There’s a crispness in the air which can only mean one thing…Annual planning season is here!!! Ten years ago, I started the practice of annual planning. With a hot pink three ring binder and eyes twinkling with lofty goals and big dreams, I set out to change the world. Through the years I’ve learned what […]

There’s a crispness in the air which can only mean one thing…Annual planning season is here!!! Ten years ago, I started the practice of annual planning. With a hot pink three ring binder and eyes twinkling with lofty goals and big dreams, I set out to change the world. Through the years I’ve learned what […]

By Heather Payne, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Hi, my name is Heather Payne. I’m a creative entrepreneur who’s been running my destination wedding photography business for nearly eight years. And I have a confession to make: I have a part-time job… by choice. Yes, that’s right, I’m running […]

By Heather Payne, as told by Sara Shelton Part of our “My Blueprint Story” Series Hi, my name is Heather Payne. I’m a creative entrepreneur who’s been running my destination wedding photography business for nearly eight years. And I have a confession to make: I have a part-time job… by choice. Yes, that’s right, I’m running […]

What if you could quit social media for a year and double your sales in your business? OR what if you could stay ON social media this next year but quit comparing your business, your stuff, your relationships and your life to those of other people? Ugh yes please! What if social media could be the […]

What if you could quit social media for a year and double your sales in your business? OR what if you could stay ON social media this next year but quit comparing your business, your stuff, your relationships and your life to those of other people? Ugh yes please! What if social media could be the […]

It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep.5! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Lizzie. She asks “So often we get caught up in the idea of making it big, having thousands of followers on IG and bringing in cash with little work. I don’t have a […]

It’s Two Cents Tuesdays ep.5! Each week I’ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube Channel! Today’s question comes from Lizzie. She asks “So often we get caught up in the idea of making it big, having thousands of followers on IG and bringing in cash with little work. I don’t have a […]

This interview originally appeared on the Green Tie Studio Blog as a part of Mattie’s “I’m With Her” series. Intro from Shanna : I was so honored when my friend Mattie of Green Tie Studio asked to feature me as a part of her “I’m With Her” series. This was about six months after leaving […]

This interview originally appeared on the Green Tie Studio Blog as a part of Mattie’s “I’m With Her” series. Intro from Shanna : I was so honored when my friend Mattie of Green Tie Studio asked to feature me as a part of her “I’m With Her” series. This was about six months after leaving […]

Where do you even begin telling a story that has changed your life? Have you ever believed social media was a “necessary evil” for your creative business? Have you ever believed if you went quiet on this platform for more than a week, you’d end up being forgotten? Have you believed this space was make […]

Where do you even begin telling a story that has changed your life? Have you ever believed social media was a “necessary evil” for your creative business? Have you ever believed if you went quiet on this platform for more than a week, you’d end up being forgotten? Have you believed this space was make […]

It’s Two Cents Tuesday ep. 4! Each week I”ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube channel! Today’s question comes from Annalisa. She asks, As a fairly new business owner (freelance graphic designer), I am constantly facing the battle between accepting work at a lower rate just to be able to pay the […]

It’s Two Cents Tuesday ep. 4! Each week I”ll be answering audience submitted questions over on my YouTube channel! Today’s question comes from Annalisa. She asks, As a fairly new business owner (freelance graphic designer), I am constantly facing the battle between accepting work at a lower rate just to be able to pay the […]

This article originally appeared on the Cultivate What Matters Blog It happened one day while I was riding my bike to work (more on that in a minute)…It was a ten mile ride to the office and about an hour of peddling. Atlanta has a deceiving amount of hills. We had lived in Atlanta about […]

This article originally appeared on the Cultivate What Matters Blog It happened one day while I was riding my bike to work (more on that in a minute)…It was a ten mile ride to the office and about an hour of peddling. Atlanta has a deceiving amount of hills. We had lived in Atlanta about […]

When asked what “Margin” is, I once had a client say she thought it was a setting on Microsoft word ☺️(which it is!) … but it’s also a really important financial term every creative entrepreneur needs to know! Truth 7 of 10 : Margin (aka whitespace) is everything! THIS IS TRUTH SEVEN OF A TEN […]

When asked what “Margin” is, I once had a client say she thought it was a setting on Microsoft word ☺️(which it is!) … but it’s also a really important financial term every creative entrepreneur needs to know! Truth 7 of 10 : Margin (aka whitespace) is everything! THIS IS TRUTH SEVEN OF A TEN […]