From Burnout to Breakthrough: The Power of the Pivot

Nov 20, 2025

Many successful entrepreneurs feel stuck despite apparent success. Robin Ballard bravely pivoted from a thriving event planning business to create Curate, a luxury networking experience for wedding pros. The conversation explores how to embrace reinvention, the power of starting unqualified, and the impact of small digital products. Listeners learn about systematizing operations, the importance of consistency, and leveraging one's genius zone to reclaim time and creativity. It's a compelling reminder that it's never too late to start anew.

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ANECDOTE

Founder Pivoted From Events To Curated Membership

Robin Ballard pivoted from a thriving event-planning business to launch Curate, a luxury regional membership for wedding professionals.
Jasmine Star describes this as a full-circle moment after Robin found clarity in a mastermind and launched successful events across cities.

ANECDOTE

From No Camera To Six Figures

Jasmine Star shares her origin story: she started as a wedding photographer with no camera and scaled to six figures within a year.
She used simple content and low-ticket digital products to create additional revenue streams early in her career.

ADVICE

Earn The Pivot Through Consistency

Earn the pivot by being consistent and putting in public reps even when you do it wrong.
Show humility and persist through repeated mistakes to learn what not to do.

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Have you ever hit a point in your business where everything should feel amazing… but instead you’re thinking: “Is this really what I want forever?”

That was Robin Ballard. At the time, she had a dream business—thriving event planning company, skilled team, systems in place. But deep down, she knew something else was calling.

She didn’t have all the answers, but she had the courage to ask better questions.

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a full-circle moment: Robin stepped away from what was working and launched Curate, a luxury networking experience for wedding professionals—and invited me to speak at her event.

You’ll hear a clip from that keynote, where I talk about reinvention, starting messy, and building a business beyond your first success.

If you’ve ever wondered how to pivot, what comes after success, or whether it’s “too late” to start again—this episode is for you.

You’re not behind. You’re right on time.

Click play to hear all of this and:

[00:01] Why successful business owners sometimes feel stuck (even when things are “working”)

[00:55] Gaining clarity after months of experimentation and uncertainty

[02:10] How a luxury membership for wedding professionals came to life

[02:58] A full-circle moment: from mastermind student to event host

[03:52] Proof that unqualified people can do impossible things

[06:44] The behind-the-scenes story of launching digital products with zero experience

[07:41] How low-ticket content created massive impact—and built a new legacy

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Connect With Robin Ballard:

Robin Ballard is a luxury event planner turned founder of Curate, a regional membership community for wedding professionals that brings together elevated networking, stunning events, and guest experts. With a successful background in event design and coordination, Robin launched Curate to create a space for connection and creativity in the industry. She’s a former mastermind member and a real-life example of what it looks like to pivot powerfully.

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