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In this candid, unscripted update, Lindsay and Jenni pull back the curtain on what's really happening behind their businesses right now — the pivots, the panic, and the quiet anxiety neither of them expected to still be feeling.

They talk openly about burning down and rebuilding a business model mid-year, outgrowing an offer that was finally working, and the strange grief of watching people unsubscribe or step away when you evolve. It's a real look at what it feels like to be a sensitive, intuitive entrepreneur navigating a "fire horse" kind of year — one full of big leaps, hard falls, and constant recalibration.

This episode is for anyone feeling stuck, overstimulated, or like their inner critic has gotten louder lately. Lindsay and Jenni also share the practical tools, mantras, and mindset shifts getting them through — proof that growth rarely feels as clean as it looks from the outside.

• Why business pivots often come with unexpected anxiety and self-doubt
• How to know when you've outgrown your current business model
• Navigating the fear of losing clients or followers when your work evolves
• Simple grounding tools for calming an overactive, anxious mind
• The difference between building from wounding vs. building from purpose
• Why "enoughness" is a moving target during seasons of growth
• Practical rituals for staying regulated during high-pressure transitions
• Redefining ambition and success on your own terms
• How isolation makes anxiety worse — and what helps instead
• Embracing uncertainty as part of sustainable, aligned growth

Resources:

• What's happening during Libra season & why it's the great re-balancing (Jenni's Substack)
• Jenni's Council program (next cohort begins end of October)
• The Visibility Vortex (co-hosted by Jenni and Lindsay, join by end of September to get access through The Collective!)
• The World Builders' Collective is now open to the public
• Join our free money ceremonies through the month of October
• Lindsay's 1-1 coaching is booking up

Lindsay takes a solo dive into "new paradigm publishing," unpacking four major shifts reshaping the book industry as the old traditional-publishing playbook collapses.

She explores:

• why major influencers are walking away from big book deals in favor of creative ownership,
• why nonfiction sales are cratering under AI-saturation,
• why book deals are now happening in reverse (platform first, deal second),
• and why huge follower counts no longer guarantee a book deal.

Drawing on her own journey — four traditionally published books, one self-published poetry collection, and a USA Today bestseller this year — Lindsay argues that authors must reclaim creative sovereignty rather than wait to be "chosen."

The episode closes with three tactical takeaways: only write a book if it's truly spilling out of you, build your own platform regardless of publishing path, and trust your body/intuition over industry noise.

Key Takeaways:

• Why are influencers refusing traditional book deals? Creative ownership, IP control, and the reality that six-figure advances net very little after publisher cuts.
• Why are nonfiction book sales declining? Market oversaturation, AI-written or AI-assisted books flooding shelves, and readers turning to podcasts/ChatGPT instead of 300-page books.
• How are book deals changing in 2025? Agents and publishers now approach authors after they've built a visible platform and proven demand — not before.
• Do social media followers guarantee a book deal? No — publishers have been burned by high-follower authors whose books didn't sell, so follower count no longer predicts book sales.
• What kind of nonfiction books are still succeeding? Ones with distinct personality, humor, and voice — not generic advice books that could've been a blog post.
• Should you write a book or choose another format? Only write a book if it's an undeniable soul-calling; otherwise consider Substack, podcasting, or short-form writing instead.
• What's the new author success formula? Build an audience first, self-publish or traditionally publish from a place of leverage, and use intuition — not trends — to guide the medium.

Resources & References Mentioned:

• Jordan Younger's Substack — read her essay about returning a multi-six-figure book advance to self-publish instead
• World Builders Collective — join us in community for a 30-day Visibility Challenge (2 weeks free) starting the 25th of September, including a kickoff call, weekly voice notes, and accountability pods
  

Follow Lindsay's work: https://www.lindsaymacmillancreative.com/

Jenni and Lindsay dive deep into their personal, evolving relationships with generative AI, from early curiosity to a genuine "AI hangover" crisis Jenni experienced this spring when she let AI briefly drive her business strategy instead of her own intuition.

They unpack the difference between using AI for operations (scheduling, transcription, budgeting) versus creative origination (writing, strategy, art), arguing that outsourcing the latter dilutes both the work and the creator's growth.

The conversation then moves into bigger territory: the "oracle vs. robot" societal split, AI's spiritual/energetic hollowness, and the risk of AI becoming a tool of distraction and disempowerment, before landing on practical boundaries like calendar-blocking AI use, journaling rituals, and trusting your own creative compass.

Key Takeaways :

• What is generative AI vs. background AI? Generative AI creates new content/strategy; background AI (search engines, accounting tools) just runs quietly in existing software.
• How to know if you're overusing AI in your business: Watch for anxiety, jaw-clenching, "scrolly" addictive pull, and launching too many ideas at once that don't feel like "you."
• Good uses of AI: Transcription, meeting/podcast summaries, PowerPoint/slide design (Gamma), budgeting math, recipe planning, competitive research synthesis, medical symptom research.
• Bad uses of AI: Writing books/poetry, generating business strategy from scratch, building "AI clones" of coaches, writing landing page/sales copy without a human voice.
• The "operations vs. art" framework: Automate logistics; never outsource origination or creative ideation.
• The "oracle vs. robot" path: A societal fork between analog/intuitive/community-based living and full AI/tech integration.
• Why AI-generated creative work feels "hollow": Studies show people don't retain AI-written content; it lacks human resonance and energetic exchange.
• Practical boundaries: Calendar-block AI use, protect a no-phone/no-AI creative window each morning, use AI only after checking in with intuition first.
  

