Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

This week, I'm thrilled to be joined by investor, producer, and writer Christie George . She's here discuss attention as care and her book report project: The Emergency Was Curiosity . Together we have a conversation about the role of art in our lives as we explore: Why gratitude is fundamental for working artists Book reports as attentional structures Living archives as artistic practices How soc...

Happy almost-Halloween/Samhein, friends!  In honor of the season, today I’m sharing a very special community conversation on intuitive integrity and creative/business practice. I’m joined by Verena Borell , Sarah Arantza-Amador , and Natasha Levinger — as we originally recorded this for a panel at our spring astro summit. This episode is for intuitive practitioners who want to build better boundar...

This week, Sarah Jane Chapman joins me on the podcast to get magical with her deck & business: Be With Your Body . We explore the business of tarot AND the magical practice of tarot, as we discuss Sarah Jane’s business ecosystem and the cards guiding her through the fall.   Tune in to hear about: Why we love tarot and how we got into reading cards Sarah Jane’s Body Metta practice What it reall...

After my episode on pricing with Bear Hebert , I got a question from a listener that went something like this— " How do you price yourself and your services when you already have enough money? In my case, my spouse has a very good job, so we don’t need an income from me. But I am also a creative, a gatherer, a podcaster, a stay-at-home parent, and lots more. I do these things because I love them,...

In 2019, Ashley Neese had a bestselling book, a thriving breathwork practice, a new baby, and 30k Instagram followers. Now seven years later, she’s left social media and moved away from the world of wellness™️ entirely. In this conversation, we chart Ashley’s journey from being an influencer in the 2010s LA wellness scene to becoming a parent who refuses to perform wellness when she doesn’t feel w...

This might be the most real-talk, behind-the-scenes, high-key-giggly, low-key-chaos episode I’ve ever recorded. 👀 Today, Podge Thomas returns to the show for the third time to talk about building a business with a tiny email list. We tell you: Exactly how many subscribers are on our email lists The difference between marketing our 1:1 and 1:many businesses Building the courage & self-trust to...

Today's paid-supporter-exclusive episode answers the most popular query from our summer AMA :   "I've been working on my business for a few years now, but I'm still not making full-time income from this work. How do I make the jump from $10-$20k per year to $50-$100k per year?"   This is a nuanced question and different for every business owner!   So in this episode, I do a few things to make sens...

Bear Hebert is here on Off the Grid! And they’ve arrived to bust capitalist myths, teach us how to price, and unpack the nuance of financial accessibility. Tune in, as we discuss: Why business doesn’t have to be capitalist Busting the money myths our inner punk teenagers tell us Getting rid of the girlboss in your head (and on your feed)  Why ‘charging your worth’ is inherently problematic How to...

Join me as I convince myself it's ok to raise my prices 😬   In this quarterly recap episode, I walk through the highs, lows, and finances of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid so far this year...   And I figure out how to make the money work as I officially close Softer Sounds and raise the price of the Interweb for 2027!   Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clu...

This week we’re debuting our new brand! And rolling the metaphorical tape allllll the way back to the beginning of the show to revisit energetic sovereignty through a new lens. To do that, I’m joined by creative coach Catherine LaSota who’s here to teach us how to “be your own daddy” AKA ways to cultivate energetic sovereignty in your work and life. Together we discuss: What “Be Your Own Daddy” re...

Nic Antoinette is back on the pod this week as we continue our year-long series around enoughness, grief, and deep evolution. This time, we’re focused on creative burnout, seasonality in business, and why we find the internet so boring these days. If you haven’t listened to the series before, here are links to those episodes: ♾️ Business Degrowth — Slowing Down & Noticing Patterns ♾️ Well, Tha...

For the third and final installment in our business pivots + evolutions series, I’m talking to Heather Bax of Small Business Rodeo ! Heather is a business advisor, human design reader, notion lover, and occasional artist. Her expertise spans decades of service, product, and brick & mortar small business stewardship, and she’s supported all kinds of creative businesses along the way. In this co...

