#299: How Julie Tripled Her Meat Sales While Raising 19 Kids and Grieving Her Husband

About this episode

Julie Hackman shares her journey of tripling her meat sales while managing a large family and coping with the loss of her husband.

FREE Two Day Event: The Farm Marketing Fix - June 2026 Sign Up HERE Episode Summary Julie Hackman raises sheep on Belmont Springs Ranch in Lavina, Montana. She's a mother of 19 children, 8 still at home and homeschooled. And a few years ago, after 30 years of marriage, she lost her husband. For three decades, her husband led the vision for their farm. Julie supported. Then suddenly, she was alone at her kitchen table with a farm to run, little hearts to soothe, and no idea where to begin. In this conversation, Julie shares how joining The Profitable Farmer program helped her triple her meat sales in one year, build the confidence to lead her own business, and rediscover who she is as a farmer, a mother, and a woman. This is one of the most meaningful conversations I've recorded; a story of grief, resilience, and what becomes possible when a woman finally invests in herself. What You'll Learn in This Episode How Julie went from $460 in meat sales to over $1,400 in her first year applying The Profitable Farmer marketing system The specific strategy that helped her triple her email signups at a single homesteaders conference Why "waiting for customers to come to you" is killing your…

People in this episode

Host: Charlotte Smith

Guest: Julie Hackman

Topics covered

• meat sales
• farming
• entrepreneurship
• grief
• resilience
• marketing

Keywords

• meat sales
• farming
• entrepreneurship
• grief
• resilience
• marketing strategy
• email signups
• business leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Profitable Farmer

Places: Belmont Springs Ranch, Lavina, Montana

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