↪️ Knowing When to Pivot — The Realities of Food-Based Retail with Molly Clark of Taking Stock Foods
Welcome to Off the Grid CPG edition! 🍜Today on the show, I’m joined by Molly Clark of Taking Stock Foods to talk about farmers’ markets, food retail, and the realities of consumer product goods businesses.Molly is the co-founder and CEO of Taking Stock Foods, a functional beverage company based in St. Paul, MN. She is dedicated to being a leader in the conscious food movement, supporting and uplifting other founders in the maker space through intentional vulnerability and authentic connection.Tune in to our conversation to learn:Molly’s lessons from selling at farmers’ marketsThe realities of getting shelf space in major retailers like Whole FoodsHow to cultivate a sustainable cofounder relationshipPros & cons of selling products through AmazonMore about COGs, MOQs, UGC and all the retail acronyms& How Taking Stock Foods is changing their product line & pivoting away from IRL retail in 2025! This episode is full of wisdom for anyone in the food and/or retail spaces. And it’s also a great listen for those of us in other industries who love to learn from values-aligned peers!💓 Biz friend links from Molly: Kate LaBrosse, Lip Esteem, SJC Body Love, Mazaah, HetiRESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
🌞 SUMMER MONDAYS COWORKING CLUB STARTS JUNE 9TH! — join us on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm CT for space to gather, work, rest + collaborate. pay-what-you-can pricing starts at $25 for all 12 sessions. learn more + register here
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🌀 Navigating the Messy Middle — Small Business in Slow Times with Jen Carrington
Popping in with a behind-the-scenes bonus episode — where Jen Carrington and I pull back the curtain on everything that's been messy, feel-bad, and chaotic in our businesses this year! We talk about exactly how much our revenue is down, the problems we've diagnosed with our marketing and messaging, and what we're focusing on to stay in business through 2025 and beyond. Tune in to feel seen, heard, and (hopefully) less alone. 💓 If you enjoy the episode, make sure to grab Jen's free Design Your Part-Time Business Model toolkit. Then get the recording of my class where we explored How to Run Your Creative Business in Slow Times!RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails🌀 Purchase the recording — How to Run Your Creative Business During a Recession (or any slow time)
🌞 SUMMER MONDAYS COWORKING CLUB STARTS JUNE 9TH! — join us on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm CT for space to gather, work, rest + collaborate. pay-what-you-can pricing starts at $25 for all 12 sessions. learn more + register here
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🗣️ The Relationships that Change Everything — Creatively Unleashing with Lauren LoGrasso
We talk about community all the time on this show. But what does it actually look like when relationships change the trajectory of your creative career?In this episode, I’m joined by Lauren LoGrasso to unpack all the relationships that led her to her current roles as an award-winning podcaster, producer of We Can Do Hard Things, and VP of Programming and Development at Audacy.Those relationships range from a random guy in Indiana to the agent who dumped her when she moved to LA to her “radio Jesus” who opened the door to everything Lauren is doing today.Tune in as we map how a creative career is built in real-time. You’ll hear all about:How Lauren landed an internship on the Ellen show & the slump that followed her early successWhy it’s important to learn all the angles of your jobHow Lauren nurtures & unleashes her creativityAmelia’s dance between being practical & being delusionalWhy we have to stop rebranding disappointment as failureTwo ways to reclaim your voice from “creative monsters” And stay tuned to the end where Lauren guides us through a self-love + inner child healing practice!RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
🌞 SUMMER MONDAYS COWORKING CLUB STARTS JUNE 9TH! — join us on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm CT for space to gather, work, rest + collaborate. pay-what-you-can pricing starts at $25 for all 12 sessions. learn more + register here
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💔 How to Break Up with Google, Amazon & Spotify
I broke up with Amazon and Google when I left social media in 2021, and this year I decided it was also time to quit using Spotify.Why? Well because my values are not aligned with enriching billionaires like Jeff Bezos, letting Google track my behavior everywhere, or supporting Spotify in paying artists pennies.So in this episode, I share a bit more about my decision-making and how I’ve managed to stop using the services and tools that these companies create.To be clear — I’m not making a case for why you “should” quit any of these platforms. But if this is a shift you WANT to make, I am offering a few suggestions.Tune in to hear:The 3 mindset shifts that make it possible to leave Google, Amazon & SpotifyMy 5-step process for breaking up with these companies & their servicesAll the tools I used to replace GoogleThe ways I still use Amazon even though I canceled Prime years agoHow quitting Spotify changed my music-listening (more on that here) For a quick summary & links to my fave tools, check out the blog post I wrote when I first made this decision: http://www.ameliahruby.com/blog/getting-off-google-facebook-amazon RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community — our class on breaking up with Google & Amazon will run July 15 - 17! 🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
🌞 SUMMER MONDAYS COWORKING CLUB STARTS JUNE 9TH! — join us on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm CT for space to gather, work, rest + collaborate. pay-what-you-can pricing starts at $25 for all 12 sessions. learn more + register here
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🌻 Can We Still Thrive Online? — Digital Wellness & Ethical Marketing with Amelia Knott
Today on the show, I’m joined by art psychotherapist Amelia Knott to explore and untangle the intersections of mental health, social media, creativity, and small business.We specifically take on the concepts of “digital wellness” and “ethical marketing.” And we have a nuanced conversation about how we really feel online and what it means to market with care (and without coercion).Join us as we get into:The problem with “wellness” & the possibility of cultivating well-being onlineHow to do an attention audit & figure out how you really feel about social mediaOur thoughts on the major cultural shifts around social media this yearEthical marketing frameworks from a mental health practitioner perspectivePractical tips to make your marketing language more trauma-informed And if you enjoy this episode, make sure you get a copy of Amelia’s book, The Art of Thriving Online! RESOURCES + LINKS👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit🌐 Join the Interweb for courses + community🌸 Peep the Clubhouse for bonus episodes + emails
🌞 SUMMER MONDAYS COWORKING CLUB STARTS JUNE 9TH! — join us on Mondays & Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm CT for space to gather, work, rest + collaborate. pay-what-you-can pricing starts at $25 for all 12 sessions. learn more + register here
About Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients
Off The Grid is a podcast for small business owners who want to leave social media without losing all their clients. ✌️ Our host, Amelia Hruby PhD, shares stories, strategies & experiments for growing your business with radical generosity & energetic sovereignty. 🌐 Get the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit at offthegrid.fun/toolkit
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