Dr. Brie-Anna | Biz4Nerds
@biz4nerds.bsky.social
💡 Helping therapists, creatives, nerds & neurodivergent folks diversify income + scale beyond 1:1
🎙️ Host of Business for Nerds podcast | 📖 Blog: Business for Nerds
📢 Coaching • Strategy • Nerd-friendly insights
🔗 drbrieannawilley.substack.com
🎙️ Host of Business for Nerds podcast | 📖 Blog: Business for Nerds
📢 Coaching • Strategy • Nerd-friendly insights
🔗 drbrieannawilley.substack.com
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🌌 Nerdiverse Updates: Robots, Referrals & Cosmic Chaos
What happens when you mix YouTube Shorts, cosmic horror, AI ethics, and business strategy?
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Update: We are hanging out in Discord, Substack and Reddit.
Join us if you want to chill with cool, nerdy, techy people who are building businesses.
🌌 Nerdiverse Updates: Robots, Referrals & Cosmic Chaos
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Join us if you want to chill with cool, nerdy, techy people who are building businesses.
🌌 Nerdiverse Updates: Robots, Referrals & Cosmic Chaos
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
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Any of my blueskylings here from the US that wants to test out my little shop of horrors? I can also create a bigger discount code for you guys who are willing as well!!
If you are, shoot me a DM!! I'm trying to make shipping to the states possible! Here's my site if you wanna look!
If you are, shoot me a DM!! I'm trying to make shipping to the states possible! Here's my site if you wanna look!
Kathy Enriquez | Bestselling Author & Artist
Kathy Enriquez | Author & Artist of All Things Cats and Horror
www.kathyenriquez.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Any of my blueskylings here from the US that wants to test out my little shop of horrors? I can also create a bigger discount code for you guys who are willing as well!!
If you are, shoot me a DM!! I'm trying to make shipping to the states possible! Here's my site if you wanna look!
If you are, shoot me a DM!! I'm trying to make shipping to the states possible! Here's my site if you wanna look!
🙄That feeling when you open your chat bc you thought a friend messaged you but it was spam.
youtube.com/shorts/E5x4O...
youtube.com/shorts/E5x4O...
No Pitches Please #socialmediaspiral #businessfornerds
YouTube video by Business for Nerds
youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🙄That feeling when you open your chat bc you thought a friend messaged you but it was spam.
youtube.com/shorts/E5x4O...
youtube.com/shorts/E5x4O...
For those who sign up for my workshop today at 3:30pm ET about positioning, they get to test out my new quiz to help them identify which zone they are in:
the confused zone
the guru zone
the friend zone or
the trust zone.
Let me know if you want in by replying TRUST.
the confused zone
the guru zone
the friend zone or
the trust zone.
Let me know if you want in by replying TRUST.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For those who sign up for my workshop today at 3:30pm ET about positioning, they get to test out my new quiz to help them identify which zone they are in:
the confused zone
the guru zone
the friend zone or
the trust zone.
Let me know if you want in by replying TRUST.
the confused zone
the guru zone
the friend zone or
the trust zone.
Let me know if you want in by replying TRUST.
This Friday at 3:30pm ET I will be talking about Jake Anderson’s the 4 Zones of Positioning and how utilizing this timeless principle, helps with setting boundaries in business and helping to manage burnout.
Let me know if you would like the link to attend.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Let me know if you would like the link to attend.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Hangout on Fridays
A recording from Brie-Anna Willey's live video
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This Friday at 3:30pm ET I will be talking about Jake Anderson’s the 4 Zones of Positioning and how utilizing this timeless principle, helps with setting boundaries in business and helping to manage burnout.
Let me know if you would like the link to attend.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Let me know if you would like the link to attend.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
✨ Real connections > chasing clicks.
Built this meme + intro beat with Logomaker, GPT, Facebook, then Canva.
🌻 I ran a workshop for the Compassion Reset Quest on Networking with Intention.
👉 Want the replay? Comment CONNECTIONS.
Built this meme + intro beat with Logomaker, GPT, Facebook, then Canva.
🌻 I ran a workshop for the Compassion Reset Quest on Networking with Intention.
👉 Want the replay? Comment CONNECTIONS.
September 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
✨ Real connections > chasing clicks.
Built this meme + intro beat with Logomaker, GPT, Facebook, then Canva.
🌻 I ran a workshop for the Compassion Reset Quest on Networking with Intention.
👉 Want the replay? Comment CONNECTIONS.
Built this meme + intro beat with Logomaker, GPT, Facebook, then Canva.
🌻 I ran a workshop for the Compassion Reset Quest on Networking with Intention.
👉 Want the replay? Comment CONNECTIONS.
