Creator Spotlight
Host Kayleigh Crandell sits down with Richmond's creators, entrepreneurs, and culture-makers to dig into what they're building and why. A Channel RVA Original.
Episodes
- Aspen DeRosa: Riffs And Recovery Builds A Sober Home For The Richmond Music Scene
Riffs and Recovery founder Aspen talks sobriety, music photography, and building a shame-free scene for Richmond musicians. Aspen is a music photographer who ha - First Creatures Podcast
How do you balance big creative endeavors while protecting your energy? Host Kayleigh sat down with Ellen, host of the First Creatures podcast abd violinist for - The Art Of Lingering: Ellen Riccio and First Creatures Podcast
Meet the violinist behind the Richmond podcast that asks us to linger a little while longer. Ellen Riccio has played violin with the Richmond Symphony for almos - Richmond International Film Festival – The Cashier Premiere
Our crew was on the scene for the premiere of locally produced feature film, "The Cashier" at the Richmond International Film Festival. We had the honor of spea - Inner Child Wisdom from Ashley
Did you always know what you were destined to do? 🗺️ Whether you were obsessed with notebooks and playing teacher like Ashley, fell asleep in a chicken coop li - The Mystic's Path: Opening Doors
Jesus and a pentagram are in Ashley’s living room – because that’s how she taps into her spirituality, and she’s not afraid to share it. On the latest episode o - Pain Transforms – Winged Alchemy
The darkest nights can become someone else’s guiding light. Ashley knows this first hand as an interfaith minister and energy healer. Her struggles provided her - Your Story Can Heal Others
Everyone’s story matters, and sharing it takes courage. In a world where we can become so disconnected from one another and our true purpose, Ashley creates mea - Ashley of Winged Alchemy on Spiritual Wounding, Shamanic Healing, and Building Faith Beyond Dogma
Ashley of Winged Alchemy met our host by accident – at a Reiki healing circle where Kayleigh fell asleep in a room full of strangers. She woke up with a new fri - Yoga, Devil Worship, and Spirituality
Sharing spirituality content may seem like a daunting task. Ashley makes it look easy, but not without her own share of struggles to back up why she's so passio - Elaine's Top 3 Small Businesses in RVA
When @miss_elaine_neous stopped by West Broad Studios for the Creator Spotlight podcast, she had to give some shout outs to local spots every Richmonder should - Live Discovery for RVA Events
Spontaneity is the spice of life – and nobody knows that better than @miss_elaine_neous. Through Elaine's live discovery of Richmond business and events, she ha - Baby Business Energy in RVA
One thing about @miss_elaine_neous: she's the baby business champion Richmond needs, and all small business owners deserve. Host Kayleigh Crandell sat down with - Elaine (@miss_elaine_neous): RVA's Hyperlocal Hype Woman on Building a Business Around Curiosity
Creator Spotlight: Elaine of miss_elaine_neous on Solo Exploration, Live Discovery, and Building a Business Around Curiosity Elaine was an accountant with a Uni - Queen of RVA Content Creation
Let’s get into content creation with the RVA queen of event roundups. @misselaineous joined us on the Creator Spotlight to give her hot takes on all things Rich - Top Model Energy for Calvin Klein
Imagine walking your first runway and having your peers vote for you to take the final spot for Calvin Klein. That’s exactly how K’Won’s NYFW journey began. It’ - Get Yourself Out There: K'Won Smith
Getting out there online isn’t easy – but models like K’Won make it look like it can be. We sat down with local creator K’Won for our second episode of the Crea - K'Won Smith on Modeling, Persistence, and Walking for Calvin Klein
K'Won Smith almost missed the show that changed his career. He went to New York Fashion Week to support a friend backstage, not to walk. A casting director mist - Food Content Creator Talks Collaboration
Collaboration is key, especially when it comes to content creation. On our first episode of Creator Spotlight, @rva__eats (AKA Bria) sat down with our host Kayl - Bria, RVA Eats – Creator Spotlight | Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of Creator Spotlight, an original show hosted by Kayleigh Crandell and brought to you by Channel RVA. Richmond, Virginia is home to - Richmond Food Critics? Nope.
Bria has been building RVA Eats for three years now, and her whole thing has always been the same: show up for Richmond's food scene with love. No negative revi