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Clown Spirit PodcastMaking Marketing Beautiful (and ethical) with Tad HargraveIn this podcast episode, Tad Hargrave, a seasoned marketer specializing in ethical marketing for holistic practitioners, discusses his approach to marketing without manipulation. He delves into the common aversion to self-promotion, the unethical aspects of conventional marketing, and the importance of honesty and ethics in promoting one's work. Tad also shares his 'seven fundamentals' of ethical marketing and provides valuable advice specific to artists and performers, emphasizing the importance of trusting one's instincts and leveraging connections rather than relying solely on self-promotion. The conversation also touches on the relevance of clowning and the unique challenges faced by clowns in...2025-07-131h 18
SOUL Purpose ~ with Caroline Carey ~ a journey of human-soul stories that lead to entrepreneurial offeringsMarketing for Hippies with Tad HargraveTad founder of Marketing for Hippies, is a hippy who developed a knack for marketing (and then learned how to be a hippy again).Since 2001, he’s been weaving together strands of ethical marketing, Waldorf School education, a history in the performing arts, local culture work, anti-globalization activism, an interest in his ancestral, traditional cultures, community building and supporting local economies into this work of helping people create profitable businesses that are ethically grown while restoring the beauty of the marketplace.https://marketingforhippies.com/. https://tadhargrave.substack.com/Vi...2025-07-0352 min
KnotWork Myth & StorytellingS6 Ep22: Extraordinary Everyday Culture Work with Tad HargravePlease Support Our Show: Join us on SubstackLove KnotWork Storytelling? Your financial contribution helps me pay the amazing team that puts this show together.Subscribe to our newsletter Myth Is Medicine. Words Are MagicIN THIS EPISODEAs part of our Myth Workers and Culture Makers series, the writer behind the On Culture Work Substack newsletter, Tad Hargrave offers stories and observations about how to feed and shape culture within community.OUR GUESTTad Hargrave is a hippy who developed a knack for marketing (and then...2025-07-0257 min
Splitting Hairs with Tab Salsman38| Tad Hargrave Gets a Haircut: On Trust, Truth, and the Quiet Power of Marketing for HippiesTad Hargrave built a business around the idea that marketing doesn’t have to feel gross — and it turns out, people were craving a different way. In this episode, Tad breaks down the philosophy behind "Marketing for Hippies" and why selling with integrity isn’t just possible, it’s powerful. From pricing and consent to storytelling and niche clarity, we dig into what it means to market without manipulation.Tad shares how his own discomfort with traditional marketing shaped his approach, and why most entrepreneurs are trying too hard to be someone they’re not. We talk about the illusion o...2025-05-0553 min
Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaThe Art of Scaling with Tad Hargrave & Bradley T. MorrisScaling or Flailing? How to Identify Exactly Where You Are in Your Entrepreneurial Journey (with Tad Hargrave & Bradley Morris)
Are you stuck spinning your wheels in your business, or are you poised and ready for sustainable growth? In this insightful conversation, Tad Hargrave (Marketing for Hippies) and Bradley Morris (Majik Media) help you pinpoint exactly where you stand in your entrepreneurial journey. Discover the seven essential fundamentals every entrepreneur must master to avoid burnout, ineffective marketing, and costly mistakes. Learn how to recognize when you're truly ready to scale—and explore exciting, creative strategies to expand your impact, income, and jo...2025-04-2131 min
The Art & Business of MeditationEthical Marketing, Redefining Niching & Making Business Beautiful w/ Tad HargraveWhat if marketing wasn’t about getting the sale—but about getting to the truth? What if it could be beautiful?I sit down with Tad Hargrave, founder of Marketing for Hippies, to explore how ethical marketing, niching, and cultural values can come together to build a business that feels good to offer and good to receive. Tad shares his journey from high-pressure sales tactics to finding a more grounded, honest, and human approach to business—one that prioritizes integrity, right-fit clients, and restoring beauty to the marketplace.This episode is a must-listen for meditation teachers, coaches, and conscious creato...2025-03-2557 min
The Mess & The MagicCulture Making & Restoring the Beauty of the Marketplace with Tad HargraveIn this episode, I had the delightful opportunity to invite Tad Hargrave to join me for a conversation that took us on a fascinating contemplation on the deep hunger we experience as a by-product of the anti-biotic society we live in. This hunger that is satiated by the nourishment that culture provides. Culture as deeply interwoven relationships. Culture as that which helps us navigate the intensity of being human. Culture as this deep responsibility we have with each other. Culture as the way we metabolize the hunger into beauty. Invitations: 2025-03-2056 min
