Have you ever considered creating a micro offer? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how two small offers have added over $150k in revenue to my business. I’m diving into my actual numbers plus important things to consider when creating your own micro offer.

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by my new free quiz, What’s Your Photographer Marketing Personality? This quiz is designed to identify your strengths when it comes to marketing, plus what might be holding you back. If you’re ready to say goodbye to overwhelm, exhaustion, and dead ends when it comes to your marketing, take the quiz today.

Review the Show Notes:

Adding a micro offer to my photography business (2:13)

Why the Simply Baby Sessions worked (4:36)

Three important steps for creating a micro offer (12:18)

The Personality Portraits micro offer (14:44)

Connect with Sabrina:

What’s Your Photographer Marketing Personality? Quiz: sabrinagebhardt.com/marketing-quiz

Personality Portrait Blueprint: sabrinagebhardt.com/personality

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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Ready to take the risky leap in your business? Today’s episode is part of the Real Women, Real Stories series, where I’m talking with women from my Root To Rise mastermind about their transformation through the program. In this episode, Emily Irwin shares her experiences with both the virtual and retreat versions of Root To Rise, plus the major financial breakthrough that resulted from participating in the mastermind.

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

This episode is brought to you by Root To Rise, a mastermind and retreat for female photographers where personal development meets business growth. During the four-month experience, students have weekly calls focused on goals, boundaries, money, and marketing. The program also includes incredible guest teachers, a private Facebook community, and weekly Voxer hours with individualized guidance and mentorship. Sign up today to join the waitlist.

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Review the Show Notes:

Meet Emily (1:02)

Emily’s business before Root To Rise (9:06)

The most surprising thing about the mastermind (11:54)

Celebrating a major financial breakthrough (15:29)

The impact of being in the room with other women entrepreneurs (17:34)

The change the results from Root To Rise (22:08)

New habits and boundaries that stick (27:26)

If you’re on the fence about Root To Rise (30:03)

Emily’s favorite retreat memory (31:57)

Connect with Emily:

Instagram: instagram.com/emmy.ollie.photo

Website: emmyolliephoto.com

Connect with Sabrina:

Root To Rise Mastermind: sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlist

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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It’s the quarterly business bestie chat! In this episode, Colie James and I recap quarter two, give a behind-the-scenes look at our businesses in this season, plus we share our goals as we begin quarter three.

The Shoot It Straight Podcast is brought to you by Sabrina Gebhardt, photographer and educator. Join us each week as we discuss what it’s like to be a female creative entrepreneur while balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood. If you’re trying to find balance in this exciting place you’re in, yet willing to talk about the hard stuff too, Shoot It Straight Podcast is here to share practical and tangible takeaways to help you shoot it straight.

Review the Show Notes:

Reconnecting with Colie (1:40)

A recap on Q2 (3:53)

Colie’s real-time updates and new offers (12:09)

Refining your offers over time and with experience (21:13)

You have to get your first idea out there (23:45)

How we’re pursuing education (25:37)

Is Colie running Facebook ads? (31:37)

Sabrina’s Q3 updates (32:49)

Identifying your blind spots (38:47)

How human design impacts our business (42:20)

Connect with Colie:

Colie's Podcast Episode

Workflow Fast Pass: coliejames.com/workflow-fast-pass

Systems In Session: coliejames.com/systems-in-session

Website: coliejames.com/subscribe

Episode 141 Q2 Business Bestie Chat: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james

Episode 128 Q1 Business Bestie Chat: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chat

Connect with Sabrina:

What’s Your Photographer Marketing Personality? Quiz: sabrinagebhardt.com/marketing-quiz

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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