The Groovy Shack

In this solosode, Alex records live in the new shop for the first time! She chats about the first weekend in the space, life cycles, how years of gaining skill, growing community/network, and expansion has led to this very moment. If you’re needing some encouragement or reassurance in chasing your dreams - this episode is for you!!

In this episode Alex had her husband come on the pod so they could talk about their experience having made it one whole year as parents! They talked about pregnancy, having a home birth, postpartum, the power of community coming to support, things they weren’t expecting, and some of the highlights as well as challenges they’ve faced. This is a silly and lighthearted episode sharing their true feel...

In this episode (airing on January 1 - Happy New Year!!!) Alex flies solo and talks about opening the very first brick and mortar location for The Groovy Shack in downtown Sonora, CA! It’s set to open January 18th at the bottom of The Sonora Inn and you’ll be able to shop amazing clothing, jewelry, giftables, vintage and so much more! Not only will you be able to shop with TGS but you’ll be able t...

In this chat with Amanda Allen we talked all things Rawk Boutique - how it started, how we moved her shop from Copperopolis to Sonora and did an entire build out in 70 hours, pivoting in business, changing her business model, and prioritizing time with family and her kiddos while they’re still going! We talked about how there’s no such thing as failure, just learning and adjusting to what feels ri...

In this episode with Ursula we talked about growth mindset, her journey with sobriety, stepping into her real estate career and collaborating with other women in the field. She talked committing herself to this career, dedicating herself to finding abundance, tips and encouragement for those interested in pursuing real estate, as well as what to look out for as first time homebuyers! She’s a huge...

In this episode, I sat down with Daniel and Sophia Rowe who are the co-owners of Revive Coffee. Revive has two locations both in Tuolumne and downtown Sonora. If you listen to the whole episode, they’ll even give you a sneak peek into another project that will be going live in the spring of 2025! We talked how they met, how they acquired the business, roasting their owns beans, their subscription...

In this episode with Tiffany we chatted collaboration over competition as we both are women owned businesses in a small town offering marketing and media services. We also talked about her and her husband‘s experience with infertility, her story getting pregnant with her sweet twins, running her own business (Diamond Digital Marketing Co) alongside growing her family and so much more. This truly w...

In this chat with Emily, we talked about how she grew her Covid hobby into a full fledged business, opening up her location in downtown Jamestown, deciding to pivot and collaborate with another local business Honey Hive, and they just moved to their new downtown location in Sonora, California! She talks about the decision to change locations, what it was like scaling her business, the events and o...

In this chat with Alyssa, we talked all things homesteading, regenerative farming, homeschooling, and raising a family alongside a farm. We talked raw milk, dairy cows, chickens, farming and so much other good stuff that I know my more holistic listeners will love to hear about! Her journey has encompassed the last 9 years since her first son was born and she shares about the things they’ve learne...

In this episode with Tiffany Stone, we talked about her multiple sclerosis diagnosis which came shortly after having traumatic experiences post birth with her first child. This is an amazing gut wrenching episode that I think is so important for everybody to hear for awareness, and to remember the importance of maybe not having an entire village, but having at least one person who can be there wit...

In this episode with Sally Anne Fischer we talked about the origin story of how she became an artist (plein air painter), her journey being back home and choosing to focus on her art, opening up her own gallery and creative space, collaboration with other incredible artists, where she pulls inspiration, travel, and so much more!! For anyone who’s wanting to tap into that artist within, this is an...

If you’re new here, this is an amazing episode to start with because I give a breakdown on all the previous guests that we’ve had and of course we have all of the episodes hyperlinked here in the show notes to make it quick and easy for you to reference! I also give a brief backstory about the origins of the podcast and some of the changes that we’ve gone through in the last few months - consider...

In this episode with Liz, we talked about her journey with herbs, goingto herb school, starting her own business where she makes herbs accessible to many, workshops, and so much more. This is such an inspiring episode and if you’ve been curious about the world of herbs or plants this is a great place to start. Her products are also available and you can find her at pop-ups throughout the county an...

