Streamlining Your Business

#170 13 Lessons Learned from Flourish & Thrive Live 2018

By Tracy Matthews / October 9, 2018

Reviews of Flourish & Thrive Live are in – it was a total hit!   Maybe you’re coming down off the NYC high, getting out of the jetlagged fog, or bummed because you missed it this year.  …

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#166 How a “Total Control Freak” Left Her Biz for 2 Months Without Going Under

By Tracy Matthews / September 11, 2018

There’s a point in your business where releasing control is the only way to grow.   You might feel scared or nervous to get help with administrative work, but if you want to grow – you can’t do…

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#161 The Surprising Way to Turn a Profit Every Year (even if your sales are slow)

By Tracy Matthews / August 7, 2018

There’s a difference between having a hobby and running a profitable jewelry business.   Here at Flourish & Thrive Academy, we give you the tools to figure out if you want a jewelry business – and how to…

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#157 How to Create 10x the Content in Half the Time

By Tracy Matthews / July 10, 2018

Creating new content to keep up with your digital marketing can feel like a full time job.   I’m guessing you didn’t become a jewelry designer so you could write blog posts and Instagram captions 24/7?   But…

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#149 How to Know if It’s Time to Lean in or Quit

By Tracy Matthews / May 15, 2018

It’s normal to question your business now and then. I see this all the time when new designers join our community. They say before joining us they were about to throw in the towel and close their business.…

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#147 What it really takes to make a $50K salary as a jewelry designer

By Tracy Matthews / May 1, 2018

It’s possible to earn a salary as a business owner. You don’t have to settle for leftovers. In fact, I highly recommend this strategy and I teach designers how to do this in our signature program, Laying the…

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#133 ASK Tracy Q&A: How to Focus (NOT Procrastinate) and Stay Motivated Everyday

By Tracy Matthews / January 23, 2018

So many designers ask me how to focus on what really matters in business. It can be hard, and I’ll admit I used to get distracted super easily and it hurt my sales because I couldn’t stay on…

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#129 The 1 Word That Will Shake Up Your Life and Biz (in a Powerful Way)

By Tracy Matthews / December 26, 2017

I can’t believe it but this is the last episode of this year!   So crazy right?!   If you want 2018 to be different from your “same old” routine…you gotta find a way to shake up your…

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