Welcome to The Tog Republic Podcast! Every week I will share with you an easy to implement marketing strategy for your photography business. Some episodes will be casual chats with industry leaders where they will be sharing a tip or two to help you grow your own photography business
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If you’re a photographer or creative who is growing your business, you’re in the right place. You’re in the right place if you’re asking questions like: “How do I make money as a photographer?” “How do I scale my creative business?” “How to I price my photography or creative work?” “What types of marketing are most effective?” “How do I work from home part time while making multiple 6-figures?” “How do I transition into a high end luxury market as a photographer or creative?” “What income st ...
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185. 5 Mistakes You May Be Making with Your Homepage: Podcast Swap with Carolina Guzik and the Tog Republic Podcast
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This episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast features a podcast swap with Carolina Guzik. Carolina is a Miami based Wedding Photographer, and Host of The Tog Republic podcast, a podcast that features podcasting tips & marketing strategies for photographers so you can book more clients! On this episode, Carolina shares 5 mistakes you are making o…
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186. Quick Wins with Instagram Ads Featuring Rachael Crowe
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Today on the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin is joined by Rachael Crowe, a full-time photographer and social media ads expert based in Manhattan, New York. Rachael and Kristin talk about modern-day marketing on social media, how to quickly boost your reach so you can find new clients and how Instagram ads can be a simple, and effective tool fo…
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254: Five Mistakes You're Making in Your Blog Posts
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Friend, for the past couple of years, I have been doing website reviews and content feedback (on my Patreon), and I keep seeing the same mistakes made over and over again. I want to be clear and say that done is better than perfect, so if you’re doing your best to publish a blog post, you go! But hopefully, this list episode can give you some insig…
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Today on the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin is joined by Andrew Harshey, who is a sales consultant and Kristin's partner. They talk about finding a way to connect with clients in a way that feels authentic to you, and why "everything is sales" when it comes to being an entrepreneur and running a creative business. SUMMER GLOW UP $100 OFF One …
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253: All About Personal Branding with Andrea Eppolito
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Friend, welcome to another chat! Today I want you to meet Andrea Eppolito, a fabulous luxury event planner based in Vegas who works with clients all over the world. In today’s episode, we’re chatting about personal branding and how to incorporate your business with who you are and the things you enjoy and love. Andrea is the author of four books, i…
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183. Ways to Immediately Uplevel Your Creative Business
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On today's episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin talks about four ways to instantly uplevel your creative business. These tangible tips are perfect for you if you're feeling a bit stuck, aren't connecting with your ideal clients in the way you hope to be, or want to get your business ready to take a big next step. SUMMER GLOW UP $100 …
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252: Answering Your Latest Questions About Pinterest
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Friend, welcome back to the podcast! I wanted to break the radio silence with a topic that I love and that I keep seeing many questions about on Threads. Since I love Pinterest so much, I wanted to answer your questions about this platform. In this episode, I cover what Pinterest is, what you should expect from it, the client’s journey, and a bit m…
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182. Is it Too Late To Launch an Education Offer or Passive Income Stream?
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Today on the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin shares the 4 pillars of creating a sustainable, growing business. These pillars help shore up your business, create more room for growth and freedom, and help you push past income plateaus you thought you'd never get through. Ready to Grow Just Need a Push or a Plan? Join us For Our Growth Plan Work…
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin shares her favorite ways to step into the version of you that you've been dying to be. Summer is the perfect time to have a glow-up as a creative business owner, and these are some amazing ways to help you do just that. If you're letting fear stop you from being the person you know you can…
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180. Pitching: Creating Your Dream Opportunities
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Today Kristin shares her pitching secret sauce, so you can learn how to put yourself out there in a more stress-free, authentic way and pull those dream opportunities right into your lap. In this episode, she covers 5 steps to help you pitch with more ease, so you can start making big moves in your creative business today. SUMMER GLOW UP $100 OFF …
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179. Inquiries Down? Consider This First - Podcast Swap with Annemie Tonken and the This Can't Be That Hard Podcast
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This episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast features a podcast swap with Annemie Tonken, Photographer, Business Mentor and Host of the This Can't Be That Hard podcast. If your inquiries have been down lately, and you've been considering a shift in your prices or any other major shift in your business, today's episode is for you. Annemie covers …
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178. Study Abroad: A Case Study with Lauren Toomey
