Best Practices

EP 334: You are a Bad-Ass – Time to Show Up Like One This Year

By Tracy Matthews / January 4, 2022

Although the last few years have been pretty heavy, the New Year is always an opportunity to reset, reinvigorate ourselves, and set some new intentions to achieve great things.  This episode is about owning your power, showing up,…

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EP 333: 3 Ways to Play Bigger in 2022

By Tracy Matthews / December 28, 2021

In order to live a big full life, you have to have the highs and lows and the full spectrum of emotions to have that full experience. We’re winding down to the last week of the year and…

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EP 332: Create Your Leave Behind List to Launch into the New Year With a Bang

By Tracy Matthews / December 23, 2021

What are the things that I can do to get things aligned so that I’m reaching the kind of targets and goals and all those things that I would like to create in my life… Did you know…

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EP 331: Positioning Your Brand and Sweat Proof Jewelry with OXB

By Tracy Matthews / December 21, 2021

If you want to create The Desired Brand Effect in your business and have people coming back, you need clarity about your target market. Many first time designers and makers would usually obsess about their product and the…

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#330 Mental Wealth with Michelle I. Gomez

By Tracy Matthews / December 16, 2021

Content warning for: discussion of sensitive topics like trauma, mental illness, abuse, sexual assault, and suicide. If you or a loved one is struggling, I’ve included some resources in the show notes below. Sometimes with creativity there can…

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#329 Healing Trauma and Mental Health with Jennifer Tippett

By Tracy Matthews / December 14, 2021

Content warning for: discussion of sensitive topics like trauma, mental illness, abuse, sexual assault, and suicide. If you or a loved one is struggling, I’ve included some resources in the show notes below. Mental health – it’s something…

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#328 The Mindset Shifts Required to Become a 7 Figure Business Owner

By Tracy Matthews / December 7, 2021

Let’s get real about what it takes to grow your business to the 7 figure mark. This is a bit of a continuation on last week’s Thrive by Design Episode, What It Really Takes to Grow From $100K…

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Scale your business!

#327 What It Really Takes to Grow From $100K to $500K

By Tracy Matthews / November 30, 2021

What does it really take to build a $500k+ jewelry business in today’s market? The Flourish & Thrive Academy community is full of jewelry designers at all different levels of business, from hobbyists who are just starting to…

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#323 Shows Are Back! It’s How You Leverage Them That Matters with Ana Maria Andricain

By Tracy Matthews / November 2, 2021

Great news, everyone, shows are back! In-person art fairs and trunk shows are back in full swing. They can be a huge asset for your business, or a total money pit — it all depends on how you…

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#320 The Mindset Shift That 4x’d One Designer’s Sales with Alisha Merrick

By Tracy Matthews / October 13, 2021

When you’re operating from the mindset of a starving artist, you could be preventing yourself from being successful without even realizing it. Here’s how starving artist syndrome manifests in your business… Resenting the success of other artists. Feeling…

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