Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media
Off The Grid is a podcast for artists, writers, and creative business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their income. Host Amelia Hruby PhD shares stories, strategies, and experiments for growing your business with radical generosity and energetic sovereignty. Listeners can get a free Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit.
Episodes
👛 Anti-Capitalist Business in This Economy — How to Set Your Prices & Offer Financial Accessibility with Bear Hebert
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 capitalistBusting the money myths our inner punk teenagers tell usGetting rid of the girlboss in your head (and on your feed) Why ‘charging your worth’ is inherently problematicHow
🔒 My Q3 Biz Recap — Highs, Lows & How Much $$ I Made
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 C
🧢 Be Your Own Daddy — Energetic Sovereignty & Creative Constraints with Catherine LaSota
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 Dadd
♾️ Foraging for What’s Next — Creative Seasons & Why the Internet’s So Boring Now with Nic Antoinette
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
🤠 Reinventing Yourself & Your Work — From Dog Trainer to Retail Store Owner to Business Strategist with Heather Bax
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 t
🌅 The Grief of Sunsetting a Business & The Joy of Being Multipassionate — with Chereen Leong Schwarz
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 farmsHow moving to Colorado spurred her love of knitting
🔒 Why & How I Closed My Business — Letting Go of Softer Sounds
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
🪸 Seasons of Change in Self-Employment — Embracing Pivots & Destigmatizing Bankruptcy with Luca J. Davis
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 trainerHow they opened a gym with a dream and a GoFundMeThe radically honest reality of brick-and-mortar financesWhen filing for bankruptcy is the best choice for you & your bizLuca’s detour as a Virtual A
🚩 Business Triage: What to Do When Your Biz Isn’t Working
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:
✳️ How to Refresh Your Ambition & Avoid Burnout in the Process — with Amina AlTai
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 neutralHow core wounds create painful ambition — even if you love what you doWays to figure out if your ambition is
💽 Set Up Your Tiny Biz Tech for $50/year or Less — My Guide to More Affordable Systems & Software
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
💼 How to Refresh Your Office & Your Whole Work Vibe — with Taylor Apolonio
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
🦚 The Quick (and Free!) Brand Refresh Your Biz Needs — with Alex McGinness
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 palettesC
✌️ How to Make Pivoting Fun — Welcome to Our Back to Biz Refresh Series!
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 vibeMy guide to more affordable systems & software for
⚡️ Making Content, Raising Revenue & Moving Off Substack — with Lex Roman of Revenue Rulebreaker
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 companyThe state of small business media (& why there are so many opportunities there!)Why we’re committed to being cr
🔒 My Q2 Biz Recap — Highs, Lows & How Much $$ I Made
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
♾️ Take the Break Before the Break Takes You — Learning How to Pause & Quit with Nic Antoinette
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 figure
🍕 Making Money as a Creative — Strategic Planning & Social Media with Andy J Pizza
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 artistThe strategic choices he made to grow his podcastWhy we can’t “What-Would-David-Bowie-Do” our way into a successful businessAndy’s musician-model for thinkin
✨ This One Thing Totally Transformed My Sales — Learning How to Pre-Launch with Nicole Cloutier [BEST OF]
If I had to name ONE THING that increased my sales more than anything else in the past year...It'd be learning to polish my copywriting and pre-launch my offerings with Nicole Cloutier and her class Open Loop.Open Loop is how I doubled Interweb sign-ups in 2026. Open Loop is how I made over $10k on COME TO CLASS last month. Open Loop is why I feel so confident selling this year. And that'
🌸 Creative Ecosystems, Community-Based Business & Breaking Up with Your Personal Brand — with Natalie Brite
Natalie Brite (they/them) is the founder and creative director of DoGoodBiz — an ethical creative studio for conscious leaders and the movements they're building.On their Substack newsletter, they write about creativity, ecosystems, and doing work rooted in care. They also excoriate social media! But in a soft, supportive way, of course.Today Natalie joins me to talk about why social medi
🔒 How to Run Your Creative Business During the Summer Slump (or Any Slow Time)
What do we do when business slows down over the summer? And how do we navigate that when a global recession and supply chain breakdown are happening at the same time??In this Clubhouse-exclusive workshop replay, I share my best strategies for running your business during slow times — including somatic self-soothing ideas, ways to reduce expenses, and a framework for experimenting with new
🪱 Cultivating Compassion in Polycrisis — Preparedness & Self-Publishing with Kailea Loften & Kate Weiner
Today I’m thrilled to have Kailea Rose Loften and Kate Rose Weiner of Loam on the podcast to discuss their new book, Compassion in Crisis, which just came out with Heyday Books.Together we have a gentle, honest, and deep conversation exploring:The meaning of ‘polycrisis’Why it’s important to think about preparednessWays to prepare without slipping into hypervigilance (even if you’re an an
🔒 How Do I Grow My Email List Without Social Media?
