Dangerous Creatives - A Photography and Creative Business Podcast

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 to market authentically during a major business and career pivot, how to find ways to show up that feels best for her and can help her grow her audience for this new venture. A seasoned photographer with over 500 weddings, her work has garnered recognition both nationally and internationally. Currently releasing her online coaching for beginning wedding photographers and her first online course, her career is showing no signs of slowing down. A mother to three grown sons who are the light of her life and also a new wife to her chef husband. Her life passions are family, Sunday dinners at home, living a holistic lifestyle and finding a balance between home and travel. When she is not photographing weddings, she travels the world photographing brands and entrepreneurs. Get our FREE pricing spreadsheet HERE! Apply ⁠here⁠ to be on a live coaching episode! Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Melissa Instagram @melissagphotography Website https://melissagphoto.com/ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 relatable advice on how to really own who you are as an entrepreneur.  Looking for ways to increase your visibility? Grab your Free Visibility Checklist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Jen Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative Connect with Lauren Instagram @laurengish Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 your future clients through your website.  Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling is a web designer, author, and co-founder of Week of the Website- Created in 2014 with her partner Mallory Ulaszek, Week of the Website works with individual entrepreneurs, small businesses, agency partners, and enterprise-level organizations to build Squarespace websites that exceed expectations. Her unique journey challenges conventional notions of balance as a mother, entrepreneur, and author. Through her dynamic keynotes and authentic insights, Kelsey inspires individuals to harness technology for empowerment. Kelsey's first book, Squarespace from Signup to Launch, makes web design approachable at any stage of understanding and is available via Amazon, Bookshop.org, Target, Barnes & Noble. Kelsey's course, Better than Launched: Advanced Squarespace Tools, is available exclusively through SuperHi Looking for ways to increase your visibility? Grab your Free Visibility Checklist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kelsey Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@weekofthewebsite & @bykelseygk Websites: www.weekofthewebsite.com www.bykelseygk.com Grab her book here! Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 your marketing and sales process that can make a big difference, and how to make your current (and future) clients feel amazing and keep coming back for more.  Lakin is a Dallas newborn and family photographer, dreamer, football fanatic, lover of the little details in life, and a Jesus follower. She believes in the importance of documenting the days as a family, even in the hard seasons. Parenthood is so challenging, yet so rewarding and in the midst of the hard moments and the everyday grind, the little details worth remembering get lost. Lakin loves to help make those tangible, with photos and films.   Looking for ways to increase your visibility? Grab your Free Visibility Checklist ⁠⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Lakin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lakinstearnsphoto Website: https://lakinstearnsphotography.com/ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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, to bank accounts and contracts, after this episode you’ll feel confident to knock out some of those scary (but so very necessary) legal to do’s.  Kiffanie Stahle AKA Kiff is the friendly legal eagle behind The Artist's J.D. a place designed to add ease to the legalese of running your creative business. She is a firm believer that you can protect your ass(ets) without legal confusion. When she's not geeking out on the law, you can find her and her pup Ozzy puttering around the western United States in their travel trailer. Her #1 priority these days is to make time for simple joys. So this means lots of time hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching, knitting, working on her National Park cross stitch collection, or badly singing while playing the ukulele around the campfire. Grab Your Free Vision Board Templates ⁠⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kiff Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theartistsjd Website: https://theartistsjd.com/ Resources & Community: https://theartistscourtyard.com/ Get Kiffanie's Book Here Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 with those tougher more overwhelming seasons and feelings as an entrepreneur. They share about what helps them reset, the beauty of a sabbatical and so much more.  Grab Your Free Vision Board Templates ⁠⁠Here⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

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 family photographer since 2010 and is now an educator, speaker, and podcaster focusing on business systems and strategies that help creative entrepreneurs run profitable, sustainable businesses they love. She's the host of This Can't Be That Hard, a top-rated, weekly business podcast for photographers and is the creator of the Simple Sales System, which is used by thousands of photographers worldwide to create in-person sales-level income and service in an automated, workflow-friendly way. If you're looking for a friendly-but-never-sugar-coated business bestie, Annemie's your gal. Grab Your Free Vision Board Templates ⁠Here⁠ Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by ⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠⁠

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 Ways to Work with Us in 2024:⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠ Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠⁠

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 photographer, 5x-ing her package pricing in the process, and not only meeting her goal of a 5 figure month but meeting it consistently.  Ways to Work with Us in 2024: ⁠⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠⁠ Connect with Jessie: Website: https://www.jessiewattsphotos.com/ Instagram @jessiewatts Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jamielono⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠

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 way, making up gaps in income, and moving past a limiting mindset to take the next big step - no matter how big and scary it feels.  Alexandra is a wedding and portrait photographer working with digital and medium format film in the Pacific Northwest. Her dream is to help people romanticize their lives by showing them what she sees through her lens. She brings a quiet observation and confident guidance into her sessions and weddings, drawing on more than a decade in the industry. She has a lot of energy and passion she gets from magical locations like mountaintops or fields of flowers. She sees the fleeting beauty of the changing seasons as a reflection of how fast our families grow and change, and that's why she feels a sense of urgency and excitement to reflect back on her clients to remember for years. She also has a soft spot for women who are business owners - it's such an emotional roller coaster and she admires the incredible risks that people take to make their dreams come true. She loves helping new business owners connect with their ideal clients online through brand imagery that is full of personality and professionalism. Apply here to be on a live coaching episode! Ways to Work with Us in 2024: ⁠⁠Road to 100k Mastermind⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Study Abroad⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Advanced Mastermind⁠ Connect with Alexandra Website www.alexgracephotography.com Instagram @alexandragracephoto Connect with Kristin Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by @⁠⁠⁠⁠jamielono⁠⁠⁠⁠ and @⁠⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by @⁠⁠⁠⁠jenmadigancreative⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jenmadigancreative.com⁠