Want to know how you can speed up the growth in your business? In today’s episode, I’m diving into a mini mentoring session based on a listener-submitted question. I’m diving into my tips for two types of growth strategies: for boosting growth in an already good business, and for building momentum with a brand new 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.

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Review the Show Notes:

How can I speed up the growth in my business? (1:13)

Faster growth for your existing business (3:20)

Growing local visibility (3:52)

Maximize your referrals (8:14)

Growth for a new branch of your business (14:03)

Making the most of a model call (19:57)

Connect with Sabrina:

Get 1,500 free edits with Imagen: imagen-ai.com/?ref=sabrina

Episode 151 Ask Me Anything: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/151-ama-answering-your-questions

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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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.

Apply Now >>

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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Ask me anything! In today’s episode, I’m celebrating over three years and 150+ episodes of the podcast by answering your questions. I’m diving into business advice, personal experiences, and all the fun things you want to know.

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:

How long does it take SEO changes to work? (2:38)

How hard is it to balance being a mom and running a business? (5:37)

What’s your biggest guilty pleasure - and it can’t be Taylor Swift? (12:32)

What is your most embarrassing moment as a photographer? (14:51)

What are your Taylor Swift predictions? (16:09)

How do you find a direction in your marketing? (20:08)

What has hiring a stylist done for you? (22:22)

How many people are doing The Round Table and will you move it to Instagram? (26:36)

What Root To Rise location has been your favorite? (29:07)

What are some health changes or habits that have made the biggest difference? (31:39)

Connect with Sabrina:

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

The Round Table: sabrinagebhardt.com/membership

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

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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Are you telling a story that sells? In today’s episode, I’m welcoming D’Arcy Benincosa back to the podcast to talk about the impact of storytelling in your marketing. We’re diving into mindset hang ups around storytelling, how to discover your stories, and the steps to take today to incorporate better storytelling into your marketing.

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:

Get to know D’Arcy (1:29)

Why stories are so important (4:21)

How to come up with stories (6:39)

Magic in the mundane (10:47)

Mindset struggles around storytelling (15:14)

Improving storytelling in your marketing (21:50)

Letting the stories reveal themselves (27:50)

I “just” take family photos (36:10)

From story to selling (44:22)

The first step to add storytelling to your marketing (52:05)

Rapid-fire questions (54:51)



Connect with D’Arcy:

Instagram: instagram.com/darcybenincosa

Website: darcybenincosa.com

Benicosa Weddings: benincosaweddings.com

Episode 100 Childhood, Intuition, and High-Achieving Women with D’Arcy Benincosa: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/100-childhood-intuition-and-high-achieving-women

Episode 63 Money Month Guest D’Arcy Benincosa on Money Mindset: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/63-money-month-guest-darcy-benincosa-on-money-mindset



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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Ready for your business breakthrough moment? 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, Kristen Dyer shares what it was that helped her decide to join Root To Rise, plus what keeps her coming back to the program time and time again.

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.

Review the Show Notes:

Meet Kristen (1:11)

Kristen’s business before Root To Rise (2:07)

Deciding whether or not to join Root To Rise (4:09)

The most surprising thing about the mastermind (7:35)

Kristen’s breakthrough moment (9:40)

How Kristen’s business feels now (10:55)

Being in the room with other women entrepreneurs (13:14)

Deciding to do Root To Rise multiple times (14:28)

Changes that come from Root To Rise (17:14)

If you’re on the fence about Root To Rise (19:51)

Kristen’s favorite retreat memory (21:49)

Connect with Kristen:

Instagram: instagram.com/kristendyer

Website: kristendyer.com

Connect with Sabrina:

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

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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What’s it like to have a whole cohort of women rooting for 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, Genevieve Arjal shares the trials and tribulations of navigating a business through major life changes, plus the difference that the women in her Root To Rise mastermind group have made in her success.

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.

Join the Waitlist >>

Review the Show Notes:

Meet Genevieve (1:36)

The challenges of growing your business in a new location (2:25)

What was most surprising about Root To Rise (8:04)

Genevieve’s breakthrough moment (12:13)

Business growth since Root To Rise (14:48)

The many channels of support in Root To Rise (17:42)

Being around other women who are dreaming big (20:48)

The mastermind’s lasting impact (22:27)

If you’re on the fence about Root To Rise (26:12)

Genevieve’s favorite retreat memory (27:11)

Connect with Genevieve:

Instagram: instagram.com/genevievekathleenphotography

Website: genevievekathleen.com

Connect with Sabrina:

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

Instagram: instagram.com/sabrinagebhardtphotography

Website: sabrinagebhardt.com

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