Build your career from the life you want to live.

Emily Cameron sits down with me to talk about the creative life she’s built for herself by following her passion and having fun. Emily was once a committed athlete, and one day picked up a camera to photograph her sport and fell in love. A story that many of us media folks can relate to. In fact, every person on this podcast so far has had this beginning. Maybe there is a theme here I didn’t see coming.

Emily has been joining our media crew at the Broken Arrow Skyrace for the past two years, and it’s becoming a bit of a tight community. Thanks, Scott! When she’s around, we’re always laughing and having a good time. Good energy for long, stressful shoot days.

I really enjoyed learning more about Emily’s journey to picking up a camera and falling in love with photography, as well as the way she thinks about her business and creativity. We also talked about:

* How people are her real creative inspiration.

* Her background as a swimmer and triathlete, going for pro status.

* How COVID changed her whole trajectory.

* How she interviewed 60 people in her town to decide if she wanted to stay.

* How she fell in love with photography.

* How she’s always “finding the hole.”

* On taking chances and big swings on personal projects.

* The struggles of social media and running a business.

* And how mentors and her support network help her steer the ship.

Enjoy the conversation!

Check out Emily on IG!

*Cover photo by Will Saunders.

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