Vesta Business School/How to Make Money When You Hate Capitalism (Fall 2024)

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How to Make Money When You Hate Capitalism (Fall 2024)

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Early Bird pricing expires Wednesday, August 7th at midnight CT: $99

Regular Registration: $129

Let me ask you...have been yearning to make your own money and create a business that aligns with your values, but you desperately don't want to participate in capitalism?

Whether you've already launched your biz, or you're procrastinating on announcing it on Instagram, maybe you've thought to yourself...

"I can't have a successful business without being manipulative or exploitative."

"I have so much shame when it comes to my relationship with money and I fear I'll never have enough. It seems that this keeps me in a state of anxiety that prevents me from taking any action towards my dreams."

"Who am I to think I can do fulfilling work AND get paid abundantly?"

"If I had x amount of money I would be happy."

"I can't seem to save my money or get out of my credit card/ student loan debt. I'm so bad with my finances."

"I hate capitalism and don't want to participate, but I need to pay my rent/mortgage and bills."

"I want to feel abundant, but I feel so much anxiety, stress, and lack."

...Then this workshop was created with you in mind. It’s not greedy, selfish, or sleazy to want financial security.

Inside of capitalism, it’s a human need. No other country in the world has so much wealth concentrated in the hands of the few than in the so-called U.S., occupied Turtle Island.

The economic Policy Institute reports that the top 1 percent in the United States holds 42.5 percent of national wealth.

You are NOT the %1 and you are NOT hoarding your wealth and resources. In fact, you’re probably donating and giving away more of your resources than you're able.

I've been there.

We want to solve the ills of capitalism and alleviate the pain and suffering of those who have less. The goal of dismantling systems of oppression that create this extreme inequity should never be an after-thought.

Simultaneously, we have to ask ourselves, are we considering our well-being in the equation of reciprocity?

Because if we're ignoring our own well-being then it's just one-sided and that's not reciprocal, that's unnecessary martyrdom.

You NEED to be paid, well-resourced, and well-nourished!

We can't carry these systems of oppression on our shoulders. We need to deeply re-consider and overhaul our understanding of what being resourced really means, what resources we actually have, what we can give, and what we need to conserve. We can only nourish others when we nourish ourselves as well.

Ultimately, you know it's time to address your subconcious beliefs around money and entrepreneurship.

You know your relationship with money will require you to go deeper than just addressing your "mindset." You can't "mindset work" your way out of poverty. You can't "mindset work" your way to 10k sales. You're over the lack of nuance, and you're ready to receive trauma-informed support for healing your relationship with money, so you can take action towards your dreams and goals.

What if I told you...

There is a way you can get paid abundantly without participating in harmful or exploitative strategies...

It's completely in your power to make money from a place of service, authenticity, and integrity...

You can be a business-owner who redistributes your wealth accordingly in regards to your position of power...

You are capable of rewiring your subconscious beliefs and narratives around money, abundance, and scarcity...

 You can access the community of like-minded peers you've been yearning for while being guided, encouraged, and held in a nourishing container by someone who's been where you are...

Despite the fears and doubts, you are already moving towards creating financial and emotional well-being for yourself. You just need to say yes to healing and self-trust.

If this resonates with you then I'd love to introduce to you...

How to Make Money When You Hate Capitalism

Give yourself permission to heal your money trauma, so you can build a business rooted in equity and reciprocity that considers the Earth, humanity, and crucially, you, in its impact.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 4pm PT / 7pm ET - 7pm PT / 10pm ET

Let's dismantle "business as usual."

Through a trauma-informed approach, we'll explore how to heal your trauma of money, cultivate a new relationship with abundance, and how you can ultimately make money without compromising your values.

How to Make Money When You Hate Capitalism is an interactive workshop, where you'll learn how to make money without being manipulative, extractive, or exploitative, and without feeling icky and gross. You'll be guided through a 3-step process of (1) healing money trauma, (2) assessing your innate and external resources, and (3) re-connecting to your inherent self-worth.