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Every year, Kristin hosts amazing Study Abroad trips in dream locations, featuring workshops and cultural experiences with like-minded individuals who are eager to grow as people and creative business owners. Today, we are hearing from Lauren Toomey, who traveled with Kristin to Italy for the Advanced Photography Study Abroad Trip. She was the youn…
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177. Life Hacks for a Fun & Fulfilling Business
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Join Kristin on this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast as she shares her experiences and tips for designing a life and business you love and living more intentionally. She talks about her favorite methods to create a more generous schedule, building a life and business by knowing your core values and questioning the norms in pursuit of tru…
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176. How to Make Tough Choices In Your Photography Business: An Interview with Kristin Sweeting from the Tilt and Shift Photography Business Podcast with Bobbi Barbarich
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This episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast features an interview with Kristin from The Tilt and Shift Business Photography Podcast with Bobbi Barbarich. Bobbi is a fellow photographer and coach, as well as a mentee of Kristin's. They talk about the big moments in Kristin's life that led her to where she is, the choices you really have when des…
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175. My Bookings Dropped When I Raised My Prices, Should I Raise Them Again or Lower Them: A Coaching Episode
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin is joined by Diana Marie of Diana Marie Photography for a live coaching episode. After transitioning into wedding photography during the pandemic, Diana experienced a successful first few years of her business but has since hit a plateau in bookings. Kristin and Diana dive into her sales p…
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174. How Worldschooling and Homeschooling is Going and Why It's Part of My Business Strategy
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On this solo episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin gives an update on her experience world schooling and homeschooling her son, and how it allows her business to thrive. She shares about curating curriculum, her reasons for choosing this kind of schooling, and how she creates a supportive flow with homeschooling and work.Get 50% off Y…
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Friend, meet Tae a wedding photographer based in LA and also the founder of Be Here Project an educational platform for creatives ( all content in Spanish). Tae is great at numbers (not a surprise as he has a bachelor's in economics) so in today’s episode, we’re chatting about numbers and Tae guides us on the best way to set our prices to succeed. …
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173. 3 phases of Business Growth with Team Danger
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Team Danger (Lauren Gish, Jen Madigan, and Kristin Sweeting) talk about the three phases of business growth. They share the highs and lows, how to get from one to the next, and their own experiences with building and scaling their businesses. Get a Free Month of Kajabi! Ways to Work with Us in 202…
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172. Capture Attention with Caption Writing - Workshop
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, we're sharing a peek into the copywriting captions workshop from Danger School. This is a portion of a coaching call within the Danger School community, all about how to harness the power of social media through copywriting and targeting your ideal client. Imagen AI Editing Referral Code HereWays …
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250: Everything About Backlinks With Kari Bjorn
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Friend, I have been talking a lot about SEO, and the reason why is because it’s a strategy that works! Does it take time? Yes. Is it worth it? Absolutely, yes! Meet Kari Bjorn, an Icelandic wedding and elopement photographer currently based in Connecticut. Karry is passionate about small business marketing and SEO — and is currently offering mentor…
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171. The Uncomplicated way to Multiple Streams of Revenue for Creators, Taking a Sabbatical and more: An Interview with Kristin Sweeting by The Wildly Creative Life with Brooke Schultz
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This episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast features an Interview with Kristin from the Wildly Creative Podcast with Brooke Schultz. Brooke and Kristin chatted while she was on summer sabbatical, so they talked details about how to make a sabbatical happen, Kristin shares her story and how she found herself in a position of needing to make seri…
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170. Community Building That Leads to Sales with Emma Tessler
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin is joined by Emma Tessler from Ninety Five Media. They chat the ins and outs of social media in 2024, give some great tips on how to get past the discomfort of showing up, and how to build a community online that leads to sales and growth in your business. Emma Tessler is the Founder + CEO…
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249: Five Things I'm Doing To keep My Biz on Everyone's Radar
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It’s not a secret that the first quarter of 2024 has been a bit slower than previous years, and if you don’t have data from your own business to compare, this could be very scary. However, this is the name of the game; some years will be better than others, and the goal is to keep momentum, even when it's harder to do so. So in today’s episode, I’m…
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169. 3 Paths to Price Raises with Team Danger
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Team Danger (Lauren Gish, Jen Madigan and Kristin Sweeting) dive into three paths to raising your prices as a photographer. They talk about ways to get your prices up through practical assessments and reframing your pricing dynamics, as well as through making mindset shifts and understanding your …
