Off The Grid: Leaving Social Media

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 artist
The strategic choices he made to grow his podcast
Why we can’t “What-Would-David-Bowie-Do” our way into a successful business
Andy’s musician-model for thinking about your creative business through singles, albums, tours & merch
Why you should pre-order Andy’s new book, Mysterious Things!
 
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!
 

 
⛰️ Ditch your wifi connection for a nature connection and go off the grid with Becca Nenow. Find more information about her upcoming wilderness trips at: beccanenow.com/offthegrid (sponsored)
 
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK
❊ YOU ARE THE EXPERT ON YOUR BODY:A Support Kit to Help You Retain Agency in Medical Settings from Kaeri Schaefer, MD
❊ How to Heal from Burnout & Trauma Guide from Cassie Connor
❊ Intuitive Eating Starter Kit from Leah Kern, RD
❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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's why I'm THRILLED to share that Open Loop is happening again in July and you can hop on the waitlist right here right now!
So if you'd like to make more money from your launches in 2026 and beyond...
Tune in to this 'best of' episode to hear me and Nicole give you lots of free advice on how to launch anything you want to sell online.
Then click this wonderful (affiliate) link to learn more about Open Loop. I hope to see you at an alum call bragging about your successful launches in the fall. ✨

RESOURCES + LINKS
✨ I am an excited affiliate for this Open Loop launch, and if you sign up via this link (or any above) I will receive a small payment for referring you!
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!

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 media managers burn out so hard. And how their business when changed they let go of most of their retainer clients.
Together we explore:
The consequences of social media dependence
A step-by-step breakdown of how Natalie reinvented their marketing strategy
What it actually means to take an ecosystems approach to business
Creative ecosystems vs personal brands
A random Lord of the Rings metaphor that I spend way too long making….
& lots more!
 
RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!
 

 
⛰️ Ditch your wifi connection for a nature connection and go off the grid with Becca Nenow. Find more information about her upcoming wilderness trips at: beccanenow.com/offthegrid (sponsored)
 
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK
❊ YOU ARE THE EXPERT ON YOUR BODY:A Support Kit to Help You Retain Agency in Medical Settings from Kaeri Schaefer, MD
❊ How to Heal from Burnout & Trauma Guide from Cassie Connor
❊ Intuitive Eating Starter Kit from Leah Kern, RD
❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!

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 offerings.
I'm sharing a preview here, but to watch the whole thing (and get the workbook!), you have to join the Clubhouse at offthegrid.fun/clubhouse
When you do, you'll get access to over 50 bonus episodes (and counting), curated tech + creative business newsletters, and more. Plus your own private podcast feed, comments threads, and behind-the-scenes updates on the show.
Please join the Clubhouse to support the show! And find this specific episode here :)

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 preparedness
Ways to prepare without slipping into hypervigilance (even if you’re an anxious person)
The role social media plays in both community building and community surveillance
Why we still turn to social media for resource sharing and rapid response
The spread of misinformation & disinformation online during disasters
Publishing as a way of getting ‘off the grid’
Free Family Preparedness Information from Summer Starr
 
If you enjoy this episode, please get yourself a copy of Compassion in Crisis! You can also join Kate & Kailea for book-related events across the US this summer!
   

RESOURCES + LINKS
👋 Download the FREE Leaving Social Media Toolkit
🌐 Get on the Interweb waitlist for courses + community — doors are opening next week!
💓 Join the Clubhouse for more episodes + emails
📔 Buy Amelia's book at yourattentionissacred.com!
 

 
⛰️ Ditch your wifi connection for a nature connection and go off the grid with Becca Nenow. Find more information about her upcoming wilderness trips at: beccanenow.com/offthegrid (sponsored)
 
FREE GIFTS OF THE WEEK
❊ YOU ARE THE EXPERT ON YOUR BODY:A Support Kit to Help You Retain Agency in Medical Settings from Kaeri Schaefer, MD
❊ How to Heal from Burnout & Trauma Guide from Cassie Connor
❊ Intuitive Eating Starter Kit from Leah Kern, RD
❊ More free resources from Close Biz Friends!