The main mission behind the Dare to Develop Podcast is to inspire Photographers and Creatives to step out of their comfort zones and into a career they love. On today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about our own journeys and how we dared to go full time and some practical steps you can take to go full time as well.

You’ll hear about Kristine’s journey from lifelong athlete to passionate creative, and spoiler alert, it was not an easy path. However hard work, listening to her heart and bold moves brought her to where she is today.

Then we’ll hear about Ashley’s path from working 60-70 hour weeks with calligraphy on the side, to her lightbulb moment of knowing photography was what she was born to do.

We hope that you’ll be inspired by our respective journeys as well as pick up some tips that you can use right away and in the future as you pursue your dreams.

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Today we’re welcoming Lauren of Lauren Fair Photography, and she's going to dive into how she created a destination wedding business. Lauren Fair is a successful destination photographer whose work has graced the pages of Cosmopolitan, Martha Stewart, Brides and more. We really love Lauren’s focus on staying humble always and creating community wherever she goes.

You'll get so many tips that you can start using right away to get those destination weddings, as well as developing relationships with vendors all over the world.

Special Announcement from Lauren: 

I have something special just for the D2D Listeners. We just launched a beautiful website for our presets. And so I have created a special discount code for any listeners here. And the discount code is DARETODEVELOP, and that will give you 20% off our presets.

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Today we're welcoming Cassie of Cassie Valente photography onto the podcast. We'll hear from her about how she developed community in a completely new area. Even more than creating community, Cassie tells us how her community helps each other move forward in their businesses. We hope you take Cassie’s dare reach out to someone (virtually) and get to know about them. And what better way to reach out than joining the Dare to Developers Facebook group!

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Cassie offer for D2D listeners: In light of everything happening, I'm currently offering free 45-minute discovery calls with anybody interested in pursuing mentorship or business coaching. or anybody who just wants to talk in general.  

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Today we’re welcoming Kati of Kati Rosado Photography. We’ll chat all about workflows, templates, and automation and why your business needs them. You’re also going to be so inspired by Kati’s daring leap to leave the nursing field and put 110% into her photography business. Kati's Website:  Kati's Instagram: 

Special Announcement from Kati: As I mentioned earlier, I created an education platform. Use the code DARE, exclusively for D2D listeners. It’ll be valid for 20% off everything in the shop! 

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We’re welcoming Alisha of Alisha Crossly photography with us today. On today's episode, we'll discuss developing connections in a luxury market. Even if you're currently based in a smaller market. There's so much information in this and we can't wait for you to hear it. 

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Alisha's Announcement:  We have The Artisans Advantage. It's a group coaching program. We'll probably look at one more round of this before the end of this quarter. But right now we are offering a very handsome discount to help everyone given the current climate.

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Today on Dare to Develop, we have Liz Tsutsumi-Hypnar of Enchantment Floral with us. Liz is a successful florist in the Bay Area, CA. You’ll love hearing how Liz balances both motherhood and running her own business. Liz also talks about creating her support system and how that has changed from when she had her first child to where she is now. 

Liz's Announcement: The bulk of my business is events. Now, we're doing a lot more door to door deliveries, and weekly bouquets service and home decor items, things like that. Right now I'm focusing on updating our shop and keeping people aware of weekly specials and things like that. Learn more here. 

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Today, we’re talking with Asia of Asia Croson photography. She will be talking all about developing an authentic brand, as well as sharing a lot more of your heart online and being open with your followers, which ultimately can lead to more clients. She's got so many great tips for you, let’s dive in!

Special announcement from Asia: I just started coaching, and it's $20 for 25 minutes. You can email me at [email protected] or DM me on Instagram to sign up!

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Today, we're talking to Sara and Aubrey of Grace + White Bridal. Sarah and Aubrey each have their own wedding planning and coordination businesses but have teamed up to open a bridal boutique. You’ll love learning more about  how they chose to make that decision and how they've learned from each other.

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Today we’re welcoming Liz Koston of Liz Koston Photography on the podcast. Liz is a fantastic elopement photographer. She creates beautiful emotions at stunning landscapes with her photography from the mountains of Tahoe, to the vineyards of Napa and beyond. She’ll talk about her daring leap to niche down her business and focus solely on intimate elopements and weddings. We know you’ll love how connected Liz is with her clients, and you’ll definitely learn some great tips from her

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Today, we're welcoming Danielle Poff of The Poffs, which is a husband and wife photography and cinematography team. Danielle talks to us about her daring leap to using film, maximizing styled shoots to help grow your community expand your portfolio, and so much more.

Another fun fact is that Danielle was actually Kristine's photographer for her wedding in Italy, which makes today a little extra exciting.

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