Today I’m bringing you something really special—A mini-coaching session where I answer a question about how to grow your email list before, during, and after leaving social media.The question comes from the wonderful Kate of Queen Bee Hormone Health who wrote to me and asked:"Thanks to Off the Grid, I’ve backed wayyyy off posting on social media. I feel so much better, but I'm really stru
🧶 Attachment Theory Explains Everything — Social Media & AI Addiction with Shannon Algeo
I often say I left social media because I was anxiously-attached to Instagram… but what does that actually mean?!Today I’m joined by psychotherapist and author Shannon Algeo to explore why Attachment Theory explains so much about technology and smartphone addiction.We discuss their new book, The Power in Your Hands, as we talk about:What it means to be anxious, avoidant, or securely-attac
🔒 Live-Building a Small Biz AI Policy — with Dr. Kate Henry
Today I’m doing something fun and different…Live-writing an AI policy with my friend and colleague, Dr. Kate Henry of Honing In!After listening to the Off the Grid AI series, Kate reached out to ask if I she could hire me to help her write an AI policy. I said no, because I’m not doing 1:1 advising right now… but I proposed that we record a chat about it for the Clubhouse instead!So in th
🍓 Rewilding Your Business & How to Rest in Busy Times — with Lindsay Mack of Tarot for the Wild Soul
LINDSAY MACK IS HERE!And while you’ve probably heard them talk about tarot on their wildly popular podcast…Today they’re taking us deep behind the scenes of their work to explore:How they built their creative tarot businessThe key inflection points that led to successful biz growthThe realities of being a breadwinner ~in this economy~Why they’re finally releasing a tarot deck and book&
👋 The Privilege of Leaving Social Media — Being a Working Writer & Valuing Art with River Selby
“My constant longing to be without social media is actually a longing to be in deeper connection with the world.”River Selby was born in Los Angeles and grew up in the Pacific Northwest. They worked as a wildland firefighter for seven years, and their debut memoir, Hotshot: A Life of Fire, was published in 2025 by Grove Atlantic.Today, River joins me to talk about the realities of being a
⛓️💥 It's Time to Decolonize Your Teaching Style — with Podge Thomas
If you’ve been paying attention around here…You likely know that next week I’m teaching a new intensive called COME TO CLASS!It’s a 3-day workshop on how to teach online with confidence and care, and it’ll guide you through everything I’ve learned in 20 years of teaching — with a special focus on how learning to teach can help you improve your sales.One of the bonuses that COME TO CLASS s
👩🏫 Why Online Education is Broken (But We Can Fix It) — with Sally Burns of The Portal
I’ve had SO MANY conversations about the problems with online course platforms. Mighty Networks vs Circle vs Kajabi vs Teachable — none of us like the existing options, and we’re waiting for someone to build something better.So today I’ve invited Sally Burns to the show, because she’s building an alternate platform for teaching and learning online — a digital neighborhood called The Porta
♾️ “You Needing Money Doesn't Make Stuff Sell” — Consistency & Collapse in Online Business with Nic Antoinette
My monthly-ish series with Nic Antoinette continues!This time we’re talking about what it means to be “consistent” when you’re running a business in this economy.We get into:How we simultaneously rage against consistency and attribute our success to itThe relationship between consistency and cultivating trust with your audienceWays to build better (for you) rhythms in your businessWhat to
🧑🏫 How to Teach Online (& Why Learning to Teach is My Best Sales Hack)
If you want to build a business around your know-how…You have to learn how to teach.In today’s episode, I’m talking about why learning to teach is the best sales “hack” I know — and I’m introducing you to my upcoming spring intensive, COME TO CLASS.In just 30 minutes, I walk you through:Why online courses aren’t ‘dead’ or ‘over’How to figure out what you want to teachWhat you need to know
🔒 How I Make Ambitious Biz Plans Without Burning Out