Resources:

• World Builders Collective: Join an AI-free 30-day content creation challenge within our community for $97/month with a 2-week free trial. Details here: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-collective

In this solo episode, Jenni shares the exact framework she uses to recalibrate her life and business at every seasonal shift — inspired by dropping her kids off for their first days of preschool and first grade in the same week.

After a summer of major internal shifts (pulling her kids from camp, simplifying her family's finances, and stepping into her first season of leading a team), Jenni walks through the three-part process she teaches clients:

1. Foundational assessment (auditing your priorities, values, vision, commitments, and money);
2. Identifying the gap between your calendar and your actual priorities;
3. Eaking tiny, sustainable actions across six life buckets — body, spirit, creativity, relationships, work, and home.

She shares real examples from her own recalibration, including her new hourly rate calculations, therapy scheduling, and a "friend date every two weeks" commitment, plus a case for why quarterly check-ins (timed to the equinoxes and solstices) — not New Year's resolutions — are the real key to sustainable growth.

This episode is a practical companion to her book The Sustainable Solopreneur and a perfect listen for anyone feeling the pull of a new season and wondering how to actually act on it.

Resources:

• 1-1 Seasonal Recalibration Sessions with Jenni: https://calendly.com/theworldbuilders/seasonal-recalibration
• The Visibility Vortex — the 5-week program starting September 22nd, co-led by Lindsay with Jenni as supporting coach
• Email: hello@theworldbuilders.co for listener questions/topic requests

Join the Visibility Vortex before September 22nd: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/visibility-vortex

Visibility is having a cultural moment and in this episode, Jenni and Lindsay unpack why so many creatives, entrepreneurs, and corporate professionals are feeling called to be seen right now, even when it feels deeply uncomfortable.

They trace their own visibility journeys, from Jenni literally crawling under a table as a child to avoid attention, to Lindsay's public relations crisis after leaving Goldman Sachs, and explore why the old rules of "get picked, then get visible" no longer apply in today's creator economy.

This episode is a candid, nervous-system-aware guide to showing up online without losing yourself.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Our personal visibility origin stories — from childhood conditioning to corporate constraints, and how each of us learned to associate being seen with danger
• The old paradigm vs. the new paradigm of visibility — why "wait to be picked" is dying, and "too visible to ignore" is the new model
• Why AI is changing the visibility game — content overload means authenticity now outperforms polish and algorithm-gaming
• The myth of the million followers — why 100 true super fans matter more than viral reach, and how to measure success by your ability to "fill a room"
• Navigating projection and hate — how to hold your center when your growing visibility invites both obsession and criticism
• Corporate visibility blocks — practical strategies for showing up authentically even when you fear professional consequences
• The belongingness wound — why chasing likes and shares often masks a deeper need for real-life connection and community
• Our current visibility blocks — an honest look at what we're each still working through, from niching struggles to fear of being disliked
• Why visibility matters beyond ego — the case for creative and intuitive leaders stepping into the spotlight to help build a new, more values-aligned world
• An inside look at the Visibility Vortex — our new 5-week program (starting September 22) designed to help you build sustainable visibility without dysregulating your nervous system

Resources & Links Mentioned:

• The Visibility Vortex program (5-week cohort, starts September 22, ends October 23)
• Email for questions: hello@theworldbuilders.co
• The World Builders Collective (monthly membership): https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-collective

In this mini episode, Jenni and Lindsay pull back the curtain on how their own friendship began by meeting through a mastermind group, then cementing their bond during a whirlwind, three-flights-each trip to a retreat in Florida.

They unpack why in-person connection (not just coffee chats) is often the missing ingredient in forming deep adult friendships, and share how trading skill sessions, taking spontaneous trips, and being "inconveniently" present for each other helped their friendship become a true soul-level match.

Both hosts get vulnerable about past friendship struggles, from feeling like outsiders in school to losing touch with old friend groups as their values evolved — and talk candidly about the ebb and flow of female friendships, including how unrealistic expectations can fracture otherwise good relationships.

They offer real, actionable advice for listeners craving deeper connection: put yourself in rooms with values-aligned people, say yes to the inconvenient trip, and don't be afraid of a "solitary season" before the right people show up.

The episode closes with a reflection on what makes a friendship feel truly sovereign and safe: being celebrated in your highs, supported in your lows, and never needing to shrink yourself to belong. It's part love letter to sisterhood, part practical guide for building your own soul-aligned community.

• Work with Jenni: https://www.jennigritters.com/
• Work with Lindsay: https://www.lindsaymacmillancreative.com/
• Join the World Builders' Collective: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/

In this kickoff episode of Season 3, hosts Jenni Gritters and Lindsay MacMillan break down what a "quantum leap" actually means — beyond the buzzword — exploring the physics-based definition and how it applies to real career and creative transformations.

They share deeply personal stories, from Lindsay's leap out of Goldman Sachs into a bestselling author career, to Jenni's own journey from journalism into entrepreneurship, revealing that most external "overnight successes" are actually preceded by internal shifts rooted in grief, loss, or discomfort months or even years earlier.

The conversation dives into:

• the gap between an internal state change and its external results,
• why grip and control can actually block momentum,
• and how surrender, trust, and embodiment (through movement, travel, or even a wardrobe refresh) can accelerate the process

Jenni and Lindsay also touch on the risk of using AI to "strategize" your way into a leap, arguing it disrupts the intuitive signal needed for true transformation.

