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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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Jan 30, 2024

Are you thinking about starting a jewelry business in retirement or have been making jewelry but haven’t gotten serious about selling it to your dream customers?

Then today is for you!

If you’re interested in learning about how you can make traction in your sixties, seventies, and beyond, you’re going to love this episode.

Prepare to meet total badass, Estelle Vernon - a long-time member of the Flourish and Thrive Academy community and breast cancer survivor who shares how she’s navigated her jewelry business for the long haul.

We talk about:

  • Being a jewelry fairy godmother.

  • Providing exceptional service that brings dream clients back.

  • Doubling her sales in one year.

  • More tips on making fewer mistakes and charging your worth!

In her seventies, she runs a wildly successful business that enables her to take a lot of time off while still fully expressing her creative flow.

Learn tips on how Estelle absolutely crushes it with her jewelry business and how she built a business that’s aligned most with what matters to her! 

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 459!

 

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Estelle’s Website

Estelle’s Instagram

Estelle’s Facebook

Laying The Foundation

Diamond Insiders

The Desired Brand Effect

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xo, Tracy Matthews

 

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Jan 30, 2024

What if you could just drop a jewelry collection and make $10k in 2 days because you followed a step-by-step roadmap?

If that’s a goal of yours, listen to this episode where I interview one of my students, Nicole Burch, who shares her strategy and how she started crafting $10k days for her jewelry business!

The mother of a special needs son, a Reiki healer, and an energy worker, she built this jewelry business as a passion and is a graduate of our Laying The Foundation Program.

We talk about:

  • How she skyrocketed her social media following from 1,000 to nearly 30,000 in one year (without paid ads). 

  • How she grew her sales by 5 times in a year. 

  • The question you need to keep asking your audience.

  • More tips on pushing past limits and allowing yourself to be seen!

Once scared to be seen, she now runs an impressive, extremely successful biz and has retired her husband who now homeschools their special needs son.

Don’t miss today’s episode to learn life-changing advice for achieving mindblowing sales and creating the business of your dreams!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 458!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Nicole’s Website

Nicole’s Instagram

Nicole’s Facebook

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

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xo, Tracy Matthews

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Jan 25, 2024

Want to know how to quickly scale your jewelry hobby into a wildly profitable business and take it to that next level (even if you want to work part-time)?

If you’re ready to make a big impact this year while prioritizing what’s important in your life, then listen to this episode!

I’m interviewing Audrey Allman, who started her jewelry business after her sister died because her sister loved jewelry and she wanted to carry on that legacy.

We talk about:

  • The easiest customers to sell to. 

  • Her top strategy for an insane 49% customer return rate.

  • The free, mindblowing tool she uses to magnetize clients to her website. 

  • More tips on keeping clients around who love and adore you!

Learn how she’s grown her business in leaps and bounds by pushing past her fears and investing in her growth…and how that’s enabled her to make her money back within 2 weeks after every class she’s signed up for! 

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 457!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Audrey’s Website

Audrey’s Instagram

Audrey’s TikTok

The ZERO to 6 Figure Jewelry Business Roadmap Masterclass

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

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Jan 23, 2024

Today’s episode is for all my jewelry makers out there who have zero interest in building a full-time jewelry business but who want a successful side hustle that generates full-time income!

Don’t miss this invaluable chat about launching, growing, and scaling a successful jewelry business that’s aligned with your vision of success to 5, 6, 7 figures, and beyond (especially if you just want to work part-time)!

If you’re someone who is thinking about starting a jewelry business, you want to develop a robust side hustle, or you’re ready to go big or go home (which, funny enough - you can do ALL this from home), then you are going to LOVE this episode!

I’m interviewing two of my favorite people in the world who are also two of our killer coaches here at Flourish and Thrive, Dawn DiGesare and Chelsea Farmer!

We talk about:

  • 3 things key to the success of your side hustle.

  • Why visual branding is crucial.

  • How Chelsea has an epic 89.9% return customer rate.

  • More amazingness that will boom your side hustle biz!

These two women are remarkable not only in their businesses and in what they’ve created for themselves with their jewelry brands but they’re going above and beyond to support you so you can build your dream business and income on your terms!

Tune in to learn what growing a successful 5 or 6-figure side hustle actually looks like. 

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 456!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Chelsea’s Website

Chelsea’s Instagram

Dawn’s Website

Dawn’s Instagram 

The ZERO to 6 Figure Jewelry Business Roadmap Masterclass

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

 

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Jan 18, 2024

Do you want to know how a single mom built a jewelry business she’s proud of so that she never has to work for someone else again, just by dedicating herself to it part-time?

If you’ve been feeling like you’re floating around in the jewelry universe and you’re not sure what you stand for or what you do, then you’re going to love this interview!

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, I’m chatting with a very special guest, Blythe MacDonald, who walks you through how she’s more than doubled her sales in the last year while being a full-time stay-at-home single mom. 

