This episode is about stretching yourself too thin and the next step in my life and what that means for Finding Creative Success.

Finding Creative Success

FCS 087: Stretching Yourself Too Thin.

John DeMato is a lifestyle portrait photographer and image content creator who works with high-level entrepreneurs and thought leaders of various industries to produce high-quality, highly-captionable images that present informational, entertaining and inspiring aspects of their brand to their followers. More than just a photographer, John sets his clients up for success beyond the portrait session by coaching them on how to best leverage their image content for their websites, social channels, blogs, publications, advertisements and various other needs. A former television producer, John has over 17 years of production experience, and has been featured as a portrait photographer expert on several NBC Universal daytime talk and reality shows.

FCS 086: John DeMato talks about finding a community,Expert vs. Commodity, and his successful marketing plan!

Heather is a self taught and self motivated fine art portrait and wedding photographer. She started a clothing line called Photog Life two years ago which lead her into mentoring photographers that were just starting out or just stuck. She had a rough road getting to where she is today and she found that there was so much competition and not many photographers that were willing to mentor or help and she realized how much she loves it!

FCS 085: Heatherly Doan teaches about being prepared, Marketing, and pricing!

Joel Olivo is the founder of Joco Media, a boutique production company in NYC, that focuses on web content for brands and entrepreneurs.

FCS 084: Joel Olivo talks about Starting with the end in mind, social media, and lead generation!

Entrepreneur, speaker and author Pia Silva is a partner and brand strategist at Worstofall Design where they build “Badass Brands without the BS” for 1-3 person service businesses in 1-3 day intensives. She is also a Forbes contributor and author of Badass Your Brand: The Impatient Entrepreneur’s Guide to Turning Expertise into Profit.

FCS 083: Brand genius - Pia Silva - teaches us how to build an amazing brand!

All brands need a story to drive what makes them unique. Aside from selling on just yourself and selling on your USP, you need to have a story that helps you connect with your ideal client so that when they read your copy or see your Facebook post, they connect directly with you!

FCS 082: What is your Story?

It's a new year and it's the perfect time to get your business on track! Start your year off in the best way possible by taking these 3 action steps to produce more income this year!

FCS 081: Start 2018 off right!

Get that work life balance in check. If there was ever a time to take a break then it is on Christmas!

FCS 080: Christmas!

Roxy is a Wedding Photographer with a career of 20 years now! Lover of strong coffee, her kids, her rescue dogs, and all things photography.   She is featured on OffbeatBride with the headline (Why it's impossible for this Charleston wedding photographer to take a bad photo)

FCS 079: How to get hundreds of leads a month with one method with Roxy Taylor!

It is SO important to define your niche so you know what to focus in on and so you can define what your Unique Selling Point will be. Without a Niche there are too many directions that you focus will be pulled and it will be more difficult to find a unique way to represent yourself.

FCS 078: Finding your Niche and USP!

Sam is a photographer who shoots only weddings. He has been published in multiple publications, teaches and speaks often at his own and other workshops Sam has been Featured in:   Southern Weddings Magazine Style Me Pretty Weddings Unveiled The Washington Post The Bride's Cafe Grace Ormonde Wedding Style Green Wedding Shoes The Knot Wedding Chicks Completely Unveiled OnceWed Borrowed and Blue

FCS 077: you are taking a greater risk by not doing anything!

Jenna is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Hawaii. She considers herself an international photographer having started her business in 2009 when she lived in South Korea. She brought her business to America and now shoots upwards of 40 weddings per year throughout the islands of Hawaii. Jenna was named one of 2014's best wedding photographers by Denim and Grace, has a Fearless award, and has been featured on countless publications such as Style Me Pretty, Junebug Weddings and more. In 2017 Jenna hosted, organized and spoke at The HI On Life Photography Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

FCS 076: How to Successfully move your photography business with Jenna Leigh Lucia!

Ted & Rachel Linczak, M. Photog.Cr., are the owners and photographers of Linczak Photography and Nuvo Images. After starting their business in 2006, they quickly became one of the most sought after photography studios in Northeast Ohio, and in 2012 expanded their market reach with the Nuvo Images brand in Charleston, SC.   Ted’s style is glamorous and combines high fashion photography with photojournalism to display relationships and connections between his subjects. His instincts lead him off the beaten path as he continuously challenges himself to not only stay current in the field of wedding photography but also create new trends and set new precedents. His goal in education is to teach photographers the fundamentals of beautiful posing, lighting, and capturing the decisive moment.   Ted won the overall Grand Imaging Award from PPA in 2016 for his album 1863, which also was awarded the Gold Medallion Award by the American Society of Photographers. Ted received the 1st Place Grand Imaging Award in the Event Album category for one of his wedding albums at the 2017GIAs,and has placed in the top 3 for the category in both 2015 and 2014 (3rd and 2nd respectively), and in the top ten for 2015. Ted was named Photographer of the Year for 2017 in Ohio, and also carried the same title in both Ohio and South Carolina in 2015. The PPSC has awarded Ted the top wedding album award in both 2015 and 2016. Ted has won the 1st place award in the Wedding Album category in the SEPPA Print Competition in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, and one the 1st place award in the Non-Event Album Category for 2017. In February of 2016, Ted was awarded the Canon Par Excellence Award at the SEPPA Print Competition. Ted has placed in the top 3 in the non-event album category at the WPPI Print Competition for both 2014 and 2015 (3rd and 2nd respectively).

FCS 075: “Get in front of people that can make a difference” - Ted Linczak

In this episode I want to talk about a problem that many people have but will most will deny having. I know because I denied having it for the longest time and this fear of success is worse than most problems because it spawns other issues like procrastination and stress that could have been avoided.

FCS 074: Do you have fear of success?

Ever been on hold with a company and the recording says “Thank you for waiting, your call is very important to us.” and think to yourself “well if my call is so important, why is it taking so long to answer?” That’s an example of bad customer service.    How do you deal with a customer who wants a refund? ($20 deposit story) Refund… Book “Shut up and Sell More Weddings and Events”  by Alan Berg (referred by Max Sadik)   have you ever shot a wedding and during the reception or right before you leave the couple tells you what an amazing job you have done and they haven’t even seen a picture that you have taken? They aren’t impressed with your pictures, they are impressed with you. A great experience will have people praising you even if your work isn’t as good as some of today’s top photographers. They will love your business for the experience. A bad experience with amazing pictures will lead to a bad bottom line. Treat all of your customers like they are the light at the end of the tunnel and you want them to be ecstatic with your work AND service!   Bridezillas aren’t born, they are created. Conversation with Nathan Hill. Most of the time it’s the vendors fault that the bridezilla is that way.  

FCS 073: Customer Service is King!

Finding creative success is a weekly podcast where Matt Peet interviews successful creative entrepreneurs to learn what drives their success and what can be learned from their success. The guests will be people who have found success in either photography or videography. Matt Peet studied Graphic design with an emphasis on photography in college and runs a video production company so he wants to interview people who have similar skill-sets and are truly finding creative success.

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