This episode sets the tone for season 3: equal parts soulful and strategic, perfect for creatives and corporate professionals alike who are sensing their own leap is coming. It's a permission slip to stop clenching and start trusting the process already in motion.

How to work with Lindsay: https://www.lindsaymacmillancreative.com/

How to work with Jenni: https://www.jennigritters.com/

How to join World Builders: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/

In this last episode of season 2, Jenni sits down with returning guest Lindsay MacMillan—five-time author, TEDx speaker, and former Goldman Sachs executive—to unpack the massive "what's the point" moments both women have hit over the past six months, from Lindsay's whirlwind book tour high to the grief of losing a close friend, and Jenni's own spiral through burnout and financial upheaval.

Together they explore why achieving major external wins (bestseller lists, big launches, TV deals) doesn't quiet the deeper existential questions, and how moving beyond ego-driven ambition into aliveness, partnership, and authentic expression is the real work of the new paradigm.

The conversation closes with an exciting announcement: Lindsay is joining as official co-host for the podcast's next season, launching in September.

Learn more about Lindsay:

• LinkedIn
• Substack
  
  Join the WB universe:
• Register for The Ache to re-pattern your wealth and money beliefs ($50 off with the code GRATITUDE through end of August 2026)
• Book a 1-1 Seer Session with Jenni to explore ways to build and earn with joy at the center
• Take the World Builders' archetype quiz to consider how you might best move with money
• Join the waitlist for the Earth Council, launching fall 2026

A Council member's question—"Why do the things that bring me joy make me the least money?"—sparked a deep exploration of the beliefs and systems standing between creativity and profit. In this episode, Jenni unpacks two layers to this dilemma: the personal mindset patterns that shape what we believe is financially possible, and the outdated "old paradigm" tools we mistakenly apply to new, soul-driven ideas. She shares emerging archetypes for new paradigm profit—partnership, resource sharing, lowering the bar, and patronage—offering a fresh framework for building wealth without sacrificing joy.

Resources:

• Listen to the recent WB episode about taking one of two paths
• Read "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert
  
  Join the WB universe:
• Register for The Ache to re-pattern your wealth and money beliefs ($50 off with the code GRATITUDE through end of August 2026)
• Book a 1-1 Seer Session with Jenni to explore ways to build and earn with joy at the center
• Take the World Builders' archetype quiz to consider how you might best move with money
• Join the waitlist for the Earth Council, launching fall 2026

In this episode, Jenni shares a raw, personal look at how she and her husband confronted a financial and lifestyle setup that no longer served their family, walking through the exact framework she used to move from feeling stuck to actively redesigning her life. She breaks down a six-step process — from acknowledging what isn't working to naming your current season, questioning "unchangeable" conditions, mapping possible paths, grieving the losses, and finally stepping through the door — using her family's real decision to pull their kids from preschool as the throughline. It's an honest, vulnerable episode about choosing creation over pressure, honoring shifting desires, and having the courage to build a life that actually feels good.

The 6 step framework:

• Notice what's not working
• Evaluate the season you're in
• Question whether "unchangeable" conditions are actually changeable
• Paint a few possible paths and walk through them hypothetically
• Grieve and feel
• Step through the door with courage

Resources:

• Name/ define your own season via this Substack post from Jenni
• Book a 1-1 session with Jenni in August
• Register for the Water Council (doors close July 24th)

In this candid episode of World Builders, host Jenni Gritters shares seven profound personal transitions she's navigated over the past six to eight months, from shifting her relationship with money and financial pressure to redefining business growth through relationships rather than solo hustle. She opens up about reclaiming her true identity, moving from stagnant sales to easeful invitations, and simplifying a complex business ecosystem into one focused path.

Jenni closes with deeply personal reflections on healing her body image, embracing a flexible childcare setup, and offers listeners hope that staying on the bridge between who you were and who you're becoming is always worth the walk.

The transitions:

• Money as pressure → Money as an invitation into creativity — Shifting from viewing financial scarcity as failure to seeing it as a sign to think outside the box and create something new.
• Expanding by her own effort → Expanding through relationships — Moving away from solo hustle and hiring a team/village (coaches, a community steward, an ecosystem architect) to grow World Builders collaboratively rather than efforting alone.
• "Becoming her" → Realizing she's always been "becoming me" — Letting go of the idea of transforming into some new influencer-type persona and instead returning to a more authentic, childhood version of herself.
• Stagnant sales → Easeful invitations — Moving from feeling tense and unclear about selling programs to feeling open and aligned, especially with things like the Council programs she genuinely loves running.
• A complex ecosystem → A simple path — Pulling back from trying to launch her entire 10-year vision at once, and instead focusing on one piece at a time for more clarity and ease.
• Exercising to shrink/look a certain way → Moving her body to feel strong and stable — A shift from suffering-based fitness to restorative, strength-based movement (like lifting weights), which mirrored the embodiment she wanted in her business.
• Black-and-white thinking about childcare → A more flexible setup — Moving away from rigid full-time childcare back toward a hybrid schedule that blends work and family life, allowing more balance and alignment with what she actually wants.

Resources:

• Explore The Council (registration for the Water Council closes Friday, July 24th)
• Read The Sustainable Solopreneur
• Explore The World Builders Collective

Today we explore the tension between two societal paths: the familiar achievement-driven hustle culture and a more ancient, intuitive "village model" rooted in interdependence, surrender, and sacred action. Drawing from Jenni's own experience launching The Water Council this month, she shares how she's learning to trust her intuition, simplify her work, and lead from a place of rest and alignment rather than performance and scrambling.

