https://simplecast.com Momentum | The marketing podcast for photographers Do you want more freedom to do the things you love in business and in life? Join your host Nate Grahek a portrait photographer and entrepreneur, each week we interview and learn from the most successful and inspiring photographers in our industry. Bringing you proven and innovative business strategies you can use to shift the momentum in your own photography business. © Sticky en-us Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:35:00 +0000 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:49:00 +0000 https://www.stickyemail.com/ Momentum | The marketing podcast for photographers https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/994f09a4-a6c5-42eb-8186-5a0f456eec52/b6e08615-1832-401f-a005-2d45ed613215/3000x3000/1452091431-artwork.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.stickyemail.com/ episodic Do you want more freedom to do the things you love in business and in life? Join your host Nate Grahek a portrait photographer and entrepreneur, each week we interview and learn from the most successful and inspiring photographers in our industry. Bringing you proven and innovative business strategies you can use to shift the momentum in your own photography business. CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek no https://feeds.simplecast.com/lZ4SMuok Professional Photographers, Photography Business, Portrait Photography, Commercial Photography, Recurring Revenue, Marketing, Business Marketing Nate Grahek nate@stickyalbums.com a9004ccc-2157-413d-9764-8bb762c3b2f2 Nathan Holritz | Be a Proactive, Not a Reactive Business Owner Today, Nathan Holritz — the owner and CEO of Photographer's Edit and host of the photography podcast Bokeh — is on the show to share a little bit about his journey and why you need a Big Picture View to get the most out of your business and your life.

You don't want to miss his thoughts on the difference between being a proactive vs. reactive business owner and how you can start implementing a big picture, proactive mindset in your business. It's a game-changing perspective.

Photographer's Edit: https://www.photographersedit.com

Bokeh Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bokeh/id1140118526?mt=2

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:35:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/656ad55b-77rl2pBd Today, Nathan Holritz — the owner and CEO of Photographer's Edit and host of the photography podcast Bokeh — is on the show to share a little bit about his journey and why you need a Big Picture View to get the most out of your business and your life.

You don't want to miss his thoughts on the difference between being a proactive vs. reactive business owner and how you can start implementing a big picture, proactive mindset in your business. It's a game-changing perspective.

Photographer's Edit: https://www.photographersedit.com

Bokeh Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bokeh/id1140118526?mt=2

]]> Nathan Holritz | Be a Proactive, Not a Reactive Business Owner CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:48:06 Today, Nathan Holritz — the owner and CEO of Photographer's Edit and host of the photography podcast Bokeh — is on the show to share a little bit about his journey and why you need a Big Picture View to get the most out of your business and your life. You don't want to miss his thoughts on the difference between being a proactive vs. reactive business owner and how you can start implementing a big picture, proactive mindset in your business. It's a game-changing perspective. Today, Nathan Holritz — the owner and CEO of Photographer's Edit and host of the photography podcast Bokeh — is on the show to share a little bit about his journey and why you need a Big Picture View to get the most out of your business and your life. You don't want to miss his thoughts on the difference between being a proactive vs. reactive business owner and how you can start implementing a big picture, proactive mindset in your business. It's a game-changing perspective. no full 28 1eb78b1e-78db-415f-a698-35cf87dfc3fc Dani Diamond | Treat Your Photography Business Like a Business Dani Diamond, a NYC based fashion photographer and educator, is on the show today to talk about how he answers the question, "Should I become a portrait photographer?"

His refreshingly honest response is not what you might expect!

Dani also shares marketing tips and advice for slow seasons that will help you run your photography business profitably.

Dani Diamond: http://danidiamond.com

Dani on Fstoppers: https://fstoppers.com/profile/danidiamond

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:50:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/2dd9b76b-uxye7O1A Dani Diamond, a NYC based fashion photographer and educator, is on the show today to talk about how he answers the question, "Should I become a portrait photographer?"

His refreshingly honest response is not what you might expect!

Dani also shares marketing tips and advice for slow seasons that will help you run your photography business profitably.

Dani Diamond: http://danidiamond.com

Dani on Fstoppers: https://fstoppers.com/profile/danidiamond

]]> Dani Diamond | Treat Your Photography Business Like a Business CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:32:03 Dani Diamond, a NYC based fashion photographer and educator, is on the show today to talk about how he answers the question, "Should I become a portrait photographer?" His refreshingly honest response is not what you might expect! Dani also shares marketing tips and advice for slow seasons that will help you run your photography business profitably. Dani Diamond, a NYC based fashion photographer and educator, is on the show today to talk about how he answers the question, "Should I become a portrait photographer?" His refreshingly honest response is not what you might expect! Dani also shares marketing tips and advice for slow seasons that will help you run your photography business profitably. no full 27 009610a5-0840-45f7-b37a-13467962f3ba Bill Ramsey | Don't Be Afraid to Pick up the Phone Professional photographer Bill Ramsey shares the simple marketing tactic that saved his business and shows that marketing doesn't have to be complicated.

Ramsay Portrait Art: https://ramseyportraitart.com/

The Photo Tellers podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-phototellers-photography-podcast/id988017748?mt=2

]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:02:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/66d9cc81-OX5eQmwC Professional photographer Bill Ramsey shares the simple marketing tactic that saved his business and shows that marketing doesn't have to be complicated.

Ramsay Portrait Art: https://ramseyportraitart.com/

The Photo Tellers podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-phototellers-photography-podcast/id988017748?mt=2

]]> Bill Ramsey | Don't Be Afraid to Pick up the Phone CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:39:18 Professional photographer Bill Ramsey shares the simple marketing tactic that saved his business and shows that marketing doesn't have to be complicated. Professional photographer Bill Ramsey shares the simple marketing tactic that saved his business and shows that marketing doesn't have to be complicated. no full 26 d1ff2910-0ac2-47cd-b6b0-94caa2ad7b7f Scott Wyden | The Importance of Having a Lead Generation Strategy Today we have Scott Wyden on the show. Scott is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely and has been a professional portrait photographer for over 20 years.

The industry has changed a lot in that time, and today Scott joins me to share how his lead generation system keeps him busy — actually providing him with so many leads that he has enough to share with his photographer friends!

https://scottwyden.com

https://www.imagely.com

More Leads More Clients course

]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:25:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/ec0be712-ekYRW8SL Today we have Scott Wyden on the show. Scott is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely and has been a professional portrait photographer for over 20 years.

