Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

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 neutral
How core wounds create painful ambition — even if you love what you do
Ways to figure out if your ambition is helping or harming you
Finding aliveness when you don't feel ambitious
What it takes to stay in business through hard times
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
   
COMMUNITY SPONSOR
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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 include AI functionality, others do not. Most of them are based in the US. All prices mentioned in the episode were as of August 2026 and may change.
 
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
Free Checklist For Tool Decisions from Asha Noel-Hart
Free Simple Tech Stacks Field Guide from Heather Bax
Join the Interweb for more tech support from Amelia
 
RECOMMENDED TOOLS
Namecheap for domain
Carrd for website (affiliate link)
Zoho for email inbox
Sender or Email Octopus for email newsletter list 
Canva (free plan) for simple design needs
Notion for internal systems and client docs/dashboards
Zoom, Proton Meet, or Whereby (free plans) for video calls
Tidycal for scheduling, paid bookings, and digital products
Novo for free business banking and invoicing — Use my affiliate link to get $40 when you open and fund your new account
Stripe for payment processing and invoicing
Breezedoc for contracts and invoicing together
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
 

COMMUNITY SPONSORS
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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 gathering and memory-making.
Tune in to this episode for tips on tapping into the purpose of your work space and improving the layout, acoustics, and visuals.
And if you'd like Taylor's free list of 25+ low-lift recommendations that better support sensory overwhelm in your office, fill out this form with the message 'OFF THE GRID' ☺️

 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails

COMMUNITY SPONSOR
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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 palettes
Canva for choosing fonts and designing graphics
Squarespace for websites (or Carrd [affiliate link] if you want a quick, cheap one-page site)

 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails
 

COMMUNITY SPONSORS
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid

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 vibe
My guide to more affordable systems & software for your tiny biz
A new approach to ambition that let's you dream big without burning out
You'll hear from amazing guests like Alex McGinness, Taylor Apolonio, and Amina AlTai. It's basically a mini-of-the-moment-creative-business-masterclass all for free on the pod feed this week! So please subscribe and share it with a friend xo
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for creative business courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for exclusive bonus episodes + emails

COMMUNITY SPONSOR
✏️ Looking for a fall planner that's about permission not perfection? Check out Nine to Kind. Get 50% off their digital planners with code OFFTHEGRID50 & 25% off analog products with code OFFTHEGRID25. Learn more & claim your discount at: https://www.ninetokind.com/pages/offthegrid