Love the episode? Send me a text & tell me. Free work or working in exchange for anything except $$$ isn’t a NO-NO. In fact, it can be a big fat “YES” too. I share how to easily decide when to work for free. After endless mistakes & many lessons learnt, I’ve created a decision-making process for offers to work for free or in exchange for products. I’ve created a simple way to quickly decide whether an opportunity without monetary compensation is worth taking on or not. In this...

If we send our rates and the client ghosts us, we blame ourselves for being too expensive. If we don’t send our rates, but request more information and then the client ghosts us, we blame ourselves for sabotaging the opportunity. If we send our rates and the conversation moves further, we think it’s sheer luck. We are forever living in this debate between yes and no, sending or not sending, overcharging or undercharging.. Ughhh! The loop of doubt and insecurity continues. The trut...

Pitching through email or video is a pain but it is one of the most essential tools for building a business. If it feels frustrating to keep sending pitches without hearing back, then there’s a need to shake things up. This week, Candice Ward, food photographer and business coach for creatives with a background in corporate sales, returns on the podcast to talk about one of the most effective, fun, and strategic ways to reach out to brands - video pitching. Candice shares why video ...

This week on the podcast, Candice Ward, a business coach for creatives, food photographer, dessert blogger, and online educator with a background in corporate sales, shares how to use LinkedIn powerfully to boost your leads without stress and overwhelm. She shares different ways to use LinkedIn, how to power it with chatGPT prompts, types of LinkedIn content that build credibility, how to optimize your LinkedIn profile to attract inbound leads, and the best way to turn a LinkedIn conn...

Collaborations are crazy effective, they double the results and double the impact but can go sideways, which can be detrimental to business growth, which makes it essential to approach them the right way. This week on the podcast, Aimee Twigger @twiggstudios discusses how collaborations could be the secret sauce for business growth. She explains how collaborations lead to business success and the best way to approach them to avoid partnerships going sideways. She talks about rewarding...

The struggle of feeling alone in business is real. We all wish for a listening ear, an accountability partner, or a mentor. In some way or the other, most of us wish we had a sounding board to encourage us and complement the gaps in our skills: a no-judgment person who shares the same passion for the mission. Collaboration is having a partner in crime or a partner in creativity so the journey feels supported, understood, less lonely, and fast-tracked to success. This week on...

In this week’s podcast, I’m sharing 3 simple ways to work with colour without falling back on the colour wheel. I’m sharing an unconventional approach to simplify the colour selection process to make your photos unique and stunning. The episode covers selecting the number of colours in a photo, working with neutrals and creating a striking multi-colour composition. I talk about strategic colour placements, absolute no-no’s for a cohesive, impactful palette, and an easy practice to incl...

In this week’s episode, Seema Rose, a Food & lifestyle photographer whose life’s purpose is to bring Creative communities together through her creative retreats, continues to share why retreats are complete game-changers for business and personal growth. She shares the transformation Creatives can expect from attending retreats, how to choose the right one for yourself, how it nourishes the mind, body & soul, boosts creativity, how to prepare for a retreat emotionally & fi...

In this week’s episode, Seema Rose, a Food & lifestyle photographer, whose retreat invite changed my life and business, and who organizes the most magical creative retreats shares why we need to attend at least one retreat a year. She shares how retreats are complete game-changers, can help us find our creative style, give business ideas, lead to portfolio growth, and partnership opportunities, reignite our creativity, and boost our business. Why, rightfully so, ...

In today’s podcast episode, we’re sharing game-changing advice from successful food photographers, bloggers, and creatives who’ve tackled these same challenges—and come out stronger. 💪✨This isn’t just inspiration; it’s actionable advice from food photographers, bloggers, and creatives who’ve been where you are and found their way forward. How to price, how to pitch, ask for money, overcome self-doubt, find confidence, what to do when you hit rock bottom, and how to overcome the idea of b...

I’m not as good as the others. Why would a client work with me? I still don’t know my style. I’m so behind. Should I quote lower so I don’t lose the client? I post regularly on Instagram but no one engages with my content anymore. I feel so lonely on this journey. Who do I speak to? These are a few of the thoughts that keep us awake at night. Worst is, sometimes these thoughts get so loud in our heads that they amplify our doubt in ourselves, leading us to believe that we are n...

This week on the podcast, I’m sharing 3 questions you should be asking yourself this year if you want to grow your business. We all have a long wishlist or goals for the year but I’m giving you just 3 simple things to think about that will help you get laser-focused, give you direction, and make it easier for you to get started. It will simplify your decision-making process and help you take action with clarity … because we all know how difficult it is to take the right ac...

In this week’s podcast, grab a box of tissues and join me for an emotional yet powerful episode where I share how to turn your low point in life into a high point, How to have a breakthrough when you’re at your lowest & How to grow your business when you're going through a rough phase. I spent days thinking about how I had met big goals that had been sitting on my list for years during a time when I was at my weakest, most vulnerable, and had no drive or passion for anything. Despite...

This week on the podcast, Jessie Sierra Ross, Food blogger, TV personality, and cookbook author shares everything about writing your cookbook without overwhelm. In this part, she discusses writing, photographing, pitching, working with a publisher, the role of an editor, negotiating contracts, sequence of marketing activities, and ways to promote & monetize the book. It’s all about taking one step at a time & Jessie tells us how to do it without running out o...

What if creating our cookbook was the breakthrough we need in our business? What if Writing our cookbook is actually a gateway to bigger opportunities? What if it is actually the missing piece of the puzzle that can set us up for the success we are looking for? Truth is, that creating your own cookbook is one of the most powerful ways to build credibility. No one ever takes a cookbook author lightly. There is so much weight in those words, whether you’re introducing yourself or pitchi...

Food photographers are called visual storytellers for a reason. We are known to create photos that tell a story, and transport a viewer into the frame. The best part is that we can tell if our photos have a strong storytelling element in them or not because it shows. It shows in the results that they bring. They either attract more clients, bring more traffic to our blog, captivate a viewer, garner beautiful comments on Instagram or win awards. Photos with powerful storytelling make an impac...

Being laser-focused about where we want to take our business and working on the right aspects that will bring results. Creating a portfolio and marketing it, is a huge part of building a photography business. In fact, it is the key step in starting right because if the client does not like what they see, there’s no 2nd conversation from there. But when our portfolio is created the right way and shared the right way, it helps us work with better clients, negotiate better rates, and in ...

This week on the podcast, I’m sharing 3 powerful ways to bounce back when you’re not loving your work. I share ways to shift your focus, your energy and your photography efforts when you’re feeling stuck or blocked. Some of the ways might feel counterintuitive but are highly effective. I share how to look at your work when you’re not loving it, what action to take with creations that are not up to your expectations, how to work smarter to actually start seeing improvements in your photo...

Our portfolio is a reflection of our skill, style, and aspiration as a photographer. So, the portfolio must be built with intention and strategy. The work in our portfolio must be cherry-picked and chosen strategically. It is the intention and strategy that brings results. Knowing how to create photos for a portfolio efficiently and effectively is essential for reaching more clients and increasing your chance of success with every outreach. If you haven't seen much success in...

Now, did you know that about 20% of all small businesses fail within the first year, half of the remaining fail within the first five years, and only about one in three get to the 10-year mark? In this week’s milestone episode, as we celebrate the 100th episode, I want to share the top 3 lessons that made this possible and kept me in business. I was on the verge of quitting at the 3-year mark but I didn’t and one of the lessons here came from that experience. In this episode, I ...