insta Live Link <———

MORE NOOR

Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/she-me/

Website

https://www.sheme.co/

SPOTLIGHT | Jhoanna Gonzales Miners
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Jhoanna Gonzales Miners

CEO & Principal Consultant at SeasonNova & Creative Director at NOVADEI

Jhoanna can be found championing others in their creativity with NOVADEI, interacting with clients through her consulting businesses and work, while also finding ways to reflect and slow down. 

Jhoanna is a grounded spirit who creates space and empathy in her consultant work through unconscious bias, anti racism and bi-stander intervention training and continues to bring a healthy perspective and understanding into the workplace.

She also happens to have a beautiful way in reminding us through all aspects of her work to reflect on the deeper values and meaning behind our actions, motives and work.

Watch the Insta Live <—-

MORE JHOANNA

WEBSITES

https://seasonova.ca

http://novadei.com

Work | Her Business Our Story Your Calling

Her Business Our Story Your Calling is a short documentary featuring various entrepreneurial women and their businesses' stories. Through their experiences, we aim to inspire and encourage other people (focusing on women but not limited to) to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

A Brilliansea Production

Director: Claire Fraser
Producer: Amy Grace
Co Writers: Claire Fraser & Amy Grace
Editor: Claire Fraser
Cinematographer/Camera Operators: Claire Fraser Devon Pennick-Reilly Amy Grace
Featuring:
Korayne Romanchuk - Koko Mod Floral Design
Kate Pepler - The Tare Shop
Elana Camille - Elana Camille Creates
Victoria Smith - Fluke Boutique
Sharlene Loveless - Glo Barre (Rebranded:Rehab Body Lab Wellness & Tanning Studio)
Claire Fraser - Claire Fraser - Photography & Videography

BRILLIANSEA INSTA LIVE | Halley Davies
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What a refreshing and positive conversation with Halley Davies.

Halley is a camera assistant, videographer and creative. Through our conversation Halley shares how extended time off Brough on by COVID 19 has allowed her to explore her creativity through water colour, gardening and sharing her gardening tips through her new instagram account. While she awaits to see how things will be different going back to working on film sets next month.

INSTA LIVE LINK <—-

*due to an unfortunate Instagram glitch, part of the audio from the live chat was lost.

BRILLIANSEA INSTA LIVE | Denika Coakley
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Claire Fraser sits down with woodworker, entrepreneur, mother and homeowner Denika Coakley from DC Woodworks to talk about how she is navigating her life and business around the social distancing regulations and experience around COVID 19. We get some great insight into navigating business starting new projects and being forgiving to not only ourselves but to those around us.

INSTA LIVE LINK <——

WORK | Brilliansea Instagram Live Series
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We are so proud of the women we have featured over the past year and a half.

As we came to the end of the interviews we had backlogged before our provincial shut down for social distancing, we discussed how we could serve others and bring support to those we know, those we haven’t met yet, and those who follow us.

How Instagram Live Series will work:

*unseen technical difficulties notwithstanding

On Monday’s

We will announce and introduce our feature guest of the week.
We will share the exact time of the Instagram live chat

On Wednesday’s

We will host the Instagram live interview / chat
We will share the live video on our feed post-interview

On Friday’s

We will share a takeaway from the live chat
Shower the week’s feature guest with love & support!

How you can get involved

Follow us on Instagram! <——
Join in celebrating various creative/entrepreneurial women by sharing and liking their work.
Join in on our live chats.
Share with us the various brilliant women you know and love!

SPOTLIGHT | Aren Morris
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Aren Morris

Fine Arts Specialist, Facilitator, Writer, Mom & Wife

Aren can be found working with schools to create space for students to explore fine arts, facilitating the 'Creating Space' retreats, while also embracing her role as a wife of fifteen years and mother to two young boys.

Aren is wholehearted about channelling creativity in all that she does as an arts specialist, writer, and especially as a mother where she takes great care and energy in helping to create an atmosphere for her children to grow and discover who they are.

She also happens to carry a fantastic ability to ground herself in the present moment and find words and concepts to share that bring awareness, creative ideas and insight to the surface of all that she does and to everyone she interacts with.

