MURMURS WITH SARAH KIM
SARAH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AUTHENTIC WOMEN I MET AFTER MOVING TO LOS ANGELES IN 2018. SHE WAS FIGURING OUT HOW TO TRANSLATE HER MAGAZINE, BY WAY OF BROOKLYN, INTO A COMMUNITY-CENTRIC PUBLICATION THAT REFLECTED HER NEW CITY. IT HAS SINCE BLOSSOMED INTO A THOUGHTFUL AND NECESSARY SERIES OF EVENTS FOR IMPRESSIVE WOMEN AND MOMS IN LOS ANGELES AND BEYOND. WE’VE GONE THROUGH PREGNANCY, MOTHERHOOD, AND BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TOGETHER AND I’VE BECOME REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HER GENEROUS, OPTIMISTIC-YET-REALISTIC PERSPECTIVE IN THE PAST YEARS. BELOW, SHE SHARES HER CURRENT INSPIRATIONS, INFO ON HER PROJECTS WITH BY WAY OF US, AND SOME MAR MAR FAVORITES. X MAR
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INTRODUCE YOURSELF!
A: HELLO, I AM SARAH KIM, FOUNDER OF BY WAY OF US! WE CURATE AND PRODUCE MEANINGFUL EVENTS FOR EXCEPTIONAL WOMEN LOOKING FOR REAL COMMUNITY.
Q: WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON AT THE MOMENT?
A: LEARNING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MANAGE A TEAM! I'VE NEVER HAD ONE. SYSTEMS AND FLOW AND LEADERSHIP ARE HARD EVEN WHEN (ESPECIALLY WHEN) IT'S FOR YOUR OWN BUSINESS. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE HELP OF VERY SMART WOMEN, SOME WHO ARE MOMS SOME WHO AREN'T, WHO ARE GENEROUSLY LENDING THEIR SKILLS AND EMPATHY AND EXPERTISE TO BY WAY OF US.
WORKING ON WHAT A NEW VERSION OF MEMBERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. WHAT DO PEOPLE REALLY WANT AND WHAT DO THEY GET. HOW DO WE DO SOMETHING THAT'S OF COURSE NOT NEW, BUT IN OUR WAY, IN A WAY THAT FEELS REFRESHING AND VALUABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONNECT MEANINGFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY. LAST A RETREAT, BY WAY OF PHOENIX!! IMAGINE GETTING A TRUSTED FRIEND'S ITINERARY FOR A DIFF CITY. AN INSIDE COMMUNITY DRIVEN WAY TO VISIT A CITY, BY WAY OF A COLLABORATOR WHO HAS GREAT TASTE AND IS LIKELY A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THEMSELVES.
A: LEARNING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MANAGE A TEAM! I'VE NEVER HAD ONE. SYSTEMS AND FLOW AND LEADERSHIP ARE HARD EVEN WHEN (ESPECIALLY WHEN) IT'S FOR YOUR OWN BUSINESS. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE HELP OF VERY SMART WOMEN, SOME WHO ARE MOMS SOME WHO AREN'T, WHO ARE GENEROUSLY LENDING THEIR SKILLS AND EMPATHY AND EXPERTISE TO BY WAY OF US.
WORKING ON WHAT A NEW VERSION OF MEMBERSHIP LOOKS LIKE. WHAT DO PEOPLE REALLY WANT AND WHAT DO THEY GET. HOW DO WE DO SOMETHING THAT'S OF COURSE NOT NEW, BUT IN OUR WAY, IN A WAY THAT FEELS REFRESHING AND VALUABLE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONNECT MEANINGFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY. LAST A RETREAT, BY WAY OF PHOENIX!! IMAGINE GETTING A TRUSTED FRIEND'S ITINERARY FOR A DIFF CITY. AN INSIDE COMMUNITY DRIVEN WAY TO VISIT A CITY, BY WAY OF A COLLABORATOR WHO HAS GREAT TASTE AND IS LIKELY A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THEMSELVES.
Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MAR MAR SCENT?
A: ALL OF THEM. MONO NO WHERE. OTHER DESERT CITIES. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A WOMAN HAVING MAR MAR IN MY HOME BECAUSE OF HOW BEAUTIFUL IT BOTH LOOKS AND SMELLS. I FEEL LIKE AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO DISPLAY TRINKETS AND TREASURES, EPHEMERA IN OUR HOME OF THE PAST AND PRESENT, GETTING TO HAVE MAR MAR IN OUR HOME IS SUCH AN HONOR. BECAUSE MAR IS MY FRIEND, SHE'S A BUSINESS OWNER, MAR MAR WAS AT OUR ECO FRIENDLY MARKET IN 2019, WE WERE PANDEMIC PARENTS TOGETHER, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH LIFE UPS AND DOWNS SEPARATELY BUT TOGETHER. I NEED TO SMELL LOVERS ONLY!
