Busy Blooming with Tess Barclay

Today we have @becstewart__ in the Busy Blooming office!! We unpack her journey growing on Instagram, starting from 0 after losing her account, being an "authority" on camera and more!

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⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro & sponsor
02:55 Welcome Bec to the office!
03:28 Losing her Instagram account at Coachella
06:39 Starting completely from scratch
07:08 The walking pad video that hit 40 million views
08:23 How the Future You series took her from 100K to 300K
10:00 Why social media isn't actually oversaturated
13:30 The biggest mistake: copying what works for other creators
16:01 Letting your content evolve as you evolve
19:15 Why vulnerability builds authority instead of hurting it
21:16 From influencer to founder: building The Habit Tracker
24:00 Turning a Pinterest template into a real business
27:08 Hiring help and learning to outsource
28:07 Why every piece of content needs a tangible takeaway
29:31 Where to start if you want to build better habits
33:57 Outro
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Welcome to WORK!! Today we're reacting & unpacking the most common social media advice and why it's ✨wrong✨ - let me know your thoughts BELOW!!

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Welcome to WORK! Today we're unpacking the future of social media & how creators using Claude to create content, although it's an amazing feature - it's changing the creator economy 👀 and of COURSE we have content ideas, headlines & more today! Clock-IN!!

00:00 Intro
1:29 Ad break: My favourite tool to build your brand on YouTube
3:18 How Claude is changing Instagram & TikTok
6:20 The 3 things working to AI-proof your content in 2026
7:07 Instagram &Youtube's response to get ahead of this
11:19 The good news: Small followings & personal brands are IN
13:14 The new Instagram & TikTok strategy is starting a podcast
16:46 Headline: YouTube's new AI assistant
18:45 Content idea of the week: 3 things I do after the trend ended
19:55 Voice-note: What to do when you're stuck on TikTok
24:55 Weekly win: 6 month reflection for the rest of 2026 content

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Welcome to WORK!! Today we're breaking down Gary Vee's "New Social Media Rules" on how to grow and build a business through social media in 2026 and we have to UNPACK as an office!!
⏱️ CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro & sponsor 2:07 Breaking down Gary Vee's new rules for social media 15:08 Platform update: YouTube has DMs 17:40 Content idea: Advice you needed at X.. 20:12 Voice-note Q&A: How to create founder content

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It’s time to CLOCK-IN!! Today we’re unpacking the formula, habits, content creation process & tips to grow on social media without doomscrolling & having a high screen-time!!
00:00 Intro 3:33 How doom scrolling affects us as creators 10:40 Setting social media hours Mon-Fri & deleting on weekends 13:52 How to handle your drafts 15:01 How to create, edit & post without social media apps 18:28 How to rank in search/algorithm when scheduling content 21:45 Inspo scrolling & engagement without social media 24:45 Headline: Instagram has multiple captions on carousels 26:11 Weekly wins: Launching new podcast & brand deal calculator 28:36 Realization about applying the “let them” theory to the universe 32:36 Content idea of the week & trend 34:18 Voice-note: Should I start a new account when re-branding?

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