With school almost out of session for the year, your routine is about to go through an upheaval. How do you balance your business and family life during the summer months? 

Today’s episode continues the guest host series, where inspiring women entrepreneurs take over the podcast while I am on maternity leave. Cait Howard of Amplify Boutique offers tangible tips that will help you create a summer schedule that prioritizes presence, not stress. 

In This Episode You'll:

1. Learn Cait’s approach to navigating the summer months with kids at home.
2. Explore your capacity.
3. Prioritize self-care while balancing motherhood.

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0:56 - Meet Cait Howard

1:47 - Know your capacity

6:38 - Get clear on your rocks, pebbles, and sand

8:25 - Lowering your expectations

15:11 - Prioritizing and taking care of yourself

Connect with Cait Howard

Website: amplifyboutique.com

Instagram: instagram.com/heycaithoward

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Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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As a business owner and mom, do you feel like you’re juggling a million responsibilities and dropping half of them? Do you lack systems that help your business and home life thrive? If so, this episode is for you. 

Listen in as guest host Lydia Fine shares the tried-and-true systems that allow her to run a successful business and show up as a mom. Lydia is the founder of Apollo and Ivy Photography, as well as a business coach and editor.  

You’re going to learn so much from this jam-packed episode, and after it’s over, you’ll feel equipped and excited to build your own systems to make your life and business run smoothly. 

In This Episode You'll:

1. Meet Lydia Fine
2. Learn Lydia’s systems for business and home life
3. Know Lydia’s process for determining what tasks should be made into a system

Find it quickly:

0:57 - Meet Lydia Fine

1:50 - Systems that support my business

7:08 - Systems that support my home life

11:10 - Prioritization, time management, and scheduling 

Resources Mentioned

• Honeybook
• Airtable
• Zapier
• Home Chef
• Letterly
• FREE GUIDE: The 3 Client-Pleasing Emails You’re Not Sending (Yet) 
• Lydia’s Resources For Photographers

Connect with Lydia Fine

• Website: apolloandivy.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/lydia_apolloandivy

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Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Blog: joymichelle.co/blog

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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Want more time to spend with your kids? Today’s episode continues the guest host series, where inspiring women entrepreneurs take over the podcast while I am on maternity leave. In this episode, Elizabeth McCravy shares three of her tips for optimizing your business to create meaningful time with both your business and your family. 

In This Episode You'll:

1. Meet Elizabeth McCravy
2. Learn three tips for optimizing your business to spend more time with your kids

Meet Our Guest Host: Elizabeth McCravy

Elizabeth McCravy is a Showit website designer, online business educator, and host of the Breakthrough Brand Podcast. She’s the creator of the popular courses, Booked Out Designer and Podcast Success Blueprint, and she's the web designer behind Elizabeth McCravy Shop templates. Elizabeth is a wife, boy mama times two, and believer based in Franklin, Tennessee. 

Find it quickly:

1:10 - Meet Elizabeth McCravy

3:16 - Decide what you want for your current season

7:32 - Set everything up to be evergreen

10:18 - Learn how to delegate and let some things slide

Connect with Elizabeth McCravy

Website: elizabethmccravy.com

Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethmccravy

Breakthrough Brand Podcast: elizabethmccravy.com/podcast

Breakthrough Brand Ep 195: If Being a Mom and a Business Owner Feels Really Hard, Listen to This with Joy Michelle

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Blog: joymichelle.co/blog

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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Want to know how to get more done without working more hours? This episode of Called to Both is the first one in a new series. As I step away for maternity leave with my third little one, I thought it’d be fun to invite guest hosts to take over the podcast. These are women that I have admired and learned from for a long time, and I’m so excited for you to get to know them.

This week’s guest host is Kyann Molina, a podcast host, systems strategist, mom of three, homesteader, and homeschooler. She’s here to share how you can double your productivity with little ones at home through simple rhythms. She drops some serious gems about how we can be called to both and what this season looks like as moms.

In This Episode You'll:

1. Meet KyAnn Molina
2. Hear KyAnn’s story of the challenges that come with business and motherhood
3. Learn the four-step P.L.A.N. to double your productivity

Meet Our Guest Host: Kyann Molina

KyAnn Molina is a wife, mom of three kids five and under, and the host of the top one percent globally ranked podcast Simple Rhythms for Busy Moms. KyAnn helps entrepreneur moms create intentional daily rhythms and systems to help them feel balanced in managing motherhood, homemaking, and business. 