The industry has changed a lot in that time, and today Scott joins me to share how his lead generation system keeps him busy — actually providing him with so many leads that he has enough to share with his photographer friends!

https://scottwyden.com

https://www.imagely.com

More Leads More Clients course

]]> Scott Wyden | The Importance of Having a Lead Generation Strategy CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:38:57 Today we have Scott Wyden on the show. Scott is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely and has been a professional portrait photographer for over 20 years. The industry has changed a lot in that time, and today Scott joins me to share how his lead generation system keeps him busy — actually providing him with so many leads that he has enough to share with his photographer friends! Today we have Scott Wyden on the show. Scott is the Chief Community Officer at Imagely and has been a professional portrait photographer for over 20 years. The industry has changed a lot in that time, and today Scott joins me to share how his lead generation system keeps him busy — actually providing him with so many leads that he has enough to share with his photographer friends! no full 25 91310bd0-4854-45bf-8527-225408035c1b Tyann Marcink | Getting Started with Vacation Rental Photography I'm excited to have Tyann Marcink back on the show today. It's been a while since we've talked and I'm excited for you to hear how her Vacation Rental Photography Business has grown and where it's taken her. Tyann is the industry expert and she has some great tips that will help you expand your business into this profitable and fun niche.

Tyann Marcink: https://tyannmarcink.com/

Sample Vacation Rental Folio: https://portfolio.stickyfolios-demo.com/rental

Tyann's eBooks: https://tyannmarcink.com/ebooks/

Vacation Rental Photography Workshop: https://tyannmarcink.teachable.com/p/vacation-rental-photography/

The Distinguished Guest: https://thedistinguishedguest.com/

]]> Wed, 6 Mar 2019 03:56:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/67313f4f-d5sCtCAM I'm excited to have Tyann Marcink back on the show today. It's been a while since we've talked and I'm excited for you to hear how her Vacation Rental Photography Business has grown and where it's taken her. Tyann is the industry expert and she has some great tips that will help you expand your business into this profitable and fun niche.

Tyann Marcink: https://tyannmarcink.com/

Sample Vacation Rental Folio: https://portfolio.stickyfolios-demo.com/rental

Tyann's eBooks: https://tyannmarcink.com/ebooks/

Vacation Rental Photography Workshop: https://tyannmarcink.teachable.com/p/vacation-rental-photography/

The Distinguished Guest: https://thedistinguishedguest.com/

]]> Tyann Marcink | Getting Started with Vacation Rental Photography CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:34:15 I'm excited to have Tyann Marcink back on the show today. It's been a while since we've talked and I'm excited for you to hear how her Vacation Rental Photography Business has grown and where it's taken her. Tyann is the industry expert and she has some great tips that will help you expand your business into this profitable and fun niche. I'm excited to have Tyann Marcink back on the show today. It's been a while since we've talked and I'm excited for you to hear how her Vacation Rental Photography Business has grown and where it's taken her. Tyann is the industry expert and she has some great tips that will help you expand your business into this profitable and fun niche. no full 24 e771e36a-2503-42ef-81ea-38095fccb21c Marco Ibanez | Building a Photography Business Based on Passion & Simplicity On today's show, we have Marco Ibanez, an award-winning boudoir photographer and photography educator from the metro Washington DC area. Marco has an inspirational story to share about a tragedy that changed his life and shaped the way he runs his business. Marco shares how he built a thriving boudoir photography business based on passion and simplicity.

Links from the show:

Marco Ibanez Photography

Free Email Course

]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2019 21:47:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/4fad2bb1-YnwVV_tn On today's show, we have Marco Ibanez, an award-winning boudoir photographer and photography educator from the metro Washington DC area. Marco has an inspirational story to share about a tragedy that changed his life and shaped the way he runs his business. Marco shares how he built a thriving boudoir photography business based on passion and simplicity.

Links from the show:

Marco Ibanez Photography

Free Email Course

]]> Marco Ibanez | Building a Photography Business Based on Passion & Simplicity CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:45:49 On today's show, we have Marco Ibanez, an award-winning boudoir photographer and photography educator from the metro Washington DC area. Marco has an inspirational story to share about a tragedy that changed his life and shaped the way he runs his business. Marco shares how he built a thriving boudoir photography business based on passion and simplicity. On today's show, we have Marco Ibanez, an award-winning boudoir photographer and photography educator from the metro Washington DC area. Marco has an inspirational story to share about a tragedy that changed his life and shaped the way he runs his business. Marco shares how he built a thriving boudoir photography business based on passion and simplicity. no full 23 1a3cc55b-5bd6-4b27-9b5c-db14f7abee03 Nina Larsen Reed | The Benefits of Having a Hyper-Niche Earlier this year, I met Nina Larsen Reed at WPPI. I instantly liked her and new that I had to have her on the show. Nina is passionate about education, quotes the same books I do, and has only been a professional photographer for four years. And this was actually just her first year photographing weddings. She set a modest goal of booking 10 for the year. By March, she'd already booked 22! How impressive and exciting is that?

Be sure to tune in to hear how she launched her wedding business, why having a hyper-niche is so important, and how she converts Instagram followers into clients.

Links mentioned in the show:
Nina Larsen Reed: https://larsenphoto.co
Six Figure Photography: http://www.sixfigurephotography.com/

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2018 15:40:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/75c5086b-QOrnn57K Earlier this year, I met Nina Larsen Reed at WPPI. I instantly liked her and new that I had to have her on the show. Nina is passionate about education, quotes the same books I do, and has only been a professional photographer for four years. And this was actually just her first year photographing weddings. She set a modest goal of booking 10 for the year. By March, she'd already booked 22! How impressive and exciting is that?

Be sure to tune in to hear how she launched her wedding business, why having a hyper-niche is so important, and how she converts Instagram followers into clients.

Links mentioned in the show:
Nina Larsen Reed: https://larsenphoto.co
Six Figure Photography: http://www.sixfigurephotography.com/

]]> Nina Larsen Reed | The Benefits of Having a Hyper-Niche CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:38:31 Earlier this year, I met Nina Larsen Reed at WPPI. I instantly liked her and new that I had to have her on the show. Nina is passionate about education, quotes the same books I do, and has only been a professional photographer for four years. And this was actually just her first year photographing weddings. She set a modest goal of booking 10 for the year. By March, she'd already booked 22! How impressive and exciting is that? Be sure to tune in to hear how she launched her wedding business, why having a hyper-niche is so important, and how she converts Instagram followers into clients. Earlier this year, I met Nina Larsen Reed at WPPI. I instantly liked her and new that I had to have her on the show. Nina is passionate about education, quotes the same books I do, and has only been a professional photographer for four years. And this was actually just her first year photographing weddings. She set a modest goal of booking 10 for the year. By March, she'd already booked 22! How impressive and exciting is that? Be sure to tune in to hear how she launched her wedding business, why having a hyper-niche is so important, and how she converts Instagram followers into clients. no full 22 87a1bdaf-8157-4dd3-9362-1e1e359e2238 Shaun Gordon | Albums are the Path to Creating a Sustainable Photography Business Today, we're excited to have KISS Books CEO and Founder, Shaun Gordon on the show.

