Podcasts by The Bearded Tog with Adam Mason
Turn your Photography Hobby into a Successful Career with The Bearded Tog podcast! From pricing and marketing yourself to professionalism and acquiring new high-paying clients, all the curtains will be pulled back! Struggling to get the perfect work-life balance as a business-owner? Take a listen and get your business where you want it to be today! Join Washington DC Wedding Photographer Adam Mason as he provides insight to how he started his business, mistakes to avoid, and interviews photographers, entrepreneurs, and dreamers. With every episode, you'll be able to apply something new to your business AND your personality. This isn't just for wedding photographers, but for anyone with a passion for entrepreneurship, creativity and building the life you want.
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167 - Taylor Jackson YouTube Photographer&Videographer from 2021-09-01T08:00
Taylor Jackson is a Canadian wedding and travel photographer making waves on YouTube. He's creating multiple revenue streams in his business by marrying all of his passions.
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166 - Commercial and Portrait Photographer Emily Teague from 2021-08-25T08:00
Emily Teague is a small town girl making it in the big city. She's established herself as a commercial and portrait photographer in NYC. Listen in to hear her story and how she's making waves in...
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165: Stephanie Fisher - Making Styled Shoots work For You from 2021-08-18T10:00
Stephanie is one of the good ones, creating work that inspires and moves her as opposed to chasing only money.
She's done the destination wedding circuit but feels most at home when creat...
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164: Getting 70 Inquiries in 1 Day With Katie Wilson from 2021-08-11T10:00
Katie Wilson is an incredibly talented photographer and when the opportunity came up to photograph the wedding for the NFL's #1 draft pick this year she made sur... Listen
163: Shooting Creative Self - Portraits Every Day With Brandi Nicole from 2021-08-05T02:52:50
Commercial, portrait, and fashion photographer Brandi Nicole is no stranger to practice. From a small town to the big city of New York City she's not resting on ... Listen
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162: How to Stay Inspired With Emilie White from 2021-06-30T10:00
Emilie White is an award-winning luxury photographer who has shot all over the globe! Yet even at her level, Emilie loves getting feedback from other photographers growing her craft, which is uncom...
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161: Marketing Genius- How Rhea Whitney is Shooting Weddings Across the Country from 2021-06-23T10:00
Rhea Whitney is a super successful photographer in both DC and Texas! She even travels back and forth to manage both markets!
Rhea also founded Photo Bomb Academy, an intimate digital pho...
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160: The Truth about Associate Photographers with Chellise Michael from 2021-06-16T10:00
Have you heard horror stories about hiring associate photographers (both for them and for the person hiring them)? It happens all the time, so naturally, a lot of photographers are nervous about...
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159: Pursuing The Imperfect with John Dolan from 2021-06-09T10:00
John Dolan has been in the photography game for a very long time and has made a name for himself in the sphere of weddings. He genuinely shoots some of the highes...
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158: Starting an OnlyFans for Boudoir with Karla Mason from 2021-06-02T10:00
Since we last spoke, Karla Mason has begun building her boudoir teaching offers both on her own site and now on OnlyFans. She’s sharing why she chose OnlyFans and...
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157: Learn Lighting for Free with Felix Kunze from 2021-05-26T10:00
Felix Kunze has found a way to marry his passions with his art. His masterful use of lighting helps him to create dynamic portraits of people in extreme or exagge...
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156: Balancing Motherhood and Business with Laurken Kendall from 2021-05-19T10:00
Warning… there is very little discussion of photography in this episode, but that’s because Laurken Kendall’s life does not revolve around photography. She’s a br...
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155: Developing Your Photography Style with David Mendoza from 2021-05-12T10:00
David “Doza” Mendoza is an amazing wedding photographer out of Santa Barbara, California who travels the world shooting fantastic images. His work is truly magica...
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154: Starting over with A Girl You Might Know from 2021-05-05T10:00
What happens when your legal name is caught up in a legal battle with your former employer? You give it up and search for a rebirth. Is it easy? No, but if viewed...
