One of the best things about being an entrepreneur? You have total freedom to work whenever. One of the worst parts of being an entrepreneur? Deciding how to actually use your total freedom to work whenever.
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re yapping schedules; sharing how we’ve worked with the guilt that comes up when resting, the “weird” schedules we’ve experimented with, and the tricks we’ve learned over the years. From dealing with different time zones to working on the weekends to tracking our hours, we’re dishing on what we do to create a schedule that works for us.
Highlights
(00:00) Introduction
(01:45) Finding the balance between structure and freedom as an entrepreneur
(08:30) Why we sometimes choose to work on weekends
(10:10) What to do when your brain thinks work = stress relief
(13:25) Slow mornings, rest rituals, and starting the day off right
(16:25) Building a schedule that supports your Human Design and environment
(19:00) Planning around timezones, client calls, and creative energy
(26:39) How we track our hours and use flexible time blocking
(33:00) How to make time to work on your own biz (and why it’s so important)
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @hannahthecosmicwitch, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Ever wondered why you’re the type of person who needs 10 hours of sleep (or has buttloads of energy without a lot of sleep)? Launches without a plan (or has to plan out every part of your launch)? Gets bursts of inspiration here and there (or seems to always be in a get sh*t done mode)? It might have a whole lot to do with your Human Design.
And that’s what we’re diving into in today’s episode of Unfiltered. We’re dishing on what the hell Human Design is, the five different energy types that exist, and how understanding which one you are can guide you in creating a business (and life) that works best for you.
If you’ve been wanting to learn about Human Design or explore how your energy type might affect everything from marketing to your sleep schedule, you’ll love this episode.
Highlights
(00:00) Introduction
(01:40) Human Design 101: what it is and where it comes from
(03:55) The 5 energy types explained in plain English
(06:00) How Human Design explains certain particularities and gives you permission to just be who you are
(13:50) How Human Design influences offers, launches, and business strategy
(22:45) Sidereal vs. Tropical Human Design and how Fran’s type changed
(31:30) Alethea’s reflections on how being a Generator was reflected in being a weird kid who wanted rules
(36:00) Why Human Design isn’t another box, but rather a tool to help honor who you are
(39:20) Sleep, burnout, and how the world isn’t built for non-Generators
(41:00) How to pull your chart and start experimenting with Human Design
Human Design Resources:
Book: Your Human Design: Use Your Unique Energy Type to Manifest the Life You Were Born for
Insta account: @human_design_hypnotherapy
Insta account: @thedesignofyou
Human Design Chart Calculators (note to use 24 hour time (or remember to include AM or PM) and to use UTC time for sidereal chart generators):
Traditional human design chart generator: https://neutrinoplatform.com/home
Sidereal human design chart generator: https://www.cosmichumandesign.com/birthform
Book a Human Design Reading with Hannah here!
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @hannahthecosmicwitch, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Everyone (and their mother) is talking about it… because AI is everywhere. From people using it in their everyday lives for everything from meal planning and reading birth charts to businesses implementing it for helping with copy or generating workflows, no one seems to be immune.
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re dishing on our honest thoughts about it all—what excites us, what concerns us, where we think it’s headed, and the businesses we see handling integrating AI well and… not so well.
Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) A wild stat about ChatGPT’s growth in the last year
(03:20) The odd ways AI is getting used in spiritual communities
(05:40) Environmental concerns, ethical questions, and some freaky AI trends
(13:15) Why AI won’t be going anywhere and how it impacts content marketing
(16:15) A business that integrated AI disastrously and a business that did it well
(26:50) Why using AI without questioning or critical thinking might be a dangerous brain game (Shoutout to SociallyyBri for this fire post)
(31:25) Tools & people that use AI in cool ways (shoutout Brand Bestie and Nikki @ Creative Copilot)
(33:40) How AI is changing marketing
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Ever had serious doubts about manifestation? Us too. Especially when we first started exploring it, but over the last few years we’ve been experimenting with it in different ways and had some wild manifestation experiences.
And in today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re dishing on all of that. Sharing about the logic and the woo behind manifestation, what’s shifted in our beliefs (and what we’re still skeptical about), and some of the things we’ve literally manifested.
It’s a convo packed with real-time revelations, practical tips and tools for manifesting, personal stories, and hopefully, hella insightful for anyone wanting to explore more of their own woo.
Highlights
(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) Our early experiences with manifestation
(4:00) The logic behind manifestation that’s easy to believe in
(09:47) What helps with manifesting (and what blocks it)
(20:18) A mini manifestation challenge we did with some super cool results
(23:40) A tip for building your belief in manifestation
(24:55) How energetic blocks might be showing up in your life (and what they’re trying to tell you)
(30:00) Why focusing on what you don’t want can screw you
(34:15) The power of imagination (and a wild fact about your brain)
(35:40) Using Human Design as a tool to manifest in a way that feels good
Manifestation Resources:
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Get ready for a hella deep convo because in this week’s episode of Unfiltered, were diving into unlearning religion, “defining” spirituality, and sharing about our relationships with “God” (and what that word even means to us).
