S6 E33 The Honest Yoga Teacher - Building Authentic Community & Business with Courtenay Pipkin
Description
Grab your coffee and settle in for an inspiring conversation! Mills sits down with Courtenay, who has built an incredibly engaged Instagram community of 30,000 followers through radical honesty and authentic communication. If you've ever wondered how to build real engagement (not just vanity metrics) or how to navigate the tricky relationship between spirituality and money, this episode is pure gold.
Meet Courtenay Pipkin
Courtenay is a yoga teacher, business owner, and manifesto generator who has created something truly special - a thriving online community built on honest conversations about the realities of teaching yoga. She's proof that you don't need to be controversial for the sake of it; you just need to be authentically you.
For more resources and full show notes head over to https://www.millsgray.com/the-honest-yoga-teacher-building-authentic-community-business-with-courtenay-pipkin/
Key Topics Covered
In this engaging conversation, Mills and Courtenay explore:
- Building authentic engagement on Instagram - why 30K followers with real community beats 100K passive followers
- The "accidental sale" - how Mills sold to Courtenay without even realizing it
- Manifestor human design in business - riding the creative highs and honoring the hermit phases
- Money and spirituality - navigating the yoga industry's complicated relationship with abundance
- Building business in reverse - creating products for an existing engaged audience
- Affordable accessibility - serving your community without undervaluing yourself
Let's Connect!
Come find Mills on Instagram @mills_gray and you can find Courtenay under @thehonestyogateacher
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