Before starting Kiss, Shaun was a wedding photographer for 15 years and had photographed over 500 weddings. His past and present experiences give him a unique perspective on the industry and I'm excited to share our discussion with you today.

He has some great tips and shares easy-to-implement marketing tactics that some of the industry's most successful photographers are using to sell albums and build thriving businesses.

KISS is offering our listeners $150 off of a $250+ sample order with the code stickykiss. Offer expires 12/31/18.

Kiss Books: https://www.kiss.us/

]]> Wed, 5 Dec 2018 04:48:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/f5aa210c-ihqEgTUO Today, we're excited to have KISS Books CEO and Founder, Shaun Gordon on the show.

Before starting Kiss, Shaun was a wedding photographer for 15 years and had photographed over 500 weddings. His past and present experiences give him a unique perspective on the industry and I'm excited to share our discussion with you today.

He has some great tips and shares easy-to-implement marketing tactics that some of the industry's most successful photographers are using to sell albums and build thriving businesses.

KISS is offering our listeners $150 off of a $250+ sample order with the code stickykiss. Offer expires 12/31/18.

Kiss Books: https://www.kiss.us/

]]> Shaun Gordon | Albums are the Path to Creating a Sustainable Photography Business CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:44:41 Today, we're excited to have KISS Books CEO and Founder, Shaun Gordon on the show. Before starting Kiss, Shaun was a wedding photographer for 15 years and had photographed over 500 weddings. His past and present experiences give him a unique perspective on the industry and I'm excited to share our discussion with you today. He has some great tips and shares easy to implement marketing tactics that some of the industries most successful photographer are using to sell albums and build thriving businesses. KISS is offering our listeners $150 off of a $250+ sample order with the code **stickykiss**. Offer expires 12/31/18. Kiss Books: https://www.kiss.us/ Today, we're excited to have KISS Books CEO and Founder, Shaun Gordon on the show. Before starting Kiss, Shaun was a wedding photographer for 15 years and had photographed over 500 weddings. His past and present experiences give him a unique perspective on the industry and I'm excited to share our discussion with you today. He has some great tips and shares easy to implement marketing tactics that some of the industries most successful photographer are using to sell albums and build thriving businesses. KISS is offering our listeners $150 off of a $250+ sample order with the code **stickykiss**. Offer expires 12/31/18. Kiss Books: https://www.kiss.us/ no full 21 73194d07-3a27-4f8c-9f05-412cf1d1d637 Brooke Summer | How to Use Email Marketing to Build Trust, Create Desire, and Book Ideal Clients Brooke Summer is a boudoir photographer, educator, and overall marketing genius based in Denver, CO.

She’s also one of the most strategically-minded photographers I’ve ever met. As the founder of Business Straight Up, Brooke teaches professional photographers and creative entrepreneurs how to think differently about business — especially in their marketing.

What makes Brooke unique is that she’s also a full-time photographer… which means she actually practices what she teaches.

I was so pumped to have her on the show to talk about:

  • How she integrates her website and email marketing into one unified strategy;
  • How email marketing has helped her book the right type of clients that don’t balk at her prices; and
  • How she teaches email subscribers to take action.

Links from the episode:
http://businessstraightup.com/sticky/
https://www.brookesummer.com/
stickyemail.com

]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:09:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/cbbcaeaf-sn8Ok85g Brooke Summer is a boudoir photographer, educator, and overall marketing genius based in Denver, CO.

She’s also one of the most strategically-minded photographers I’ve ever met. As the founder of Business Straight Up, Brooke teaches professional photographers and creative entrepreneurs how to think differently about business — especially in their marketing.

What makes Brooke unique is that she’s also a full-time photographer… which means she actually practices what she teaches.

I was so pumped to have her on the show to talk about:

  • How she integrates her website and email marketing into one unified strategy;
  • How email marketing has helped her book the right type of clients that don’t balk at her prices; and
  • How she teaches email subscribers to take action.

Links from the episode:
http://businessstraightup.com/sticky/
https://www.brookesummer.com/
stickyemail.com

]]> Brooke Summer | How to Use Email Marketing to Build Trust, Create Desire, and Book Ideal Clients CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:32:22 Brooke Summer is a boudoir photographer, educator, and overall marketing genius based in Denver, CO. She’s also one of the most strategically-minded photographers I’ve ever met. As the founder of Business Straight Up, Brooke teaches professional photographers and creative entrepreneurs how to think differently about business — especially in their marketing. What makes Brooke unique is that she’s also a full-time photographer… which means she actually practices what she teaches. I was so pumped to have her on the show to talk about: -How she integrates her website and email marketing into one unified strategy; -How email marketing has helped her book the right type of clients that don’t balk at her prices; and -How she teaches email subscribers to take action. Brooke Summer is a boudoir photographer, educator, and overall marketing genius based in Denver, CO. She’s also one of the most strategically-minded photographers I’ve ever met. As the founder of Business Straight Up, Brooke teaches professional photographers and creative entrepreneurs how to think differently about business — especially in their marketing. What makes Brooke unique is that she’s also a full-time photographer… which means she actually practices what she teaches. I was so pumped to have her on the show to talk about: -How she integrates her website and email marketing into one unified strategy; -How email marketing has helped her book the right type of clients that don’t balk at her prices; and -How she teaches email subscribers to take action. no full 20 d0e3cb6f-8fc0-43ea-a140-10ef3ff3c3bd Michael Sasser | The Power of Video and Email Marketing Michael Sasser talks about the value of video on photography websites, tips on email marketing and the hurdles that come with being a male boudoir photographer.

Links from the show:

Website: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFd_RQWDeJk9ydqhXaXT7Q

Photography Education with Michael: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com/photographycourse/

Boudoir Video Course: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com/boudoir-video-course/

]]> Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:39:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/f2dc019d-DwsIybdW Michael Sasser talks about the value of video on photography websites, tips on email marketing and the hurdles that come with being a male boudoir photographer.

