Episode #585: Community, Ceremony, and the Art of Evolving: A Conversation with Chelsea Renee

What if one focused hour a day was all it took to double your revenue? That's the premise behind The Miracle Hour, the framework from eight-figure entrepreneur Kelly Roach, and in this episode, she breaks it all down. Kelly built a seven-figure business from her car on her lunch break, with zero paid ads, using nothing but intentional relationship-building. In this conversation, she walks us through the exact framework: setting your goals, picking your five to seven daily activities, and building what she calls the Dream 1000, a relationship rolodex that compounds over time.What hit me hardest in this conversation is how much revenue creative entrepreneurs are leaving on the table by chasing new customers while ignoring the gold in their current and past client lists. Kelly breaks down the four buying inflection points in the first 30 days after a sale, and explains why most business owners miss every single one of them. Whether you're a jewelry designer, a creative entrepreneur, or a founder of any kind, this episode will permanently change how you think about sales and what you do with that one hour you already have.In this episode, you’ll learn:[00:00] Introduction: What is the Miracle Hour?[06:00] Why people buy from people: creatives and faceless branding[08:22] The four buying inflection points in the first 30 days[14:55] Start in the center: why your current customers are your fastest revenue[20:20] The five steps of the Miracle Hour framework[28:08] How to track your activities and build your Dream 1000Here are the resources mentioned in the show:Follow @kellyroachofficial on Instagram!The Miracle Hour Book by Kelly RoachThe Miracle Hour Free ToolkitThe Creative Frequency by Tracy MatthewsAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

What if the reason your affirmations are not working has nothing to do with how hard you are trying, and everything to do with how your brain is wired? In this birthday special solo episode, I am pulling a teaching straight from inside the Creative Frequency to introduce you to one of the most powerful mindset tools I have ever used: askfirmations. These are not affirmations. They are curiosity-driven questions that hijack your Reticular Activating System and send your brain on a search for evidence, opportunities, and possibilities it was literally filtering out before.I am breaking down the real neuroscience behind why curiosity works better than forced belief, including how it activates dopamine, lowers nervous system resistance, and bypasses the identity blocks that keep you stuck. I also walk you through the full askfirmation practice so you can start using it today. This one is a gift, literally. It is my birthday, I am turning 55, and I am giving you access to the kind of teaching I usually only share inside my paid programs. Do not skip the show notes. There is a birthday gift waiting for you there too.In this episode, you’ll learn:00:27 -- Austin, Birthday week, and what is coming this summer01:06 -- Why so many people are in a hard season right now and what curiosity has to do with it02:19 -- What the Creative Frequency is and why I pulled this teaching for the show04:59 -- What askfirmations are and why they work where affirmations fall short07:25 -- The neuroscience: RAS, identity, nervous system, and how curiosity rewires all of it13:39 -- How curiosity activates dopamine and shifts you from desperation to energized pursuit16:49 -- How to practice curiosity daily and the stillness ritual that makes it land19:19 -- Your askfirmation exercise: how to write, record, and use your list every single day20:48 -- Birthday gift announcement: free visibility activations from The BreakthroughHere are the resources mentioned in the show:Birthday Gift - Free Visibility ActivationsThe Creative FrequencyThe Wealthy Creative SocietyAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

