Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Matt Badenoch of www.streetwithmatt.com and www.mattbadenoch.com teaches street photography via travel workshops and runs a successful wedding photography business in London. I'm lucky enough to call Matt a friend and a photography travel buddy after one of the most epic adventures to India a few years ago with half a dozen photographer friends from the UK and Romania. Matt discovered a love of photography more than...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Julia Semak is a professional and super-talented photo retoucher who has her editing processes fine tuned like no other. If you've ever considered the idea of outsourcing the editing and retouching for your business, this interview will place you in the perfect position to find and hire the right person, team, company or Ai solution to suit you. And if one thing is true about running a successful photography business...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Jessica McGovern of www.jessicamcgovern.co.uk produces THE most stunning dog and horse photography you will see. I mean it; her work is truly breathtaking. She works with clients both on location and in the studio. On her website, she says that most clients tend to invest between £500 and £3000 in their photographic session and artwork afterwards. She is based in the UK and is an international multi-award-winning...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Andre Toro of www.andretorophotography.com is a US-based, Venezuelan mother of two. Before photography, she was an electrical engineer with an MBA from MIT. She is a self-proclaimed nerd, math lover, and businesswoman to her core. Five years ago, she had a life wake-up call following a massive concussion that stopped her for literally months. She decided that life was too short not to follow her biggest passion, so...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Mallory Morrison of www.mallorymorrison.com is a US-based underwater portrait photographer, and I have to tell you… her photography is stunning! I was excited to record this interview because I was introduced to her via Brett Stanley, another incredible underwater photographer, with this message… Andrew meet Mallory, underwater photography legend! Mallory started as a dance photographer because of her background as a...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Karinda Kinsler of www.karindak.com is an accomplished and successful horse photographer based in Texas USA and works with clients around the country. Her sessions range from $650 to $6000 — not including any products or files. However, equine photography isn't why I reached out for this interview. I was introduced to her by PhotobizX member Kim Kuhlman of Chile Dog Photography when she dropped this line in a recent...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Kim Kulman of www.chiledogphoto.com and I have been exchanging emails since the launch of the recent AI Course with Brianna Shrader. In the emails, we discussed AI and its implications for the photography business — in particular, SEO, blog post creation, recording client calls over Zoom, and using Otter.ai to create transcripts of the conversations and summarise them. We also talked about her taking on a new...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Brendan Taylor of www.babyart.studio was first interviewed for episode 502 of the PhotoBizX podcast. In that interview, we focused heavily on a Facebook Live marketing strategy that he is still running today with massive success. I asked him back to the podcast following a series of messages I received in early January. He wrote… Happy New Year Andrew 🙂 How would you feel about a new interview with me for your...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Johl Dunn of www.johldunn.com is a photography business and mindset coach based in Australia with photographer clients around the world, and he's no stranger to this podcast. Johl has been featured in multiple interviews and delivered training sessions like the Pricing Masterclass. The catalyst for this interview was following a chat and email with Johl about why some photographers are coachable and others aren't....