✨ True Wealth with Betty ✨Practising Cultural Dignity in an 'Antibiotic' Mainstream Society w/Tad HargraveSend us a textTad Hargrave shares his profound insights on culture making – the practice of enriching our communities by honoring life transitions and creating meaningful ceremonies that acknowledge our significance to one another.• Culture making addresses collective problems rather than seeking individual solutions• The Orphan Wisdom School provided Tad with a taste of what culture could be – beauty, ceremony, and acknowledging what matters• Most problems are not personal but collective in nature• Creating ceremonies for farewells helps people know they mattered and had consequence• Even failed attempts at culture making keep "the scen...2025-03-121h 26
ManTalks PodcastTad Hargrave - How To Date (And Market) BeautifullyTalking points: culture, marketing, relationshipsI consider it an achievement to have Tad on the show. He's a soulful and wise person who can cut through the BS quickly—and do it kindly, no less. We sat down to discuss the parallels in ethically presenting your case in both the business and dating realms. You'll be surprised at how similar some aspects are!(00:00:00) - How is dating an extension of marketing?(00:13:24) - The meaning of “gauging” a potential partner, and what to look for(00:19:57) - On sunk cost, grief, people pleasi...2025-03-1055 min
Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaPOV Conversations with Tad HargravePoint of view (POV) is about embodying and sharing your beliefs through your work, shaped by your life experiences, education, and observations. Tad Hargrave of Marketing for Hippies stresses its importance, especially in marketing, as it grabs attention, builds trust, and sets you apart. A clear POV is crucial for long-term success in content, sales, and marketing. It evolves over time through reflection and feedback. Rather than opposing others, a well-developed POV offers a broader, respectful perspective that resonates. Depth and clarity in your POV create lasting impact. Check out Tad’s upcoming 3-month course, starting April 15th: https://marketingforhippies.co...2025-03-0629 min
The Mystic Cave"Once Upon a Time": Natalie Pepin and Tad Hargrave on the Power of Ancestral StoriesClick here to send me a text message (include your contact info if you want a reply).Stories arrive on our TV screen daily, unbidden. We are momentarily entertained or diverted but rarely are we changed. The old stories, however, passed down from generation to generation, were meant to instruct us, to identify us with a tribe, and to change us. Natalie Pepin, a Metis artist and cultural educator, and Tad Hargrave, a European-Canadian marketer and cultural explorer, both experienced the dearth of life-changing stories in our modern culture ... until they...2025-02-0258 min
The Mythic Masculine#73 | Courting the Feminine in Fairy Tales - Tad HargraveMy guest today is my good friend Tad Hargrave.Tad is the founder of Marketing for Hippies with a mission to restore the beauty of the marketplace. He teaches folks who have a desire to do good, but hate marketing, how to articulate their work with elegance and effectiveness.Tad has spent years learning his ancestral language of Scottish Gaelic in Nova Scotia and on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. As well, for over a decade we have both attended the Orphan Wisdom School with Stephen Jenkinson in Ontario, where we have many fond...2024-12-301h 15
Wild Sacred Journey PodcastEp 54. Approaching with Protocol: re-storying good relationship with place, culture, ancestors, story, and our own humanity (w/ Tad Hargrave and Kâkîsimow Iskwêw)“It is easy for me to imagine that the next great division of the world will be between people who wish to live as creatures and people who wish to live as machines.” - Wendell Berry
Tad Hargrave, one of our guests in today’s episode, likes to reference this quote. And seeing a need to call people back into their humanity, finding ways to help them go about their days with more goodness and beauty, is something at the heart of both of our work. We also both love stories and myths. In fact, we talked about...2024-12-151h 47
Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaMake Fast Cash with Brad & TadThis insightful discussion between Bradley Morris of Majik Media and Tad Hargrave from Marketing for Hippies offers practical strategies for entrepreneurs struggling with post-holiday financial stress. It is tailored for business owners who need to quickly improve their cash flow and seek to refine their business fundamentals for better efficiency. Participants will learn how to leverage existing resources, reevaluate their business models, and employ signature workshops effectively to generate income and expand their audience.
