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Internet HourInternet Hour186. Droning on about Tik Tok, Chappell, Glicked, etcEpisode 186 covers: The drones above New Jersey Tik Tok ban (again!) Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa on Carpool Karaoke Actors on Actors The Voice etc! 2024-12-1830 minNow, About That w/ James & SarahNow, About That w/ James & SarahNow, About That... parasocial relationship with Chappell RoanWelcome to another episode of Now, About That... w/ James & Sarah. In this week's episode, we talk about parasocial relationships based on the issues Chappell Roan is facing with speaking up about being uncomfortable with random strangers approaching her while she is out and about in the world. Also, are there two zodiac killers and could they be James & Sarah... you'll have to listen to find out!!If you would like to help support this channel, please follow this link (https://buy.linqapp.com/discount/NowAboutThat?redirect=%2F%3Fafmc%3DNowAboutThat) to Linq where you can save 15% on...2024-08-261h 00SPLATTS UNI-CORNERSPLATTS UNI-CORNERSarah Miller ep.188Sarah Miller is back for tarot card tuesday even tho we didn't get to the tarot cards we had a great time catching up and hangin ..next time we will definitely do some cards I promise...enjoy2024-08-071h 10Schauer ThoughtsSchauer Thoughts75: Chappell RoanWelcome to your favorite podcast's favorite podcast: B-C-C-C-L-U-B. (Too much?) This week Kendahl and Sarah talk all things Chappell Roan. From humble beginnings to queer pop icon status and everything in between.Go to https://cookunity.com/BCC or enter code BCC before checkout for 50% off your first week.Follow Sarah: @SarahSchauerFollow Kendahl: @KendahlLandrethTo watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzv3r6Vfp3pqrmOIc7m8tuADon’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening, or by...2024-07-171h 09MoonbeamingMoonbeamingWisdom From The Other Side of Change With Sarah M. ChappellOur embodied archetypes series continues with a deep dive into the 8 of Cups experience. On this week's episode, we have no other but the one and only Sarah M. Chappell. Sarah experienced a very 8 of Cups moment when she walked away from her successful business at its height. In this episode, she shares candidly and generously about having to make hard decisions that go against the status quo. Sarah and Sarah dig into: How Sarah knew it was time to goHow letting go comes in stages, and what those were Myths and misnomers in small business What...2024-06-0545 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastBring the Internet to LifeOnline businesses must transcend the digital if they want to survive.Awareness of the harms of the social internet and associated technologies, and how corporate greed and lackluster policy have made it so many of the harms outweigh the powerful good, is continuing to increase. So what's an online business to do?This is the audio version of an essay first published at thinkpiece.fyi This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com2024-03-2808 minCraft to CareerCraft to Career148. Coaching Call With Artist Sarah ClarkThis is the first of five coaching calls from listeners of the podcast. Meet Sarah Clark, a fabric designer, artist, and quilter. Sarah is exploring what her business will look like moving forward. This is such a magical time of discovery.   We talked about Sarah's different skills, her WHY (why she is going into business, what she hopes to accomplish with her business), and how she can reach her goals. My hope is that while listening to this coaching call, you'll gain inspiration and new ideas and get some of your own business qu...2024-03-2241 minCraft To CareerCraft To Career148. Coaching Call With Artist Sarah ClarkThis is the first of five coaching calls from listeners of the podcast. Meet Sarah Clark, a fabric designer, artist, and quilter. Sarah is exploring what her business will look like moving forward. This is such a magical time of discovery.   We talked about Sarah's different skills, her WHY (why she is going into business, what she hopes to accomplish with her business), and how she can reach her goals. My hope is that while listening to this coaching call, you'll gain inspiration and new ideas and get some of your own business qu...2024-03-2241 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastIn Praise Of ConstraintsWhen I narrowed the scope of what is possible, I found more possibility.A paradox perhaps, but true. Trying to keep all paths open, to never choose, to have it all is what prevents growth, creativity, and clarity.Listen to the full audio essay here and then join the conversation at thinkpiece.fyi This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com2024-03-1507 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastInnovation in the Algorithmic AgeArtists feel the temperature shifts of our culture and economy before others even think to walk outside and see what the weather is. At this fulcrum moment of the Algorithmic Age, artists are up against some challenges: Generative AI threatens jobs, algorithms are overloaded and make it harder to reach customers, and niche communities have become professionalized at the expense of true connection.But Edgar Fabián Frías isn’t afraid. Edgar is a boundary-breaking multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles with degrees in Psychology, Studio Art, and an MFA in Art Practice from UC Berkeley. Thei...2024-02-211h 04MoonbeamingMoonbeaming139. Healing Shame Around Being Seen: Marketing for Spiritualists & Creatives with Sarah M. ChappellDoes marketing creep you out, but you know you need to figure it out? Do you feel shame around being seen in your business/art/work and don't know why? This week on Moonbeaming, we’ve got a special guest who is an expert on marketing for spiritualists and creatives.  Sarah M. Chappell is here, and the two Sarahs dive deep into common issues small business owners have around marketing and selling. Sarah M. Chappell is here to break down the difference between selling and marketing, and what mistakes most business owners make. In this e...2024-02-2146 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastVision Pro Is An Answer To A Deeply Sad QuestionWho gets to touch the world? Spatial computing replicates the core human desire to impact our surroundings while preventing us from doing that at all. This is the audio version of an essay published at Think Piece. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com2024-02-0706 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastCopyright, Fair Use, and AI with Katherine de Vos DevineAI AI AI. It’s all anyone online can talk about. What is it? Does it do anything useful? Who will it harm, and how? Can creative jobs even exist in the age of machine learning?For artists, creatives, writers, and other intellectual property-driven professionals, the generative AI platforms continue to provoke confusion and dismay. How were these corporations able to train the Large Language Models that support these tools on a vast corpus of copyrighted works without permission from or compensation of the creators?Attorney and art historian Katherine de Vos Devine is uniquely po...2024-01-3149 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastIn Search of a Post-Achievement Life with Khe HyWho would you be without your business?Your mind may first go to the financial impacts: without your work, you might struggle to pay your bills, save for retirement, or care for your children.But that’s not the only potential challenge: would you completely lose your sense of self if your identity as a business owner were gone?In this episode, I’m joined by coach and creator Khe Hy to discuss the challenges of creating a post-achievement life, one governed by your aliveness rather than the endless search for external validation.2023-12-121h 