I have been on a healing journey with plant medicines and ceremony for years, and when I get to sit down with someone like Chelsea Renee, someone who facilitates transformation for others for a living, I am fully in my element.Chelsea is a serial entrepreneur, community architect, ceremony facilitator, and the creator of Fempire, a biannual business summit for wild female entrepreneurs with a dress code of business to Burning Man. She also channeled her own breathwork technique, Activate Breathwork, to help people connect with their ancestors and spirit guides, and leads a nonprofit supporting women-owned businesses.We talk breathwork, the power of getting in rooms, the shadow side of evolving, and how Chelsea built a movement so much bigger than herself that she sold it to her own nonprofit for a dollar. This one is deep, joyful, and genuinely life-giving.In this episode, you will learn:[02:10] Chelsea's multi-passionate entrepreneurial path and the through line connecting all her companies[07:10] What Activate Breathwork is and how it connects you with your ancestors and spirit guides[11:00] Why breathwork is one of the fastest ways to step into your next-level identity[16:50] The deep power of in-person events and what you can never replicate online[22:30] The shadow side of evolving: what happens when your identity wants to stay comfortable[31:10] What makes Fempire different and why the masterminding format is a game changerHere are the resources mentioned in the show:Follow Chelsea on InstagramActivate BreathworkFempire Events: May 16-17 and November 7-8Join the 10K in May ChallengeDesire AIThe Wealthy Creative SocietyAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

What would happen if you set a big, unreasonable sales goal for May and actually brought your customers along for the ride? In this episode, I am breaking down the stretch goal mindset that has helped hundreds of jewelry designers hit $10K months and beyond, even when it felt completely impossible.I share the real story of Lindsay, a student mentor inside the DBE Sales Accelerator, who had never crossed $8,000 in a month before setting a $10K goal and ending May with $12,000 in sales. I also share the story of Twyla Dill, a multiple six-figure jewelry designer who enrolled her audience in a five-week $100,000 challenge and made it one of the most fun seasons of her business.This episode is packed with practical strategy: how to shift from desperation energy to invitation energy, how to share your goal without it feeling cringe, and the three revenue-generating activities that drive real results. Plus, I am talking about the 10K in May Challenge and how Desire AI can help you execute all of it without spending hours staring at a blank screen.In This Episode, You Will Learn:[00:00] How spending too much time on marketing (instead of making jewelry) is costing you , and what Desire AI was built to fix[04:59] Why playing it safe with your goals is actually doing your customers a disservice[06:30] The stretch goal mindset: why realistic goals don't motivate and what to do instead[09:48] Lindsay's story: from $30 in sales on day three to $12,000 by the end of May[12:10] Twyla's story: how she enrolled her audience in a $100K challenge and made it feel like a celebration[14:48] Why keeping your goals private is the biggest mistake most creatives makeHere are the Resources Mentioned in the Show:Join the 10K in May ChallengeDesire AIThe Wealthy Creative SocietyAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

Have you ever said you want to be seen, that you want to sell more, that you're ready to show up, and then found yourself hiding again without even knowing why? That's the question at the center of this episode, and my guest Anna Holtzman has the answer. It's not a discipline problem. It's not laziness. It's your nervous system.Anna is a therapist-turned-coach who helps sensitive creatives move through the fear of visibility and finally launch the work that feels most true to them. After 15 years in TV and publishing, including a decade editing reality TV for MTV, and her own battle with chronic pain and burnout, Anna discovered the nervous system tools that helped her unlock her voice. Now she helps others do the same.In this conversation, we get into why going blank, losing interest, or suddenly feeling 'meh' about your big idea is actually your nervous system in disguise. Anna breaks down her journaling method for dialoguing with fear, what co-regulation is and how to use it, and the exact moment she realized that one anonymous blog review had made her unconsciously abandon her own film. If you keep ghosting your own business, this episode is your wake-up call.In this episode, you’ll learn:[01:15] The question that opens everything: why do creatives keep ghosting their own audiences?[02:30] Tracy on the reticular activating system, subconscious fear, and what true wealth actually means[04:57] Anna Holtzman: therapist, coach, MTV editor, and nervous system expert[05:50] Anna's journey from architecture to publishing to reality TV (yes, including MTV's MADE)[08:01] The documentary, the David Lee Roth interview, and the anonymous blog review that changed everything[12:24] How one pebble to the heart made Anna unconsciously disappear from her own work, and why it became a patternHere are the resources mentioned in the show:Anna's free visibility workshopFollow @anna_holtzman on InstagramAnna's podcast: How to Trust YourselfDesire AIThe Wealthy Creative SocietyAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

