We're hitting the "restart" button after a series of life events led to a six-month podcast hiatus- a quick explainer on where we've been and what's been going on, and why I'm all the more fired up as a result to get this podcast into your ears on a regular basis.

On this episode, we’ll be talking about lessons learned from maternity leave. I’m a third-time mom but this was my first pregnancy, so I’ll be sharing my takeaways from my first postpartum experience during leave through the lens of a small business owner.

Resources mentioned:

• Felix's Birth Story
• Teddy's Birth Story
• Season 5, Episode 4 - AI for Photographers - An Interview with Brittany Long
• abbygrace.co/podcast

On this episode, we’ll be talking about how to crush a podcast interview with speaking coach Aurora Gregory- if you’ve been invited to be a guest on someone else’s show, listen up. Aurora’s dropping serious wisdom on how to serve well and leave a lasting impression on both the host and their audience, solidifying your position as an expert and a gracious guest.

Resources mentioned:

• Aurora Gregory
• Aurora Gregory Instagram
• Pitch Your Brilliance - pitching template from Aurora
• Abby Grace Instagram
• abbygrace.co/podcast

On this episode, we’ll be talking about using AI to help streamline your business- from copywriting prompts to repurposing content, AI expert Brittany Long is walking us through through how to employ ChatGPT to get more done in less time, without compromising on quality or sound like a robot.

Resources mentioned:

• Impact Driven AI - Brittany's website
• Impact Driven AI Instagram
• abbygrace.co/training
• Abby Grace Instagram
• abbygrace.co/podcast

On this episode, I’m interviewing Yael Bendahan about how to prepare your business for maternity leave without losing all the momentum you’ve built up. We’re covering practical ways to bring in revenue as a service provider while you’re on leave, and how to insulate your business to weather the need to take time off, whether that’s for new kids, sudden family emergencies, or something else entirely.

Resources mentioned:

• Yael Bendahan
• Manychat
• Franz
• Yael's Instagram
• Abby Grace Instagram
• abbygrace.co/podcast

On this episode, I’ve got one of the leading voices on creative education, Laylee Emadi- in this conversation, we explore how to unearth your zone of genius as a new educator, testing material before you head for the stage, what makes for a strong speaker application, and so much more!

Resources mentioned:

• Laylee Emadi
• Creative Educator Conference
• Laylee's Instagram
• Abby Grace Instagram
• abbygrace.co/podcast

On this episode, I’m sharing my five biggest takeaways from the in-person mastermind event I attended last month. We’ll be covering both tactical, practical advice I picked up as well as a couple larger mindset shifts I’ve had, and I’m sharing our plans for the podcast over the next few months!

Resources mentioned:

• Alexis Stoniea
• Julie Chenell
• Aurora Gregory
• Brand Photography Academy
• Lighting The Brand Session
• Primed To Launch by Ashlyn Carter
• abbygracephotography.com/podcast

On this episode, I’ll be sharing our experience of adoption with our first son! Our two boys, Felix and Teddy, both joined our family through the gift of adoption, and both have different stories in terms of how the process went, so I wanted to devote one episode to each of our boys’s stories in order to do them justice.

Resources mentioned:

• Season 3, Bonus Episode: Our Story of Infertility
• Felix's Birth Story
• Kindred Profile Books
• Emily Gerald Photography
• abbygracephotography.com/podcast

On this episode, we’ll be talking about what donor breastmilk taught me about marketing my small business! Little bit of an unconventional subject, but there’s a zinger of a lesson to be learned here that you don’t want to miss.

Resources mentioned:

• Human Milk 4 Human Babies
• Ice Mule Coolers
• Brand Photography Academy
• Lighting The Brand Session
• Season 4, Episode 8: My Marketing Playbook
• abbygracephotography.com/podcast

On this episode, we’ll be talking about a recent failure we experienced in business. Why it happened, what we’ve learned, and how we’re moving forward instead of staying stuck dwelling on what went wrong.

Resources mentioned:

• Brand Photography Academy
• Lighting The Brand Session
• abbygrace.co/podcast