The Next Chapter Collective
Reimagine work and build the business you were born to create
This isn't another course or cookie-cutter coaching program. The Next Chapter Collective is a deeply supportive membership designed to help you build the business you were born to create without burning your life down. This is not about making a reckless leap or quitting your job overnight. It's about learning how to build a steady bridge from a career that looks impressive on the outside (but feels empty on the inside) to your dream business. You'll weave business strategy + inner work together, week by week, so you can make progress without panic, second-guessing, or losing yourself in the process. This isn't just about building a business. It's about learning how to lead yourself through change with steadiness, clarity, and confidence. This is your next chapter - built intentionally, not impulsively.
I'M READY FOR MY NEXT CHAPTER! →
Let me introduce myself. . .
I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer and now business mentor
I help high-achievers break free from overwhelm, fear of failure, and the mental blocks that keep them stuck in careers that look perfect on paper but feel completely out of alignment.
I’ve been exactly where you are - I was a lawyer for 11 years before I found the courage to start my dream business in 2017. Within two years, I built a multi-6-figure jewelry business, figuring everything out on my own with no clear roadmap or guide. And that’s why I created The Next Chapter Collective: to be the clear, courageous guide you need on this journey. Each week in the membership, you’ll unlock new lessons and actionable tools that build upon each other, so you’ll never be stuck wondering how to bring your dream business to life. You'll also be surrounded by a community of high-achievers just like you, working towards a similar goal and navigating similar challenges. Let's admit it - sometimes friends and family don't understand your longing to build a business and leave behind a stable career. But here you'll find the encouragement and understanding you've been craving. You'll never feel alone on this path again!
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Why this membership is different…
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✓  Business strategy + inner work woven together. Most courses and programs focus on just one piece of the puzzle: either the practical steps of building a business or mindset work. But for high-achieving women, that's never been enough. The real challenge isn't a lack of intelligence, discipline, or positive affirmations. It's navigating the identity shift that happens when the external structures you've relied on - titles, benchmarks, promotion criteria, and performance reviews - fall away before anything new has fully formed. Trust me, I've been there. It's hard to move forward if fear of failure, perfectionism, or overwhelm are showing up. At the same time, no amount of inner work work will help if you don’t have a clear, practical strategy. That’s why this membership is different. It’s the only place where business strategy + inner work are taught together in a way designed specifically for high-achievers like you. You’re not following a cookie cutter formula. You’re intentionally building your business and stepping into the version of yourself who can lead it.
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✓ I teach from personal experience, not business theory I learned in a textbook. Unlike many business coaches who teach from theory, everything I share is rooted in personal experience. I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t through years of trial and error. I bring my own lived experience to the table. Would you rather get advice from the “business coach” who studies business and tells you how to build one, or from someone who’s built a real brand, grown it to multi-six figures, and been through the trenches herself? Buyer beware: most business coaches study and teach business theory. They haven’t actually built a business outside of their business coaching practice.
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✓  I have both product and service business experience. My breadth of expertise also distinguishes me from almost every business coach out there. I’ve built both a multi-6-figure product business and now a service business. I deeply understand the unique challenges and opportunities in both, which means whether you’re dreaming of launching a product line or offering a service, I can guide you through it with confidence.
BE HONEST: IS THIS WHAT YOUR LIFE FEELS LIKE RIGHT NOW?
Current Challenges
✓ You've followed the "right" path - prestigious college, high-paying jobs, climbing the corporate ladder - but you're starting to realize this version of success isn't what you truly want.
✓ Even though you've spent years building a career that looks successful on the outside, you're starting to wonder, "What's the cost of living a life that doesn't feel like me?"
✓ You're exhausted by the way your career is draining your health, your relationships, and your sense of self.
✓ There's a business idea - a deeper calling - that's been tugging at your heart for months or even years, and you're no longer willing to ignore it.Â
✓ You know you're smart enough to start a business, but fear of failure - or losing the stability you've worked so hard for - keeps holding you back.Â
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✓ Waking up energized and fulfilled (not drained and empty) because the work you're doing feels like it was made for you - a business so aligned with your values and purpose that it becomes a source of creativity, meaning, and joy. Work you might never want to fully retire from because it feels like an extension of who you are.Â
✓ Having a clear, steady plan to turn your business idea into a reality, and the support you need to grow your business sustainably (without the overwhelm of figuring it all out on your own).
✓ Replacing your current income with a business that not only pays the bills but gives you the freedom to design a life you love - where work feels meaningful, not just transactional.
✓ Being part of an intimate, curated community of like-minded women who truly get it - ambitious, driven, and building businesses that align with their dreams, not someone else's expectations. Peers who inspire, challenge, and support you every step of the way.