She is passionate about helping moms calm the chaos and grow in finding their identity in Christ, not their to-do list.  When she isn't coaching moms to help them slow down and simplify, you can find her sipping on iced coffee pretty much any time of the year.

Find it quickly:

3:12 - Meet KyAnn Molina

7:19 - KyAnn’s challenges in business and motherhood

12:38 - Starting the day with prayer 

15:41 - The four-step P.L.A.N. to double your productivity

21:33 - What rhythms give back to your life 

Connect with KyAnn Molina: 

Website: kyannmolina.com

Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simple-rhythms

Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Blog: joymichelle.co/blog

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

If you’re enjoying the content we’re creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the PhotoBoss® with Joy Michelle Facebook Group!

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Are you curious about content repurposing, but worried it will add a ton of work to your plate? In this episode, I’m going to show you how to save time and energy with a sustainable content repurposing plan. These are the exact strategies, tools, and templates I use to turn one piece of content into 10 for my business. 

This episode is part two of my content repurposing series, so make sure to check out part one if you missed it. Ready to make your content work harder for you? Let’s dive in with my six steps to create an effective content repurposing plan. 

In This Episode You'll:

1. Learn to create a content repurposing plan for your business
2. Hear the six steps to repurposing content

Find it quickly:

2:06 - Choose your primary platform

3:15 - Selecting your secondary platforms

5:29 - Know what comes after “publish”

8:08 - Create supporting templates and systems

9:12 - Identify which tools best support your content

12:27 - Make it fresh and new

17:18 - Repurposing outside of primary content

18:36 - Turning one piece of content into ten 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Episode 138: How to Repurpose Your Content Like a Pro: joymichelle.co/repurpose-your-content

Flodesk free trial: joymichelle.co/flodesk

Metricool: metricool.com

Canva: joymichelle.co/canva

Riverside: joymichelle.co/riverside | Use code JOY for 15% off.

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Blog: joymichelle.co/blog

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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Ready to maximize your reach, engagement, and bookings with your content? You don’t have to churn out new posts constantly. You can learn to recreate your content like a pro so that it works harder for your business.

This episode of the Called to Both podcast is the first in a new series that is all about content repurposing. We’re going to break down what repurposing content is, what it isn’t, and why it’s so important for your business. 

Listen in as I answer the top questions I get asked about content repurposing and sharing what I’ve learned from over ten years as a content creator. 

In This Episode You'll:

1. Learn where to get started with content repurposing to make it most effective
2. Hear the most common myths about repurposing
3. Build a repurposing plan for your business

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3:04 - Why you should be repurposing your content

8:05 - Where to get started with repurposing to make it effective

11:43 - Myths and misconceptions around repurposing

17:00 - Building a repurposing plan for your business 

In next week’s episode…

1. Creating your content repurposing cadence and plan
2. Repurposing tools to save you time (software and templates)
3. How 1 piece of content can become 10

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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What would it take to become the go-to expert in your field? In today’s episode, I’m sharing how you can develop a visibility plan and build brand authority. 

[This episode is a re-run. It originally aired on October 31st, 2022.]

In This Episode You'll:

1. Explore building a visibility plan.
2. Understand brand authority.
3. Take three steps to building brand authority.

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3:36 - Two Key Factors of an In-Demand Brand

5:27 - Three Ways to Build Your Brand Authority Online

5:57 - #1: Decide what you want your brand to be remembered and known for.

7:14 - #2: Build brand authority through your brand visuals.

8:49 - #3: Build social proof for your brand authority. 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Episode 36: How to Become Seen as the Go-To Expert At What You Do | Brand Authority Series: joymichelle.co/go-to-expert

Episode 34: Creating a Visibility Plan For Your Business Marketing: joymichelle.co/visibility-plan

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Work with Joy as your coach: joymichelle.co/ways-to-work-together

If you’re enjoying the content we’re creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the PhotoBoss® with Joy Michelle Facebook Group!

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Ready to unlock unlimited business growth? In today’s episode, I’m sharing the three primary characteristics of successful businesses, which allow business owners real balance in their lives. 