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248: Multiplying Your Marketing Mojo With Bobbi Barbarich
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Friend, today’s episode is an interview I did with my fellow podcaster Bobbie Barbarich. Her show, The Tilt and Shift Podcast, features some amazing and deep conversations with talented photographers, so I recommend you subscribe to her feed. In this episode, Bobbie and I chatted about some recent changes I made to my business and the mindset work …
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin shares her personal manifestation practice and journey. She shares how her practice has really changed her life in so many ways (bye autoimmune disease, hi life partner, no biggie just 10x her family's net worth in 5 years!) as well as all the steps she recommends taking to get started wit…
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167. How to Identify and Fix Your Upper Limit with Renee Bowen
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Renee Bowen joins Kristin to talk about how to move past that thing that's really holding you back from becoming the business owner and person you really want to. be - aka your upper limit. Renee shares her wealth of knowledge around mindest, hypnosis, mantras and so much more, and how these tools…
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247: Ideas on How to Market Your Family Photography Business
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Friends, today we have a question from Rachel Mann Photography (I host Q&A’s on my Instagram Channel) and she asked: “Best way to attract your ideal client as a family?” Well, over a decade ago, I was solely a family photographer when I had just started my photography business. At that time, we didn’t have Instagram (CALM DOWN, YOUNG PEOPLE!!!), so…
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166. Pricing Tiers for Wedding Photographers 2024 with Wendy Kay
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Today, Kristin talks with Wendy Kay a wedding planner and educator from Birds of a Feather Events and E3, all about pricing tiers as a wedding photographer in 2024. They talk about each tier, how to price accurately for the tier you’re in, and what it takes to move up as you grow in your business. Wendy shares her advice and experience as a planner…
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165. I've Been in Business for 20 Years, Ready for a New Chapter: Coaching Episode with Melissa
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After 20+ years as a wedding photographer, Melissa G feels ready to start transitioning into mentorship and expanding her business beyond wedding photography and is seeking some perspective on how to make the transition, specifically with marketing. On this live coaching episode of the Dangerous Creative Podcast, Kristin walks Melissa through how t…
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246: A Business Without A Website With Jon Canlas
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Friend, if you've been a photographer for over 15 years, you've likely heard the name Jon Canlas at least once. If you shoot film, you've definitely heard his name at least twice ;) I've been a fan of his work since the early stages of my career, and I'm thrilled I had the opportunity to have this chat at this stage of my business! A conversation t…
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164. Bringing “High Value Energy” into your business
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast Team Danger, Lauren Gish, Jen Madigan, and Kristin Sweeting, talk about the six things that make a high-value woman and business owner. From boundaries and self-worth to holding expectations for everyone involved (including yourself) and solving conflicts - this episode is full of tangible and rela…
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163. Building an Impactful Website with Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin chats with Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling from Week of the Website about building an impactful website as a creative, and everything it really takes to do that. They chat about creativity as a whole, growing your career as a creative and helping your experience and creative soul really speak to y…
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245: Client's Interview: Inquiries & Perceived Value.
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Today’s episode is a bit different, as I've invited a previous client of mine to share her experience booking a photographer for her engagement session. I photographed Dilihana and her fiance, David, in December, a few months after her initial inquiry. The reason I wanted to hear her point of view was that after presenting my pricing, she politely …
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162. Marketing Medicine - A Coaching Episode
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If you’ve ever wondered - why isn’t my marketing working? How do I get new clients and bring in enough work to keep my business afloat? This episode is for you! Today on this live coaching episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin talks to Lakin Stearns, a newborn and family photographer, about how to convert inquiries, tiny tweaks in you…
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244: (ENCORE) Five Major Mistakes You Are Making On Your Homepage
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I published this episode 2 years ago and since we are talking a lot about websites, I'm going to share this with all of you! I hope in 2024 you focus on your site as a major component of your marketing strategy! Enjoy this episode! -- ARE YOU READY TO LEVEL UP YOUR BUSINESS? Join me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thetogrepublic Purchase The …
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161. 5 Must-Do Legal Tasks Workshop with Kiffanie Stahle
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kiffanie Stahle of The Artist’s JD joins Kristin to walk through the 5 must-do legal tasks for every creative business owner. This incredibly practical workshop guides you towards understanding what steps you need to take to shore up your business in every way. From sole-proprietorship and LLCs, t…
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243: Outside of Social Media What's The Best Tool/Place For Marketing?
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Did you know that Instagram now has Channels? If you've been living under a rock and this is news to you, I just want to let you know that I have a Marketing Channel, and you can join for FREE. There, I'm sharing bite-sized marketing tips, and you can ask questions too! The questions from Today’s episode come from 2 fantastic photographers Rachael …
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If you've ever been in a place where you want to burn your business down, everything feels like too much this episode is for you. On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, team danger sits down to talk about the moments where they almost (or did) throw in the towel on their biz, what is behind the urge to burn it all down and how to cope …
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242: Portfolio Building and Curation With David Abel
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Friend, the very first impression that prospects get of your business is through your images. Are you showcasing the kind of work that will attract your ideal client? But here lies the catch-22. How can you attract the clients you want if your work isn't speaking to the right audience? Allow me to introduce David Abel, an international wedding phot…
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159. Simplifying Sales with Annemie Tonken
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Today, Kristin chats with photographer, podcaster, and Simple Sales creator Annemie Tonken. Annemie shares all about her journey of transitioning away from weddings to focus on family photography, creating the Simple Sales process, and the exact steps it takes to streamline your sales so they really work (and aren’t in person!) Annemie has been a f…
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241: How to get started with SEO With Brianna Parks
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Happy 2024! Blogging is back in fashion, and I hope this episode provides you with the encouragement and strategies you need to start using this approach as a fundamental tool in your business. Brianna Parks is an adventure elopement photographer in Northern California, and her website receives over 300 inquiries per year, thanks to Google! In toda…
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin talks about what's in and what’s out in life and business in the new year to help foster more abundance and live a life aligned with your values. If you’re craving more spaciousness, support, and abundance this year - give this episode a listen. Grab Your Free Vision Board Templates Here W…
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Switching Niches and Finding the Ideal Client while 5xing Package Prices, Getting Bookings and Consistently Having 5 figure Months: A Dangerous Creatives Mastermind Case Study with Jessie Watts
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On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Jen interviews Jessie Watts about her experience in the Advanced Mastermind. Jessie shares how being a part of this mastermind gave her the foundation and confidence she needed to make a massive shift in her photography business, going from wedding photographer to lifestyle and branding phot…
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157. I Pivoted From Wedding Photography to Family Photography To Be With My Family More, Now Business Has Dried Up: A Coaching Episode
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Today, Kristin is Joined by Alexandra of Alexandra Grace Photography for a live coaching call. Alexandra recently transitioned away from her 14-year wedding photography business and has been working to rebuild in a new niche but the pivot is taking longer than she hoped for. They strategize the options of reintegrating some old business in a new wa…
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156. Money Mindset Hacks to Use Today with Team Danger
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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin is joined by the rest of Team Danger, Jen Madigan and Lauren Gish, to share their top, actionable money mindset hacks that you can start using today. They talk through their favorite mantras, working through money shame and shifting your perspective to help create more abundance and less f…
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Almost Doubling Package Prices, Meeting Financial Goals and the Gift of Creative Community: A Dangerous Creatives Case Study with Ariel Cameron
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On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Jen interviews Ariel Cameron about her experience in the Road to 100k Mastermind. Ariel shares her experience with both Danger School and Road to 100k mastermind, and how each one, and the community she's found with them, has helped her transform different parts of her business and herself. …
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155. Things to Focus on in Your Creative or Photo Business OVER 100k in Revenue (RE-AIR)
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This episode is Part 2 to the Things to focus on UNDER 100k episode from last week, and Kristin shares her top 5 things to focus on once you've jumped over that 100k hurdle, including some questions to ask yourself as you decide what's next. She also shares about her own experience with outsourcing and growing a team and what that can look like in…
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154. Things to Focus on UNDER 100k in Revenue in your Photo or Creative Business (Re-Air)
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This episode is targeted in on specific advice that helps if your revenue hasn't hit 100k (YET!) There is so much great advice out there right not but a lot of it is not helpful if taken out of context or might be better for a business at a different revenue level or different goals. Photo businesses who are still building to 100k, this episode is …
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Consistently Booking 5 Figure Packages and Selling Out my Coaching Program after Previous Flops: A Dangerous Creatives Case Study with Bobbi Barbarich
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On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Jen interviews Bobbi Barbarich about her experience in the Advanced Mastermind. Bobbi is a documentary wedding photographer, a podcaster, and a coach, and she talks about transitioning what used to be her highest package to her lowest, consistently booking 5 figure photography packages and s…
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