Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Danielle Clardy. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Danielle, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Is there a lesson you learned in school that’s stuck with you and has meaningfully impacted your journey?

I am a Marketing kid and got my degree in Marketing from NC State University in Raleigh, NC. One of my favorite professors during my senior year, Patrice Nealon, would always say to us when discussing reaching out to businesses, companies, individuals, and higher-ups, what’s the worst they can say, no! I have lived by that in every single thing I have done with my business. When reaching out to potential guests for my podcast, The Conversation Series, whenever I send a pitch I say to myself, “What’s the worst they can say, no.” It has carried me through so many business endeavors and has helped me get over fears and nerves of reaching out to people and working with people that I think are out of my league.

Danielle, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Let me preface that I have grown up with a camera constantly in my hand. I have always loved photography and taking and creating videos. I was a sophomore in college at East Carolina University in 2016 when blogging was becoming more popular. I had always loved to write, share stories, and build and be part of a community.

My blog, Southern Style at the time, started out as sharing style, lifestyle, travel, and family. I had designed my site all by myself and in no way am I a professional. Hop forward a year, still running Southern Style Blog, I had transferred to NC State and had a camera. Now, this was the time that YouTube was becoming more and more popular.

I started my YouTube Channel and centered it around the same content that my blog was sharing– fashion, family and friends, travels, and more. This was around the time that I started to get really creative, connecting the two platforms, and growing more to other platforms. In 2020, I created my first podcast called The Conversation Series where I get to talk to incredible people about their inspirations, journeys, careers, and more. The podcast has been an incredible journey that I love growing the most because I get to learn from others and build a bigger community for others, especially my followers and listeners.

Today, I have a brand new blog site that has been rebranded to Danielle Clardy with brand new colors, a podcast called The Conversation Series, a YouTube Channel of 5 years, several social platforms connecting it all, and expanding to create another podcast and grow all of these channels. To add to all of this I am getting Danielle Clardy Media off the ground and working as a Social Media Contractor with several different businesses and carrying what I have learned in Corporate America to this sector.

Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?

Ha, it has not been a smooth road at all!

There are bumps along the way almost every single day and items on the to-do list that don’t get crossed off every day. Things you thought were going to succeed didn’t, pitches sent that you get a no back or no answer at all, and more. I am a one-woman show and I run a podcast, YouTube Channel, blog site, two Instagram accounts, two TikTok accounts, a Facebook page, a LinkedIn page, and a Twitter account.

There are spaces I want to grow into but there are only so many hours in the day. There are ABSOLUTELY days that I doubt whether or not I am supposed to be doing this. Those are the days that you have to remember your purpose and why you fell in love with it to begin with. For me, I just love the community aspect so much!

On top of that, I have a full-time job in Corporate America. I have learned to be practical while still shooting for the stars. One of the biggest bumps for me is that there are always things that I want to do, people I want to feature or talk to, growing my channels, etc. but it doesn’t happen overnight.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

The most rewarding aspect of being a creative is learning from others. I am a constant and continuous learner and love learning from others, a.ka. the purpose of my podcast. Every day I am looking at others posts, videos, blog post, all of it. From there I get inspired and the wheels start turning as to how you can make it your own, create it in your own style, and how will your audience connect or learn from it.

My biggest and probably the most rewarding thing for me out of all of this is creating a community. Hockey and sports are a massive part of all of my channels and I have had people come up to me at games saying they watch my content to just see this stuff or that they have traveled to see a game because of what they have seen on my channel. It is incredible and I get to experience it across my YouTube Channel, Podcast, and Blog.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://danielleclardy.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlclardy/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielleclardyblog
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-clardy-b6bb17126
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dlclardy
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbSlQA8RWDYri9kKPjsE4Q
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/show/0gVy30DiMv3ZNFDljVyHMc?si=9b0cc3b8eebc4e20

Image Credits
Glory Roze Photography