Grow Your Photography Business Podcast

Stacey is a full time family photographer, mum of two, ex-lawyer, and efficiency aficionado.  Her photography style is casual, bright and fun, capturing families just as they are. Founder of Tog Hub, Stacey brings photographers together to harness the power of community, share knowledge, and build successful, sustainable, and joyful businesses. 

Stacey Owen—a leading lady of creativity!Stacey is not only a professional photographer, but she is also a co-founder of a non-profit co-working society and the founder & CEO of Pepper—an award-winning creative agency that provides modern marketing and content strategy to small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world.How does she do it?! Well, Pepper was created when Stacey was on the brink of burnout as a successful photographer (running Noir Stories and Stacey Krolow Photography) and was unable to find someone to outsource to who was specifically niched in the creative industry—someone who understood the creative mindset and how art is the passion that drives us.Light bulb! After exhausting all avenues and talking with other friends in the industry, she realized there was huge potential for starting her own company made up of badass marketers for creative-type business owners. While Pepper began as a virtual assistant company that worked with North American creative clients, in less than a year, the company went international and started working with clients around the world. Pepper is now a creative agency that provides services such as custom marketing strategies, SEO, branding, websites, social media management, blogging, newsletters, Pinterest, and more for creative entrepreneurs from many different industries, not just photography!In 2020, a lot of Pepper’s creative clients—who are largely in the wedding photography and videography industry—took a blow to their businesses due to the pandemic and Pepper wanted to do something to boost them up! This is where Conference + Chill: The Virtual Photo Gathering was born. It was one of the first of its kind! C+C was a live, virtual conference that began with a 4-day, virtual event in July of 2020 and ran for two years, providing positive energy and epic education that was accessible to everyone!Since then, Pepper has developed educational marketing courses through Pepper U. This do-it-yourself option for business owners allows entrepreneurs to learn at their own pace and acquire marketing tactics relevant to their businesses. But they didn't stop there! Pepper has also created individual courses tailored to address some of the most common questions we've received. These courses encompass education on Google Business Profile and Google Analytics. Pretty amazing, isn't it?Stacey is a passionate business owner and an entrepreneurial-minded go-getter! She is fuelled by the creative and brilliant brains that surround her, turning ideas into reality, and having meaningful conversations with cool individuals doing cool sh*t!

Ana Hinojosa is a mexican photographer with a career spanning over 14 years, during which she has embarked on a remarkable journey across the globe. Her photography is far more than a profession; it's a profound mission to ignite the same love and joy for life in others that her mother's photographs of Ana's childhood once kindled within her own heart.Today, Ana finds herself nestled in the captivating colonial town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico where she has chosen to make her home base. She continues her quest to immortalize the essence of love stories and to capture the ephemeral moments that render our time in this world.Ana's relentless dedication to her craft has led to the creation of two extraordinary projects: "Amor, Amor" and "Amorcito Corazón." "Amorcito Corazon" holds a special place among them, as it embarks on a nomadic journey around the world. In this transformative workshop, Ana serves as a guide, helping participants discover their unique creative voices and empowering them to infuse creativity into both their work and their lives.

Prue Aja was one of Australia’s most in-demand portrait and branding photographers and for the past decade, she has helped impact-driven leaders and high profile entrepreneurs visually bring their personal brands to life. Today, she is sought after around the country for her innate ability to connect and capture the essence of an individual through imagery. She has been profiled in the media and images of her clients adorn the pages of well-known publications. Prue’s passion for visual storytelling is equal to her desire to help photographers grow a thriving sustainable business and offers mentoring and coaching through her Business Academy - The Go-to Photographer.

Moira La Plante is a Colorado-based photographer who has been shooting weddings with her husband, Jesse, since 2008. After graduating from Georgetown University with a business degree, Moira honed her problem-solving skills by working in many different arenas - from academia to atmospheric science research to entrepreneurship - before migrating to the wedding industry.Last year, Moira was named one of the “25 Best Wedding Photographers in the World” by Fearless Photographers and (along with Jesse) “Photographer of the Year” by This is Reportage. She is an ambassador for MagMod, Geekoto, Cheetah Stand and DreambooksPro.

Myrna Daramy is a tech-savvy Marketing Strategist, and the founder of Myrna & Co, a technology coaching firm specializing in digital media marketing strategy, analytics, and ADA Compliance.  Over the last 20 years, Myrna has educated over 500k professionals and transformed countless small business brands by combining her expertise in digital analytics, technology management, and SEO with a deep understanding of all things creative.  She takes pride in helping her clients peel back the layers of their brand, utilize the latest and greatest technology tools, and return to them an optimized digital footprint that converts better than ever before.

Since Becky started her business in 2018 it has been her mission to create timeless, truthful imagery rooted in connection and friendship for her couples and to connect and support those in the industry who seek guidance and inspiration. Herpurpose is to be a beacon of hope, a source of comfort, and an unyielding support system as you blaze a trail towards your full potential.

Justin is a professional wedding photographer based out of Connecticut. With 13 years and over 500 weddings under his belt, he’s seen a bit of everything. Constantly bogged down with postproduction workflows, he met Harshit Dwivedi, and took a concept that was just an idea, to the forefront of the photography industry. Aftershoot was born, a company devoted to photographers and affordable solutions to speed up postproduction workflows. Still photographing weddings on the weekends, but now turned to easing photographers’ pains post photographing a session.

World-renowned wedding photographer, Jenna Wren is a visual storyteller who finds inspiration in movement and connection. She specializes in taking immersive documentary photographs that capture lived experiences, particularly those of her couples' celebrated moments. With an unparalleled artistic eye for authenticity and unscripted moments, Jenna is passionate about observing the human spirit and telling stories through her lens.Jenna is drawn to destinations that offer stunning backdrops for her clients' weekend-long celebrations. She intentionally curates moments that reflect her couples' love, capturing their soul and the magic that unfolds before her. As someone with a background in dance, Jenna sees movement and storytelling in every moment of her clients' celebrations. Her goal is to create a blend of breathtaking moments with intentional posing that encapsulates the essence of their love story.Approaching the capturing of her clients' love stories with heartfelt reverence, Jenna takes great care to document both the key moments and the hidden treasures of their celebration with timeless elegance and breathtaking artistry. She believes in slow living and enjoys purpose-filled days with her husband of 15 years, their three children, and their beloved pup Marleau. 

Certified Under Water Portrait artist and Master Portrait Photographer, Karen Bagley, is the creative lifeblood behind the brand of Significant Moments Photography. Karen Bagley is known for combining her editorial eye to genres of portrait work not typically seen, creating an entirely new level of art work. Specializing in women’s portraits as well as her gift with underwater portraiture as a whole.Manifesting her journey through her art, this international award-winning powerhouse lives for bringing a new and elevated level of portraiture to the world. Her adventurous, creative, and sentimental demeanor is what led to the very strong desire to document such important memories. Due to this passion, and her growing brand of art work, this has lead to her furthering her career in the industry by speaking to and teaching photographers world wide to do so as well.