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Money Happy Hour: How This Photographer Built a Sustainable Creative Career
The Money Confident Podcast with Jillian Todd Happy Hour with Sabrina of Seriously Sabrina Photography: Building a Sustainable Creative Career Welcome back to Happy Hour , the bonus series where Jillian sits down with fellow creative entrepreneurs for honest conversations about business, money, creativity, and building a life you actually enjoy. In this episode, Jillian chats with her friend and client Sabrina of Seriously Sabrina Photography , a longtime wedding photographer whose career has evolved to include commercial photography, interiors, agricultural photography, and a full-time role at the University of Kentucky. Together, they talk about what it looks like to grow beyond the business you first built, balancing multiple income streams, learning to invest as a self-employed creative, and why sometimes the biggest goal is finally enjoying the life you've created. Inside This Episode How Sabrina built a photography business that's evolved far beyond weddings Why diversifying your income can create more flexibility and stability The realities of balancing self-employment with a full-time creative job Setting clear boundaries when new opportunities come your way How Jillian and Sabrina met through a creative business retreat and how that friendship eventually led to financial coaching What it felt like to start investing and saving for retirement as a self-employed creative Why financial confidence isn't about knowing everything—it's about having someone to help you navigate the next step The joy of missing out (JOMO) and learning to enjoy the business you've already built One of Jillian's Favorite Takeaways "Sometimes success isn't about chasing the next goal. Sometimes it's about realizing you've built a business that finally lets you breathe." After years of working toward bigger milestones, Sabrina shares why she's intentionally embracing a season of stability, trusting the systems she's built and giving herself permission to simply enjoy them. Connect with Sabrina You can follow Sabrina's photography work on Instagram at @SeriouslySabrina , where she shares weddings, commercial photography, portraits, and creative projects. You can also find her agriculture photography work through Craft and Calling , highlighting stories from farms, food, and the agricultural community. Join Jillian at Happy Hour IRL If you're an Atlanta-based creative entrepreneur, come join Jillian's monthly Happy Hour meetups! Grab a drink, meet other creatives, and chat about money, marketing, business, and all the beautifully messy parts of running a creative business. Follow Jillian on Instagram for upcoming Happy Hour dates, and if there's a creative entrepreneur you'd love to hear on a future bonus episode, send her a DM!