From walking away from organized religion to reconnecting to a higher power in unexpected ways, this episode’s all about questioning beliefs, exploring what the frick spirituality look like and means, and talking about how spirituality has changed our lives, and businesses.
Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:45) How growing up religious shaped our early beliefs
(14:17) The pressure to be “consistent” in your spiritual practice
(17:00) Seeing every choice as a portal, even when it sucks
(19:30) Letting go of needing a lesson in every hard thing
(24:00) Feeling your feelings instead of bypassing them with toxic positivity
(25:50) How we’d define spirituality
(30:50) Why starting a business opened us up spiritually
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Have a love/hate relationship with Instagram? Us too.
You’d have a hard time finding an online biz owner that doesn’t. That’s why, plus the fact that she’s an incredibly cool person who runs her biz her way, Nicole is our first ever guest on Unfiltered!
As an IG strategist and fellow weirdo, Nicole of Groovy Social, share about her decision to walk away from social media management, why she took four months off Instagram, and how she rebuilt her brand, centered in self-trust and sharing the messy middle.
We talk about everything from content boundaries to creative burnout to the fears that keep us from being “too much” online. So buckle up buttercup and give this unfiltered convo a listen.
Highlights
(00:00) Introduction
(02:45) How taking a break from IG helped Nicole realign with her purpose
(07:30) Why she left behind social media management for strategy work
(11:14) Boundaries, batching, and other tools for keeping social media sustainable
(19:00) The magic of sharing your “messy middle” instead of waiting to have your shit together
(32:00) The mindset shifts Nicole teaches that help personal brands stop mimicking industry “it” peeps and start building brands that actually feel like them
(40:00) Why learning to trust yourself is better than another marketing course
Where to find Nicole:
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
We’re backkkkk! And in this first (real) episode of Unfiltered 2.0, we’re sharing everything we’ve been up to—from starting new businesses to letting go of the things we thought wanted.
It’s an honest AF convo about how we’re practicing listening to our intuition, things we’re shedding, and where we’re feeling stuck when it comes to being a human running an online biz.
Highlights:
(00:00) Introduction
(02:00) Ways to experiment with listening to your intuition rather than stress responses or your logical mind
(06:42) The bigger perspective Alethea’s wild meditation retreat gave her on life
(09:19) Our experiences with letting go of good things we wanted but no longer feel aligned (and questioning why we wanted these things in the first place)
(28:10) Fran’s decision to treat her biz like a hobby (and why she chose this mindset shift
(35:15) How we’ve been struggling with the boxes we created for ourselves and are feeling stuck in
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
Since starting Unfiltered in 2023, we’ve changed… A LOT… and it’s time for the podcast to change with us! In this episode, we’re going BTS to talk about what fell out of alignment, what we did to fix it, and some exciting changes we’re making going forward. We’re feelin’ fired up and excited for Unfiltered 2.0!
We'd love to connect with you! You can find us on Instagram: Han @itshannahreed, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice
In today's episode of Unfiltered, we dive into our 2025 predictions for the online business world and beyond. We're dishing on some things we expect to see more of, like: client experience, the evolution of digital courses, and the rise of hyper-specific and personalized business strategies. Plus some things we're ready to say goodbye to, like: hustle culture, arbitrary measures of success, and businesses who don't actually follow through on their brand values.
Highlights:
(00:00:00 - 00:04:06) Introduction
(00:04:07 - 00:12:15) How client & customer experience is going to continue to set businesses apart
(00:12:16 - 00:18:30) A shift toward more sustainability and less hustle
(00:18:31 - 00:26:10) Our predictions for the digital course and education space
(00:26:11 - 00:35:50) How consumers are holding brands to higher standards (and what that means for brands)
(00:35:51 - 00:44:00) Our thoughts on influencer culture and the role that it will play in 2025
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
In this end-of-year reflection episode of Unfiltered we take a deep dive into our biggest lessons, breakthroughs, and moments of growth from 2024. We're sharing the ways this year challenged us to step into our most aligned businesses—whether it was saying no to unaligned clients or letting go of outdated narratives about success.
Stick around for part 2 of this episode where we share our predictions for 2025 and the online space!
