Episode 8: Heidi Cannon
AIR DATE: JUNE 12TH, 2021
Our next guest on deck is Heidi Cannon aka AmericanWastoid. A full time optician and a self taught hand embroidery artist, Heidi has worked in the service industry for over ten years in various places all over the country. In this episode, we cover the differences in working in smaller rural areas versus a bigger urban city. Anxiety about the thought of diving back into restaurant world after leaving which a lot of people are dealing with (and honestly perhaps why a lot of folks have not gone back). We also touch on being the voice for folks in a company who are too afraid to speak up for what they need/deserve. I feel like this has come up a lot with many folks in previous episodes which says a lot about the people we have been talking to.
We also talk about the gymnastics your brain had to do during the height of the pandemic. The stress, the fear, the turmoil happening, and still having to go to work to survive. We also talked to Heidi about treating life outside of work with as much care as you do your job.
Focusing on how we feel about ourselves and what we love instead of what someone else has said is the shit. And what has been interesting for me personally (Ade👋🏾) as I grow my creative business, the difference between gatekeeping versus trade secrets.
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