Links from the show:

Website: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHFd_RQWDeJk9ydqhXaXT7Q

Photography Education with Michael: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com/photographycourse/

Boudoir Video Course: https://sasserstillsboudoir.com/boudoir-video-course/

]]> Michael Sasser | The Power of Video and Email Marketing CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 01:06:11 Michael Sasser talks about the value of video on photography websites, tips on email marketing and the hurdles that come with being a male boudoir photographer. Michael Sasser talks about the value of video on photography websites, tips on email marketing and the hurdles that come with being a male boudoir photographer. no full 19 dad20966-25d4-4feb-b534-64bcec9e4a81 Todd Watson | Photography Website Essentials Today Todd Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Showit is on the show. Todd has been helping photographers create beautiful websites that book their ideal clients for 12 years and today, he's here to share his thoughts on what's working with photography websites, blogging, and marketing in the photography industry.
Links from the show:
Showit: https://showit.co/​
Brian Bossany: https://brianbossany.com/
5 Keys to a Successful Photography Website: https://showit.co/guide

]]> Wed, 1 Aug 2018 13:54:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/bc06fc65-9lBpK579 Today Todd Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Showit is on the show. Todd has been helping photographers create beautiful websites that book their ideal clients for 12 years and today, he's here to share his thoughts on what's working with photography websites, blogging, and marketing in the photography industry.
Links from the show:
Showit: https://showit.co/​
Brian Bossany: https://brianbossany.com/
5 Keys to a Successful Photography Website: https://showit.co/guide

]]> Todd Watson | Photography Website Essentials CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:42:58 Today Todd Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Showit is on the show. Todd has been helping photographers create beautiful websites that book their ideal clients for 12 years and today, he's here to share his thoughts on what's working with photography websites, blogging, and marketing in the photography industry. Today Todd Watson, Co-Founder and CEO of Showit is on the show. Todd has been helping photographers create beautiful websites that book their ideal clients for 12 years and today, he's here to share his thoughts on what's working with photography websites, blogging, and marketing in the photography industry. no full 18 41a370ce-baac-46a4-ad4b-18d513e75047 Matt Mathews | Specializing, Marketing & Increasing Your Sales When I met Matt Mathews, I knew right away that I had to have him on the show. Matt has a really cool and pretty unusual photography story. I can't wait for you to hear how he went from working at a Walmart portrait studio as a teenager, went to nursing school and ended up being an incredibly successful boudoir photographer and educator. Tune in to hear the marketing and sales tricks that Matt Mathews has used to increase his sales from $70k to $400k in just a few years.
(FYI — this episode contains some adult language.)​

Matt Mathews Photography

Matt Mathews Photographer Education

]]> Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:17:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/a83cdea7-H0mDIfis When I met Matt Mathews, I knew right away that I had to have him on the show. Matt has a really cool and pretty unusual photography story. I can't wait for you to hear how he went from working at a Walmart portrait studio as a teenager, went to nursing school and ended up being an incredibly successful boudoir photographer and educator. Tune in to hear the marketing and sales tricks that Matt Mathews has used to increase his sales from $70k to $400k in just a few years.
(FYI — this episode contains some adult language.)​

Matt Mathews Photography

Matt Mathews Photographer Education

]]> Matt Mathews | Specializing, Marketing & Increasing Your Sales CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:39:58 When I met Matt Mathews, I knew right away that I had to have him on the show. Matt has a really cool and pretty unusual photography story. I can't wait for you to hear how he went from working at a Walmart portrait studio as a teenager, went to nursing school and ended up being an incredibly successful boudoir photographer and educator. Tune in to hear the marketing and sales tricks that Matt Mathews has used to increase his sales from $70k to $400k in just a few years. (FYI — this episode contains some adult language.)​ When I met Matt Mathews, I knew right away that I had to have him on the show. Matt has a really cool and pretty unusual photography story. I can't wait for you to hear how he went from working at a Walmart portrait studio as a teenager, went to nursing school and ended up being an incredibly successful boudoir photographer and educator. Tune in to hear the marketing and sales tricks that Matt Mathews has used to increase his sales from $70k to $400k in just a few years. (FYI — this episode contains some adult language.)​ yes full 17 d108d6a3-76fa-49cc-8b72-a2574ad1791c Jen Swedhin | Hyper-Niches & Ditching Your TO DO List Jen Swedhin, founder of Jen Gets Shit Done is on the show to talks to us about the benefits of choosing a hyper-niche, ditching the "To Do" list and why she took email off of her phone.
Free Guide-5 Tips for Increasing Your Productivity: https://jengetsshitdone.com/sticky-interview/

]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:57:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/e96241fa-2dYDIR5D Jen Swedhin, founder of Jen Gets Shit Done is on the show to talks to us about the benefits of choosing a hyper-niche, ditching the "To Do" list and why she took email off of her phone.
Free Guide-5 Tips for Increasing Your Productivity: https://jengetsshitdone.com/sticky-interview/

]]> Jen Swedhin | Hyper-Niches & Ditching Your TO DO List CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:41:34 Jen Swedhin, founder of Jen Gets Shit Done is on the show to talks to us about the benefits of choosing a hyper-niche, ditching the "To Do" list and why she took email off of her phone. Jen Swedhin, founder of Jen Gets Shit Done is on the show to talks to us about the benefits of choosing a hyper-niche, ditching the "To Do" list and why she took email off of her phone. no full 16 5e353087-a858-4922-8262-fa9af067e0e1 Tara Giles | Going Full-Time, Specializing and Running a Successful Senior Model Program Today I'm happy to have Tara Giles back on the show. Tara is a high school senior portrait photographer from Washington state. Her story will be familiar to many of you. Photography was a hobby, became something that she did on the side and then three years ago, she took the plunge and left her corporate job to pursue photography full-time. We had a great conversation about her experience making the leap to full-time, why she chose to focus on seniors and how she puts her own twist on senior model programs

Links from the show:
http://www.taragilesphotography.com/4-tips-for-senior-rep-model-program-success/​

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:10:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/ffec8253-znQ4E4j_ Today I'm happy to have Tara Giles back on the show. Tara is a high school senior portrait photographer from Washington state. Her story will be familiar to many of you. Photography was a hobby, became something that she did on the side and then three years ago, she took the plunge and left her corporate job to pursue photography full-time. We had a great conversation about her experience making the leap to full-time, why she chose to focus on seniors and how she puts her own twist on senior model programs

