ABOUT THE PODCAST

Hello Frances.

Welcome to Hello Frances, the podcast for curious creatives, emerging entrepreneurs, and business owners seeking knowledge, purpose, and community.

Each month, we bring you two fresh episodes that spark ideas and foster connections as we explore the creative journey. With candid conversations featuring guests, friends, and mentors, you’ll gain diverse insights and inspiration to fuel your best work. Every episode is refreshingly brief—never exceeding 30 minutes—making it the perfect addition to your playlist of favorites.

Join us for meaningful dialogue and actionable ideas. Let’s get started!
Diversity is Our Strength
Cliff Notes  In this episode, we share what diversity and inclusion mean to us at the Frances Roy Agency, and how we put it into practice. Simply put, we strive for thought diversity. This is the idea that we seek others who think differently than we do. We strongly believe that intentionally and d...
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The Importance of Soft Skills
Meet the Guest Frances Roy Content Director Hillaree Durso joins Shantelle on the podcast this week to discuss the importance of soft skills. Fueled by creativity, passion, and coffee, Hillaree is the perfect example of a team member with strong soft skills. The tables are turned this week as Hillar...
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Working Remotely
Meet the Guest  This week our Frances Roy Agency Marketing Manager Kelsey Doar joins Shantelle to talk about her experience working remotely. Kelsey joined the Frances Roy team a few years ago and recently moved to Tokyo, Japan where she continues to be a crucial part of our team. As a military spo...
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Building An Organic Community
Meet our Guest  Husband, father, entrepreneur, and owner at Rock Out Climbing Gym Ken Sheyka joins us to discuss how he organically built a climbing community in Destin. When deciding what type of business he wanted to begin, he not only looked for holes in the market but also ensured he was fuelin...
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Culture is Everything – “Never Settle for Less than Your Best” Part 6
Meet Our Guest Heather Ruiz, Senior Director of Marketing and Leasing at the Destin Commons, joins Shantelle this week for a candid talk about never settling for less than your best. As a working mom, a passionate volunteer and an avid athlete, Heather shares her outlook on this Frances Roy guiding ...
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Culture is Everything - “Do More With Less” Part 5
Meet our guests  Today, our podcast host Shantelle is joined by a few Frances Roy employees - Content Director Hillaree Durso, Art Director Janae Erickson, and Copywriter Gregory Dedicke - to discuss our core value “Do More With Less”. Our team members explain how we live out this guiding princ...
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Culture Is Everything - "Don't Be Afraid to Take Chances" Part 4
Meet our guest  Today, our podcast host Shantelle and guest Kimberly Cadena discuss the importance of taking chances. Kimberly is the president and founder of Creative Hustle, a boutique marketing agency based out of New Orleans, Louisiana. Kimberly has nearly 20 years of experience in the industry...
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Culture is Everything – “Hard Work is the Best Work” Part 3
What happens when our passion and our work collide? In Part 3 of our series on work culture, we are joined by Darren Rudloff, President of VISIT CHEYENNE, the destination marketing organization for Cheyenne, Wyoming and one of Shantelle's personal work mentors. He guides us through what it looks lik...
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Culture is Everything – “Give Generously” Part 2
Michelle Clarke Payne is the Vice President of Marketing and Investor Relations for United Way of Southeast Louisiana. With a passion for marketing and corporate social responsibility, Michelle joins Shantelle to discuss the impact work culture generosity has on entire communities and how each of us...
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Culture is Everything - "Family First" Part 1
Listen in as Shantelle and guest Ellen May, Center Director for Hawai’i Job Corps talk about Family First work cultures, how it works within Frances Roy and a very candid discussion about when Family First treads into "unfair" waters. They do a little off-road, and over time, offer an insider view...
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