BONUS! Integration and Q+A: Get All of Your Money and Anti-Capitalist Biz Questions Answered!

Sept 19 @ 4pm PT / 7pm ET - 6pm PT / 9pm ET

Are you a service-based provider who's having an aneurysm trying to figure out how to price your services because there's too many options: sliding scale, scholarships, pay-what-you-can? How to choose?! A freelancer stressing about what to charge hourly? Need help brainstorming your next launch? Are you posting to social media only to get crickets and you just want to scream?

In this Q+A session you'll be able to get my personalized feedback for anything that's keeping you awake at night.This sesh is guaranteed to energize, inspire, and steer you in the most aligned direction and by the end of it you'll be asking yourself, "Bella, where have you been, LOCA?!" And you can respond, "I was sitting in a chair looking out my window, listening to emo music, contemplating shutting down my business, but now I'm not."

And you'll feel renewed zeal and excitement to pitch yourself, make sales, and launch your badass offerings just like how Frodo woke up after passing out on Mt. Doom to Gandalf's hearty laugh, and then Merry and Pippin jumping on the bed, then Gimli, Legolas, Aragon, and finally Sam - all the boys gathered around him and jumping up and down on his bed with glee. Yeah, you'll feel just like that!

When?

This live workshop will take place on Thursday, September 12, 2024 4pm PT / 7pm ET - 7pm PT / 10pm ET.

Bonus Q+A: September 19 at 4pm PT / 7pm ET - 6pm PT / 9pm ET.

The recorded replays will be sent out 48 hours after the sessions end, but as always the deepest learning and integration happens when you show up live!

What to Expect:

In this workshop you will learn...

✨Why standard mindset advice might not be working for you
✨How your nervous system impacts your relationship with money
✨How you can become more secure with your money, which will benefit the health of your long-term financial and emotional well-being
✨The #1 thing probably keeping you from building the successful and sustainable business you're dreaming of and how you can shift this
✨The key to cultivating emotional and financial well-being, so you can step into your purpose with confidence and clarity and invite in a sustainable, trauma-informed abundance mindset

A Note on Accessibility

I offer these workshops, so my knowledge, teaching, space-holding, and coaching can be more financially accessible than my intimate group and 1:1 programs.

Equitable pricing is available for Black and Indigenous folks in an effort to acknowledge the inequities that exist in racialized capitalism. If you are in need of an extended payment plan please email me: erin@erinkmonahan.com -- no need to justify or explain, just send me a note and we'll set you up!

I can offer scholarships on a 3:1 ratio meaning that for every 3 people that pay-in-full I can offer a spot to someone who needs financial assistance. If you need a scholarship shoot me an email! erin@erinkmonahan.com

Tessa Yoder's Experience

"Before working with Erin I felt very confused, and like I was in a rut. I felt disempowered, very stuck. Now, I’m confident in the fact that my business is going to align with my values and it’s going to be an energetic match with who I am. I feel confident about what I’m doing because I’m confident enough in myself and what I have to offer."

You'll leave this workshop feeling rejuvenated, confident, and aligned knowing deeply that your earning potential won't conflict with your core values.

A lot can change when we implement trauma-informed tools and anti-capitalist strategies.

Who is this workshop for?

THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE READY TO: 

  • create a sustainable income for yourself, but you're stuck when it comes to feelings of guilt and shame for participating in capitalism

  • make money and feel nourished in your dreams, goals, creative projects, and entrepreneurial endeavors

  • heal your trauma of money and create new associations with making an income, so you can create a bigger impact with your work, and do business with resonance and integrity

  • put down the all-consuming feelings of guilt and shame you hold around money

  • feel confident in promoting yourself and your work without feeling gross, slimy, or selfish (because you are none of those things)

Who is this NOT for?

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOT FOR YOU IF:

  • you don't want to acknowledge that systems of oppression are real

  • you don't believe that we all carry trauma to some degree by virtue of living in an oppressive society

  • you don’t want to learn from a feminist killjoy who believes we need to abolish the police, that all stolen land needs to be returned to the original inhabitants/stewards, and that we need to pay Black people reparations.


