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Majesta
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Written By Kimberly Ewertz
ajesta
Patterson,
29,
has a natural drive that’s
served her well. This wife
and mother of two chil-
dren, Scarlett (4) and Asher (2), launched
her first business in 2011, the same year
she graduated from Brooks Institute of
Photography in Santa Barbara. A year later
she’d grown her company, Majesta Patterson
Photography, into a six-figure business.
Photography continues to be a pas-
sion of hers but since February 2019,
Majesta has focused her time and ener-
gies on, Can I Take You to Coffee, a pod-
cast series aimed at entrepreneur moms.
Fast forward one year: “I’ve rebranded
it and it launched in early 2020,” she said.
“It’s now called, Real Talk with Biz Moms.”
The current iteration of her series
features roundtable discussions with
women who identify as both business
owners and moms.
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“Those roles individually are very
challenging and combined can be over-
whelming,” she said. “The first five epi-
sodes will all be the roundtable and then
I’m going to intermix interviews and
one-on-ones with experts. I have two
to three other biz moms on the podcast
with me and we’re having real conversa-
tions about the challenges that we face
as mothers and business owners.”
The initial launch, which consisted
of five episodes, included discussions
on being present, maintaining balance,
mom guilt, selfcare, and time manage-
ment. Finding panel members to take
part in the program was not a problem
for Majesta. She posted notices on sev-
eral Facebook groups that she was look-
ing for entrepreneur moms.
“Within the first 48 hours I had over
100 women apply to be on the podcast,”
she said.
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“There are so many pieces that go into
being the mom you want to be and also
being the business owner you want to
be, there’s not one answer for everyone,”
Majesta said. She views her podcast as
“the first part of a customer journey.”
“The podcast is just a way for me to
introduce biz moms to this new space
that I’m trying to create,” she said. “I’m
hoping it will lead them into working
with me.”
That new space is her revamped
online program which also premiered in
early 2020, titled, The Biz Mom Collective,
and is offered as a membership model.
“I would really like to build a space
where we’re supporting hundreds, if not
thousands of biz moms and take their
businesses to the next level and finding
success without having to burn them-
selves out; where they can find joy in
their work again,” Majesta said.
“Really the magic will be in the sup-
port and community of other biz moms
and like-minded women that are there
for you in the trenches. Really create a
plan for their own business and them-
selves that will catapult their business
and their confidence in their business,”
she said.
For more information about Real
Talk w/Biz Moms and The Biz Mom
Collective go to: majestapatterson.com.
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