Links from the show:
http://www.taragilesphotography.com/4-tips-for-senior-rep-model-program-success/​

]]> Tara Giles | Going Full-Time, Specializing and Running a Successful Senior Model Program CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:50:29 Today I'm happy to have Tara Giles back on the show. Tara is a high school senior portrait photographer from Washington state. Her story will be familiar to many of you. Photography was a hobby, became something that she did on the side and then three years ago, she took the plunge and left her corporate job to pursue photography full-time. We had a great conversation about her experience making the leap to full-time, why she chose to focus on seniors and how she puts her own twist on senior model programs Today I'm happy to have Tara Giles back on the show. Tara is a high school senior portrait photographer from Washington state. Her story will be familiar to many of you. Photography was a hobby, became something that she did on the side and then three years ago, she took the plunge and left her corporate job to pursue photography full-time. We had a great conversation about her experience making the leap to full-time, why she chose to focus on seniors and how she puts her own twist on senior model programs no full 15 6e6adae3-dcb7-4ff1-b3de-a766814ac37f Ted Leonhardt | Negotiating Strategies for Creatives Ted Leonhardt is on the show today. We had a great conversation about why it's so hard for creatives to talk about money, negotiate, and charge what we're worth (and tactics for fixing it).

Ted's Website/Newsletter/Videos

Creative Live

Twitter: @tedleonhardt

Airline Pilot Recording

]]> Wed, 30 May 2018 04:59:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/865ad460-IyJCgvLl Ted Leonhardt is on the show today. We had a great conversation about why it's so hard for creatives to talk about money, negotiate, and charge what we're worth (and tactics for fixing it).

Ted's Website/Newsletter/Videos

Creative Live

Twitter: @tedleonhardt

Airline Pilot Recording

]]> Ted Leonhardt | Negotiating Strategies for Creatives CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:42:54 Ted Leonhardt is on the show today. We had a great conversation about why it's so hard for creatives to talk about money, negotiate, and charge what we're worth (and tactics for fixing it). Ted Leonhardt is on the show today. We had a great conversation about why it's so hard for creatives to talk about money, negotiate, and charge what we're worth (and tactics for fixing it). no full 14 9ada48d6-f1eb-472c-9943-0ac5532ca372 Leslie Kerrigan | There's More Than One Right Way to Run a Business When Leslie Kerrigan started photographing seniors ten years ago, it was a niche that nobody else in her area was focusing on. Today, that is not the case. The senior market has exploded and she has to stay on her toes to continue to be the most sought-after photographer in her area. How does she do it? In our conversation, Leslie, who is also the founder of Seniorologie shares some of her best tips for marketing and running a senior rep program. She also shares her thoughts on working from home versus having a studio, her favorite lens, and tips for partnering with local boutiques.

Seniorologie.com

Free Course

]]> Wed, 23 May 2018 03:20:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/aa90c6b1-miFTIQRB When Leslie Kerrigan started photographing seniors ten years ago, it was a niche that nobody else in her area was focusing on. Today, that is not the case. The senior market has exploded and she has to stay on her toes to continue to be the most sought-after photographer in her area. How does she do it? In our conversation, Leslie, who is also the founder of Seniorologie shares some of her best tips for marketing and running a senior rep program. She also shares her thoughts on working from home versus having a studio, her favorite lens, and tips for partnering with local boutiques.

Seniorologie.com

Free Course

]]> Leslie Kerrigan | There's More Than One Right Way to Run a Business CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:42:34 When Leslie Kerrigan started photographing seniors ten years ago, it was a niche that nobody else in her area was focusing on. Today, that is not the case. The senior market has exploded and she has to stay on her toes to continue to be the most sought-after photographer in her area. How does she do it? In our conversation, Leslie, who is also the founder of Seniorologie shares some of her best tips for marketing and running a senior rep program. She also shares her thoughts on working from home versus having a studio, her favorite lens, and tips for partnering with local boutiques. When Leslie Kerrigan started photographing seniors ten years ago, it was a niche that nobody else in her area was focusing on. Today, that is not the case. The senior market has exploded and she has to stay on her toes to continue to be the most sought-after photographer in her area. How does she do it? In our conversation, Leslie, who is also the founder of Seniorologie shares some of her best tips for marketing and running a senior rep program. She also shares her thoughts on working from home versus having a studio, her favorite lens, and tips for partnering with local boutiques. no full 13 acf19975-f3ca-4e18-a246-0aa570529e73 Nate Wright | Four Rules for Writing Headlines That Get You Leads Writing a strong headline isn’t hard. Nate Wright is on the show with four simple rules that will help you write headlines that get you leads, in no time.

Links from the show:

Inbox Attack: https://inboxattack.com

Two Free Months of Inbox Attack: https://inboxattack.com/sticky-albums/

]]> Wed, 16 May 2018 00:12:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/c3db89a6-In8Wnt6T Writing a strong headline isn’t hard. Nate Wright is on the show with four simple rules that will help you write headlines that get you leads, in no time.

Links from the show:

Inbox Attack: https://inboxattack.com

Two Free Months of Inbox Attack: https://inboxattack.com/sticky-albums/

]]> Nate Wright | Four Rules for Writing Headlines That Get You Leads CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:34:46 Writing a strong headline isn’t hard. Nate Wright is on the show with four simple rules that will help you write headlines that get you leads, in no time. Writing a strong headline isn’t hard. Nate Wright is on the show with four simple rules that will help you write headlines that get you leads, in no time. no full 12 b6107adf-f9da-4ed6-9cf6-4c18b442755d Vanessa Joy | Get the Most Out of Social Media Vanessa Joy has been on the show quite a few times and is always one of my favorite photographers to chat with. In addition to being a talented photographer, Vanessa is also a talented business woman. She's creative and innovative and I'm excited for you to hear some of the ways that she's using social media to find and book new clients. She also shares how she approaches raising her prices and the most unusual lead source that she's ever had.

Video of how she made Instagram Menu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI_BiK6tV14

Freebie: https://vanessa-adams.mykajabi.com/p/email-capture-e67eb3d1-6d32-45ec-848c-18375f212a84

]]> Tue, 8 May 2018 23:37:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/1f7d53b1-jJQ2qBio Vanessa Joy has been on the show quite a few times and is always one of my favorite photographers to chat with. In addition to being a talented photographer, Vanessa is also a talented business woman. She's creative and innovative and I'm excited for you to hear some of the ways that she's using social media to find and book new clients. She also shares how she approaches raising her prices and the most unusual lead source that she's ever had.

