Turning DMs Into $250K
DMs into dollars: Sue shares staggering stats
Redefine Business Podcast With Brittni Schroeder
Jul 6, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
Instagram expert Sue B. Zimmerman joins the show to talk about her 30+ years as an entrepreneur, her 18 businesses, and how she built her career teaching Instagram marketing to women and small…
Sue B. ZimmermanGuest
Brittany SchroederHostYeah, I love that you say that because oftentimes, because I'm, you know, I'm a business coach as well.
And when I talk strategy, I often say like, what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another person.
And we kind of get sold that, right? Like where it's like, hey, You know, like I saw this person and they are having a ton of success on social media, Instagram or whatever.
And so I often say, like, you have to find what you're passionate about, what you feel like you're good at, and you have to run with that.
And, you know, you don't want to like walk away, obviously, but it's constantly changing.
And then it's a little bit harder and you have to kind of be able to pivot and try different things or what's working or being open to learning different things.
So as somebody who teaches Instagram, how do you like overcome that with the changes? And it does change.

Well, I like the changes and I think all the changes are always for the better.

And I like to say that Instagram is this village and there are neighborhoods and then it's the nuances in each neighborhood, stories, lives, reels, your feed, and now notes.

And what people don't understand about Instagram that if there's a disconnect, And the promise that you've made in your bio from the content that you're sharing, it's not people's job to figure it out.
Yeah, I love that you say that because oftentimes, because I'm, you know, I'm a business coach as well.
And when I talk strategy, I often say like, what works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another person.
And we kind of get sold that, right? Like where it's like, hey, You know, like I saw this person and they are having a ton of success on social media, Instagram or whatever.
And so I often say, like, you have to find what you're passionate about, what you feel like you're good at, and you have to run with that.
And, you know, you don't want to like walk away, obviously, but it's constantly changing.
And then it's a little bit harder and you have to kind of be able to pivot and try different things or what's working or being open to learning different things.
So as somebody who teaches Instagram, how do you like overcome that with the changes? And it does change.

Well, I like the changes and I think all the changes are always for the better.

And I like to say that Instagram is this village and there are neighborhoods and then it's the nuances in each neighborhood, stories, lives, reels, your feed, and now notes.

And what people don't understand about Instagram that if there's a disconnect, And the promise that you've made in your bio from the content that you're sharing, it's not people's job to figure it out.
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