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153: Get Featured by Instagram with Jon Taylor Sweet from 2021-04-28T10:00
While he’s not married to being a photographer, Jon Taylor Sweet has really enjoyed elevating his skills and sharing his work with the world. It all became possib...
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152: A Brand Photography Course with Abby Grace from 2021-04-21T10:00
I’m so excited to welcome back Abby Grace to the podcast. She’s been busy expanding her family and somewhat changing directions in her photography business, so th...
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151: Astro Photography Breakdown with Andrew McCarthy from 2021-04-14T10:00
He is literally shooting out of this world pictures, but still considers himself an amateur. Andrew McCarthy is an astrophotographer who has combined amazing skil...
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150: How to Book $20,000 Weddings with Samm Blake from 2021-04-07T10:00
Samm Blake is a world renowned wedding photographer with a knack for combining her editorial background with the emotion and beauty of weddings. She’s joining me ...
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149: One thing you're missing when selling albums with Shaun Austin from 2021-03-30T18:42:05
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148: Two Mann Studios’ Creative Wedding Photography Course from 2021-03-24T10:00
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147: Leaving toxic situations and not remaining silent with Max Pittman from 2021-03-17T10:00
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146: Creating Awesome Work Life Boundaries with Adam McGuffie from 2021-03-10T11:00
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145: Starting Elopement Photography from Scratch with Nicole Daacke from 2021-03-03T11:00
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144: Branching Out to YouTube with Eric Floberg and Steven Schultz of Rally Caps from 2021-02-24T11:00
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143: Growing Your Brand and Client Experience with Tonie Christine from 2021-02-17T11:00
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142: Designing for Larger Clients and Inspiration with Temi Coker from 2021-02-10T11:30
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141: Becoming an Instagram Influencer&Building Community with Phil Martin from 2021-02-03T11:00
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140: What is Ethical Boudoir? With Tayanna Nelson from 2021-01-27T11:00
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139: Photographing the President with Pete Souza from 2021-01-20T11:00
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138: Diversify Your Income Using Video with Mike Villa from 2021-01-13T11:00
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137: Founding a Company&Social Media with Luke Beard from 2021-01-06T11:00
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136: All About Steamy Sessions with Chuy Photo from 2020-12-23T11:00
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135: Must Have Photographer Contracts with The Legal Paige from 2020-12-16T11:00
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134: Instagram and Storytelling For Brands with Dave Krugman from 2020-12-09T11:00
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133: The Saturated Market Doesn't Exist - How to Beat it from 2020-12-02T11:00
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132: How'd the Wedding Guide launch go? Let's chat from 2020-11-25T11:00
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131: Kelly Lemon, the One Armed Wedding Photographer from 2020-11-18T11:00
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130: Navigating Creativity and Business with Delphine Diallo from 2020-11-11T11:00
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129: Storytelling Through Video Launching Your First Course with Brady Clayton from 2020-11-04T11:00
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128: Raise Your Rates and Your Value with this 1 Change from 2020-10-28T10:00
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127: Connecting Deeper with Your Wedding Couples featuring Katy Weaver from 2020-10-21T10:00
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126: Diversity in the Photography Industry with Ike&Tash from 2020-10-14T10:00
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125: Grow Your Following using TikTok&Instagram Reels with Brooke Michelle from 2020-10-07T10:00
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124: Streaming Online Weddings with Battling Prejudice with Chip Dizard from 2020-09-30T10:00
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123: Leave No Trace with Maddie Mae, Anni Graham, and The Foxes from 2020-09-23T10:00
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122: Creating the IGDC Instameet Community with Holly Garner from 2020-09-16T09:00
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121: Why Wedding Vendors Suck at Sales with Sam Jacobson from 2020-09-09T09:00
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120: Knowing Your True Value with Ben Hartley from 2020-09-02T09:00
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119: Pinterest Tips for Wedding Photographers with Sharee Davenport from 2020-08-26T10:00
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118: Submitting Weddings for Publication Like a Boss with Kristen Green from 2020-08-19T10:00