Video of how she made Instagram Menu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI_BiK6tV14

Freebie: https://vanessa-adams.mykajabi.com/p/email-capture-e67eb3d1-6d32-45ec-848c-18375f212a84

]]> Vanessa Joy | Get the Most Out of Social Media CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:24:24 Vanessa Joy has been on the show quite a few times and is always one of my favorite photographers to chat with. In addition to being a talented photographer, Vanessa is also a talented business woman. She's creative and innovative and I'm excited for you to hear some of the ways that she's using social media to find and book new clients. She also shares how she approaches raising her prices and the most unusual lead source that she's ever had. Vanessa Joy has been on the show quite a few times and is always one of my favorite photographers to chat with. In addition to being a talented photographer, Vanessa is also a talented business woman. She's creative and innovative and I'm excited for you to hear some of the ways that she's using social media to find and book new clients. She also shares how she approaches raising her prices and the most unusual lead source that she's ever had. no full 11 c7cfdbe2-24bb-47fc-a434-3a8c1e815fd5 Teri Fode | Creating Clients for Life I recently had the opportunity to chat with Teri Fode, a senior portrait photographer from Sacramento, CA. Teri is truly an inspiration. She’s been in business for 15 years and along the way, she’s figured out how to turn every client into a customer for life. Tune in to hear how she handles pricing, email marketing and why she never tells anyone that she’s a professional photographer.
http://www.terifode.com/
http://www.voiceyourbrand.com
http://terifode.stickyfolios.com/seniors

]]> Wed, 2 May 2018 02:41:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/2baa5f79-G2sRT8D1 I recently had the opportunity to chat with Teri Fode, a senior portrait photographer from Sacramento, CA. Teri is truly an inspiration. She’s been in business for 15 years and along the way, she’s figured out how to turn every client into a customer for life. Tune in to hear how she handles pricing, email marketing and why she never tells anyone that she’s a professional photographer.
http://www.terifode.com/
http://www.voiceyourbrand.com
http://terifode.stickyfolios.com/seniors

]]> Teri Fode | Creating Clients for Life CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:33:41 I recently had the opportunity to chat with Teri Fode, a senior portrait photographer from Sacramento, CA. Teri is truly an inspiration. She’s been in business for 15 years and along the way, she’s figured out how to turn every client into a customer for life. Tune in to hear how she handles pricing, email marketing and why she never tells anyone that she’s a professional photographer. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Teri Fode, a senior portrait photographer from Sacramento, CA. Teri is truly an inspiration. She’s been in business for 15 years and along the way, she’s figured out how to turn every client into a customer for life. Tune in to hear how she handles pricing, email marketing and why she never tells anyone that she’s a professional photographer. no full 10 2fde0d5b-16f3-44ff-968c-14921bb3497c Spencer Lum | Three Ways That Will Help You Stand Out from the Crowd When Spencer Lum was starting out in the photography industry, he was 100% willing to hustle and do whatever it took to succeed. And hustle he did. He took whatever job came his way and found himself working 80 to 90 hours each week. He was busy. He was in demand. And he was just barely paying the bills. On today's show, Spencer shares how he was able to turn his business around and take his booking rate from 38% to booking 24 out of 25 weddings.
http://ground-glass.com/newsletter/

]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2018 03:41:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/bcc618e0-VyHFSZoa When Spencer Lum was starting out in the photography industry, he was 100% willing to hustle and do whatever it took to succeed. And hustle he did. He took whatever job came his way and found himself working 80 to 90 hours each week. He was busy. He was in demand. And he was just barely paying the bills. On today's show, Spencer shares how he was able to turn his business around and take his booking rate from 38% to booking 24 out of 25 weddings.
http://ground-glass.com/newsletter/

]]> Spencer Lum | Three Ways That Will Help You Stand Out from the Crowd CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:50:21 When Spencer Lum was starting out in the photography industry, he was 100% willing to hustle and do whatever it took to succeed. And hustle he did. He took whatever job came his way and found himself working 80 to 90 hours each week. He was busy. He was in demand. And he was just barely paying the bills. On today's show, Spencer shares how he was able to turn his business around and take his booking rate from 38% to booking 24 out of 25 weddings. When Spencer Lum was starting out in the photography industry, he was 100% willing to hustle and do whatever it took to succeed. And hustle he did. He took whatever job came his way and found himself working 80 to 90 hours each week. He was busy. He was in demand. And he was just barely paying the bills. On today's show, Spencer shares how he was able to turn his business around and take his booking rate from 38% to booking 24 out of 25 weddings. no full 9 34ec0ba4-b87c-4b05-8261-74857ca0b7af Ariana Falerni | You Won't Sell It if You Don't Show It On our latest episode of Momentum, Ariana Falerni and I talk about the value of showing clients products before their session and some simple ways to share product images in your marketing materials and online.

http://www.arianafalerni.com/design/sticky/

https://learn.stickyacademy.com/p/turn-more-inquires-into-booked-clients-with-one-auto-reply-email/

]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:43:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/19f5c966-4DZBfbvd On our latest episode of Momentum, Ariana Falerni and I talk about the value of showing clients products before their session and some simple ways to share product images in your marketing materials and online.

http://www.arianafalerni.com/design/sticky/

https://learn.stickyacademy.com/p/turn-more-inquires-into-booked-clients-with-one-auto-reply-email/

]]> Ariana Falerni | You Won't Sell It if You Don't Show It CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:52:41 Ariana Falerni explains why it's important to show products & shares how to use Shoot&Share to create marketing materials & sell wall art in-person and online. Ariana Falerni explains why it's important to show products & shares how to use Shoot&Share to create marketing materials & sell wall art in-person and online. no full 8 8272f0a6-bc44-44d5-91a8-f008858797de Vickie Black | One Photography Business, One Market, & One Big Event Vickie Black started out shooting weddings, portraits, and even pets, but soon zeroed in on her favorite genre — teen photography!

Not only does Vickie now run a booming teen and senior portrait business based in Central Indiana, she also created and publishes the Senior Style Guide — an educational and inspirational publication for senior portrait photographers.

