Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

Everything’s better with friends, babe! Including making money in your busine$$. Today I’m joined by my dear friend & biz cofounder Taylor Elyse Morrison to talk about the highs, the lows & the finances of working with your friends. Taylor and I have been friends & collaborators for more than five years, partnering on everything from live workshops to brand partnerships to cofounding t...

This one goes out to all our neurodivergent biz babes out there. Today I’m joined by coach & composer Mattia Maurée to talk about running a business & navigating social media in a way that supports your unique brain & lived experience. Tune in to our conversation to hear about— Common ADHD, Autistic & AuDHD struggles with work How to quit overworking as a coping strategy Embracing...

What's it like to walk away from 50k Instagram followers & a full roster of paid partnerships? Let’s find out. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Lauren Ash , an artist, wellness practitioner + community gatherer who shut down her socials & pressed pause on brand partnerships almost a year ago. Tune in to our conversation to hear about— Lauren’s journey starting Black Girl in Om & how s...

Blogs are back, baby! And maybe they’re great for business again? Today I’m joined by Kasia Manolas , writer of Girl in the Dark Room & Good Fortune , and owner of Narrative , a content marketing agency serving values-aligned companies.  Together we revisit my 10 Things I Hate About Content Marketing episode to consider why blogs might be a form of content marketing we don’t have to hate. And...

Let me tell you something I learned from my business coach... the only “secret” of business growth is building stronger foundations. It's been a really transformative lesson for me, so today I’ve invited Jessica Lackey (my coach) to the pod to explore why so many small business owners feel like they're working all the time... and still not achieving success. Tune in to learn— How to align your mar...

This week we’re talking all things email and answering that pesky marketing question  — should I send a weekly newsletter??? To do that I’m talking to Holly Wielkoszewski, a writer, a yoga teacher, and the founder of Daypack Digital . Together, we get into why we love email, how often we send emails, our hot takes on nurture sequences, and so much more!  Tune in to learn about— how to select the r...

Welcome to our late summer interview series! For the next six weeks on the pod, I'm talking to my fave small business owners, artists & influencers about their fave creative business tools & practices. This week we're welcoming  my dear friend & collaborator grace allerdice back to the show for a watery convo about how to: channel the flow of money through our businesses create offerin...

It's time to A your Qs, dear listeners! In this episode, I'm answering your questions about all things leaving social media.  Tune in to hear my thoughts on—  The emotional side of leaving social media AKA turning your FOMO into JOMO The difference between email newsletters & email marketing — including which one matters more for your biz & Whether newsletter ads are the right strategy for...

This episode goes out to anyone who’s ever found yourself sucked into a marketing funnel, watching yet another free webinar, desperately trying to unsubscribe from the dozen follow-up emails, and finally getting free just to find your head spinning from everything you “should” be doing to grow your business. I’ve started thinking of this as the “insta-bae business phenomenon” AKA the way online bi...

There are so many things to do when you run a small business. And even more things you “should” do according to marketing “experts,” online business influencers, and the voices that arrive when you need to make a big decision. In this episode, I’m joined by Natalie Miller to talk about the “shoulds” that so many of us face in our lives and our businesses. And we offer practices for taking your “sh...

While I was off on summer break a big thing happened in the social media world — Meta launched Threads! And everybody had some feelings about it. So in this episode, I’m sharing my answer to the question, “Should you be on Threads?” And I’m reminding us that while we don’t need to judge who is or isn’t on an app, our choices can reflect our values in meaningful and powerful ways. Tune in for a gen...

Hey friends! Amelia here. Last week, I was on one of my very favorite podcasts, Let It Out with Katie Dalebout ! Katie and I talked all about my journey with social media, why I've decided to leave Instagram, and why I think that might be an easy choice for us to make as business owners and a hard choice for us to make as people who want to maintain relationships in the year 2023. I'm excited to g...

Do you ever wish your creative path felt clearer? Your work felt more intentional? Your business felt more integrated? This week on the pod, I'm teaching you my favorite activity for finding biz clarity — AKA my 3-step process for mapping your business ecosystem. Tune in to learn— how to clear your fears around doing business differently 😎 what I consider the three fundamental parts of any sustai...

