Office Hours with College Fashionista

This week on #CFofficehours we sat down the founder of Style Girlfriend, Megan Collins, who told us all about how she navigated a post-grad career in PR to ultimately pursue a completely different path by starting her own fashion blog. Megan gave advice about finding a job that you love and how to successfully change careers. Listen up and enjoy!

This week Amy sat down with Buzzfeed's Director of Brand Strategy, Suzie Cohen, who told us all about what it's actually like working at the Buzzfeed offices, how to break into advertising and digital media, and finding a company culture that fits your personality. Listen up and try not to be too envious of the Buzzfeed office environment!

Grace Elizabeth wasn't always a Victoria's Secret Angel. The 20-year-old started off as a small town girl from Florida and now she's the newest face of VS Pink, but the fame hasn't changed her. On this week's episode of #CFofficehours Grace and Amy sat down to talk all about what it takes to be a model, moving from a small town to a big city and what Grace would be doing if she wasn't the face of one of the most recognizable brands in the world. Listen up and enjoy!

It's hard to imagine Michelle Phan before she became a YouTube sensation, but there was a time when she was just a regular college student trying to find her path in life. When she made a last minute decision to study art instead of medicine after high school, Phan had no idea what life had in store—but, as she wisely told us, you can't plan for success. We were lucky enough to speak with the beauty guru about what she wishes she could tell her 22-year-old self, the power of failure, and why there is magic in spontaneity. Listen up on this week's episode of #CFofficehours!

Imagine being a regular college student one day, and suddenly finding yourself as Miss Universe the next. It sounds like something out of a movie—but for Olivia Culpo, it’s real life. A Rhode Island native, Culpo grew up as a middle child in a large family, living a completely normal life—until her entry in the Miss Rhode Island pageant took a surprising turn. We were lucky enough to sit down with the incredibly down-to-earth model to chat about her love of music, her unexpected career path, and her many favorite beauty products. Listen up in this week’s episode of #CFofficehours!

Larsen Thompson is not your average teenager—this 16-year-old is a sophomore in high school who also happens to model, dance, and star in music videos with Katy Perry. But while she may hang out with mega stars and have the most incredible hair we’ve ever seen, she’s as down-to-earth as any regular teen. We sat down with her for this week’s episode of #CFofficehours to chat about how she handles life on the road, how she got her start, and her big plans for the future. Listen up for some serious inspiration from a girl who’s reaching her goals before graduating high school.

She lives in Brooklyn, has the most enviable, effortless hair, and works at Glossier; is that not the dream? Claire Knebl is the Senior Manager of Brand and Campaign Strategy for the cult beauty brand. But before everyone was Instagramming the brand's balms and snapping instances of "Glossier pink" in the wild, Knebl was an OG at the company's online publication, "Into The Gloss." Seeing the company grow from 12 people to over 70 has given this young insider a wealth of experience and knowledge. Knebl sat down with us for this episode of #CFofficehours to chat about her vigorous internship strategy, growing the team, and 'bringing Glossier to life.

She’s already had every girl's dream job in New York City—and we got to talk to her about it on this episode of #CFofficehours! Mackenzie Wagoner sat down to chat about rising up the fashion food chain, from pitching daily features at PopSugar, being apart of the OG team at Into The Gloss, and topping her resume off with the shiny spot as senior beauty writer at Vogue.com. Mackenzie’s overwhelming intellect had us spinning in our chairs, and we're so excited for her next steps. Find out why she recently stepped down from her dream job at Vogue, her career advice, and so much more in this episode of #CFofficehours.

At 19, most of us are stressing about classes and laser-focused on landing our first jobs. At 19, Jenni Kayne was creating a namesake lifestyle brand that, much like the designer herself, has continued to evolve and grow through her 20s. Beyond the signature shoe, her passion for storytelling, and blog, Rip & Tan, Jenni is full of thoughtful insight that has propelled her to success and made her designs a favorite amongst Fashionistas everywhere. Get a peek into the "wise beyond her years" mind of Jenni Kayne in our latest episode of #CFofficehours.

For any small town girl who has ever felt they couldn't make it—listen up! Our latest obsession, fashion photographer Tory Rust, proves that serious talent and hard work can take you anywhere. Hailing from Fargo, North Dakota, Tory's unique style and command over color are literally out of this world. Plus, she has the most double tap worthy Instagram account we've ever seen. This visual communicator was kind enough to step in front of the camera (and mic) to chat with us about making moves to the Big Apple, working with publications such as NYLON and ManRepeller, and her favorite photo of all time (hint: pizza was very much involved). Hop on the Tory train by listening to episode of #CFofficehours. We guarantee you will be inspired to get your own creative juices flowing stat!

Tonight is the series premiere of The CW’s Riverdale with stars, Camila Mendes and Lili Reinhart. Amy Levin caught up with the two stars on set to chat their characters, college and girl power on this episode of #CFofficehours. Listen up and be sure to tune-in at 9/8c on The CW tonight!

CollegeFashionista has created a creative space for students to form relationships since 2009. Each Style Guru at CollegeFashionista has a unique story as to why they got involved with the brand and what they have taken from their personal experience. For this episode of #CFofficehours we sat down with two top Style Gurus, Cece and Megan and picked their brains for a college students perspective on all things CollegeFashionista.

On this very special episode of #CFofficehours we chatted with the six creative women that make up the CollegeFashionista team. From Style Gurus to full time employees we dig deep and get a BTS look into their New York office.

On this episode of #CFofficehours we chatted with mega influencer Jordyn Woods about growing up in LA, the power of a guru gang and how she is building her brand in a big way.

Barbie Ferreira is a 19-year old model, Instagram star and true idol amongst Gen Z. Barbie Ferreira aka @barbienox is known her raw personality and you can get a taste of it in our latest episode of #CFofficehours. Listen up!