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The Think Piece Podcast

Sarah M. Chappell

Where founders, creators, coaches, and curious minds build the future of online business. sarahmchappell.substack.com

business entrepreneurship

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8:13

Bring the Internet to Life

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2024/03/28

Online businesses must transcend the digital if they want to survive.Awareness of the harms of the social internet and associated technologies, and how corporate greed and lackluster policy have made it so many of the harms outweigh the powerful good, is continuing to increase. So what's an online business to do?This is the audio version of an essay first published at thinkpiece.fyi This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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7:03

In Praise Of Constraints

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2024/03/15

When I narrowed the scope of what is possible, I found more possibility.A paradox perhaps, but true. Trying to keep all paths open, to never choose, to have it all is what prevents growth, creativity, and clarity.Listen to the full audio essay here and then join the conversation at thinkpiece.fyi This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com/subscribe

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64:04

Innovation in the Algorithmic Age

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2024/02/21

Artists feel the temperature shifts of our culture and economy before others even think to walk outside and see what the weather is. At this fulcrum moment of the Algorithmic Age, artists are up against some challenges: Generative AI threatens jobs, algorithms are overloaded and make it harder to reach customers, and niche communities have become professionalized at the expense of true connection.But Edgar Fabián Frías isn’t afraid. Edgar is a boundary-breaking multidisciplinary artist based in Los

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6:30

Vision Pro Is An Answer To A Deeply Sad Question

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2024/02/07

Who gets to touch the world? Spatial computing replicates the core human desire to impact our surroundings while preventing us from doing that at all. This is the audio version of an essay published at Think Piece. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahmchappell.substack.com/subscribe

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49:26

Copyright, Fair Use, and AI with Katherine de Vos Devine

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2024/01/31

AI AI AI. It’s all anyone online can talk about. What is it? Does it do anything useful? Who will it harm, and how? Can creative jobs even exist in the age of machine learning?For artists, creatives, writers, and other intellectual property-driven professionals, the generative AI platforms continue to provoke confusion and dismay. How were these corporations able to train the Large Language Models that support these tools on a vast corpus of copyrighted works without permission from or compensation

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69:35

In Search of a Post-Achievement Life with Khe Hy

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/12/12

Who would you be without your business?Your mind may first go to the financial impacts: without your work, you might struggle to pay your bills, save for retirement, or care for your children.But that’s not the only potential challenge: would you completely lose your sense of self if your identity as a business owner were gone?In this episode, I’m joined by coach and creator Khe Hy to discuss the challenges of creating a post-achievement life, one governed by your aliveness rather than the endless

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13:48

I Quit Instagram

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/11/28

I finally did it.After years of wrestling with Instagram and trying to figure out how to use it in a way that supports my work without making me want to die, I have left the platform professionally.I tried to outsource it.I tried only posting promotional content.I tried only posting personal content.I tried content buckets and content maps and content plans and content repurposing systems.And while I have made plenty of money from these hacks, none of them have solved the problem: my work

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26:51

Find Your Hustle

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/11/09

Hustle? Find it? Like it’s a good thing?If you read that title and wondered if you’re on the wrong podcast feed, I get it. I’ve spent years decrying the hustle, and trying to help founders and creatives break out of that mode to create a more holistic approach to business.But sometimes, we just have to do the thing. Sometimes, we just need to get paid. Sometimes, we have to hustle.As a business grows, we naturally shift our sights to longterm sustainability. But that often comes as a cost: we lose

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41:12

The Experience of Time in Crisis

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/10/25

Winter is coming in the Northern Hemisphere, and the shortening days are foregrounding the experience of time. The shift this year is intensified by the relationship to time, information, and engagement online as the world reckons with the horrific Hamas attack on Israel and the resulting violent and indiscriminate retaliation on the people of Palestine.Time is speeding up even as the days come to a swifter close. There is a tension between the known, the unknown, the need to know now, the

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38:13

End-of-Year Business Planning

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/10/12

We’ve entered the last quarter of 2023, and with it the pressure to push for last-minute sales. Entrepreneurs try to pack a lot into this season, and critical short- and longterm planning goes undone.In this episode, I explore what to do now to make the most of the end of the year, as well as how to harness the momentum of the moment to lay the groundwork for the year to come. From prioritizing your sales process (don’t leave it to the last minute again!) to anticipating your growth needs in 2024,

