How I Burned It Down to Build a Life I Love

About this episode

Leah Clancy shares her journey from being a single mom to becoming a successful professional photographer, highlighting the challenges and triumphs along the way.

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my story — the whole messy, magical, not-always-pretty truth about how I went from single mom in survival mode to professional photographer with a thriving business. You’ll hear about the freedom of my wild childhood, the influence of a fearless mother, and the power of curiosity and reinvention. I’ll take you through the leap I made when I left my marriage, the scrappy early days of building my business, and the moment I ...

Topics covered

• personal story
• entrepreneurship
• reinvention
• single motherhood

Keywords

• freedom
• curiosity
• business building
• life transformation

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Products: photography

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