{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6307aac26756a30015c2f099/6a54e5e8420a266ecbc9d02b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"207: Q3 2026 Business Bestie Chat with Colie James","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6307aac26756a30015c2f099/1783948746727-74f49e63-741a-4a11-9246-bb01bd7a9c96.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s the quarterly business bestie chat! In this episode, Colie James and I are sharing an honest recap of Q2 and what’s coming up next for our businesses.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>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 <em>shoot it straight</em>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Review the Show Notes:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Colie’s offer pivot (2:35)</p><p>Replacing sales calls (4:24)</p><p>Sabrina’s summer camp (5:37)</p><p>Root to Rise revamp (8:44)</p><p>Systems in Session tweaks (11:22)</p><p>Ads strategy (14:01)</p><p>New freebie waitlists (16:40)</p><p>Launch ethics drama (20:52)</p><p>Root to Rise launch results (22:56)</p><p>Colie’s launch timing (28:56)</p><p>Summer launch experience (32:10)</p><p>Price versus trust objections (33:03)</p><p>Micro-wins build confidence (36:48)</p><p>Trial week idea (38:16)</p><p>Pricing and logistics (41:12)</p><p>Audits as downsell (48:04)</p><p>New fall retainer offer (50:32)</p><p>Serving Q3 and Q4 plans (51:46)</p><p>Sharing client wins (52:48)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this episode:</strong></p><p>Systems in Session: <a href=\"https://coliejames.com/systems-in-session\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coliejames.com/systems-in-session</a></p><p>The Experience Edit: <a href=\"https://coliejames.com/the-experience-edit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coliejames.com/the-experience-edit</a></p><p>Root to Rise: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlist</a></p><p>First Class Lounge: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/membership/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/membership</a></p><p>Summer Camp: <a href=\"https://sabrina-gebhardt.myflodesk.com/summercamp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrina-gebhardt.myflodesk.com/summercamp</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Quarterly Business Bestie Chats:</strong></p><p>Q2 2026: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/194-q2-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/194-q2-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Q1 2026: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/183-q1-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/183-q1-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q4 2025: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/165-q4-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/165-q4-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q3 2025: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q2 2025: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q1 2025: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chat</a></p><p>Q4 2024: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q4-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q4-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q3 2024: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q2 2024: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/88-q2-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/88-q2-business-besties-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p>Q1 2024: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/75-quarterly-business-chat-with-colie-james/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/75-quarterly-business-chat-with-colie-james</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Colie:</strong></p><p>Podcast: <a href=\"https://coliejames.com/podcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coliejames.com/podcast</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/coliejames/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/coliejames</a></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://coliejames.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">coliejames.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Sabrina:</strong></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://sabrinagebhardt.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">sabrinagebhardt.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/xo.sabrinagebhardt/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram.com/xo.sabrinagebhardt</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@xo.sabrinagebhardt?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-93yx42b0o74\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tiktok.com/@xo.sabrinagebhardt</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Sabrina Gebhardt"}