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117: Find Your Why and Purpose with Robert J Hill from 2020-08-12T10:00
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116: Becoming a Full-Time Graphic Designer with Joe Cavazos from 2020-08-05T10:00
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115: Successfully Sell Wedding Albums with Melissa Jill from 2020-07-29T10:00
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114: Molly Stevens and Establishing Your Look from 2020-07-22T10:00
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113: Starting a Photography Patreon with Sam Hurd from 2020-07-15T10:00
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112: Developing a Consistent Style with Jordan Voth from 2020-07-08T10:00
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111: Mastering Wedding Flat Lays with Rebecca Yale from 2020-07-01T10:00
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110: From Photographer to Sharing Good News with Branden Harvey from 2020-06-24T10:00
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109: How to Hustle with Dan Newman from 2020-06-17T10:00
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108: Motivating Yourself and Traveling with Paul Woo from 2020-06-10T10:00
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107: Aundre Larrow on Putting Yourself Out There from 2020-05-27T10:00
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106: Creative Editorial Photography with Anisha Spice from 2020-05-20T10:00
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105: Mastering Drone Photography with Matt Borowick from 2020-05-13T10:00
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104: Instagram Tricks You Don't Know with Rebekah Viola from 2020-05-06T10:00
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103: Make Connections and Rise Up with Kid Noble from 2020-04-29T10:00
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102: Embracing the Madness with Nessa K Photography from 2020-04-22T10:00
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101: How to Find Inspiration with Fer Juaristi from 2020-04-15T10:00
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100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Special Guests and a Surprise! from 2020-04-08T09:00
It's time to celebrate officially hitting 100 episodes of The Bearded Tog podcast! We've got a few special guests and a fun announcement for you!
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099: Terri Baskin on Wedding Vendor Relationships from 2020-04-01T10:00
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098: Concert Photography with Maurico Castro from 2020-03-25T10:00
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097: Authentic Client Experiences with Joe Tobiason from 2020-03-18T10:00
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096: Adonye Jaja&Levi Tijerina of Blacklight Podcast from 2020-03-11T10:00
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096: Adonye Jaja & Levi Tijerina of Blacklight Podcast from 2020-03-11T10:00
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095: Getting Through Winter with Bryan Minear from 2020-03-04T11:00
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094: Pandas&Peace with National Geographic Photographer Ami Vitale from 2020-02-26T11:00
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093: Sam Stroud on Building a Team from 2020-02-19T10:00
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089: Ryan Longnecker from 2020-01-22T10:55
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088: Why I Stopped Podcasting in 2019 from 2020-01-15T19:19:37
It's been months since the last episode of The Bearded Tog podcast. What's next for the podcast and the vision of 2020? I share it all here.
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087: Swimwear&Fashion with Joey Wright from 2019-05-23T09:00
Ever wonder what swimwear and fashion photography is like? Joey Wright Photo out of Miami is the absolute master. The best part? He's friendly, fun, and photographs models without being creepy w...
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086: Elopement Photography with Maddie Mae from 2019-05-15T09:00
If you think you know about elopement photography, think again.
Weddings for Maddie Mae and her Adventure Instead team look much different than they used to look when they...
085: The State of Instagram with Tyler J McCall from 2019-05-10T09:00
Why is it so hard to sell on Instagram?
Instagram has changed over the years and it feels increasingly more difficult to gain the attention of even a fraction of your followers. Is Insta...
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084: Finding Confidence and Instagram Hacks with Evie Rupp from 2019-05-01T09:00
Are you good enough? Do your clients love you like you love them? Will you ever be good enough?
These are the questions so many creatives ask themselves and often times it can seem like a...
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083: How to Fight Through Creative Block with Jacob Loafman from 2019-04-24T09:00
For artists of all kinds from musicians to photographers, making a living from our art can become this weird thing. You have clients to serve, marketing, advertising, and expectations to make. B...
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082: Working With Purpose&Real Moments with Montana Dennis from 2019-04-17T09:00
Chatting with Ventura California Wedding Photographer Montana Dennis in this episode on making your work matter. We've all done shoots and created images with selfish ambition,...