Today I’m very excited to share a workshop on gentle business planning — AKA how I make ambitious plans for my biz while also healing my burnout! In this audio (and video!) workshop, I walk you through:Why we’re always planning (even when we think we’re “behind”)My 6 tenets for Gentle Business PlanningList-making prompts for the season ahead in your workHow to turn reflective prompts into
🗒️ How to Plan Without Becoming a Perfectionist — with Lauren of Nine to Kind
This is probably my fave conversation I’ve ever had with a therapist.Today Lauren Ruth Martin, LPC-MHSP is here to talk about the anti-perfectionist planners she created for her company Nine to Kind.We discuss:Why most planners force us into a productivity mindsetHow gentle scaffolding can help us plan without perfectionismThe therapeutic exercises Lauren included in her plannersWhy we pr
🔑 Why Privacy Matters (Even if Google Knows Everything) — with Patricia Egger, Head of Security for Proton
We talk a lot about privacy at Off the Grid… but what does that actually mean in practice?Today I’m joined by Patricia Egger, Head of Security at my fave privacy-focused tech company Proton. Together, we have a non-technical-person-friendly conversation about:Why Proton insists on ‘privacy by default’The difference between online privacy & securityWhy we love Proton Mail & want yo
🌿 When the Ache Remains — The Joy/Grief of Social Media with Lisa Olivera [BEST OF]
Today I’m resharing my conversation with writer, therapist, and creative Lisa Olivera in honor of her upcoming book — When the Ache Remains: Lessons on Tending to the Unfixable and Finding Beauty Anyway— which is out on April 28th. Lisa and I talk about how her work and life changed as her Instagram platform grew to over 400,000 followers. Together, we dive into:Two reasons Lisa joined In
🔭 WTF is up with Summits? (& Why I’m Hosting One This Week)
Today I'm answering a question from Kate Henry about why summits often feel sketchy... and how I designed our upcoming Astro & Biz Planning Summit to be the opposite of that!Tune in to learn:How the summit model works ⚡️Why affiliate strategies can make summits feel weird 🧐The questions I ask before agreeing to participate in any event 🙋♀️How to make sure a summit benefits the hos
🔒 My Q1 Biz Recap — Highs, Lows & How Much $$ I Made
This year I’m making big changes in my business…So I wanted to bring back my quarterly recaps to share the highlights, challenges, and financial details of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid each season!Tune in to this episode preview to hear about the highs & lows of winter in my biz. Then become a paid subscriber of the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse to get all the details on h
🏦 Answering Your Biggest Tax Questions — with Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax
Earlier this spring, I asked Interweb members: 'What are your thorniest tax questions?'Then I brought those questions to Hannah Cole of Sunlight Tax, so we could get answers from an actual tax expert! Tune in to this episode to learn:How to know if you should be an LLC or an S-CorpThe best way to calculate your quarterly estimated taxesWhen you need to use Quickbooks (& when you don’
💸 It’s Not Too Late to Do Your Taxes — Neurodivergent Bookkeeping with Aneisha Velazquez
We heard you might be stressed about the IRS… so we’re arriving with extra support before US taxes are due on April 15th! Today I’m joined by Aneisha Velazquez of Yellow Sky Business Services, who’s here to talk about finances for microbusinesses, including:What bookkeeping really is (& what it’s not)The financial systems solopreneurs need to have in placeTips for neurodivergent busin
♾️ Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned… — A New Series with Nic Antoinette
Nic Antoinette is back! And we’re finally beginning the monthly series we promised you back in January.For April, it's a long-form chat with plenty of laughter and maybe a few tears along the way. So settle in, subscribe to Nic’s newsletter, and press play to hear us talk about:How we coped when Q1 didn’t go as plannedFinancial plans in the turmoil of 2026How to talk about grief in public
🤖 What AI Actually Costs: Transmuting Shame Into Erotic Self-Respect — with Ayana Zaire Cotton