Episode Highlights:
(00:00 - 03:22) Introduction
(03:23 - 08:14) How saying "yes" to the right clients or "yes" to the wrong clients shaped our year
(08:15 - 12:47) The balance between business growth and personal growth
(12:48 - 18:09) The lessons we've learned about making space for more fun and creativity in our businesses
(18:10 - 28:32) Creating an identity outside of 'entrepreneur' and practicing self-trust and acceptance
(28:33 - 34:15) Debunking the "secret sauce" myth
(34:16 - End) The importance of taking a holistic approach to personal development
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
We've all heard the advice that saying 'no' to unaligned clients makes space for 'f*ck yes' clients to follow, but it's not always as simple as just saying the word.
What about when you have no proof? What about when you really need the money? What about when you know you want to say 'no', but you keep end up saying 'yes' anyway?
In this episode, we're taking a deep dive into all the behind-the-scenes work we've had to do to be able to say 'no' to unaligned clients and how hard it can actually be.
Highlights:
(00:00—03:28) Introduction
(03:28—12:04) Scarcity mindset and the mindset shifts we've had to make
(12:04—14:40) How your stress response and ability to regulate can play a role in your ability to say 'no'
(14:40—23:51) The importance of pairing mindset work with taking action and the ripple effect it can have on your life and business
(23:51—31:22) Our relationship with trust (and how freaking difficult it can be sometimes)
(31:22—39:46) How leaning on your friends and tools (like Human Design) can help make it easier to say 'no'
(39:46—46:29) The lessons we've learned from saying 'yes' to unaligned clients
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
Digital nomading gets a whole lot of hype, but you ever been curious about what it’s actually like to run an online business and bounce around?
Buckle up, buttercup, because in today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re sharing about out experiences as digital nomads (all of us are currently nomading it up!). From navigating new grocery stores to adjusting work schedules in new timezones to learning how to be wayyyyyy more flexible with our routines, we’ve experienced a whole lot of ups and downs.
And we’d love to share them with you in this hella unfiltered conversation.
Highlights:
(02:04—10:26) Some big mistakes and lessons learned at the beginning of our adventures
(11:02—16:22) Unexpected battles with different Airbnbs
(16:22—19:58) How digital nomading has totally changed our spending and buying habits
(19:58—26:52) Struggles with living solo, feeling lonely, and finding ways to create community
(29:10—37:06)How traveling and working impacts burnout and creativity
(37:10—39:31) The importance of treating it like “real” life and not a vacation
(39:31—49:47) Ways living abroad/different cultures changes your day-to-day schedule
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
Thinking about hiring your first team member? Wondering what stuff you should have together before you start the hiring process? Or what to do once you’re ready to onboard them? We got you.
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re sharing everything we’ve learned about hiring AND onboarding new team members from figuring out how to hire someone for a specific role to the job application and interview process to some of the mistakes we made with onboarding, we’re blabbing about it all.
Highlights:
[00:43 - 03:10] Our experiences with our first-ever hires
[03:15 - 06:45] How to define the role and figure out the specifics of what you want support with
[07:00 - 10:30] A few ridiculously helpful tips for the onboarding process
[10:45 - 16:15] Best practices for dishing out feedback/constructive criticism
[16:30 - End] Common mistakes to avoid
Resources:
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan
Fran's Notion Project Management Template ($17 USD)
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
We talk a lottttt about our feelings… and analyze them… and explain them, but how much do we actually FEEL them?
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re getting hella vulnerable about how we’ve all been working on actually feeling our damn feelings. From the hard confrontations we’ve had to have with ourselves and parts we’re not proud of to the BS of wanting to hide until you’re perfect to the things we do to move through hard feelings, this conversation involves a few tears and is most definitely, unfiltered as heck.
Highlights
00:55—04:20: What the frickety frack emotional regulation is
04:27—13:31: How unprocessed emotions can manifest as anxiety
13:31—33:31: The importance of getting into your body and out of your head
33:31—42:47: Why entrepreneurship actually works really dang well with feelings your feelings
43:44—53:05: Things we catch ourselves doing to avoid feeling our feelings
53:16—59:41: Trusting in the timing of why certain feelings come up at certain points
59:41—01:05:06: Why trying to shed your past self can do more damage than good
01:05:06—01:10:21: The challenge of showing the world your messy middle self and why it’s the best thing you can do
1:11:00—01:21:27: Different tools we use to move stuck emotions through our bodies
Han’s favs:
Fran’s faves:
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re pulling back the curtain on alllllllll the things we’re currently questioning.
From our biz battles with posting consistently to redefining what a good work-life balance is when your personal world is messy to letting the “bare minimum” be good enough, we’re dishing on letting go of rigid expectations, shedding the “shoulds,” and questioning what rules (if any) we have to follow in the first place.
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
Sending roses to customers after their pets have passed, hilarious and creative marketing campaigns (like turning love letters from exes into TP), and personal emails from founders are all examples in today’s discussion of brands that are doing a really freaking great job.
From product-based businesses to fav restaurant chains to software companies, we’re chatting about some of our most beloved brands and all the clever things to adore about them.