Want an algorithm hack?
Build real connections.
Build real connections.
September 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Want an algorithm hack?
Build real connections.
Build real connections.
Let's keep the Affordable Care act. I signed. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ex...
Extend the Obamacare subsidies before millions lose coverage!
Expanded ACA subsidies have helped a record 21 million Americans afford coverage, and have been especially critical for middle-class families and older adults, who often earn just enough to not qualif...
sign.moveon.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Let's keep the Affordable Care act. I signed. This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ex...
Are you a nerd? Do you have a business? Are you interested in reconnecting with your creative self without burning out?
Join us in Discord. I'm in there all the time and neglect all of my other social media bc of that.
discord.businessfornerds.com
Join us in Discord. I'm in there all the time and neglect all of my other social media bc of that.
discord.businessfornerds.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Are you a nerd? Do you have a business? Are you interested in reconnecting with your creative self without burning out?
Join us in Discord. I'm in there all the time and neglect all of my other social media bc of that.
discord.businessfornerds.com
Join us in Discord. I'm in there all the time and neglect all of my other social media bc of that.
discord.businessfornerds.com
I haven't been in this account for a while. Been busy.
What has everyone been up to? What are your creative projects?
Me? I'm working on a book I'm writing in public. I published two short stories with other authors in a collab including the amazing @thekatacombs.bsky.social
What has everyone been up to? What are your creative projects?
Me? I'm working on a book I'm writing in public. I published two short stories with other authors in a collab including the amazing @thekatacombs.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I haven't been in this account for a while. Been busy.
What has everyone been up to? What are your creative projects?
Me? I'm working on a book I'm writing in public. I published two short stories with other authors in a collab including the amazing @thekatacombs.bsky.social
What has everyone been up to? What are your creative projects?
Me? I'm working on a book I'm writing in public. I published two short stories with other authors in a collab including the amazing @thekatacombs.bsky.social
Musings: Is It Attachment Style, Neurodivergence… or Something Else Entirely?
I was curled up with Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller (2010) the other night, nodding along as they described the telltale signs of “anxious” and “avoidant” attachment styles... open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
I was curled up with Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller (2010) the other night, nodding along as they described the telltale signs of “anxious” and “avoidant” attachment styles... open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Musings: Is It Attachment Style, Neurodivergence… or Something Else Entirely?
Why It Matters for Your Business Relationships
open.substack.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Musings: Is It Attachment Style, Neurodivergence… or Something Else Entirely?
I was curled up with Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller (2010) the other night, nodding along as they described the telltale signs of “anxious” and “avoidant” attachment styles... open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
I was curled up with Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller (2010) the other night, nodding along as they described the telltale signs of “anxious” and “avoidant” attachment styles... open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
🛡️ How to Protect Your Work in the Digital Age
If you’re a therapist, coach, or creator sharing original work online—this one’s for you. I break down how to protect your content in the digital age without hiding it away.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
If you’re a therapist, coach, or creator sharing original work online—this one’s for you. I break down how to protect your content in the digital age without hiding it away.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
🛡️ How to Protect Your Work in the Digital Age
Today I had only 5% Writers Block, Wowzer!
open.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🛡️ How to Protect Your Work in the Digital Age
If you’re a therapist, coach, or creator sharing original work online—this one’s for you. I break down how to protect your content in the digital age without hiding it away.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
If you’re a therapist, coach, or creator sharing original work online—this one’s for you. I break down how to protect your content in the digital age without hiding it away.
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
They Said “That’s Not a Thing”—I Made It My Life’s Work
When a mentor dismissed vicarious trauma in helpers, I didn’t shrink—I studied it. Named it. Built with it. This is that story.
💥💛
#CompassionReset #VicariousTrauma #NeurodivergentBusiness
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
When a mentor dismissed vicarious trauma in helpers, I didn’t shrink—I studied it. Named it. Built with it. This is that story.
💥💛
#CompassionReset #VicariousTrauma #NeurodivergentBusiness
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
They Said “That’s Not a Thing”—I Made It My Life’s Work
Compassion Reset Quest Chapter 2
open.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
They Said “That’s Not a Thing”—I Made It My Life’s Work
When a mentor dismissed vicarious trauma in helpers, I didn’t shrink—I studied it. Named it. Built with it. This is that story.
💥💛
#CompassionReset #VicariousTrauma #NeurodivergentBusiness
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
When a mentor dismissed vicarious trauma in helpers, I didn’t shrink—I studied it. Named it. Built with it. This is that story.
