Business By Nature

Elyna sits down with member of Full Spectrum Success, Mackenzie Victory-Oatman to interview her about her favorite parts of the program, her key takeaways, and her thoughts regarding the current landscape for creatives

Carrigan Ham returns to the podcast to dive deep into the River force of nature—its gifts, challenges, patterns, and shadow work. This is the third episode in our elemental series together, and it's overflowing with insight, earth science metaphors, and soulful encouragement for those who feel deeply, move fluidly, and think in many tributaries at once. Carrigan is a rare gem—a brilliant thinker w...

What if your best copy didn't come from your head—but from your hips, your heart, or your hilarious inner weirdo? In this playful and powerful conversation, I'm joined by my longtime friend, mentor, and colleague Carly Raemer to talk about writing from the body, not just the brain. Carly is a copywriter, energy worker, and mystic strategist with a gift for saying the thing your audience didn't kno...

On this episode, I'm sitting down with systems strategist and business manager Nicole Neer for a real-talk conversation about managing chronic illness while running a thriving business. Nicole lives with 12 chronic conditions which dramatically shape how she approaches time, energy, and work. Together, we explore the behind-the-scenes systems she's built to stay grounded, deliver consistently for...

As I say in the Business by Nature podcast introduction, when the world is telling us to do business one way, what happens when we do it our own way?  If you've ever said: I'm sh*t with money. I've always been bad with money. I'm a failure. I can't do this right. I can't talk to my parents about money anymore. I ought to be better at this, and it terrifies me. I feel like I should be in a better f...

Self-help can be an endless circuit of constantly trying to "heal" from your humanness. As a trauma-informed life coach, Danelle Gallo, aka Nurse Nell, helps women face their fears and gently coax what's hidden in the subconscious mind and body into the light where:  Shame dissolves Destructive patterns are broken Heavy burdens are finally surrendered Pleasure is remembered Safety is found Soft, g...

A trailblazing new podcast called "The Telepathy Tapes" launched recently. The host, Ky Dickens, takes listeners on a journey into the "shockingly" conscious world of non-speaking individuals with autism. Non-speaking autistic individuals have been looked down upon and dismissed as "less than" for much of their lives, and yet it's being revealed that not only are they communicating — they are doin...

Today I welcome back Jacqui Jones, the founder and CEO of Way We Do , the #1 SOP software for training and workflows. If you haven't listened to our first conversation, I suggest tuning in to that episode to understand how empowering SOPs (standard operating procedures) are, even for solo entrepreneurs. I was so inspired by our first conversation that I invited Jacqui back to really dig into speci...

As the founder and CEO of Way We Do , the #1 SOP software for training and workflows, Jacqui Jones helps businesses with complex processes miss nothing again. This episode will get you hyped about SOPs, or standard operating procedures, even if you're a solo entrepreneur. SOPs may not sound sexy, but having your time back from questioning and starting over the same processes again and again is.  S...

Carrigan Ham returns to the Business By Nature podcast this month as a followup to episode 24: Cultivating Your Volcanic Nature with Carrigan Ham . In that episode we discussed the importance of archetypes, so you may want to tune into that one first for more context. We'll be recording six episodes in all, one for each Force of Nature archetype from the Force of Nature  quiz . Carrigan's Force of...

Not only is Jill Wright a speaker, author and podcaster, but she's also a mom of 4. She knows a lot about time magic! Who better to help you reclaim both time and energy? Whatever you may think about boring but real "time management," Jill flips the lid and makes it all "time magic." Jill's passion for working with time so it supports your nature and your current season of life sparks hopeful curi...

For years Katharine Campbell Hirst wanted THE BOOK about how women create businesses differently, and it didn't exist. Then she was waiting until she was a big enough vessel to write this book. A big ah-ha! came when she considered taking a researcher approach by interviewing women business owners with 7-, 8-, and 9-figure businesses that they run their own way. This "quest" is called The Baubo Pr...

Rachel Budde, founder of the natural, head-to-toe body care line Fat and The Moon, sees the world through the eyes of nature, because we are nature. YOU are nature. This statement captures what she wants to heal in the world. Seeing ourselves as something other than nature or seeing nature as something we have to fight or beat back, creates more separation within us, in our lives and in our world....

