Ayla El-Moussa

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Episode 6: Show Notes.

Welcome to another episode of NorCal and Shill, where we speak with self-portrait photographer Ayla El-Moussa. We kick off our conversation by talking about her hardware wallet, and we compare the user interfaces of Ledger and Trezor, landing on the advice that it can be beneficial to have more than one hardware wallet. Ayla shares the nugget of wisdom that it is important to flow in the space without attachment, because profit is profit, and explains why she has always thought creatively and created art. She tells the story of how she started acting as both model and photographer out of necessity while living on Vancouver Island, and tells us all about her career history, from babysitting and making album covers to creative agency work, always with creative projects on the side. We touch on the role of Instagram in creating visibility for artists, and how the pressure of a deadline gives Ayla the laser focus she needs to produce great work, before exploring the merits of pineapple on pizza and how, when you let go of your expectations, you can free yourself. You’ll also hear why FOMO is dangerous, and how doing things with deliberation can elevate your work. We hope you join us to hear all this and more today. 
 

Key Points From This Episode:

•    An introduction to our guest, Ayla El-Moussa. 

•    Why it can be beneficial to have more than one hardware wallet.

•    The important advice to flow without attachment in the space, because profit is profit. 

•    How she has always been an artist, and her parents raised her with a focus on creativity.

•    The story of how her father gave her her first camera and she couldn’t put it down.

•    How she started acting as model and photographer out of necessity on Vancouver Island.

•    Her career history, from babysitting and making album covers to creative agency work.

•    The role of Instagram in catapulting her career.

•    How the pressure of a deadline gives her the laser focus she needs to produce great work.

•    Why, if she had to be an animal, Ayla would choose an eagle, and a panther.

•    We discuss the merits of pineapple on pizza.

•    How, when you let go of the expectation, you feel free.

•    Why you shouldn’t force your floor price, and it will raise itself naturally. 

•    The process of discovering artists through Instagram, and the dynamic of selling to friends.

•    Why Ayla has always envisioned going back to a farm lifestyle.

•    The story of how when Ayla came home from school she was asked to fetch the chickens.

•    Why FOMO is dangerous and it’s okay to take your time and do things carefully. 

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