The founder of Monarch & Magpie, she creates cruelty-free upcycled jewelry for conscious consumers, and she’s able to donate 3% of her profits to a charity that’s nominated by her community of buyers and followers! 

We talk about:

  • The secret to scheduling it all in. 

  • Top tips for massive transformation.

  • Yoda-like advice for pushing past fear. 

  • More golden nuggets on how to accomplish BIG things with limited time!

 

On top of that, if you’re trying to raise young kids while building your business, you’re going to be incredibly inspired today, because it shows that anything is possible for you!

Let’s dive into this amazingly uplifting episode - it’s going to light a fire in you! 

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 455!

 

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Blythe’s Instagram

Blythe’s Facebook

Blythe’s TikTok

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

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Jan 16, 2024

Want to know how a new mom built a massively successful jewelry business during “nap time”?

If you’re a new mom (or even just crunched on time), and you’re trying to build your jewelry business, you might think you don’t have enough time.

I totally get that…

But what if you could build your business during naptime…or in just an hour or two a day?

That’s why I’m interviewing my special guest today, Paige Barbee, a busy mom with a retail store called Paige Barbee Jewelry in Nashville, Tennessee, who is making waves in the jewelry world. 

We chat about how she:

  • More than doubled her total sales last year while working less.

  • Increased her online sales by more than 35%.

  • Sends emails that work wonders to get people to buy from her. 

  • Uses marketing strategies that have produced dynamite results!

A graduate of our Laying The Foundation Program, Paige prides herself on designing jewelry that has meaning for the wearer and shares how she’s made an incredible impact and income while working less (and how you can too)! 

Let’s dive in - I can’t wait for you to soak up her unbelievably inspiring insight and tips!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 454!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Paige’s YouTube

Paige’s Instagram

Paige’s Website

The Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

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Jan 11, 2024

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, I chat with business owner Ellie about how she transformed her business from foundling to flourishing with our free bootcamps and courses!

Despite a traumatic brain injury, she’s become a powerful force and catapulted her business into success. If you’ve ever wondered what concrete steps you should take to make your business flourish (without spending money), then stay tuned!

We’ll chat about how she:

  • Gained resources that worked when other options didn’t.

  • Found guidance that spurred real results. 

  • Why the Facebook group gave her a huge edge 

  • More inspiration and tips to take your jewelry business to the next level!

I’m so excited for you to meet someone who, despite so many obstacles, has persevered and made her dream business a reality. Tune in now to gather inspiration and wisdom!

 

Want the full scoop? Listen to Thrive by Design podcast episode 431 now!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

Follow Ellie on Instagram!

Sonder Adornment LLC

The Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp



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Jan 10, 2024

Want to know the 14 key milestones you need to grow a successful, sustainable business past that 6-figure marker?

The thing is, these milestones will help you uplevel your business and start the year off with a bang no matter what size your business or your goals are.

Whether you want to have several 7-figure businesses, a 6-figure business, or make a couple of hundred or thousand dollars a month to help take your family on vacation or send your kids to school, I got you!

I talk about:

  • Tips to avoid getting audited by the IRS.

  • How to make sales every single week.

  • How to create a brand that magnetizes dream clients.

  • And other milestones vital to being wildly successful. 

This super short episode gives you a high-level picture of things you should be looking at as you’re scaling - so nothing slips through the cracks. 

Join me and grab a notepad to write down these milestones that will make a world of difference in your business (I promise)! 

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 453!

 

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

The Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp

The Collective Mastermind 

The Desired Brand Effect

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Jan 2, 2024

Do you want 5 easy positioning strategies to attract people who love what you do, turn them into life-long fans, and get them to refer your products over and over again?

The new year is just a great time to create a fresh start and uplevel everything in your business!

In the latest episode of the Thrive by Design Podcast, I uncover how to overhaul your brand in a way that’s simple and exciting.

I talk about:

  • How to make your product pop (and why you might not be charging enough).

  • How to revamp your messaging (and get some of my go-to tools for free).

  • How to create a brand personality with pizzazz (and why faceless brands are dying).

  • More ways to position yourself to stand out from other jewelry businesses!

 

I get that you might be time-strapped and don’t have a lot of time to work on this - so here are time-savvy ways to make your brand makeover for 2024 incredibly impactful!

Join me as I dive into 5 fun ways to stand out in a saturated jewelry market and create a desired brand!

Join me on Thrive by Design for podcast episode 452!

Here are the resources mentioned in the show:

 

The Jewelry Brand Makeover Bootcamp

Laying The Foundation

The Desired Brand Effect

 

Are you enjoying the podcast? We’d be so grateful if you gave us a rating and review! Your 5 star ratings help us reach more businesses like yours and allows us to continue to deliver valuable content every single week. 

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xo, Tracy Matthews

 

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