The De-Growth Revolution: Building a Heart-Led Business with Ashley Leavy

Made to Sell: Million-Dollar Conversations is our weekly show focused on making business scaling easier through real conversations with successful entrepreneurs. In these episodes, you can expect proven strategies from founders who've built thriving, million-dollar companies. Episodes feature hosts Ari and Peter Krzyzek conducting candid interviews with high-growth business leaders, sharing the branding, marketing, and sales strategies that actually work, plus insights from their 15+ years helping over 250 businesses launch and grow successfully.

In today's episode, you'll hear Ashley Leavy, founder of the Love & Light School of Crystal Therapy, share her unique approach to building a business, rooted in genuine connection, community, and the radical concept of de-growth that helped her achieve profound and truly sustainable success. Her journey reveals how leading with heart, focusing on community, and even intentionally scaling back can redefine success, leading to a more aligned, joyful, and robust venture.

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Mentioned Resources, Links & Tools:

• Love & Light School of Crystal Therapy: Ashley Leavy's business, an online learning platform for crystal therapy: https://loveandlightschool.com/

• ManyChat: A platform for automated direct message conversations on platforms like Facebook and Instagram, used by Ashley for human-centric dialogues.

• Elementor, LearnDash, and WooCommerce: (Mentioned in relation to Chykalophia's work with Love & Light School of Crystal Therapy) Technologies used to rebuild their course delivery system.

• Ari & Peter’s Book: Made to Sell: Creating Websites that Convert

Stay connected with us Ari and Peter Krzyzek, plus our guest speaker

• Ari Krzyzek on LinkedIn and Instagram @ari.krzyzek

• Peter Krzyzek on LinkedIn

• Ashley Leavy on Instagram