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081: Conquering Self Doubt and Making What You Want with Phil Chester from 2019-04-10T09:00
How do we keep challenging ourselves to be more creative and make work that really resonates with us rather than the work we make on autopilot? Often times, it's a battle against fear and scarci...
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080: Mastering Boudoir&Empowering People with Karla Mason from 2019-04-03T09:00
In our first ever episode on The Bearded Tog with another Mason, Karla Mason joins us to describe how she got into boudoir photography and why it's so important.
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079: Atomic Habits with James Clear from 2019-03-27T09:00
Every New Year's, the discussion for many is about resolutions and habits. Who do we know has stuck 100% consistently to their habits they've wanted to form and new life initiatives?
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078: Mastering Facebook Ads with Max Sadik from 2019-03-20T09:00
When it comes to the advertising portion of your photography business, many times it seems confusing, overpriced and not your most effective use of reaching your ideal audience. With Facebook ad...
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077: Pricing Yourself For Profitability Part 2 with Mike Morby from 2019-03-13T09:00
The number 1 thing small businesses wonder, especially photographers when they're first starting out is "what do I charge?" and most of the time they get there through guessing.
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076: Pricing Yourself for Profitability 1 with Mike Morby from 2019-03-06T10:00
The number 1 thing small businesses wonder, especially photographers when they're first starting out is "what do I charge?" and most of the time they get there through guessing.
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075: 10 Ideas to Run Your Business Better with Brandon Scott from 2019-02-27T10:00
There are so many facets to running a business, and it's impossible to know all of them. What if we could have a checklist to help us achieve our goals and eliminate pain points in the future? Listen
074: Achieve Financial Independence and Freedom With Pat Furey from 2019-02-20T10:00
Are you set up for retirement? Roth - IRA, 401k, SEP IRA, LLC but being taxed as an S-Corp? What does it all mean and most importantly: how can it benefit me as a freelancer?
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073: Losing Thousands of Followers with Kent Heckel from 2019-02-13T10:00
How would you feel if you lost thousands of followers, when social media marketing was your specialty and your job? That's what happened to 22 year old and social media guru Kent Heckel.
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072: Getting Your Profit First with Mike Michalowicz from 2019-02-06T10:00
After reading one of the most influential books in my photography business, I knew I needed to have the author of this incredible book on my podcast. Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First as ...
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071: Planning an Intentional Life with Lara Casey from 2019-01-23T10:00
It's the beginning of the new year and we've all had our fair shot at looking back on the previous year and thinking "I could've done better and accomplished more".
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070: Long-Term Tips for Wedding Photographers with Ryan Brenizer from 2019-01-16T10:00
How long will you be able to do what you do? What if you have a dry season, an injury, or even worse: your accountant leaves for Spain and never returns?
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069: The Journey to Photographing Familiar Faces with James Anthony from 2019-01-09T10:00
Some of my favorite photographers are not wedding photographers, but those who've taken their photo skills to a different path. For James Anthony, his speciality is celebrities, athletes, models...
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068: The Pros and Cons of Photobooths for Photographers with Brandon Wong from 2019-01-02T10:00
Today we're going further into learning about those photographers who transitioned jobs and are doing something totally different and serving more businesses.
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067: Winter Is Coming from 2018-12-26T10:00
066: Get Your Wedding Photos Published with Liz Fogarty from 2018-12-17T17:23:30
Wedding photographers are always wondering what they can do to level up their business and be better for free. When it comes to getting your wedding published and featured, this can b...
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065: Outsourcing Your Wedding Editing with Nathan Holritz from 2018-12-12T10:00
Have you ever counted the amount of hours you've spent editing, and then multiplied it by the number of shoots you've done? The number is terrifying! When you see that number, you won...
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064: Preparing for Growth, Workflow&Processes with Dave Shay from 2018-12-05T10:00
What would your business look like if it suddenly had 10x the clients you currently do? Would your systems, workflows and processes be ready for that?
