Are you hiding your business failures, fearing they'll scare away clients? Matt Shoup proves that the story you’re most embarrassed to share can be your ultimate trust-building asset.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(03:10) - How Getting Fired Led to Entrepreneurship

(07:33) - The Client Who Asked, “Tell Me About a Time You Screwed Up”

(17:38) - Turning an Embarrassing Story into a Sales Strategy

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Are you tired of feeling lost in the social media ocean, mimicking big accounts but never seeing real growth? Pat Miller chats with portrait photographer Jean Carlo Peñaloza to challenge the copycat mindset and reveal how you can build an authentic, thriving content brand that actually sounds like you.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(06:16) - The lonely early stages of content creation and why persistence builds real connections. 

(12:41) - Why authenticity matters and how your true voice shapes your brand. 

(20:34) - How embracing mistakes helps you become a stronger, more confident creator. 

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Ready to level up the joy AND profitability in your wedding photography business? Pat Miller sits down with international wedding photography powerhouse Terri Baskin for an episode jam-packed with real-world strategies for client selection, managing family chaos, and winning at the “wedding machine.

"Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(03:10) - Finding and vetting the right wedding clients

(13:13) - Handling uncooperative families with grace

(31:13) - Educate, communicate, listen, and be joyful

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Are you ready to unlock the hidden potential in every moment behind the camera? Pat Miller is joined by best-selling author, acclaimed keynote speaker, and personal development coach Brant Menswar, who reveals how photographers can transform fleeting memories into powerful drivers of personal and professional growth.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(03:45) - Finding Purpose After Tragedy

(09:30) - The BUMP Framework: Belonging, Understanding, Meaning, Purpose

(15:44) - How Photographers Can Capture Purpose on Purpose

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Ready to pack your calendar with high-value portrait sessions—without spending a fortune on ads? Pat Miller welcomes portrait, sports, and school photographer Leroy Tademy to reveal how volume photography, from sports teams to school headshots, can be the secret engine behind a thriving senior portrait business. Most photographers chase new clients with costly campaigns, but Leroy has built his studio by flipping this tired model, creating hundreds of leads from every volume shoot!

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(09:21) - Reducing ad spend with relationship-based marketing

(16:34) - The cap and gown strategy that converts clients

(18:45) - Where photographers go wrong with volume to portrait

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Is your photography business feeling the squeeze from today’s unstable economy? Pat Miller welcomes renowned UK photographer Scott Johnson to reveal how working pros can successfully navigate market uncertainty and keep their businesses thriving, even when bookings slow down.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(09:17) - Focus on What You Can Control

(10:40) - Pivoting to Portraits

(18:20) - Smarter Sales & Payment Plans

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Are you feeling stuck, uninspired, or questioning why your work even matters? Pat Miller sits down with keynote speaker and purpose-driven leader Matt Emerzian to help photographers reconnect to the joy, impact, and deeper meaning of their craft.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(03:29) - What 'Mattering' Means for Photographers

(06:43) - The 'I Matter, You Matter, We Matter' Mindset Explained

(14:25) - 'I Matter, But It’s Not About Me': Redefining Success

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Facing a sluggish photography market and feeling that anxiety in your gut about how you’ll pay the bills? Pat Miller sits down with wedding photographer Teshorn Jackson to pull back the curtain on what most pros won’t admit: sometimes, success means picking up a side job to protect your business and your family.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(07:13) - The Pride Problem Around Getting a Job

(12:49) - Rethinking “Full-Time Photographer” Success

(19:58) - Managing Money and the Profit First Mindset

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What if the camera could capture more than just an image? What if it could change how someone sees themselves forever? Join host Pat Miller and internationally renowned boudoir photographer Christina "Tina" Meerloo for an eye-opening episode that explores boudoir as a powerful tool for personal healing and empowerment.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(02:12) - Discovering Boudoir’s Transformative Power

(10:49) - Healing, Reclamation, and Confidence

(23:50) - The Female Gaze & Empowerment

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Step inside the studio with Sophia Barrett and discover the secret sauce that creates truly unforgettable portraits and it’s not just about camera settings. Pat Miller welcomes Sophia, a trailblazing Atlanta portrait photographer, to reveal how shooting “in flow” can unlock artistic breakthroughs and empower both photographer and subject.

Episode Highlights 🎤💡:

(01:43) - Sophia’s mission: empowering women through portraiture

(18:07) - Empowering women while balancing business realities

(22:32) - How raising prices transformed her photography business

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Imaging USA