#107: Why You SHOULDN'T Add an Income Stream in Your Business
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I’m a little nervous for this episode, but it’s been on my to-record list for quite a while. The reason I am nervous is that we are diving head first into why you shouldn’t have multiple streams of income in your business. I’ve been avoiding recording this episode because I personally have multiple streams of income in my own business. BUT I believe I could actually be making a lot more money if I didn’t have so many different streams. This episode is discussing that and how having more income streams isn’t always better. Here are the main topics in this episode: More businesses,...
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#106: What You Need to Know Before Your Next Launch with Melissa Heckel
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Melissa owns Branch Creative Co., where she offers brand and design services. Melissa is a great friend, and we have worked together on projects in the past. Melissa has great insight on launching as she assists her clients with this and is preparing for a launch of her own soon. After last week’s episode about my Rebrand launch (episode #105), I thought it would be great to have Melissa come on and share important things to keep in mind when you are preparing to launch something in your business. Here are the main things we discussed: How a launch plan often gets forgotten about Ways to...
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#105: Recapping my Latest Rebrand Launch
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I recently launched my group program, , for the third time, and I have been going over the launch - what went well, what I want to do differently next time, etc. This podcast episode will be recapping my Rebrand launch! I’m sharing what goes on behind the scenes, what I focused on during the launch, numbers, mindset, and more. Here are the main things I discussed in this episode: My free mini course that kicked off the launch My goal for the number of people in the jumpstart free mini course and goal for enrollment in Rebrand Why I sent 68 emails over the course of 30 days Repurposing...
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#104: Understanding the Legal Consequences of Using AI In Your Business with Girija Patel
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Girija is a mom, a wife, lawyer, podcaster, strategist, educator, and a business owner in Houston, Texas. Her law practice, GBP Law, specifically focuses on helping entrepreneurs and on-line business owners build their business’ legal fundamentals and integrate legal as a part of their strategy so they can move forward confidently and do what they love! Her goal is to help make legal a line item and not a panic attack! In 2020, Girija launched Your Contract Buddy (www.yourcontractbuddy.com), an online contract template shop, and also then founded her podcast, Law Chat with Girija. From her...
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#103: Kate started showing up confidently in her business so she can help her clients do the same (Rebrand Client Spotlight)
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I’m so excited to have my friend Kate Wark on the episode. Kate was a member of my group coaching program, , and she had a such a transformation during our time together. I loved being able to coach Kate as she was ready to go and make big things happen in her business. We are talking about her story and how her business changed during and after Rebrand. Here are the main things discussed in this episode: Being able to work ‘regular’ business hours as a photographer How Kate’s day job experience and skills are reflected in brand photography Why Kate joined Rebrand Kate’s desire to...
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#102: Is Brand Photography Harder to Sell than Wedding Photography?
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Rebrand, my sixteen-week group coaching experience for photographers, is now enrolling. This program is for photographers who desire to offer brand photography so they can scale their income, work betters hours, and run a business that feels like them. Visit to learn more and join.
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#101: Can You Have a Personal Brand and Privacy?
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Rebrand, my sixteen-week group coaching experience for photographers, is now enrolling. This program is for photographers who desire to offer brand photography so they can scale their income, work betters hours, and run a business that feels like them. Visit to learn more and join.
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#100: The Biggest Mistake Brand Photographers Make
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Rebrand, my sixteen-week group coaching experience for photographers, is now enrolling. This program is for photographers who desire to offer brand photography so they can scale their income, work betters hours, and run a business that feels like them. Visit to learn more and join.
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#99: What I've Learned in 100 Podcast Episodes
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I launched Take It Personally Podcast in October of 2019. The reason I got into podcasting was because of my love for blogging. Blogging moved the needle a ton in my business, but eventually as blogging became less popular, I decided to dive into podcasting. And now we are already almost up to 100 episodes! It has been such a cool journey to see where my business was when I first started podcasting to where it is today. I’m sharing some of the things I’ve learned in recording (*almost*) 100 episodes: Here are the main things discussed in this episode: Starting was the easy part! The tech...
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#98: How to Run a Business in 15 Hours/Week or Less with Brittnie Renee
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Brittnie is a family and newborn photographer with over 13 years of experience. In 2021 Brittnie started using her extensive photography knowledge to coach other photographers on how to build a profitable photography business in less than 15 hours per week. Brittnie is also the host of the Capture The Chaos Photography Podcast where she shares tactical tips and tricks photographers can use to run their business without experiencing the burnout. When she isn't working, you can find her recreating ridiculous TikToks with her husband, chauffeuring her 3 wildlings around, napping, or working...
info_outlineI launched Take It Personally Podcast in October of 2019. The reason I got into podcasting was because of my love for blogging. Blogging moved the needle a ton in my business, but eventually as blogging became less popular, I decided to dive into podcasting. And now we are already almost up to 100 episodes!
It has been such a cool journey to see where my business was when I first started podcasting to where it is today. I’m sharing some of the things I’ve learned in recording (*almost*) 100 episodes:
Here are the main things discussed in this episode:
- Starting was the easy part! The tech side of podcasting was what scared me.
- Things to know when getting started
- Coming up with fresh content ideas
- Using Asana to track the moving parts of episodes
- Utilizing a team
- Podcast pitches and choosing guests to come on the show
- Batching content
- Long-form content and repurposing
- Meeting so many great people who are doing business well
Full show notes here
So You Want To Be A Brand Photographer: a free mini-course for photographers interested in pivoting into personal brand photography. Save your seat here! It starts September 11.
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