12 Week U Podcast

With a career spanning over three decades, Joel Grimes sits in the upper echelon of commercial and advertising photographers working today. Joel quickly rose to prominence with his technical proficiency and constant creative curiosity and has continued to innovate and adapt his skills alongside the evolution of photography from film to digital, building a massively successful brand and creating stunning work that continues to push boundaries. Joel has photographed everybody from celebrities to billionaires and is also one of the most prolific educators around, teaching at workshops and lectures as well as his own online photography platform.

You can find more information about Joel and his photography education courses here:
➜https://www.joelgrimes.com/
➜https://www.instagram.com/joelgrimesworkshops/

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Lauri Laukkanen is an advertising photographer and director who has seamlessly transitioned into the Head of Virtual Production for ZOAN. Since 2012 he’s worked with brands like Apple, Paramount, Polar, Finavia and PWC to name a few. In 2020, he directed JVG, one of the largest virtual reality concerts ever produced for Finland’s May Day. JVG garnered a live-audience of over 700,000 people and was viewed by nearly 24% of the entire country.

You can find more information about Lauri here:
➜http://www.laurilaukkanen.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Mike Kelley is known as one of the world’s top architectural photographers. His work has attracted clients that include Tesla Motors, Herman Miller, and Arquitectonica just to name a few. His obsession with aviation led to a series of personal work or “airportraits” that has been published in virtually every major outlet, and featured in museums throughout the world. Mike is also one of the top online educators in the photography industry with best-selling tutorials that are available through Fstoppers.com

You can find more information about Mike here:
➜https://www.mpkelley.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Spencer Boerup is the owner and founder of MagMod. With a background in wedding photography, Spencer saw the need for better flash modification tools. MagMod released their first products in 2013 on Kickstarter and was an instant success. They exceeded their backing goal by 600% receiving over $200,000 in initial sales. From then MagMod has gone on to revolutionize the way photographers approach lighting.

You can find more information about Spencer and MagnetMod here:
➜https://magnetmod.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

In the world of photography, there are few photographers more recognizable than Sue Bryce. With over 30 years of experience, Sue’s distinct style and approach to contemporary glamour portraits have become the modern face of portraiture. From having owned and operated her own 7-figure photography studio to now teaching tens of thousands of photographers around the world how to do the same, Sue is the force behind Sue Bryce Education, The Portrait Masters, and The Portrait Masters Conference.

You can find more information about Sue here:
➜https://suebryceeducation.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Jeremy Blossom is a former reality TV star and is the co-founder of Strikepoint Media. Founded in 2013, Strikepoint Media is a digital marketing agency that specializes in lead generation, funnel building and media buying for significant growth. His company has generated over $750 million dollars in sales for their clients and annual agency revenue exceeds $27 million dollars.

You can find more information about Jeremy and Strikepoint Media here.
➜https://www.strikepointmedia.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Sam Hurd is one of the most influential portrait and wedding photographers of the past decade. Sam is also one of the most sought out educators. From in-person workshop experiences to online education through Sam’s Patreon membership, photographers want to learn how Sam sees the world. His unique approach to photography has yielded multiple techniques and styles that have become ubiquitous with his name. In this episode, we’re getting into all of it. Sam’s background as a NASA contractor, through to his career and creative mindset as a photographer.

You can find more information about Sam here:
➜https://www.samhurdphotography.com/

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

We’re going to try something different in this episode. Jas Panag is a long-time friend who I’ve been recently coaching and working with. In one of our recent conversations, I realized that a lot of the things we were discussing might be helpful to others. I asked Jas if he’d be willing to bring our conversations and coaching sessions onto the podcast and he agreed. Jas has had a lot of difficult and incredible experiences throughout his life, now he’s working towards laying down the foundation for the career and life he wants to create.

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Charmi Patel Pena is a photographer, industry leader and educator, as well as an ambassador for Nikon USA. Charmi specializes in Southeast Asian weddings and her work has created happy clients and garnered industry awards and accolades from around the world. As an educator, Charmi has taught on platforms like Creative Live, WPPI, Mystic, and is presently an SLR Lounge Educational Ambassador. In addition to her photography and educational endeavors, Charmi is also known as an advocate for women’s equality and social justice.

➜Learn more about Charmi at www.charmipena.com

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.

Patrick hall is a photographer, educator, and entrepreneur. In 2010, Patrick and his partner Lee started Fstoppers.com. Fstoppers started out as a simple place for creative professionals to learn photography and cinematography from behind the scenes videos. Fast forward 10 years, today Fstoppers gets around 3-5 million unique visitors a month. Today Patrick/Lee run Fstoppers full-time and split their time between home in Puerto Rico, and production on the road.

➜Learn more about Patrick and Fstoppers at www.fstoppers.com

The Think Stupid Simple Podcast is a place for authentic conversation to uncover the stupid simple truths that help us succeed and find happiness.