We recently connected with Carita Fambro and have shared our conversation below.

Carita , looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. It’s always helpful to hear about times when someone’s had to take a risk – how did they think through the decision, why did they take the risk, and what ended up happening. We’d love to hear about a risk you’ve taken.

The biggest risk I’ve taken so far, is taking the leap to put myself out there to share my content. And it wasn’t even starting the blog, it was putting myself “out there” (in social media land). I wasn’t a blogger overnight, there was about six months to one year that I was just sharing recipes on social media to friends and family. No reward, no brand deal, NATHAN and that was the most humbling experience for me. Creating recipes that I loved, taking basic pictures (up against real food photographers) and sharing them to my audience uncertain of the feedback I’d get. I felt the weight of what taking a risk like that was, but it has been the most rewarding.
It was rewarding because it helped to build my confidence. I had to learn to commit and to believe in myself first, even if that meant others may judge or not be in support.
Surprisingly, most if not all have been in support of my entire journey so far, and the gag was me believing in my own craft!

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a food blogger, photographer, recipe developer and content creator. As a lover of all things food and entertainment, I am able to share my gift by sharing love and stories through the dishes I create. Recipes have unique stories, and whether they are new or old and rich in tradition, it is how I connect and share my gift. My creations stem from a hybrid of quick and easy meals, fun twists on traditional foods and utilizing whole ingredients and fun pairings that are a joy to create and eat. My hope is to convert the non cook into becoming an inspired home chef.

I am most proud of the beginning of my path. I spent a lot of years overthinking what success and living my dream would look like. After a small nudge from my husband, I finally took the leap and started doing the work. I didn’t have the best equipment or tools then, but I had found passion and was ready to overcome my fear of failing. It was during this part of the journey, that I learned I never needed the perfect foundation to get started, but just needed to start and trust the process once I was in motion.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

Starting my blog has taught me a lot about my weaknesses. Professionally and personally I had to unlearn a lot about my “lazy” ways of approaching life and goals. Having started my blog on my own dime and time, the responsibility has fallen on me and while it’s been a great responsibility, I have had to learn a lot about discipline, time management, and structure.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

Patience is KEY! I think we are absolutely in the microwave society where we want to be insta famous in 3.5 secs. While that can be true for some, most of us will take the longer route and truly have to build. I think we have to remember to find joy in all the seasons of entrepreneurship because each level will present a new goal. So when I was a “smaller” content creator, I found joy in networking and connecting with others. During that season, I had the space and time to connect and that really helped me grow. I was able to be featured on larger platforms to be seen in front of bigger audiences who would’ve never known I existed. So connect with other creators in your genre/field, be genuine, find your little “circle” and use them as leverage to share your content with new faces. Consistency is also key! There were month (almost a year) where I shared content and “nobody” saw it except for my small following of friends and family. It helped me to learn that I needed to remain genuine about sharing my love of food/recipes and to trust that the rest would follow (or come) and it did. So stay consistent, don’t just share in hopes that it’ll go viral, share because you love your craft and trust that at the right time, your content will get seen and shared by the masses.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.seasonedtotasteblog.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_seasonedtotaste/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seasonedtotasteblog
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carita-fambro-5429ab55/

Image Credits
Cheyenne Crawford-Homestarphoto