A: ALL OF THEM. MONO NO WHERE. OTHER DESERT CITIES. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A WOMAN HAVING MAR MAR IN MY HOME BECAUSE OF HOW BEAUTIFUL IT BOTH LOOKS AND SMELLS. I FEEL LIKE AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO DISPLAY TRINKETS AND TREASURES, EPHEMERA IN OUR HOME OF THE PAST AND PRESENT, GETTING TO HAVE MAR MAR IN OUR HOME IS SUCH AN HONOR. BECAUSE MAR IS MY FRIEND, SHE'S A BUSINESS OWNER, MAR MAR WAS AT OUR ECO FRIENDLY MARKET IN 2019, WE WERE PANDEMIC PARENTS TOGETHER, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH LIFE UPS AND DOWNS SEPARATELY BUT TOGETHER. I NEED TO SMELL LOVERS ONLY!
Q: WHAT IS A SCENT THAT EVOKES A MEMORY FOR YOU?
A: ESTEE LAUDER BEAUTIFUL. MY MOM DOESN'T WEAR IT ANYMORE BUT GROWING UP SHE DID AND I REMEMBER SMELLING IT IN WHEN SHE HUGGED US HARD. MARC JACOBS HAPPY AND DAISY IS NOSTALGIA ULTRA, MY SCENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL!
A: ESTEE LAUDER BEAUTIFUL. MY MOM DOESN'T WEAR IT ANYMORE BUT GROWING UP SHE DID AND I REMEMBER SMELLING IT IN WHEN SHE HUGGED US HARD. MARC JACOBS HAPPY AND DAISY IS NOSTALGIA ULTRA, MY SCENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL!
Q: WHAT'S MOST VALUABLE TO YOU AT THIS TIME IN YOUR LIFE?
A: TIME. FOR WORK. TO MYSELF. FOR MY CHILD. FOR MY MARRIAGE. WITH MY FAMILY. I FIND PEOPLE ARE WANTING MORE OF IT THESE DAYS (EXCITING AS WE BUILD UP OUR COMMUNITY!) BUT ALSO AN INTERESTING BALANCE I'M HAVING TO FIND.
A: TIME. FOR WORK. TO MYSELF. FOR MY CHILD. FOR MY MARRIAGE. WITH MY FAMILY. I FIND PEOPLE ARE WANTING MORE OF IT THESE DAYS (EXCITING AS WE BUILD UP OUR COMMUNITY!) BUT ALSO AN INTERESTING BALANCE I'M HAVING TO FIND.
Q: WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
A: MY FAMILY! MY MOM RECEIVED HER SECOND MASTERS AT 50 YEARS OLD AND MY SISTER IS THE MOST EMPATHETIC HEART SURGEON YOU'VE EVER MET. HER EQ IS AS HIGH AS HER SKILL AND TO BE BOTH IS MIND BLOWING TO ME. MY HUSBAND IS SO FORWARD THINKING AND SEES TRENDS AHEAD OF ANYONE I'VE EVER MET, AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF HIS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST. MY DAD TAUGHT US EVERY SPORT, EVEN TAUGHT US TO SNOWBOARD WHILE BEING A SKIER! HE'S THAT GOOD AT EVERYTHING.
ART IS ALWAYS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. I CAN BE HAVING A LULL OR DRY SPELL OF CREATIVITY AND GOING TO ANY ART EXHIBIT WILL IMMEDIATELY SPARK INSPIRATION, RECENTLY HENRY TAYLOR AT MOCA (ON DISPLAY UNTIL 4/30) AND THE FIRST LARGEST KOREAN EXHIBITION AT LACMA (I SAW IT ON THE LAST DAY A MONTH AGO!).
A: MY FAMILY! MY MOM RECEIVED HER SECOND MASTERS AT 50 YEARS OLD AND MY SISTER IS THE MOST EMPATHETIC HEART SURGEON YOU'VE EVER MET. HER EQ IS AS HIGH AS HER SKILL AND TO BE BOTH IS MIND BLOWING TO ME. MY HUSBAND IS SO FORWARD THINKING AND SEES TRENDS AHEAD OF ANYONE I'VE EVER MET, AND IT'S REALLY BECAUSE OF HIS DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST. MY DAD TAUGHT US EVERY SPORT, EVEN TAUGHT US TO SNOWBOARD WHILE BEING A SKIER! HE'S THAT GOOD AT EVERYTHING.
ART IS ALWAYS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. I CAN BE HAVING A LULL OR DRY SPELL OF CREATIVITY AND GOING TO ANY ART EXHIBIT WILL IMMEDIATELY SPARK INSPIRATION, RECENTLY HENRY TAYLOR AT MOCA (ON DISPLAY UNTIL 4/30) AND THE FIRST LARGEST KOREAN EXHIBITION AT LACMA (I SAW IT ON THE LAST DAY A MONTH AGO!).
THANK YOU FOR READING ALONG!
YOU CAN VIEW SARAH'S WORK HERE
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