Alchemy & Action (formerly Wellpreneur): Nature-based Personal Growth for High-Achieving Women
559 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 136 ratingsWhat if there was a different way to live and work? Hard work, hustle, thinking and planning created a lot of success for you along the way - but now you’re feeling called for something more. A way to live and work that is nourishing, grounded, meaningful and in line with your deepest, truest self. This podcast explores nature-based personal growth for high-achieving women. Join author, entrepreneur and alchemist Amanda Cook as we explore topics like mindfulness, seasons and natural cycles, plants, ancestors, herbal medicine, slow living, nature connection, mindset, limiting beliefs, conscious lifestyle design and more. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, leaving corporate, reinventing yourself at midlife or at a turning point - you’ll discover the practices, mindset, rituals, remedies and inspiration to create a life and work that fits you. Learn more at AmandaCook.me.
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Package your brilliance into an online course with Janet Kafadar {e75}
November 02, 2015 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBIf you’ve ever wanted to create an online course or signature program but weren’t sure how to start, you’re going to love this week’s interview with Janet Kafadar. Janet helps coaches, entrepreneurs and experts ‘package their brilliance’ into online courses and programs. In this interview we talk about the first steps to get started creating your course, recommended tools and tech, and even dig into pricing. AND she gives us an awesome challenge for the week to get started creating a course ...
{e85} Package your brilliance into an online course with Janet Kafadar
November 02, 2015 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBIf you ve ever wanted to create an online course or signature program but weren t sure how to start, you re going to love this week s interview with Janet Kafadar. Janet helps coaches, entrepreneurs and experts package their brilliance into online courses and programs. In this interview we talk about the first steps to get started creating [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e84} Creating the Health Bloggers Community with Fab Giovanetti
October 28, 2015 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIf you ve ever had an idea to create a second business – but wondered how that would actually work – you re going to like this week s interview. Business coach Fab Giovanetti had a vision to start a community for health bloggers – and to make it BIG. So she started it in addition to her [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Creating the Health Bloggers Community with Fab Giovanetti {e74}
October 28, 2015 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIf you’ve ever had an idea to create a second business – but wondered how that would actually work – you’re going to like this week’s interview. Business coach Fab Giovanetti had a vision to start a community for health bloggers – and to make it BIG. So she started it in addition to her coaching business. Fab shares how she knew it was an idea worth pursuing (versus one of the hundreds of creative ideas we all have everyday), how she splits her time between the two businesses, and her favori...
{e83} How to make $5k per month in your health coaching business
October 19, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHow would you like to consistently make $5k per month in your health coaching business. Our guest this week Amanda Jane Daley helps health coaches do just this. In our interview we'll talk about the main reasons why health coaches aren't consistently getting clients, the key mindset shifts and actions to take to start improving [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
How to make $5k per month in your health coaching business {e73}
October 19, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBHow would you like to consistently make $5k per month in your health coaching business? Our guest this week Amanda Jane Daley helps health coaches do just this. In our interview we’ll talk about the main reasons why health coaches aren’t consistently getting clients, the key mindset shifts and actions to take to start improving your business this week, and how much you actually need to coach to make $5k per month! Of course, we also talk about marketing, pricing, and how to actually explain ...
Real Health Coaches: Heidi Symonds {e72}
October 12, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week’s interview with health coach Heidi Symonds will light a fire under you to play bigger with your business – even if you’re just getting started. Heidi shares how she started working with clients while still training to be a health coach, and now has her own regular TV segment and radio show. We talk about how she uses digital marketing to grow and nurture her community, and what she wish she knew when she first got started. Plus she shares a ton of favorite book recommendations (wh...