The episode is a call to listeners to remember their roots as feeling, relational beings — and to begin the slow, wobbly, worthwhile shift toward a more soul-centered way of living and working.

Resources:

• Join the Water Council (July 27th start)
• Book a 1-1 Seer Session with Jenni
• Follow Jenni's Substack for long-form lessons on world building
• Peek behind the scenes of this launch via Jenni's Instagram stories
• Define your world building archetype

Need support? Email us: hello@theworldbuilders.co

Jenni explores the concept of remembering -- not as adding something new, but as piecing back together what has always been within us, particularly our innate intuitive abilities. She breaks down how intuition shows up through energy sensitivity, the four most common claires (clairaudience, clairvoyance, clairsentience, and claircognizance), and talks about dreamwork.

The most important reframe here is that these aren't "woo" concepts; they're proven, practical human technologies. Jenni invites listeners to reclaim their inner knowing as a source of solid ground, especially in a world increasingly pulled between artificial intelligence and the ancient wisdom of human perception.

Resources:

• Mary Magdalene Revealed (book)
• The Telepathy Tapes (podcast)
• The World Builders Water Council (begins July 27th, designed for highly perceptive and emotionally attuned people who want to develop their intuitive abilities together)
• Book a free call with Jenni about The Council

In this episode, Jenni Gritters explores why your message isn't reaching the right people — and how a simple shift in focus (not a messaging overhaul) can change everything. She shares a transmission from her guides about finding your "soul family," pruning the platforms that drain you, and letting your unedited voice travel freely to those already ready to receive it. The takeaway is a 60-90 day experiment: Show up in fewer places, go deeper in the right ones, and stop translating yourself for people who aren't ready yet.

Resources:

• Tune into the last episode Jenni recorded about managing fear
• Read Jenni's Substack about how to tune your energy each morning
• Learn more about the Water Council, which begins July 27th: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-council

If you're listening to this today: You're being initiated. And the timing is exactly right, even when it feels blocky, squeezy, and uncomfortable. In this solo episode, Jenni Gritters shares a channeled transmission about why the compression you're feeling right now is not a sign to stop, but an invitation into a new chapter of your vocation. Your job now is to learn how to dance with fear instead of being swallowed by it, and why sunshine, breath, and other people are the antidotes that widen your view and let the light back in.

Join Jenni for the next round of The Council: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-council

Discover your World Building archetype here: https://worldbuilders.zite.so/

Read more about how to energetically tune the dial each morning: https://jennigritters.substack.com/p/tuning-the-dial-of-your-frequency

A quick note: Since recording this, July's fire council is full but Jenni has opened up a second cohort -- the water council -- which will kick off later in July. The application for the program lives here, and you can learn more about the program at the WB website.

Jenni explores why the traditional guru-based coaching model is dying and what's rising in its place — a more collective, community-driven approach to business growth. She breaks down the cultural forces driving this shift, including rising loneliness, economic pressure, and a collective exhaustion with hierarchical structures, and introduces the Council model as an ancient yet radically relevant alternative. This episode is a must-listen for coaches, creatives, and entrepreneurs who are craving a more relational, soul-centered way to grow their businesses without sacrificing belonging or well-being.

Resources:

• Learn more about The Council model in World Builders
• Learn your World Building archetype
• Stay tuned for The Collective's grand opening mid-summer

A quick note: Since recording this, July's fire council is full but Jenni has opened up a second cohort -- the water council -- which will kick off later in July. The application for the program lives here, and you can learn more about the program details at the WB website.

Jenni kicks off Season 2 of the World Builders Podcast with a solo episode diving into the powerful confluence of astrological and seasonal energies shaping the weeks ahead.

Drawing from astrology, Celtic tradition, and Native American moon cycles, Jenni weaves together a rich tapestry of themes to help listeners navigate an "inner winter" during peak summer. This episode is an invitation to slow down, trust your inner compass, and do the foundational identity work that prepares you for a year of bold visibility and growth.

Seasons & Cycles Discussed:

• Cancer Season (June 23 – July 23)
• Mercury Retrograde (in Cancer, through July 23)
• Jupiter moves into Leo (June 30 – July 2027)
• Summer Solstice (June 21)
• Celtic Wheel of the Year — Letha Festival
• Strawberry Full Moon (June 29)

Major Themes:

• Inner knowing over external measurements of success
• Ripening instead of forcing — patience, pleasure & trust
• Preparation for visibility starts with internal work
• Redefining safety and belonging on your own terms

How to get involved in the World Builders ecosystem:

• Put in an application for The Council
• Make your way through The Reckoning diagnostic
• Stay tuned for the grand opening of The Collective mid-summer

This is the final episode of season 1 of The World Builders. Thank you SO MUCH for supporting this body of work. If you love it, please leave a review!

Jenni will be back in a few weeks (late June 2026) with a new season of solo episodes focused on how to meet the current moment with intuition, imagination and steadiness -- especially if you're an intuitive, deeply feeling human being.

In this episode, Jenni sits down with messaging strategist and creative writing coach Lois Mac for a conversation about what it actually takes to stop hiding and start building a body of work that feels true. They dig into the long game of finding your voice, the grief that comes with finally believing you're allowed to make money from your creativity, and why the most expressed version of you is the most powerful business strategy you have. If you've ever felt like marketing and creative expression were fundamentally at odds, Lois will absolutely change your mind.

