Unlikely Choices by Stacy Mikulik

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here. I've got two big announcements for you in this episode. First, this is the end of season one of the podcast! Thank you so much for listening along the way. I'll be back in a few weeks with season two. Second, I'm giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how the business building process h...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here. If you want to start your own business in 2026 (or maybe you already have), you may be tempted to think "going viral" will solve all your problems and immediately result in a million dollar business. Well, I'm here to tell you why that couldn't be further from the truth. If you want to...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here. If you want to start your own business in 2026 (or maybe you already have!), this episode about patience is a must-listen. Too many people go into entrepreneurship thinking they're going to make six figures within 90 days, and that's not reality for 99% of new business owners. It's so i...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to start a product business in 2026, this episode is for you. Today I'm sharing what it actually looks like to build a product business, and I have a lot to say because I've had a jewelry business since 2017. Whether you want to sell clothing, toys, peanut butter, or furnitu...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to make a big shift in your career and start your own business in 2026, but you're strggling with confidence and anxiety, this episode is for you. We'll discuss a real psychological principle called "liminal space" and I hope it sheds so much light on what you're feeling. Yo...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to start a service business in 2026, this episode is for you. I'm sharing how it actually looks to build a service business from scratch - so whether you want to start a consulting business, a coaching business, a styling business, a solo therapy practice, or any other servi...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you're stuck in a job that you don't like, and you can't seem to escape, this episode might unlock the root cause. If external changes haven't fixed the issue (new company, new role, new boss), it's time to look within. I hope this episode unlocks your next career chapter! If you lov...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to start a business in 2026, this episode is for you. I'm sharing 3 free things you can do this month to get started. If you do these things in the next 2 to 3 weeks, I promise you will end January with some real momentum.   If you loved this episode, please hit the follow b...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! Have you ever said to yourself, "Why does quitting my job and starting a business feel so incredibly hard?" This episode might hold the key. I'm sharing the identity crisis we feel when we go from employee to entrepreneur. And unfortunately it can be painful at times. If you aren't awar...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! In this episode, I'm talking about New Year's resolutions and what I think yours should be if your goal is to quit your job and start your own business like I did. I think this episode will help take all the pressure off. Cheers to becoming an entrepreneur in 2026! If you loved this epi...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this episode I'm sharing why I closed my brick and mortar jewelry store and went back to website only. Creating a business is a journey, and it requires experimentation to figure out wh...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this episode I'm talking about pricing. If you're new to business, you might think it's easier to sell lower priced products and services compared to high ticket items. But that's a myt...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. We're going deep in this episode and I'm sharing a vulnerable story about how the patterning I developed in childhood showed up in my career. If you feel trapped in your career, unable to...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm sharing a little behind the scenes of my brand new mentoring business - specifically, how I'm growing my brand new business Instagram account. If you're curious...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. This is the last episode in my three-part series introducing my new business! I'm peeling back the layers of my mindset and strategy membership program, where you'll learn not only how to...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. We're picking up where we left off last week and I'm sharing more about the launch of my new business! If you are stuck in a career that looks great on paper, but leaves you unfulfilled an...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm announcing the launch of my new business! I am so excited to finally share what I've been working on behind the scenes for the past few months. If you are stuck...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. If you've ever said, "How in the world will I ever find time to work on my dream business idea while working my 9-5?!" then this episode is for you! I started my business back when I worke...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. A lot of people have told me: I want to start a business, but I have no idea what kind I'd start! If you resonate with that statement, today's episode is for you! I'm going to give you two...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm talking about retirement. Too many people say, "I hate my job but I'm just going to work hard and retire early." I'll share why this isn't a great life strategy...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm talking about fear of failure. This is a completely normal fear - everyone struggles with it at one time or another. Fear of failure is a complicated, layered t...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm sharing the number one mistake I see new business owners making. And it's so easy to avoid this mistake! If you've been dreaming of starting your own business,...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, we're talking about negativity and criticism. As you start to tell the important people in your life that you want to quit your traditional job and start your own b...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, we're going deep. I'm sharing what finally propelled me to say "I quit" and start my own business, after spending 11 long years as an attorney and hating every minu...

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, I'm sharing two things that are absolutely critical when starting a new business. If you nail down these two things in the beginning, you are setting yourself up fo...