We were lucky to catch up with Taylor Dadds recently and have shared our conversation below.
Taylor, appreciate you joining us today. How did you come up with the idea for your business?
I came up with One Balanced Life when I was working in a corporate job that left me feeling unfulfilled. I wanted to fuel my passions for heathy living and wellness and that’s where One Balanced Life came in the picture! For a long time, I lived my life in a constant cycle of diets and restrictions and couldn’t find a balance when it came to living a healthy lifestyle. I wanted to share my passion for a balanced lifestyle that is full of foods that make you feel good but also taste good. I also wanted to inspire those who may be intimidated to get in the kitchen! I was excited to start One Balanced Life as a new place to build community, but I had no idea it would get to where it is today.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
My name is Taylor Dadds and I’m the content creator and food blogger behind One Balanced Life! I create all of the recipes, take the video and photos, manage all of my socials and make up this small business of mine! I offer a mix of recipes that focus on simple, delicious meals that leave you feeling good. These are all simple, minimal ingredients and don’t take a lot of time to cook up! I share a lot of meal prep tips and tricks to help create a small habit that will lead to bigger results in a healthy lifestyle.
I’m most proud of my commitment to continuing to provide recipes and resources to fuel someone to live a healthier lifestyle. This work is so important to me and it makes me so happy to see others enjoy the recipes that I share.
Have you ever had to pivot?
There’s always some pivoting when it comes to working in social media! It has changed so much since I first started my page. With the changes, it’s important to keep up to continue to grow my business. A lot has changed over the last year or two when Instagram and TikTok became to compete with video content. It became something completely new for me to learn and create content for. Just as I was starting to get the hang of photography, I felt like this new part of social media developed! I dove right into it and now I love it! It makes me really think creatively and has led to creating content on other parts of my life like training for a marathon and healthy habits.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
I built my audience through consistency and just being me! I was consistent in showing up every day with a recipe or post when I first started my Instagram and I worked A LOT to be able to do that. At the time, I was still working in a corporate job too! So most of my time spent was on the weekends or evening to build my business now. I was authentic in what I shared and I took time to learn what my community wanted and how I could help them. People want to see the real you so I think that’s the most important thing when starting out on building a social media presence.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.onebalancedlife.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onebalancedlife
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onebalancedlife
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-dadds-40490874/
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