Notes From the New World

231: Buckle up for Chelsea’s first ever LIVE podcast taping, coming at you all the way from Cape Town, South Africa at Kaya Cafe ! This is the Creative Genius Playbook series, where we dive into the world of creativity across different industries - from podcasting and music to product design. Today's guests, Sifiso, a creative director for a manufacturing startup, Luvenni, and Greg Duffy, an...

230: Welcome back for another installment of Media Mavens series, where get a peak behind the curtain of Hollywood. The hustle, the rejection, and the seedy underbelly - do you have to sell your soul to have your big break? Zina Wilde, an accomplished writer and actress best known for her role in the hit TV show, "Billions." Zina shares her journey from her humble beginnings to landing s...

229: Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, founder of Moon Studio, joins In My Non-Expert Opinion this week for our Media Mavens series. Does visibility really make running a business any easier? How can we actually reconnect to our desires and find what we want to create in a world full of noise? And WTF happened to small businesses in 2023? Want to launch your own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HER...

228: Cat Marnell didn’t make money so the world could see her, she made money so she could see the world. Author of NYT-Best Seller How to Murder Your Life , and the Audible original Self-Tanner for the Soul: How I Ran Away to Europe and Found My Inner Glow (When Life Got Dark) sits down with Chelsea in the middle of her writing retreat in Greece. They talk about travel (and the beauty of being a...

227: Money isn’t the only metric of success. In today’s episode, Chelsea shares 10 other ways to look at success, and how you can stop comparing your Stripe account to everyone else’s. Full transcript can be read HERE . Connect with Chelsea: Website: ⁠https://www.chelseariffe.com/⁠ 1:1 Coaching: ⁠https://www.chelseariffe.com/podcast-coaching⁠ Launch your Podcast with Mic Drop: ⁠https://www.chelsea...

226: 🎥 CATCH THE VIDEO EPISODE ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/46sFOpt34jKVVmbWZVM2FH?si=aeef4c5875c74704 Definition of "pivot" from Oxford Languages: "(especially in a business context) completely change the way in which one does something" When should you pivot? What if you lose everything you've built? What if it... just doesn't work the way you imagined...

225: It's time for Chelsea to whip out her crystal ball and share her 2024 audio and media predictions! Some things her Magic 8 Ball told her: Spotify and other podcast platforms will introduce a live chat element for podcast hosts to interact with listeners Social platforms will expand into the podcast space to meet market demands and investor expectations The rise of subscription/paywall co...

224: Can you believe it's the final episode of 2023? Before we dive into the excitement of 2024, I've got a treat for you – it's the most downloaded episode of the year, my business year-in-review. Why is this episode such a hit? Well, I'm a bit of an oversharer by nature. I believe in transparency because, let's be real, when we're open about our wins and losses, it...

223: OMG, HOW is it the end of 2023 already?! Get ready for one of your fave episodes of the year - personal year in review! This isn’t the airbrushed version of the lessons I’ve learned, because I don’t think that benefits anyone. Nope, instead of the tired clichés you’ll often see around this time of year, we’re gonna boldly look right in the face of all of my triumphs and failures. Things I no...

222: The holiday season is here, and motivation for getting work done is dwindling. We want to laugh, chill by the crackling fire, eat candy canes, and gossip at holiday parties. Today’s episode is giving post-holiday party gossip fun - it’s a re-air of Samantha Daily’s podcast, "Make Shift Happen," that I was featured on as a guest. It's the audio equivalent of the holiday cookies...

221: WTF goes on behind the scenes inside the life of an influencer? I have a VERY inside baseball view of the influencer industry, and I’m here to share the secrets. After working in influencer marketing to being an influencer myself, I don’t gate keep. We’re getting into the nitty gritty, so you can see if becoming an influencer or content creator is for you. You’ve heard about influencers makin...

220: Coach vs. Influencer…which one are you? Two incredibly lucrative careers… but neither of them are right for everyone! This is part one of a series where I’ll dive in to the pros and cons of coaching vs. influencing. I’ve got a unique perspective on both industries.. because I’ve been both! I’ve worked with brands as an influencer and worked in the industry for 6 years doing sales. Later, I bu...

219: We only have 4000 weeks to live, according to Oliver Burkeman's book titled as such. How can you ensure you're using that time the exact way you want? Especially with a growing to-do list, never-ending emails flooding in your inbox, and facing the constant pressure to be a good employee, student, partner, friend, sister, etc?! Before you pull all your hair out and throw your laptop...