{e82} Real Health Coaches: Heidi Symonds
October 12, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThis week s interview with health coach Heidi Symonds will light a fire under you to play bigger with your business – even if you re just getting started. Heidi shares how she started working with clients while still training to be a health coach, and now has her own regular TV segment and radio show. We [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e81} Writing a book that builds your business with Angela Lauria
October 05, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIf you ve got a book in you, but aren t sure where to start (hint: it doesn t start with writing), you re going to love this week s interview. Angela Lauria is a publisher and author s coach who shares tips and strategies to create a book that actually gets you results for your business. As you ll hear in [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Writing a book that builds your business with Angela Lauria {e71}
October 05, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIf you’ve got a book in you, but aren’t sure where to start (hint: it doesn’t start with writing), you’re going to love this week’s interview. Angela Lauria is a publisher and author’s coach who shares tips and strategies to create a book that actually gets you results for your business. As you’ll hear in our interview, writing a book doesn’t always necessarily generate revenue through book sales – but it can get you more clients, build your email list and generate speaking opportunities – d...
Eliminate Website Shame with Laura Husson {e70}
September 28, 2015 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBDo you have website shame? You know that feeling when you don’t really want to hand out your business card or link to your website because it’s just so Not You Anymore? Or maybe you don’t even have a website and aren’t sure where to start? Web strategist Laura Husson is on the podcast this week to get you unstuck and moving forward on improving – or creating – your website. We even talk about a simple strategy so you can build your list and client base without a website at all! Laura also sh...
{e80} Eliminate Website Shame with Laura Husson
September 28, 2015 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBDo you have website shame? You know that feeling when you don t really want to hand out your business card or link to your website because it s just so Not You Anymore? Or maybe you don t even have a website and aren t sure where to start? Web strategist Laura Husson is on the podcast this [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e79} Growing Wellness Wonderland with Katie Dalebout
September 21, 2015 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBKatie Dalebout is the creator of the blog and podcast Wellness Wonderland. In our conversation today we talk about how she got started blogging, how podcasting grew her audience, her tips around being authentic and finding your voice online, and how her online media has evolved along with her personally. Make sure to listen to [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Growing Wellness Wonderland with Katie Dalebout {e69}
September 21, 2015 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBKatie Dalebout is the creator of the blog and podcast Wellness Wonderland. In our conversation today we talk about how she got started blogging, how podcasting grew her audience, her tips around being authentic and finding your voice online, and how her online media has evolved along with her personally. Make sure to listen to the very end where she shares how she got her recent book deal with Hay House – it’s an amazing story! This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get ...
{e78} Real Health Coaches: Colleen McCarthy
September 14, 2015 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBColleen McCarthy is a nutritionist who shares a behind the scenes look into her online business: how she finds clients, how she created her group program, and how she doubled her business by focusing on ease. Colleen shares: When I finally opened my heart up to my clients and became vulnerable, my income doubled. I [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Real Health Coaches: Colleen McCarthy {e68}
September 14, 2015 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBColleen McCarthy is a nutritionist who shares a behind the scenes look into her online business: how she finds clients, how she created her group program, and how she doubled her business by focusing on ease. Colleen shares: “When I finally opened my heart up to my clients and became vulnerable, my income doubled. I started to love my money space more and it continues to grow. When I started making dates with my bank account, showing it some love, my client base shifted to wanting to do the ...
{e77} The keys to getting media coverage with Janet Murray
September 07, 2015 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWould you like to get media coverage for your wellness business (who wouldn t?) – but you re not sure how to get started? PR expert and consultant Janet Murray is in the studio this week, sharing tons of valuable tips on how to pitch yourself to journalists and editors. We talk about how to identify the [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
The keys to getting media coverage with Janet Murray {e67}
September 07, 2015 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWould you like to get media coverage for your wellness business (who wouldn’t?) – but you’re not sure how to get started? PR expert and consultant Janet Murray is in the studio this week, sharing tons of valuable tips on how to pitch yourself to journalists and editors. We talk about how to identify the right publications, what kinds of stories to pitch, how to connect with the right journalists, and then the key steps to crafting a pitch that gets read. Get ready to play a bigger game, and ...