09The Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastI Quit InstagramI finally did it.After years of wrestling with Instagram and trying to figure out how to use it in a way that supports my work without making me want to die, I have left the platform professionally.I tried to outsource it.I tried only posting promotional content.I tried only posting personal content.I tried content buckets and content maps and content plans and content repurposing systems.And while I have made plenty of money from these hacks, none of them have solved the problem...2023-11-2813 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastFind Your HustleHustle? Find it? Like it’s a good thing?If you read that title and wondered if you’re on the wrong podcast feed, I get it. I’ve spent years decrying the hustle, and trying to help founders and creatives break out of that mode to create a more holistic approach to business.But sometimes, we just have to do the thing. Sometimes, we just need to get paid. Sometimes, we have to hustle.As a business grows, we naturally shift our sights to longterm sustainability. But that often comes as a cost...2023-11-0926 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastThe Experience of Time in CrisisWinter is coming in the Northern Hemisphere, and the shortening days are foregrounding the experience of time. The shift this year is intensified by the relationship to time, information, and engagement online as the world reckons with the horrific Hamas attack on Israel and the resulting violent and indiscriminate retaliation on the people of Palestine.Time is speeding up even as the days come to a swifter close. There is a tension between the known, the unknown, the need to know now, the impossible to know until later.For business owners and other online denizens...2023-10-2541 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastEnd-of-Year Business PlanningWe’ve entered the last quarter of 2023, and with it the pressure to push for last-minute sales. Entrepreneurs try to pack a lot into this season, and critical short- and longterm planning goes undone.In this episode, I explore what to do now to make the most of the end of the year, as well as how to harness the momentum of the moment to lay the groundwork for the year to come. From prioritizing your sales process (don’t leave it to the last minute again!) to anticipating your growth needs in 2024, now is the time to p...2023-10-1238 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHow To Create Business BoundariesAs the founder of a business, it’s only a matter of time before a customer does something that crosses the line for your product, or you fall into the trap of working when you promised that you wouldn’t, or that you start to resent your entire enterprise because its eroding any sense of a self outside of its confines.My friend, you need some boundaries.I have been very vocal about my challenges with time management and customer boundaries over the years thanks to that deadly combo of being a former gifted kid and...2023-09-2845 minMind WitcheryMind WitcheryConjuring Self Centered Businesses feat. Sarah M. ChappellWriting, coaching, teaching, working with your brain more than your hands. My amazing guest, Sarah M. Chappell, calls this “knowledge work.” We’ve learned through experience that there is no Right Way to be that kind of businessperson. To thrive as a knowledge worker, you need to work in a way that centers your whole self. Sarah and I will help you figure out what questions you can ask to start making that happen.Mentioned: Sarah M. Chappell is a writer, strategist, and coach helping to build the future of knowledge work. Her online memberships, cohort...2023-08-0353 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastOnline Courses Are Not WorkingIt’s no secret that online education is at an inflection point. Sales are down from their lockdown-era highs. Completion rates remain challenging, and as more people prioritize in-person experiences, even the best programs are suffering from low engagement.In this episode, I take you along as I try to workout some ideas and feelings that I’ve been having about online courses, memberships, and other digital education. I start with a basic idea: that online education has a deep disrespect for the capabilities of adult learners, and defaults to a dopamine hacking banking model of instruction in o...2023-07-2738 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastThe Future of Online MarketingSocial media is a mess, ad conversions are down and costs are up, and SEO is collapsing under the weight of AI content. The tools that have reliably grown online businesses for the past decades are no longer effective, but we still need to reach new customers and get those sales. Behind the scenes, successful online business owners are scrambling to pivot and figure out what’s next.So what is the future of online marketing? What is actually working in 2023?In this episode, I analyze the current state of online marketing, share what’s work...2023-07-1334 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastBurn It DownLast October, I unceremoniously stopped podcasting and started the process of closing my most successful online product, the Holistic Business Academy membership. Despite consistent revenue and a proven offer, I was bored and unable to hire myself out of the work that I could no longer tolerate.Did I feel ungrateful? Yes. Did I feel like a failure? A bit.But closing my membership was the best way for me to act with integrity in my business, and hopefully find some way forward with my work.This episode marks the first of the...2023-06-2839 minCareer Success CoachCareer Success CoachMarketing Your Way With Bec ChappellYour career is your business, and you are the Chief Marketing Officer, so building a powerful personal brand and marketing yourself well can set you up for future success.Bec Chappell, a Marketing Strategist for small businesses, joins me to discuss showing up on LinkedIn and building your online presence so that, like her, you can create opportunities in your career or grow your business.Bec Chappell works with businesses at the start of their marketing journey to ensure they have clarity around what it is, why they want to achieve it, and a clear...2023-06-2136 minMarketing EspressoMarketing EspressoLinkedIn profile building with Sarah MakrisSend us a textDo you feel like you're doing everything right when it comes to your LinkedIn profile, but you're just not attracting the right client or role? Or maybe you're not quite sure how LinkedIn can help you as an entrepreneur or business owner. If you're feeling any of this, then this episode is In this episode you will learn: 1. How to optimize your LinkedIn profile to attract your dream role 2. The importance of LinkedIn for entrepreneurs and business owners 3. The fear around LinkedIn and...2022-10-3119 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastLessons From Three Years Of HBAAre you afraid of change?Did your first iteration of an offer sell so well that you haven’t had a reason to fix it?Are there shifts you’d like to make to the offer, but you’re worried if you do it will rock that boat of success you’ve built?When an offer is successful, making changes to it can be scary.But not making changes can be even scarier.Online business trends are constantly changing. As an online business owner, being aware of these shifts is criti...2022-10-0613 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastRunning an Online Tarot Business in 2022 with Liz WorthVibes alone won’t create a successful business.Many online tarot readers, astrologers, and coaches saw a massive revenue increase in 2020 but steady declines since. Even more started new businesses during the boom as the pandemic pushed people online, but are now confused as to why their offers aren’t selling.Liz Worth is a