MORE AREN

WEBSITES

https://sites.google.com/gnspes.ca/fineartspecialists-halifaxwest/

https://www.facebook.com/creatingspaceretreats/

INSTAGRAM

https://www.instagram.com/finearts_haliwestfos/

SPOTLIGHT | Erica Meus-Saunders
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Erica Meus-Saunders

Creator / Storyteller / Founder of Storybook-Entertainment

Erica can be found working at Screen Nova Scotia as their membership coordinator, while also running and growing her recently launched platform, ‘Storybook-Entertainment.’

Erica is passionate about the large format and possibilities in storytelling and is continually finding new ways to bring various communities, cultures and creative mediums together.

She also happens to bring a sense of thankfulness and appreciation for the collaborations she is apart of and seeks to uplift and celebrate others in every corner of her work.

MORE ERICA

Story-book Entertainment Platform

https://story-book.ca

Story-Book Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/storybook.ca/

Erica’s Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ericameuss/

SPOTLIGHT | Rachel Bruch

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Songwriter, Performer, Music Educator / Therapist & Visual Artist

Rachel Bruch can be found using her vast musical skills in a broad spectrum of platforms and is learning to adjust and balance, raising her one-year-old daughter amidst it all.

Rachel seeks to remain grounded in her creative entrepreneurship and aims to find connections with others through the projects she pursues.

She also happens to carry a genuine and peaceful presence with her that enters into her conversations with others and the music she creates.

MORE RACHEL

Website

https://bluelobelia.bandcamp.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/bluelobeliamusic/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pg/bluelobeliamusic/posts/?ref=page_internal

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SPOTLIGHT | Jenna Oosterholt
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Jenna Oosterholt

Entrepreneur

Jenna can be found running the Ville Caffeine Bar in downtown Halifax, N.S., while also harnessing her passion for people by working to bring an element of entertainment to those who frequent her establishment.

Jenna is enthusiastic about bringing others a unique take on coffee, community and foodservice and remains grounded by working on her entrepreneurial goals by reminding herself of her core values in creativity and people.

She also happens to carry unique energy that brings her closer to others and continues to propel her forward in all that she does.

MORE JENNA

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thevillecaffeinebar/

Website

https://www.thevillecaffeinebar.com

SPOTLIGHT | Jasmine Alexander
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Jasmine Alexander

Artist & Musician

Jasmine Alexander can be found using her passion for art and creativity in her work as an event coordinator for a downtown business improvement association, while also maintaining her studio practice as an oil, watercolor and gouache painter.

Jasmine is a strong believer in creativity being fuel for personal identity and expression and brings that value system into how she approaches her studio practice and community work.

She also happens to find humor in life easy and holds space for others tenderly while also encouraging them in their personal and creative lives.

MORE JASMINE

Website

http://jasminealexanderart.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jasminealexanderart/

Lifelines Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/thelifelines/

WORK | Brilliansea Update - Winter 2020
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This week marks a year if running Brilliansea.

A year of seeking to create space for the voices of women. Women who are charting their paths, finding creativity in the corners of their lives, starting new ideas and businesses and creating brilliance where ever they go. 

A year of Brilliansea existing and telling us what it wants to be.

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED SO FAR…

We work best when we honour the core values of Brilliansea. Creating space and a platform for the voices of women locally and beyond. It has been a year of many changes and events in our personal and professional lives. Learning to honour each other through these stages, while also running Brilliansea together has grown us and brought us back to the values of Brilliansea.

WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON NOW

Entering into this new year, Claire and I will be focusing on continuing to curate and craft the spotlight interviews. We are working on making the group of women we gather for each interview filming session to be diverse, varied in age, mediums and life experience. We want to work on reflecting the immense sea of women we know to be out there. We are also honing in on the right next steps for creating our documentary project based on our short documentary. Along with those two big projects, we are excited to continue connecting with local creative and innovative women by hosting and creating space for socials.

With clarity and a reminder of everything that has created Brilliansea into being, we move onward.

SPOTLIGHT | Chelsea Rose
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Chelsea Rose

Paramedic & Social Media Figure

Chelsea Rose can be found embracing all aspects of creativity and collaboration through her social media platforms ‘Rose on the Coast’, while also balancing her career as a paramedic and working towards finishing her business degree.

Chelsea is passionate about local and worldwide collaboration, cultivating her creativity with everything she touches and using her platforms for sharing her most honest and authentic self.

She also happens to bring a beautiful sense of celebration and fun into everything that she does and at the same time isn’t afraid to address more serious topics when the need arises.

She is Brilliant

MORE CHELSEA ROSE

Website

https://roseonthecoast.com

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/roseonthecoasthfx/