In My Non-Expert Opinion

187: Chelsea is BACK with Part 2 of the demystifying the podcast world episode! This week, she gets geeky with it, and divulges some advertising secrets brands probably don't want you to know... oops! Just here to help.This ep is for you if you've been wondering: If it's time to join a podcast network How to secure brand deals with a small audience How do people get wealthy from podcasting How much energy, time, and money actually goes into this Examples of people who have built empires from their podcastCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: www.chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe on Instagram AMPLIFY Mastermind - starts mid-January, 6 spaces open 1:1 Coaching Application - 3 spaces open to start mid-January Mic Drop WaitlistLeave a voice note to the podcast HERE.For a full transcript of this episode and resources mentioned, click HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

186: We all know podcasting blew up in the last 5-10 years.Huge shows like "Call Her Daddy" penned a $60M deal with Spotify (yes, that's an M for million), "Dirty John" turned into a TV show, and "Serial" is still a cult-fan favorite years later - we're still invested into what happened with Adnan's case.But what REALLY goes on behind the scenes? Why does it feel like such a mystical world sometimes? Why do some shows take off, and others don't? How do you even get guests - do you have to pay them if they're "bigger" than you?In this episode, Chelsea shares her years of expertise in the digital media space and podcasting world to uncover some of the biggest question marks, like: How to land guests, even with a small audience How to pitch yourself as a guest, one of the biggest drivers of online visibility All the ways podcasters make money, from brand sponsors to bonus content How podcast networks really work, and the hard truths about joining one How TF Alex Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” landed a $60M deal with SpotifyThis is just Part 1. Buckle up because it's going to blow your mind!CONNECT WITH CHELSEA: www.chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe on Instagram AMPLIFY Mastermind - starts mid-January, 6 spaces open 1:1 Coaching Application - 3 spaces open to start mid-January Mic Drop WaitlistLeave a voice note to the podcast HERE.For a full transcript of this episode, click HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

185: Do you feel like a mad scientist every day? You have minimum 12 tabs open at all times. You have Post-Its everywhere. A bunch of different notebooks are strewn along your desk and bedside, as well as digital sticky notes, half-used paper planners, and a white board that has an old quote from 3 months ago. You SWEAR the white board was going to help you become a master planner!You, my friend, may be a Chaotic Creative. Which is one of the best kinds of creatives to be - your big ideas will change the world. But first, you need to know how to organize them to execute!In this solo episode, Chelsea shares her top 10 tips for getting organized and maximizing productivity. If you're on the ADHD spectrum, neurodivergent, or generally operate with a squiggly brain, this episode is for you.Her 10 tips include: Understanding your energy and cycles Batching tasks Understanding your motivational style Color-coding your cal and evaluating your time Delegating or automating Eliminating distractions Deep work blocks Inbox Zero Monday Hour One Intentional schedulingPssst - this is the exact type of info that Chelsea will teach inside AMPLIFY, the mastermind. Register by Dec. 30, 2022 - class starts mid-January!CONNECT WITH CHELSEA: www.chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe on Instagram 1:1 Coaching Application AMPLIFY Mastermind Mic Drop WaitlistFor a full transcript and resources mentioned, click HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

184: Social media has made it easy for us to not only express ourselves and connect with each other, it’s also helped businesses and brands reach success by going viral. Hi TikTok!But what happens when our mental health suffers, or we can’t keep up with algorithm changes, or we just plain hate the platforms we’re on? We’d rather poke our eyeballs out than make another Reel pointing to bubbles, yet we get on and draft a video week after week. How can we get off this hamster wheel, or better yet, find alternative solutions to these problems?In this episode, Chelsea talks to Johanna Renoth, a serial entrepreneur and business advisor, who invites entrepreneurs to reflect on their relationship with social media and encourages them to make choices for not only the betterment of their health but for their business.On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Johanna to discuss: How Johanna’s brands Bye Social Media and Log Off Live More developed. The challenges and downsides of fame and celebrity culture. Why is virality so exciting? The impact of social media on our mental health and well-being. What kind of media are you consuming on a daily basis? How to use social media to help your business without burning yourself out. Instant gratification on social media and how distraction affects business owners. The importance of having a marketing strategy.“You're paying for social media with your mental health, with your ability to focus, with your sanity, with the quality of your sleep, with also the hours and energy you invest that you could probably invest…in other sectors of your business. And I'm not here to tell anyone who's listening to this go off socials entirely, but just reflect: to what extent do I really need to be on there?” - Johanna RenothCONNECT WITH JOHANNA: byesocialmedia.com logofflivemore.com johannarenoth.com Johanna’s PodcastCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