On our latest episode of the Momentum podcast, Vickie and I talk about how choosing one market completely changed her business, how she’s tapped into word-of-mouth marketing, and her annual fashion show — the one marketing event that drives most of her business for the entire year.​

Links from the episode:

Senior Style Guide

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:59:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/6b55aac0-DvnVEFgy Vickie Black started out shooting weddings, portraits, and even pets, but soon zeroed in on her favorite genre — teen photography!

Not only does Vickie now run a booming teen and senior portrait business based in Central Indiana, she also created and publishes the Senior Style Guide — an educational and inspirational publication for senior portrait photographers.

On our latest episode of the Momentum podcast, Vickie and I talk about how choosing one market completely changed her business, how she’s tapped into word-of-mouth marketing, and her annual fashion show — the one marketing event that drives most of her business for the entire year.​

Links from the episode:

Senior Style Guide

]]> Vickie Black | One Photography Business, One Market, & One Big Event CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:44:16 On our latest episode of the Momentum podcast, Vickie and I talk about how choosing one market completely changed her business, how she’s tapped into word-of-mouth marketing, and her annual fashion show — the one marketing event that drives most of her business for the entire year.​ On our latest episode of the Momentum podcast, Vickie and I talk about how choosing one market completely changed her business, how she’s tapped into word-of-mouth marketing, and her annual fashion show — the one marketing event that drives most of her business for the entire year.​ no full 7 cf554406-faa6-478e-ac10-5ae1a033271b Cole Joseph | Choosing Investments Over Costs Meet Cole Joseph — photography coach legend! Cole’s devoted his business to helping photographers improve photography and run a more sustainable business.

He’s just launched some cool new tools to make the administrative side of photography business much easier. He also has an awesome perspective on the industry as a whole.

Today, we’ll be talking with him about what investments every photographer should make in their business, how technology can replace the need for hiring office assistants, and how to stand out from your competition.

Links from the show:

ColesClassroom.com/sticky
Loom
Screencastify

]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:58:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/a2a7b989-oEqODW5O Meet Cole Joseph — photography coach legend! Cole’s devoted his business to helping photographers improve photography and run a more sustainable business.

He’s just launched some cool new tools to make the administrative side of photography business much easier. He also has an awesome perspective on the industry as a whole.

Today, we’ll be talking with him about what investments every photographer should make in their business, how technology can replace the need for hiring office assistants, and how to stand out from your competition.

Links from the show:

ColesClassroom.com/sticky
Loom
Screencastify

]]> Cole Joseph | Choosing Investments Over Costs CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:48:36 Meet Cole Joseph — photography coach legend! Cole’s devoted his business to helping photographers improve photography and run a more sustainable business. He’s just launched some cool new tools to make the administrative side of photography business much easier. He also has an awesome perspective on the industry as a whole. Today, we’ll be talking with him about what investments every photographer should make in their business, how technology can replace the need for hiring office assistants, and how to stand out from your competition. Meet Cole Joseph — photography coach legend! Cole’s devoted his business to helping photographers improve photography and run a more sustainable business. He’s just launched some cool new tools to make the administrative side of photography business much easier. He also has an awesome perspective on the industry as a whole. Today, we’ll be talking with him about what investments every photographer should make in their business, how technology can replace the need for hiring office assistants, and how to stand out from your competition. no full 6 2ec7c076-fd50-4248-a39d-142377906151 Jamie Larson | How to Serve Your Clients with In-Person Sales In this episode of Momentum, I had the chance to talk to Jamie Larson of The Snap Society. Jamie’s a world-class photographer, photography coach, and guru of in-person sales.

We dive into why (and how) to use in-person sales to serve your clients, how to transition your business model without losing clients, and how to do in-person sales without feeling pushy (which was one of my biggest hesitations in my photography career).

Links from the show:
The Snap Society
Photographer's Cheat Sheet to Charging Premium Pricing!​​
For the full blog post and video of our call, check out blog.stickyfolios.com

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2018 19:11:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/99371663-_CNj0Tbf In this episode of Momentum, I had the chance to talk to Jamie Larson of The Snap Society. Jamie’s a world-class photographer, photography coach, and guru of in-person sales.

We dive into why (and how) to use in-person sales to serve your clients, how to transition your business model without losing clients, and how to do in-person sales without feeling pushy (which was one of my biggest hesitations in my photography career).

Links from the show:
The Snap Society
Photographer's Cheat Sheet to Charging Premium Pricing!​​
For the full blog post and video of our call, check out blog.stickyfolios.com

]]> Jamie Larson | How to Serve Your Clients with In-Person Sales CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:31:49 In this episode of Momentum, I had the chance to talk to Jamie Larson of The Snap Society. Jamie’s a world-class photographer, photography coach, and guru of in-person sales.We dive into why (and how) to use in-person sales to serve your clients, how to transition your business model without losing clients, and how to do in-person sales without feeling pushy (which was one of my biggest hesitations in my photography career). In this episode of Momentum, I had the chance to talk to Jamie Larson of The Snap Society. Jamie’s a world-class photographer, photography coach, and guru of in-person sales.We dive into why (and how) to use in-person sales to serve your clients, how to transition your business model without losing clients, and how to do in-person sales without feeling pushy (which was one of my biggest hesitations in my photography career). no full 5 a2cb3815-ca2f-4c61-92d1-564c1f751cb5 Twig & Olive | How to Run a Smooth-Operating Photography Business I recently had the chance to chat with Doug about the Trifecta, Twig & Olive’s amazing story, and several really cool marketing tactics for photographers. Doug also shared some of his favorite tips for new photographers.

Links from the episode:
Twig & Olive Photography
Free Bonus for Momentum Listeners

]]> Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:44:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/f4e623a5-zjR_kp_9 I recently had the chance to chat with Doug about the Trifecta, Twig & Olive’s amazing story, and several really cool marketing tactics for photographers. Doug also shared some of his favorite tips for new photographers.

Links from the episode:
Twig & Olive Photography
Free Bonus for Momentum Listeners

]]> Twig & Olive | How to Run a Smooth-Operating Photography Business CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:52:51 Doug Weittenhiller of Twig & Olive shares about the Trifecta of running a smooth photography business, their amazing story, and tips for new photographers. Doug Weittenhiller of Twig & Olive shares about the Trifecta of running a smooth photography business, their amazing story, and tips for new photographers. no full 4 f44f5246-c94e-4fe7-9b87-1e5fee69109b Kirk Mastin | How to Simplify Your Photography Business Kirk started out in photojournalism, but then the entire print industry went digital. Day rates dropped and Kirk needed another option so he decided to try wedding photography. Determined to make it something he enjoyed, Kirk's wedding photography became a hybrid of photojournalism and fine art.

