I'm CHELSEA
IβM A Podcast Host, Podcast STRATEGIST & Entrepreneur, Serial Traveller (currently in Europe), AND Passionate Reflector.
ABOUT Me IN 10 Seconds
Iβve been a sports reporter, sales manager, yoga instructor, gelato scooper, nanny, mindset coach, podcast host, and now podcast strategist.
ENFP-A, 6/2 Reflector, Aquarius Sun, Virgo Moon, Virgo Rising, Capricorn North Node, storyteller, overly curious, soon-to-be author, digital nomad and love zigging when everyone is zagging. Iβm dead-set on seeing white space and creating new opportunities.
And most of all - I want you to live your life telling as many stories as you can, no matter how big or small.
Florida Native, Iβll be spending the next year abroad, in Cape Town, Medellin, Buenos Aires, Lima, Mexico, and Europe.
THE SLIGHTLY LONGER Version
Iβve been obsessed with storytelling since I was in elementary school. I got a perfect score on the writing section of a standardized exam in 4th grade. I was a newscaster for my schoolβs βnewsβ. I read 1000 books in first grade.
Fast forward to college, where I majored in Media & Communication Studies at Florida State University, I studied storytelling like a palaeontologist and explored every storytelling opportunity I could get my hands on.
I took classes focused on hosting and reporting, while interning at news stations and PR firms. I wanted to live and breathe storytelling from all vantage points, understand how we use them to transcend our differences, and what makes a great narrative compelling.
I pursued a Masterβs in Digital Media & Storytelling from Loyola University Chicago to deepen my understanding of you guessed itβ¦stories! That program was the truth serum I needed - storytelling and creating were my innate gifts, and would be part of my legacy.
That program landed me a gig as a salesperson in content & influencer marketing. I excelled quickly thanks to my education, and moved to a manager role, working with brands and selling over $1M+ to brands like Yahoo Sports, Dell, and M&Mβs.
I was the middleman in getting brands to partner with influencers to create content for them. One day, I had a lightbulb moment - this is what I did in school! I could do this! Wait, why WASNβT I doing this?!
The fire lit beneath me - I tried to express myself through a few different mediumsβa beauty-focused Instagram, a blog (I lasted 1 post LOL), but when podcasting came on the scene, my spidey-senses were tingling. All it took was one season of βSerialβ, and I knew that podcasting was going to be my storytelling vehicle.
Itβs been five years since I launched my first creative baby, βIn My Non-Expert Opinionβ, and weβve gone through several evolutions as a pod family. Iβve experimented with covering topics like health and wellness, spirituality, and lifestyle content. Now, as I enter my third year as a self-employed digital nomad, weβve pivoted to cover two of my current passions, entrepreneurship and travel.You can tune in Here.
In 2021, I had another βholy shitβ moment. I was a Mindset Coach, but something felt unaligned. I loved helping people realize their power, but the way I was doing it didnβt quite click. Then it hit me - I need to teach people how to activate their inner storyteller through podcasting.
I took my 10+ years of education in media and communications, 5 years of expertise in podcasting, every skill I learned in my corporate job, and blended it with my burning passion for creating to come up with my offer for podcast coaching.
I posted some IG stories about my pivot, and crossed my fingers.
Checking back a few hours later, I had 4 people ready to book with me ASAP. Boom - we were off to the races.
Since then, Iβve helped:
35+ podcasts launch
300+ episodes go live
DESIGNED THE LAUNCH STRATEGY TO CREATE A TOP 1% PODCAST
CREATED NEW REVENUE STREAMS THROUGH CLIENTS THROUGH PODCASTING
1991: born in Florida as a lilβ Aquarius
2000: started writing and telling stories in my class - I was a βnewscasterβ for my schoolβs news channel, and scored a perfect score on a standardized writing test (by accident - see above)
2013: graduated from Florida State University with a Media & Communications Degree, focused on hosting & reporting (my goal was to be an ESPN Sports Reporter or E! News Reporter)
2014: Moved to Chicago to pursue a Masterβs in Digital Media & Storytelling from Loyola University Chicago
2014: Offered a sales job at a content & influencer marketing company
2019: Quit my job and moved to Sydney, Australia with no major plan
2019: Received my yoga certification in Bali
2020: pandemic hits - I start teaching yoga online and mindset coaching
2020: Move to Germany with my ex, continuing to do mindset coaching
2021: I pivot to Podcast Coaching, living in North Germany in a full lockdown
2022: I double-down on Podcast Coaching, and start living nomadically full-time; spent time in Cape Town, Valencia, Lisbon, Split, Mallorca, Ibiza, Nice, London, Porto, Hvar, and Malta.
2023: I plan to become world-class in what I do with podcasting, and publish a book of travel stories.
As if I didnβt tell you enough here, you can hear Even More about my story on this special βAbout Meβ episode - I sat in the Guest Seat as my online Bff Serine interviewed me!
What Else should you know about me
I plan to live as many lives as I possibly can in this lifetime:
I want to go to Berlin and embody an eccentric writer, prolifically creating novels.
I want to go to culinary school in the Mediterranean and have a dish people know me for (βChelseaβs coming over with her juicy grape leaves - rejoice!β)
I want to be a background dancer in a music video and train in London.
I want to create an education company focused on media and storytelling.
I want to try stand-up comedy and go on stage in Chicago.
I want to spend a few months in isolation and learn to surf in Costa Rica.
I want to become fluent in Spanish and learn in South America.
I will be a life-long student and plan to learn more than just the world of media.
I will never stop creating - whether itβs through my voice, writing, pottery, dancing, paintingβ¦ I plan to use my creative abilities for as long as I possibly can.
If there was one thing I want people to know me for, itβs being a glimmering treasure chest of captivating stories and experiences.
Itβs why Iβm obsessed with travel and connecting with like-minded people who value curiosity, open-mindedness, and connection. I think traveling WHILE running a company is the most self-actualizing work one can do. Iβve developed more character from living in hostels and communicating in foreign countries than any book will ever teach me.
Itβs also why Iβm hell-bent on helping people do the same - share their powerful stories through podcasting.
Some values and beliefs I align with:
integrity
transparency
fun
empowerment
accountability
resourcefulness
I'm not for you if:
you don't believe Black lives matter
you don't think queer people should be able to get married
you don't value all bodies, disabled, fat, Black, and NBIPOC, queer, and trans