[This episode is a re-run. It originally aired on September 25th, 2023.]

In This Episode You'll:

1. Explore the three things successful business owners do to unlock growth.
2. Understand how successful business owners navigate their time and resources.
3. Learn the type of content you should focus on for growth

Find it quickly:

2:57 - Build Automations in Your Business

8:29 - Buy Back Your Time

12:42 - Create Evergreen, Long-form Content

Mentioned in this Episode:

Honeybook: joymichelle.co/honeybook

Zapier: zapier.com

Notion: joymichelle.co/notion

ChatGPT: chat.openai.com

Fiverr: fiverr.com

Canva: partner.canva.com

Buy Back Your Time: amzn.to/3rhKENU

Episode 82: Unlocking Business Growth: 3 Things Successful People Do 

Episode 47: Ready to Hire a VA in Your Business? Here’s Where to Start!

Episode 3: How a Youtube Channel Could Fit into Your Business

Episode 11: 3 Tips for Creating Video in Your Business as a Busy Entrepreneur

Episode 21: Get More Visibility On Your Content With This 1 Shift

Episode 51: Ways to Create More Time and Space in Your Days

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Work with Joy as your coach: joymichelle.co/ways-to-work-together

If you’re enjoying the content we’re creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the PhotoBoss® with Joy Michelle Facebook Group!

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I’m beyond excited to finally share the details of my new course: Affiliate Boss—the ultimate course for service providers and personal brands looking to generate affiliate income.

This launch has been two years in the making, and I know many of you have been eagerly waiting for it's release. The doors are officially open, so let’s dive into what you can expect inside the program.

If you join by March 31st 2025, you’ll get the biggest discount I’ll ever offer on this course. Doors close on April 1st, and since my third baby is due in April, I can’t guarantee when this program will be available again.

Ready? ➡️ Click here to: Enroll Now 🎉

In This Episode You'll:

1. Get the inside scoop on my brand new Affiliate Boss course
2. Learn the special reason why you need to sign up today

Find it quickly:

4:18 - Why I created an affiliate marketing course specifically

6:31 - Why it is the right time in my business for this course

7:48 - Why you need to sign up for Affiliate Boss now

Links: 

Sign up for Affiliate Boss: joymichelle.co/affiliate-boss

Read the full show notes from today’s episode HERE.

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

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Are you planning an upcoming maternity leave as a self-employed business owner? In today’s episode, I’m sharing my plans for my third maternity leave: what I’ve learned from the past, what I’m doing differently this time, and what you can do to prepare your own business for your leave. 

Listen in as I walk through the steps you need to take and the decisions you need to make to be able to walk away from your business for an extended time. Whether you’re planning a maternity leave right now or simply planning ahead, this episode is for you. 

Today's episode is brought to you by Mama Meals. As a busy business owner and a soon to be mom of three, preparing for my maternity leave has been no small task between the managing the day to day at home and at work. The last thing that I want to think about is what's for dinner, much less when I've given birth—that is why I am stocking up on Mama Meals, organic nourishing meals designed for postpartum recovery specifically. Mama Meals are based off of traditional healing practices, feature only the highest quality ingredients and get delivered straight to your front door. Give Mama Meals a try today and get a discount on your first box when you use the code JOY.

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In This Episode You'll:

1. Learn from my past two maternity leave experiences 
2. Take a look into how I’m planning for my upcoming maternity leave
3. Get my advice for planning a leave of your own

Find it quickly:

3:25 - My previous two maternity leaves

5:10 - What to think about when planning your maternity leave

6:48 - How I’m planning for my third maternity leave

Links: 

74: Growing Beyond Services: Building Diverse Revenue Streams

Mama Meals - Use code JOY for a discount!

Read the full show notes from today’s episode HERE.

More ways to connect:

Joy Michelle Website: joymichelle.co

Joy Michelle Instagram: instagram.com/joyymichelle

Joy Michelle Facebook: facebook.com/joymichellephotography

Joy Michelle Coaching: joymichelle.co/coaching

If you’re enjoying the content we’re creating on the podcast and want to connect with others who are called to both, make sure you come join us in the PhotoBoss® with Joy Michelle Facebook Group!

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