Season 1

July 23, 2021

Christina Peters: Establishing a marketing mindset

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "I don't believe that 'fake it till you make it' thing. I don't believe in that. You do have to believe in your work and yourself. But for those starting out with a marketing plan, you've got …

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July 16, 2021

The benefits of professional minimalism

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "If you reduce your physical clutter, you can manufacture more space. If you reduce your professional clutter, you can manufacture more time. And if you reduce your personal clutter, you can manufacture more energy."

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July 9, 2021

How to network as an introvert

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "Every time I've gone into a setting, thinking about connection, I've come away with a richer experience, I've been able to find common ground faster, create more unique conversations, and even show my personality and sense of …

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July 2, 2021

Can you succeed without an Instagram presence?

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "To me succeeding at any type of social media comes down to three basic principles, value, engagement, and consistency. If you are not providing these three elements, it may not matter at all what platforms you end …

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June 25, 2021

Using debt to start your business

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "I want you to define what makes something affordable for your business so that you can make decisions that are based on actual budgetary capacity and not emotional ones."

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June 18, 2021

What is your bio page communicating to potential clients?

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "The overarching principle that I subscribe to is that your bio your about page, it shouldn't just be about you, it should actually be about the person reading it."

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June 11, 2021

When does your hobby become a business?

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "So the IRS states that your hobby turns into a business, when you start trying to earn money. a legitimate business has the primary purpose of income or profit."

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June 4, 2021

The Entrepreneur, the Manager, and the Technician

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "There is a fundamental misconception people face when starting their own business, one that is actually so pervasive and flawed that it kills almost all businesses within the first few years of its launch. Whether you're a …

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May 28, 2021

7 Practices to get paid faster

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― If you're going to be a professional freelancer, you will encounter jobs that are going to require you to front production costs or travel expenses before you get paid. So having this cash flow in your favor …

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May 21, 2021

How to identify cash flow killers

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "It actually makes the most sense to start visualizing the word profit as an accounting term, as opposed to actual money. In fact, your books, your financial records, they're actually going to recognize profit when an invoice …

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May 14, 2021

Mick Orlosky: Why a good workflow is so important

πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― "If you want to be a very efficient ninja with your workflow, to do things as fast as possible like a sports photographer on Super Bowl Sunday, the key is kind of doing a little bit of …

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May 7, 2021

How to kickstart your career with no experience

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "If you never learn anything about creative fees, intellectual property licensing or amending contracts for the rest of time, but you consistently do these reactions, you will set yourself up for tremendous success as your talent and experience grows."

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April 30, 2021

How to generate leads through a client list

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "Having that list of clients you'd like to work with gives you a visual frame of reference from where you are currently, to where you want to go. Think of it as your roadmap."

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April 23, 2021

How paying yourself first can grow your savings

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "If our entire retirement and economic freedom is left up to our decision making and our self-discipline, only, then we will inherently fail, we will never build up savings, we will never contribute to retirement, and we will be …

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April 16, 2021

My evolving battle with depression

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "If we're going to talk about the aspects that encompass what it means to be a creative entrepreneur, then part of that is talking about things like anxiety, depression, feelings of inadequacy, or loneliness. I mean, to me, they …

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April 9, 2021

What you need to know about commercial and editorial photography

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "Commercial and editorial photography is determined by its use, not by its process and not by its publication. It doesn't matter how it was shot, or lit, or whether it was journalistic or not. It doesn't matter if it's …

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April 2, 2021

Alexis Cuarezma: Finding Your Vision

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― β€œLeonardo da Vinci says that β€œcolor is the children of light”, which I found beautiful. You could assign any emotion that you wanted to color. There are no rules to say that red is powerful, or blue is this …

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March 26, 2021

3 Signs You're Pricing Like an Employee

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "If you are frustrated with how low you're pricing yourself, start here, start presenting yourself as an intellectual property business, and not just a contractor business."

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March 19, 2021

James Patrick: How to get your work published

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― β€œAn imperfect portfolio that is pitched will be infinitely more successful than the perfect portfolio that's never shown to anyone" James Patrick

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March 12, 2021

Brad Smith: The Lens of a Photo Editor

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "I've worked in sports for years on some level or another. I've never hit a home run in my life so it's like, that's the average person. I love photography. I had no desire ever in my life to …

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March 5, 2021

Kyle Zedaker: The Road to the Superbowl

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― β€œI need to shout out my whole team, like our whole team; the Bucs photo team, the creative team, the behind the scenes stuff, like we've been saying, there's so many people that have helped me get here and …

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Feb. 26, 2021

3 decisions that will leave your business vulnerable

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "What makes great artists great isn't always unteachable genius. It's simply the habitual nature of being proactive."

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Feb. 19, 2021

Tri Nguyen: How to create demand for your work

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― β€œYou’ve got to be proactive. Instagram is great, but you can't just post nice photos and expect people to just come flocking to you, that doesn't happen. I don't passively market." Tri Nguyen

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Feb. 12, 2021

Brandon Magnus: Facing Imposter Syndrome

πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’― "I feel like right now, more than ever, with this pandemic, people are having a hard time feeling like they know where they belong, especially in their role. And in sports photography, with restrictions on events being tighter, there's …

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