Building on Your Own Terms: Alex Snodgrass on Building a Business & Protecting Your Peace

What does it take to turn a hobby into a thriving business — without losing yourself along the way?On this episode of Femme Forward, Amanda sits down with Alex Snodgrass, creator of The Defined Dish, to talk about her journey from sharing recipes as a hobby to building a successful food and media business. Alex opens up about being scrappy in the early days, teaching herself everything from food photography to content creation, and learning when it was time to delegate and invest in her strengths.She also gets candid about the less visible side of being a creator: dealing with criticism, overcoming people-pleasing, setting boundaries on social media and protecting her family's privacy and peace. Plus, Alex shares how motherhood has shaped the way she thinks about success, business growth and what she's willing to sacrifice — or not sacrifice — along the way.