Shoot It Straight
Shoot It Straight
Sabrina Gebhardt
207: Q3 2026 Business Bestie Chat with Colie James
56 minutes Posted Jul 14, 2026 at 10:00 am.
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. 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 shoot it straight. Review the Show Notes: Colie’s offer pivot
Replacing sales calls
Sabrina’s summer camp
Root to Rise revamp
Systems in Session tweaks
Ads strategy
New freebie waitlists
Launch ethics drama
Root to Rise launch results
Colie’s launch timing
Summer launch experience
Price versus trust objections
Micro-wins build confidence
Trial week idea
Pricing and logistics
Audits as downsell
New fall retainer offer
Serving Q3 and Q4 plans
Sharing client wins
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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. 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 shoot it straight. Review the Show Notes: Colie’s offer pivot (2:35)Replacing sales calls (4:24)Sabrina’s summer camp (5:37)Root to Rise revamp (8:44)Systems in Session tweaks (11:22)Ads strategy (14:01)New freebie waitlists (16:40)Launch ethics drama (20:52)Root to Rise launch results (22:56)Colie’s launch timing (28:56)Summer launch experience (32:10)Price versus trust objections (33:03)Micro-wins build confidence (36:48)Trial week idea (38:16)Pricing and logistics (41:12)Audits as downsell (48:04)New fall retainer offer (50:32)Serving Q3 and Q4 plans (51:46)Sharing client wins (52:48)Mentioned in this episode:Systems in Session: coliejames.com/systems-in-sessionThe Experience Edit: coliejames.com/the-experience-editRoot to Rise: sabrinagebhardt.com/mastermind-waitlistFirst Class Lounge: sabrinagebhardt.com/membershipSummer Camp: sabrina-gebhardt.myflodesk.com/summercampOur Quarterly Business Bestie Chats:Q2 2026: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/194-q2-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-james Q1 2026: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/183-q1-2026-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ4 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/165-q4-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ3 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q2-2025-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2025: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/128-q1-2025-business-bestie-chatQ4 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q4-business-bestie-chat-with-colie-jamesQ3 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/q3-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ2 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/88-q2-business-besties-chat-with-colie-jamesQ1 2024: sabrinagebhardt.com/podcast/75-quarterly-business-chat-with-colie-jamesConnect with Colie:Podcast: coliejames.com/podcastInstagram: instagram.com/coliejamesWebsite: coliejames.comConnect with Sabrina:Website: sabrinagebhardt.comInstagram: instagram.com/xo.sabrinagebhardtTikTok: tiktok.com/@xo.sabrinagebhardt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.