Let's just say it: the AI conversation is getting loud, and a lot of what you are hearing is flat-out wrong. Is AI destroying creativity? Is it stealing jobs? Is it guzzling all the water? My dear friend and AI powerhouse Callan Faulkner is back on the show to cut through the noise and give it to you straight.Callan is the founder of The Uncommon Business, where she runs a multi-million dollar company with a team of seven, a 48% profit margin, and zero sales staff. Her secret is not hustle. It is how she orchestrates AI. In this episode, she breaks down the real difference between someone who uses AI and someone who architects it, and why that gap is the competitive edge creative entrepreneurs cannot afford to ignore.We also get into the truth about AI and the environment, why Callan thinks an MBA is one of the worst investments you can make right now, and what the future of work actually looks like for humans who are paying attention.In this episode, you will learn:00:01 Why the AI conversation has reached a new level of urgency in 202606:22 Callan's background and how she built a multi-million dollar company with no sales team08:13 The real role of humans in an AI-powered business world14:49 Why Callan believes an MBA is one of the worst investments right now18:16 The $5M job offer she turned down and what it revealed about purpose21:53 The actual data behind AI's environmental impact26:56 What happens to people who get AI training after a layoff30:18 What a fully AI-powered business actually feels like day to dayResources Mentioned:Follow @callanfaulkner on Instagram!Callan Faulkner's AI Bootcamp (April 21)Superhuman Work recorded courseDesire AIThe Wealthy Creative SocietyAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

For generations, we've been fed a lie: that real artists starve, that creatives are bad at business, that making good money means you're selling out. I call this the createriarchy, and I am done letting it have power over you, over me, or over the next generation of creative entrepreneurs.In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly why this war is happening, how AI is reshaping the creative landscape, and most importantly, what it means for the founder who's ready to lean into their human-first brand and win.Because here's what I know: AI cannot manufacture your creativity. It cannot replicate your voice, your founder lore, your unique point of view. And the creatives who understand this right now are going to be leap years ahead of everyone else.We also dig into the 4V Founder Frequency, why consistency is not about volume but identity, and how the Wealthy Creative Society is a completely new model of coaching designed to move you every single day.In this episode, you’ll learn:00:00 What true wealth really means for a creative entrepreneur02:15 Welcome and the war on creative people04:30 What the createriarchy is and where it comes from08:43 Tara Silverberg, the Clay Pot, and why buyers always want the artist12:50 Why AI makes human connection more valuable, not less18:36 The one thing AI cannot outsource: your creative genius21:00 The algorithm economy, comparison trap, and consistency problem25:10 The 4V Founder Frequency breakdown27:20 What the Wealthy Creative Society is and how it worksHere are the resources mentioned in the show:Join The Wealthy Creative Society (formerly The Launchpad)Desire AI (For Jewelry Designers)OBSESSED 21-Day Sales ChallengeStory Selling Workshop, New York CityAre you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

What if the reason you're stuck has nothing to do with your strategy and everything to do with what you actually believe?In this episode of Creatives Rule the World, I sit down with Danielle Amos, one of Bob Proctor's top-certified experts and a teacher of 22 universal laws, to dig into the inner work that actually changes results. Danielle shares her personal journey from six-figure debt, crying on her kitchen floor, to tripling her income within six months of doing this work. Her story is raw, practical, and genuinely transformative.We talk about the law of opposites, the law of vibration (the word The Secret quietly removed from its second edition), radical responsibility, and the self-image work that Danielle calls "writing her and becoming her." If you've ever wondered why you're doing all the right things and still not seeing the results you want, this episode is going to crack something open for you.In this episode, you'll learn:[11:19] What radical responsibility actually means and why it's the non-negotiable first step to changing your results[13:15] How Danielle defines victim energy, and why even positive results can pull you into the trap[16:34] The law of opposites: why contrast and challenge showing up is actually a sign you're on the right path[22:29] The laws most people have never heard of, including the law of rhythm and why it explains your slow seasons[26:05] Why Danielle keeps earmuffs on her desk and what it has to do with protecting your subconscious mind[31:04] Your highest self-image is the truth of who you actually are as an extension of source[37:15] Danielle's final takeaway: expect abundance, because you always get what you expectHere are the resources mentioned in the show:Follow @thedanielleamos on InstagramJoin The Wealthy Creative Society (formerly The Launchpad)Desire AI (For Jewelry Designers)Are you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

