Episodes

  • Creative Focus: The Journey of SCARS' Art Director Balancing ADHD, Artistry, and Stability
    May 12 2024

    Hey there, friend! 🌟

    Let's get real with Zoya To, the brilliant Art Director of SCARS, as she opens up about a journey that's as raw as it is inspiring.

    Imagine navigating the unpredictable waves of being diagnosed with ADHD in your early 20s. Now, add to that the thrill and grind of balancing a full-time 9-5 gig while running a bustling small business with your sister. Sounds intense, right? Zoya doesn’t just keep it together; she turns her unique challenges into art and achievement, redefining what success looks like.

    In this episode, Zoya spills all the tea on the realities—the mess, the magic, and everything in between—of managing mental health, creativity, and entrepreneurship. So, grab your headphones and prepare for a dose of real talk that’s as empowering as it is enlightening. Trust me, you'll want to hear every minute of this! 🎧💖

    Catch you in the podcast world!

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    47 mins
  • Express through Thrifting
    Feb 10 2023

    Jenni Lo Pan shares her journey as a recent graduate from Savvanah Visual Arts as a 2D and 3D animator learning how to express her different creative outlet and share it on social media. Join in on our episode as we talk about fashion, animation, and the film SCARS, an experimental short film about the internal and external scars women battle through every day. 

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    35 mins
  • self worth, identity, and toxic productivity with Belle Sisoski
    Dec 23 2022

    Welcome back Beauty listeners! Do you identify your worth with your talent? Tune into this episode as we have a thoughtful conversation with Belle Sisoski. This 17-year-old self-taught producer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist, who’s amassed over 10 million views on TikTok and has almost reached 2 million subscribers on YouTube. Armed with a live looper, her one-woman show combines the ambiance of Classical music with ethnic instruments, fused with today's Pop genre and a vocal range stretching 5 octaves.

    This episode is very special as we dive deep into her methods of making music, what she’s doing to continue to find herself, and more. She is our guest today because not only is she finishing out her school, and making music every time that she gets, but she is also producing music for our short film SCARS! So please grab your tea, drive carefully, and get cozy as you listen to our conversation and learn more about Belle.

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    38 mins
  • Define Bollywood with one movie...
    Dec 9 2022

    Shubhangi Shekhar, aka Shubhi, is a producer a filmmaker who grew up in a small town in Missouri where she struggled to integrate her Indian heritage with her environment. Despite the challenge, her artistic voice is fundamentally rooted in the cross-section between Western and South Asian cinema, and she aims to tell unique, female-centric stories that gauge mass audiences across language, cultural, and gender barriers. She is currently working on an India rising documentary and is the producer for our short film, "SCARS". Listen in to our conversation as her favorite film growing up circled its way around into the work she is currently doing, as well as learn the depths of the Bollywood industry. 

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    32 mins
  • F*ck Bois, Poetry & Songwriting
    Sep 13 2022

    For our very first episode of Beauty Marks we talk with Debset, the writer and poet of the short film SCARS about her journey in being a multi hyphenated artist and her experience with f*ck bois. How does this all relate to one another? Listen in and find out! 

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    23 mins
  • welcome to beauty marks podcast.
    Jul 17 2022

    two creative friends driven to make an impact in the world, Erica and Debset, pass the mic to asian women from diverse backgrounds to have open and honest conversations around the life moments that have shaped us. the truths we hold onto are significant, but they don’t have to be the end all be all.

    we’ll ask our guests what marks have defined them, and what kind of mark they wanna leave behind. we’re here to acknowledge our past experiences to help move us forward with full perspective.

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    1 min