Dare to Develop

We are so excited to have Manda Weaver with us today. She is a mid-Atlantic luxury wedding photographer. Today, we are going to talk about mindset and this term that she has coined, “permission granted mindset,” where if you give yourself permission to say yes to your goals and thoughts and if you do you're going to have big things coming to you. Manda is going to chat about ways she has given...

We are so excited to have Hannah Nowack, the Senior Weddings Editor at The Knot, on today’s show.  We’ll chat with her all about their new list on The Knot, the ones to watch list. She shares with us how they started it, and her why behind creating it. You’ll also learn more about the Knot and how you can partner with them. The Knot Website The Knot Instagram Hannah’s Instagram DARE TO DEVELOP INS...

We're so excited to welcome a dear friend of ours, Megan of Megan Kay Photography. Megan is a destination photographer based in Dallas, Texas.  Bachelor fans will remember Madi Prewett from season 24 (Peter the Pilot) and today we are diving in with Megan how she prepared and shot Madi and Grant Trout’s wedding.  Megan has a wealth of knowledge to share about shooting celebrity weddings, how t...

Are you interested in pursuing work in Destination Weddings? If so, this is going to be a podcast you’re going to want to listen to. We have the sensational Jennifer Stein of Destination I Do, a Destination Wedding Blog, and she is going to dive into how you can start marketing and preparing to do destination work. Jennifer has been running Destination I Do for almost two decades which wedding blo...

We can’t wait to introduce you to Ryan Moreno. Ryan is a Showit SEO specialist and online tech expert based in Florida and currently works for Tonic Site Shop. He has a passion for empowering creatives and small businesses with beautiful and strategically-designed websites and SEO Education.  He provide creative entrepreneurs with the necessary online tools and education they need to succeed. Toda...

We are so excited to have Jessica Lorren and Kat Braman with us today. The two are both destination photographers who have been in the industry for 15 years. Within the last couple of years, the two merged their individual photography businesses to become Lorren & Braman. They also have started The Reed Community. Which is a community for creatives in search of sustainability within work and l...

We're so excited to hang out and chat with Kir Tuben, a Washington DC-based photographer whose passion is talking about supplemental income and how to monetize different aspects of life. We had the pleasure of getting to spend some time with her at HybridCo this year and she will be telling us how she has created multiple streams of income and talks all about numbers. Talking money has been th...

We are so excited to have Kirsten (she/they) and Maria Palladino (they/she), the co-founders of Equally Wed on the podcast.  Their mission is to make the wedding industry a safer place for the LGBTQ+ community by offering wedding, marriage equality, and information to the LGBTQ+ community and LGBTQ+ inclusive education to the businesses who serve them. They are  talking with us about being more in...

We’re so excited to introduce you to Kristin Sweeting, a photographer top Nashville and Destination Photographer. She is also an educator,which in her words is what she feels like she is the best at, and is the  host of her own podcast, The Dangerous Creatives. With 13 years of experience Kristin has been all over the world and worked with so many different clients and the highs and lows of owning...

Welcome back to season 3 of Dare to Develop! This season we have more amazing guests lined up for you and they dive deep into connection and ways to grow your business. In today’s episode, we  talk about what we have been up to since the last season and give you a sneak peak of what’s to come this season. DARE TO DEVELOP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/daretodevelop/ DARE TO DEVELOP SHOW NOTE...

We're so excited to have Sacia Matthews, a destination wedding photographer and educator based in the Southeast, here with us today. We’ve had her on our show before but she is back and this time talking all about developing strong creative partnerships and how you can do that too, with your business. So let's dive in and talk all things, photographers and planners becoming close and working toget...

We are so excited to welcome Molly McCauley, a destination wedding photographer, and the host of Make Pretty Workshops.  We're talking with her today about her journey into developing international workshops and what really goes behind making a workshop come to life. Molly tells us the scoop about what goes on behind the scenes to create a seamless experience for her attendee's and how her ba...