✓ Watching your health, relationships, and sense of self improve because you're no longer sacrificing them for a career that drains you. Instead, you're building a life where your work, purpose, and joy actually align.
This is what’s waiting for you when you step into your next chapter - and it’s closer than you think.
STACY is so inspiring. She is motivating, real, and helpful.Â
-RILEY C. from Oregon
 INTRODUCING
The Next Chapter Collective
BUILDÂ the business you were born to create WITHOUTÂ burning your life down
 The Next Chapter Collective is a deeply supportive membership for high-achieving women who feel called to build meaningful, purpose-driven businesses - but refuse to make a reckless leap to do it.
This isn’t about escaping your career or quitting your job overnight. It’s about learning how to build a steady bridge from work that no longer fits into a business that actually reflects who you are. Inside the Collective, we address both sides of the transition - the practical work of building a business and the inner work required to lead yourself through change without panic, pressure, and self-doubt. You’ll learn how to work with fear instead of fighting it, make grounded decisions without urgency, and build the capacity to lead a business in a way that feels aligned, steady, and sustainable.
This isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about becoming more fully yourself - while building work that supports the life you actually want to live.
I'm Ready To Build My Dream Business
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL GET...
1. Two live coaching calls per monthÂ
Twice per month, we’ll gather for live group coaching calls designed to support you as you build - and as you navigate the inner shifts that come with building.
These calls are a space to slow things down, talk things through, and gain perspective from someone who has walked this path herself. I’ll help you see what’s actually happening beneath the surface - in your business decisions, your doubts, and your questions - so you can move forward with more steadiness and self-trust.
You can bring whatever feels most present for you: early ideas, moments of uncertainty, decisions you’re sitting with, or questions that don’t have a clear answer yet. You don’t need to have it all figured out to participate. These calls are meant to support you while you’re figuring it out.
You’ll also be surrounded by other women in a similar season - thoughtful, capable, and building intentionally - which often brings as much relief as practical and strategic insight.
If you can’t attend live, each call is recorded. You’re also welcome to submit questions in advance so you can still receive guidance, even if you’re not able to be there in real time.
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2. A library of curated resources
Inside the Next Chapter Collective, you’ll have access to a thoughtfully curated library of resources to support you as you build, which means you won't have to sort through endless opinions, trends, or conflicting advice.
This isn’t a random collection of links or a massive vault you’re left to navigate alone. It’s a carefully chosen set of tools, trainings, and frameworks I’ve personally used and vetted over years of building my own businesses - shared with context, intention, and clarity.
One of the hardest parts of starting something new isn’t effort - it’s knowing what actually matters and what can be ignored. Especially for high-achievers, decision fatigue and over-research can quietly stall momentum. This library will help you avoid that.
From setting up your social media profile with AI, to building your website, to choosing the best marketing channels for your business, the Resource Library supports you in becoming business-literate without overwhelm. Each week, you’ll be guided toward specific resources that align with what you’re working on at that stage so you’re not trying to learn everything at once, and you’re never left wondering what to focus on next.Â
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3. A supportive community of like-minded people
 You don’t have to navigate this transition alone.
Inside The Next Chapter Collective, you’ll be part of a thoughtfully curated community of women who truly understand what this phase of life feels like - the questions, the doubts, the excitement, and the uncertainty that can come with building something new.
This isn’t a massive community with 3,000 members where it's impossible to truly connect with others - it's a small, intimate, intentional space where real connection is possible. And where you can be seen, supported, and understood by women who are walking a similar path.
Sometimes friends and family won't understand your journey - and that's okay. Here, you’ll find the encouragement and understanding you've been craving. You'll never feel alone on this path again because you'll be surrounded by women working towards a similar goal and navigating the same challenges. Â
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4. The inner work that makes business success possibleÂ
 This is the part most business programs completely miss.
For high-achieving women, the hardest part of building a business isn’t learning the strategy. It’s navigating the identity shift that happens when you leave behind the game you were so good at playing - clearly defined job responsibilities, benchmarks, promotion criteria, bonus targets, the certainty that effort equals reward, and leadership from management (not yourself). This happens before your new chapter as a business owner has fully formed, and that in-between space can feel destabilizing. Without support, it’s where fear, urgency, perfectionism, and nervous system overwhelm quietly take over - even when you’re smart, capable, and deeply motivated to build your new business.
That’s why inner work isn’t a "bonus" or "add-on" inside The Next Chapter Collective. It’s woven into the process of building itself.
Inside the Collective, you’ll be supported through the inner work of embracing your new identity as a entrepreneur. This includes learning how to regulate yourself when things feel unclear, making decisions without panic, learning how to lead yourself (because there's no one above you anymore), and moving forward without burning yourself out.
