Dangerous Creatives - A Photography and Creative Business Podcast

After 20+ years as a wedding photographer, Melissa G feels ready to start transitioning into mentorship and expanding her business beyond wedding photography and is seeking some perspective on how to make the transition, specifically with marketing. On this live coaching episode of the Dangerous Creative Podcast, Kristin walks Melissa through how to market authentically during a major business and...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast Team Danger, Lauren Gish, Jen Madigan, and Kristin Sweeting, talk about the six things that make a high-value woman and business owner. From boundaries and self-worth to holding expectations for everyone involved (including yourself) and solving conflicts - this episode is full of tangible and relatable advice on how to really own who you are as a...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin chats with Kelsey Gilbert Kreiling from Week of the Website about building an impactful website as a creative, and everything it really takes to do that. They chat about creativity as a whole, growing your career as a creative and helping your experience and creative soul really speak to your future clients through your website.  Kelsey G...

If you’ve ever wondered - why isn’t my marketing working? How do I get new clients and bring in enough work to keep my business afloat? This episode is for you! Today on this live coaching episode of the  Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin talks to Lakin Stearns, a newborn and family photographer, about how to convert inquiries, tiny tweaks in your marketing and sales process that can make a big...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kiffanie Stahle of The Artist’s JD joins Kristin to walk through the 5 must-do legal tasks for every creative business owner. This incredibly practical workshop guides you towards understanding what steps you need to take to shore up your business in every way. From sole-proprietorship and LLCs, to bank accounts and contracts, after this episode...

If you've ever been in a place where you want to burn your business down, everything feels like too much this episode is for you. On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, team danger sits down to talk about the moments where they almost (or did) throw in the towel on their biz, what is behind the urge to burn it all down and how to cope with those tougher more overwhelming seasons a...

Today, Kristin chats with photographer, podcaster, and Simple Sales creator Annemie Tonken. Annemie shares all about her journey of transitioning away from weddings to focus on family photography, creating the Simple Sales process, and the exact steps it takes to streamline your sales so they really work (and aren’t in person!) Annemie has been a family photographer since 2010 and is now an educat...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Kristin talks about what's in and what’s out in life and business in the new year to help foster more abundance and live a life aligned with your values. If you’re craving more spaciousness, support, and abundance this year - give this episode a listen. Grab Your Free Vision Board Templates Here Ways to Work with Us in 2024: ⁠⁠⁠ Road to 100k...

On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Jen interviews Jessie Watts about her experience in the Advanced Mastermind. Jessie shares how being a part of this mastermind gave her the foundation and confidence she needed to make a massive shift in her photography business, going from wedding photographer to lifestyle and branding photographer, 5x-ing her package pricing in the proces...

Today, Kristin is Joined by Alexandra of Alexandra Grace Photography for a live coaching call. Alexandra recently transitioned away from her 14-year wedding photography business and has been working to rebuild in a new niche but the pivot is taking longer than she hoped for. They strategize the options of reintegrating some old business in a new way, making up gaps in income, and moving past a lim...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin is joined by the rest of Team Danger, Jen Madigan and Lauren Gish, to share their top, actionable money mindset hacks that you can start using today. They talk through their favorite mantras, working through money shame and shifting your perspective to help create more abundance and less friction when it comes to money in your business an...

On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Jen interviews Ariel Cameron about her experience in the Road to 100k Mastermind. Ariel shares her experience with both Danger School and Road to 100k mastermind, and how each one, and the community she's found with them, has helped her transform different parts of her business and herself. Ways to Work with Us in 2024: ⁠⁠Road to 100k M...

This episode is Part 2 to the ⁠Things to focus on UNDER 100k episode from last week, and Kristin shares her top 5 things to focus on once you've jumped over that 100k hurdle, including some questions to ask yourself as you decide what's next. She also shares about her own experience with outsourcing and growing a team and what that can look like in your business as you increase your revenu...