Things you'll learn about in this episode:

• Why deep feelers, visionaries, and artists struggle most with traditional marketing
• Lois's journey from ghostwriter and agency copywriter to building her own voice and methodology
• The grief of finally believing creative work can be sustainable
• Why motherhood often sharpens ambition and reduces BS
• The difference between trying to be impressive and actually having something to say
• Why uncensored expression and strategic communication are two sides of the same coin
• The two writing practices everyone needs: reflective and expressive
• What AI is actually doing to the creative market (and why it's good news for those of us with a real point of view and relational approach)
• Why the "starving artist" identity is one of the most insidious things keeping creatives broke
• Lois's Sweet Talk methodology and how she helps people find their true message through personalized creative rituals
• The cultural shift happening right now and why this is genuinely the artist's era

You can follow Lois @ Up Club, or on Instagram, or via her Substack.

What's up and coming with World Builders:

• Apply for one of the final spots in the July 15th start Fire Council cohort
• Define your money season & practical next steps toward accumulation & margin via The Reckoning
• Learn about your World Building Archetype

What's your World Building archetype, and what does it teach you about your way of moving in the world? Find out here.

A transmission from Jenni about why so many high-achievers are drowning in a calendar they built themselves — and why simply "fixing the Tetris" will never actually work. She walks through the real reason we stay over-busy (it's not a time management problem), and the step-by-step process she used to go from coaching 22 one-to-one clients to a model that gives her more spaciousness, better client results, and a calendar she actually loves. If you've been craving ease but keep filling your schedule back up the moment things slow down, this one will hit close to home.

What comes next:

• Put in your application for The Council
• Follow Jenni's personal Instagram
• Follow Jenni's Substack and watch it evolve

If you've ever felt like you're carrying the weight of your finances completely alone, this one's for you.

In this solo episode, Jenni reads the second essay in her Substack money series — a raw, honest look at the pressure grip: what it is, why high achievers and eldest daughters know it so well, and how it quietly drives poor money decisions from a place of urgency and lack. You'll walk away with two practical tools to loosen pressure's hold and start making money decisions from creativity, joy, and expansion instead.

Read the full essay series here: https://jennigritters.substack.com/p/when-financial-panic-blocks-the-door

Register for The Initiation (June 10th start) here: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-initiation

Use this free diagnostic to label your money season & next steps for growth: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-reckoning

Follow Jenni on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jennigritters/

Love this? Check out The Initiation, our upcoming 4-week stabilization & foundations program. We start June 10th.

In this episode, Jenni sits down with seven-figure business mentor and poet Amber Lilyestrom to explore what it actually takes to stop building a business from your wounds and start building from your vision.

Amber shares her raw backstory, from testifying in court at age five to leaving a decade-long career the day after her daughter was born, and how those experiences shaped the mentor she is today. You'll walk away with a new framework for understanding why your strategy isn't the problem, what your capacity is, and what it looks like to finally build a business (and a life) that is fully, unapologetically yours.

Follow Amber:

• On Substack
• On Instagram
• Via her podcast
• Buy Amber's most recent poetry book, Little Big Beautiful Things

Join the World Builders' ecosystem:

• Find your world building archetype
• Leave a review for this podcast
• Join us at our next free gathering, The Clearing

Listen to Jenni & Amber talking about Jenni's growth path.

Love this conversation? Learn how to make the kind of money that supports your evolution (even when you need to hide in a cave of becoming) in our next free masterclass, May 22nd, called The Current.

In this episode, Jenni sits down with journalist, artist, and queer liberation advocate Mike DeSocio — a longtime coaching client and collaborator — to trace his journey from Eagle Scout and buttoned-up corporate journalist to living freely and fully in Milan, Italy.

Mike opens up about the grief of leaving a six-year relationship, the cascade of structures he outgrew (monogamy, home ownership, a 9-to-5), and how choosing his desires over respectability unlocked a new level of creative and personal freedom.

This conversation is a wild permission slip to question the scaffolding in your own life, chase queer joy unapologetically, and build a world where you are completely, magnetically yourself.

RESOURCES:

• Join Mike's Finocchio newsletter & community
• Read Mike's book, Morally Straight
• Book a virtual photoshoot with Mike
• Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
• Adrienne Maree Brown: Pleasure Activism
• Follow poet Alok Vaid-Menon

JOIN THE WORLD BUILDERS' ECOSYSTEM:

• Register for The Current to set up a financial structure that ebbs and flows with your creativity (May 22nd)
• Join The Clearing for free community coaching & nervous system attunement
• Put in your application for The Council
• Find your World Builders' archetype

This is your invitation to join the Cyclical Wealth Blueprint workshop on May 22nd! Register here.

If you're making money but it keeps slipping through your fingers, you're not broken -- but it is time to lean into accumulation mode.

In this episode, Jenni breaks down the two phases of financial growth — stabilization and accumulation — and what it actually takes to move between them as a creative, cyclical human. This is an honest, unglamorous money conversation about personal accountability, maturity and not just making money, but HOLDING it.

