We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Jasmin Leger Kish a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Jasmin thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Let’s jump right into how you came up with the idea?

I started The Creole Peach as an outlet to express my creativity. I also wanted something that my husband and I could do together as well. I was bored with the monotony of my daily life; I went to work and went home. There was nothing exciting drawing my interest so I began to search. One of my girlfriends started her own blog a couple of years before mine and she suggested I start one. I have always loved fashion and style so it made perfect sense to start my own blog. I’m not necessarily looking for success, I just want to have fun and be creative.

Jasmin, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My name is Jasmin Leger Kish. I am originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. However, I grew up mostly in Atlanta, Georgia. That’s why I have titled my blog, The Creole Peach, it’s me. That’s my brand. I think when your brand is based on yourself, you don’t have to necessarily have follow rules. I am able to do whatever I like because it’s based on what I like. I love Fashion and Disney and loud prints and patterns. I don’t believe I have to stick to one thing because I’m not trying to fit in a niche market.

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

One lesson I had to unlearn was believing that peoples opinions matter, especially more than my own. I’m hesitant to say I was bullied as a child, I just considered it going pains. I was swayback with an underbite and a Jheri curl. Did people make fun of me? Absolutely. Did is affect me? Yes. Did I stop wearing my fabulous sparkly jeans because kids in my class laughed at me? Yes. In high school did I beg my mom to let me straighten my hair so new kids wouldn’t make fun of me? Yep!

I’m unsure where the shift happened. Maybe it was in college. My hair and my teeth were straight, I wore loud print and I still didn’t have a boyfriend…but I didn’t care. And maybe I never cared. I think I realized that caring what people thought ultimately served no benefit to me. Why go through life less happy because I’m thinking that someone will have an unflattering opinion of me. Since then my motto has been “Who gives a (you know the word)”.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

The basic key to social media is being yourself and posting regularly. Some say social media is a game of chess, and it sure feels like it sometimes. My following is still growing but I have learned to not rely on any algorithms and just keep posting what I like. By being myself, I found like-minded people who connect with me. There has been plenty of times I have put my whole heart into a post and it barely got traction. I’m definitely disheartened when it happens but I just keep moving forward.

Contact Info:

• Website: http://www.thecreolepeach.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreolepeach/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecreolepeach/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyudgxoARgEmudD95GiJRxg