Dare to Develop

We are so excited to welcome the one and only KT Merry. KT is a luxury destination wedding photographer, who also is a conservationist and educator, and so much more! We are going to talk all about abundance, KT’s Abundance Plan, and how she has used this mindset to get where she is today. Listen in If you want to learn how to level up your business and your life through a positive attitude. KT's...

We're really excited to have Christina McNeill with us talking all about how she's developed her true style and artistic voice. She is a photographer in the San Francisco area and has really honed in on her unique style. For those of you that don't know, Christina is a veteran and has seen the wedding industry from a lot of different angles. She brings a really great perspective today from both he...

We're so excited to have Jennefer Wilson on Dare to Develop. You might know her because she's not only a photographer, a podcaster, and an educator, but she's also the creator of Kindred Presets. Jennefer is going to talk all about the Kindred community and why she created the presets. She dives deep into how it has really helped her business and paved the way for so many photographers. Jennefer's...

Today we're so excited to have back Julie Buckley of I nvision Events . She joined us back last year at episode six of developing authentic relationships with her business partner, Courtney. We'll be diving deep into a concept that we have been learning all about the 18 month rule, and we cannot wait for you to hear all of the wonderful wisdom she has about planning long term in your business. Jul...

We’re so excited to welcome Steph Wahlig on the podcast today. Steph is an accomplished destination photographer based in the Arizona Area. She has diversified her work from her own wedding work, an editing company and an associate team. We’ll be talking all about how she started one of her many businesses, Step on Me, which is her associate program. Steph will share tips on starting an associate...

We're so excited to have D’Arcy Benincosa with us. D’Arcy is a world renowned international photographer and an industry leading expert in marketing, mindset, and motivation for creative entrepreneurs. D’Arcy has worked for Sports Illustrated Magazine and her work and teachings have been featured in The Huffington Post, Martha Stewart, Out Magazine, ABC, NBC, The View, and Upworthy. D’Arcy has edu...

Today, we're welcoming back Courtney Wolf of Invision Events on the podcast. In this episode, we’re talking all about manifesting and how that is going to really help your business grow and why it’s so important to implement this into your daily life. Courtney also shares some of her favorite resources that can help you on your manifesting journey. With the new year, it is the perfect time to star...

Today, we have Amanda Crean of Amanda Crean Photography with us, and she is chatting all about how to have a truly luxurious experience for your clients. Amanda is an amazing hybrid photographer based in Napa, California and has served a wide variety of clients all over the world. She has really honed down her business to serving the luxury client and luxury niche. Amanda's website:  Amanda's...

We are so excited to introduce you to Ryan Greenleaf and we are going to talk about inclusivity, why it’s important, and how to reflect that in your business. Ryan has plenty of actionable steps that you can take to make your business more inclusive. Ryan's website: Ryan's Instagram:  DARE TO DEVELOP INSTAGRAM DARE TO DEVELOP SHOW NOTES ASHLEY’S INSTAGRAM / WEBSITE KRISTINE’S INSTAGRAM / WEBS...

Today on Dare to Develop, we welcome Becca and Betsy of Rebecca Rose Events. They are a destination wedding planning, design, and production firm that produces weddings all over the world. Becca and Betsy talk about what true hospitality is which they learned from their respective hospitality backgrounds and also how we can bring that to a wedding day. Rebecca Rose Events Website Rebecca Rose Even...

We are so excited to introduce you to Anna Lord, a filmmaker out in the LA area. We’ll chat with her about how she pursues both wedding and commercial work in the creative industry. We dive into how she started in the commercial world and the differences she has seen in her work since. Also Anna gives tips on how other creatives who might be interested in diversifying from just weddings might be a...

On today's episode of Dare to Develop, we're really excited to have John Dolan with us. John Dolan is a legend in the wedding and film photography community, and just has so much insight on how to not only create beautiful photographs, but how to truly interpret and present what a wedding day looked like after the fact. So we cannot wait for you to hear this episode and just hear him, teach us how...