What if your anxiety isn't something to fix? What if it's been trying to protect you this whole time?In this episode, I sit down with Annamarie Green, licensed clinical social worker and founder of The Intuitive Therapy Method, to talk about why traditional therapy often misses the mark, how ancestral trauma lives in the body, and her groundbreaking framework: the 5 Anxiety Languages.Annamarie developed her method after losing her partner and finding that nothing, not weekly therapy, not EMDR, not CBT, was actually moving the needle. What she built instead helps clients become symptom-free in 12 weeks or less by working at the energetic and somatic level, not just the cognitive one.This conversation will make you see your patterns, your family's patterns, and your path to real healing in a completely new way.In this episode, you'll learn:[03:32] How Annamarie built The Intuitive Therapy Method after traditional therapy failed her during personal tragedy[06:01] Why therapy often takes years with little progress and what's actually missing from the cognitive-only approach[13:07] What being stuck in your head really means energetically and the at-home practice to start reconnecting to your body[17:15] What ancestral trauma is, how it's passed down through generations, and why it shows up as your anxiety[21:07] The 5 Anxiety Languages: martyr, overachiever, pleaser, controller, and numb, plus the root fear driving each one[39:18] Annamarie's Intuitive Edge challenge and how to unlock your intuition for emotional health, relationships, and businessHere are the resources mentioned:Follow @annamariefgreen on InstagramTake the free Anxiety Language QuizJoin the Waitlist for Soul SurgeonJoin The Wealthy Creative Society (formerly The Launchpad)Desire AI (for jewelry designers)Are you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook

Are you stuck in a cycle of consuming content, joining programs, and learning everything, yet your sales are still inconsistent? In this episode, I get real about one of the most common traps I see creative entrepreneurs fall into: using learning as a substitute for execution. I’ve been having this conversation live inside the OBSESSED sales challenge, and it’s too important to keep behind closed doors. I’m breaking down why willpower alone will never create the consistent sales rhythm your business needs, and what actually will.I also share a deeply personal story about my own fear of rejection during a major brand reinvention, and I introduce you to Shirley, a jewelry designer from South Africa who transformed her business in under a year by doing one courageous thing: deciding to stop squashing her vision and start executing. If you’ve been waiting to feel ready before you show up fully in your sales, this episode will shift something in you.In This Episode, You'll Learn:00:01 Why the old model of coaching is shifting (and what that means for you)04:43 The "perfectionism prism" trap that makes you feel busy but breaks your sales07:15 Three internal resistance patterns blocking your daily execution10:22 The be, do, have framework reframed for sales and brand identity12:38 Shirley's story: from manufacturing jeweler to opening at a 5-star safari lodge17:39 How The Launchpad installs a daily sales rhythm in your businessHere are the resources mentioned in the show:The Launchpad, Daily Audio CoachingObsessed Challenge (starts March 9)Desire AI (for jewelry designers)Are you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. Click here to review the show on Apple podcast or your favorite platformSelect “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review”Share your favorite insights and inspirationsIf you haven’t done so yet, make sure that you subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts and on Apple Podcast for special bonus content you won’t get elsewhere.xo, Tracy MatthewsFollow on Social:Follow @Flourish_Thrive on InstagramFollow @iamtracymatthews  InstagramFollow Flourish & Thrive Facebook