tarot reader and author who supports professional readers in developing their skills through her online tarot school. Liz joins holistic business coach Sarah M. Chappell on the podcast this week to share how as economic and consumer trends shift, tarot read...2022-09-2153 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastSmall Business DegrowthWhy do you want to grow your business?Is it because you have a specific revenue goal? A family to support, or dreams to fulfill? Something you’re saving towards, like a house, or debt you’re paying off?Or is it because you think you have to?Growth as a loose, undefined concept is everywhere. We’re taught that it’s an economic imperative, and that as business owners, if we’re not growing, we’re dying.But what happens when growth is causing the problems we’re facing, either collectively i...2022-09-0721 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastElectional Astrology for Business Planning with ZamboniFunkHow do you choose the best day to launch?Maybe you look at your personal and business calendars, take into consideration the number of days you’ll need to promote, and schedule a launch date that works best for you.Perhaps you pull a few tarot cards to see the energies headed your way and when you can launch to best harness any lucrative vibes.This week’s podcast guest, ZamboniFunk, is letting us in on a great launch planning tool: electional astrology, or using astrology to choose auspicious timing.ZamboniFunk is a...2022-08-2453 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastChoosing the Right Education ModelConfused about which online education model is actually going to lead to good results for both you and your client?Maybe you’ve set up a self-study course that you’re excited about, but few of your students are actually completing it. Or maybe you sold a traditional live online course in the past, with lifetime access to material for the customers, but that’s now proving to be a lot of unanticipated and unpaid work to maintain and update for former students.If you’re struggling with problems like these, it’s likely that you’re usi...2022-08-1021 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHow to Fix Your MembershipIs your membership business making you feel trapped, overwhelmed, and burnt out?Your membership was supposed to make life easier for you, not harder. But now you’re stuck doing more work than ever, you’re losing customers faster than you can replace them, and your membership is turning out to be unsustainable, unprofitable, and just not what you’d hoped it would be.Don’t give up yet. If you run a membership that’s running you into the ground, chances are that you’ve fallen into some common traps. And the great news is, you can...2022-07-2736 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastStarting an Online Membership Business with Ward SandlerAre you burnt out from endless private sessions, or worried that clients are going to stop booking in this economic downturn?Great news: we have a solution for you. Memberships, which are courses, communities, or group coaching programs accessible through a paid subscription, can address your burnout, boost your income, and actually help more people.Here at the Holistic Business Academy, we know that memberships are a rock solid way to use your unique expertise to serve your community with less work for you and lower prices for your customers. So, how do y...2022-07-1329 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastWhy No One Is BuyingDoes your offer suck?You spent weeks developing a new offer that highlights your areas of expertise. You sat in front of your computer for hours in Canva designing graphics. You made a sales page and changed the link in your bio. You told your followers how excited you were about your new offer, and a couple of your friends even shared your latest post.And nothing happened.Your website didn’t crash from an onslaught of incoming sales like you had imagined.But this offer is amazing! You know it co...2022-06-2918 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastValues-Aligned Branding for Small Business with Christine LieuIt’s no secret that great branding is important to your business: it can save you valuable time and energy while quickly and effectively communicating your core values with your audience and boosting your sales.But what exactly does branding entail? And which parts of branding are actually important to focus on for small businesses?In this episode, holistic business coach and strategist Sarah M. Chappell chats with Christine Lieu, the expert behind CL Designs and the Brand Party Podcast. Christine is a graphic designer who helps purpose-driven businesses create cohesive branding, web design, and so...2022-06-0836 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastFour-Day Work Weeks in Small BusinessFour-day work weeks sound great in theory. Getting to work less and having three-day weekends every week? Who would say no to that?But as a small business owner, you probably have serious worries about being able to get everything done in a shorter amount of time. What about keeping your clients happy? Can you really make enough money by working four days a week?We were curious if the model could work in this specific context. So as a small business with these needs ourselves, we decided to conduct a six-week trial of working...2022-05-2523 minThe Parenting CouchThe Parenting CouchGet to know The Parenting Couch co-host, Sarah LevettMeet Sarah Levett, co-host of The Parenting Couch podcast. Sarah is a single Mum to her 9-year-old daughter. Sarah has spent much of her life treading the boards in many of Australia’s comedy clubs as a stand-up comic. She's hosted breakfast radio shows in Geelong and Newcastle, and also been on air for Nova 96.9 in Sydney. Recently, she's added marriage celebrant & wedding MC to her list of career credits.FIND OUT MOREhttps://sarahmonialservices.com/https://www.facebook.com/Sarahmonial-Services-105321041268205/https://www.instagram.com/sarah_monial_services/Send us a message!...2022-05-2428 minThe Parenting CouchThe Parenting CouchGet to know The Parenting Couch co-host, Rachel ChappellMeet Rachel Chappell, co-host of The Parenting Couch podcast. Rachel lives on Sydney's upper north shore with her husband and three daughters (aged 7, 10 & 12). She started North Shore Mums Facebook group in 2012, when she moved to the area with lots of questions, but not many local friends to ask. A year later, she decided to take the Facebook group to the next level by launching the North Shore Mums website. In this episode, Rachel shares the story about how North Shore Mums was created... as well as how she juggles work and family, dealing with sibling rivalry and...2022-05-2424 minCraft To CareerCraft To Career54. Branding Help with Sarah Ann Design: Define Your Brand & Attract Your AudienceBranding plays a crucial role in defining your business identity and attracting the right audience. This week, Sarah Ann Design, a branding and website expert for creative entrepreneurs, shares her insights on how to successfully define your brand and ensure it speaks to your ideal customers. In this episode, Sarah explains the essential elements of effective branding, from choosing the right colors and fonts to building a website that resonates with your target market. Whether you're just starting out or looking to rebrand, this conversation is packed with actionable tips to help you create a brand that...2022-05-2047 minCraft to CareerCraft to Career54. Branding Help with Sarah Ann Design: Define Your Brand & Attract Your AudienceBranding plays a crucial role in defining your business identity and attracting the right audience. This week, Sarah Ann Design, a branding and website expert for creative entrepreneurs, shares her insights on how to successfully define your brand and ensure it speaks