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063: What To Know Before You Quit and The Value of Momentum from 2018-11-28T10:00
062: How To Better Manage Your Time from 2018-11-21T10:00
With everyone in the world having the same exact amount of time in their weeks, it's a curious wonder why we still often hear the question "Where do you find the time?"
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061: Ask a Lawyer - LLC, Contracts, Contractors and More with Rachel Brenke of The Law Tog from 2018-11-14T10:00
Should you set up your photography or creative service business up as an LLC, Sole Proprietorship, S-Corp or something completely different? When it comes to starting and running your...
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060: What To Do When Your Back is Against The Wall&Get Out of Financial Scarcity from 2018-11-07T10:00
Did you lose your job? Is your back against the wall? Watching your bank account drain itself? It doesn't have to be that way.
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059: Diving in&Trusting The Process with Amy&Jordan from 2018-10-31T09:00
Often times, it's easy for new photographers who are starting out to see a K next to another photographer's Instagram following or tons of comments on a blog post and think "they've n...
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058: How To Travel The World Through Photography with Two Mann Studios from 2018-10-24T09:00
There are few things more sought after in the photography industry it seems than the ability to travel the world, explore cultures, and simply getting someone to pay you money to get ...
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057: Focusing on Instagram&Working for Google with Dannie Lynn Fountain from 2018-10-17T09:00
As business owners, there is often a common feeling of "I need to be everywhere, all the time" and that is simply not true. Do you need to be present on every social network? Does you...
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056: Everything About Long Term Mentorship from 2018-10-10T09:00
In this episode, I answer all your questions about the next big thing in my business: Long Term Mentorship.
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055: The MagMod Story with Spencer Boerup from 2018-09-19T09:00
When it comes to building successful business or projects, Spencer Boerup, the founder of MagMod knows a thing or two about making it happen. He was one of my favorite photographers w...
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054: Emboldening Couples&Creating Connections with Corinne Thompson from 2018-09-12T09:00
Every freelancer does their job, starts their business and takes on their dream for the sake of fulfillment and joy from what they do. Often times our passion can become a chore, something we do...
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053: All About Money with CPA Amy Northard from 2018-09-05T09:00
Every business owner knows, or eventually comes to know that if you don't get your money right, specifically profit & loss as well as your taxes, you're setting yourself up for some b...
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052: Hustling On Branding As A Single Mom with Tiffany Tolliver from 2018-08-29T09:00
Business is hard. Running your own business as a single parent is even more difficult. Tiffany Tolliver of The Emma Rose Agency does it every day and is thriving while doing it! She e...
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051: From Depression to Deep Relationships with Robert J Hill from 2018-08-22T09:00
There is a deep and dark place so many freelancers and entrepreneurs get to during the journey of their business. That place is loneliness and depression. It's not talked about enough...
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050: Ordering Your Personal Life So Your Business Can Thrive with Amanda Hedgepeth from 2018-08-15T09:00
When it comes to running your business, you're in charge. Often times though our private and personal world can get to a state of disarray if we're not giving it the intentionality it...
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049: Become a Destination Wedding Photographer with Lindsey Roman from 2018-08-08T09:00
We're back from our July break! I hope you enjoyed the mini-episodes. In our first episode back I chatted with Lindsey Roman, a destination wedding and adventurous elopement photograp...
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Playing Nice with Other Creatives (featuring Mariah Miranda) from 2018-07-25T09:00
For July 2018, we're dropping mini-episodes for you on 4 different topics from advertising and WeddingWire, my favorite business apps, mentorship & coaching and working with other cre...
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Do You Need Mentorship or Coaching? (Yes!) from 2018-07-18T09:00
For July 2018, we're dropping mini-episodes for you on 4 different topics from advertising and WeddingWire, my favorite business apps, mentorship & coaching and working with other cre...
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The Crucial Apps I Use to Run My Business from 2018-07-11T09:00
For July 2018, we're dropping mini-episodes for you on 4 different topics from advertising and WeddingWire, my favorite business apps, mentorship & coaching and working with other cre...