In this episode, Jenni covers:

• The difference between stabilization and accumulation — and how to know which phase you're in
• The 5 money grips (shame, self-doubt, fear, hiding, and pressure) that block you from seeing your finances clearly
• Why creatives and neurodivergent founders tend to spend money the moment they make it — and the nervous system reason behind it
• What emotional regulation, long-term thinking, and identity work actually have to do with building wealth
• The solopreneur-to-CEO shift and why it requires a completely different relationship with money
• How to start building margin so your nervous system can finally rest
  

Resources:

• Apply for The Council (July cohorts): https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-council
• Join our next live Clearing event (free): https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-clearing
• Register for the Cyclical Wealth Blueprint masterclass: https://world-builders.kit.com/bb5eb97520
• Learn your World Building Archetype: https://worldbuilders.zite.so/

In today's episode, Jenni sits down with threshold guide and somatic oracle Elisha Tichelle for a conversation that will crack your brain wide open, covering identity death, the trap of fixed personality, and why the most dangerous thing you can do right now is keep performing a version of yourself that was built from conditioning, not truth.

Elisha brings together depth psychology, somatic science, quantum physics, and sacred animism to make the case that real power isn't about strategy or status — it's about getting enough voltage into your nervous system to actually hold the fullness of who you are.

With Uranus moving into Gemini and a major paradigm shift already underway, this episode is both a warning and an invitation: the next seven years will separate the creators from the consumers, and your body is the most important tool you have.

The resources you'll want to read next from Elisha:

• Free Quiz: Embody Your Intuition https://elishatichelle.lpages.co/embody-your-intuition-quiz/
• 1:1 Program: https://elishatichelle.lpages.co/embody-your-purpose/
• All the stuff: https://linktr.ee/elisha_halpin
• Elisha's Substack take on the uranus in gemini shift: https://elishatichelle.substack.com/p/the-big-shift-uranus-moves-into-gemini

If you love this conversation, join us in The World Builders ecosystem:

• Start with The Dream to begin to access your intuition and imagination: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-dream
• Join our next live Clearing gathering: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-clearing

Love this conversation? You're invited into SEEN, the next World Builders' immersion, on May 4th: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/seen

When your revenue stalls, it's not a sign that something is wrong — it's a protective signal that your identity is shifting and you need a fallow period to discover what's next. Jenni unpacks why conscious entrepreneurs unconsciously block money when they're in transition, and how grief, identity work, and sitting in the "void" are actually essential steps to unblocking it.

The episode closes with a powerful reframe: your frequency and resonance (not your strategy) are what ultimately magnetize clients and move money, making now the time to get quiet, ask for what you need, and step into a more refined version of who you're becoming.

How to join World Builders:

• Register for the next Clearing, our free live coaching session
• Learn about resonance marketing, and how visionaries are changing course in the current moment
• Dip into The Ache, which is all about the grip you have in your body related to money
• Inquire about 1-1 coaching with Jenni via The Spiral
• Put in an application for the next round of The Council

Today's episode is a tender one, from the heart of the messy middle with Jenni Gritters. In this episode, she explores:

• power dysmorphia (why we can't accurately see our own power)
• choosing resonance marketing & coherence over algorithm-focused marketing
• being messy in public, and changing course even if it disappoints people
• why we mask our power and what happens when we get brave enough to drop that mask
• creativity as a framework for personal power
• permission slips to change your mind as you evolve
• where marketing & business are headed in the back half of 2026 and beyond

If you're interested in joining COMPASS, a live mission & purpose workshop on April 27, learn more here.

If this episode sparked fire in your veins, you'll want to register for SEEN, where we turn your power on then build a marketing strategy around it.

If you're new to World Builders, begin your journey by registering for The Clearing, our monthly free gathering built to help you uplevel your energy & receive the benefit of community coaching. You can also dive into THE DREAM to learn how to use your imagination to ignite more creative decision making.

Follow Jenni on Substack here, and on LinkedIn here.

First up: Check out SEEN, our upcoming visibility portal. Join the waitlist here for $100 off when doors open.

Second: Dig into the World Builders' Pivot Playbook if you haven't already, and explore the game-changing crystal city visualization inside.

Now onto the episode: Today, Jenni sits down with Neha Ruch — founder of the Power Pause movement and author of the book by the same name — to explore the messy, nuanced identity shifts that happen when ambitious women choose to step back from, or reshape, their careers around family life.

Together they dismantle the outdated binary of "working mom vs. stay-at-home mom," making a case for the gray area in between as a place of profound power, self-trust, and reinvention. If you're in a season where your work looks different than the norm (whether due to caretaking, chronic illness, or simply a desire to do both) this conversation is a full permission slip.

Resources:

Read Neha's book

Check out Neha's community space, The Power Pause Membership, for ambitious women making non-traditional parenting choices

Follow Neha on social media

Begin your World Building journey by attending The Clearing

Ready to start building YOUR unique world? Check out The Dream to re-member your imagination & use it to build a business ecosystem. We've adjusted this program to be self-paced rather than tagged to a specific date, so you can hop in now! Use IMREADY to get 25% off.

In this episode, Jenni sits down with Claire Shorall, co-founder and CEO of Sway — a group voting platform designed to give ordinary citizens the same political leverage as lobbyists, unions, and political parties. Claire shares her journey from teacher to field organizer on Kamala Harris's campaign to tech founder, and how those experiences revealed a massive gap in how trust is used in political organizing.

Together, they explore why civic engagement feels so broken, how Sway is rebuilding political power through relationship and community, and why using your voice — even in small, local ways — is one of the most world-building acts you can take right now.