After years of running a wildly successful wedding photography business, Kirk started Mastin Labs where he develops incredible tools to merge consistency and depth of film with the speed and ease of digital photography.

I had the chance to talk to Kirk about the art of simplifying — in our photography, gear, marketing, and overall approach to business.

]]> Tue, 6 Feb 2018 22:13:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/21a02b71-zg3wbfrY Kirk started out in photojournalism, but then the entire print industry went digital. Day rates dropped and Kirk needed another option so he decided to try wedding photography. Determined to make it something he enjoyed, Kirk's wedding photography became a hybrid of photojournalism and fine art.

After years of running a wildly successful wedding photography business, Kirk started Mastin Labs where he develops incredible tools to merge consistency and depth of film with the speed and ease of digital photography.

I had the chance to talk to Kirk about the art of simplifying — in our photography, gear, marketing, and overall approach to business.

]]> Kirk Mastin | How to Simplify Your Photography Business CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:43:41 Kirk started out in photojournalism, but then the entire print industry went digital. Day rates dropped and Kirk needed another option so he decided to try wedding photography. Determined to make it something he enjoyed, Kirk's wedding photography became a hybrid of photojournalism and fine art. After years of running a wildly successful wedding photography business, Kirk started Mastin Labs where he develops incredible tools to merge consistency and depth of film with the speed and ease of digital photography. I had the chance to talk to Kirk about the art of simplifying — in our photography, gear, marketing, and overall approach to business. Kirk started out in photojournalism, but then the entire print industry went digital. Day rates dropped and Kirk needed another option so he decided to try wedding photography. Determined to make it something he enjoyed, Kirk's wedding photography became a hybrid of photojournalism and fine art. After years of running a wildly successful wedding photography business, Kirk started Mastin Labs where he develops incredible tools to merge consistency and depth of film with the speed and ease of digital photography. I had the chance to talk to Kirk about the art of simplifying — in our photography, gear, marketing, and overall approach to business. no full 3 5ba20b40-8c01-4659-9b78-f12160c758a3 Lisa Edwards | Creating a New Photography Niche from Scratch ​Lisa Edwards is a photographer based in Butte, Montana. She’s also one of my favorite guests. After years of shooting high school seniors and families, Lisa saw an opportunity for a brand new niche — tween photography — which tripled her sales in just one quarter. In addition to running her photography studio, Lisa owns Photo Bacon, a master resource for photographers wanting to tap into the tween market.

In this episode, Lisa tells us how she developed this new market for tween photography and how she promotes, runs, and sells her tween mini-sessions.

]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/b108dfd3-RxJKC7LI ​Lisa Edwards is a photographer based in Butte, Montana. She’s also one of my favorite guests. After years of shooting high school seniors and families, Lisa saw an opportunity for a brand new niche — tween photography — which tripled her sales in just one quarter. In addition to running her photography studio, Lisa owns Photo Bacon, a master resource for photographers wanting to tap into the tween market.

In this episode, Lisa tells us how she developed this new market for tween photography and how she promotes, runs, and sells her tween mini-sessions.

]]> Lisa Edwards | Creating a New Photography Niche from Scratch CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:32:22 ​Lisa Edwards is a photographer based in Butte, Montana. She’s also one of my favorite guests. After years of shooting high school seniors and families, Lisa saw an opportunity for a brand new niche — tween photography — which tripled her sales in just one quarter. In addition to running her photography studio, Lisa owns Photo Bacon, a master resource for photographers wanting to tap into the tween market. In this episode, Lisa tells us how she developed this new market for tween photography and how she promotes, runs, and sells her tween mini-sessions. ​Lisa Edwards is a photographer based in Butte, Montana. She’s also one of my favorite guests. After years of shooting high school seniors and families, Lisa saw an opportunity for a brand new niche — tween photography — which tripled her sales in just one quarter. In addition to running her photography studio, Lisa owns Photo Bacon, a master resource for photographers wanting to tap into the tween market. In this episode, Lisa tells us how she developed this new market for tween photography and how she promotes, runs, and sells her tween mini-sessions. no full 2 db582f8f-d0e0-42fc-b1e1-32ae27db737d Cyrissa Carlson | More Bookings Through Facebook Live Cyrissa Carlson is a photographer, business coach, and probably the most energetic, charismatic person I know. She also happens to be an absolute rockstar at social media for photographers! Cyrissa’s coaching business — The Sparkle Society — is all about supporting photographers with the know-how, tools, and a vibrant community to build incredible photography businesses.

I had a blast talking with Cyrissa about how to use free social media channels — especially Facebook Live — to get more views and higher engagement that lead to more bookings. Here are the highlights of our great conversation.

]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2018 23:04:00 +0000 nate@stickyalbums.com (CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek) https://momentumforphotographers.simplecast.com/episodes/13969a51-ACe5WPtF Cyrissa Carlson is a photographer, business coach, and probably the most energetic, charismatic person I know. She also happens to be an absolute rockstar at social media for photographers! Cyrissa’s coaching business — The Sparkle Society — is all about supporting photographers with the know-how, tools, and a vibrant community to build incredible photography businesses.

I had a blast talking with Cyrissa about how to use free social media channels — especially Facebook Live — to get more views and higher engagement that lead to more bookings. Here are the highlights of our great conversation.

]]> Cyrissa Carlson | More Bookings Through Facebook Live CEO and Founder of Sticky - Nate Grahek 00:32:24 Cyrissa Carlson is a photographer, business coach, and probably the most energetic, charismatic person I know. She also happens to be an absolute rockstar at social media for photographers! Cyrissa’s coaching business — The Sparkle Society — is all about supporting photographers with the know-how, tools, and a vibrant community to build incredible photography businesses. I had a blast talking with Cyrissa about how to use free social media channels — especially Facebook Live — to get more views and higher engagement that lead to more bookings. Here are the highlights of our great conversation. Cyrissa Carlson is a photographer, business coach, and probably the most energetic, charismatic person I know. She also happens to be an absolute rockstar at social media for photographers! Cyrissa’s coaching business — The Sparkle Society — is all about supporting photographers with the know-how, tools, and a vibrant community to build incredible photography businesses. I had a blast talking with Cyrissa about how to use free social media channels — especially Facebook Live — to get more views and higher engagement that lead to more bookings. Here are the highlights of our great conversation. no full 1