From Nothing to Profit

This week, we talk to Darty Hines, co-owner of SYNC, Senior & Youth National Conference (See Below for a Discount Code). Both Kia & Matt attended Darty’s classes back when they were first starting their businesses. Darty has been in the industry for 25 years. 15 years ago, he was known for doing cool sets…

Today Vicki Taufer tells about what is working now in her business. Vicki has been in the industry almost 20 years now. She focuses on artistic portraiture, located in Morton, Illinois (pumpkin capital of the world). Vicki teaches internationally and values work life balance. Work life balance constantly changes and just being aware of trying…

In this episode, we talk to Heather Bookout. She specializes in story themed session experiences. You may have heard about the Santa experience but she does something similar to it all year long and at a whole other level. She has a really unique way of making sure she has quality clients as well as…

In this episode, we talk to Lori Nordstrom. Lori started her first business at 16 years old. She’s been a photographer for over 20 years and recently intentionally began to downsize her photography business and start teaching/coaching more. However, she discovered a hole that needed to be filled, which is personal brand photography. Awesome to…

Today we interview Scott Wyden Kivowitz. Learn about his story of working full time at Imagely, the wordpress photography people (https://www.imagely.com/) and part time as a photographer. It is important for Scott to continue to love photography, which is why he keeps it part-time. Scott is starting to shift his business to personal brand photography, a…

Ever sold an iPhone picture in an album? Maybe you should. John Pyle explains why… In this episode, we talk to John Pyle. John Pyle specializes in senior portraits, lifestyle photos and model work. He’s been a photographer for over 10 years and recently became a licensed drone pilot. You’ll love this episode because John…

Today we interview Rose Coleman. Learn about her story of growing up in the industry and after years, switching from a boutique photography studio model to a volume studio based on club sports. She said no to overhead and yes to profit. It is important for Rose and her husband to stay debt free. She…

In this episode Matt Hoaglin talks about how running paid instagram, Facebook and Snapchat ads is making a huge difference in his business. Tune in to learn how he is converting these ads into paying customers.

Here is a free video on what he is doing: https://get.matthoaglin.com/get-clients-now-video/

Matt also talks about how he is seeing some photographers go back to a 9-5 job and why that is good and bad for you.

In Episode 001 we interview Kia Bondurant. Kia Bondurant has been a full time professional portrait photographer for over 20 years. With her experience of owning a large successful business and recently starting a new portrait studio from scratch, she wants to share HOPE for the photography industry!

One of the first things we talk about is what seniors are looking for today. You may be surprised at what she is seeing.

A really neat thing Kia does each year is have three words for the studio. This helps guide her in decisions for what she is going to do each year. Listen in to hear what three words she picked for 2018. This is such a simple task that you can do to grow your business.

Next we talk about why you should and should not copy other photographers. Tune in to see what Kia thinks is the difference.

If you are new to the industry, Kia talks about how new photographers should value their work and time. Some really great tips here.

If you have had a business for a while, listen as Kia talks about what it takes to hire people and why it is important.

Books Kia Recommends:

EntreLeadership by Dave Ramsey (http://a.co/d/iwLnXkV)

E-Myth by Michael Gerber (http://a.co/d/70CCXPX)

Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life by Cloud and Townsend (http://a.co/d/fpZBriB)

In this Episode, Matt and Kia tell you a little about why they started the podcast and what to expect.