sales strategy

Episode #578: The Sales Rhythm Your Business Is Missing (And Why Willpower Won’t Create It)

By Tracy Matthews / March 12, 2026

You Don’t Have a Sales Problem. You Have a Rhythm Problem. If you’ve been showing up, creating, learning, and still staring at inconsistent sales numbers, let me offer you a reframe: the problem probably isn’t what you know.…

Episode #576: Why You’re Posting Consistently But Still Not Selling Consistently

By Tracy Matthews / March 4, 2026

You’re showing up every day. So why does your bank account tell a different story? You’re posting and engaging. You’re doing every single thing the marketing world told you to do. And yet the sales are inconsistent. Unpredictable.…

Episode 575: The $22M Creative Journey: What Building Multiple Iconic Brands Actually Taught Me

By Tracy Matthews / February 27, 2026

What if your plateau has nothing to do with your strategy? What if the real reason your business isn’t growing the way you want it to isn’t your Instagram content, your email funnel, or your pricing, but who…

Episode #574: Why Most Creative Founders Build Busy Businesses Instead of Iconic Brands

By Tracy Matthews / February 24, 2026

What if everything you were told about growing your creative business was completely backwards? Most jewelry designers and creative entrepreneurs I know are not lazy. They are not unmotivated. They are working their absolute hearts out, posting every…

#314 From Jewelry Maker to Media Mogul with Vanessa Coppes of Bella Magazine

By Tracy Matthews / September 7, 2021

Knowing how to pitch your jewelry to media publications is key to establishing brand credibility. I got the inside scoop from the CEO and Editor in Chief of Bella Magazine. Vanessa Coppes began her professional journey as a…

#313 The 5-Step Holiday Sales Prep Plan

By Tracy Matthews / September 2, 2021

Jewelry brands that lean into their holiday sales prep during the summer get far better results than those that wait until October or November to scrape together a plan. I want to help you be fully prepared for…

#312 How to Use Instagram REELS to Grow Your Business

By Tracy Matthews / August 26, 2021

When my marketing manager told me I need to post more Reels on Instagram I felt… annoyed. I felt stupid dancing on camera, and I thought that’s what you have to do (hint: it isn’t), so I kind…

#311 The 3 Pillars of Online Sales with Megan Auman

By Tracy Matthews / August 19, 2021

Selling your jewelry online is how independent designers thrive in today’s market. I met Megan Auman many years ago at a jewelry event. We immediately hit it off because we have so much in common. Megan is an…

#310 What to Do When Someone Blatantly Copies You

By Tracy Matthews / August 12, 2021

If you’ve had someone blatantly copy your work before, you know how frustrating it can be. There are a million questions running through your head, but the biggest one is “What do I do?” This problem is all…

#309 How to Use Pinterest to Get More Traffic to Your Site, Grow Your Audience, and Make More Sales with Andrea Li

By Tracy Matthews / August 10, 2021

The other day, I logged onto Pinterest for the first time in a while. We’re going through some marketing team changes over here at Flourish & Thrive Academy, and I wanted to check up on our Pinterest presence.…