If we stop trying to get ahead online, what becomes possible? Today Ayana Zaire Cotton of Seeda School returns to the podcast to explore why she quit using ChatGPT and other AI tools. She helps us slowwww down, unpack shame, and align our desire with our capacity — a process and methodology she created and calls Erotic Engineering. Tune in to reconnect with your values, reclaim self-respe
🔒 An Unexpected AI Conversation (About Chess) — with my spouse JJ Lang
Today I’m doing something I said I’d never do… inviting my partner on the podcast!In this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, my spouse JJ Lang joins me for an unexpected conversation about AI.JJ is a high-level chess player and works for US Chess. They’re here to talk about how algorithms and AI engines have been a big part of the chess world for decades — and also why JJ doesn’t use Generative
🤖 3 Reasons You Feel So Conflicted About AI
Let's get into all our feels about AI. 🌀In this episode, I share some of the messages I've gotten from people who are using AI but feeling bad about it.And I talk through three reasons I think many of us (especially listeners of this show) feel so much tension about these technologies.Tune in for a lot of empathy and even more clarity. Then join our community conversation about AI in the
🤖 Why AI isn’t an Oracle — with Casey Zabala
When ChatGPT launched in 2022, I noticed a few spiritual practitioners talking about its ‘oracular consciousness’ and I wondered… is that a thing??Today I’m joined by Casey Zabala of Modern Witches to talk about how AI is reshaping mystical practices in real time — and why that’s harming our intuition and agency.Tune in to hear us discuss:How Casey & I have used AI in the pastThe embe
🤖 How to Write a Thoughtful AI Policy
Let’s be more transparent about how we are and aren’t using AI in our work!In this episode, I walk you through key considerations and a simple process for writing a thoughtful AI policy for your creative business.You’ll also hear how I crafted the Interweb AI policy, as well as why I was really inspired by Mel Mitchell-Jackson’s AI policy in that process.Press play, then click right here
🤖 AI Sobriety — with Mel Mitchell-Jackson
How are we feeling about AI these days, friends?Ambivalent? Over it? Hopefully curious? 🧐Today on the show, we’re kicking off a 3-week AI series, where we’ll explore the good, bad and ugly of LLMs.Our first guest is Mel Mitchell-Jackson — who returns to the show to share their practice of AI Sobriety.We get into why AI is a labor issue, how it’s impacting our creativity, and why we’re hop
⚡️ How to Change the Trajectory of Your Work/Money/Life — with Akua Nyame-Mensah
If you’ve had a tough 2026 so far, this episode is for you.Today, I’m sharing a nuanced and practical chat with Akua Nyame-Mensah about how we can move from a reactive to a reflective mindset and shift our trajectory in the process.Tune in to hear Akua’s advice for changing the narrative of your business — without repressing or ignoring what’s happening in the world (or your body or your
🏒 The Practice of Attention — Healing Social Media Addiction with Cody Cook-Parrott
This week, Cody Cook-Parrott returns to the show to share their new book, The Practice of Attention!We go deep into creative attention, social media addiction, and why we can’t stop checking our email. Tune in as we discuss:Why creative attention is different than distraction or focusHow tending to your attention helps you finish projectsExperimenting with tech breaks, the Wisephone, and
✌️ Unpacking Insecurity, FOMO & How Social Media Harms Our Mental Health & Relationships — with Natalie Lue
Let’s talk about how bad social media really is for our mental health and relationships. 🫠In this honest and vulnerable conversation, Natalie Lue of Baggage Reclaim helps us dig into:Growing up without the internetRealizing social media is a toxic, codependent relationshipHow your subconscious “goes shopping for flaws and failures” while you scrollThe problems with hate-followingHow to qu
💭 Prestige or Freedom: The Delusion of “Living Your Dream” — with Mel Mitchell-Jackson
I met Mel Mitchell-Jackson in the best way: through a newsletter ad, a ‘wanna chat?’ email, and many texts and virtual coffees since.Today, they’re here to talk about their path from art school to working at Apple HQ to leaving that behind for creative self-employment.Tune in to hear us explore:How to cultivate creative communityThe realities of what it takes to “make it” in art school &a