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Is Advertising Worth It? WeddingWire, The Knot, Facebook or Google? from 2018-07-04T09:00
For July 2018, we're dropping mini-episodes for you on 4 different topics from advertising and WeddingWire, my favorite business apps, mentorship & coaching and working with other cre...
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048: Succeeding when Passions Change with Jasmine Star from 2018-06-27T09:00
Have you taken the necessary steps to pursue your passion? Or maybe you've been running a business full-time for years but want something different, something more? This happens to ev...
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047: Taking The Unconventional Path and Raising Awareness with Kristi Odom from 2018-06-20T09:00
When it comes to pursuing passion projects, often times we don't know how to go about doing them and there's this tension between our "job" and our passion. For many freelancers, it's...
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046: The Heart Behind Finding Your Niche&Instagram Hacks with Benj Haisch from 2018-06-13T09:00
So often when were starting our photography journey, the order of events is something like this: passion>job>lose passion>burn out. How do we keep the heart in what we do? How do we k...
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045: Chasing Ideas and Using Your Camera for Good with Jeremy Cowart from 2018-06-06T09:00
Jeremy Cowart is a fantastic mix of an idea master, but also someone who can execute on those ideas. From photographing Taylor Swift, the Kardashians, Garth Brooks, Tim Tebow and more...
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044: How To Make Your Business Last with Mike Morby from 2018-05-30T09:00
Mike Morby of Morby Photography is one of my heroes. His Business Workshop was the first workshop or education I ever paid money to. I had heard so many good things about his business...
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043: Ask Me Anything! Workflow, Favorite Gear&Apps, SEO, Making Clients Comfortable from 2018-05-23T09:00
042: Achieving Ultimate Work-Life Balance with Marirosa Anderson from 2018-05-16T09:00
If you do not plan your calendar, your calendar will plan you. Creatives who run their own businesses have ultimate freedom, which is both beautiful and debilitating. Marirosa has bee...
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041: From Photographer to Cloudspot CEO with Gavin Wade from 2018-04-25T09:00
After a few years of running your own business, many entrepreneurs wonder "what's next?". For Gavin Wade, founder and CEO of CloudSpot, a lightning fast photo storage and delivery app...
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040: Shooting Your First Wedding - The Gear, Emails, Tips&Tricks from 2018-04-18T09:00
The photography industry has been divided for years over weddings. Many photographers I talk to say “I could never shoot a wedding nor would I want to”, while I and many others go to ...
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039: Balancing Business, Marriage and Your Craft with Anchor&Veil Photography from 2018-03-21T09:00
Kathryn & Devin Robinson of Anchor & Veil Photography have created a successful and sustainable business through their passion for integrity, loving on their clients and their incredible work. <...
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038: Becoming Destination Photographers While Being Married with James&Jess from 2018-03-14T09:00
Shooting your first destination wedding is no easy task. Becoming a destination photographer, or running a business from two different locations 3,000 miles apart is even more difficult. Doing t...
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037: How to Sell More Albums&Intentionally Run Your Business with Alicia Ann Photographers from 2018-02-14T10:00
Ever sold a wedding album? Even in my years of business, I've sold less than I've wanted to. My friend Alicia has always seemed to sell a ton. Turns out, about 80% of her clients buy her albums!...
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036: Systemizing Your Business and Your Brand with Lauren Louise from 2018-02-07T10:00
No matter what stage of business you're in, you need to have a system. A system or process can outline anything from the client onboarding process, to how many steps from shooting to editing an ...
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035: The Basics of SEO and What You Can Do Today to Rank with Dylan Howell from 2018-01-31T10:00
Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short is one of the big topics that's bound to come up during the life of your business. Often times overlooked or taught poorly, making sure your SEO is so...
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034: Rising Tide&HoneyBook Sexual Harassment Survey Results with Community Support Manager Kait Masters from 2018-01-25T17:00
Following the rise of the #MeToo movement, stories coming out of Hollywood, news organizations, and other places of power have caused an uptick in much-needed awareness regarding how devastating...
