Today's guest is a prime example of how you can take a personal passion and turn it into a dream career. Lauren Moore is the founder of Book Huddle, an online community of over 400k readers that helps people connect through book recommendations, book clubs and in person retreats. But before becoming the queen of books online, Lauren worked with clients in brand marketing and strategy. In today's episode Jessica and Lauren talk about: - How a single TikTok post launched Lauren from talking about books as a hobby to books as a full-time job - How Jessica and Lauren both deal with online criticism and imposter syndrome - The life of a recovering people pleaser - The strategies Lauren uses as a self-confessed workaholic to give herself much needed self-care - Some of her current book recommendations! This is an honest and fun conversation all about the realities of online careers, passion projects, community and more.  Lauren Moore is the founder of Book Huddle, a community of 400k readers that helps people find new books and new friends through book recommendations, a virtual book club, and reading retreats that sell out in minutes. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Toronto Star, BuzzFeed, and The Washington Post. Before launching Book Huddle, Lauren spent over a decade as a content strategist, helping more than 350 brands grow by 12 million followers combined. Her brand experience includes MTV, Campbell's, VCA Animal Hospitals, Subaru, Ivy Fertility, a Shark on Shark Tank, and members of Barack Obama's White House staff. She is currently writing her debut fantasy novel. Resources: ⚫︎ Book Huddle book club - use code JESSICA10 for $10 off a membership! http://bookhuddle.com/book-huddle-club ⚫︎ Book Huddle on Instagram: http://instagram.com/bookhuddle ⚫︎ Jessica’s website, resources, services & more:http://www.jessicavalantpilates.com ⚫︎ Jessica’s UNLIMITED community and app with daily workouts for muscle strength:http://www.jessicavalantpilates.com/unlimited ⚫︎Watch our podcast episodes on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@meetyourbodypodcast  ⚫︎ YouTube workouts: https://www.youtube.com/c/JessicaValantPilates  ⚫︎ Follow Jessica on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jessicavalantpilatesJessica Valant Pilates app:Apple IOS - https://tinyurl.com/mry5ya8rGoogle - https://tinyurl.com/yh3ty5fp Jessica Valant and Jessica Valant Pilates, LLC, recommend you consult with a physician before starting any new exercise program. The information given here is not meant to treat or diagnose any medical condition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices