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Thrive By Design: Business and Marketing Strategy for Fashion, Jewelry and Creative Brands

I’m your host, Tracy Matthews, Chief Visionary Officer of Flourish & Thrive Academy. After 20+ years in the jewelry industry, I believe you deserve to make money doing what you love, without spending every waking minute doing it. I’ve built two jewelry businesses: one that totally flopped after years of stress and burnout, and then one that I built around MY desired lifestyle, which is still thriving to this day. Both were fueled by equal passion and dedication. The only difference is that I realized your business should be built around your lifestyle, not the other way around. I founded Flourish & Thrive Academy because it’s my mission to help independent jewelry designers and handmade product makers like you build a business that THRIVES in today’s market and aligns with what YOU want. Every week, I’m dedicated to demystifying the secrets of the jewelry industry and teaching you tips and strategies that are working now, so you don’t have to learn the hard way, like I did. My Desired Brand Effect Methodology has helped thousands of jewelry designers and makers build and scale businesses that create financial freedom in their lives. Building a business is a marathon, not a sprint, and you don’t have to do it alone. I’m so happy to be on this journey with you. You can subscribe to the show here and watch every episode on YouTube here. Follow us on Instagram @flourish_thrive or slide into my DMs @tracymatthewsny. Visit flourishthriveacademy.com to learn more about our mission and our high-level coaching programs for dedicated business owners, Laying The Foundation and Momentum. And if you want to learn more about The Desired Brand Effect, I wrote a whole book about it! Read the first chapter for free here. Welcome to the #ThriveTribe, m’dear. I’m always dropping new resources, masterclasses, and opportunities for independent makers, so stay tuned!
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Now displaying: February, 2020
Feb 24, 2020

Jewelry designers are a kooky lot. We know how to embrace the weird that makes us unique in a world that would often rather stifle it.

My friend Re Perez is someone who knows a thing or two about embracing his weird.

Re is is the CEO and founder of Branding for the People, and is about to publish his first book, Your Brand Should Be Gay (Even If You’re Not).

With expertise like that, I knew I had to have him on the podcast to talk about how jewelry designers and makers can create a magnetizing brand around their work.

And boy did he deliver!

Feb 17, 2020

When was the last time you got something fun in the mail from a brand you like?

The truth is, not a lot of companies are sending out snail mail anymore… which makes it the perfect opportunity for you to stand out!

Meet Miriam Schulman, founder of Schulman Art and host of The Inspiration Place podcast.

She sat down with me this week to talk about her creative snail mail strat that keeps her customers coming back time and time again. 🐌

Feb 10, 2020

What kind of questions are successful, in-demand jewelry designers asking about their business?

Today, we’re going to find out - and answer them!

I had some of our SOS students send in their most pressing questions about running successful jewelry biz.

SOS is designed to offer guidance for jewelry designers with goals of scaling to multiple 6 figures and beyond.

So, these questions were asked by some pretty smart cookies - just sayin!

Listen to episode #238 of Thrive by Design to get your all-access pass to Ask Me Anything: Questions From Our SOS Students

Feb 4, 2020

Every time I get an influx of new students, this question comes up in one way or another:

“Tracy, why do you care whether my jewelry business fails or succeeds? Why should I listen to you?”

Ouch, but fair!

To answer that question, let me share a little bit about my life-long journey to becoming a jeweler, mentor, and coach...

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