Real Health Coaches: Maggie Christopher {e66}
August 31, 2015 07:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week, we’ll continue the Real Health Coach series with Maggie Christopher who is a holistic nutrition counselor and licensed associate marriage and family counselor in St. Paul, MN. Maggie has a completely full health coaching practice (with a waiting list!) focused around emotional eating. She shares exactly how she started her health coaching practice (even though she’d just moved to a new state where she didn’t know anyone!), how she found her first clients, what her marketing looks ...
{e76} Real Health Coaches: Maggie Christopher
August 31, 2015 07:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis week, we ll continue the Real Health Coach series with Maggie Christopher who is a holistic nutrition counselor and licensed associate marriage and family counselor in St. Paul, MN. Maggie has a completely full health coaching practice (with a waiting list!) focused around emotional eating. She shares exactly how she started her health coaching practice [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Real Health Coaches: Marla Bozic {e65}
August 24, 2015 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBHave you ever felt like it’s difficult to find clients because people don’t understand what you do? That’s what I’m discussing this week with Marla Bozic who is the original health coach in Australia (the very first Australian grad from IIN). We talk about how she got started with her health coaching practice and found clients, even when no one knew what a health coach was, how she built a community and her keys to success. If you’re a health coach – you’re going to want to listen to this in...
{e75} Real Health Coaches: Marla Bozic
August 24, 2015 07:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBThis is the first interview in my series of real health coaches. Have you ever felt like it s difficult to find clients because people don t understand what you do? That s what I m discussing this week with Marla Bozic who is the original health coach in Australia (the very first Australian grad from IIN). We talk [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e74} Dreams of Location Independence - How One Health Coach Made the Leap
August 17, 2015 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBHave you ever dreamed about having a location-independent business that you can run from anywhere? This week I m speaking with Health Coach Laura Thomas, who has spent the past 3 months running her business from Bali. Originally from the UK, Laura found working on her own in London expensive and de-motivating – so she picked [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Dreams of Location Independence - How One Health Coach Made the Leap {e64}
August 17, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBHave you ever dreamed about having a location-independent business that you can run from anywhere? This week I’m speaking with Health Coach Laura Thomas, who has spent the past 3 months running her business from Bali. Originally from the UK, Laura found working on her own in London expensive and de-motivating – so she picked up and went to Bali to join a digital nomad hub called TribeWanted Bali. In our interview, Laura shares the good (and bad) parts of working remotely, as well as how acco...
{e73} YogaHealer.com's Cate Stillman on Competition and Collaboration
August 10, 2015 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Cate Stillman of YogaHealer.com, about competition vs. collaboration in our businesses. Do you know a wellness entrepreneur with a great story (or someone who you'd love to get ‘behind the scenes' in their businsess?) – if so, click here to leave me a voicemail and let me know who [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
YogaHealer.com's Cate Stillman on Competition and Collaboration {e63}
August 10, 2015 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBIn this episode, I speak with Cate Stillman of YogaHealer.com, about competition vs. collaboration in our businesses. This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/e73-yogahealer-coms-cate-stillman-on-competition-and-collaboration/ Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Building a local community with online marketing {e62}
August 03, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week I'm speaking with Lauren Armes from Welltodo London about how she uses online marketing to build a thriving local wellness community in London. After moving from Australia to the UK 2 years ago, Lauren wanted to make it easier for people to live a healthy lifestyle, and set out to create the premier [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e72} Building a local community with online marketing
August 03, 2015 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBThis week I'm speaking with Lauren Armes from Welltodo London about how she uses online marketing to build a thriving local wellness community in London. After moving from Australia to the UK 2 years ago, Lauren wanted to make it easier for people to live a healthy lifestyle, and set out to create the premier [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e71} Getting Started as a Coach with Hillary Rubin
July 27, 2015 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBAre you a coach or are you thinking about adding coaching to your business? This week, I'm speaking with spiritual life and business coach Hillary Rubin about coaching: what coaching is, how to get started, and all those nagging questions: what do you call yourself, how do you find your first clients and do you [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Getting Started as a Coach with Hillary Rubin {e61}
July 27, 2015 07:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBAre you a coach or are you thinking about adding coaching to your business? This week, I’m speaking with spiritual life and business coach Hillary Rubin about coaching: what coaching is, how to get started, and all those nagging questions: what do you call yourself, how do you find your first clients and do you need a target market? This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/e71-getting-started-as-a-coach-with-hilla...
