In My Non-Expert Opinion

243: Poster Journal says what you think, so you don’t have to.

In this giggly but deep conversation, Chelsea sits down with Poster Journal (PJ), who has the mind of a stoic but the mouth of a snarky Gen-Zer. They talk about shooting your shot, why famous people aren’t special, constraints for creativity, PJ’s original entry in the online world, how creative ideas strike us like lightning, how no content strategy is a strategy,...

242: Instagram started as a fun photo-sharing platform where we all shared photos of our chicken tenders at a sports bar, blurry nights out in bubble dresses, and sepia-toned photos of our new relationship.

As the story of all social platforms go - free apps need to make money somehow. Your attention is their favorite asset. Advertisers love attention (more data points), and social apps love money (and keeping investors happy)...

241: Influencers, celebs and mega coaches are often treated as mythical Gods. We act as if they're untouchable, immune to the suffering life brings, and operate with zero worries in the world.

But when we put them on pedestals, we dehumanize them. In the same vein, we make ourselves small. The automatic comparison and projection prompts self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and keeps us stuck in a constant cycle of feeling inspir...

240: After years of messy, chaotic and failed launches, Chelsea was determined to sell out her first group program of 2024 with 2 goals in mind: it had to be easy, and had to be marketed with minimal social media.

This episode is for you if:

• You hate launching with a fiery passion and want to hear about new ways to execute your next launch
• You’re terrified no one will enroll in your program (and what to do if only 1 person j...

239: In Part 2 of the Derek Sivers convo, we dive deeper into his unique POV on writing, motivation, art of being succinct, and why third party help is not the move.

Key Discussion Points:

• Derek's famous succinct writing style
• The concept of delivering ideas with just enough info to leave room for the reader to fill in the blanks
• How keeping things short and memorable can make a greater impact
• The importance of ...

238: This is Part 1 of one of the most philosophical conversations ever recorded on In My Non-Expert Opinion with Chelsea’s vision board guest, Derek Sivers.

In this episode, Chelsea and Derek discuss:

• Derek’s nomadic heart and values, and how his decision to be a good dad led him to halt his travels and settle in New Zealand
• Derek’s goal to make the whole world feel like home
• Inhabiting philosophies from around the w...

237: This is the story of how I went from identifying as a scrappy, impulse spender, to a financial baller, who raised my “financial thermometer” and paid off $8.6K in high-interested credit card debt in 1 month.

If you want the practical (color coding expenses, tracking every dollar, and cutting costs) AND energetic goodness (vision boards, painting your nails green, and mocking up screenshots) to build momentum, this episode...

236: Time is one of our most precious resources on this planet - let’s stop being so loosey goosey with our own! When you pursue having a mind like water, your brain can relax. And when your brain is relaxed?? WATCH OUT WORLD, Creative Genius status: unlocked.

In this solo ep, Chelsea shares more on:

• pursuing the concept of “a mind like water”
• eliminating digital distractions
• time blocking and flow states
• “cheap” do...

235: One of life’s biggest mysteries is how successful multi-passionates juggle it ALL. Fortunately, Frank Bach is on the podcast today!

Frank is a product designer at Instagram, entrepreneur, founder of Sunshine Shop, and the frontman for his band Monk. He discusses his journey of becoming more himself, the joys of creating, and how he balances his diverse passions.

Frank shares more on:

• The freedom of being able t...

234: Chelsea is BACK for Part 2 of her chaotic relationship with money.

Today's episode is all about financial stability, particularly as it relates to entrepreneurship and running a creative business.

Key Points:

• The importance of money management in entrepreneurship - this is NUMBER ONE to changing your financial habits
• Strategies for dealing with debt and managing unexpected financial situations
• The role o...

233: As a creative, “money” can sound like a curse word. UGH - money?! We want to be FREE. FLOWY. LIBERATED. If we could just not think about money and focus on our art, we’d be living in our dream world, right? WRONG.

Money is something you have to think about or deal with every. single. day. Why not face it head on, and learn to have a relationship with it, or better yet, become financially BALLER?

In today’s solo episo...

232: We're back for another installment of the Creative Genius Playbook. Today's focus? Rest and softness.

In capitalistic structures, being "soft" or taking long periods of rest is considered weak. Today's guest, Isabel Bagsik, is here to bust that myth - once and for all.

Key points:

• The significance of experimenting and not fearing the pivot in our creative processes, of staying true to our ...

231: Buckle up for Chelsea’s first ever LIVE podcast taping, coming at you all the way from Cape Town, South Africa at Kaya Cafe!

This is the Creative Genius Playbook series, where we dive into the world of creativity across different industries - from podcasting and music to product design.

Today's guests, Sifiso, a creative director for a manufacturing startup, Luvenni, and Greg Duffy, an indie pop singer-songwrit...

230: Welcome back for another installment of Media Mavens series, where get a peak behind the curtain of Hollywood. The hustle, the rejection, and the seedy underbelly - do you have to sell your soul to have your big break?

Zina Wilde, an accomplished writer and actress best known for her role in the hit TV show, "Billions." Zina shares her journey from her humble beginnings to landing significant roles in the indust...

229: Sarah Faith Gottesdiener, founder of Moon Studio, joins In My Non-Expert Opinion this week for our Media Mavens series.

Does visibility really make running a business any easier? How can we actually reconnect to our desires and find what we want to create in a world full of noise? And WTF happened to small businesses in 2023?

Want to launch your own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheet right HERE.

CONNECT WITH CHE...

228: Cat Marnell didn’t make money so the world could see her, she made money so she could see the world.

Author of NYT-Best Seller How to Murder Your Life, and the Audible original Self-Tanner for the Soul: How I Ran Away to Europe and Found My Inner Glow (When Life Got Dark) sits down with Chelsea in the middle of her writing retreat in Greece.

They talk about travel (and the beauty of being a stranger in a foreign coun...

227: Money isn’t the only metric of success. In today’s episode, Chelsea shares 10 other ways to look at success, and how you can stop comparing your Stripe account to everyone else’s.

Full transcript can be read HERE.

Connect with Chelsea:

• Website: ⁠https://www.chelseariffe.com/⁠
• 1:1 Coaching: ⁠https://www.chelseariffe.com/podcast-coaching⁠
• Launch your Podcast with Mic Drop: ⁠https://www.chelseariffe.com/mic-dro...

226: 🎥 CATCH THE VIDEO EPISODE ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/46sFOpt34jKVVmbWZVM2FH?si=aeef4c5875c74704

Definition of "pivot" from Oxford Languages: "(especially in a business context) completely change the way in which one does something"

When should you pivot? What if you lose everything you've built? What if it... just doesn't work the way you imagined?

Chelsea shares her o...

225: It's time for Chelsea to whip out her crystal ball and share her 2024 audio and media predictions!

Some things her Magic 8 Ball told her:

• Spotify and other podcast platforms will introduce a live chat element for podcast hosts to interact with listeners
• Social platforms will expand into the podcast space to meet market demands and investor expectations
• The rise of subscription/paywall content and individuals ...