🔒 A Pep Talk for Believing in Your Business & Your Art
A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a new business friend and peer that sent me into a total tailspin.The TLDR; is that they said something relatively innocuous about my podcast & membership model…And it had me questioning everything about I know about success in online business.In this Clubhouse-exclusive episode, I share more of that story and the pep talk I’ve been giving my
❤️🩹 Fractured Attention & Financial Scarcity — Quitting Instagram with Jenni Gritters
Jenni Gritters recently hosted me for a Your Attention is Sacred book club, and I’m excited to share our conversation with you!Tune in as we discuss:Understanding the goals of the algorithmsAddiction as a lens to make sense of social mediaJenni’s decision to delete her Instagram accountThe parallels between fractured attention and financial scarcityReckoning with combative platformsHow to
🐚 Burnout as a Cycle Under Capitalism — with Cyrée Jarelle Johnson
Today I’m joined by Cyrée Jarelle Johnson for a deep and thoughtful conversation about spiritual practice, small business, and social media.Together we weave through:How Cyrée crafted his career as a diviner, poet, herbalist + card readerHealing burnout when living with chronic illness and neurodivergenceWhy Instagram has no elders — and all communities are incomplete without eldersDiscer
💿 My Privacy-Focused, Algorithm-Lite Tech Stack
I’ve spent the past 5 years trying to navigate the internet without handing my data (& life) over to surveillance capitalism.In today’s episode, I’m sharing my current tech stack — the browsers, search engines, email providers, and other tools that I use to share my wrk online without Google, Facebook, or AI overlords.As you listen, please know this effort is a work in progress and al
🔒 3 Sticky Situations: A Rapid-Fire Feedback Clinic
Real talk: I can be kind of avoidant when it comes to feedback.I don’t love giving it. I prefer not receiving it.But sometimes that lands me in sticky interpersonal situations. …Maybe you can relate?If yes, you’re going to love this Clubhouse episode, because I’m sharing a follow-up to my conversation with Morgan Evans — where we go through three real-life (and real-biz) examples of how t
📄 Feedback that Doesn’t Feel Bad — with Morgan Evans
Welcome to our most personal episode yet! Today I’m joined by Morgan Evans from Business Casual to talk about the seemingly-simple but often-fraught topic of: feedback.We share a lot of personal experiences and business examples as we get into:What feedback really isWhy reviews and random emails aren’t feedbackHow to give & receive feedback that doesn’t feel like 💩Ways to create busin
🔒 Self-Publishing Off the Amazon Path
Last month, I was thrilled to join Karolina Wudniak of Paperwing Studio in the Indie Book Lab! We talked about how I approached self-publishing without relying on Amazon — including the platforms I used, the (costly) mistakes I made, and how much money I’ve brought in from my book so far (revenue AND profit).I also answered lots of attendee questions:Why did you decide to avoid Amazon? &a
➿ The Tension of Platforms & Why I Haven’t Left Substack (Yet)
If you're stressed about using Spotify, Substack, Google, Instagram, or any other platforms... this episode is for you!Today I'm talking about how to choose platforms & tech tools without selling your soul — and why I'm still on Substack even though I kinda hate it. 🫠Tune in to hear me break down:Tools vs PlatformsQuestions to ask before you choose a new toolWhat to do about the bad p
🕯️Centering Your Values & Staying off Social Media — with Harry Doull of Keap Candles
Harry Doull grew up living in a small family hotel in the French countryside. Then he worked for the UN and Google, before leaving tech behind to co-found his candle company, Keap. This week, he’s on the podcast to share why he left tech for candlemaking, and how he’s grown Keap without social media or Amazon — while still garnering plenty of customers, partners, and awards, including lan
🔒 How Do I Stay Visible Without Social Media?