This episode is targeted in on specific advice that helps if your revenue hasn't hit 100k (YET!) There is so much great advice out there right not but a lot of it is not helpful if taken out of context or might be better for a business at a different revenue level or different goals. Photo businesses who are still building to 100k, this episode is for you. Things to focus on. Things to look pa...

On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Jen interviews Bobbi Barbarich about her experience in the Advanced Mastermind. Bobbi is a documentary wedding photographer, a podcaster, and a coach, and she talks about transitioning what used to be her highest package to her lowest, consistently booking 5 figure photography packages and selling out her coaching program. Apply for the Mas...

On this episode of Dangerous Creatives, Kristin brings in Team Danger - Jen Madigan and Lauren Gish, to walk through an end-of-year planning retreat. They look back on the year and forward into the new one, talk about what they want to bring with them and leave behind, and all the tools they use to prepare for a new year in their business and personal lives - so you can too!  Danger School Holiday...

Today’s episode of Dangerous Creatives will help you finish your year, and start the new one, with the clarity and mindset it takes to build the business of your dreams. Kristin shares 5 unshakable truths if you want to manifest the business of your dreams this year. Get the Vision Freebie Here ! Danger School Holiday Sale: ⁠⁠Click here to join us!⁠⁠ Ways to Work with Us: ⁠⁠⁠Danger School Online⁠⁠...

On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast Jen chats with Katelyn Mallett, a multi-passionate artist, wedding photographer and photographer educator, for a case study about her experience in the Advanced Mastermind. Katelyn shares about making pricing jumps and business moves that have led to consistent growth, as well as the self-discovery and internal work that has been just as imp...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin chats with photographer and author, Joy Prouty about practicing presence - which also happens to be the title of Joy's new book. This conversation is a wealth of wisdom and inspiration about what it means to heal, prioritize your true self and become more honest in your business, and to use your camera as a means of practicing presenc...

Today, Kristin is joined by multifaceted photographer and entrepreneur Sabrina Hounshell of Seriously Sabrina Photography for a live coaching call. Sabrina has built multiple businesses and more opportunities and ideas keep flowing, and she’s looking for support on how to streamline it all. Kristin and Sabrina talk through how to know what the “right thing” is, overworking to overcome slow season...

Today, Jen sits down with Zoya Dawn, a member of the Dangerous Creatives Advanced mastermind for a quick case study about her experience. Zoya shares how, in just three months, she booked 2 of the highest packages of her career as well as some of the highlights she's experienced as a Dangerous Creative this year.  Apply for the Mastermind ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Creatives Mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Current...

Today Jessie Watts joins us on the Dangerous Creatives Podcast. She is a photographer, multi-passionate creative, and mental wellness advocate. After a breakup in 2021, Jessie found herself experiencing burnout and struggling with her mental health which led her to "a year of yes" where she leaned into her intuition and began her healing journey. On this episode, Kristin and Jessie dive...

Artist, activist, and entrepreneur, Danielle Coke Balfour, from Oh Happy Dani, joins us today on the Dangerous Creative podcast to give us a life and business update, as well as talk about her brand new book “A Heart on Fire.” Kristin chats with Danielle about the idea of present purpose and purpose-driven work, late-diagnosed neurodivergency, business transitions, the creative process of writing...

On this bonus episode of the Dangerous Creatives podcast, Jen interviews Praise McKenna about her experience in the Dangerous Creatives Advanced Mastermind. Praise shares her previous panic-mode experiences when it came to money, her highest bookings, new opportunities and launches since joining, and her favorite things about being part of the Dangerous Creatives community.   Apply for the Masterm...

On this episode of the Dangerous Creatives Podcast, Kristin interviews the founders of Pic-Time, an innovative online photo gallery platform. Nirit and Amir walk us through their business journey and evolution and give us insight into the twists, turns, and unique intuitive moments that lead them to where they are as industry leaders in their field.  They also talk about surprising joys, the photo...