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Guts, Grit & Great Business®Doing Deeper Work for Stress Free SalesWith Tad Hargrave, a trailblazer in conscious business marketing, entrepreneurs find a new way to promote their work without losing themselves in the process. Tad’s journey started in his teens when he got caught up in a mix of sales and marketing techniques—some felt genuine, others felt like they crossed a line. After years in the field, he stepped back, questioning what he’d been taught and rethinking how marketing could actually feel good. What he found was a way to market that’s both effective and rooted in respect, where integrity and connection take center stage.By...2024-12-031h 01
The Humane Marketing Show. A podcast for a generation of marketers who care.How to Make Money Quickly & Ethically In this episode of Marketing Like We're Human, I sit down with Tad Hargrave to explore how heart-centered entrepreneurs can generate quick income without compromising their values. We delve into what ethical quick-revenue strategies look like, how to align speed with integrity, and ways to create urgency with care. Through real-world examples, Tad shares practical tips for navigating tight times while balancing short-term wins with long-term trust. If you’ve ever wondered how to make money quickly and ethically, this episode will inspire and guide you with actionable insights grounded in humane marketing....2024-11-2541 min
Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaThe Five Fundamentals of Ethical Marketing (Tad Hargrave - Marketing for Hippies)In this workshop, you will understand the core strategies on how to market your business in a way that’s genuinely good-vibes, deeply respectful, trauma-informed, consent-based, conscience-driven, courteous, and that honours the dignity of everyone involved (including you). Tad has spent 20 years figuring this stuff out, so you can ethically market and make money in ways that align with your vision and values.
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Sex Birth Trauma with Kimberly Ann JohnsonCultural Identity, Ancestry and White Privileges & Poverties with Tad HargraveFellow Orphan Wisdom Scholar, and founder of Marketing for Hippies, Tad Hargrave dives deep with Kimberly into his ever-evolving relationship to whiteness and ancestry. They discuss Tad’s journey into exploring his ancestral roots, language and cultural identity, as well as Kimberly and Tad’s shared rites of passage experiences doing anti-racism work. Tad shares how he initially felt disconnected from indigenous cultures, but found deep resonance exploring his own heritage, particularly his Scottish Gaelic ancestry. The two discuss the polarities of self-loathing and self-glorification amidst contemporary white activists of both the left and right, and the broader implications of w...2024-10-0855 min
HerbRallyMarketing Rants for the Herbal Entrepreneur with Tad HargraveThe FREE Vitalist Herbalism Mini-Course Your instructor is esteemed herbalist, author and alchemist, Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. [AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY] LEARN MORE & REGISTER FOR FREE In this episode of the HerbRally Podcast I'm joined once again by Tad Hargrave from Marketing for Hippies. We chat about niching around your wound, saying what you're afraid to say, changing your mind, authenticity a whole lot more. There are so many takeaways in this one! I always love learning from Tad. 2024-09-0353 min
✨ True Wealth with Betty ✨Tad Hargrave: 'The Artist & The Entrepreneur' & Why We Need to be Healed to Market EthicallySend us a textTad on The Artist & The Entrepreneur in businessThe first two columns: Collapse vs PostureThe Third Column: Composure and the marriage of The Artist & EntrepreneurCollapsing & posturing are both strategies; both manipulativeWhen it’s good to collapse/ What happens when a society collapsesCollapse & Posture; as a response to hurtChildren are inherently manipulative & reactiveViktor Frankl and the space between stimulus & responseThe importance of initiation & rights of passage in growing into adultsPeople pleasing & the hurt child in businessWhy we need to be healed as business owners & entrepreneurs & what happens if we don’tHow to know where we fit in a...2024-07-191h 21
Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaWhat is your Unique Point of View?In this workshop with Tad Hargrave & Bradley T. Morris, you'll be guided to write out your unique point of view and then explain it AND the proof of why you believe what you believe to be true. Lessons will be learned and clarity will be found. Enjoy!
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Making Majik Podcast with Bradley Morris from Majik MediaChoose your Topic & Niche for your Signature Workshop [Tad Hargrave]The first and potentially most important step to crafting a powerful, relevant Signature Workshop is choosing the right topic and niche. This workshop will help you land on the perfect entry point for new audiences to enter into the world of your work with you.
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Join all of Tad's and my FREE summer workshops at https://majikmedia.com/signature-events2024-07-051h 03HerbRallyMarketing for Hippies [& Herbalists] with Tad HargraveSIGN UP for the HerbRally newsletter to discover HERBALISM EVENTS in your neck of the woods [and online] PLUS GET 13 HERBAL FREEBIES | SIGN UP In this episode of the HerbRally Podcast I'm joined by the one and only Tad Hargrave. I have been on his email newsletter for many-a-year now and have always appreciated his approach to business and marketing. Tad asserts that "marketing and business can (and should) FEEL GOOD". And I couldn't agree more! We cover a lot of ground in this interview, and there are a lot of pra...2024-06-271h 00