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Kylie Epperson talks with her friend Kayla Zenner, a former rural math teacher turned farm wife and entrepreneur, about leaving full-time teaching after childcare challenges and an unpaid maternity leave. Kayla shares how postpartum life and the loss of local daycare options pushed her to seek flexibility at home, while also struggling emotionally with not earning her own income for the first time in years. She describes starting sourdough baking, selling loaves, and teaching in-person classes, then realizing scaling an in-home bakery would recreate a stressful full-time job. Kayla shifted to sharing family-friendly recipes online, experienced rapid follower growth from viral videos, and began monetizing through a recipe website with ad-network revenue, plus paid brand partnerships managed with help from a brand manager. She explains her focus on quick, practical meals and the joy of hearing followers add her recipes to their family rotations.

00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded

00:40 Meet Kayla Zenner

01:25 Leaving Teaching and Daycare Struggles

05:09 Postpartum Pressure and Identity

06:37 Sourdough Hobby to Side Hustle

07:59 Money Mindset as a Stay Home Mom

11:55 Scaling Back for Flexibility

16:27 Going Viral and Growing Online

18:04 Monetizing with Website Ads

20:03 Brand Deals and Staying Authentic

24:45 What Kayla Creates Now

28:05 Family Meals and Picky Eaters

33:33 Where to Find Kayla

34:13 Final Thoughts and Sendoff

Kylie Epperson talks with her friend Kayla Zenner, a former rural math teacher turned farm wife and entrepreneur, about leaving full-time teaching after childcare challenges and an unpaid maternity leave. Kayla shares how postpartum life and the loss of local daycare options pushed her to seek flexibility at home, while also struggling emotionally with not earning her own income for the first time in years. She describes starting sourdough baking, selling loaves, and teaching in-person classes, then realizing scaling an in-home bakery would recreate a stressful full-time job. Kayla shifted to sharing family-friendly recipes online, experienced rapid follower growth from viral videos, and began monetizing through a recipe website with ad-network revenue, plus paid brand partnerships managed with help from a brand manager. She explains her focus on quick, practical meals and the joy of hearing followers add her recipes to their family rotations.

00:00 Welcome to Boldly Grounded

00:40 Meet Kayla Zenner

01:25 Leaving Teaching and Daycare Struggles

05:09 Postpartum Pressure and Identity

06:37 Sourdough Hobby to Side Hustle

07:59 Money Mindset as a Stay Home Mom

11:55 Scaling Back for Flexibility

16:27 Going Viral and Growing Online

18:04 Monetizing with Website Ads

20:03 Brand Deals and Staying Authentic

24:45 What Kayla Creates Now

28:05 Family Meals and Picky Eaters

33:33 Where to Find Kayla

34:13 Final Thoughts and Sendoff