The Heart & Hustle Podcast

Who's done letting the Instagram algorithm be their excuse for why they aren't growing?    We know we are and so is Nathan Chanski! We are chatting with Nate on the podcast today ALL on the topic of how he grew from 1k to 16k+ followers in less than a year.   We dive into the topic of Instagram growth with Nate and what he did to see such growth within a year.    Nate shares where he was mentally...

Before we go on, someone might need to hear this today. You're incredible. You're beautiful. You're doing hard things and the effort you're putting forth isn't in vain. The Lord sees you and is going to honor your work.    We're tackling a hot topic on today's podcast episode.    Have you ever had your work stolen from you? Whether it was your design? Your words? A social media caption? Maybe even...

Now today we are inviting two of our best entrepreneurial friends onto the show to talk ALL about their flipping business. And we are GOING there. But before you think this is going to be a Chip and Joanna Gaines esque episode on paint colors or tile, think again. We are DEEP diving with Chelsie and Ryan on ALL things flipping houses.    Chelsie and Ryan talk about their story of how they got into...

Today is a spicy episode. It's a pretty big hot take on a somewhat controversial topic: is going to college necessary to be an entrepreneur or start your small business?   We have MANY thoughts on this and we're about to get into them ALL on the show today. We answer the question of whether or not WE went to college for what we're doing now, we give our two cents on if college is necessary at all...

Calling ALL entrepreneurs and specifically photographers!! HEAR YE HEAR YE!!! This episode is hereby about to blow your MIND. If you've been frustrated by Instagram or just looking for a new way to market your business and ya need a marketing kick in the pants…. Today's episode is the aforementioned kick in the hiney.   We're having a conversation with Jai Long today, and it's a doozy.    Show not...

Today we're chatting about a tender topic that we hope and pray gives you a renewed perspective and PERMISSION to rest.    Before we go on, we want you to answer this question.    Do you ever feel paralyzing guilt anytime you take a break?    Whether it's quitting work early to rest or being with your kids?    Maybe it's taking a week off for vacation and beating yourself up the whole time to the...

If you have ever struggled with feeling overwhelmed by your future or your goals or if you've ever just felt entirely visionless and lacking clarity in your life.  Buckle up because today's episode is about to be such a blast of fresh air and bring you so much clarity and permission. Today we get to talk with the incredible Jenny Randle.   Jenny went from a career in the heart of Hollywood to a fa...

Today we're going back to the very beginning of our Instagram journeys. When we first started being intentional with the app as a platform to create a business and personal brand back in 2015-2016.    While we look back and notice things we did right to get us where we are today, we also look back and MEGA cringe at the silly, stupid, or plain harmful things we did at the beginning of our Instagra...

Today's episode is for all our photographers in the house. Today we have the pleasure of talking to one of the best of the best in the photography industry: Jordan Voth.   Today Jordan shares his story of how he got into the photography industry and grew his business to what it is today: hint it started with concerts. We chat with Jordan about which is more important at the beginning of your photo...

Do you love reading, but find yourself stuck in a rut? You desperately WANT to become a better reader and read more books, but between the busyness of your life and not knowing where to start, you're just left screaming HELPPP.     We gotchu. We are HUGE book nerds. We LOVE reading and setting goals for yearly books we want to read. For today's podcast episode we're diving into the top 4 ways to b...

Do you struggle with knowing if you're doing what you were called and created to do?? Do you feel anxiety or confusion or frustration around the topic of having clarity in your calling ?? Like… are you even walking in your purpose??   Well, then you're about to get your world rocked today. Our guest for today's podcast episode is the incredible powerhouse, Stefanie Gass.    Today we chat with Stef...

If you're needing a refresh on your website because it's just not quite converting the way you need it to OR, you're just about to create or build your website and need ALL the tips on what to include. WE GOTCHU in today's episode!!!   Today we are giving you a short and sweet power-punch episode on the top 5 things you absolutely need to have on your website. Whether you're just wanting to spruce...

Have you ever been intrigued with the idea of creating a brand or business without your face?    If that is you, today's podcast guest is the incredible Atticus of Atticus Poetry. If you're not familiar with his words, we can guarantee you've seen many of his poems while scrolling Pinterest or seen them shared to an Instagram story by a friend.   He has created an incredible, successful business e...

