We were lucky to catch up with Jamie Hadfield recently and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jamie, thanks for joining us today. What’s the best advice you ever gave to a client? How did they benefit / what was the result?
“Be blessive not impressive”
Everyone goes into a job or pageant interview with the goal to impress the interviewer or judge.
But that’s actually not the way to impress them.
You impress others by blessing them.
How do you bless them?
By making sure every answer you give tells a bit of your life story, etc..
And in fact: storytelling is the secret to winning or being hired. Because when you tell stories you’ help your audience establish some type of connection with you. If they connect, you’ve blessed them, and once you’ve blessed them you have impressed them.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Jamie Hadfield has over 20-years of experience in the pageant industry either as a contestant, titleholder, coach, recruiter, or judge. One of her coaching success stories is R’Bonney Gabriel, Miss Universe 2022. Jamie was ranked #7 Best Coach of 2023 by Pageant Planet and also won Best Coach at the 2024 Global Beauty Awards in Seattle. Jamie won Mrs. Utah American and the Best Interview award in March of 2023 and went on to place top 15 at Mrs. American. She was also Mrs. Utah United States 2020 and placed top 5 at Mrs. United States. Jamie was keynote speaker at the International Pageantry Conference in 2020.
Jamie was born and raised in Mexico, is an Arizona State University alumnus, and is a former college English Professor. A mother of four sons, she is married to Jeff Hadfield, a former elected official and business owner. You can contact Jamie on Instagram @jamiehadfieldofficial or on her website www.jamiehadfield.com
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
I decided to be the free resource I wanted when I was a broke Teen and Miss pageant contestant. My philosophy is to give everything for free on Instagram and Tik Tok. I have learned that the more I give for free I.e., coaching tips, advice, etc., the more clients I get. The less you gatekeep your wisdom and expertise on social media, the more money you make.
What do you think helped you build your reputation within your market?
Just staying consistent and showing up… posting on socials even when I don’t feel like it, showing the behind the scenes of my life even when I look ugly and the opposite of a pageant coach… all the times you show up online especially showing your life helps build trust and trust equals a sale
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.jamiehadfield.com
- Instagram: @jamiehadfieldofficial
- Facebook: Jamie J. Hadfield
- Other: Tik Tok: @coachjamiehadfield
Image Credits
Austin Ryde