Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: Catrina Licudine @cathutch124

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

I migrated from the Philippines to US back in 2010. Because of that, I didn’t get to chance to finish my degree in Education. I joined the US army reserves as a food operations specialist back in 2011 which led me to go to culinary school. Now I am working for as a private chef for a law firm in the Financial District in San Francisco and I couldn’t be happier with where I’m at now.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

I like posting about my life, mostly what I cook, where I go and hobbies including modeling.

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

Its actually my name plus Hutchinson which is my husband’s last name and Jan 24 is our wedding anniversary so cathutch124

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

I use a lot! Haha! I use Photoshop express. And then I use square instapic for my layout and then I preview it using latergram to see If the layout works.

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

I’ve been a fan of mchllengo -> because i love how she has a uniforj color scheme and it is all cohesive.
https://www.instagram.com/mchllengo/

I’ve also been a fan of Mr. Bob Henry because his photography skills is just amazing!!!
https://www.instagram.com/breeeze68/

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

I would say live life to the fullest and don’t let anyone tell you how to live your life! I think that’s a recipe for the pursuit of happiness.

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

I love being able to share with people a part of my life. Like what I do to get a healthy skin and maintain my weight . I also like meeting different people and getting to know about that through their photos. I also love the opportunity to help out startup business by showcasing their products to my future audiences!

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

I would say the quality of the product. I like to ensure myself that the items are really outstanding when it comes to quality. When it comes to authenticity; I’ve gotten offers to represent brands that I don’t use myself so I have to sadly turn them down because I don’t think I’ll make a good endorser if I don’t use the product myself.

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

There’s a lot of influencers out there that has some really cool content, I like to get inspiration from their page and then turn it into something that’s originally mine. So I would say, go out there and be inspired by the brilliant and creative minds out there!

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

I got to be honest; I like the privilege of being the person they trust to get their products out there. I also like that I get to try their products too!