Highlights
02:20—10:15: A toilet paper company that’s hilarious (and has a cool mission)
10:15—23:00: A few brands that pack some serious personality, relatability, and human connection into their marketing
23:00—37:02: Brands that don’t just SAY they care about their audience, but go above and beyond to show it
37:02—45:03: Brands whose posts on social media you seriously don’t want to miss
45:03—49:56: A brand with a hysterical automated chatbot
If you liked this episode, check out our previous one where we talk about 5 Marketing Mishaps That Shocked Us.
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
Fearing that you’ll never making another penny from your business again, feeling like all 25 things on your to-do list are priority #1, worrying about why others aren’t taking you seriously… all of those challenges boil down to mindset—and are ones we’ve personally struggled with.
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re continuing our mini series on Tough Sh*t in Biz, chatting about the biggest mindset shifts we’ve had in the last year that seriously rocked our worlds and allowed us to let go of beliefs that were holding us back.
Highlights
06:15—17:02: What even is mindset and how your mindset can get so stuck
17:02—20:05: How scarcity mindset shows up in the world, beyond business
20:24—35:30: The pain in the ass that is comparisonitis and imposter syndrome
35:30—38:54: A big belief we had to let go of that we all held onto for a long time
38:54—45:39: The importance of prioritizing (and not treating everything as #1)
45:39—47:02: Why considering business to be business is actually helpful
47:02—57:43: The value of understanding everything stems from you (and why that’s good!)
If you liked this episode, check out our other mindset-related episode; There’s No Such Thing as Business Without Mindset Work: on Spotify and on Apple.
Our Favorite Mindset Resources
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Fran:
Han:
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
In today’s episode of Unfiltered, we’re diving into a juicy question asked by you! And that question is…
At the beginning of business, do you offer services people are asking for but you don’t love to increase cash flow? Or stick to what you really enjoy and wait for the right people to come along?
We’re dishing all of our thoughts on the potential “consequences” of saying f it and taking on projects you don’t love, when prioritizing cash flow over aligned projects makes sense, and how the answer to this question differs for those in the beginning of their biz vs. further along.
Highlights:
02:23: The #1 thing to consider before choosing to say yes to projects you don’t love
03:55: How to not screw yourself over if you are in a position of needing to bring in cash flow ASAP
04:50: The most important “consequences” to consider if you’re thinking about saying yes just to bring in more mula
12:37: Knowing when it’s time to move from experimenting into focusing in on what you want
14:11: The benefits of figuring out your signature sauce
16:19: A loving reminder
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
Is burnout really a “right of passage” for business owners? Is resting the “cure” for burnout? How do you recognize the signs that you’re headed toward burnout? As (self-proclaimed) burnout experts, we’re kicking off a fun new mini-series by dishing all about our experiences with burnout, what burnout is really trying to tell you, how to navigate burnout & more.
Timestamp Breakdown:
2:38—10:46: Our experiences with burnout and a unique perspective on what burnout could truly be a sign of
10:49—20:01: Red flags to look for that might signal burnout is coming, potential causes for burnout, and why resting isn’t a “cure” for burnout
20:01—37:05: Preventing burnout, the importance of prioritizing YOU and how to step away from your work without feeling like it’s always in the back of your mind
37:05—40:40: Navigating burnout due to things in your personal life vs your business and how this looks different
40:40—48:00: The importance of appreciating the journey that you’re on and not always pushing yourself to be at the destination
48:00—51:38: How saying “no” to things is a preventative for burnout
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!
We’re baaack! After taking July off, we’re celebrating Unfiltered’s 1 year birth-iversary with this recap episode. We’re reminiscing on where we (and our businesses) were this time last year, how much has changed since, and what we’re excited for in the next year!
Timestamp Breakdown:
00:29—11:38: What we’ve been up to during the past mont + why we decided to take a month off from recording episodes
11:38—18:51: A look back on what our lives & businesses looked like a year ago when we first launched Unfilitered
18:51—33:30: Our biggest lessons learned during out first year of the podcast, what surprised us the most, and what our top performing episodes were
Have you listened to our most popular episodes?
No. 1. Episode 3—12 Biz Investments We’re So Glad We Made Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
No. 2: Episode 2—What’s the Deal With all the Mean Girl Marketing? Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
No. 3: Episode 16—Imposter Syndrome or Unqualified? Where’s the H*cking Line? Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!
Shoutout to our friend and favorite podcast manager, Jace Apollo Creative! If Fran ever burns out from podcast editing, he’ll be the first person we call. Give him a follow on IG!
We’d love to connect with you! You can join our broadcast channel and connect with us on Instagram: Han @hannahreed.co, Fran @thepassionscollective, and Alethea @copywithspice. And if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, etc. that you want to share with us, pop over to the bottom of this page on Alethea’s website!