The next World Builders' immersion is called SEEN, and it's a deep dive into visibility. Join the waitlist here: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/seen

RESOURCES:

• Join the next Clearing, our live monthly (free). nervous system reset
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  Claire Shorall is Sway’s CEO. She is a 2x founder, a political organizer, and former investor & current mentor at Neo. Claire started her career as a classroom teacher, where she received Teach For America’s highest national teaching award. When not applying her energy towards fixing intractable systems, Claire is running, reading, and watching Olympic sports (even in non-Olympic years).

Follow Claire here, and Sway here.

Download the World Builders' ecosystem map here, so you can follow along with the build!

You can also check out The Dream here. It starts April 13th and is a 7-day imagination + business ecosystem design portal.

Most business models are built on urgency, hustle, and a never-ending content treadmill. This episode is proof that there's another way. Jenni pulls back the curtain on the World Builders ecosystem (a living, layered business model designed around collective leadership, right-sized capacity, and sustainable revenue) and walks you through every piece of it, from the free entry points all the way to the highest-touch containers.

This is a real-time case study in visionary business design. You'll hear the strategy behind each revenue layer, why Jenni deliberately chose not to take venture funding or work 60-hour weeks, and how a business can grow steadily without extractive marketing or burnout. If you've ever wondered what it actually looks like to build something that lasts — and funds itself — this one's for you.

Other resources mentioned in this episode :

• The Clearing — free monthly community session, held on or near the full moon
• The Library — free and low-cost resource hub, including:
  • Ecosystem Design Lab
  • The Resonance Marketing Guide
  • The Pivot Playbook
  • Money Training: Turning On Your Wealth Magnet
• The Academy — learning pathways hub, including:
  • SEEN— 6-week visibility & marketing pathway (join the waitlist)
• The Council — sacred circle program, $850/month for 6 months / next cohort begins May 14th!

Love this? Check out The Resonance Marketing Playbook, where Jenni walks you through the World Builders' exact marketing strategy (energy + strategy + clear channels): https://www.theworldbuilders.co/tuning-in

In this episode, Jenni pulls back the curtain on the science — and the magic — behind one of her most powerful launch strategies yet: Ceremony.

After a nerve-wracking week during the Council launch, Jenni and her co-facilitator sat down together in ritual, dropped into a collaborative visualization, and watched six people sign up during the ceremony itself.

Jenni unpacks why this wasn't just a "woo" moment — diving into the neuroscience of imagination, theta brainwave states, and the default mode network to explain why visualization is one of the most underutilized tools in a creative entrepreneur's toolkit

If you've ever wondered why energetic work actually works, this episode will give you both the science and the story to make it click.

Programs, offerings & resources mentioned in this episode:

1. The Water Council — starting May 14th! Apply now.
2. ACHE — A self-paced program focused on financial resiliency + nervous system + money. Learn more here.
3. The Dream — Our newest imagination program starting April 6th. Learn more here.
4. The Clearing — Our free monthly open coaching session. The next one is April 1st!
5. Explore the World Builders website — theworldbuilders.co
6. Annie Cattabriga-Alosa (check out her instagram here, and her WB podcast episode here)

Love what you're hearing? Watch Jenni build a visionary, sustainable business ecosystem in real time here.

Today's episode is with Briana Ottoboni. She's a strategist, creative, and builder working at the intersection of purpose, design, communications, and intention. With a background in marketing and consulting, she found her true calling in the world of artisan trades — defined as the rich middle ground between fine art and skilled trades — after a chance encounter with a shoe cobbler sparked an obsession she couldn't shake.

She is the host of The Trades Show, a video and audio podcast where she interviews artisans in their own workshops, and the founder of The Corral, an AI-powered artisan job board connecting skilled craftspeople with employers and brands who are hiring them.

In this episode, Jenni and Briana discuss why the artisan trades matter more than ever — and what we've lost culturally by devaluing hands-on, embodied work in favor of "knowledge work." Together they dig into how AI can actually free us up to create more beauty, why slowness is a pathway to presence and intuition, and how spending your money with artisans is one of the most powerful acts of world-building you can do right now.

RESOURCES:

• Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford

FOLLOW BRIANA'S WORK:

1. The Trades Show
2. The Corral
3. Subscribe to the Artisanship newsletter
4. Briana's personal social media: Instagram, LinkedIn

Check out the trailer for season two of The Trades Show: Watch on YouTube

Watch/Listen on Spotify

The World Builders Council is now enrolling! Our Air cohort is now full (March 19th start) but the May 14th (Water Council) cohort has a few remaining spots. Learn more here and send in an application:

Also: You're warmly invited to join us in The Clearing, a free community and coaching gathering we host each month.

In this solo episode, World Builders founder Jenni Gritters walks you through the exact process of transitioning from the work you've been doing in this lifetime—the linear, "supposed to" work—into your soul's work.

This is the work you were actually designed to do, the work that lights you up, and the work that creates deep alignment and impact. How do you make that transition without blowing everything up and emptying your bank account? That's today's topic.

Join us in The Clearing for a conversation about these very topics in April. Free!

• The difference between "work of this lifetime" vs. "soul's work"
• The 6-month framework I use to guide clients through this transition
• Real examples of people who've made this shift successfully
• Why this transition requires both strategy AND nervous system work
• The exact curriculum I teach in The Council program

• The Council application
• World Builders ecosystem
• Gene Keys
• Human Design

Love what you're hearing? Join us for the next round of The Clearing, a free immersive gathering for entrepreneurs and creatives ready to build new ways of functioning.

Register for The Clearing here.

