To kick off Fashion Week 2020 we hosted a fashion-forward GIRL BOSS: Katy Bellotte. Bellotte creates in many types of media — from video, podcasting and social media to photography, graphic design and more. She rose in popularity on YouTube with her channel HelloKaty and has since expanded into podcasting with Thick & Thin. After college, she landed a dream job working in social and digital media at L’Oreal. Bellotte then pivoted to pursue her passions working for herself as a freelancer. With over 478K subscribers on Youtube and 177K followers on Instagram, Bellotte shares career, design, and life advice with her followers weekly. Over 100 USC students and Fashion Board members came to hear from Bellotte and learn about her freelance career, life after college, and living in the City that never sleeps: New York.
Keynote with
Katy Bellotte
A New York based graphic designer, calligrapher, video editor & social media entrepreneur
Advice from Katy
1. Embrace Your Hyphens
2. Trust Yourself, Your Heart Knows The Way
3. Slow Down
4. Be Patient When It’s Hard
5. Everything You Are Doing Is Just A Page In Your Story
6. Just Because The Ingredients Don’t Taste Great, Doesn’tMean The Outcome Won’t.
7. Having A Low Opinion Of Yourself Is Not Modesty, It Is Self Destruction.
8. What Is In Your Fridge is valuable, Use it.
"Hearing from Katy was very inspiring and left me wanting to work even harder on my personal brand."
- Lauren Copeland, fashion board president
"My favorite thing Katy said was when she described her cake analogy about how all the ingredients may not be sweet but the outcome is - just like life.
-Meghan Ann
"8th grade was when I first started my YouTube channel: HelloKaty, which now has almost half a million followers."
-Katy Bellotte
When Katy came to speak she was so real and honest when she shared her story. I loved this about her, and she has become such a role model for me as I navigate college and my future career!
-Claire Hanley,
fashion board member