This isn’t surface-level mindset work or positive thinking. It's building a new relationship to work, and more importantly, a new relationship to self. Here, you'll begin unlearning the patterns that kept you trapped in a career that isn't aligned, understanding the root cause of the blocks that are preventing you from creating a life that feels good, and developing a healthier relationship with money so you no longer feel the need to prove your worth by overworking.Â
You’ll have access to grounded tools like perspective shifts, reframes, nervous system regulation tools, journaling prompts and walking meditations - all designed to help you understand your patterns, work with your nervous system, and stay steady as you create your next chapter.
Because building a business isn’t just about what you create.
It’s about who you become while you’re creating it.
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Here's what else you can expect from the membership…
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✓ A roadmap to help you build your business. This isn't just some generic checklist you can Google. It's your shortcut to clarity. From identifying your ideal client to mapping out your first offer, this one-of-a-kind guide shows you exactly what to focus on - and what to skip - so you can build momentum. This roadmap alone is worth more than the cost of the first month of your membership because it saves you time, energy, and money you'd otherwise waste trying to figure it all out on your own. This is the kind of clarity most people spend years and thousands of dollars trying to find, but for you it's waiting inside the membership.
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✓  A guide to help you design your business with intentionality. This playbook is your go-to guide for building a business that feels aligned, fulfilling, and sustainable from day one. It contains the critical choices and decisions you need to consider upfront - like whether you’ll need to hire a team and how business seasonality might impact your income and work schedule - so you can avoid unintentionally recreating the chaos, burnout, and dissatisfaction you’re trying to leave behind. Here’s the reality: most people new to business have no idea that without intentionality, they can accidentally design a business that feels just as overwhelming and chaotic as the career they’re trying to move away from. This playbook ensures you don’t fall into that trap. It’s your secret weapon for creating a business that not only brings in revenue but also feels amazing to run. There’s truly nothing else like it.Â
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✓  A safe space to explore what's next.  With me as your guide and a community of like-minded women who get it, you'll finally have the space to dream, plan, and take action without fear of judgment. Whether that means moving at lightning speed or taking it slow and steady, this is your chance to explore what's next for you and your business on your terms.
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✓  A bridge to your next chapter that protects your mental sanity and helps you make wise decisions about your finances. You don't have to feel like you're jumping off a cliff or risking everything you've worked so hard for. We don't do blind leaps of faith here. Instead, we'll take one thoughtful step at a time. Think of it as a bridge you're building, plank by plank, to safely cross into your next chapter as a business owner. I'll guide you through exactly what to think about and what to do to feel fully supported during this process.
I'm Ready For My Next Chapter
I realize now that the $200K I spent on law school was spent doing something to please others... Before I dig myself a deeper hole and slave away for billable hours, it has been helpful to know that it is okay to pursue happiness... There is more to life than the next motion for summary judgment.
-ALEXIS S. from Florida
Meet
Stacy
BUSINESS OWNER ANDÂ LAWYER
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Hey there! I'm Stacy Mikulik and I know what it's like to feel stuck in a high-paying career that looks great on paper but feels misaligned. That's why I made the leap from lawyer to jewelry business owner back in 2017 - and now I help others do the same. I help high-achievers quit their high-paying jobs and build businesses that align with who they truly are so they can finally do work that feels deeply meaningful and rewarding. I'm also the owner of grace + hudson jewelry, a multi-six figure wedding jewelry business I launched almost 9 years ago without any outside help, funding, or partners. My jewelry has even been featured on Brides.com as the "most classic" bridesmaid jewelry gift of 2022, 2023, and 2024! Currently, I live just a few miles from the beach in Charleston, South Carolina where life often feels peaceful, sunny, and aligned...
BUT TRUTH BE TOLD,Â
IT wasn't
ALWAYS THIS WAY FOR ME...
I graduated with honors from an Ivy League college and a top 25 law school, then spent 11 years as a lawyer in big cities like Chicago and New York. On paper, it looked like I had it all. But then my father passed away from cancer in 2014 at the age of 65. That moment changed everything. I realized life was too short to spend in a career that doesn't align with who I truly am. So I made the best (and scariest) decision of my life: I quit.
Leaving my career wasn't easy, but it allowed me to create a life that feels aligned, joyful, and free and now I'm here to help you do the same. Because, reality check, waiting to enjoy life until you can retire is a gamble you can't afford to take. You may never get there, like my Dad. Life is happening now and you deserve to live it fully today. I also know how hard it is to leave behind a high-paying career you've worked so hard to build. That's why IÂ help high-achievers like you overcome the mental roadblocks that keep so many stuck. I've been where you are, and I know exactly what it takes to build a business (and life) that feels aligned, joyful, and free.
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What makes me your perfect guide…
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✓  Owner of grace + hudson jewelry, a multi-six figure wedding jewelry business launched in 2017 (9+ years in business).