to your ideal customers. In this episode, Sarah explains the essential elements of effective branding, from choosing the right colors and fonts to building a website that resonates with your target market. Whether you're just starting out or looking to rebrand, this conversation is packed with actionable tips to help you create a brand that...2022-05-2047 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastSubverting Capitalism in Small Business with Stephanie NajjarCapitalist ideology loves to promote the idea of business and entrepreneurship. Capitalist logic says, if your idea is innovative enough, if you work hard enough, if you discover all the right strategies—you’ll make it big. You’ll be rich.But when things aren’t quite so simple, you start questioning yourself. Your ideas, your products, your work ethic, your intelligence, even your morality.This disconnect has serious consequences. There are very real reasons rooted in capitalism’s colonial, racist, and gendered origins that explain why so many small business owners—especially those who aren’t white...2022-05-1153 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastSales Funnel FoundationsSales funnels can be intimidating, but at their core, they’re simple: a way for you to communicate with your ideal customers and give them all the information they need in order to make a buying decision.In this episode on the holistic business approach to sales funnels, business strategist and coach Sarah M. Chappell discusses why sales funnels are so useful for small business owners, what their essential components are, how you’ll know if your sales funnel is successful, and how to address the common problems associated with them.Think of sales funnels as a...2022-04-2727 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHolistic Project ManagementHow do you want to run your business? On fear, exploitation, and the assumption that you and your employees are incompetent? Or on open communication, shared accountability, and ease?In this episode on the holistic business approach to project management, business strategist and coach Sarah M. Chappell breaks down how the early 20th century roots of project management as a system that fundamentally disrespects and distrusts workers still impacts the way businesses typically operate today.Then, she explains how the holistic business model departs from this history and uses project management in a radically different...2022-04-1332 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastWhy Holistic Business?What exactly is a holistic business? And why does it matter?In this introduction to the philosophical foundations of building a sustainable business, holistic business coach Sarah M. Chappell breaks down the key characteristics of holistic business and shows you how it’s a radical re-imagining of what business can do.Put simply? Holistic business is different from paternalistic entrepreneurism, which operates by reflecting the extractive values of late capitalism and white supremacy culture.Holistic business is contextual. It’s interrogative. It’s actually sustainable.Tune in to learn what these princi...2022-03-3019 minThe Raw and Wild Hearts PodcastThe Raw and Wild Hearts PodcastRevolutionize and Rebuild with Holistic Business Strategist Sarah M. ChappellRevolutionize and Rebuild with Holistic Business Strategist Sarah M. Chappell Podcast Episode Summary Welcome to today’s podcast episode called ‘Revolutionize and Rebuild with Holistic Business Strategist Sarah M. Chappell.  Y’all I am fired up here and the reason is that I have been creating my soul mission business for the past year and if ever there is a time that we get confronted head on with the deep subconscious belief systems that were created from a fractured capitalist culture, internalized familial patterns and expectations and top down scarcity mindsets, it is in creating, sharing and gro...2022-03-061h 19The Beyond Condition PodcastThe Beyond Condition PodcastContest Prep as a Female Bodybuilder Guest. Dr. Andrew ChappellSend us a textSarah and Steff welcome Dr. Andrew Chappell to the Beyond Condition podcast to talk all things contest prep.Andrew has extensive knowledge into both the psychological and physical demands of prep and has coached hundreds of athletes to the stage. In this episode we talk about things to consider when competing as a female bodybuilder, including before and during a contest prep. THE ULTIMATE SHOW DAY GUIDE E-BOOK: Purchase here Beyond Condition Coaching Application: Click here Find Sarah on Instagram: @sarahparker_bb2022-02-2151 minVoices for JusticeVoices for JusticeBlake ChappellToday I am discussing the case of 17-year-old Blake Chappell. Blake went missing in October 2011 after attending his homecoming dance. His body was found in a nearby creek two months later. The autopsy confirmed Blake died from a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a homicide. Officials believe he was only in the water for about a week, leaving his whereabouts unknown for weeks. It’s been over a decade since Blake was murdered but his mother Melissa is still fighting for answers.Blake Chappell went missing from Newnan, Georgia on October 16th, 2011. Bl...2022-01-0644 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastFrom Vulnerable to Spiritual with Alex Naranjo and Marlene VargasWhere has your intuition led you?Maybe you felt a tingle on the back of your head when you met your partner for the first time.Maybe you had a sudden urge to pick up an orange when you were at the store for soap.Or maybe you have a fine tuned relationship with your intuition and use it in every decision you make.This week’s podcast guests, Alex Naranjo and Marlene Vargas, have let their intuitions guide their whole business. Alex and Marlene are the founders of Hou...2021-12-3053 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece Podcast2021 Year in ReviewHow was your year?With 2022 fast approaching, this is the perfect time to step back and give your 2021 business year a quick assessment. This doesn’t have to be about numbers, though y’all know how much I love numbers! This can be a qualitative assessment, a short list, or even just a quick reflection. Think about what felt good this year, and what maybe didn’t feel so great. What worked, what didn’t, and what you’d like 2022 to look like for your business.To help you get s...2021-12-2339 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastTarot Excavation with Rashunda TrambleAre you paying attention?Seriously, do you know what’s coming next for the platforms you use to market your business, the places your information lives? What would you do if Instagram disappeared tomorrow?Would you lose your entire audience?If your connection with your audience is relying entirely on an external platform, then you need to take a long hard look at what that means for you and your business. This week on the podcast I’m joined by Rashunda Tramble. Rashunda is a writer, tarot reader, and certif...2021-12-0946 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastBehind the Scenes: Membership LaunchWhat does your launch week look like?Are you frantic, stressed, and anxious?Are you staring at your screen and analyzing the numbers?We recently launched our membership program, the Holistic Business Academy, for the third time this year.And y’all, I spent most of the week at the gym and taking long walks with my dog. I showed up when I needed to, but I was able to get rest and not end the week completely burnt out.How?Systems.This week on th...2021-12-0232 minEarth Speak with Natalie Ross and FriendsEarth Speak with Natalie Ross and FriendsBusiness Strategist Sarah M Chappell on Soul-Centered Business in Late-Stage Capitalism [episode 66]Sarah M Chappell shares about being in business without sacrificing yourself on the altar of extraction. You’ll also hear about: What is a holistic business and how to create one  Key features to include in your business if you’re impacted by chronic pain, illness, or other challenges Common mistakes and misconceptions made by spiritual entrepreneurs Natalie shares some of her personal beliefs, blocks, and challenges around money ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership! Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuit...2021-11-251h 25The Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastAstrology as a Texturizer with Bess MatassaAstrology isn’t here to dictate your life.Astrology is a map. A terrain for life. A red carpet to possibility.This week on the podcast, I’m thrilled to be joined by Bess Matassa, PhD, a New York-based astrologer and tarot reader who serves up mystical self-inquiry with a side of play, poetry, and pop music. Bess is the co-author of The Numinous Astro Deck (Sterling, 2019); the author of Zodiac Signs: Leo and Virgo (Sterling, 2020), and The Numinous Cosmic Year: Your Astrological Almanac (Aster, 2021); and has been a celesti...2021-11-2553 minSunshine and RainbowsSunshine and RainbowsSelf-Care Centered Entrepreneurship [Sarah M Chappell]Does the phrase "self care centered entrepreneurship" boggle your brain the way it did mine? Well good, because that means this episode was MEANT FOR YOU!Amanda and guest Sarah M Chappell jump right into an open and honest conversation about how the fast paced corporate world isn't for everyone AND doesn't encourage the healthiest of habits or lifestyles. They talk the dangers of substance abuse, functioning in constant chaos and why it's so important to find a practice - whether spiritual or holistic - that centers you and your mental health.| FIND SARAH|2021-11-2237 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastNovember Energy ReadingYou have a choice. Y’all, it’s been a few months since we’ve done an energy reading. But today, with the north winds blowing from the realm of fate, I am pulled to my altar, back to the cards, and into that trance between fate and free will.  With the cards giving us our question today, ... Read more November Energy Reading This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com2021-11-1828 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastWhat’s Wrong With My Marketing?My marketing bombed.Yep, that’s right. This past week, I shared a post, and it completely bombed.And it made me think twice about how I’ve been feeling, what my state of mind is, and what message my audience was looking for that I didn’t provide.They can’t all be winners. Everything you post is not going to get a thousand likes and comments. But if your post bombs completely, there is a reason.There is something wrong.So, what do you do wit...2021-11-1138 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastWhen Will You Be Successful?What is success?You’re probably scrolling through Instagram and seeing other small business owners boasting about their biz achievements, going on expensive vacations, or talking about their six-figure businesses.And seeing these posts might have you wondering if you’re ever going to get there.If you’re ever going to be able to afford that big, expensive vacation.If you’re ever going to own a six-figure business.And let’s be clear: just because someone is posting about their six-figure business doesn’t mean they’re making six-fig...2021-11-0436 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastBusiness is a JobDo you love what you do?We’ve all been told that if you love what you do, it won’t feel like work. So when you set out to start your own business, you are ready for that feeling of alignment to set in and to feel truly fulfilled and happy in every moment of your business.And when you get into the pieces of work that feel like, well, work, you’re frustrated. You’re burnt out. You’re feeling guilty that you’re not passionate about every piece of...2021-10-2824 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastCollaborationsHow did you feel during the Facebook outage?Were you stressed about the implications for your business? Concerned that the IG post you had scheduled wouldn’t post or be seen? Anxious about the money you’d spent on ads that day?If you’re like a lot of the business owners I work with, social media is your main marketing platform. You use Facebook and Instagram to communicate with your audience, share your latest offers, and maintain the face of your business. And I’m not here to tell you to...2021-10-2121 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Failed Launches, Rebranding, CompetitionFailure is a gift.When you “fail” at something in your business, it is an opportunity to learn, to reflect, to address gaps and make changes. Without failure you miss out on an opportunity to grow.In this Quick Coaching episode, we are talking about what to do when your launch doesn’t go as planned and so much more. Tune in so you can find value in feedback and failure.SHOW NOTES1:29 – First try product launch got almost no response, already feeling defeated.10:50 – Changing my brand to better encompass...2021-09-2831 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastTake a BreakWhen was the last time you took a break?No, really, I want to know. When was the last time you stepped away from your work? Read a book? Took a nap? Spent an entire afternoon binge watching your favorite show?When you are running your own business, you feel like nothing will get done if you don’t just do it. So you do. You sit on your computer all day trying to get that blog post written, that sales page designed, that new offer developed.You get frustrated when it takes lo...2021-09-2317 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Transitioning from Sliding Scale to Flat Rate PricingDoes change have to mean loss?Anytime you change anything in your business, you are bound to lose customers. Read that again. Then take a deep breath, because it’s okay.Change is good. Especially when these changes are helping you to align your business with your goals.This week on Quick Coaching with Sarah, we are talking about transitions within your business. We discuss what you can do to prepare your audience (and yourself) for upcoming changes.We answer:1:13 – How can I transition from a sliding scale to a fl...2021-09-2113 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastAre You a Scammer?Are you ripping people off?Many of the people I work with have a huge fear of being a scammer. Being a spiritual entrepreneur, it’s common to have a heightened awareness of ethics that can lead you to regularly questioning yourself, undervaluing yourself, and worrying that you’re taking advantage of people.You spend your time honing your skills, practicing on friends, perfecting your craft. Then you go out into the world and struggle to charge for your offers. You can’t possibly fathom that someone would want to spend their money with you.Y...2021-09-1635 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Membership Growth, Second Launches, and Free Content BoundariesGreat ideas don’t make sales.So how do you take a great idea and transform it into something you can teach and your customers want to buy?In today’s quick coaching episode, we’re talking about how to turn an idea into something teachable, growing your membership, launching for the second time, and so much more.SHOW NOTES1:00 – How will I know if I reached all the people I can organically and avoid a slow second launch?7:10 – Best use of testimonials for second launch of a 6 week course?2021-09-1440 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastDevelopmental Trauma with Fanny PriestYou deserve to feel safe.Trauma awareness is at an all time high. Or, more accurately, the use of the word has become extremely common. But that doesn’t mean we have a strong working understanding of the different types and definitions of trauma and how they