Chereen Leong Schwarz is a founder, maker, outdoor adventurer, and rewilding guide. She’s a former chef who started a knitwear brand and then moved into creative retreats — after a period of prolonged grief. In this conversation, we dive deep into what pivoting really feels like as we explore: Chereen’s chef career from fine dining to farms How moving to Colorado spurred her love of knitting The r...

Softer Sounds is officially closed, my friends. And in this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, I'm telling you all about that journey. This one's mostly-personal and a-little-bit-logistical –  heavy on story with a checklist at the end. Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the details.   👇  👇  👇  👇 When you join the...

Today I’m joined by Luca J. Davis to talk about success, failure, and what 13 years of self-employment really entails. Together we explore: Luca’s path from health teacher to personal trainer How they opened a gym with a dream and a GoFundMe The radically honest reality of brick-and-mortar finances When filing for bankruptcy is the best choice for you & your biz Luca’s detour as a Virtual Assi...

Welcome to Season 11 of Off the Grid! This month, we're exploring strategies + stories of business pivots. Today we start with my business triage process. It's a checklist of things to consider when your business feels bad and/or isn't making enough money. Then for the next three weeks, we'll hear from business owners who have made major pivots in their self-employment journeys, including: quittin...

Let's refresh our creative ambition before fall! Today we're wrapping our Back to Biz Refresh series with leadership expert Amina AlTai . Amina is the author of The Ambition Trap: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living . Together we discuss: What ambition actually is and why it's neutral How core wounds create painful ambition — even if you love what you do Ways to figure out if your ambition is hel...

This episode is meant to save you money! Today, I’m sharing my guide to more affordable business systems and software that can help you set up online for under $50/year — or lower your overhead with strategic tool swaps. Tune in to hear my tech recommendations and how I think through software needs. Also: These recs don’t include Google! Some of them are privacy focused, others are not. Some inclu...

Today we're refreshing our offices with the wonderful Taylor Apolonio of Habitat Interiors Co . Taylor works at the intersection of interior design and psychology as a 'design psychologist'. They create physical spaces that are grounded in human behavior to genuinely support folks. This might look like improved circulation and functionality, better acoustics, or intentionally designing for gatheri...

Have you ever put on a new outfit and felt like a totally different (and way better) person? Today we're gonna do that for your business. 💁‍♀️ Join me and Alex McGinness of Arcoíris Design Studio as we talk through the four parts of a resonant brand refresh: essence, execution, expression, and experience. ALSO! When it comes to DIY branding, we recommend: Coolors for creating color palettes Canva...

Hello hello and happy mid-August, friends!  Today we're kicking off a new Biz Refresh series  —  five episodes in five days to get you ready for fall in a fun, aligned way! Press play to hear why I'm embracing a pivot, and tune in this week to learn: How to refresh your brand (for free!) Ideas for updating your home office & work vibe My guide to more affordable systems & software for your...

Today we’re talking about why I left Substack! Through a conversation with the amazing Lex Roman of Revenue Rulebreaker . Together we explore: Lex’s journey from working in tech to starting an agency to launching a membership for journalists to now running an indie media company The state of small business media (& why there are so many opportunities there!) Why we’re committed to being creato...

Join me as I convince myself it's ok to sunset my business 😬   In this quarterly recap episode, I walk through the highs, lows, and finances of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid so far this year...   And I figure out how to make the money work as I pivot my business model from service provider to content creator!   Tune in to an episode preview here, and become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse a...

Nic Antoinette is back to help me wrap season nine, and we’re talking about the breaks we are (and aren’t) taking this summer. Tune in to hear us unpack: Why nobody talks about the moments we don’t like our business 😬 How fear keeps us from slowing down or taking breaks 🐌 When being honest actually f*cks with your sales 📉 Different types of breaks we’ve taken and want to take ⛓️‍💥 How to figur...

HEY HI HELLO! 🍕 Today I’m thrilled to be joined by best-selling author, super-fun illustrator, and illustrious host of Creative Pep Talk podcast, Andy J Pizza ! In this upbeat conversation, we chat about: How Andy makes money as an artist The strategic choices he made to grow his podcast Why we can’t “What-Would-David-Bowie-Do” our way into a successful business Andy’s musician-model for thinking...