Bold with Brooke by Brooke Summer

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/075 Facebook and Instagram went down, the news is CHAOS, right? What if you ONLY had Facebook for your business? What if Instagram is the only way that you can connect with your people? You would be pretty upset with it being down for 7 hours on a Monday! In this episode we are going to talk about another option that you might want to explore - email mark...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/074 Are you ready for an episode that might make you... a little uncomfortable? In the BEST possible way, of course! Jenn Spivak is the CEO and Founder of #TEAMSPIVAK, and our conversation is FIRE. If you are a female business owner, you need to hear this episode. If you are a male business owner, you need to hear this episode. Basically, if you have a pu...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/073 Hey there amazing entrepreneurs &  business owners - ready to talk about that elusive unicorn of work life balance? Quite frankly - this is something I really struggle with chatting about on the podcast because I feel like it is sexist to even ask women how they handle it all as a mom and business owner, when men are not asked the same question, but I...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/072 How the heck can we diversify our income? As a service based business owner, it is something that I have been asked and considered myself as well as marketing for small businesses. I'm so excited for today's guest and the information that we have available today, because the struggle is REAL - am I right? I am super excited to be able to have this bos...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/071 Welcome back awesome business owners - I know I say this a lot, but I am truly excited to bring you today's episode! Today I have the honor to spend time with the ever amazing Rachel Brenke, who is multi-faceted entrepreneur who has created businesses from the ground-up that supports the life she wants to lead. And can I just tell you on a personal no...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/070 Welcome back to another episode of Business Straight Up! In today's episode, we are going to talk all about building a team and hiring tips for small business owners. SO IMPORTANT for building a business that is sustainable! Today's guest is Liz Goddard, and she runs Bosun and works with small business owners to scale quickly and safely, so that they...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/069 Welcome back to the Business Straight Up podcast, the place to be if you want to be able to market your business and run it smarter, not harder, so you can actually make a living doing what you love! Welcome to episode 069! I've put this off because it wasn't perfect - something we're going to talk about in a few - but I gave up putting it off because...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/068 Habits to grow your business are absolutely necessary for every successful business, however, this is not an easy task, especially with the turmoil and chaos that we're all seeing right now. In this episode, we're going to talk about thriving instead of just surviving, what does that actually look like? We are are going to talk about consistency and h...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/067 Are you ready for a sneak peek? A secret look, the inside scoop? In today's episode, we are going to chat about creative business & photography website tips that you can implement to really embrace putting your website to WORK. Websites that convert will turn into one of the most valuable pieces of your business! The reality is that you can be the bes...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/066 I am SUPER excited to have an amazing guest today! Allie Bjerk is a visibility strategist, coach and consultant that has helped hundreds of business owners create visibility strategies and marketing plans to grow their business to be super profitable. I am personally one of her students, and while I haven't had the time to completely finish her Tiny O...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/065 A website is our business' home online, and is usually the customer's first point of contact before doing business with the company. This is your handshake to the world, and it makes me cringe every time I hear someone tell me that they don't love their website! In order for it to be in tip-top shape, we need to avoid the most common website errors th...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/064 Creating a website copy for photographers may not be an easy feat but today's guest, the Sarah Braud is a story WIZARD. Well, what does that exactly mean? We will delve into that in this episode. If you're ready to ramp up your marketing strategy then please, join us because today, we talked about what goes into your marketing, what to say in your mar...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/063 Here we go, welcoming March 2021, with part two of the lessons that I learned from the chaos that was 2020. So if you haven't heard part one, I want to invite you to listen to part one here. What a chaotic year that was, right? It was really hard to look back at 2020 and see the good, even though of course we know, there's good in everyday stuff. Over...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/062 Facebook ads for photographers and social media marketing, in general, can be intimidating and overwhelming. With all the updates and working pieces involved to get this going, it is hard to keep up. But today's guest, Rita Barry is a digital marketing powerhouse and a brilliant businesswoman who has shared a lot of strategies when it comes to measuri...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/061 Lessons Learned from 2020 - Part 1 {Ep 061} I was joking in my Facebook group that I feel like 2020 should be a verb now, right? When you had a plan for the beginning of 2020, and it didn't work out the way that you wanted it to. We're gonna say it was 2020'd. Seems about right! All kidding aside, let's all give ourselves a pat on the back for winning...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/060 Sales - although an integral part of a business can be intimidating for most as it is often considered a complex and difficult process. But it doesn't have to be and today's guest, Debora Jones has shared a lot of insightful sales tips for business owners like yourself. No matter what business you run, sales are absolutely necessary, and I know that f...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/059 As a creative, showing our work is a huge part of what we do online, because that's our art, right? That's what we do. That's what we sell. But so many of us just kind of slap up a social media account, have really no idea how to use it strategically. This is why I am excited for you to meet today's guest. She is a social media Rockstar and educator,...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/058 Welcome back, business owners to another episode of Business Straight Up, the podcast for creative business owners who want to actually make a living doing what they love. In this episode, I'm going to show you my linear calendar, and how I plan my year as a creative business owner who actually runs TWO businesses! While this is a sample business plan...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/057 Welcome back amazing business owners, to another episode of Business Straight Up, the podcast for creative business owners and photographers who want to actually make a living doing what they love. Today's episode hits home for me - because finances are definitely not a strength. But I'm learning, and work with some amazing people to help me walk thro...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/056 Welcome back business owners and entrepreneurs to another episode of Business Straight Up! Have I got a treat for you - today is the first time that I've EVER had a guest twice, and she is such an amazing resource of information, I couldn't wait to have her on again! Stacey Harris is the CEO of an agency called Uncommonly More. Their focus is on podca...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/055 Welcome back awesome business owners to another episode of Business Straight Up, the podcast for photographers and creative business owners who want to actually earn a living doing what they love! Today's episode is an update and a VERY fun announcement. New things coming in the new year, congratulations on getting through 2020, and some things to loo...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/054 Welcome back to another episode of Business Straight Up - the podcast for photographers and creative business owners who want to actually make a living doing what they love! Today I'm switching things up a little, and going unscripted! So here it is - I'm just going to say it: you need to start implementing this TOP marketing strategy in 2021 and beyo...

  Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/053 Email marketing for creatives & artists is something that is SO underused, often out of fear. In today's episode of Business Straight Up, we are going to dive into moving PAST the fear to really embrace marketing and showing off what you do, proudly, so that people can hire you and pay you! Megan Auman is an artist and metalsmith who runs a very suc...

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/052 Welcome to another episode of Business Straight Up, Happy Black Friday! LISTEN TO THIS before shopping for your business for Black Friday - no, really. Today we are going to talk about my top 5 purchases for your business when it comes to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Do you really NEED that piece of gear? What would be an awesome choice that will tr...

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/051 CONTENT - you may think that it's just about what you do, right? WRONG! In this episode of Business Straight Up, we are going to talk about 10 content ideas for email marketing, blog posts and social media that you may not think really matter. Content can help you build the KLT factor - know, like and trust - and will keep you top of mind when someone...