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033: Carl Maynard - Launching an Instagram Community and How to Not Feel Lonely at Meetups from 2018-01-10T10:00
Ever attend an Instagram meetup and feel like you're not good enough? Carl and I have both been there. You don't have enough followers, your work isn't cool and you leave the meetup wishing you'...
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032: Gary Williams - Racism In The Creative Industry&How To Stay Positive from 2018-01-03T10:00
For 2018, The Bearded Tog is diving into topics that may make us feel nervous, embarrassed, or even make us cringe. Despite how we feel, we should always hope to learn perspective and...
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031: The Books I Read That Skyrocketed My Business from 2017-12-20T10:00
Over this year I've read almost 20 books, some of which were business related and other just personal. Of the business books I read, these FIVE incredible books changed how my busines...
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030: Why You're Not Booking&What To Do from 2017-11-22T16:28:50
Every year around this time, creatives and especially wedding photographers wonder what next year will be like. Some are confident and prepared for the next year: finances are in orde...
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029: Sarah Bradshaw - Making The Scary&Huge Decisions In Your Business from 2017-11-15T13:00
When you first start any hobby or business, you begin ironing out your processes. Everything from how you collect payments to prepping for a particular gig. Surprises happen and then ...
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028: Lauren Carnes - What To Do When Your Brand&Passions Evolve from 2017-11-08T13:00
If you're like me, the word "brand" makes you want to throw up in your mouth a little bit. It gets thrown around and honestly, I think that makes many of us not want to work on it. Listen
027: Ashleigh Bing - Making Personal Work Profit from 2017-10-25T11:00
Multiple times in my business, my personal work has captured the attention of those who were willing and ready to pay for it. It was awesome. Ashleigh Bing is a master of that now and...
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026: Katelyn James - Planning For Family Life&Sticky Client Situations from 2017-10-18T11:00
What would happen if you weren't able to work all of a sudden? Do you have a plan in place? People that you'd trust to continue the work for you?
Like many of us, Ka...
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025: Tyler McCall: Converting Instagram Followers Into Clients and Dealing With Loss from 2017-10-11T12:00
Instagram! Everybody loves Instagram but only a portion of those people are generating actual leads and income from the app. Like many of you, I've been there. I put time into Instagram, the fee...
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024: Shoot More Weddings and Maximize Second Shooting Opportunities from 2017-10-04T12:00
New photographers! Want to break into the wedding business? What about second shooting? What if you could use second shooting as a way to grow your own business while still honoring the other ph...
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023: Hope Taylor - How to Build a Tribe&Deal With Haters from 2017-09-27T12:00
What do brands like Apple, Nike, and Whole Foods have in common? They all have a group of their customers that are their tribe! A tribe is your most supportive past, current and sometimes future...
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022: My Backup Strategy&Recommendations from 2017-09-20T12:00
Have you ever used an external hard drive? Is your data safe? If your computer broke into pieces today, would you have all of your client images?
In this episode, I talk about my backup s...
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021: Jason Vinson - Shoot What You Love and Be Successful At It from 2017-09-13T12:00
Jason Vinson is one of the top 100 wedding photographers in North America. Based in Arkansas, he and his wife create unique and innovative images together for their clients. He's a photographer'...
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020: Zoe Rain - When to Work For Free (And Macklemore!) from 2017-09-06T12:00
Zoe Rain is a professional music and fashion photographer, based out of Chicago. She is most known for her work as Macklemore's tour photographer, as well as her recent work with Ed Sheeran, Mil...
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019: Sam Hurd - When To Take Your Dream Full Time&Favorite Gear from 2017-05-26T10:00
Have you taken the purposeful steps to go full-time into your business? Have you crunched the numbers like your pricing and expenses, your portfolio and business relationships are intac...
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018: Natalie Franke - Being Fearless and Building Rising Tide Society from 2017-03-24T11:00
Any time someone pursues something, there's a series of moments or a season of transition. From fear of failure, to inspiration and dedication, to momentum and pride. These can be const...
