Episodes

Whoever came up with the idea to “charge your worth” didn’t know what the hell they were talking about. I’m it’s well intentioned and it’s a saying to encourage others to charge more for their services, but “worth” is something ill-defined and highly subjective. Wouldn’t it be better to charge what you need? Because damn it, well deserve to make enough to live our best lives. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate mor...

So you’ve launched your product for the first time… now what? Knowing what to do next after a launch depends on a ton of different factors—namely, was it even successful? I can’t pretend to know the exact strategy your business needs (you can book a one-on-one call with me to figure that out), but for the most part, if it ain’t broke, you don’t gotta fix it. What comes next is just a part of the online business process. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online bus...

In your business, in your activism, and in your life, you can’t do it all. As a business coach, I’m always telling people to niche down and to focus on one thing at a time, and I know how impossible that feels. When you do a lot of things and you care about a lot of things, focusing on just one thing at a time feels limiting. But when we spread ourselves too thin, nothing gets done. So, whats your thing? Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners fin...

The world doesn’t need another Joe Rogan. But that doesn’t mean podcasts are dead, and it doesn’t mean what you have to say is unimportant, either. There are plenty of podcasts out there, but only a small portion of those are actually GOOD, and an even smaller portion of those ever make it past 100 episodes. The world doesn’t need just another podcast, it needs more podcasts that are actually helpful, interesting, and important. If that’s you, then by all means, podcast away. Let’s chat. Welco...

You might have heard of the military or the prison industrial complexes, but they aren’t the only of their kind. I used to think an industrial complex was just a fancy way of saying a large or pervasive system, but what it really is is a self-justifying, self-reinforcing system. These systems purposely create problems just so they can solve those problems and then—you guessed it—profit off of the demand they created. Gross. Internet marketers aren’t innocent of this. Y’all know I’m all for strat...

I see a lot of people thinking that starting a Substack is somehow the secret to finding new clients and making good money in your online business, but y’all should know by now that it’s never that easy. Yes, there are people making good money with that platform, but they typically already have an audience they’ve built some other way—not to mention the fact that they don’t own their shit, Substack does! If you want to monetize your emails and blogs, you absolutely can (and should!), but there a...

Do I really even need to answer the question this title is asking? If you know me at all, you know I’m a big believer in the idea that our businesses are opportunities for us to build a better world—one where our choices are dictated by our values and not by the whims of someone who cares more about their wallet than your life. Me? I value transparency, I value agency. So yeah, I’m gonna display my fucking prices. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business ...

There’s this idea out there that a good subject line is the difference between getting your email opened and getting your email deleted, but is that true? I could have titled this episode something like, “How to write better email subject lines” but that would be making the assumption that subject lines are all that important, and I just don’t think they are. When someone opens an email, it’s because they care about the person or business sending the email—they care about YOU. And while there ar...

Looking around at the general state of the world might have you wondering if it’s still possible to be successful in your online business. Sure, political and economic uncertainty might have people clutching their wallets a little tighter, but there will always be a market for people looking to buy solutions. I can’t guarantee how long it will take, and the kind of product you sell may matter more, but success is always possible—as long as you’re clear what “success” looks like to you, and you’r...

When your life, or your business, or the world is falling apart, panic is a common reaction. But panic doesn’t get anyone anywhere, and it certainly doesn’t fix the problem. Even when things are falling apart, we always have a say and there is always something we can do. You can’t save the world, but you can start somewhere, and you can start now. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life th...

Outsourcing has it’s place in business and life, but outsourcing everything can be a slippery slope. There’s a massive difference between outsourcing your food vs. outsourcing your taxes vs. outsourcing your thinking. Us human beings work better in teams, but before you go outsourcing every uncomfortable or inconvenient task in your life, maybe stop and asking yourself why you’re outsourcing at all. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find the...

We’ve got big changes to make in this world, but to actually make change does not include getting our mobs together and pitchforks out for anyone who dares to be imperfect. Everyone is on their own timeline when it comes to opening their eyes to the shit going on around us. Hating on or judging someone for not being as aware and educated as you are, or shaming someone for making “too small” of an impact gets us nowhere. If change is what you really want, try choosing curiosity before criticism. ...

