Dangerous Creatives - A Photography and Creative Business Podcast

Welcome to 2022! We are bringing in the new year by discussing the spicy topic of divorce and what that looks like as a wedding photographer. Jen Madigan, photographer and virtual assistant, joins us on today’s episode. Kristin and Jen, who have both been divorced, share with us what it’s like to navigate in the photography world, specifically in the wedding industry while going through a divorce (and after). Both photographers share their very different experiences. Being divorced as a wedding photographer almost feels like one of those taboo topics to discuss, which is why this topic is such a good one to chat about as we bring in the new year. We plan to cover more topics like this one on the podcast this year, so be sure to listen in! Guests: @jenmadiganphotography jenmadigan.com Episode Credits: Music by @jamielono Produced by @jenmadigancreative Visit Us:  www.dangerschool.com @kristinsweeting @dangerouscreatives

On this final episode of the Porch Cast, join Kristin for her end of the year recap where she shares the wins she’s celebrating and also some things she learned along the way. Join us for a chat about wins and lessons, both personal and business and our plans for next year. Kristin also reveals her plan for a slightly new deeper direction that the Porch Cast will be heading into for 2022 and would love any thoughts or feedback from you! You can send her a message or connect on instagram - @kristinsweeting www.dangerschool.com

As we wrap up 2021, our Dangerous Creatives Mastermind members recorded some words of encouragement for you to listen any time you need a little pep talk. There are some great reminders in here to rest, ask for help, and trust yourself (and many more). We know the past two years have been challenging for creatives all across the globe, and we're here to remind you that you're not alone. 

On today's episode of The Porch Cast Jennifer with Anueva Jewelry joins us. She is a mom of 5 living in Seattle Washington where she also runs her business. Anueva Jewelry produces nature and antique inspired fine jewelry using ethical gems and recycled gold. We talk about all the chapters of life as an entrepreneur and how creativity has changed for Jennifer over the years. Jennifer also talks about the importance of outsourcing in her business to align with her values. Jennifer is a Jewelry Designer, nature lover, and owner of Anueva Jewelry in Seattle, WA. She finds inspiration for Anueva’s pieces through her adventures in the great outdoors and would like the company to become the “REI” of engagement rings. She and her team affectionately call their customers “mermaids and mountaineers,” and enjoy connecting with and receiving photos from their proposals out on mountaintops and beaches worldwide. Jennifer is a wife and mother of five, encourager of people and a follower of Christ. Website: anuevajewelry.com Instagram: anuevajewelry Customer share IG: anuevadreamrings

Creator's coach and artist Michelle Gomez joins us on today's episode. We are covering the importance of mental health as entrepreneurs and how these unresolved issues are affecting our businesses. 72% of entrepreneurs struggle with mental health. Michelle has recently created a new project known as the Mental Wealth Network for entrepreneurs who want to prioritize their mental health and create the business and life they dream of. Michelle I. Gomez is a life and business coach who helps ambitious multi-passionate creators get paid multiple six figures without sacrificing their mental health. Through her holistic and trauma sensitive approach to coaching, her clients gain better emotional intelligence to heal in order to create the life, love, and six figure business they love. Personal IG - instagram.com/michelleigomez Mental Wealth IG - instagram.com/mentalwealthnetwork Mental Wealth Website - mentalwealth.network  Mental Wealth Survey - https://michelleigomez.typeform.com/to/hsKfESan

Today's guest is film photographer and business coach, Jenna Henderson. Jenna joins us to talk about NOvember and all things boundary related. Saying "no" and setting boundaries as a business owner doesn't always come naturally, it takes lots of practice and time. In this episode Jenna shares advice for how to start implementing boundaries in your business and the benefits of saying "no". jennahendersoncoaching.com Instagram: jennahendersonphoto

Team Danger joins us today to discuss the topic of price jumps in our business and what that looks like. For many of us, we want to work less and make more money. In order to do so, we have to raise our prices and price jumps can be scary and hard to stick with in the beginning. Team Danger members Jen Madigan and Jillian Todd share their own experience with this scarcity mindset and give tips for overcoming it. There are important steps we can take such as planning ahead financially and setting boundaries around our work. Overcome the freak out of raising your prices and start living a life that is in line with your core values! https://dangerschool.com Instagram: @dangerouscreatives

In this episode, Kristin sits down with Nashville artist Mary Mooney. Mary is an abstract artist whose main medium is painting. She has also started a new business with her partner known as Empathetic Environments. With Empathetic Environments, Mary and her team go into different work spaces and teach the human side of business, nervous system regulation, and trauma informed spaces.  In this episode, she discusses the importance of empathy in her work and gives some details on an exciting new project she is working on where empathy is at its core. Aside from empathy, Kristin and Mary dig into misogyny and how a misogynistic society has shaped their lives/creative work. Mary Mooney holds an interdisciplinary BFA from Denison University, where she focused on large-format abstract painting and site-specific installation work. Time Out Magazine has called her work "epic" and Architecture Digest referred to her paintings as "ephemeral" and "museum-worthy." Her work is collected and exhibited internationally, and is included in various public and private collections, notably Elizabeth Suzann Studios, Cedar & Moss, and the private dining room of Sean Brock’s flagship restaurant, Audrey. She is currently designing/building sculptures using light and sound to subliminally regulate the nervous system through harmonic resonance. Mary lives and works in Nashville with her partner Nathan, where they recently launched an empathy-based consulting firm called Empathetic Environments. my contact info: website | marymooneyart.com email |  hello@marymooneyart.com socials | @marymooneyart links: website | empatheticenvironments.com socials | @empatheticenvironments Audrey | www.audreynashville.com, @audreynashville

One of the most asked questions that self employed individuals have is how/ if they will be able to purchase their own home. On today's episode of the Porch Cast we are covering the much anticipated topic of home buying as a self employed individual. Nashville native and local mortgage broker, Mark Neely joins us to answer all the questions. Topics covered include: credit scores, different types of mortgages, tax write off's, income to debt ratios, and more. Mark has great insight and advice to offer, such as what you can start doing now to buy a home in the future and the benefits of building a relationship with a broker. This is an episode you don't want to miss!Mark Neely is a licensed loan officer who helps clients and their families achieve home ownership, plan for their future by saving money through re-structuring their mortgage, and helps investors purchase investment property and second homes. He has 25 years of experience and has consistently been in the top 1% of mortgage professionals by providing exceptional service. See what people are saying: https://www.zillow.com/lender-profile/mneely4/

Today on The Porch Cast we welcome ex - college professor/ administrator, Tamara Yakaboski. After 15 years working in higher education, Tamara now runs her own coaching and mentoring business where she helps badass women design their lives and figure out the impact they want to have on the world. In this episode we dig deep into the topics of mindfulness, nature, and climate change. Tamara shares the raw details of how having a breakdown in her life, lead her to an incredible "breakopen." Nature has played a huge role in her healing journey and it continues to play a major role in her business. Listen to hear more about the power of nature and how your environment might be affecting you.Tamara Yakaboski, PhD, a recovering academic and rule-follower, supports women’s transformation to break out of the rule book and live an unapologetic life in relation with nature. Tamara weaves together supportive partnerships with educators, community shapers, paradigm shifters, and rule breakers. She helps women stand in their inner wisdom to go against the mainstream, release the bullshitery, and live their impact BOLDLY. She does this through her unique G.R.O.W. methodology that helps women (re)connect to themselves, community, and nature. www.tamarayakaboski.comwww.instagram.com/tyakaboskiAnd folks can join my private FB community for support and tips. https://www.facebook.com/groups/growboldly