Kel and Mel have a unique take on photographing couples! They shoot almost exclusively anniversary photos: one...two...or even ten years into marriage. The lovebirds have been married for 14 years and are dedicated to supporting ongoing affection, care, and time for both their own relationship as well as the couples they photograph.

Tune in to hear about their beautifully curated online shop, their "I Still Do" Project, and why it's important to continue documenting for years beyond the wedding day. 

Chris is an extraordinary entrepreneur who seems to be able to create money out of nothing. He is a photographer, musician, Facebook ads guru, fantastic networker, mentor, and great dad/husband/man.

Listen in as he talks about what might be next for him as he leaves behind everything he knows.

Joelle Lurie, or JoJo, as she's known in her band, is a tiny fireball of singing in New York City! After quitting her day job just a year ago and doing singing/performing full time in and around New York City, JoJo has moved into her own fantastic apartment in Brooklyn, contracted a huge job with the city working with kids, produced two albums, and is moving onward and upward! Listen on to hear how she did it.

Welcome to the very first episode of 2017! Listen in on this conversation with Phil and I as we reflect back on 2016 and our hopes for 2017. We talk a little bit about personal resolutions, then dive right into what we are proud of with La Rousse Shoppe and business goals for the coming year.

Anne-Marie is Southern California based blogger, designer, and entrepreneur. Her blog, Anne-Marie Loves, has been live for 10 years and has evolved from a mostly scrapbooking-centered creative outlet to one that encompasses motherhood, DIY projects, cooking, decorating, and photography.

We talk about tips on staying consistent with long-term blogging, utilizing passive income topics like e-courses, monetizing her blog through sponsored posts, and turning 30! 

Kat Krafel is owner and designer and Boss Lady for Veiled Beauty, an Etsy shop specializing in wedding veils. She has watched her business grow slowly and steadily over the past 8 years and then explode in the past year. Listen in to find out what her secret was to the huge growth and what she has got in store for the future.

On today’s show we have Torrance, the creator of Teak & Twine, a website that sells curated gift sets for occasions like weddings, birthdays, and holidays. Torrance also works with photographers to customize packages for their brand, and they make lovely welcome gifts for clients. She has an amazing eye for curating and assembling packages with goodies like handmade soaps, candles, tea, and lots of chocolate.

Marianne Cantwell is a long-time friend of Phil's, and a phenomenal online entrepreneur. Not sure what that means? Go check out her website free-range-humans.com or read her book, How to Be a Free Range Human. She coaches people on how to start new businesses that they are passionate about, and she has been known to travel everywhere around the world while successfully running a 6-figure business.

In this episode we talk about what it means to really give yourself the life that you want as an entrepreneur, and not just jump from one career cage to another.

This week's episode is a little different than our past episodes in that I had the pleasure of interviewing not one, but two photographers! Kayla and Gregory are both film wedding photographers who specialize in fine art photography. I wanted to gain two different perspectives on what it means to be a fine art photographer, so I asked each of them the following:

• How did you know you wanted to be a fine art photographer?
• What does fine art photography mean to you?
• Tips for people wanting to get started in fine art photography.