Beyond the Image Podcast

A few weeks ago I recorded a podcast which served as a call to action for media outlets (particularly magazines) and what they needed to do to save their own industry. One of the challenges I put forth was that media outlets needed to strive for more diversity, not only within who they feature, but also who they have actual create the media itself. This striving for diversity throughout all media...

Tonight I am hosting a FREE workshop for health and fitness professionals on how to get more clients. You cannot grow a business if no one knows you exist. Tonight, I'll be teaching you a play-by-play approach to get the right leads to become the right clients who are going to hire you.  You can sign up at join.jamespatrick.com/lead-gen-webinar Last week, I got an e-mail that I had received a fair...

I still remember the first scene I ever saw in a horror film. I must've been around 5 years old and my parents were watching The Thing. Not the original, but the John Carpenter remake from 1982. They did not allow me to watch this movie, but little did they know that I was sneaking out of my room and trying to peer around the corner of a wall so I could see a portion of the television screen.    M...

I'm not the best when it comes to having difficult conversations. I'm the type of person who shuts the door to my office and becomes disgruntled. I think one of my old coworkers said that I had become difficult to work with and communicate with. They're probably right so we're going to dive into that today.   We are going to talk about how to engage in difficult conversations. My guest today is Ad...

In 39 years of live, I've had some pretty good ideas that did not work. For example, what could have been a best-selling marketing book. But I kept my idea in draft form on my desk until the book came out; only my name was not on the cover and it was a best-seller.   There was a time I would host meet-up events between photographers and models and charge everyone who attended the events. But I fai...

"You cannot grow your business if no one knows you exist." You may have heard me say that before, but we are drilling this in today and talking about why it's important and how I can help. Sign up for my FREE workshop at  https://join. jamespatrick.com/lead-gen- webinar IN THIS EPISODE Why you need the right leads. Generating qualified leads without complicated software. What having the right lead...

We're talking all about podcasting today, one of my favorite things to do. My guest today is Lauren Salaun. She is a PR agency owner, an emotional intelligence mentor, and no stranger to the show. "Podcasting is huge for credibility, conversion, and getting a ton of new people - specifically ideal clients - into your ecosystem. " IN THIS EPISODE Reasons why podcasting is loved by so many. The beau...

At the age of 15, my sole priority was to look impressive to others, particularly girls. This singular motivation inspired at least 98% of every decision I made, including what I wore, how I styled my hair, etc. It was even the reason I changed my name from Jimmie to James.   A significant decision of mine at this time was to walk away from playing baseball, which I had played for the previous 10...

Imagine a lanky, lazy, fatuous 19 year old me. I wanted money. I desired wealth. But did I want a real job? No! I was the 3rd assistant manager of a record store. We actually had no employees outside of the managers. I had no one to manage and was still at the bottom of the totem pole.    The record store did not pay well and most of my paycheck went to the outlet mall food court meals. I needed s...

My guest today is Ken Attard, a mindset consultant.   Today, we're discussing how to escape the entrepreneurial grind. "Every experience that is happening in your life is a byproduct of the way you are thinking, of your mindset. " IN THIS EPISODE The lie behind "the grind." The lightbulb moment in Ken's life. New mindsets to adapt. Stop compromising your values. Great intentions don't mean there's...

I spent the better part of the last hour looking over the most common, overused, cliche, and annoying phrases that are being used on dating app profiles. I did not do this for myself or my own entertainment, I did this for you .    You're probably curious what some of those phrases are.   "I'm an open book." "Looking for a partner in crime." "If my dog doesn't like you, it's just not gonna work."...

It was 2017 when I received the biggest news I had ever received in my entire career. For the 15 years prior to that moment, I had photographed countless fitness talents for countless fitness magazine covers. Sadly, never having the opportunity to reach my own lifelong dream of me being on a cover. That changed when I received the offer to not only photograph, but to personally be honored to appea...

My guests today are Kelsey Eyers and Lori Lefcourt, the founders of Rexxy. Today, we are talking about how they have successfully leveraged affiliate marketing in their business. "People drastically underestimate the power of affiliate marketing. " IN THIS EPISODE What led to their mastery of affiliate marketing. Reaching your target audience through affiliate programs. Misconceptions about affili...

My first brush with an online business was a little janky. I wrote this ebook but had no idea how to automate the delivery of the ebook. So, what I did was took the ebook and posted about it on Facebook to let people know about it. When people expressed interest, I would have them PayPal me $29.95. Then, I would email them back a copy of the PDF ebook.    This meant that in order to fulfill every...

If you listened to the episode earlier this week, you might think that I hate photographing for magazines. Maybe because of the title. But if you listened, I'm sure you heard it was filled with a lot of satire. The truth is, I love the magazine industry. It's an industry that I've been a part of as long as I've been a photographer. My first job outside of newspapers was at a magazine. I launched n...

My guest today is Betsy Cerulo, the author of Shake It Off Leadership .    Today, we are diving into leadership and how you can achieve success no matter what labels you have or have been given to you. "We have been making progress, and there's still a lot more work to do. " IN THIS EPISODE Why Betsy wrote her book. Taking pride in your labels. How we should react when other people achieve success...

The topic of today's show is magazine covers. I shot two new magazine covers this past weekend. And I don't want to talk about my 600 magazine covers I shot in my career or how great they are (wink). Today, I want to talk about why shooting magazine covers absolutely sucks. Let's dive into the anatomy of magazine covers. "Unless you own the magazine, you're not in control." IN THIS EPISODE What ma...

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Today, we're going to be talking about sex. Specifically, we will be unpacking the act of having sex as a means of labor. If you're thinking, I don't have sex for money, nor do I want to have sex for money and I don't know anyone who does have sex for money. Why would I continue listening to this episode? You're right to ask that question - and what you will discover is that even if you are not in...

I have 35 years of experience in friendships. I have successfully managed multiple friendships at once. Many of my friendships have returned to continue a friendship with me. I understand friendships on a deeper level. Many individuals like you have said yes to a friendship with me, so you too, should say yes. I have many testimonials from others confirming how amazing my friendship is. There are...

I've spent the last several hours in a tremendous amount of pain and I've done this for you. I've been thinking about the craziest, stupidest things I've ever done to get a girl to notice me. For example, I was the kid who would immediately raise the decibel level on my voice when a girl sat next to me on the bus and started to laugh much louder so that she knew I was having a great time.  In midd...

I've talked a lot on this show about how easy it is for entrepreneurs to fall into the hustle mentality because we see so much rhetoric out there on social media about it.  I saw a post the other day saying that entrepreneurs are wanting things handed to them and aren't willing to work for it. That's not what I'm seeing. I'm seeing entrepreneurs who are hustling themselves into an early grave. The...

Important question for my listeners: I'm wondering if you are the type of person who buys olive oil at the grocery store, brings it home, takes the lid off of the purchased olive oil and then proceeds to pour the olive oil into your own glass olive oil bottle? The ones at restaurants with the aluminum spout tops. Are you this person? Because I am this person.  There's nothing wrong with the glass...

I don't know anything worse in dating than getting stood up. I think it's an intimate fear of any first date. I want to tell you about the worst time when I got stood up. I had just turned 18 years old, but this was not a date. I had a meeting with a recruiter from the United States Navy because I was thinking about enlisting. We were supposed to meet at the Foothills Outlet Mall in Tucson, Arizon...

My first magazine cover came out 20 years ago. For the last 20 years, I've worked as a photographer within the health and fitness industry and during that time, I've photographed more than 600 magazine covers, in addition to thousands upon thousands of interior publication features.  Over this time, I've learned and developed a deep understanding of the entire media landscape and what it takes to...