We are so excited to launch season two of Dare to Develop with Perry of Perry Vaile Photography. Perry is a world renowned photographer who is mostly known for her beautiful work that is full of color. Today, Perry is talking all about how she creates work-life balance. Perry dives deep into how she sets rhythms and routines for herself and she also talks about how to share a lot of your personali...

Welcome to Season 2 of Dare to Develop, we have missed you all! We are back with so many great episodes for you this season and today we wanted to chat a little bit about where we've been and what’s been going on in our lives. We’re also going to give you a sneak peek into what’s coming up in this season in Dare to Develop! SHOW LINKS: Kristine’s links: Print shop: https://kristinehermanphotograph...

Welcome back to Dare to Develop. We are so excited to be chatting with a dear friend of ours, Taylor Petrinovich who is an amazing cinematographer. She's talking all about how she developed an educational brand for herself, and she's going to give so many great nuggets on how to do that for yours! Website: https://taylorpetrinovich.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorpetrinovich The Lev...

Welcome back to Dare to Develop. We're so excited to have Wendy Kay of Birds of a Feather , and one of the founders of Educate. Empower. Encourage on the podcast. We’ll discuss her why behind elevating her luxury brand as well as starting sister brands to fill the holes then that she saw in the market. Wendy has so much knowledge to share so get excited! http://birds-of-a-feather-events.com https:...

Today on Dare to Develop, we have Sarah Kay Love with us. Sarah used to work for The Knot and is an expert on all things publication and we will be chatting about how to get published yourself. We’re also going to talk about her daring leap to leave The Knot and what led her to that choice. Were diving into curating submissions, what publications are looking for and how to nurture those relationsh...

Today on Dare to Develop, we have Shannon Griffin of Shannon Griffin photography with us. Shannon is going to dive deep into all about switching business models to better serve luxury clients and how she's done that is switching to IPS, which is in-person sales. We know this is a little bit different than necessarily the wedding specific industry, but all of these lessons that Shannon shares with...

Today on Dare to Develop we're joined by Fawn Renee of Fawn Renee Designs and Heather of Heather Payne Photography who have joined together to create Those Plant Ladies. We'll hear from them on how they created this joint business as family members while maintaining their own businesses. We are so excited for you to listen to this episode because there is so much to learn from these ladies! Those...

Today on Dare to Develop, we are welcoming Charlie Hilbrant who is a filmmaker out in Chicago. We are chatting all about how to create great relationships between the visual team members on a wedding day, and how we can work best together to serve our clients. We were so inspired by the daring leap that Charlie made when he went full time and we just know that you will be too! Charlie's website: h...

Today on Dare to Develop, we are so excited to have Gabrielle of Gabrielle Hurwitz , a bridal stylist with us. Gabrielle is going to dive deep into her process with brides and how she works as a stylist throughout the wedding process.  We can't wait to hear from her all about the ins and outs of the industry, where she came from, and where the business is going to be taking her in the future....

Today we have Abby of Abby Jiu Photography. Located in Washington DC, Abby is known for her showstopping images as well as her Sophisticated couples.  Over the years of her career, Abby has done such a wonderful job of curating and figuring out not only who her ideal client is and what to show to attract that client. We also love Abby’s emphasis on highlighting her team in her business. Make...

We are so excited to talk with Megan Pettus, a filmmaker out of Alabama. It’s no secret that we are passionate about investing in our education so talking with Megan about education was an absolute pleasure. We’ll talk about different types of learning opportunities, how to vet your mentors, and how to make sure you’re making smart financial choices with your education. Get excited Developers, thi...

Today, we talking all about goal setting and how to prep for the year with Aislinn McKenna of Ais Portraits. We'll dive deep into vision goals, manifestations, affirmations, all the things you need to know to set actionable and achievable goals for your business. Make sure you have your pen and paper handy so you can take notes! Aislinn's website: https://aisportraits.com Aislinn's Instagram: http...

If you are a part of the film community that you have heard of Fuji 400H. Last week Fuji just came out with the discontinuation of their film, which has rocked the film wedding world. We’re noticing some nervous photographers in our community, so we wanted to take this opportunity to talk about how to navigate this time. We’re bringing on two experts in the industry Dustin Stokel, who is the creat...