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✓ My jewelry was featured in Brides.com and named the "most classic" bridesmaid jewelry gift of 2022, 2023, and 2024.
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✓  I'm not a traditional coach. I’ve actually been in the trenches. I’ve built a multi-six-figure business from the ground up, and I know exactly what it takes to leave the career that drains you and create something successful. I’ve stood in your shoes, and I know how to guide you out of them. And here’s the truth: many business coaches have never actually built a product or service business outside of their coaching practice. They’re teaching theories they’ve studied, not strategies they’ve lived.
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✓  Host of the podcast, Unlikely Choices, which launched in spring 2025 and talks about my transformation from lawyer to jewelry business owner and all I've learned along the way.
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✓  Graduated with Honors from an Ivy League college and top 25 law school (Cornell University and Emory Law School).
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✓  11 years of experience as a lawyer in Chicago and the New York area - my last role being the Head of Employment Law for North and South America at a big tech company.
This is for you if…
 — You're ready to leave behind a career that no longer fits and do work that feels like an extension of who you are. You know your current career is misaligned and you're no longer willing to ignore that. Your ready to embrace your full potential.
— You have a business idea that's been tugging at your heart, and you're ready to bring it to life. This isn't just a business idea - it's what you were born to do. And you're ready to take the first step.Â
— You're ambitious, capable, and ready to invest in building your dream business. And you're ready to do this thoughtfully and intentionally, not impulsively.Â
— You're open to growth and excited to embrace a new way of thinking about work and career. You're willing to do the inner work required to build something aligned and sustainable. You know this journey will require learning, unlearning, and challenging old beliefs about work, career, and money - and you're here for it.
— You deeply value freedom and alignment. You're not just running away from your current career - you're ready to take steps towards work that feels meaningful, purposeful, and allows you to design a life that feels good.
This is not for you if...
— You're unsure about what's next. You know you don't like your current career, but you don't have a clear vision for what's next - or even if starting a business is the right move for you.
— You're still searching for your purpose. You want to start a business, but you're still figuring out what kind of product or service you'd feel excited about offering.
— You prefer structure over freedom. You're not open to new ways of thinking about work, career, and money, and you're more comfortable in a role with a job description that has specific deliverables, well-defined benchmarks, and clear-cut promotion criteria.
— You're not ready to invest in your dream. You don't have the time, energy, or financial resources to commit to building your dream business right now.
— You're looking for step-by-step directions with a guarantee of success. You want someone to hand you a "how to build a business" checklist with guaranteed, perfect results if you follow it to the letter. (Spoiler: building a business doesn't work like that!)
— You're just looking to make a little extra cash on the side. This program is for women who are ready to build a serious, scalable business that replaces their current career and creates the financial freedom to design a life they truly love.
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Stacy's words are so wise... I feel relaxed and motivated to pursue my ideal ideas.
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-ISABELLE from Italy
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO BEGIN BUILDING - INTENTIONALLY, NOT IMPULSIVELY.
AND I'LL BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
Founding Membership Price
$497/month
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âś“ Trust yourself to say "yes" if you feel ready to step into this work. This membership is designed for women who know they're meant for more and want to build their business without acting impulsively. We don't do "just quit" or "burn it all down" here. We'll build thoughtfully, intentionally, and at a grounded pace that works for you. As a founding member, you'll lock in the founding member price of $497/month before it increases to reflect the full depth of support and transformation you’ll receive in the membership.Â
✓ For less than the cost of a month of therapy or a single strategy session with a high-level business coach, you'll receive ongoing access to business strategy tools, inner work guidance that supports real identity-level change, and a private community of women building alongside you - supporting, inspiring, and encouraging each other to make real progress.
✓ Once the membership doors open to you, you’ll unlock the Business Roadmap and Intention Guide, which are designed to give you clarity and direction from the very beginning. These are the "checklist" documents high-achievers crave when they start building a business. While no two businesses are alike (and no "one size fits all" checklist exists), these tools are as close as you can get. They'll help you structure the process, focus on what actually matters early on, and avoid what doesn't need your attention yet. These tools also ensure that you make wise, intentional decisions up-front so that you don't accidentally create a business that feels chaotic and unaligned with your vision. Together, they're worth far more than the cost of the first month of your membership.
âś“ This membership isn't just about building a business. It's about becoming the woman who can lead it - making decisions with grounded clarity instead of fear, moving forward without panic or urgency, building a healthier relationship with work and money, and stepping into her highest potential. Whether your business unfolds exactly as you imagine or takes a different path, the inner shifts you experience here stay with you. You'll learn new ways of relating to work, ambition, money, and yourself.Â
YES, I'M READY TO JOIN