Hi First name / friend, 
 

Buckle up – because I’ve been needing to tell this story for a while.

 

If you’re a multi-passionate leader, ADHDer, creative, or HSP change-maker… you know what it’s like to carry a LOT of ideas, passions, and plates at once. People love to tell us to “just pick one thing,” but that’s not how we’re wired.

 

And honestly? What refines our Zone of Genius is often following our curiosities.

 

But here’s the catch: many plates require qualified, timely support. Without it, we burn out. 

 

I know—because I did. 🫣

 

Art has always been my balm. I minored in it in college, not for career aspirations, but because making things with my hands – metal smithing, sculpture, painting, fashion, upcycling – was where I could finally breathe.

 

Fast forward many years: I launched my coaching business and poured everything into it. The hustle, the long hours, the excitement of building something from scratch. But soon I felt that old tightness in my chest, my breath getting short, the anxiety creeping in. I hadn’t touched art in months.

 

So I did what any good multi-passionate does: I started another business. 🫠

Jewelry this time. Jac & Violet, named after my grandmothers.

 

And it worked. Fast.
$5K in the first month.
Featured in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts gift shop two months later.
Fourteen events in the first year (all in Q 3 & 4).

Donating 10% of proceeds.

Hiring help.

Meeting incredible humans at markets.

 

It. Was. Awesome.

And then March 2020 hit. I doubled down. Collaborations, giveaways, markets, social media. I created, pushed, showed up, built.

 

And then it started to wear on me. The schlepping, the consignment inventory, one-of-a-kind pieces every time, the fact that I was basically working 2+ full-time jobs in the middle of chaos. (Not to mention, pivoting over here at The Bold Life Design – my “real” job.)

 

By early 2022, I was fried. My assistant had to step away, I had no support left, and after another exhausting holiday season… I just quietly quit my own business.

 

No redesign. No pause. Just done.

 

And looking back, that part still makes me emotional. Because what I really needed was a space like The Leaders Lab.

 

A place to bring my messy, honest truths.
To be met with: “You’re carrying a lot. I hear you, this doesn’t sound sustainable. Can we hold this together and redesign it in a way that actually supports you?”

 

Instead, I pulled the rip cord on something wildly successful because I didn’t have the space, structure, or support to hold it.

 

So here’s what I want you to hear:
👉 You don’t need fewer passions.
👉 You don’t need to shrink.
👉 You need a container that can hold the complexity of your brilliance – and help you vet what’s a right yes, a right no, a not-right-now, and what needs a redesign.

 

That’s what The Leaders Lab is here for.

 

And maybe you're not meant to monetize all your passions. I, myself, am in a “hobbies for funsies" era. Either way, many interests/ideas/passions (paid or unpaid) does mean that there is complexity to how you steward your resources – time, energy, finances.

So if you’re a multi-passionate leader who’s tired of burning out under the weight of all your plates, ideas, passions & vision – come inside. I built this for people like us. 

 

 

Because your many facets aren’t the problem. (In fact, they make you wildly cool & interesting! IMHO)
It’s not having the right support, systems & designs to help you hold them well.

 

Cheering you on, so loudly.
Andrea xx