💥💛
#CompassionReset #VicariousTrauma #NeurodivergentBusiness
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Reposted by Dr. Brie-Anna | Biz4Nerds
My newest creations are these fabric art cosmic ghost charms. I designed, hand-sewed, and hand-embroidered them. There's only a 32.2% chance that the ghosts will devour your soul or the contents of your bag.
jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My newest creations are these fabric art cosmic ghost charms. I designed, hand-sewed, and hand-embroidered them. There's only a 32.2% chance that the ghosts will devour your soul or the contents of your bag.
jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
jeremycreature.bigcartel.com
Compassion Isn’t the Problem: The System Is...
You’re not burned out from caring too much—you’re burned out from systems that exploit your care. Compassion isn’t the problem. It’s the power. 💥💛
#CompassionReset #NeurodivergentBusiness #Burnout
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
You’re not burned out from caring too much—you’re burned out from systems that exploit your care. Compassion isn’t the problem. It’s the power. 💥💛
#CompassionReset #NeurodivergentBusiness #Burnout
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
Compassion Isn't the Problem: The System Is...
Compassion Reset Quest Chapter 1
open.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Compassion Isn’t the Problem: The System Is...
You’re not burned out from caring too much—you’re burned out from systems that exploit your care. Compassion isn’t the problem. It’s the power. 💥💛
#CompassionReset #NeurodivergentBusiness #Burnout
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
You’re not burned out from caring too much—you’re burned out from systems that exploit your care. Compassion isn’t the problem. It’s the power. 💥💛
#CompassionReset #NeurodivergentBusiness #Burnout
open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
I will say. IMHO, Bluesky is waaaay better than X.
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I will say. IMHO, Bluesky is waaaay better than X.
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Just for shits and giggles, I put Nezuko over Rose in Titanic and now I can’t stop laughing. But why does it fit so well hahahaha
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Just for shits and giggles, I put Nezuko over Rose in Titanic and now I can’t stop laughing. But why does it fit so well hahahaha
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As some of you know, I've been working on building out my collection of horror cat sticker designs. I finally tackled Pinhead (which I need to fix up), and Jason was just finished today! So yay! Go me hahaha.
I'm planning on doing a Jigsaw next and I can take a small break from this line up!
I'm planning on doing a Jigsaw next and I can take a small break from this line up!
July 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
As some of you know, I've been working on building out my collection of horror cat sticker designs. I finally tackled Pinhead (which I need to fix up), and Jason was just finished today! So yay! Go me hahaha.
I'm planning on doing a Jigsaw next and I can take a small break from this line up!
I'm planning on doing a Jigsaw next and I can take a small break from this line up!
Reposted by Dr. Brie-Anna | Biz4Nerds
EeeeEeEEe!! I sample ordered some pin designs and they turned out really cute! Can’t wait to order the backing on these so I can attach them for my little shop! 🤭
July 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
EeeeEeEEe!! I sample ordered some pin designs and they turned out really cute! Can’t wait to order the backing on these so I can attach them for my little shop! 🤭
TL;DR: A Year in the Arena 🎯
1 year into Business for Nerds coaching:
✨ Discovered I’m neurodivergent
📬 Pivoted to async offers
🛡 Found clarity in constraints
🤝 Building with others now
💗 It’s been mind expandy & heart squooshy.
👉 open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
1 year into Business for Nerds coaching:
✨ Discovered I’m neurodivergent
📬 Pivoted to async offers
🛡 Found clarity in constraints
🤝 Building with others now
💗 It’s been mind expandy & heart squooshy.
👉 open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
A Year Into the Arena (w/ Scott Perry & other cool kids)
A Mind Expandy, Heart Squooshy Reflection
open.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
TL;DR: A Year in the Arena 🎯
1 year into Business for Nerds coaching:
✨ Discovered I’m neurodivergent
📬 Pivoted to async offers
🛡 Found clarity in constraints
🤝 Building with others now
💗 It’s been mind expandy & heart squooshy.
👉 open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
1 year into Business for Nerds coaching:
✨ Discovered I’m neurodivergent
📬 Pivoted to async offers
🛡 Found clarity in constraints
🤝 Building with others now
💗 It’s been mind expandy & heart squooshy.
👉 open.substack.com/pub/drbriean...
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I’m so proud of these sticker designs I made!!! Aren’t they the cutest?! Aiming to have 3 more before my first con in Sept, and will be turning some of these into pins and keychains!!
Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re interested in having any of these!
Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re interested in having any of these!
June 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m so proud of these sticker designs I made!!! Aren’t they the cutest?! Aiming to have 3 more before my first con in Sept, and will be turning some of these into pins and keychains!!
Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re interested in having any of these!
Feel free to shoot me a DM if you’re interested in having any of these!
✨ Bring your questions. Real-world examples welcome.
🧙♀️ We’ll keep it nerdy.