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017: Keith Lee - Balancing a Full Time Job&Freelance from 2017-03-17T09:00
Trying to figure out how to balance working your 9-5 with your freelance job? It can be challenging and you can feel overwhelmed.
In this episode of The Bearded Tog I discuss wi...
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016: Griffin Harrington – Getting A Job in Photography&Virtual Reality from 2017-03-10T10:00
What is virtual reality? Why is it so popular on YouTube, Facebook, and other sites?
New technologies can be hard to keep up with and know if we need to be aware of and implement them int...
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015: Jeff Sheldon – Building A Product Business That Lasts from 2017-03-03T10:00
In this episode of The Bearded Tog I invite the creator and founder of Ugmonk, Jeff Sheldon onto the podcast to talk about his design and product company that he started with just one t...
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014: Tiffany Farley – Finding Your Focus&Email Marketing from 2017-02-10T11:00
Ever wish you could only do one part of your job? And get paid even more for it? The easiest way to do that, is to specialize. Specializing brings you to the top of your industry and thus client...
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013: Skyler Showell - Legal Mistakes Businesses Make from 2017-02-02T09:00
You're starting your business and you wonder to yourself "Should I be an LLC or a sole proprietorship?" What about a partnership? How do you know what's the best decision for you in the long run...
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012: Tony Hoffer - Get More Clients Than You Ever Dreamed from 2017-01-27T10:30
This episode is incredibly special to me, as I've been a fan of Tony Hoffer's work and business style since before I was even a photographer. Between is love of people and working on hi...
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011: Imposter Syndrome Sucks and What To Do About It from 2017-01-20T10:00
010: Andy Barron - People First from 2017-01-13T11:30
Andy Barron is a music & celebrity photographer. His website is littered with images from artists like U2, Alabama Shakes, Foster the People, Kendrick Lamar, The Civil Wars and more. He...
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009: Keith Lee - Building a Booming Boudoir Business from 2017-01-06T17:30
Ever wanted to get into boudoir photography but don't know where or how to start? How do you earn trust with clients?
How do you show your work?
My good friend Keith Lee has been do...
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008: My Personal 2017 Goals from 2017-01-06T17:00
Happy New Year! In our last episode we talked about accomplishing huge goals, one bite at a time. I thought in the spirit of transparency and to help those still looking for ideas or maybe who g...
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007: The Trick to Accomplishing Huge Goals in 2017 from 2016-12-23T12:00
How do you want to feel at the END of 2017? What huge goals do you want to accomplish in 2017 that you're nervous about?
In this episode, I outline my method for accomplishing big goals....
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006: Abby Grace - The Secret to Attracting Better Clients and Harry Potter from 2016-12-15T23:01:35
What if you made a decision to copy off of a competitor because it was a good idea but then years later realized it didn't fit with who you really were? Is everything in your business a ...
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005: Bryan Minear - How to Grow Your Instagram Following, Get Better Clients, and Hustle from 2016-12-08T17:20:50
How much does social media really matter in your business? We always hear that it's important, but does it actually ever bring us clients or opportunities? For my good friend Bryan Minear, it ha...
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004: Pricing Yourself for Long Term Success (3 of 3) - Time from 2016-12-07T23:41:44
Here's a secret in business, when ANYONE starts, they have no clue how to price themselves. Should they copy off of a local competitor? Should they price low to gain clients? How do you...
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003: Pricing Yourself for Long Term Success (2 of 3) - Job from 2016-12-07T00:10:17
Thank you so much for listening to The Bearded Tog!
Here's a secret in business, when ANYONE starts, they have no clue how to price themselves. Should they copy off of a local co...
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002: Pricing Yourself for Long Term Success (1 of 3) - Business from 2016-12-06T23:13:45
Thank you so much for listening to The Bearded Tog!
Here's a secret in business, when ANYONE starts, they have no clue how to price themselves. Should they copy off of a local co...
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001: My Story - From Failure to Photographer from 2016-12-06T23:07:27
Thank you so much for listening to The Bearded Tog!
When I originally planned to launch this podcast, I wasn't planning on making it personal. But through the advice of a great friend, sh...
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