We're so excited to have Alexey Nikityuk and Anja Winikka, co-founders of Maroo, a payment platform designed specifically for wedding professionals. Today, they're chatting with us about how you as a business owner can save money and streamline your payments so you can get them faster and easier. Maroo's offer for D2D Listeners:  We are going to do a special code for anybody who's listening t...

Today on the podcast, we are privileged to introduce you to Krystel Stacey. Krystel is a business strategist and wedding planner who is going to talk about taking daring risks in your businesses to level up and move yourself into the next space that you want to be in. She has made some daring risks in her business that have taken her to the next level and some that haven't and today she is talking...

We're really excited to have Mary Costa with us today. Mary is a photographer based in Southern California and is well known for her colorful style. Today we are chatting with her about finding your own style and not going with the crowd. Mary has so many great tips on how to do that yourself as well as has a special suprise for you all at the end of the episode. Mary Costa's Instagram Mary Costa'...

We're so excited to have Erinn Bridgman with us. Erinn is a money and business coach for creatives. She's going to talk all about daring to use your business to build personal wealth which is something that I feel a lot of wedding creatives can definitely use. Money can be a hard topic for creatives to make a plan for in your business, but Erinn is going to break down so many great ways to break t...

We're so excited to welcome Emily and Ashley from Photovision Prints film lab today. The two are the marketing managers and dip their toes in all the different aspects of running a film lab. We'll hear all the ins and outs that come with processing film. If you've ever wondered what happens to your film in between you sending it and getting it back, you're going to hear all about it. Emily's Insta...

Today on Dare to Develop we have Jeremiah and Rachel with us. They are two destination photographers who happen to be married and live in Montana. We can’t wait to dive in and learn more about how they grew their businesses separately and then joined together while also getting married themselves. Today we are learning from them about  how they run the business together as both lead photograp...

Today on Dare to Develop, we have Hope of Hope Taylor Photography. She is a photographer and business coach based out of the south, and she started her business while she was in high school and has continued to cultivate and grow her photography and education business. We're so excited for you to listen to this episode all about following your intuition and moving into the next phase of your caree...

We are so excited to introduce you to Shani Gailbreath of Canvas & Coif. Shani is talking about her journey with beauty services and how she’s evolved her business to cater to high-end clientele. Shani has some fantastic takeaways on how you can shoot your shot in business and create some amazing business opportunities by just putting yourself out there.   Shani's website: http://www.canvasandcoif...

Today on Dare to Develop, we're chatting with Sarah Carpenter, a Pacific Northwest photographer who is widely known for her beautiful portrait work especially with ballerinas. We are chatting with Sarah today about personal projects and how having those has helped her grow her business and help in other aspects of life as well. We can't wait to dive in! Where can our listeners find Sarah Carpenter...

Episode Summary with Kristine Herman & Ash Baumgartner Welcome back to Dare to Develop. Today Kristine and Ashley are discussing the ins and outs of film photography. We’ll cover why to shoot film - and why we personally choose to shoot film both personally and professionally. We’ll talk about what we love about film, and ultimately how you too can get started shooting film - for fun or for work. ...

Welcome back to Dare to Develop. Today, we have Aubrey Westlund with us who is an entrepreneur and passive income expert. She's talking all about how she started a stock photography business and has created a ton of passive income for herself. Aubrey went from simply supplementing her income, to it being largely the sole provider during the pandemic when weddings were shut down. Aubrey is also pro...

Today on Dare to Develop, we are so excited to welcome Geomyra Pollard. Geomyra is a well-rounded life and business coach and course creator for creatives that aspire to create and live with grace, passion, and purpose. She was recognized as one of HoneyBook’s “20 On The Rise” business coaches based on empowerment, impact, purpose, and passion. As a former wedding planner and designer, she uses he...

EPISODE SUMMARY Today on Dare to Develop, we wanted to fill you in on the business and personal books that we have both been reading. We think it's so important to work on self-development as well as your business. Today we're going to chat about our current favorites, books we’ve just finished and ones we are currently part of the way through. Check out the blog to find links to our 2022 Book Rec...