Daisy Pepper talks how she got into music, the algorithm, being a woman online, and self-employment

This week's guest is 22 year old bassist Daisy Pepper. Having gained over 50 thousand followers since the lockdown in 2020. Daisy has been able to use her platform to find some incredible work opportunities. In this episode we not only dive into who Daisy is, both a musician and person we also talk about some incredibly important topics. We talk very openly and vulnerably about what it's really like being a woman online and acknowledge that the constant need for interaction and follower growth is actually incredibly toxic. I’ve really loved having this conversation with Daisy and think that there is a lot that your guys can take from it. Chapters:0:00 - Intro 0:33 - How did Daisy get into music? - Guitar, trumpet, piano AND bass?? 6:25 - Bass Club at school - being a 'natural' 10:42 - I didn't really know what a bass guitar was.... 12:13 - Does music run in Daisy's family? 14:30 - First songs learnt on guitar 15:29 - Our boy band phases 17:39 - Being hesitant to post covers of songs you like because they're not the genre your audience expect21:40 - Daisy's qualifications 25:37 - Going into a full-time job and then posting onto social media during covid lockdown 27:44 - Why not going to university was the best decision for daisy 31:23 - My follower count not growing can get really frustrating 33:05 - The algorithm is out of your control 34:04 - Social media is toxic - constantly chasing numbers and interaction is TIRING 35:57 - Paying to boost your content 40:12 - When a video does bad its a massive ego hit 40:54 - Hate comments and being a woman online 49:13 - Men get hate comments but the female experience is different 56:12 - Its ALWAYS the private accounts that have the most to say 58:08 - Balancing time when self-employed 1:04:48 - Keeping motivated 1:09:51 - Imposter syndrome / Fake it till you make it 1:16:30 - What is Daisy working on right now - MERCH RELEASE 1:19:11 - Daisy's soundtrack to success - Broken finger?! has a pretty incredible back story 1:24:44 - Leyla was scared to send Daisy a message about the podcast... 1:26:35 - Ads