Today is a personal, fun episode where you're gonna learn a lot about us! A while ago we submitted asking what topics you wanted to hear about or ideas you had for episodes and one of the suggestions is what we're doing today.   We're giving you our top 5's in different categories, but the kicker is we don't know what those categories are until we read them live on the show. We got all of these aw...

This podcast episode is for all our ladies out there. We're getting up close and PERSONAL on today's episode and talking all about birth control. YEP, WE'RE GOING THERE!!! Today, we're chatting with Berrion Berry.   If you're not familiar with her from our previous episode with her about cycle syncing (episode 181) Berri is a Menstrual Health Educator, Practitioner & Founder of Optimize Your Flo....

We have a question for you: are you feeling completely and utterly drained? If you clicked on this episode, we're guessing you probably are, and you are in the right place! We know the last couple of years have been crazy (to say the least) and there seems to be an epidemic of exhaustion and burnout happening in SO many people.   First and foremost, you are NOT alone. Secondly, this won't last for...

Today we are losing our minds grateful to have the incredible Bob Goff on the show.   Bob Goff is the author of the New York Times bestselling books Love Does and Everybody, Always and Dream Big. He is the Honorary Consul to the Republic of Uganda, an attorney, and the founder of Love Does—a nonprofit human rights organization operating in Uganda, India, Nepal, Iraq, and Somalia. He's a lover of b...

We learned a LOT this year. Like, this year was freaking WILD - both in business and personally. So we're sitting down to the mic, coffee, and chai in hand, ready for a candid conversation about 2 of the major lessons we learned this year. We're expanding on how they happened, what we learned from them, how we plan to do better, and advice or takeaways you can have from each of them. This is a raw...

Today we're stepping up to the mic with Julie Bevere from Sons and Daughters to talk all about finding your calling in life.   Juli is a co-founder of SonsAndDaughters, ​​a collective of young adults, helping this generation discover the adventure, freedom, and purpose found in our creator.   Juli and Sons and Daughters as a whole desire to see the sons and daughters of God rise to their potential...

If you know us AT ALL you know that we're HUGE advocates for goal setting. We talk about it CONSTANTLY. Since we're getting towards the New Year, we thought this would be a GREAT time to sit down and chat with all you entrepreneurs about setting your business goals moving forward into the new year!   So if you're ready to set goals and are feeling overwhelmed or lost or just ready for some solid t...

Today Evie is taking over the podcast and bringing on a guest in the fashion industry world to discuss something a little, shall we say, eye-opening? If you've ever wondered what all this hubbub about "sustainable fashion" or "ethical fashion" is, what that even means, how to do your part as either a brand OR as a consumer? This episode is for you. Today we have Jessica Kelly on the show.    Today...

Today, we're taking things a little bit in a different direction. The idea for this podcast came from our girl Katie Graham and we thought it was FUNNY. We're about to bring to the table multiple areas of our friendship where we have VASTLY different opinions and discuss live on the show. We are very similar but then very very very different in certain aspects, so today we're going to fight about...

It has been the BIGGEST honor to do this show for 200 episodes, so today we wanted to do something special. To bring you a guest that we felt was worthy of the 200th episode slot. A guest who when we booked her, screamed and did happy dances cause she has been a MASTER in the online marketing space. Someone we've looked up to as entrepreneurs and especially course creators.    For our 200th episod...

Today we're doing a follow-up podcast from Episode 144: Behind the scenes of Our Executive Retreat . In that episode, we recapped and brought you behind the scenes of how we structured our team retreat, how we structure the backend of The Heart University and moving forward how we wanted to manage our team and daily operations within.    We recorded that episode immediately after our team retreat...

We are THRILLED to be bringing you a powerhouse of a guest for an overwhelmingly good conversation. Today, we have the privilege of talking with Ashley LeMieux.   If you've ever experienced heartache or grief in your life, YOU NEED THIS EPISODE. Ashley shares her story of walking through unfathomable loss, grief, and heartache. With unbelievable candor and vulnerability, Ashley walks us through he...