211: When to Walk Away from a Successful Business (and Start Something New) with Natasha Sewell - Shoot It Straight | Lyssna här

Have you ever felt like you’re ready for something new? In today’s episode, I’m chatting with guest Natasha Sewell about her decision to close her successful photography business after 13 years and start a needlepoint business instead. We talk about when the photography business started to not feel good anymore, plus the challenges and successes she and her business partner (her sister!) have had in their new venture.

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:

Get to know Natasha (1:20)

How Sabrina and Natasha first met and started working together (2:37)

How it felt to have success in both photography and education (3:49)

When the business started to not feel good anymore (6:00)

Where needlepoint came into Natasha and Sabrina’s lives (9:45)

How Natasha’s needlepoint business came to be (13:29)

How the needlepoint business felt compared to photography (18:26)

How it felt to close the photography business (19:36)

The day the decision was made to close the business (23:12)

The financial side of starting a product-based business (25:39)

Navigating a supply shortage (28:56)