In this episode, Alora revisits Mikayla who shares her journey of growth and success.

She discusses her past struggles as an underpriced and overworked photographer who missed out on life's events, but after joining The Wedding CEO program, she rose to the top by raising prices over 3k, launching a successful rebrand, and booking high-end destination weddings.

Mikayla also talks about the importance of having a self-confidence and positive mindset, and how it's essential for attracting clients. Her annual booked weddings have transformed into profitable 'dream weddings' because of the program's help with understanding profit pricing and client experience strategies.

Mikayla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chebellaphoto
Mikayla's Website: https://www.chebellaphoto.com

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In this episode, Alora discusses the importance of rest and self-care in enhancing creativity and productivity. This includes practical insights on setting boundaries around work, creating routines that foster self-wellness, and the importance of social connection. 

In the business context, Alora imparts lessons on achieving work-life harmony and improving business sustainability by automating systems and outsourcing tasks.

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In this episode of The Wedding CEO Podcast, Alora discusses her belief that dream clients don't hire cheap photographers. 

She shares her insights on various pricing tiers for wedding photography, advocating for a minimum charge of $5k per wedding for photographers to attract high-quality, grateful, and easy-to-work-with clients. 

She touches on the importance of recognizing not all clients will be a good fit and urges photographers not to stress about every potential booking. 

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In this episode, we're talking about something big for your business – your brand story. It's not just a tool; it's a way to change how you talk and share stuff, making your ads, messages, and posts better, especially on places like Instagram.

Find out about the three main parts of a great brand story: brand promise, brand pillars, and brand personality.

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In this episode, Alora dives into why customization is the new luxury trend in the wedding industry. 

Based on her experience with her students, she discusses the need for you to offer personalized packages instead of rigid price guides. According to her, clients are more willing to exceed their budget when packages are tailored to their specific needs.

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Today, Alora discusses the stages of building a successful wedding photography business, explaining each income level from 0 to 100k and beyond. 

At the 0-25k level, she advocates for free marketing strategies to generate inquiries. Between 25-50k, it's advised to diversify marketing strategies and pursue brand reassessment. In the 50-75k range, it's important to focus on better pricing strategies to prevent burnout. Finally, between 75-100k and beyond, she emphasizes the importance of business expansion, leadership, and outsourcing. 

Alora also discusses commonly faced challenges at each stage and offers strategic advice on how to overcome them.

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Alora reflects on her journey of navigating her own personal brand and how she expresses her intention to change the way she handles her branding from here and her life shared on social media.

She also touches on the choice of having a personal brand versus a business brand and their differences. 

This episode provides insights on personal branding, online privacy, and self-trust, encouraging you to lean into your strengths and trust your instincts in your own journey.

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In this podcast episode, Alora discusses her trend predictions for wedding photographers in 2024. 

One trend is that of a 'soft CEO life', which balances personal life aspects with the flexibility of entrepreneurship, and a move away from 'hustle culture'. 

Other anticipated trends include seeking business simplicity, endorsing authentic creativity, accurately identifying dream clients and fostering a community spirit over solo entrepreneurship. 

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In this episode, listen as Alora reflects upon her 12 years' worth of experience in the wedding industry, detailing her journey from shooting her first weddings to scaling up her business and charging premium rates. 

She discusses the importance of overcoming challenges, learning how to market herself, navigating the impact of the pandemic, and realizing her passion for teaching other photographers how to succeed. 

You'll learn more about her ups and downs, lessons about pricing, branding, and sales, and ultimately her decision to transition into coaching to help other wedding photographers fast-track their businesses.

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With the impending crash & burn of hustle culture, pivoting to a soft CEO life is what you should aim for.

The soft CEO life is one with the perfect mixture of relaxation and revenue, one where you choose to have a more balanced life than chasing 9 figures.

Hustling too much will lead you spiraling to never being content, which also leads to sometimes neglecting people in your life. The Wedding CEO program teaches not just this, but doing less while making so much more money.

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