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Rachelle Steele of www.steelecapture.com is a US Navy veteran and has been an avid amateur photographer for most of her life. She lost her passion for photography in 2005 after the devastating Hurricane Katrina. In this podcast episode, we dive into Rachelle's journey from Navy veteran to fine art photographer whose life was dramatically reshaped by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. In this heartfelt interview,...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Maggie Robinson of www.dinkyfeet.co.uk and www.togacademy.com is a wife and mother of two, originally from Poland and now based in the UK. She started in newborn photography and developed into a family photographer as her young subjects grew. She's accumulated many awards, including Newborn Photographer of the Year 2018. Today, she divides her time between her photography business, Dinky Feet and The Tog Academy,...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Liz Hansen of www.chicago-boudoir.com and www.milliondollar.studio has a million-dollar boudoir photography studio business. She says… Having a baby is the hardest thing I’ve ever done; having a business is the second hardest. The third-hardest is growing that business. Liz has been a professional photographer since 2011 and opened her studio in 2018. She quickly grew it to over a million dollars per year in revenue...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Danielle Hendon of www.4cornerscfo.com is a financial advisor to small business operators. Her background is in corporate finance and accounting, which she left behind and started her own small business. Today, her goal is to help and guide entrepreneurs to pay themselves what they’re worth and continue to put more profit in their pockets every year. Are you a photographer passionate about capturing stunning images...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Josh Beaton of  www.joshbeaton.com and www.thetweenesteemproject.org creates and photographs luxury portraits with an edge. If you check out his clean but attention-grabbing website, you'll see he is one of Chicago’s Premier Portrait Photographers. His portraiture has a distinctive, dark, romantic look, and it's easy to see why clients would be drawn to him and his photography. What's interesting about his journey is...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Laurie Brown of www.lauriemacbrownphotography.com is a Calgary-based headshot, branding and boudoir photographer who focuses on serving women, helping them see and feel their beauty and value by creating portraits they love at every stage of their lives. I love having the opportunity to record these interviews. I look forward to speaking every speaking with every guest. Sometimes though, I get especially excited about...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area Richard Grenfell of www.thriveboudoir.com.au has been featured on the podcast several times in the coaching diary series. He started working with photography business coach Steve Saporito after shutting down a long-running and successful pawnbroking/money lending business in Queensland, Australia. He moved into a shop front studio and focused on serving local families with his new photography business and high...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Trina Julius of www.artofkindyphotography.com and www.redcherryimages.com.au was interviewed for episode 443, the podcast. We focused on her business, Red Cherry Images, where she does preschool photography or kindy photography as it's known in Australia. Since then, as you may have heard from Tracy Mock, in her interview two weeks ago, Trina has started the Preschool Photography Academy, which Tracy referred to. By...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Kaity Griffin of www.kaitygriffin.com is a Google AdWords expert… with a difference. She has a knack for cutting through a lot of the technical jargon associated with Google Ads and is super focussed on getting her clients measurable results. Look at her reviews and testimonials, and you'll find examples like this one from Stacey… It's so refreshing to see someone in this space who cares about seeing people succeed...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Tracy Mock of www.preschool.studioeclectic.com.au is a kindergarten photographer who made the full-time jump into the genre after testing the waters and finding both joy and success. In this interview, she unlocks the kindy photography goldmine secrets and how to build a thriving kindy photography business. This interview came about following a recent chat with Trina Julius of Red Cherry Images, who specialises in...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Katie and Jez of www.heartstoryphotography.com.au and the upcoming Elevate Photography Business Intensive are back for what was initially going to be a 15-minute segment about the current state of business and their upcoming photography business workshop. Instead, we went deep into all things marketing, advertising, sales, and still loving photography and photographing families after so many years of doing the same...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Dave Le Page of www.davelepage.com appeared on my radar while searching for some exceptional wedding photographers to feature on the podcast. His work is seriously fantastic, and he appears to be travelling the country and world, doing what he loves in amazing and wild locations with some very cool-looking couples! He was a music roadie for ten years before moving into weddings. He's a hybrid shooter, shooting...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Lei Lei Clavey of www.leileiclavey.com is on her way to becoming one of the world's best wedding photographers. She's a Melbourne, Australia-based wedding photographer who entered the market differently than most. She launched right into the luxury market. Invested in her branding and amazing styled shoots before booking real couples. In no time at all, she had made a name for herself as the luxury, editorial...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Tracy Goodwin of www.captivatetheroom.com is a podcaster, author, coach and expert on the topic of using your voice, which she says is the most powerful and under-utilised asset you have. And that the most important thing isn't what you say; it's how you say it. For almost 30 years, voice has been her life. Through her voice coaching, her clients have learned how to harness the power of their voices simply by...

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Louise Sedgman of  www.giddyupfoto.com and www.thefotocreative.com.au initially caught my attention when she responded to a thread in the PhotobizX Premium Members group on generating leads at events. She posted that she'd just attended Equitana for four days. She had a site there with her photography work on display, a competition running with QR code, and lots of products on display and overall, it was very...