Today I’m bringing you something really special—A mini-coaching session and marketing conversation about how to stay visible without social media.It comes from a wonderful conversation I had with Jenni Gritters’ community last month, where someone asked me:"I just started a business and everyone I’ve talked to has said: ‘oh so you have to make an Instagram.’ My rebellious self is complete
🧗🏻♀️ Getting Off the Online Business Growth Escalator [BEST OF]
Today, I'm bringing together everything I know about growing an online business to explore why sometimes we feel like our businesses just won't work... and then other times they grow wayyyy beyond our capacity.Tune in to this Best Of episode to hear more about:Realizing you're on the Wrong Path & how to get off itThe Online Business Growth EscalatorWhat to do when your escalator is br
📉 Business Degrowth — Slowing Down & Noticing Patterns with Nic Antoinette
This week, Nic Antoinette returns to share what really happens when you take a year off your business… and why degrowth is their plan for 2026.Join us for a 90-minute biz friend chat where we explore:The original idea for Nic’s Gap YearHow stepping back from work changes your identityWhat slowing down really requires of usWhen making less money can be a goal (not a failure)Finding enoughn
🔒 How Much $$ I've Really Made in 5 Years of Self-Employment
This is an episode preview. The full audio & video episode are available for for Clubhouse Members. Join today for $5.My least favorite thing about starting a business was the overwhelming fear and uncertainty I felt around making money.In the early days, I was drowning in narratives of how most businesses fail, and I’d probably never earn enough to feel supported or successful.But ov
✊ 50 Ways Your Business Can Fight Fascism
With the state of the world, it’s easy to believe that creative work is a waste of time. But I believe our businesses, art, and lives can be powerful forces for change. Not just by default, but through simple-yet-radical practices.To help us orient toward personal power and collective freedom, I shared a free class and compiled this list of 50 ways your creative work can be a force for li
💎 How I Built This: 5 Years of Softer Sounds & Off the Grid
Welcome to season nine of Off the Grid!We’re kicking this one off by talking about why I’m kinda closing my business…Or more accurately: how pruning one tree helps another grow. Tune in to hear all about:Abolishing ICE & Standing with MinnesotaWhat I did before I started Softer SoundsMy step-by-step transition from side hustle to small businessThe one strategy that brought in 6 months
🔒 Your 2026 Biz Astro Forecast — with Miana Melendez
In this episode preview, I’m joined by Miana Melendez to talk about the major astrological transits of 2026 and how they might shape our year in creative business. Miana is a Certified Astrologer, Certified Life Coach and Brand Strategist who helps ambitious leaders, divine disruptors and soul led entrepreneurs step into their next evolution of identity, leadership and vocal expression. T
🍒 What’s Next? 2026 Marketing Trends with Amanda Laird
Today we're putting the cherry on top of your 2026 marketing toolkit with a long-form episode on trends!To do that, I'm joined by growth marketing strategist Amanda Laird to chat about five things we’re forecasting for the year ahead, including:New ways of building trust 👷Why we’re bringing big YOLO energy to our marketing ☝️How online business is going analog 📻Why Patreon might be the pl
📍 The Power of Local Events & Low-Key Networking in 2026 — with Arianna Smith
You don’t have to be an extrovert to host events. (I promise.)In today’s episode, I’m talking to licensed therapist and intuitive copywriter Arianna Smith about the event series she’s been hosting since 2023 and how in-person networking has changed her business for the better.If you’re thinking about how to be less online and more IRL in 2026, this episode is for you! Tune in to learn all
📬 3 Rules for Email Marketing + Newsletters in 2026
What are we doing with email this year? And how are we adapting to all the inbox changes?In this episode, Amelia shares her top 3 rules for email marketing and newsletters in 2026.This isn’t another overview of the basics. It’s part-hot-take and part-informed-opinion on things like:Why welcome sequences matterReasons to let people opt-out of sales cyclesThe best way to use a waitlistAn ar
🔎 Searching the New Web: SEO, AI & Blogs in 2026 with Meg Casebolt
Search has always driven web traffic… but what is SEO in the era of AI? And how will that impact our creative businesses in 2026?Today I’m joined by SEO expert, podcaster and romance novelist (!) Meg Casebolt, who’s here to help us understand the current landscape of search and how AI is remapping the web.Tune in to learn:What's shifting in the world of SEO — including AIO, GEO, AEO &
🪩 Your 2026 Creative Marketing Toolkit!
