Tracy Matthews

#6: A Lesson from My Grandfather: How Your Outlook Affects Your Success

By Tracy Matthews / November 5, 2015

When I was coming up with the idea for this podcast, I was thinking about legacy and what I wanted to be remembered for. This got me thinking about my grandfather, and today I’m going to share a…

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#5: How Strong Core Values Build Solid Jewelry Brands

By Tracy Matthews / November 3, 2015

In today’s podcast, we’ll be talking about one of my favorite topics: core values! Click here to download the show notes Meet the Artist From lines of glitter cocaine to Jesus surrounded in Louis Vuitton to Kate Moss…

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#4: How to Leverage Your Personality to Sell More of Your Art – with Sarah Ashley Longshore

By Tracy Matthews / October 29, 2015

Running a creative business is never easy, especially in the jewelry industry. It can be hard to balance designing and creativity with the brass tax of running a business. This is precisely the reason I wanted to chat…

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#3: Easy Sales Tactics for Non-Salesy Jewelry Designers with Robin Kramer

By Tracy Matthews / October 27, 2015

This quote from Patricia Fipp is one of Robin’s favorites. Sales are exciting, but Robin’s true passion is building relationships, and here at Flourish & Thrive we believe it’s relationships that will make all the difference in your…

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#2 How to Attract More of Your DREAM Jewelry Customers

By Tracy Matthews / October 22, 2015

I love this wisdom from one of my mentors, Marie Forleo. I remember her telling me this before I had ever clearly identified my DREAM client. I didn’t realize what I was missing until I put in the…

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#1: Becoming a Visionary: The Secret Behind Your Jewelry Brand’s Success

By Tracy Matthews / October 20, 2015

A lot of us jewelry designers are pure creatives. We are focused entirely on our art and our passion — often completely neglecting the left brain side of things. Unfortunately, there is so much more to running a…

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Welcome to Thrive By Design with Tracy Matthews

By Tracy Matthews / October 19, 2015

We are so excited to be launching our podcast! We just know this is going to be the beginning of something great! We will be bringing in the best in the biz – famous designers, sales reps, retail…

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iTunes Reviews

By Tracy Matthews / October 5, 2015

This short video will show you how you can give us a rating and review on iTunes.

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The Undeniable Impact of Gift Guide Placement for Stellar Holiday Sales

By Tracy Matthews / June 16, 2015

A few months ago, I was having dinner in SF with my friend Andreea Ayers. We’ve been colleagues and friends for years, but this was our first time actually meeting in person. As we sat there talking about…

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Happy Birthday to Robin!

By Tracy Matthews / June 1, 2015

It’s Robin’s B’day today and it’s a BIG b’day for her…   For those of you who know my gal, Robin, you KNOW that she is one of the most generous people you will ever meet.   The…

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