Creative Rising is a show about what it’s really like to run a photography business. Join us as we pull back the curtain and reveal the highs, and the lows, of our 3 photography studios.
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 204 [TRAINING] Are you thinking about hiring an associate photographer to shoot under your brand? Or wondering if it's really the right move for your business... or a big mistake?...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 203 Do you have a hard time with failure? Does the thought of failing hold you back from the things you most want to do? Jeff and I would say 'yes' to both of those questions. And we're...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 202 [TRAINING] If you're frustrated with your wedding days always running late, which means you're not getting enough time for photos and your couple feels rushed all day long, then it's...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 201 [NARRATIVE EPISODE] Running a photography business is hard. Running a photography business while raising kids under three years old is even harder. There's so many questions about how to...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 109 [TRAINING EPISODE] You're working a full time job, but you're also running a creative business on the side that's growing rapidly. In fact, you're spending just as much time on your...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 108 [NARRATIVE EPISODE] In early 2019, we signed a lease on a brand new studio - an empty 4,000 square foot warehouse with industrial offices...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 107 [TRAINING EPISODE] Responding to inquiries is frustrating. Especially when most of your leads don't ever write back. How can you get people to...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 106 [INTERVIEW EPISODE] What are you believing to be true right now that is keeping you out of your vision? What could be just as true, if not MORE true, than that? These are questions that...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 105 [TRAINING EPISODE] As a photographer, if your business is going to survive, you need to deliver two things: Beautiful images A great client experience However, its so easy to get...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 104 [INTERVIEW EPISODE] Do you overwork? Shay Cochrane would say it's harder to admit than we think. In an industry where fear, distraction, and social validation drive us to spend more time at...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 103 [NARRATIVE EPISODE] I shouted from the rooftops that I was launching a podcast… but then I didn’t… for two years. It was embarrassing, defeating, and discouraging. I made all kinds of...
Listen on Apple Podcasts | Listen on Spotify Creative Rising Episode 102 [TRAINING EPISODE] Does your social media look less like a strategy and more like throwing a wet paper towel against a wall and seeing what sticks? Do you feel like no matter what you do, you...