Kara Duval is the founder of Range, which has many descriptions: a quiet yet roaring rebellion, a movement medicine cabinet, a multidisciplinary human motion practice built to expand your capacity, nourish your nervous system and weave you with nature.

Kara grew up as a ballet and modern dancer, then trained in pilates before starting Range during the pandemic. Today, Jenni and Kara talk about how Kara is building a world where bodies are honored, where sensations are expressed, and where all people belong. Kara runs her business with relationship and community at the core, which she also explains during this chat.

Connect with Kara:

• Instagram
• Website
• Substack

We also highly recommend starting with Kara's free week of movement, hosted here.

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building
• Put in an application for the next round of The Council

Love what you're hearing? Dive into a free training that will help you turn your wealth magnet back ON so you can build generational wealth.

Today's guest, Amanda Northcutt, is a six-time executive with more than 20 years of experience building and optimizing recurring revenue businesses. She is the co-founder and CEO of Level Up Creators, a boutique coaching firm that helps founders, thought leaders, and subject-matter experts design sustainable, predictable revenue systems.

Through The MRR Accelerator, her coaching programs, weekly newsletter, and podcast, Amanda and her team support expert-led businesses in scaling with clarity, integrity, and strong profit margins.

Connect with Amanda:

• LinkedIn
• Website
• Newsletter 

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Love what you're hearing? Dive into a free training that will help you turn your wealth magnet back ON so you can build your own financial safety net, whatever may come.

In this episode, Amy Nelson the Founder and CEO of The Riveter, shares her remarkable journey from litigator to founder of The Riveter—a thriving community and former coworking space empowering women entrepreneurs. She dives into resilience during personal and professional crises, the importance of self-trust, and how women can harness collective power to reshape the future of work and leadership.

• Follow Amy on Instagram, X & Linkedin
• Follow The Riveter on Instagram, X & Linkedin

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Love what you're hearing? Dive into a free training that will help you turn your wealth magnet back ON so you can build your own financial safety net, whatever may come.

Join host and World Builders founder Jenni Gritters as she dives into the concepts of toxic and clean money paradigms, and the need to reframe our understanding of money as a neutral tool that can be used for good.

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Love what you're hearing? Dive into a free training that will help you turn your wealth magnet back ON so you can build your own financial safety net, whatever may come.

Camille Craft is the CEO of Vital Mystic. She's a mentor, psychic advisor and business coach, here on a sacred mission to empower, inspire, support and activate the journey of returning home to oneself — embodied, awakened and free.

She walks in deep devotion to the mystical and healing arts, combining her myriad passions, including: multidimensional wellness, astroherbalism, tarot, the art of ritual and holistic nutrition, to create unique and accessible offerings that facilitate integrative healing on all levels.

In this episode, Camille explains how she's been able to level up her revenue numbers quickly without collapsing her nervous system. She explains why money is power in today's society, and talks about a whole new way to approach money: As an intuitive receiver.

If you're exhausted by making money with the hustle and grind; if you want to lean all the way into your intuitive gifts as a way to grow your wealth; and if you're simply curious about what it looks like to be a business coach and a psychic: Camille's episode will light you up in all the best ways.

• Follow Camille on Instagram for updates & lessons on ritual, wealth expansion and intuition

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Love what you're hearing? Dive into a free training that will help you turn your wealth magnet back ON. Jenni and Annie are also co-leading spring World Builders councils starting in March, May and July. Learn more here.

Annie Cattabriga-Alosa is a psychic medium, intuitive mentor, oracle card reader, and leader of intentional gatherings. Her mission is to help you access your soul’s wisdom and guidance, and she's spent 20 years offering clear, empowering channeled messages from higher selves and spirit guides.

In this episode, Annie shares about how she uses her gifts of clairaudience (clear hearing) and clairvoyance (clear seeing) to bring through messages that build worlds. She shares her vision for a world where intuition and psychic ability are as normal as seeing and hearing, and talks about why intuition is essential for dismantling current power structures.

• Book a reading or threshold mentorship with Annie here: https://www.soulwiseguidance.com/
• Follow her on Instagram

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

If you love this conversation, you'll love The Clearing, our signature (free!) World Builders gathering built to give you an immersive experience of community, growth, catharsis and expansion. Register here for next month's session: https://www.theworldbuilders.co/the-clearing

Lindsay MacMillan is an incredible writer, speaker, mentor, intuitive channeler and creative spark. Today, she joins us to talk about the ways she manifests the future by writing poetry and fiction. In Lindsay's world, creative routines and processes are normalized and supported.

• Join Lindsay's 6-week writing and publishing program in February 2026
• Pre-order Lindsay's next book, The Anti-Marriage Pact
• Check out Lindsay's Website
• Follow Lindsay on Instagram

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Welcome to the World I'm building, one that's collaborative, visionary, mythical, ancient and full of momentum.

To join the World Builders ecosystem:

• Register for The Clearing (free, monthly gatherings)
• Explore the world we're building

Old systems are crumbling and new paradigms are emerging. And the most visionary creatives aren’t waiting for permission to reimagine where the world goes next.

In this first season of The World Builders podcast, we'll meet movement practitioners, activists, artists, business builders and caretakers who are asking a single question that changes everything:

How can we build a better world right now?

Host Jenni Gritters will guide you through conversations, thought provoking conversations and questions, and paradigm shifting ideas.

It's time to say yes to your wildest vision.

To join the World Builders ecosystem:
Register for the next monthly Clearing, a free gathering that will give you a deeply immersive experience into the World Builders ethos.