may impact our daily lives.So, what is trauma?What would be possible if we acknowledged, understood, and repaired our trauma?This week on the podcast, I’m delighted to talk with Fanny Priest. Fanny is a trauma repair & self-trust coach, and a reluctant expe...2021-09-0254 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Firing Contractors, Self-Invalidation, and Effective MarketingWhy aren’t you selling?It’s easy to tell people how much you believe in your products or services. It’s easy to share how many PDFs come in your course. It’s easy to explain how much it would mean to you to make a sale.But none of this is going to get you the sale.In this week’s quick coaching episode we’re talking about effective marketing communication and so much more. Tune in so you can sell out your offer.SHOW NOTES1:33 – Advice on taking depo...2021-08-3150 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHow I Became a Business CoachYou could go to school for two years for an MBA and still not be an entrepreneur. In fact, I might argue that an MBA doesn’t even prepare you to navigate the world of small business.So what does?Experience.I’ve been experiencing the business world since I got my first part-time job at 14. And every job and club and activity and interest I pursued since then made me the business coach I am today.But I didn’t want to become a business coach.After years of wor...2021-08-2650 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Effective Instagram EngagementInstagram is not a strategy.Every week we get questions about Instagram from frustrated IG users like you who aren’t seeing the results they want. This makes sense, because I’m hosting this coaching session on Instagram. But what if I told you that Instagram isn’t the problem? That the algorithms are not out to get you? That more followers doesn’t equal more sales?This week I’m here to tell you what the real problem is so you can realign your relationship with Instagram and get serious about strategy.SHOW NOTES...2021-08-2422 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Virtual assistants, Building an Audience, and NewslettersWho are you reaching?Everyone talks about building audiences for their business, but shaping your audience is just as important. Quality over quantity, folks! WHO you are reaching with your business and WHAT you do once you have their attention is more important than having a long mailing list or watching your followers count rise.When you think about your audience, are you remembering to focus on the customers and community you already have?SHOW NOTES1:47–How do I hire a virtual assistant?9:40–The difference between a contractor and an e...2021-08-1739 minCraft to CareerCraft to Career18. Having a Creative Side Business with Sarah RuizAre you dreaming of starting your own creative side business, but feeling uncertain about balancing it with a full-time career? Meet Sarah Ruiz, a NASA engineer by day and a quilterpreneur by night! In this episode, Sarah shares how she manages both a demanding engineering career and a thriving quilting business. Her journey offers a dose of inspiration and practical advice for anyone looking to juggle a full-time job with pursuing a passion project. Sarah’s story proves that it is possible to make time for your dreams while managing other responsibilities. Tune in for encouragement and in...2021-08-1340 minCraft To CareerCraft To Career18. Having a Creative Side Business with Sarah RuizAre you dreaming of starting your own creative side business, but feeling uncertain about balancing it with a full-time career? Meet Sarah Ruiz, a NASA engineer by day and a quilterpreneur by night! In this episode, Sarah shares how she manages both a demanding engineering career and a thriving quilting business. Her journey offers a dose of inspiration and practical advice for anyone looking to juggle a full-time job with pursuing a passion project. Sarah’s story proves that it is possible to make time for your dreams while managing other responsibilities. Tune in for encouragement and in...2021-08-1340 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHow to Change Your MindCan we normalize changing your mind about your business plan?One of the issues I see business owners struggling with all the time is the PRESSURE to make “the right” decision. I see this pressure on everything from structuring offers and pricing for scale, to how often you should post to Instagram. But what makes a decision “the right one?”The implication of this stress is that, as a business owner, any decision you make has to be final because you can never go back and change your mind. WHAT?Let’s be clear: In...2021-08-1221 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastWhy I Hate PatreonPatreon sucks, y’all!Whoa, that’s a bold topic for an entire podcast episode! I know.It’s no secret that I have strong opinions, but I don’t bash lightly. What started as a bone to pick with this particular platform has turned into a hill that I’m ready to die on. Why? Because small business owners are not succeeding there, but the popularity of this platform has everyone believing it will be their ticket to success.Patreon has become super popular recently, so much that it seems like it has become...2021-08-0545 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Social Media Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, and Testing New OffersAre you burned out by trying to prove yourself?Online business is often marketed as the “easy work from home” option, so what has so many people tripping over their social media schedule, drowning in the sea of search engines, and feeling like they aren’t good enough to be doing what they’re doing?These feelings are so common! You are not alone and all is not lost!SHOW NOTES1:30– Social media is draining me! Are there alternatives to traffic people to my Etsy page?12:09– How do I overcome imp...2021-08-0333 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastOperating With Your ValuesAre you talking the talk or walking the walk when it comes to the values you preach in your business?The business owners I look up to and the entrepreneurs I coach tend to be the kind of people who started their own businesses because they weren’t satisfied with the status quo. Traditional 9-5 employment didn’t work for us! The final straw might have been our health, our family needs, or our passion, but these deciding factors usually link back to our core values as people. We want to live differently and we want to crea...2021-07-2942 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Self Trust, Converting in a Facebook Group, & Intellectual Property RightsWelcome back to Quick Coaching Tuesday! I’m back with y’all, after a two week break to get through my latest HBA launch. That’s right! I take breaks from my regularly scheduled programming to get through intensive periods in my business. I do this because that helps me prevent burnout and allows me to be present and pumped when I return from my breaks! I’m mentioning this because burnout just happens to be the focus of one of our questions this week.SHOW NOTES1:28– How do I trust my decision making? How do I get o...2021-07-2734 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastActive vs. Passive SalesThere is no such thing as passive income!I hate this promise that gets circulated around the internet. You’ve all seen the tacky ads that promise to make you hundreds of thousands of dollars each month if you JUST CLICK HERE, but this idea that there is a secret, effortless way to rake in money is pervasive. I have been approached by many people interested in my program, telling me that they are seeking “passive income”. Will my program teach them how to do that?No, not really. Because doing your work requires work.T...2021-07-2224 minExcel against the OddsExcel against the OddsWorking with a chronic illness - Interview with