183: When you’re tied to your desk in a corporate office, eyes glued to a MacBook screen, eating a Sweetgreen salad at your desk, and working overtime, (even though no one asked you to), the thought of quitting to start your own business and throw this whole “corporate thing” in the trash sounds dreamy.But what happens when you leave, and have to shed an old identity? An identity built on accolades, titles, praise, and high salaries? Today, Chelsea sits down with Andi Eaton Alleman to discuss starting your own spiritual business, finding your purpose, shedding an old identity, manifesting the life of your dreams, and more.Chelsea and Andi discuss: How Andi transitioned to becoming a Soul Strategist from Corporate America, helping people connect with creativity, tapping deeply into what drives them, and what supports them in their work Identifying what is it you really want to do in your work? How do you want to support people? What are people's purposes? And what do purposes outside of work look like? Mystical work, and how it’s actually practical Shedding old identities and embracing new ones The influx of manifestation coaching and content during the pandemic, and how Andi approaches manifestation and her work The importance of building networks, the skill sets you've learned, and how you connect that to what's next for you as you start your own business Advice to listeners - "Create a life in which you are able to attract in the things that make you feel your best."“What I was real clear on was that I had something within me that needed to be expressed that was not currently being expressed. I had talents that I had yet to uncover that I was very interested in diving into and really excavating, and that was only going to happen if I shed some of that. And.. I did a lot of shedding.” - Andi Eaton AllemanCONNECT WITH ANDI: Website: https://www.ouiwegirl.com Podcast: https://www.ouiwegirl.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ouiwegirl/CONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: www.chelseariffe.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelseariffe/Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

182: Ever check your to-do list and see small tasks like “send email”, “send gift”, and “pay online bill”, and get EXTREMELY overwhelmed? “How can it be THIS hard?!” you think. Sending an email takes 5 mins! You can send an e-gift! And the online bill is just entering your credit card info. But somehow, you wait until the last minute, when the pressure is on, the timer is counting down, and the credit card company sends a “late payment” notice.You may be someone who needs accountability to get tasks done. Or a body double. This means you need someone in front of you or next to you to create some natural pressure to complete a task. This is especially helpful if you have ADHD or are neurodivergent. But how do you just find a person to work with you on a Tuesday at 2:30 in the afternoon?Enter: FocusMate.On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Taylor, the CEO and Founder of FocusMate, to discuss:Where did the idea of FocusMate come from?Getting stuck and how to get yourself unstuck with tangible stepsThe importance of having company, even without communication (aka accountability partner)The pros and cons of working with a buddy while getting your own business done and why is it important to set up structureThe behavioral science and studies around accountability Starting from the ground up and building the muscles of what you want to do without an expert backgroundAdvice to listeners - "Learning is the most important thing. Do whatever you need to do to know better."“...I don't know if there's anything as powerful as that to help the nervous system to tell the body really that it is safe. And so, when you get on a Focusmate session, really the first thing that happens is somebody smiling at you and greeting you. And there's just such a warm culture…so that shifts the blood flow back into the brain and optimizes your body for focus and for creative tasks as opposed to survival tasks.” - Taylor JacobsonTry FocusMate here to 10X your productivity!CONNECT WITH TAYLOR:Website: https://www.focusmate.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorjacobson/ Twitter: Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

181: Did you know millennials are the most burned-out generation, with 59% experiencing some symptoms of burnout? And Gen Z burns out much faster than any other generation: they went from 47% to 58% in just a year?! Recovering from burnout is never easy. But it shouldn’t be that hard as well. Chelsea learns from the burnout recovery expert herself, KC Rossi, on how to get over getting burned out from grinding and hustling hard, while still keeping yourself in the game. On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with KC to discuss:  Steps to recovering from burnout and perfectionism, creating white space in your calendar The "Do Now, Think Later." kind of attitude in dealing with problems in a business Choosing long-term partners for long-term business partnerships and how to make sure that the relationship and business partnership would stay intact while finding balance and boundaries in the dynamics Choosing long-term partners for long-term business partnerships and how to make sure that the relationship and business partnership would stay intact while finding balance and boundaries in the dynamics What is adrenal fatigue? What are the symptoms? How do you know you have it? How do you know it's going to be a problem? Having the mindset that success is a long haul Advice to listeners - "Give yourself so much self-grace and compassion and understand that it's really integrating into your body again and feeling what normal is, what breathing is supposed to be like." "Neutrality is not gonna come from external circumstances, but what you can control is your own nervous system in the way of what type of coming, balancing, grounding practices do you have in place that you can control, and we can control what's in our own mind, and we have the autonomy to control our own body. So when it comes to those fundamentals of sleep, and movement, are you doing those to attain vitality?" - KC RossiCONNECT WITH KC: Free Mini-Training || Know Thyself … and Lead!: https://www.kcrossi.com/lead Work with Kc: https://www.kcrossi.com/shine Women Developing Brilliance® — The Spirit of Business Podcast: rb.gy/duluw8 Facebook: Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

