Dangerous Creatives - A Photography and Creative Business Podcast

Multi-passionate creative, Jeffrey Madoff joins Kristin for an insightful conversation about the realities and lessons of entrepreneurship, the importance of relationship building, and what it takes to get started in the industry you really want to be in (spoiler: it doesn’t have to be as hard as you think!) B. Jeffrey Madoff is the founder of Madoff Productions, based in New York City. Jeffrey is considered a storyteller and incisive interviewer. He has used those talents to help position major brands such as Ralph Lauren, Victoria’s Secret, Radio City Music Hall, and the Harvard School for Public Health. Madoff began his career as a fashion designer. He was chosen as one of the top 10 designers in the U.S. then switched careers to film and video production. He has since expanded his reach to include teaching, book and playwriting, and theatrical production. He is an adjunct professor at Parsons School for Design, teaching a course he developed called “Creativity: Making a Living with Your Ideas”. Every week Madoff has a conversation with a guest from a wide variety of fields, from artists and entrepreneurs to venture capitalists and business leaders. A book about his class, entitled “Creative Careers: Making a Living with Your Ideas”, was published by Hachette and was an Amazon bestseller. Study Abroad with Us! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Jeffrey:  Instagram: @acreativecareer Website: madoffproductions.com Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book a discovery call to see which one of our programs might be best for you! Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

Today, Neillie Butler from Mariée Ami joins Kristin to talk about the evolution of her business, and what it was like to go from $300 in the bank account to running a multi-million dollar wedding planning company with multiple team members. They talk about what business growth really looks like, finding their inner fire, and what it takes to build and sustain a business that delivers every time.  Neillie Butler, the Founder of Mariee Ami, has been in the event industry for nearly two decades. Most of Neillie’s days are spent overseeing the strategic planning and logistics for our celebrations happening all across the globe, as well as offering mentorship to the next generation of event professionals that make up the planning team. Our Sponsors: Workflows Podcast presented by Imagen, sign up ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ for the "5 Ways to Make More Money in your Photography Business by Outsourcing your Editing" freebie. ⁠⁠⁠Pic-Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "DangerousCreatives" to receive one bonus month FREE when you upgrade to a paid plan. Valid for new users only. Connect with Neillie:  Instagram: @neillieb and @mariee_ami Website: https://www.marieeami.com⁠Currently Launching: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin is joined by Praise McKenna, a brand photographer and coach based in San Francisco. They chat all things branding, core values, and how to create a  personal and professional brand that keeps people coming back for more.  Praise Santos McKenna is the founder of the branding studio ComePlum and has a love for puns, pretty things, and people. She lives in San Francisco where she photographs female entrepreneurs and coaches them on how to scale their businesses for social impact. Her photos have been featured in Vogue and Forbes and she has taught workshops for the Golden State Warriors Dance Team and Shopify. When not working, you can find her with her husband Barry and their dog Bubbles sniffing out the best pastries in San Francisco.  Our Sponsors: Workflows Podcast presented by Imagen, sign up ⁠HERE⁠ for the "5 Ways to Make More Money in your Photography Business by Outsourcing your Editing" freebie. ⁠⁠Pic-Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "DangerousCreatives" to receive one bonus month FREE when you upgrade to a paid plan. Valid for new users only. Connect with Praise:  Instagram: @comeplum Website: www.comeplum.com Free Brand Foundations Worksheet Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Brittany from Brittany Elise Photography joins Kristin as they talk about how to transform your business through service-driven client experiences, in-person sales, building a team, beating income caps, and making real connections with your clients.  Brittany Elise is pioneering the full-service photographer movement teaching photographers how to implement services and finished products to build a million-dollar business that not only serves their clients but fulfills their hearts and their bank account. Brittany’s mission is to call service-hearted photographers into action to be more for their clients, providing an amazing experience and leaving their work finished with luxury products. Her approach is to provide intentional strategies and actionable plans to build a steady stream of income consistently booking clients who value more than just digital images. Our Sponsors: Workflows Podcast presented by Imagen, sign up ⁠HERE⁠ for the "5 Ways to Make More Money in your Photography Business by Outsourcing your Editing" freebie. ⁠⁠Pic-Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "DangerousCreatives" to receive one bonus month FREE when you upgrade to a paid plan. Valid for new users only. Connect with Brittany:  Instagram: @brittanyelisephotography Website: https://brittanyelise.com Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

Kassi has a booming wedding planning and bespoke bar service business but wants to make more while working less so she can spend more time with her family as her business thrives. On this episode of Dangerous Creatives, Kristin does a live coaching call to help Kassi figure out how to grow into and with her business. They talk about boosting profit margins, unexpected maternity leaves, and increasing take-home salaries. Kassi French is a full-time event designer/planner and mom. As the owner of All Sisters Events, she helps her clients in the Nashville/middle Tennessee area create heartfelt hospitality experiences for their guests. She’s the oldest of seven, (She has four sisters, and two brothers) and a married mom of three. (One daughter and two sons) She believes that accumulating the small special moments with family and friends is what makes a life well lived, and enjoys every opportunity to facilitate those moments for her clients.  Our Sponsors: Workflows Podcast presented by Imagen, sign up ⁠HERE⁠ for the "5 Ways to Make More Money in your Photography Business by Outsourcing your Editing" freebie. ⁠⁠Pic-Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "DangerousCreatives" to receive one bonus month FREE when you upgrade to a paid plan. Valid for new users only. Connect with Kassi:  Instagram: @allsisters_events Website: https://www.allsistersevents.com Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

