Better Together: How Hiring a Team of Associates Can Help You Grow Your Photography Business With Jill Smith

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers

Do you wish that you could outsource some of your photography work? Hiring associates is a great way to say “yes” to more clients while still working less and focusing solely on your zone of genius!

In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Jill Smith, a professional family photographer who has been able to scale her business by building and training a small team of associates. We cover everything from having a community over competition mindset, to streamlining workflow, to how Jill’s own journey has influenced her approach to mentorship. If you want to work less, make more, and be able to channel all of your creative energy into a specific niche, then hiring an associate photographer might be for you!

What’s in this episode:

[02:30] Associate photographers and the community over competition mindset

[08:17] How to successfully hire, train, and pay associate photographers

[13:46] Leveraging associates and software to streamline workflow

[19:04] Strategies for navigating challenges and growing your team

[24:19] Insight into the details of mentorship and marketing

Tune in to this episode to learn how having a team of associates can help you scale your photography business.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/better-together-how-hiring-a-team-of-associates-can-help-you-grow-your-photography-business-with-jill-smith/

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