180: Are you scared of starting your own podcast for the fear of being ‘too much’? Do you feel like no one’s going to listen to you anyways? Or do you feel awkward sharing the most intimate parts of your life through audio content creation in general? Join Chelsea and Emmy as they talk about helpful tips to stop overthinking and how to just do it for you and the community you want to serve.On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Emmy to discuss: Existing out loud - Emmy shares about her work, her passion and her way of storytelling From blogging to podcasting - Before joining Mic Drop, Emmy has a decent chunk of blogs, an avenue where she reveals her truest self ‘I want to be me’ - Emmy doesn’t want to be anybody else but herself and podcasting helps her do that Intentionality - The secret to being a consistent podcaster is by being intentional with all episodes you publish Podcasting as a safe space - Putting yourself out there is scary but for Emmy, for some reason, podcasts make her feel safe Advice for podcasters - “Give yourself time”“Experiencing life has been helpful. Putting myself in different environments, having someone who is so different from me, and at the same time people are like, it just makes sense. I think being open to having people reflect back to you in some way can kind of help affirm you to yourself.” - EmmyCONNECT WITH EMMY C-G: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/la_soy_emmy/ The Violet Vulture Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3R8nR6kClvor4yxMPNumWq?si=7df7b1ad45154b1b Website: https://www.soyemmy.com/ Email: emmy@soyemmy.comCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: www.chelseariffe.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelseariffe/ Enroll in Mic Drop Podcast Launch Course right here - we start October 10th!Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

179: Are you thinking about starting your podcasting journey? Are you figuring out your purpose and finding where to start? Join Chelsea and Chioma as they talk about how they found their inspiration and purpose, how they fought podfade and creative blocks, and how they connected with podcasting to bring out their inner voice of influence, change, and empowerment.On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Chioma Njoku to discuss: Why it matters - Chioma shares her childhood story and how being empowered financially can make life different Starting point - Finding purpose and overcoming mindset blocks Podfade - Chioma shares how Mic Drop helped her overcome a podcaster’s burnout and seventh-episode death For the better - The changes Chioma has noticed in her career after launching her podcast Your message - How podcasting has helped Chelsea and Chioma find themselves and hone in on their message and purpose Advice for aspiring podcasters - Importance of connecting to someone and building confidence“As you're getting into it, give yourself grace. And to me, focus on a quality episode because that's what people will comment on and acknowledge versus some haphazard rush, not well thought out episode.” - Chioma NjokuWant to launch your own podcast but need a roadmap? Join the FREE 4 Podcaster Archetypes Masterclass Sept. 27th at noon EST (replay available)!CONNECT WITH CHIOMA NJOKU: Instagram: @mindfullychioma) Cheers to Your Prosperity Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0b8FxeKyUgKNZgCIftQC1S Cheers to Your Prosperity Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheers-to-your-prosperity/id1615700830 Website: www.themindfulbookkeeper.comCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: www.chelseariffe.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelseariffe/ 1:1 Podcast Coaching: https://www.chelseariffe.com/1-1-podcast-coaching Enroll in Mic Drop PodConnect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

178: Are you someone who regrets investing in a business coach, so much so that it keeps you up at night, and you can’t believe what you paid for? Are you tired of spending your life savings and not getting the results you want for your biz? Is it really on you, or is it because the business coaching industry has a few cracks that need to be sealed, like yesterday?On this week’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Serine Goodmond to discuss: “The Big Boom” in the business coaching industry - where did this demand even come from? Marketing your dollar signs - this is worsening capitalism in the business coaching industry Issues with business coaches - and the shocking results from Chelsea’s Instagram poll (given by business owners who hired business coaches themselves!) Personal experiences - what worked out and didn’t. Serine and Chelsea don’t hold back. Spotting red flags - how to use discernment to avoid being straight up scammed How clients also play a part in their expectations falling short, and how to speak up for what they really need and want“We're in this American culture where we want things to be fixed instantaneously, you then have all these people who wanna work for themselves tomorrow and they need someone that's gonna help them get there yesterday…I think what we're seeing if we zoom out is that people really need to divest from capitalism as the baseline business structure. There's a huge over emphasis on money and income, and not the actual service that we're providing to our clients.” - Serine GoodmondCONNECT WITH SERINE: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sista.boss/?hl=en Website: https://www.shiftfromshame.com/ Join the next Daydream session here: https://www.shiftfromshame.com/daydreamCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: www.chelseariffe.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelseariffe/ 1:1 Podcast Coaching: https://www.chelseariffe.com/1-1-podcast-coachingMic Drop Podcast Launching CoConnect with Chelsea: 💻 Website 🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching 🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seats 🔗 Pitch Perfect is coming back late Fall 2025. Get on the waitlist here! 👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE. ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE