We’ve all dealt with clients who just don’t “get it”. In the midst of the busiest time of the year, we are realizing now more than ever the importance of getting clear with our clients about the way we work. Discussing why we need to be proactive when it comes to potential pitfalls in our sessions and projects and how doing so helps to create sustainable businesses we’re proud of and an overall better client experience.

Given the political climate it seems that now more than ever people are speaking up about what matters on social media. On this episode we chat through each of our stances on making things personal and political with our businesses online and in real life. We are clearly speaking from our own experiences and while this episode is very opinion based, we believe that whether it’s big or small there’s an opportunity to create more authenticity online and with your working relationships when you speak up about what matters to you personally.

Forget the money, forget the numbers and think back to why you originally started your business. It’s so easy to misplace our passion when we are caught up in hustling but today we’re getting real honest about each of our creative realities and how we reignite our creative sparks!

In a culture where more is more it can feel nearly impossible to pause, take stock of what’s important and take a slower route than you originally planned when it comes to your business. Today we are sitting down with Shannon Althin, the co-founder of Natti Natti, about re-prioritizing to make room for intentional creativity that supports a life you love. We dive into Shannon’s backstory, balance, what she’s learned this past year after having no choice but to slow down and what’s in store for Natti Natti this fall. Find out more about Natti Natti here: https://natti-natti.com/.

On today's episode we're catching you guys up on life these last few weeks, how overwhelming our workloads and lives have been, and how we have learned to navigate the pitfalls of overcommitting as creatives. As much as there are benefits to being yes men, we're learning that we certainly can't do it all!

On this episode Amy is spilling all her photography basics for anyone who is interested in improving their photography either on their phone or camera. Listen in as we run through what you need to know about lighting, aperture, shutter-speed, composition + some general tips on editing and how to get the best shot! As a bonus we also share what makes us deem a photo “Instagram worthy” and our process for being intentional with social media and each of our brands.

Last week we sat down and answered a series of questions to help each of us identify our dream clients. It brought such clarity to us on the why behind our businesses and gave us a new perspective when it comes to putting content and services into the world that we had to share. Seeing through our dream clients lens makes things much more simple and we are getting into the nitty gritty on all of it on this episode (+ we recorded it live)!

On this episode we share some of the realities of being a freelancer and how quitting your day job isn’t always the answer. We are both beyond grateful for our businesses, but working for yourself isn’t always as easy as it seems. We chat about what we miss about working for someone else, why it might be the right choice for you and your life to keep a traditional job and ultimately why we continue to run these businesses of ours!

After a necessary week off to nurture our friendship we are back at it and we’re talking all about our working relationship. We get questions from you guys all the time about how our dynamic works and today we’re breaking down everything from payment to trade to communication to finding the balance between a healthy friendship and a working relationship. We’re not experts, but we like to think we’ve established a pretty great set up!

We’re discussing social media, mental health and how we can all attempt to keep things in perspective. We chat a lot about each of our whys’, staying authentic, finding happiness outside of material success and the ways in which we can make social media a positive place and encourage each other to seek help when it’s needed.