Happy New Year & welcome to a brand new season of Off the Grid! Today we're kicking off this year-in-biz with our annual creative marketing toolkit — five episodes in five days to set you up for success in 2026!Press play to hear all about it, and tune in this week to learn:Our top 3 marketing strategies for 2026Need-to-know advice on SEO, AI & blogging in this era of the intern
🔒 What Happened? 2025 Marketing Trend Recap — with Amanda Laird
Back on January 8th, Amanda Laird and I recorded an episode about the four marketing trends she was forecasting for the year ahead.Now that it’s December, we’re revisiting those trends to talk about what actually happened!Tune in as we recap what happened in the world of creative small business, specifically around: AI, social media, Substack, and IRL events.This is a free preview of our
🫂 How to Hold it All — Self-Employment in Hard Times with Shivani Mehta Bhatia
This week, we end season seven of Off the Grid with an honest conversation about self-employment amidst polycrisis.I’m joined by the inimitable Shivani Mehta Bhatia — who returns to the show to help us weave our experiences of grief, witnessing, conflict, rest, deep sorrow, and profound joy.It’s been a long year, and we quite literally laugh and cry as we reflect on how 2025 has clarified
💖 A Tiny Pep Talk for Black Friday Feelings (& Holiday Sales Season)
Fifteen minutes to center us in radical generosity + energetic sovereignty before the biggest shopping + selling days of the year.Tune in for a tiny pep talk, and to hear more about the Off the Grid Small Biz Gift Guide! & If you want to shop Off the Grid deals through the weekend: 📖 Your Attention is Sacred ebooks are $10 + paperbacks are $20!🎙️ Your Podcast is a Portal is only $99!W
🧩 Decolonize Your Systems & Yourself — Neurodivergence & Notion with Podge Thomas [BEST OF]
Today we visit the Off the Grid archives and Podge Thomas returns for a reflective conversation about why being self-employed invites (and requires) decolonizing how we learn, how we communicate, how we operate, and how we relate to others. Podge has recently created a FREE email course on Metacognitive Learning Design. I want you to get the course, check out her Decolonized Learning Glos
🚰 Where You Labor is Where You Should Rest — with Jordan Maney
If you’re tired of being tired, this episode is for you. Today I’m joined by Jordan Maney, the Radical Joy Coach™ and creator of the RestLab. Through her facilitation and coaching, she helps people who give a damn (including you, dear listener!) learn the radical practice of rest. In this conversation, we get into:Why we can’t talk about rest without talking about workThe self-fulfilling
🛍️ Attention Economics, Impulse Spending & Social Media — with Rachel Duncan
Listen to this episode before you begin holiday shopping or selling!Today I’m sharing a conversation I had with Rachel Duncan for the Money Healing Club Podcast where we go deeeeeep into how social media impacts our spending habits and finances.We talk about budgets, boundaries, and screentime. Then we explore why restriction isn’t necessarily the answer to addiction — and why rebellion a
🖤 How to Stop (Doom) Scrolling
Let’s get into it with phone addiction and doomscrolling. 😵💫 In this episode, I’ll teach you two practices for raising your awareness around how you use your phone. Then I’ll offer two interventions for interrupting feel-bad habits and learning to scroll more mindfully. As our theme song says… I know that you really want to put your phone away (hey!). So let’s do that together today!
🌙 Calling in Your Business Spirit — A Community Tarot Reading from Cecily Sailer
Let's get mystical, shall we? 🧿In honor of Halloween, today I'm resharing a community tarot reading that Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot recorded for us last fall. Cecily (she/her) is a creativity coach, writer and tarot reader. She runs a business called Typewriter Tarot, which is a sanctuary and learning community for creative mystics. She's also the author of Tarot for Creative Spir
🍁 Reclaiming Your Magic Online & Offline — with Casey Zabala of Modern Witches
Happy Halloween/Samhein week, friends 🌙Today, I’m joined by one of my favorite witches, Casey Zabala of Modern Witches and Wanderers Tarot.Casey and I have a rich conversation tracing her spiritual path and how it became her career. We explore community, magic, and the power of self-publishing, as well as why Casey left social media earlier this year.We also get into the nitty gritty deta
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