218: Are you over the meme-ification of Human Design? I am. As a Reflector, I’m constantly told that I’m a unicorn, shapeshifter, and chameleon - WTF does that mean in the real world? How can I use that knowledge day to day? The internet, especially Instagram, lacks nuance. That’s why I’m so excited to bring today’s guest, Emma Dunwoody, to dig into the real depth of Human Design! Emma Dunwoody is...

217: Authority used to be a word that activated my rage. But as business owners, we’re constantly hearing how important it is to “establish our authority.” I always felt this framing set up a weird power dynamic between business owner and client. Today’s guest, Hayley Lloyd, completely reframed my understanding of authority by introducing the idea of “feminine authority.” Hayley is a Business &amp...

216: Every industry has a guru, spokesperson, or GO-TO resource. For digital nomads, that’s Kristin Wilson. Kristin, also known as Traveling with Kristin on YouTube and Instagram, is the host of Badass Digital Nomads podcast, the author of Digital Nomads For Dummies, and the Go Overseas Mentor at International Living. Who better to walk us through the digital nomad experience than a contributor to...

215: If you’re considering pursuing a digital nomad lifestyle, you need to listen to this episode. Last week, I touched on the ins and outs of traveling full time while running a business. This week, I get into the “invisible” challenges. In the spirit of keeping it 100% - traveling triggers A LOT of issues. From missing your college friends’ weddings to dealing with gut issues and stress, I want...

214: It’s time to demystify the digital nomad lifestyle. Traveling full-time sounds expensive and chaotic, doesn’t it? What if I told you I actually save more $, pay off more debt, feel safer, and get more out of life by traveling nomadically? In today’s episode, we’re getting INTO IT. I discuss: How to choose you’re next travel destination Navigating foreign languages on your own Finding travel c...

213: No, you don’t automatically need to go on birth control or Accutane in order to heal your acne. In fact, you probably shouldn’t because both ‘solutions’ come with REAL consequences for your health. Today’s guests, Danielle Gronich & Kayleigh Christina, are co-founders of CLEARSTEM Skincare , the one-and-only toxin-free skincare line that targets both acne + aging at the same time. A few y...

212: Imagine opening up your Stripe account, changing the view to “The Past Month” and seeing the number $100,000 on the screen. A $100K MONTH. That’s what happened to today’s guest, Samantha Smith, this year. Since the last time we spoke on Ep. 159 , she’s made her dreams a reality on multiple fronts. Her podcast,  Make Shift Happen,  reached  1  million  downloads on the podcast’s third birthday...

211: Americans idolize the Brits. They have ROYALTY! The QUEEN (RIP)! The drama of Meghan and Harry! We love to slurp the tea that comes out of the UK, and watch British actors play James Bond or princesses or lead characters in hit romance movies (Hi Notting Hill). If you’ve got daydreams of moving to London constantly swirling in your head, you’re not alone. But what does the immigration process...

210: “You’re traveling to WHERE?!” is a question I get often. Isn’t that a place filled with violence? Won’t my phone get stolen in that country? We’ve all heard these comments before traveling to non-touristy spots. But I don’t want you or anyone else to miss out on life-changing places because of misconceptions and stereotypes! Today, I’m joined by Melissa Bareham, a Purpose and Business coach w...

209: Adult life can be super isolating. Like, how are you supposed to make friends when you don’t have recess, dance class, or a homeroom to bring you together? I’ve found the keys to the friendship kingdom, and I want to share them with you. Let’s get into  how  I’ve been able to create new friendships and maintain old ones, even while traveling the world. Personally, I highly value friendships....

207: Do you ever feel like you are way too zoomed in to your own drama to actually see a path forward? Imagine you're on a Google document and you just can't see the whole table but you need to see the whole table to do the equation. And then you zoom out. Suddenly you’ve got access to all of the tools you need and you’re ready to go. What if I told you it’s possible to apply this phenom...

206: Breaks-ups have the power to kick start your next glow up or drag you down into catastrophic thinking. But when we approach break-ups from a spiritual perspective, we can transmute heartbreak into the ultimate heart opener. Alexandra Shelly, aka The Modern Medium, joins us today for an intimate conversation about the search for love. What does the moment look like when you realize a relations...