Happy Monday Funday, friends. I'm hopping into your pod feed today to share two exciting announcements— #1 Off the Grid has a new theme song!! It's cool. It's catchy. It's by the amazing Melissa Kaitlyn Carter . You're gonna love it. 🎶   #2 The Refresh is officially happening again in August, and registration is now open!   🌈 The Refresh already passed, but don't worry because now you can join T...

When was the last time you took intentional time away from your business to work on it, rather than in it? Recently? Not so recently? Either way, it might be time to plan a solo business retreat! In this episode, I’m joined by Maggie Gentry , a thought partner to coaches & creative entrepreneurs looking to intentionally scale with a focus on marketing operations. She's shares her four-step pro...

At long last… it’s our episode on the best marketing practices for your Human Design! Today I’m joined by Arianna Maag , a Human Design coach who works with individuals who are ready to stop questioning themselves and live in alignment with who they are and have always been. This one’s a super generous, free workshop in personalizing your marketing practices. So pull up your Human Design chart , l...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking to Natalie Ross about what to do you do when you’ve built a successful business on Instagram … but it turns out that social media is wrecking your life. Natalie is the cofounder of Earth Speak , a podcast and membership collective she co-created to bring intuition into everyday life. She grew Earth Speak to over six figures in annual revenue, 37,000 Instagram foll...

What would happen if you unfollowed everyone on Instagram? And what feelings come up when you think about it? In this episode, I have a fun and insightful conversation about doing just that with Melissa Word . Melissa is an artist, dancer, writer, and somatic facilitator. Together, we talk about how social media experiments have affected her digital and creative habits.  Tune in to hear more about...

Hold on to your bucket hats, my friends. Because today we’re talking all things social media, retail and product-based business with Janine Mulone! Janine is an indie retail advisor, the founder of Feel Good Retail , and the host of Retail For The Rest Of Us. Tune in to hear us discuss how social media has rapidly shifted for retailers and why chasing the algorithm might be the worst sales strateg...

Today I’m welcoming business designer and networking expert Michelle Warner to the podcast to teach us all about relationship marketing! With an MBA from one of the world’s top business schools and 15+ years experience growing small businesses, Michelle designs tiny companies that are built to last. She’s also the creator of Networking That Pays, the introvert-friendly connection system that bring...

Let’s give you that break you deserve, babe! In this episode, I share why I’ve decided to take a 3-week break from my business this summer. Then I walk you through my 5-step process for planning your own summer sabbatical.  Tune in to hear more about: What is a sabbatical? 🌴 Why might you want to take one? ☁️ Your 5-step plan for taking a sabbatical! ✋ If you’re craving rest, release or peace, t...

Welcome back to season two of Off the Grid! This week I’ve got a thot take (that's a thoughtful hot take) of an episode for all our newsletter writers out there. By popular request, I’m exploring the rise of Substack. And I’m asking whether this newsletter/podcast/threads/notes platform is good for small businesses or bad for them. I’m also helping you answer the question, Is Substack right for me...

Hey hey babes — this week we're welcoming my friend & collaborator, grace allerdice , back to the pod for a conversation at the intersection of creative practice and self-employment. Grace and I have a chat about what's been happening in our businesses lately, then discuss what it means to be a creator-led business, how constraints help our creativity flourish, and why we want to make less con...

Today I’m welcoming Christy Harrison MPH, RD, CEDS to the pod to talk about how social media platforms have lead to mass misinformation being spread online — and why that’s harmful to all of us, whether we think we fall prey to it or not. Together, we talk about the parallels between wellness culture and social media culture, how misinformation spreads online, and the way that social media weakens...

Welcome back, babes! Today I am excited to have our first guest of the season, SEO expert Emily Gertenbach . Together, we talk about Search Engine Optimization — what it is, how it works, and how you can make it work for your business in a mindful way. We also get into what it means that search engines are implementing more AI. And we have a candid chat about data privacy online. Tune in to hear m...