There's a powerful exercise I love doing with my students when they get stuck in the “buts”. I'm...
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Episode 105: How a Stay at Home Mom With a Photography Hobby Turned Her Photography Side Gig Into $3,000 Orders
Angela Scott is a long time, Alabama based photographer, whose photography business has always...
Episode 101: Can You Be a Boutique Photographer If You Have Severe Anxiety? Yes, You Can!
Jennifer Tobicoe is a Chicago-based mom of grown kids who wanted to make a career change after her...
Episode 100: 7 Things I Would Do If I Started My Photography Business Over
When I was a kid, I don't remember thinking I'd own a photography business when I grew up. But...
Episode 98 – From Creative to Career: How a Single Woman with a Painting Degree Fell Into an Accidental Career as a Portrait Photographer
After earning a degree in painting from Northwestern University, Jill Liebhaber accidentally fell...
Episode 96: Part 2: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K From My NEWEST Yay Award Winners
This year at Go Boutique Live, I gave out a RECORD breaking number of awards to boutique...
Episode 94: Can You Make It When You’re In A HUGE City Crowded With Photographers?
As an L.A.-based actress turned into a shoot-and-burn photographer, Kendra Greenberg felt like...
Episode 92: The Tool I Use to Keep Me From Making the Same Mistakes Again
Tomorrow is Groundhog Day, so I'm going to share a little magic tool with you that I taught my...
Episode 91: Here’s What Happened When a 15-Year Veteran Photographer Stopped Selling Digital Files
One of my favorite things to do is share stories of what my students have overcome and their wins...
Episode 245 – Breaking the Bubble: 4 Tips to Attract Photography Clients Beyond Your Social Circle
Are you stuck thinking that the only clients you can book are your broke friends or bargain hunters? If you've ever thought that you don't know anybody with money who would hire you to photograph them then this episode is about to change everything for you. I'll...
Episode 244 – Why I Stopped Making Resolutions and Five Things I’m Doing This Year Instead
As we sit here at the edge of a new year, I want to talk about why I believe New Year's resolutions are a setup for failure and what I'm going to do instead to create real, lasting progress. I want to read to you a short post by Seth Godin called Clear Ice that he...
Episode 243 – From Digital Burnout to Boutique Breakthrough: How Gia Chong Turned Two Clients into $3,254 in One Attempt
If you're a burned out photographer trying to balance sessions, but you're not seeing the profits you want, this episode is for you. Today I'm talking with Stockton, California, photographer, Jia Chong. Last year, she photographed 120 sessions, made $56K and knew...
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