Before she became a spiritual coach, Rebecca Davison was a banker for 13 years. In this episode we dive deep into money mindset, especially for women. This episode goes beyond typical belief work as Rebecca reveals the root of most challenges: the fear-based ego. She gives practical tools for stepping back into the abundance of spirit. Prepare for many expansive ah-has for releasing guilt and bad...

Today I'm connecting with Functional Medicine Health Coach Carrigan Ham about how your force of nature determines the type of shadow work that's most helpful for you.  We're diving into cultivating your volcanic nature, the importance of using archetypes to give you a blueprint for your unique gifts, and how to regulate your nervous system when you're full of creative energy.    Take the Force of...

On today's episode, I'm talking with Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapist and Nervous System Specialist Sheridan Ruth. We're going deep into how reorienting the nervous system can help you discover more compassion, community, and celebration in your life.  In this conversation, we're discussing the negative impact of shame in business, Sheridan's approach to shameless selling, and how to find impr...

Body Whisperer Amanda Smith is joining us on today's episode to talk about harnessing your innate force of nature in your work. Amanda has a unique talent for understanding and communicating with the body in an analytical yet intuitive manner.  We're talking about Amanda's previous work in aerospace with NASA and how that led to her entrepreneurial journey as a healer for female athletes with gut...

Today Diana Zaheer is joining us to share about how her business is a very flexible entity and why that supports her (even though it goes against most conventional business teachings).  Diana has been an inner work teacher and spiritual counselor for decades and it's a gift to hear her about about her work. We're diving into how following the nature of your work leads to doing more of what you wan...

Mellissa Seaman, an incredible intuitive business strategist, joins the podcast this week to talk about the multifaceted benefits of having a magic mirror quiz for your business.  We talk about the drastic difference in opt in rate the quiz provides. 57% higher than other freebies! We talked about magic mirror quizzes and why they are different than most quizzes out there. How a good quiz builds t...

How to Prepare For Spring  > Stay steady but low to the ground in January, peak out a little more in February  Pay attention to what inspires you  Watch out for re-inventing the wheel  Work on your health  Cultivate vitality, you will want it for what is coming  What enriches you? Trips to the river, knitting, an old favorite TV show STOCK up on it  Actually THINK of bone broth, it's so nutritious...

5 Things To NOT Do This January  Happy New Year! The way society tells us to approach January is often damaging for people's energy! This is meant to be a guide to approach January in a way that is helpful & healthy. #1: DO NOT Envision Your Absolute Dream Year  Dreams are beautiful & you should steer towards them, but big dreams take time! It will not manifest in one year's time. Have it be steps...

Don't Build Your Business That Way I wish to instill a little amount in fear in you, for the sake of liberation! The fear: Do not build your business the way someone else is building theirs as this will not help you feel fulfilled. When we look at someone else's business there is a good chance they have a very different nature than us, even if they are interested in similar things as us. This mean...

The Secret Gems of Collaboration Work for yourself….but together    Whether it is creative collaboration, hiring help, or doing a trade for services…  Working with another person has serious perks and here are 7.   But first let me tell you about my farm box, I promise, it's related.    My farm box gives me a whole variety of hidden gems, the things I never signed up for, but that endlessly provid...

Get Mythic with Social Media  Why do we think we need to have social media? Market ourselves  Make a statement  Let people know what you are doing Announce  Sell  Brand  Do do do do do  What are the actual blessing of social media  Expression  Magic connections  Visual representation Vibe representation  Eye contact  Transmission  Honesty  BE BE BE BE  I want to help people come back to the magica...

Mariah Sunrae, owner of Warmth Yoga Studio in Grass Valley sits down with me between her full life of business owner, yoga teacher, mom, wife, and yogi (and puppy mom!) to talk about how she incorporates nature's lessons into her work.    We talk about…. -Mariah's personal path to owning a yoga studio  -Running the business based off your nature  -Why have a mural of an oak tree, the sun and the m...