Get a "Heck Yes" with Carissa Woo Wedding Photographer and Coach

Calling all wedding photographers that want to make more money.

Brandon Wong started his wedding photography business with his now wife Katrina when they were in college. They were already leaders in the industry at age 18 and I reached out to them to help me with my reception lighting. This was ten years ago.

They wanted to scale so they created a photobooth company called Photobooth Supply Co. and now have 20 employees. His hunger for knowledge has led him to great success.

He's proud to say that they didn't lay off anyone during the pandemic. Their team is everything!

A photobooth is the perfect synergy to your wedding photography business.

Things that made me say "WOW" in this episode.

- He teaches us how to collect 200 emails at every wedding. How do we get the guests to know our name after the wedding?

- Photographers need an exit plan out of our businesses.

- We need a marketing plan in our businesses.

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Chef Vakhara is the owner of Indulgent Occasion for over 2 decades. She started cooking as a little girl with her grandmother. She lives by the saying "you are what you attract". We’ve been working together for over a decade. I’ve photographed all her 3 kids birthdays and now they are grown. Vakhara has the most amazing energy and she treats every client like family. We talk about how to remain a clients top pick as a chef through life’s milestone celebrations.

Some highlights in this episode:

Vakhara made the most money in 2020, say what! She talks about her morning routine and mantra. She is a consultant that sells "The Dream Event". Her eyes and ears are always open. When she first started, she took copious notes after working at an event. She calls it "picking up game". You can find Vakhara here: 

https://www.indulgentoccasions.com/

 

https://www.instagram.com/chefvakhara/

I met Gabby 4 years ago at a networking event. I love her. Gabby is the most creative wedding planner I know. Seriously, check out her boho glam weddings. Pinterest has really helped her business on so many levels. She was talking about Pinterest 4 years ago and is still talking about it. I call her the Pinterest Queen.

In this episode she encourages wedding pros to get on Pinterest and use it as a strategic marketing too and portfolio platform! She give's us basic tips to get you started.

- Why pinterest is important for wedding pros to use for marketing.

- Pinterest is a search engine and a social platform .

- Basic tips to create a pinterest profile that stands out.

Download her freebie

https://gabbypinkerton.com/PinterestTipSheet

Gabby Pinkerton is the CEO of Gabby Pinkerton Co., a Pinterest Marketing & Strategy Consulting Company. Gabby helps fellow wedding professionals grow their wedding business and attract their ideal clients through Pinterest after she grew her own wedding business, Cause We Can Events, into a 6-figure international wedding planning company. Fun fact: Gabby, her husband and their 2 dogs lived on a boat in Los Angeles for many years and just recently relocated to Nashville. TN.

You can find Gabby Here:

https://www.instagram.com/gabbypinkerton/

https://www.instagram.com/causewecanevents/

Jordan Correces is the real deal. He is a wedding photographer and coach for wedding photographers. I took his Wedding Lead Machine Accelerator Program and it was one of the best courses I have ever taken. He has over 700 photographers in his course.

He teaches you the best method to Having a FULL STACK approach to grow your business, develop systems and avoid shiny object syndrome.

Jordan helps you understands the systems needed in place to generate leads, build a brand, and sell your service to high ticket clients. He does a lot of myth busting in this episode.

 

Award winning wedding photographer. JCorr Photography. Featured in Bokeh Podcast, Capture Crew, Southeastern Bride, and awarded with Fearless Photographers for my work. And Co-Founder of The Wedding Lead Machine Accelerator Program (WLMA) where we help wedding photographers and videographers build financially thriving businesses.

Check Jordan out

www.wlma.club & www.jcorrphotography.com

Lisa lived in Torrance and has her own thriving company and also worked as an associate for the Carissa Woo Photography Team. She moved to Tahoe about a year ago.

In this episode, Lisa talks about how to market yourself in a new market. She booked weddings in Tahoe before she moved out there. She also talks about how she manifested her perfect day and perfect life into existence. 

Key points

1. How to make the decision to move markets. 2. How to get found in your new market 3. How to network with locals in your new market.

