“Do What You Love, Love What You Do!” And Other Hot Life Tips From The Fashion Queen of Denver

If you’ve ever seen a music video from the band OK Go, that’s basically what it’s like hanging out with Brandi Shigley. Over there is the flamethrower, in this corner is a family of ferrets dressed in matching outfits, in walks a mailman with a green mohawk who is also her tattoo artist, and here you are sitting on a giant hand-shaped chair that smells of funnel cake.  The whole thing is L-I-F-E, turned up to 11. 

When you listen to Brandi’s story, you’ll understand; she eeks her way through college but becomes the hottest purse-maker circa Y2K (literally #3 on AOL), such that she has her bags showcased in Paris. Then, she becomes the de facto Fashion Queen of Denver by uniting, inspiring, and coaching dozens of CO-based fashionistas to take the plunge and “do what they love and love what they do” by becoming fashion entrepreneurs themselves. And then, she gave all these newly minted fashion entrepreneurs their first big breaks by selling their wares at her store (which she wrapped up like a burrito for customers).

But her life also smacks of realness and…even normalcy. She grapples with understanding how being an adopted orphan continues to shape her; she remembers her now-passed mother through videos of her on Facebook; she experiences the questions of God’s character.

Enjoy Brandi and the authentic, whole-hearted joy she brings to every moment of life–and this episode.

You can find the transcript for this episode here. Find transcripts for all episodes here.