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45:12

How To Create Business Boundaries

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/09/28

As the founder of a business, it’s only a matter of time before a customer does something that crosses the line for your product, or you fall into the trap of working when you promised that you wouldn’t, or that you start to resent your entire enterprise because its eroding any sense of a self outside of its confines.My friend, you need some boundaries.I have been very vocal about my challenges with time management and customer boundaries over the years thanks to that deadly combo of being a former

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38:06

Online Courses Are Not Working

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/07/27

It’s no secret that online education is at an inflection point. Sales are down from their lockdown-era highs. Completion rates remain challenging, and as more people prioritize in-person experiences, even the best programs are suffering from low engagement.In this episode, I take you along as I try to workout some ideas and feelings that I’ve been having about online courses, memberships, and other digital education. I start with a basic idea: that online education has a deep disrespect for the

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34:03

The Future of Online Marketing

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/07/13

Social media is a mess, ad conversions are down and costs are up, and SEO is collapsing under the weight of AI content. The tools that have reliably grown online businesses for the past decades are no longer effective, but we still need to reach new customers and get those sales. Behind the scenes, successful online business owners are scrambling to pivot and figure out what’s next.So what is the future of online marketing? What is actually working in 2023?In this episode, I analyze the current

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39:47

Burn It Down

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2023/06/28

Last October, I unceremoniously stopped podcasting and started the process of closing my most successful online product, the Holistic Business Academy membership. Despite consistent revenue and a proven offer, I was bored and unable to hire myself out of the work that I could no longer tolerate.Did I feel ungrateful? Yes. Did I feel like a failure? A bit.But closing my membership was the best way for me to act with integrity in my business, and hopefully find some way forward with my work.This

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13:19

Lessons From Three Years Of HBA

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/10/06

Are you afraid of change?Did your first iteration of an offer sell so well that you haven’t had a reason to fix it?Are there shifts you’d like to make to the offer, but you’re worried if you do it will rock that boat of success you’ve built?When an offer is successful, making changes to it can be scary.But not making changes can be even scarier.Online business trends are constantly changing. As an online business owner, being aware of these shifts is critical. You don’t have to jump on every trend

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53:21

Running an Online Tarot Business in 2022 with Liz Worth

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/09/21

Vibes alone won’t create a successful business.Many online tarot readers, astrologers, and coaches saw a massive revenue increase in 2020 but steady declines since. Even more started new businesses during the boom as the pandemic pushed people online, but are now confused as to why their offers aren’t selling.Liz Worth is a tarot reader and author who supports professional readers in developing their skills through her online tarot school. Liz joins holistic business coach Sarah M. Chappell on the

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21:14

Small Business Degrowth

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/09/07

Why do you want to grow your business?Is it because you have a specific revenue goal? A family to support, or dreams to fulfill? Something you’re saving towards, like a house, or debt you’re paying off?Or is it because you think you have to?Growth as a loose, undefined concept is everywhere. We’re taught that it’s an economic imperative, and that as business owners, if we’re not growing, we’re dying.But what happens when growth is causing the problems we’re facing, either collectively in the form of

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53:21

Electional Astrology for Business Planning with...

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/08/24

How do you choose the best day to launch?Maybe you look at your personal and business calendars, take into consideration the number of days you’ll need to promote, and schedule a launch date that works best for you.Perhaps you pull a few tarot cards to see the energies headed your way and when you can launch to best harness any lucrative vibes.This week’s podcast guest, ZamboniFunk, is letting us in on a great launch planning tool: electional astrology, or using astrology to choose auspicious

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21:34

Choosing the Right Education Model

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/08/10

Confused about which online education model is actually going to lead to good results for both you and your client?Maybe you’ve set up a self-study course that you’re excited about, but few of your students are actually completing it. Or maybe you sold a traditional live online course in the past, with lifetime access to material for the customers, but that’s now proving to be a lot of unanticipated and unpaid work to maintain and update for former students.If you’re struggling with problems like

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36:48

How to Fix Your Membership

The Think Piece Podcast ·

2022/07/27

Is your membership business making you feel trapped, overwhelmed, and burnt out?Your membership was supposed to make life easier for you, not harder. But now you’re stuck doing more work than ever, you’re losing customers faster than you can replace them, and your membership is turning out to be unsustainable, unprofitable, and just not what you’d hoped it would be.Don’t give up yet. If you run a membership that’s running you into the ground, chances are that you’ve fallen into some common traps

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