In this episode, I sat down with one of the owners of Wildbud, Cheyenne. We talked about the growth of her business, the shift in business partners, running an incredibly successful and busy business while also growing a family, and so much more! With babies on their hips they organically grew this incredible staple of Tuolumne County, ushering in unique and beautiful blooms, arrangements, and als...

In this episode with Sarah and Jewel, we talked about how they scaled their love of vintage to not only pop-ups and a flourishing business, but to expanding and needing to get warehouse space to have some thing a little bit larger scale and more permanent! We talked about their origin stories, how they met, how they started the business, dreams for the future and so much more! If you’ve shopped lo...

In this conversation with Heather Caral, we talked about money. Yes we know, it can be a sensitive topic and one that’s not talked about normally… Which is exactly why we wanted to open up this conversation! Heather is an Accredited Financial Counselor + Chartered Financial Consultant who has spent 22 years in the space. In this conversation, she talks about how we can start these talks at home, b...

For this episode I had on Angel Lopez who is our podcast audio engineer and helps make sure that everything sounds great across all channels, audio levels are solid and clear, and so much more! We’re not the only podcast he’s helped with, so I felt like he was the perfect person to have on since so many people have mentioned to me that they also want to start a podcast, but don’t know where to sta...

In this episode with Jose and Wyatt we sat down and chatted about their story, as well as their newest endeavor: taking over and continuing the local legacy of Woods Creek Café. Their love story is sweet and inspiring and immediately after getting together + getting married they decided to jump into owning a restaurant, which is notoriously one of the most difficult businesses to run! But their lo...

In this chat with Chelsea we talk about her story, her health journey, and what inspired her to help others - diving into gut health, hormones, and getting to the root issue of things versus just putting a Band-Aid on them and so much more! She’s a registered dietician with a Masters in Science and Nutrition so we dove in deep and talked in length about so much! There are many ways that you can wo...

For this episode of The Groovy Shack I took a road trip to Merced, California and recorded live from Cien Ojos Studios when I sat down with Joel Aguilar. Joel is an incredible muralist, community leader, member of Third Hour Collective, and one of the founders of Cien Ojos Studios. We talked about his creative journey as an artist, how he and a handful of other creative started the studio, and so...

In this episode with Madilyn Broxham we talked her and her husband‘s time in the military, moving back to their small hometown here in Sonora, California, and starting a business with her parents alongside starting her family and raising two little babies! We talked shift and juggling, being open to opportunities, stepping into your God-given gifts, and openly communicating (especially when workin...

In this conversation with Meg Dominick, we talked about her journey to finding health through raw vegan living with the help of the Medical Medium. She had a myriad of symptoms, such as asthma, allergies, cystic acne, brain fog, vertigo, constipation, severe bloating, dizziness, weakness in her body and so many more… when she really started researching and diving to find the root cause she turned...

This is the first solo episode with Alex as we embark on a new era of The Groovy Shack Podcast! She talks about change and growth, how sometimes you just need a friend to help you START a project but they may just be along for the ride for a season, WTF moments and how they help you grow, facing adversity, and setting intentions for the next year as she just turned 29! She also chats about the fut...

This is a sad one, but still an episode full of encouragement, growth, lessons and self awareness. Sometimes the right choices aren’t “fun” or don’t feel good - but need to be made. Sophie is still a part of TGS, still has client work and is an integral part of the team but needed to step back from the podcast project to invest some of that energy and time into relationships that deserve her atten...

And this interview with Branden Ruiz we talk about his origin story and how he got into the world of fashion. How he later went on to start styling for magazines, content shoots, and tons of celebrities who you have definitely heard of. He is styled the likes of Noah Cyrus, Amber Rose, Dylan Mulvaney, Raveena Aurora, and has assisted on projects with Beyoncé. YES - you read that right! He has work...