Lifelong knitter Shelley Brander worked her way up in the advertising industry and had great success, but knew she didn’t want to sell cable TV and casinos for the rest of her life. She opened a modern yarn store with the intention to franchise, but after seven years still hadn’t taken a dollar of profit.

Now, at Knit Stars, Shelley has up-leveled her industry. She provides over 12,000 people with a platform to build businesses, discuss difficult topics, and get paid what their creativity is truly worth. She’s also the author of Move the Needle: Yarns from an Unlikely Entrepreneur, which will be published by Hay House on January 12, 2021.

Today, Shelley joins the podcast to talk about the legacies we build in life, the value of empowering her fellow artists, and the big wins she (and her clients) have experienced along the way.

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Donna Clark spent over 20 years as a corporate broadcast video producer, but burned out after doing the same things all the time. To fill a new need in her community, she founded a nonprofit theater arts academy for kids, but also wanted to create recurring income for herself and her family. 

Now, at Your Artful Journey, Donna helps her members come together online in an amazing & supportive art community. She provides them with a safe, nurturing, inspirational place to create, share, and grow in their daily art journaling practice. 

Today, Donna joins the podcast to tell the story of the chance encounter that led to her launch, how she empowers her business partner to serve their audience so effectively, and why it’s so important to help people keep the creative juices flowing right now.

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Over the last 100 episodes of this podcast, we’ve featured entrepreneurs in every stage of their journey. We’ve spoken to business owners who launched incredible membership sites just days or weeks before being interviewed, as well as experts who have been doing this for years. We’ve even featured entrepreneurs twice as they’ve made powerful pivots and adapted their business models to match what their audience needs as the world changed around them. 

On this podcast, we’ve focused on heart, love, and innovation, and shared beautiful stories along the way. To celebrate our 100th episode of It’s A TRIBE Thing, we’re flipping the script. Today, founder Stu McLaren interviews host Shelli Varela to share wisdom from 99 game-changing entrepreneurs!

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Dr. Shamieka Dean aspired to be the CEO of someone else’s company. But when she got fired from her last corporate job, she found her calling in purpose and business coaching. 

Now, at Next Level Business Academy, she helps business owners get unstuck and scale their income without having to hustle 24/7. She provides her members with the tools they need to create consistent income through course creation, allowing them to spend more time with the people they love. 

Today, Shamieka Dean joins the podcast to tell the story of the powerful, transformative moments that changed the course of her life, the role faith played in this transformation, and why if you have a story to tell, you have a product to sell. 

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During her time in corporate America, Becky Davis fell in love with public speaking. As she learned the craft and skill, she focused on growth and development within her company, and helped others earn millions. However, when she was injured during a surgical procedure, she realized it was her time to take the leap and build a business of her own.

Now, through the Bulletproof Business Formula, Becky provides a training program for online educators who want to take the guesswork out of growing and scaling online businesses to multiple six figures while working less.

Today, Becky joins the podcast to share her story of triumph over self-sabotage, finding clarity in purpose and in service, and the powerful ripple effect of her work.

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Jean Haley worked with university researchers to reach farmers, growers, and other important players in the world of sustainable agriculture. Though she loved her work, losing several loved ones in rapid succession made her realize she didn’t want to be staring at data for the rest of her life - and she set out to become a full-time artist. 

To make this a possibility and empower others just like her, Jean has built a membership through the Naturally Dyed Wool Bundle monthly subscription. She sends fellow wool crafters sustainable, all-natural materials, allowing them to build their stash of crafting gear while helping the planet at the same time. 

Today, Jean joins the podcast to share the story of how she found the courage to reinvent herself after 15 years, launched her membership business, and built a powerful community along the way.

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Jamie Swanson had a seven-figure photography business, but the COVID-19 pandemic decimated it. She lost 85% of her income almost overnight, and struggled to find photography sessions in the months following the first lockdowns. 

However, her membership business presented her with the opportunity to step up, inspire others, and become who she needed to be. She envisioned a new business model and a new way to work. Now, through her membership business and her podcast, Bright Entrepreneur, Jamie is helping other entrepreneurs build movements around their business the way she built one around her photography and bring real transformation for their clients.

Today, Jamie returns to the podcast to tell the story of this difficult pivot, saying goodbye to the fear in her head, and flying by the seat of her pants as she rethought and rebuilt her business.

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Kym Tolson’s natural sense of empathy led her to become a therapist, and she eventually opened a private practice of her own. However, issues with her billers led her to discover that she had over $12,000 in uncollected client and insurer payments, and her attempt to resolve the issue led to the termination of her contract and getting locked out of her own business. To make sure this never happened again, she learned everything she needed to know to effectively do her own billing.

Kym now teaches other telehealth professionals how to take insurance in their private practice and keep track of what’s going on in their own business. She helps them take control of what’s going on and operate businesses with honesty and integrity to best serve their patients. 

Today, Kym joins the podcast to share how she solved a big problem and gave that knowledge to others, how the membership model has improved her own practice as a therapist, and how to find the courage to pull the trigger, launch, and get it done. 

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After seeing her mother file for bankruptcy, Kelsa Dickey believed that becoming a financial advisor was her dream job. However, she discovered that she didn’t want to help people with investments, insurance, or long-term planning. Instead, she wanted to help her clients’ make sense of the money each and every day.

Now, at Fiscal Fitness, she provides financial coaching with a specific focus on the day-to-day part of money. She spends her working days following her passion, and helping people plan for and create the lives they want to live. Through her membership, Financial Coach Academy, she teaches financial coaches everything they need to know to do what she does. 

Today, Kelsa joins the podcast to tell the story of how she found her passion, invented her niche, and let go of the limiting beliefs that were holding her back from succeeding on her terms.

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Angela Myles worked in and out of administrative jobs while her husband Victor drove tanker trucks. As they had children and grew their family, long hours started to wear on them, and the couple needed to make a transition to change their lives for the better. A stranger gave Victor the guidance and advice to build a nonprofit to work with homeless men, and they soon set out to master the art of writing - and receiving - grants. 

Now, as the Myles Factor, and through their membership, Fundable University, Angela and Victor teach churches and faith-based nonprofits how to set up community programs and get the funding they need to build their million-dollar visions. 

Today, Angela joins the podcast to tell the story of the trucking accident that changed the course of her and Victor’s lives, how the membership model helped them whether personal crises, and how they built an incredible community that has had an extraordinary ripple effect.

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