Dare to Develop

Today we’re talking with Stephen Wood of PhotoVision Prints. A photo lab that has become a national name throughout the film world. We’ll hear Steven talk about his early years in the film lab and how that’s shaped the business he’s made now. Stephen also shares invaluable tips for us as photographers and how we can develop relationships with our respective photo labs. After we wrapped our convers...

We are so excited to hear from Kaylia Fisher of Tumbleweed Floral Design Company and Tumbleweed Floral Truck. Kaylia is an amazing florist with a modern boho feel and her work has been featured in many publications Kaylia has such a unique story. She’ll share the highs and lows of renovating an old ice cream truck, making the choice to split her two businesses, and a whole bunch of pivots in betwe...

We're hopping on Dare to Develop today to talk about a subject that is truly important. We first and foremost believe black lives matter. And we really want to show our support for black creatives in our creative community and our wedding industry. We are committed to learning unlearning behaviors, listening and doing better. We want to create an inclusive environment in the podcasts sphere and wi...

Today on the Dare to Develop Podcast, we welcome Erich and Amy McVey. Erich is a world renowned photographer and named by Harper’s Bazaar and Martha Stewart Weddings as one of the best wedding photographers in the world. Amy has been behind the scenes helping move the business forward over many years. Together, they give some great tangible advice from how to stay inspired to laying out a roadmap...

We wanted to pop on and discuss five steps to moving your business forward, doing slower seasons and some quick tips on how to do that.  Whether it's your off season or you're facing a sudden lull in work. There are so many different ways to keep your business growing, sustaining, and thriving.  From updating your bios, focusing on Pinterest and more, there are a lot of different ways to...

Today we're so excited to welcome Cami and Elisabeth of the Biz Birthday Bash onto the podcast. We'll hear from them today about how they dare to create their business even with having their own respective calligraphy businesses together. They have created the Biz Birthday Bash, which is a business, podcast and a brand with a shop while maintaining their own individual stationary businesses. We ca...

Today we’re talking with Corbin Gurkin and her journey to becoming a celebrity and luxury wedding photographer. From photographing weddings such as Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, and JJ Watt, to gracing the covers of Martha Stewart Weddings, Corbin had a successful career. She has such a powerful message on what success has meant to her in the past, what it means now, and how we should strive to fin...

In today’s episode, we’re talking to Daniel of Daniel Kim Photography. You won’t want to miss this one! We know you’ll love hearing about the very daring leap Daniel made to stay true to his art, while delivering photos that his clients love. No matter where you are on your photography journey, you’ll find so much information and inspiration from this interview.  Daniels Website Daniels Insta...

The artist’s journey is hardly ever a straight path and today, we’re talking with Dustin Stokel of The Archetype process all about his journey. Dustin saw a need in the industry to create true-to-film profiles that not only preserve the quality of film, but are also super easy for photographers to use. That’s not to say the road was easy. Dustin faced a lot of challenges (including a rebrand) alon...

Today we're welcoming Julie and Courtney of Invision Events onto the podcast. We're diving deep with them about how you can serve luxury vendors. You’ll also hear advice for vendors on working with planners, coordinators, and other designers, as well as on the actual wedding day. You’ll also hear about how they grew their business together buy nurturing their own passions, complementing each other...

This was such a great conversation with Stacey Foley about digging deep, making big moves and finding your self worth in your business. You won’t want to miss this one! Stacey's Website: www.thestaceyfoley.com Stacey's Instagram: www.instagram.com/thestaceyfoley Stacey's announcement:    Luminate Your Life .  - a course to help creative women really step into their authentic selves...

We’re talking with Calvin Elizabeth today about her own photography business as well as her new business venture, White Flower Bridal Boutique of San Diego. We’re so inspired by the many ways Calvin has diversified her business and taking the changes that come with that in stride. One of our favorite things about Calvin is her dedication to building community. Even when someone may seem like “comp...

Authenticity is the name of the game with the ladies of Bloom and Blueprint. We absolutely loved chatting (virtually because quarantine) with Kate and Erica and hearing about the brains and beauty of their colorful wedding planning business. Their partnership shows the importance of zeroing on your niche and going full in with it. No matter what stage you’re at in your business, you’ll be inspired...

The road to success for any entrepreneur is hardly ever a straight line and few people know that better than our guest today, Shaun Austin Gordon of KISS Books. You’ll hear Shaun talk about the different business ventures he took on while searching for his “I’m meant to do this moment”. We were so inspired by Shaun’s take on developing community and how that was vital to his success with KISS book...

We're so excited to have Julie Paisley here today from her own business, Julie Paisley and from The Hybrid Co. We’ll talk about her journey from teacher to photographer, and back to teacher again with The Hybrid Co. Julie also fills us in on how she develops her community from the vendors and clients she works with, to participants in her workshops. Julie also has some fantastic advice for anyone...

Welcome to the podcast Dare to Develop and we are so excited today to tell you a little bit more about our heart behind the podcast. What you can expect to hear in a typical Dare to Develop episode and a little bit more about ourselves so you can get to know us like friends.  This is a podcast started by us to hybrid photographer friends and creatives to focus on developing community and taki...