Jane Chappell about being an author and tutoring childrenwhile living with chronic illnessIn this episode, Jane Chappell talks about how her health conditions, which include lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, took her away from a job that she loved but led her to writing her book "Staffroom Secrets". Jane talks about how her conditions effect her and her family, about her passion for teaching and the people that inspire her. I hope you enjoy the episode Jane Chappell: https://www.staffroomsecrets.co.uk Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/staffroomsecrets Excel against the Odds Website: www.excelagainsttheodds.co.uk Facebook Group: www...2021-07-1542 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastLaunching and Self-CareHow do you take care of yourself during your busiest work seasons? I’m not talking bath bombs and face masks here. Self-care is not about slathering treats on top of burn out! It is about knowing yourself–your needs, your strengths, and your limits, so that you can create a business structure that actually cares FOR ... Read more Launching and Self-Care This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com2021-07-1537 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastHard Work vs. HustleThis is just too hard!Do you ever find yourself thinking that, as you spend another late night in front of your computer? Or as you enviously scroll through the business profiles of other seemingly successful entrepreneurs?Growing a business is SIMPLE, but that doesn’t make it EASY.Still, there is a difference between the kind of hard work that leaves us feeling accomplished and the hustle that leaves us feeling burned out.In a culture that tells us that we should always be working, it’s easy to load up o...2021-07-0842 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Etsy, Time Management, and Social Media ConfidenceThe platform is not the strategy!I know I sound like a broken record with that line, but I mean it! Building a holistic business means making decisions that work for YOU and YOUR offers. Holistic business isn’t about chasing every platform and doing everything the way it worked for someone else.That’s why I’m here each week answering your individual questions about your personal businesses!SHOW NOTES3:42– Which is better: Websites or Etsy?18:53– How do I manage a business when I have other big time commitment...2021-07-0643 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastThe Truth About MoneyMoney isn’t neutral!I don’t have to tell you that we humans really fucked up with this whole “relationship to resources” thing. If you listen to my podcast, you’re probably not that into capitalism. You probably have deep criticisms of the way money flows in our society and the way mainstream “big business” helps direct that flow. But somewhere along the way, you also decided that you wanted to work for yourself.Whether you started your own business because you didn’t fit into the mold of a “good employee” or because you wanted to help t...2021-07-0138 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Revenant Clients, Starting a Shop, and Accessible PricingWho do you want in your business?Whether we are navigating conversations with hot-and-cold customers, setting fair prices, or creating our marketing plan, all of our decisions impact who is and isn’t attracted to our offers!Are your decisions inviting to the people you want to be your customers?SHOW NOTES1:12– How do I respond to a potential client who pops back up after ghosting?8:53– I have a logo and set up shop! Now what?12:58– Can I pitch a high-end offer in a webinar?18:19– Is lowerin...2021-06-2936 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Platforms, Professionalism, and the Culture of ComfortWhat do you believe makes you professional?What values are you trying to uphold by your measure of professionalism?This week on Quick Coaching, we are reevaluating our priorities and questioning what messages we are subscribing to. Is your professionalism centered around accessibility or image? Do the ways you seek comfort take care of you while you do hard things? Or do they keep you from taking the risks you need to grow?SHOW NOTES1:16– Do I need a website? Are platforms unprofessional?14:34– Is comfort frivolous for business? ...2021-06-2226 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastStarting an Online BusinessWhat’s stopping you?No, really, I want to know: What’s stopping you from putting your all into the business you’ve been dreaming of?Finances?Imposter Syndrome?Have you started your business but you’re not making enough money to sustain yourself?A lot of the people I work with are just starting out, transitioning to the online space, or aren’t seeing the income they need to fully dedicate themselves to their business.This week on the podcast, I answer the number one question I get from...2021-06-1734 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Niching Down, Community Engagement, and Group Programs on a BudgetAre your vast interests killing your business?This week on Quick Coaching with Sarah, we are diving into the topics of specificity, money, and community. Tune in so you can walk away ready to define your niche.SHOW NOTES1:05 Niching down: Picking and defining your niche20:15 How do you decide what to focus on and prioritize when you’re starting out?24:38 Is there a way to do group programs with a low budget?35:37 Tips for cultivating a community when engagement is draining38:48 Do you recommend a...2021-06-1544 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Price Changes, Self-Trust, and Treating Your Business Assets as Business AssetsWhat is your lack of self-trust costing you?This week on Quick Coaching with Sarah, we are discussing simplicity, clarity, and self-trust. From avoiding blurred lines when using Instagram for business to the importance of clear communication when it comes to price changes and defining your offer. SHOW NOTES1:01 – How to raise prices, especially for existing customers7:31 – Instagram for business: private vs. public vs. biz?11:27 – How to keep things simple and focused19:50 – How to know when to get guidance/coaching vs. just trust yourself?26:23 – Should you be foll...2021-06-0830 minTravis Makes MoneyTravis Makes Money619: Sarah Edmondson | Escaping the NXIVM CultIn today’s episode, I talk to Sarah Edmondson. She is an actress, author, podcast host, and former member of the now-infamous cult NXIVM. Sarah shares with us today her full experience being a part of the cult, from deciding to join to her escape. She also talks about her takeaways from the experience and how you can see the red flags early. Several years after escaping the cult, Sarah talks about her healing process and shining her light on others through content creation and writing. Sarah and I also talk about the series “The Vow” and a litt...2021-06-0552 minTravis Makes MoneyTravis Makes Money619: Sarah Edmondson | Escaping the NXIVM CultIn today’s episode, I talk to Sarah Edmondson. She is an actress, author, podcast host, and former member of the now-infamous cult NXIVM. Sarah shares with us today her full experience being a part of the cult, from deciding to join to her escape. She also talks about her takeaways from the experience and how you can see the red flags early. Several years after escaping the cult, Sarah talks about her healing process and shining her light on others through content creation and writing. Sarah and I also talk about the series “The Vow” and a litt...2021-06-0557 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Hiring, Combating Intimidation, and Creating in the Face of DoomNew things only come from change!This week, we are facing the vulnerability of change.Change is challenging, whether we are starting a new project, accepting help, or facing climate destruction! Whether the change is something we