I don’t know how you’re feeling about the state of things right now, but if you’re thinking, “Fuuuuck, this shit is so annoying and inconvenient, I just want to live my life!” … Me too. We’ve been so heavily trained to outsource almost every little thing in our lives, and now we’re being asked to think about it, defend it, and understand it in a way we never did before and it’s exhausting. Convenience has its consequences, and we’re facing them now. But just because something is exhausting or un...

One thing I love about having my own business is the opportunities I get to connect with some really intelligent, incredibly thoughtful, and all around bad-ass people. In the first (and possibly only!) long episode this year, I’m sharing the light and wisdom of Dr. Jennifer Hutton—aka, Dr. Jpop. What you may or may not realize, however, is the fact that Jpop is in every single episode of this podcast. I wanted to talk to her because if there’s someone who knows how to keep moving forward and ma...

Yes, I’m still talking about politics because I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but everything in our lives is impacted by politics and it kinda feels like the world is burning down around us. But therein lies the opportunity—just because the government is crashing and burning, doesn’t mean we, the people are. The current system cannot stand, which means something new is on the horizon, something we all have the opportunity to create. So, what’s next? That’s up to you. Let’s chat. Welcome to Mae...

This shit just keeps getting crazier every day, and I don’t need to be any more specific, and you’ll already know what I’m talking about. Sometimes I get asked whether or not you should be sharing about politics on social media, and I understand why some people might be hesitant to do so. While there’s nothing you absolutely have to do in life, there are some things I think you should be doing, and this is one of them. Like it or not, all of our lives are political, and at the core of so many of...

January lasted approximately eleventy-billion years, and it got me thinking. All of this (imagine me gesturing wildly to our lives and the state of the world right now) is a marathon, not a sprint. Life isn’t magically going to get better for us, so if we want to keep going—and we need to!—then it’s more important than ever to pause, to page ourselves, to view the world with curiosity, and to have compassion for ourselves and others. “I told you so,” feels good, but it’s not going to make shit b...

For so many, it would be a dream come true to just be paid to create something that we love. We’ve got to make money to live in this world, so if we want to make money from creating, then we have to professionalize what we do—and not in the boring, traditional, stick-up-your-ass way, but in owning everything you do so that if and when things go sideways, you’re protected. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more pr...

Social media has connected us to more people and more information than we’ve ever had, which means that every day, there’s some new tragedy that we all find out about and it tears people apart. We were never built to be worrying about everything in the world, every moment of the day, but so many of us feel the pressure to give a shit about all the things. It’s not a good idea to spread yourself so thin with worry that you can’t live your own life. So who—of all the millions suffering in the worl...

There’s this pervasive idea that as you get older, you’ll have no more fucks left to give, but I’ve never had many to begin with. Our time on this earth is already so limited, why wait to give less fucks? Why give any in the first place? Why wait to be happy? You can give all the fucks in the world if you want, but as for me—I’ll keep on not caring. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life ...

It’s a new year—is it time for a new you? There’s never any shortage of advice given during the month of January, but before you run and implement everything that everyone tells you to do, there are a few questions I think you should ask to get a little more discerning on what kind of advice you take and who you’re taking it from. There’s plenty of good shit out there, but there’s just as much bullshit. Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find...

Friends, we made it. It’s the final podcast episode of 2024 and it’s been a great year. I’m proud to have built a life I love, and if you’re listening, you’re a part of that. Here’s to a brand new year filled with more of the same! Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a podcast that helps online business owners find their passion, generate more profit, and build a life that they love. I'm your host, Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, and I’m stoked to have you here. I hope thi...

At the end of the year, we have a tendency to look forward to the new year or reflect on the previous year, and it’s not a bad thing. There’s always something to be learned in reflection and in goal setting, but there’s tremendous value in being present. How can you expect to change the future if you haven’t accepted the present? Life is happening *right now.* As we head into 2025, let’s pay attention and be where our feet are. Let’s chat. (This episode is a re-run. Original release date was J...

For the past 5 years, I’ve been choosing a word to focus on that guides me through the calendar year. I’m not one for strict goal setting, but I love having an action-oriented word that I can use to direct my decisions and ensure that I’m always moving in the direction I want to be going. There are a million different ways to come up with your word, but the most important question we should be asking ourselves is, “how do I want to feel in 2025?” Let’s chat. Welcome to Maestro on the Mic, a po...