Paula Flinn's Experience

"I feel more confident now in what I need to do and what I want to do whereas before I was stuck and uncertain. There’s more clarity. There’s just more clarity now of being able to take action, and also just confidence! I don’t think you can underestimate knowing that someone’s in your corner. Clarity and confidence are two biggest outcomes for me in this program.

I've learned how to put myself out there, bring forward my authentic self, and be confident in speaking my truth, which I look up to Erin in the way she is able to do that in her work.

I would recommend Erin as a coach because I believe in her, I respect her and what she stands for, and she is nurturing, encouraging, and she genuinely cares, so I felt looked after. It was really important to me to work with someone who I didn’t have any hesitations or reservations about. I felt 100% good and aligned about signing up for coaching with Erin. I would definitely encourage others to work with her!"

Workshop Structure:

A zoom link will be sent out to all students prior to the day of the workshop, as well as workshop reminders as we get closer. So, PLEASE make sure to sign up to receive emails otherwise you will NOT get this email with the Zoom link or any further communication from me!

***ATTN: again, to emphatically emphasize this! Please sign up to receive emails from Vesta Business School when you register for this workshop, otherwise you will not receive the Zoom link or further communications!***

Trauma-Informed Approach to Business and Money

Being in business means that you will inevitably be handling money and have to make decisions around and about money. Feelings of ickiness and questioning our self-worth can bubble up to the surface. 

As a certified Trauma of Money practitioner, I help guide folks to create financial safety and wellbeing. TOM is a unique online financial literacy program that brings together the psychology of trauma and our relationship with money.

In this sacred container, you'll learn how your nervous system plays a role in your relationship with money matters and how to work towards healing, so you can make money decisions that are aligned, attuned, and rooted in security.

Jaume Roca-Piza's Experience:

"Before working with Erin I was pretty confused in regards to many areas of my life: my emotional life, my relationship with my partner, friendships, traumas that I haven't been dealing with and were unresolved, with my work...I was stressed, confused, and with my projects I didn't know what to do. I was blocked and stuck.

I had no concerns before choosing to work with Erin because I had been reading her work and following her for years. Seeing her work with Terra Incognita Media, reading her posts, and seeing her on social media, I really wanted to work with her! I had zero doubts that this would be a good process for me that would help me clarify my mind and ideas.

Erin is a resource on love, business, daily life, routine, boundaries, astrology, and we touched on every aspect of life: emotionally, spiritually, politically, psychologically, dealing with trauma, inner child work, and in regards to business."

Hey, I'm Erin!

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I'm a writer, speaker, educator, and a trauma-informed mindset and business coach with a background in anti-oppressive facilitation currently occupying the traditional and stolen lands of the Osage, Miami, and Oceti Sakowin peoples, otherwise known as St. Louis, Missouri.

I started Vesta Business School because I wanted to get to the bottom of the tension I felt between needing to make money, but not wanting to participate in capitalism at all. I started my first business Terra Incognita Media in 2015 and felt sick to my stomach accepting money and donations in exchange for my work. In 2020 I became a Trauma of Money practitioner and the pieces finally fell into place.

I'm on a mission to help fellow anti-capitalist entrepreneurs heal their relationship with money...

...so that together we can create a generative economy rooted in equity and reciprocity. We take care of us. Billionaires are unethical and no one is coming to save us, so we need to start building the anti-oppressive future we're yearning for from the inside out!

Ready to compassionately address your money trauma, reassess your resources, and re-connect to your innate self-worth, so you can confidently charge money for your work AND redistribute your wealth accordingly?

There's never been a better time to say YES to your healing and expansion.

It's time to re-write the script...

"These capitalist, patriarchal ideas that have been ingrained in me weren’t serving me at all, so being able to embrace these new teachings was so pivotal for me."

Tessa Yoder

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Feel free to scope out my website, Instagram, Medium, and TikTok (who the fuck has time to keep up with all these platforms?)!

How to Make Money When You Hate Capitalism (Fall 2024)