Connect with Lisa

To learn more about Lisa Marie https://lisamariephotographie.com/

Connect with Lisa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisa_marie_photographie/

Lisa is a multi-passionate personal branding and destination wedding photographer. Among other things, she is a wife to the Croatian sensation, Igor, cat mom, and cheese enthusiast. She grew up in SoCal and started her business there too...you can now find Lisa in the Northern Nevada mountains near beautiful Lake Tahoe enjoying the lake or skiing the heavenly mountain tops.

Ever wondered how to stand out in the wedding business? Or the right questions you can ask to land your dream client? In this episode, we are chatting with my good friend and accountability partner Robert Hilo of Hilo Productions. Hilo Productions provides DJ services throughout Orange County, California that handles the triple M’s of your life (most memorable events). From weddings, engagement parties, anniversary parties, and more. Hilo Productions is passionate about making people happy and by doing so they are able to tailor, shape, and create “knockout” events for their clients. 

In this episode, Robert we will be chatting about the five key sales tips as a business owner and some of the most powerful questions you can ask to create meaningful relationships with your clients. You don't want to miss this! 

Connect with Robert

To learn more about Hilo Productions: hiloproductions.com

Connect with Robert: @hiloproductionevents

 

Connect with Carissa

Coaching IG: @Carissawoo

Photography IG: @carissawoophotography 

Download a free guide on how to become a lead generating machine HERE

Coach with Me Here

Master, the dreaded sales call with Carissa Woo:

https://carissawoo.samcart.com/products/7steps

Buy the Photo Booth

http://photoboothsupplyco.com/carissawoo

In today's episode, we speak to the amazing Lisa Aihara, owner of Ellette Branding Studio. With programs such as Canva and stock images, we are starting to live in a very copy and paste world. The same images and fonts are being used throughout social media and business websites. It's no wonder we have lost the beauty of handmade art. With her strategic marketing mindset and business background, Lisa started a strategic branding studio for ambitious entrepreneurs, coaches, and bosses who are tired of seeing the same old boring generic designs. 

Lisa now uses her creativity and visual storytelling to create beautiful handmade designs for her clients. In today's episode, we will be talking about all things branding and the power it can have on your business.

Connect with Lisa

Website: Ellettestudio.com

Connect on IG:  @ellettestudio

Connect with Carissa

Coaching IG: @Carissawoo

Photography IG: @carissawoophotography 

Download a free guide on how to become a lead generating machine HERE

Master, the dreaded sales call with Carissa Woo:

https://carissawoo.samcart.com/products/7steps

Buy the Photo Booth

http://photoboothsupplyco.com/carissawoo

Download your free Canva template here: https://www.ellettestudio.com/heckyes

In 2019, the world was hit with a global pandemic that took out the wedding circuit, and everything was put on hold. Many wedding photographers (like me) and wedding vendors all wondered the same thing, how would we overcome this obstacle and bring in revenue to survive. 

In this episode, I’ve invited my good friend Eric Chen from Eric Chen Photography who has been a wedding photographer for over sixteen years. During the pandemic, Eric decided to take a step forward and purchased a home during the crisis. With his years of experience in photography, he used his edgy style and Facebook marketplace furniture to create a boudoir boho branding studio from his home. In today’s episode, we will be talking to Eric on tips he used to open up his branding studio and ways you can use a studio to consistently bring in revenue for your business. 

Connect with Eric:

To learn more about Eric Chen Photography: erichen.com

Connect on IG: @ericchenphotography

Connect with Carissa

Coaching IG: @Carissawoo

Photography IG: @carissawoophotography 

Download a free guide on how to become a lead generating machine HERE

Master, the dreaded sales call with Carissa Woo:

https://carissawoo.samcart.com/products/7steps

Buy the Photo Booth

http://photoboothsupplyco.com/carissawoo

 

Welcome to "Get a Heck" Yes with Carissa Woo. I'm your host, Carissa, and I've been a wedding photographer for over a decade. I've traveled the world, built my team, and seen it all. I now coach wedding photographers to land their dream clients, make 10K a month and build a thriving business. 

I'm not holding anything back in this podcast. We're going to be talking about the struggles of the business and how to push through the noise. Some healthy hustle, mindset shifts, time hacks, self-love, confidence, and a little bit of woo woo are some of the many things we will be talking about in this podcast. 

I can't wait to see you there!!

Connect with Carissa

Coaching IG! @carissawoo

Photography IG: @carissawoophotography

Don't forget to download my free guide on becoming a lead generating machine HERE