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039. Kat Schmoyer: Maintaining Hope in Seasons of Waiting Apr 06, 2023

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If anyone knows how to bounce back from unexpected (and unwanted) seasons of waiting, it’s today’s guest, Kat Schmoyer. From a global pandemic shutting down her entire source of business revenue, conferences, to waiting on starting her family, to waiting on a dream home years in the making, Kat has learned to pivot, adjust, hope, and dream even in the midst of life and business circumstances she didn’t foresee. She’ll be the first to admit that waiting isn’t easy or ideal and as a planner at heart she’d rather be in control, but in today’s conversation she shares all the incredible ways she has navigated her own entrepreneurial journey through the ups, downs, twists, and turns it’s brought along the way.

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/kat-schmoyer

038. Jess Connolly: Chase Your Dreams, Boldly Mar 30, 2023

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From starting a mommy blog called Naptime Diaries, helping co-found She Reads Truth, to authoring nine traditionally published books all while raising four children, launching a successful business, and starting a church with her husband, Jess Connolly is redefining what work/life balance looks like. Living wide open, she finds harmony in pursuing the things that light her up and make a bigger impact in the world. From living just slightly above poverty level to dreaming of a legacy property for her family, today’s interview with Jess Connolly will encourage anyone willing to chase their dreams.

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/jess-connolly

037. Katherine Corden: The importance of Community for Business Growth. Mar 23, 2023

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Whether sitting together over coffee or catching up in DMs, community can come in so many forms. Long gone are the days of catching up in the break room. For many of us, our days are spent behind the computer screen with little human interaction. Or maybe, like today’s guest, it looked like spending her days alone painting in her home studio. So much of entrepreneurship can be solitary.
Yet community, better yet relationships, is the secret weapon behind my own business growth, and the growth of so many of the big name entrepreneurs I’ve worked with. And it was no different for today’s guest, artist Katherine Corden. In our conversation, she shares how seeing other artists on instagram was the initial spark that helped her believe she could actually make a career out of doing art. She goes on to share the impact education and community has had for the continued growth of her company.
Meet my friend and my student, Katherine Corden.

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/katherine-corden

036. Catherine Guidry: Grass Roots Your Way to Success Mar 16, 2023

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One client, one wedding, one new offer at a time. Catherine’s story of grass-rooting her photography business growth may not look flashy or instagram worthy but slow, steady, incremental growth often goes hand in hand with longevity in business. From launching her photography career right out of college with no past experience or blueprint to follow, to becoming the main income earner for her family and now a new mom, today’s guest, Catherine Guidry, shares how she has pivoted and shifted her business along the way to continually support the life she wants to live and the work she loves doing.

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/catherine-guidry

035. Rob Greene: Strategic and Radical Generosity in Business Mar 09, 2023

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From working at the church tinkering with the idea of being a photographer full time, to six months later handing in his two weeks notice, Rob Greene’s philosophy of strategic and radical generosity propelled his business forward faster than he ever could have imagined.
Finding your niche, vision casting your finances, money mindset work, and pivoting when life throws you curveballs, today’s conversation with photographer Rob Greene, founder of Square 8 Studio is a good one!
WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/rob-greene

034. Emily Thompson: Being Boss Mar 02, 2023

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Today we have the queen of podcasting, Emily Thompson on the show! You may know her as the co-host of the super popular podcast, Being Boss. I had the luck to live near this sweet lady during our short stint in Chattanooga back in 2018. I love her energy and excitement, her willingness and curiosity to try new things. She’s kind and genuine and a total boss!

Hear how Being Boss came to be and how her winding path of entrepreneurship, beginning at the ripe age of 18 when she bought a tanning salon, has all played a part in who she is today.
WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/emily-thompson

033. Rylee Hitchner: Keeping Creativity Alive Feb 23, 2023

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As a sixteen year old with camera in hand, Rylee Hitchner set out on her creative journey. It’s not often one turns art into a career so young, but there’s a quiet confidence in Rylee. From college dropout to pursuing photography full time, becoming a wife, becoming an adult, and becoming a mom all in the span of ten years, hear Rylee share more on what keeping creativity alive means to her.

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/rylee-hitchner

032. Jessica Peddicord: Launching a Successful Ecommerce Shop Feb 16, 2023

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From gorgeous watercolor crests and custom invitations to Holiday themed coffee mugs and Ginger Jars, there is no denying that watercolor artist Jessica Peddicord, Founder of Simply Jessica Marie, creates heirloom quality art. While many artists find themselves stuck in a cycle of trading time for money, Jessica figured out how to deliver heirloom quality products in a scalable way. In today’s episode, we get a behind the scenes look at how she pairs her love for art with data and analytics to strategically grow her business, consistently creating goods she enjoys making and that her audience will love!

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/jessica-peddicord

031. Katie Daly Weiss: One “Yes” Away from Exponential Growth Feb 09, 2023

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When a day spent bored at home turned into a scroll on Pinterest turned into buying soy wax and teaching herself how to make candles, I doubt today’s guest could have imagined that ten years later candle making would be how she spends her days and pays her bills!
Did you know that out of all five senses, scent is the one most closely tied to memories? Something I’m sure Katy Daly Weiss, founder of Big White Yeti Candle Company, thinks about as she formulates new scents in her candle studio aka test kitchen. And while making candles may not come with a fancy title, creating lasting memories in the homes of families all around the world… well, that’s pretty cool for a day’s work.
From the power of saying “yes” to handling supply chain issues, and all the ebbs and flows a decade of business brings, today we are stepping into the shop of Big White Yeti.
WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/katie-daly-weiss

030. Shay Cochrane: The 16 Hour CEO Feb 02, 2023

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From living on food stamps to building a multi-six figure photography business all in just sixteen hours a week, Shay has perfected the art of working smarter not harder. She has spent the past sixteen years modeling what it truly means to build a business that supports the life you want instead of the all too common bending all of life to build the business you want. From designing your offer ladder to pricing to money management, Shay’s has so much wisdom to share for anyone looking to build a sustainable and profitable business aka all of us!

WILDFLOWER SHOWNOTES : shannaskidmore.com/shay-cochrane

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