{e70} Getting started with affiliate links (listener question!)
July 20, 2015 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this week's episode, I take a listener question from Maureen who wants to setup affiliate links on her website. I share my tips around how to choose which affiliate programs to promote, how to set them up, and best practices to get the most out of your affiliate relationships. I'd love to hear from [...] Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/wellpreneur/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
How my morning routine has changed (listener question!) {e60}
July 06, 2015 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBHas my morning routine changed from when I was working full-time in a day job, to now working full-time on my own business? The answer is YES! This week’s question comes from Belle at labelledfit.com. You can ask a question too that might be read on-air – just click the link below! This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/e69-morning-routine-changed-listener-question/ Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Righ...
{e69} How my morning routine has changed (listener question!)
July 06, 2015 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MBHas my morning routine changed from when I was working full-time in a day job, to now working full-time on my own business? The answer is YES! This week's question comes from Belle at labelledfit.com. You can ask a question too that might be read on-air – just click the link below! Resources: Leave me [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e68} Can you have too many opportunities and ideas?
June 29, 2015 07:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBAs creative entrepreneurs, I know we all have a long list of ideas for our business. But what happens when you also get a surge of opportunities as well? Should you jump on every opportunity that comes your way? Or should you focus on just one or two things? And how do you know what [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Can you have too many opportunities and ideas? {e59}
June 29, 2015 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBAs creative entrepreneurs, I know we all have a long list of ideas for our business. But what happens when you also get a surge of opportunities as well? Should you jump on every opportunity that comes your way? Or should you focus on just one or two things? And how do you know what is the best next step for YOUR business? This week I’ll share how I handle new opportunities and ideas to stay focused and really get traction and results from my projects. This episode originally aired on The W...
Overwhelm and the beauty of Evernote {e58}
June 22, 2015 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBDo you ever feel overwhelmed with your business? Like you have so many ideas, and a never-ending to-do list, and just not enough time in the day? We all hit periods of overwhelm in our life and business, so this week I’m sharing how I get out of overwhelm and into productive mode with a simple practice and one of my favorite tools, Evernote! This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/e67-overwhelm-beauty-evernote/ ...
{e67} Overwhelm and the beauty of Evernote
June 22, 2015 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBDo you ever feel overwhelmed with your business? Like you have so many ideas, and a never-ending to-do list, and just not enough time in the day? We all hit periods of overwhelm in our life and business, so this week I'm sharing how I get out of overwhelm and into productive mode with a [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Easy and Effective Workshop Planning {e57}
June 08, 2015 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBHave you ever stressed out about planning a talk or workshop, or wondered if your workshop is actually effective? I’ve given tons of talks in my corporate life and for my own business, and in this week’s episode I take you through my personal process for planning an awesome workshop. This episode was recorded at Squam Art Workshops in New Hampshire on my new portable sound recorder, and you’ll feel like you’re right there in the woods with me! At the time I was preparing to give a workshop ...
{e66} Easy and Effective Workshop Planning
June 08, 2015 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBHave you ever stressed out about planning a talk or workshop, or wondered if your workshop is actually effective? I've given tons of talks in my corporate life and for my own business, and in this week's episode I take you through my personal process for planning an awesome workshop. This episode was recorded at [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
The Myth of Quitting Your Day Job {e56}
June 01, 2015 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB“When I quit my day job, I’ll be so much less stressed!” “I can’t wait till I’m doing my business full time – I’ll get so much done!” “My job makes me miserable! When I quit I’ll be so much happier!” Have you ever said any of these? I used to. While I was working in my corporate job and doing my business on the side, I was completely focused on that one single moment when I could finally quit my day job, and do my own business full-time. It seemed like my day job was just getting in the w...
