{"id":17,"date":"2026-02-03T22:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:32:17","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17\" class=\"elementor elementor-17\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f612a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f612a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8711c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb8711c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e050ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e050ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE JOURNAL<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f4b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56f4b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories, Strategy &amp; Modern Living<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb06d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3eb06d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3855bde e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3855bde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9592d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c9592d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CATEGORIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-376e29c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"376e29c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1b925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff1b925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fed73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29fed73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ffc73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46ffc73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/blog-category\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f80b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00f80b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-878ae65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"878ae65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e862bf elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e862bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIFESTYLE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfc549 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abfc549\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceca180 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ceca180\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/blog-category\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2e45a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d2e45a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-204908c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"204908c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea85a2 elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea85a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TIPS &amp;  GUIDES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12af86a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12af86a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3ee39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf3ee39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/blog-category\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f18f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27f18f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cefeaed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cefeaed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162a416 elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"162a416\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PERSONAL GROWTH<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2350c23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2350c23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ac1ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74ac1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/blog-category\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b0a97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89b0a97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5627158 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5627158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58825c elementor-widget-laptop__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a58825c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INSPIRATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63ec29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63ec29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74521e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74521e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f0df2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66f0df2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53198c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a53198c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3199df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3199df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FEATURED POST<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd16ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd16ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Grow a Business Without Losing Your Style<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b10b0 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b10b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a successful business doesn\u2019t mean compromising your personal style. In this post, I share how to grow intentionally, make strategic decisions, and create a brand that evolves alongside you \u2014 without losing what makes it uniquely yours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed2a03 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eed2a03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/2026\/02\/11\/how-to-grow-a-business-without-losing-your-style\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94ea03 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e94ea03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de81afa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de81afa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131b3f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"131b3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c798e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c798e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d89cdf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d89cdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FEATURED POST<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e75db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e75db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a Brand That Feels Like You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1116d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1116d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building a brand that truly reflects who you are doesn\u2019t mean following every trend or copying what works for others. In this post, I share how to shape a business rooted in your values, express your unique perspective with confidence, and grow in a way that feels aligned \u2014 so your brand evolves with you, not away from you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5df4ffc elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5df4ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hestenns.com\/emily\/2026\/02\/11\/building-a-brand-that-feels-like-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ MORE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca05419 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca05419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0402622 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0402622\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c9acd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0c9acd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16b218a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16b218a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602a3a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"602a3a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e6c24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65e6c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Emily Edit Podcast<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1aed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d1aed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"473\">Conversations around business growth, personal branding, mindset, and modern living. 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