are excited about, or something we fear, it is a very vulnerable state that brings up new problems AND new opportunities.Remember, it’s YOUR job to solve YOUR problems. No one else can solve them for you!SHOW NOTES1:50– How to know when an employee isn’t working vs. when you need t...2021-06-0144 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Jealousy, Going Full-Time, and What to do When Everything Feels WrongWhat do you really know about yourself?This week on Quick Coaching with Sarah, we are looking at what self knowledge can do for our biggest challenges and biggest feelings, from jealousy to risk management to networking and, of course, what to do when we get so overwhelmed that we can’t find our way forward.1:20– Dealing with feelings of comparison and competition10:14– Risk management and dropping the Day Job15:23– Negotiating risk management with a partner18:26– Changing your niche and networking strategies24:15– What to do when everything feels wrong2021-05-2532 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastQuick Coaching with Sarah: Affiliates and Marketing New ContentWhat do you make possible?This week on Quick Coaching, Sarah answers your questions about marketing new offers and gives you the scoop on affiliate programs.SHOW NOTES2:05– How to nail your marketing language by stepping away from the details of your product and focusing on the transformation you offer.17:13–  What an affiliate program is, the pros and cons of using them, and how Sarah structures the affiliate program for the Holistic Business Academy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subsc...2021-05-1833 minLegends Interview Series Presented by Sarah Furuya CoachingLegends Interview Series Presented by Sarah Furuya CoachingKatie Chappell: Legend of Live IllustrationSeason Two Episode NineIntroducing Illustrator Katie Chappell a virtual scribe and live event illustrator best known for her fresh wobbly illustration and giant live window paintings. She has created live illustrations for global clients including Apple, Facebook, Google, Chromebook, BT, Dove and Nespresso among many others."My drawings are there so that everybody can understand what’s going on straight away without having to sit through hours of Zoom conferences.It all started with some graphic recording at a sustainability event for Edinburgh University in 2016, and now I specialise in online virtual il...2021-01-121h 17The Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastEmbracing Embodiment with Eryn JohnsonThis week, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Eryn Johnson. Eryn is a breathwork facilitator, tarot reader, and Reiki Master based in Fishtown, Philadelphia. She is also the host of the Living Open podcast for mystics and seekers.Eryn is here to school us on embodiment! She shares her journey from yoga teacher to reiki practitioner and breathwork facilitator, and explains why embodiment has become the center of her life’s work.Eryn rejects the idea that emotions preclude professionalism, and talks about the balance of being tender while holding space for her clients’ tender...2020-10-2249 minThe Creative Soulpreneur Podcast with Nick DemosThe Creative Soulpreneur Podcast with Nick Demos19. The Energetic Relationship with Tarot featuring Sarah M. ChappellThe Energetic Relationship with Tarot featuring Sarah M. Chappell Episode #19 Sarah M. Chappell is a holistic business coach, tarot mentor, and founder of the Holistic Business Academy where she helps spiritual entrepreneurs grow values-driven businesses that harness both strategy and intuition so they can make money like a mystic. In this episode you'll learn: The History of Tarot How Tarot is a spiritual tool you can use in your business and how being a witch resides in creating change. SARAH'S WEBSITE ...2020-10-2032 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastYour Actual Job as an EntrepreneurI get a lot of this in my DMs: “Hey Sarah! I’m really excited to be getting my business off the ground, but I have no idea where to start! I’m so overwhelmed! Can you help point me in the right direction? Or… any direction?”Starting your first business can be overwhelming because there are so many things that need to get done, and probably even more that you haven’t thought of yet! Where do you focus? What do you save for later? Were the three hours you spent debating between fonts for your webpage real...2020-08-1323 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastAnti-Capitalist Abundance with Sarah GottesdienerWhat does business success mean when you are an anti-capitalist feminist? Those things so often seem in direct opposition, right? We know that we live in a system that benefits a few people over many others. We know that so many people are exploited and harmed so that a handful can hoard. We know that the structures used to create and keep wealth are so often used to do so at the expense of others. So, if our values oppose that systemic violence, what does it say about us if we try to Be Successful? What does it mean...2020-05-2157 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastBehind the Scenes of the Holistic Business AcademyBeing an entrepreneur is all about creating something that the world needs. As an entrepreneur, a question I ask myself all the time is: “What can I do that no one else does?” The answers to that question tell you where your business has the most value.I’ve actually been asking a lot of questions lately: I’m asking questions to myself, to others, and into the void of the Universe. One of the questions has been: “Hey! Where’s the vulnerability at?” Y’all, I have been craving some depth in my business life. I want real talk f...2020-03-1235 minThe Think Piece PodcastThe Think Piece PodcastStressproof with Susan ChoiSo, um, I don’t know about you, but I sometimes find being an independent business owner pretty fucking stressful. It’s a lot of work and I’m the bottom line and Oh My Gosh, why is Mercury Retrograde out to personally get me today? Y’feel me?This week, I am so excited (or maybe relieved?) to be talking to Susan Choi. Susan is a high-performance stress management coach. Formerly a successful management consultant for Fortune 100 companies, Susan found her calling when she hit a wall of depression, anxiety, and adrenal fatigue, despite having a “perfect li...2020-03-0544 minThe Grief Glimmers podcastThe Grief Glimmers podcast#11 My interview with Sarah M. Chappell on plant magic, being a witch and overcoming addictionsI will be super honest here - Sarah had been an instagram crush of mine for a while before I was super brave and emailed her about coming on my show and thank Goddess she said yes! Sarah is super magical yet totally down to earth and has shared lots of gems about her way of reading the tarot, working with plants and letting go of habits that are no longer serving her. We also talked about authentic self-care, living in Asheville and reclaiming the word witch. I also highly recommend checking out her blog (all links below) and...2017-05-3058 minRelationship adviceRelationship advice45: Jennifer Chappell Marsh Explains How Couples Therapy Can Improve Your Sex LifeJoin us as Jennifer Chappell Marsh shares her expertise on creating a fulfilling and successful relationship. In this episode, Jennifer gives relationship advice explaining how couples therapy can improve your sex life. Jennifer Chappell Marsh is a happily married Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  A native of Ohio who has lived in San Diego for over 10 years, Jennifer graduated from Ohio University and then completed her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology in 2008. Since then, Jennifer has and continues to focus her skills specifically helping individuals and couples improve their relationships. Jennifer currently specializes in providing relationship therap...2014-08-0634 min