🧭 Let’s make your offer make sense (and not fry your nervous system).
📅 Monday @ 10am ET
🔗 RSVP: forms.gle/UPZV5oxLxSJQ...
#coaching #burnout #foreveroffers #therapistlife
(3/3)
🧙♀️ We’ll keep it nerdy.
🧭 Let’s make your offer make sense (and not fry your nervous system).
📅 Monday @ 10am ET
🔗 RSVP: forms.gle/UPZV5oxLxSJQ...
#coaching #burnout #foreveroffers #therapistlife
(3/3)
Q & A w/ Scott Perry on Forever Offers
Scott Perry has been teaching us what it means to build a business that fits and funds the life we actually want.
Many of us have been noodling on the Forever Offer concept—but getting it out of our h...
forms.gle
June 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
✨ Bring your questions. Real-world examples welcome.
🧙♀️ We’ll keep it nerdy.
🧭 Let’s make your offer make sense (and not fry your nervous system).
📅 Monday @ 10am ET
🔗 RSVP: forms.gle/UPZV5oxLxSJQ...
#coaching #burnout #foreveroffers #therapistlife
(3/3)
🧙♀️ We’ll keep it nerdy.
🧭 Let’s make your offer make sense (and not fry your nervous system).
📅 Monday @ 10am ET
🔗 RSVP: forms.gle/UPZV5oxLxSJQ...
#coaching #burnout #foreveroffers #therapistlife
(3/3)
We’ll talk about:
✔️ Why coaching is harder to explain & sell than therapy
✔️ How to clarify your offer without burnout
✔️ Where folks get stuck when shifting into solopreneurship
This one’s for therapists, creatives, helpers, and nerdy biz folks.
(2/3)
✔️ Why coaching is harder to explain & sell than therapy
✔️ How to clarify your offer without burnout
✔️ Where folks get stuck when shifting into solopreneurship
This one’s for therapists, creatives, helpers, and nerdy biz folks.
(2/3)
June 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We’ll talk about:
✔️ Why coaching is harder to explain & sell than therapy
✔️ How to clarify your offer without burnout
✔️ Where folks get stuck when shifting into solopreneurship
This one’s for therapists, creatives, helpers, and nerdy biz folks.
(2/3)
✔️ Why coaching is harder to explain & sell than therapy
✔️ How to clarify your offer without burnout
✔️ Where folks get stuck when shifting into solopreneurship
This one’s for therapists, creatives, helpers, and nerdy biz folks.
(2/3)
🧠 Coaching Offers That Don’t Burn Us Out
As a therapist, my practice is solid. But coaching? That felt like a buggy side quest for years. 😅
Tomorrow (Monday) at 10am ET, I’m joining @scottperry & @jakeanderson for a live convo about how to build sustainable, values-aligned offers.
(1/3)
As a therapist, my practice is solid. But coaching? That felt like a buggy side quest for years. 😅
Tomorrow (Monday) at 10am ET, I’m joining @scottperry & @jakeanderson for a live convo about how to build sustainable, values-aligned offers.
(1/3)
June 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧠 Coaching Offers That Don’t Burn Us Out
As a therapist, my practice is solid. But coaching? That felt like a buggy side quest for years. 😅
Tomorrow (Monday) at 10am ET, I’m joining @scottperry & @jakeanderson for a live convo about how to build sustainable, values-aligned offers.
(1/3)
As a therapist, my practice is solid. But coaching? That felt like a buggy side quest for years. 😅
Tomorrow (Monday) at 10am ET, I’m joining @scottperry & @jakeanderson for a live convo about how to build sustainable, values-aligned offers.
(1/3)
Love this!
And test their stuff and give them feedback,
become an amazon affiliate and link their book,
write a blog post about their stuff,
join their communities and engage,
spread the word about what they do.
And test their stuff and give them feedback,
become an amazon affiliate and link their book,
write a blog post about their stuff,
join their communities and engage,
spread the word about what they do.
"I want to support indie creators, but I dont have the money for it."
Good news! Support is not at all limited to financial contributions!
Give that book a glowing review.
Invite your friends to play that cool game.
Hoot and holler about how much you love that movie.
Hype the good shit up!
Good news! Support is not at all limited to financial contributions!
Give that book a glowing review.
Invite your friends to play that cool game.
Hoot and holler about how much you love that movie.
Hype the good shit up!
June 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Love this!
And test their stuff and give them feedback,
become an amazon affiliate and link their book,
write a blog post about their stuff,
join their communities and engage,
spread the word about what they do.
And test their stuff and give them feedback,
become an amazon affiliate and link their book,
write a blog post about their stuff,
join their communities and engage,
spread the word about what they do.