Today, academic turned photographer and podcast host Bobbi Barbarich joins us on the Dangerous Creatives Podcast. Together, Kristin and Bobbi explore the impact of gratitude, how to stop numbing and start experiencing life more fully, and the gift of staying curious. Bobbi has dedicated herself to storytelling and helping others nurture their confidence by facing their fears safely. She shares her journey of finding her own path after uprooting her life, leaving a high-paying “safe” job, becoming a cashier, and now thriving as a documentary family and wedding photographer and coach. Bobbi Barbarich is a documentary wedding & family photographer Based in British Columbia, Canada. Our Sponsors: Workflows Podcast presented by Imagen, sign up HERE for the "5 Ways to Make More Money in your Photography Business by Outsourcing your Editing" freebie. ⁠Pic-Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "DangerousCreatives" to receive one bonus month FREE when you upgrade to a paid plan. Valid for new users only. Connect with Bobbi: Photography - www.bobbibarbarich.caEducation - www.bobbibeducation.comFollow Bobbi on Instagram Tilt and Shift Podcast Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k Mastermind - Info ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

Struggling to find the balance between flow and structure in your creative business? Spending too much time on menial tasks that you can't invest in growing your business? In this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin talks to Jen Madigan of Jen Madigan Creative and together they dig into the ways that systems, outsourcing, and automation can provide the structure and space you need to pour into the parts of your business you truly love. They give you easy, actionable ideas that can create the spaciousness you crave in your life so you can make more money and spend more time doing what you truly love.  Enter the Giveaway with our partner ImagenAI HERE! Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k Mastermind - Info ⁠HERE⁠!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you!  Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠  Instagram ⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠⁠

Educate | Empower | Encourage Learning Library - Sign up HERE! What is luxury? Can we be ourselves and still thrive in the luxury wedding industry? In this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin, Julie Bunkley and Courtney Wolf from Invision Events dive into that exact question. They chat about creating luxury in your brand based on your values, understanding your client, and how embracing who you are is your golden ticket to thriving and succeeding as a creative entrepreneur.  Our sponsors: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠17hats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use code "Dangerous" to receive 50% off your first year.  Julie Bunkley is the owner & creative director of Invision Events, a Birmingham, Ala. and Atlanta, Ga. based award winning design and plan firm as well as a founder of Educate | Empower | Encourage, an online learning community for creatives who serve or desire to serve the high end niche. A public relations and design maven as well as a long-term, strategic visionary, Julie’s aesthetic and passion for building a brand is well over a decade in the making. Her eye is always on the long game, reminding us that a sustainable and successful business is a marathon and not a sprint. Julie and her team at Invision serve couples from coast to coast and are most well known for their refined and tailored aesthetic as well as their thoughtful and intentional approach. Featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, People, The New York Times, Fortune, BRIDES, In Style, Town & Country and Bridal Guide, they’ve been named twice by BRIDES as a Best Wedding Planner in America and by Southern Living as one of the South’s Best Wedding Planners. Courtney Wolf, Invision’s principal planner and a founder of Educate | Empower | Encourage is a business and life coach wrapped up in a wedding planner’s body. She's been dubbed a “personal trainer for your small biz” and a “small business therapist." Her background includes a degree in Marketing as well as her MBA and with this lens she views our industry objectively and runs all things operational and client facing for Invision. Consider her your personal cheerleader and someone who will transform you into part of the "get it done" crew.Connect with Invision Events: www.invision.eventswww.educateempowerencourage.com  Instagram:@invisionevents @courtney_invision @thejuliebunkley Currently Launching:⁠⁠⁠⁠ Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Advanced Photographers Mastermind - ⁠⁠⁠APPLY NOW!⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k Mastermind - Info HERE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you! Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Credits:  Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠

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On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, we did a podcast swap with our friend and photographer/educator Ingvild Kolnes. Ingvild is based in Norway and shares her expertise on how to improve your website so it's working for you! She shares her story of the tweaks she's made to her own site in order to continuously bring in inquiries even when she's on vacation, as well as tons of practical tips you can implement right now to help improve your own website. Enjoy the episode! Show notes: You probably have a website for your business. It might be really pretty, and hopefully, it shows up in search results. Your website can do the heavy lifting for you, getting you those inquiries while you take care of other stuff in your business. It's super useful when your site pops up in relevant Google searches. That's where SEO helps out, making your photography business more noticeable when people search on Google. But getting messages isn't just about having a site that shows up in searches. In this episode, you'll find out how vital it is to have a website that actually gets the job done if you want to get booked. Your website should work for you. Connect with Ingvild: Find Ingvild on Instagram Check out more episodes of Sustainable Photography Join the Facebook group Learn more about the Sustainable Photography Program Get a new website Connect with Kristin: ⁠⁠⁠ Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinsweeting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online Course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply for coaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Currently Launching: ⁠⁠⁠Study Abroad Trips ⁠⁠⁠ Advanced Photographers Mastermind - ⁠⁠APPLY NOW!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Book a discovery call⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see which one of our programs might be best for you! Credits:  Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠shammydee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jen Madigan Creative⁠