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Episode 008: Creating A Financially Healthy Business
My first year as a full-time photographer was kind of a crapshow, not going to lie. Honestly, even before I went full time it was kind of a disaster. I didn’t set money aside for taxes, I couldn’t even give you a ballpark amount of how much I “paid myself” or put back into my business. To be honest, I don’t know where all the money went. I just know how much I grossed (way more than my teaching days) but I had nothing to show for it.
I wish I would have sought out a coach a lot earlier on to get me set up on the right track. That’s where someone like Val comes in.
Meet Val: She is a creative business coach and financial guru based out of the midwest. She also started as a photographer and just like you and me, she learned a lot about business and finances the hard way. After years of money mistakes and stress she built a finance routine that finally made sense to her creative brain. Now she’s made it her mission to empower women creatives to take back control of their money!
Freebie Val has this awesome Starter Spreadsheet to help creatives like you organize their business expenses and simplify taxes, you can download it here!
How can people work with you or find you? There are a couple of different ways you can work with me – I have a finance group coaching program called Creative Income Cure where I walk you through every step to get your finances under control. If you feel like you’re a quick study and just need the right resources to make it work – my finance tools and templates in my shop are a great way to get started on your own! I also take a few 1:1 clients twice a year for those who need a bit more hand-holding or more advanced coaching!
– Links mentioned in this episode –
Val’s Instagram
Val’s Website (with a super awesome resource shop)
Creative Income Cure (Val’s finance group coaching program)
– Other Links –
Honeybook referral link (20% off your first year)
Flodesk referral link (50% off your first year)
Cloudspot referral link (20% off your first year)
Imagen AI referral link (get 1,500 photo edits on me)
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By Elle Michele PhotographyMy first year as a full-time photographer was kind of a crapshow, not going to lie. Honestly, even before I went full time it was kind of a disaster. I didn’t set money aside for taxes, I couldn’t even give you a ballpark amount of how much I “paid myself” or put back into my business. To be honest, I don’t know where all the money went. I just know how much I grossed (way more than my teaching days) but I had nothing to show for it.
I wish I would have sought out a coach a lot earlier on to get me set up on the right track. That’s where someone like Val comes in.
Meet Val: She is a creative business coach and financial guru based out of the midwest. She also started as a photographer and just like you and me, she learned a lot about business and finances the hard way. After years of money mistakes and stress she built a finance routine that finally made sense to her creative brain. Now she’s made it her mission to empower women creatives to take back control of their money!
Freebie Val has this awesome Starter Spreadsheet to help creatives like you organize their business expenses and simplify taxes, you can download it here!
How can people work with you or find you? There are a couple of different ways you can work with me – I have a finance group coaching program called Creative Income Cure where I walk you through every step to get your finances under control. If you feel like you’re a quick study and just need the right resources to make it work – my finance tools and templates in my shop are a great way to get started on your own! I also take a few 1:1 clients twice a year for those who need a bit more hand-holding or more advanced coaching!
– Links mentioned in this episode –
Val’s Instagram
Val’s Website (with a super awesome resource shop)
Creative Income Cure (Val’s finance group coaching program)
– Other Links –
Honeybook referral link (20% off your first year)
Flodesk referral link (50% off your first year)
Cloudspot referral link (20% off your first year)
Imagen AI referral link (get 1,500 photo edits on me)