{e65} The Myth of Quitting Your Day Job
June 01, 2015 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB"When I quit my day job, I'll be so much less stressed!" "I can't wait till I'm doing my business full time – I'll get so much done!" "My job makes me miserable! When I quit I'll be so much happier!" Have you ever said any of these? I used to. While I was working [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Spring Clean your Products + Services {e55}
May 26, 2015 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBThis week we wrap up our spring cleaning series by looking at your products and services. Do you love what you sell? Or do you have a few products or services hanging around ‘just because’, that really don’t fit you and your brand anymore? Let’s take a look at what you’re selling – and align it with where you are TODAY! Trust me, people can feel when you don’t like what you’re selling — and doing a quick spring clean on your offerings might be just the thing you need to boost your sales! Al...
{e64} Spring Clean your Products + Services
May 26, 2015 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThis week we wrap up our spring cleaning series by looking at your products and services. Do you love what you sell? Or do you have a few products or services hanging around ‘just because', that really don't fit you and your brand anymore? Let's take a look at what you're selling – and align [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e63} Spring Clean Your Email List
May 18, 2015 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIt's Spring, and it's time to freshen up your online presence. In this week's episode, we're talking about how to spring clean your email list. I also share some experiences from my recent Slow Food Tour to Turkey. If your email list ever makes you feel insecure, scammy or just plain icky – we'll fix [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Spring Clean Your Email List {e54}
May 18, 2015 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIt’s Spring, and it’s time to freshen up your online presence. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about how to spring clean your email list. I also share some experiences from my recent Slow Food Tour to Turkey. If your email list ever makes you feel insecure, scammy or just plain icky – we’ll fix that with today’s simple strategies to align your email list with the rest of your brand. What you’ll learn in this episode: FREE CHECKLIST: Start Your Wellness Business - from Scratch! How...
{e62} Spring Cleaning Your Website
May 11, 2015 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIt's Spring! Time to take a fresh look at your website – do some spring cleaning – and make it reflect you and your business NOW. In this episode I share some quick and easy steps you can take to freshen up your website this Spring. Episode Links: WP-engine Backup buddy The Life Changing Magic [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Spring Cleaning Your Website {e53}
May 11, 2015 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIt’s Spring! Time to take a fresh look at your website – do some spring cleaning – and make it reflect you and your business NOW. In this episode, I share some quick and easy steps you can take to freshen up your website this Spring. This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast. Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/e62-spring-cleaning-website/ Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
{e61} Olives and Outgrowing Your Brand
April 28, 2015 07:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBI've just returned from a Slow Food tour of Turkey, where I was completely inspired by a local olive producer. In this week's episode we'll talk about simplicity and focus in your business, and what happens if you start to outgrow your brand. Episode Links: Kursat Olives in Ayvalik, Turkey Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
Planning a Successful Retreat with Triptribe {e52}
March 16, 2015 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBHave you ever thought of running a retreat for your health & wellness business? It’s a dream of many wellpreneurs to get paid to teach what they love around the world. But planning a retreat can be really intimidating – how do you know where to go? How do you work out the logistics? And how do you get people there? This week I’m talking with TripTribe, a company that handles all the logistics so you only need to show up and teach. The TripTribe team shares their best retreat planning tips wi...
{e60} Planning a Successful Retreat with Triptribe
March 16, 2015 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26 MBHave you ever thought of running a retreat for your health & wellness business? It's a dream of many wellpreneurs to get paid to teach what they love around the world. But planning a retreat can be really intimidating – how do you know where to go? How do you work out the logistics? And [...] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands