The Heart & Hustle Podcast

Have you been struggling with setting and staying consistent with new routines?  Today's conversation is such a sweet mix of truth, love, grace, and vision. Emily walks us through her thoughts on the importance of routines, a glimpse into what she's implemented in her own life to create rhythms, and how to go about finding and staying consistent with your own. --------------------------------- Sho...

If you've followed us and this podcast for any stretch of time you probably know that we are extroverts. We love sharing stories. We love sharing our lives on the internet via Instagram or this podcast. We're very open with a lot of our lives, and therefore if you've followed us for a while you probably know a good chunk of stuff. That said, there's a lot you don't know as well. Today we are sitti...

Have you ever wondered how you can utilize podcasts to grow and market your business, you're in for a treat today. We have the JOY of talking to the amazing Christina Nicholson. Today Christina breaks down the difference between hosting your own podcast vs being a guest on someone else's and the pros and cons of each. We then dive DEEP into the strategy and insight on how to write a good pitch to...

Growing a business is NO joke, and as you hit new levels in business, different problems and obstacles get thrown at you. And so we wanted to sit down today, to share with you our top five biggest pitfalls we want you to avoid as you grow and scale your business. --------------------------------- Show notes:   https://theheartuniversity.com/ 344-growing-pains-5-pitfalls-to-avoid-while-scaling-your...

Friend, if you are feeling over it, burnt out, overwhelmed as heck, and honestly drowning in your business, be it because it's not financially working or it's taking a toll on your emotional health. This episode today is going to be your life raft. We had our girl Shay Cochrane back on the show.  In today's episode we go DEEP on a topic that we need to talk about today in the entrepreneur space: b...

Welcome back to the show where we spill the tea, share our wins, losses, lessons learned, and overall just navigate this crazy world of entrepreneurship together. We've got some big and super important news to share with you today, so grab your favorite beverage, cozy up, and let's have a heart-to-heart girl chat. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/342-the...

Raise your hand if you've ever heard in the entrepreneur space: "Email lists are key!" or "You HAVE to have an email list" or something along those lines. Hand raised? Today we're talking with the QUEEN of marketing and specifically email lists: Amy Porterfield. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/341-email-lists-101-dm-chat-funnels-with-amy-porterfield ---...

If you struggle with finishing a work day or week or heck, YEAR feeling like you were SO busy and yet…. what actually got done? Or you constantly find yourself scrambling to put out fires or stay on top of deadlines… Or it's not uncommon for important tasks to fall through the cracks… this episode is about to (hopefully) change your life forever. One of the methods Evie created for herself to help...

Toni vulnerably shares her story of trauma and heartbreak she experienced in her life and everything she went through to get to where she is today. She then broke down some practical steps we can take if we're struggling in the midst of our own brokenness or traumatic hurts. She shares the message that healing IS possible and hope is attainable no matter what your story is. Near the end of the con...

We're going to dig deep into what AI is, its pros and cons, the ethical and legal stuff surrounding it, and how it can seriously level up our businesses. AI is everywhere these days, from Siri and Alexa to those algorithms that control our social media feeds. But what the heck is AI, and how does it actually work? We'll break it down for you, bust some myths, and explain the impact this can have o...

Are you hearing crickets after your client consult calls?  Not sure what you're doing wrong?  Well, you're in luck friend because today we had Jai back on the podcast to talk all about how to convert EVERY client call! Phewww this one is a doozy and you won't want to miss it. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/337-the-exact-blueprint-for-client-consult-cal...

Today we're first having a little girl chat recap of the eras tour and then we are diving into 6 ways that Taylor Swift KILLS the game as a marketing mastermind when it comes to her brand. Within each point, we're giving you practical takeaways that we as business owners can learn from her. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/336-taylor-swift-marketing-stra...

If you're a mother or want to be one someday, you NEED to listen to this episode, especially if you're a business owner too. We had our dear friend Adison Childers on today's episode to share her experience on a topic that no one is talking about– quitting a successful entrepreneurial business to become a full-time stay-at-home mom. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuni...

Today we're coming at ya earbuds with a lil' Q&A episode. A little game of ask Evie and Lindsey anything. And today we have a bit of something for everyone! What's your flow for how you record this show? Is it 100% scripted? Is it riffed? Where do I start with outsourcing and what should I look for when outsourcing things like bookkeeping or social media management? How many times should I follow...

Today's conversation is with one of our good friends Ivan Amssan all on personal branding.  Ivan broke down some misconceptions around what personal branding is, what it looks like, and who it is and isn't for then he began to SPIT FIREEE on how to practically go about approaching building a personal brand for yourself, what to share and what not to share, how to create boundaries within a persona...

Photographers, this episode is for YOU. We get asked SO often about our workflow and systems with organizing our Lightroom catalogs and our hard drives in our photography businesses. This is something that no one freaking tells you when you're just starting your photography business and you're kinda stuck to just sort of figure it out yourself. I remember when I first started my business and I did...

Today on the podcast we have the JOY of chatting with 6 incredible women and hearing ALL about their experiences at The Heart Conference 2022. If you have been interested in our Conference but feeling uncertain, hesitant, or afraid, DO NOT MOVE. This is right where you need to be today. --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/331-past-conference-attendees-spill...

We're about to go head first into one of the biggest tools we regularly use in our business that can lead to either booking… or ghosting.  --------------------------------- Show notes: https://theheartuniversity.com/330-6-mistakes-youre-making-with-your-inquiry-response-email --------------------------------- Editing Style Freebie: www.theheartuniversity.com/style ---------------------------------...

This one is for all our photographers or wanna-be photographers out there today. We're talking about a niche of photography that we've never actually covered specifically and in-depth on this podcast before. BUT TODAY IS THE DAY.   If you're currently a senior photographer or have ever considered exploring that niche of photography, this episode is for you. We invited to the podcast one of our pas...

Let's be real a lot of us crazy entrepreneur-brained people end up married to fellow crazy entrepreneur-brained people. And what that can sometimes look like you and your spouse working from home all day every day. And SOMETIMES that can look like a bit of a learning curve as we navigate spending so much time in the exact same space, trying to stay focused, still prioritizing the home, family, mar...

Today's episode is a 'have a pen and paper IN HAND to take notes" kind of episode. It's nerdy and nitty gritty and every business owner needs to listen. We had the pleasure of bringing on a Facebook & Instagram Ads expert - Tara Zirker. --------------------------------- Show notes:  https://theheartuniversity.com/327-do-facebook-ads-confuse-the-crap-outta-you-lets-demystify-them-with-tara-zirker -...

When running a business, you will inevitably run into people who had a different expectation of what you were giving them, and when they don't receive it will get angry. Very angry. So… what do you do when that happens? When a client starts raging, threatening to sue, leaving nasty emails, publicly slandering you… it can feel like a LOT.  SO today we are sitting down and walking you through what W...

Are you a business owner in any capacity that struggles with knowing HOW to price yourself, WHEN to price yourself, and just have a whole lotta FEELZ about pricing? Feeling unqualified to raise your prices, feeling icky charging big bucks, ALL that jazz?  We had the iconic India Earl on the show to give us all the hefty kick in the butt we NEED on pricing psychology. ------------------------------...

What do I do if I'm not getting booked? Well friend there's a LOT to unpack with this question because the answer isn't just a one size fits all situation. There's a variety of factors at play that could be causing your inbox to be the Sahara desert. Today we are giving you a bunch of questions to ask yourself about what you may be doing or not doing in your business and marketing that COULD poten...

If you've ever wanted to start journaling or have tried to in the past, but have dropped it out of the pressure to keep it up or not knowing how to start in today's conversation, Sopha shares her experience and heart on the topic of journaling in a way that's so refreshing and simple. To start us off in today's episode, Sopha shared the story of her unbelievable childhood and past which is SO powe...