Get a "Heck Yes" with Carissa Woo Wedding Photographer and Coach

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Today I have Rob Green in the Get a heck yes house! (photographer coach and podcaster of THE BOP. The biggest takeaway is that College and Sorority Photography is the greatest untapped market in photography today. If you're not jumping in on it, you've got a $100,000 hole in your business. This is the next gold rush in photography. HOT TOPIC: College and Sorority Photography...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Lisa Marie Photographie is in the get a heck yes house. A repeat guest and a dear friend of mine. Check out our past episode about how to brand yourself in a new location. Fun fact about Lisa She was in the restaurant industry for about 17 years.. which she believes helps her in this industry a ton! She even met her hubby Igor while working at Macaroni Grill! She used to be a...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! It's been a dream of mine to interview Jasmine Star. My editor said this is the best episode. I'm on fire after this episode. My motivation is level 10. Register for my masterclass on I took Jasmine's Stars workshop 13 years ago. She said we are going to turn this generation of photographers upside down and that we did with her help. She was the 1st photographer to...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I have a very special guest, Renee Sabo, named Best Wedding Planner by Boston Magazine. She is incredibly detailed oriented and personal with her clients! They all mean a great deal to her and she gives them the best client experience. I was on her podcast called The Confetti Hour for a while chatting about how to get on the preferred vendor list. I spill my mo...

Happy woo Wednesdays! I just dropped a new episode of Get a heck yes. Jen Taylor wedding pro biz coach, podcaster, certified Director of Operations, is in the house. Achieve your dreams as a badass business owner with Jen. Implement streamlined systems and improve your work-life balance while your business grows. Today we talk about the b word boundaries. The main takeaway is Letting you know...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Happy New Year! We talk all things sales today with Kelly Peck. She believes in selling is a conversation between two people who want to do business together. Her superpower is teaching people how to sell and stop stressing out about where their revenue is going to come from. The main takeaway is - Mindset and setting intentions - What hard questions to ask during their...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! It's engagement season so this episode is for any future bride or grooms. Today is a fun episode with my bestie and lead associate for Carissa Woo Photography. She has the gift of easing up any situation. Michelle has been shooting with me for 7 years. Besides shooting, we love walking at Wilson Park Torrance with our kiddos. We just ran the Turkey Trot together. We did...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I have Jordan Kentris from A Good Day in the Get a Heck Yes house! We talk about Client Experience today and so much more. That identifying and honing in on your ideal client can help with sales and connections with your clients Jordan's ideal clients are passionate about paper so when he geeks out and shares the possibilities they get jazzed about the process. He has have a...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I've been volunteering for Bresee for 6 years. I photograph the big Gala every year at the Tagylan. It's always a night I look forward to. I also photograph families and events throughout the year.  They raised over 175k this year for the kids, just incredible! Bresee’s mission is to battle poverty by empowering youth and families in Los Angeles with the skills, resource...

Happy Woo Wednesdays. I have Melissa Wilmont, creator and owner of Wedbrillant. She's one of my favorite humans and I just met her. Melissa is a wedtech entrepreneur and believer in everyone with a great idea! She launched WedBrilliant after planning her own wedding and wishing there was a platform to post all her wedding needs and receive bids from vendors to help narrow down choices. S...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Today we have Courtney and Dana dynamic sister duo based out of North Carolina who are perpetual entrepreneurs. They are unapologetically authentic. They don't believe in the BS and aren't afraid to tell you the hard truth. I get emotional hearing about them growing up while their parents were always working. They had to take care of themselves and while they were doing...

Happy Woo Wednesdays. I have Hooman Bahrani in the Heck Yes house, a wedding photographer veteran that developed a solution to a problem. He created Wedding Day Timeline. You can have a complete minute by minute timeline in 5 minutes! Bride and grooms, just this out. Wedding Professionals, refer this to your couples. I love the google maps feature. Your wedding day timeline is perhaps th...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I have Nora Sheils in the Get a Heck Yes House, an industry veteran with 20 years of weddings under her belt! Nora is 100% Iraqi, a boy-mom and wife to a man she met working a wedding :) Lastly, her business partner is my sister-in-law! The Hot Topic Today Balancing multiple brands is possible and it can be more achievable and simple than you would think! Nora Sheils is...

Happy Woo Wednesdays. Any badasses out there? My girl Lisa Aihara is here for you. Lisa is on the Get a Heck Yes Team and has done all my branding for my photography and coaching company. Today she is my co-host for my Lead Generation Masterclass for wedding photographers. I seriously couldn't do it all without her. Lisa runs all my systems and automates my whole life. Yes, I trust her with a...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! The ceremony doesn't have to be the most boring part of your wedding. I have Alan Katz in the Get a Heck Yes House. He is my favorite officiant and we've been working together for over a decade. We are in WPPI together and he always has the most amazing colorful outfits. He's crazy as HELL. When Alan shows up to a wedding, I'm put at ease, and the whole crowd is cracking up....

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Let's say Yes to the dress today! I have Bridget Doory in the house, owner of Enblanc. Enblanc is the cutest and most beautiful wedding gown store in the heart of Santa Monica. Bridget shares how she survived the pandemic, came back stronger, and is expanding to new locations. The whole bridal dress community came together and supported each other. What a testament to "commun...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Deana is on the Heck Yes Media team and today she is on my podcast. This episode is dedicated to her mom. If you are dealing with grief, know that you are not alone. I met Deana when her family hired me for a family shoot. She was in her teens but editing for a luxury wedding videography company. I kept in touch with her. She is my video editor and go-to girl. She has edited...

Happy woo Wednesdays. Today I have my 1st repeat guest, my buddy Robert Hilo (Hilo Productions), best wedding DJ MC in town. My hubby and I loved him at our wedding back in 2015. He is a master at networking and he drops the mic numerous times. Networking is something you must practice guys and girls. It didn't come easy to me at all. Robert refers me like crazy and I refer him like crazy. All I h...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I love this episode with Jaki. She is so fun and now I know why Shotkit hired her to do their content. She inspired me to buy a drone. Check out her drone work. www.portolesephoto.com https://www.youtube.com/c/Shotkit I love that she asks her potential clients what the nerdiest thing about them is and admits that she had a 15 year long on again off again relationshi...

Janine is my past bride. We grew up together in Torrance. She is gorgeous and hilarious. Today she talks about what to do in your downtime to stay inspired. She is an actress so there is always downtime. Do you recognize her? She is the star of Yappie Wong Fu Productions. Check out her Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/JanineOda3

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I have my girl Kylie Cochran, owner of sprinkles of love events in the Heck Yes house. We worked together and she plans the most magical events. A big takeaway in this episode is what to look for in a good planner/coordinator so your day will run smoothly. I love how she overcomes objections about her being so young and how she turns it into a benefit. She booked ou...

Happy Woo Wedesndays! I have Bree in the house : San diego and Las vegas based destination wedding photographer & educator. She turned her high school side hustle into a full-time photography business led with passion and purpose that works with her lifestyle. She is an enthusiastic national park adventurer and lead photographer for Parallel 33 Photography. I asked Bree to come on because...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! It’s time to go legit!  Let's talk about legal Shit. I love this open conversation with Kunbi from Legally Set, while she was breastfeeding her 2nd child. That's life for you. I had no idea she owned Perfete wedding blog. I've been a fan for over a decade. Crazy who life connects you to when you follow your passion. If you are one of my past brides, check out this blog h...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! It's my 1st personal podcast after posting 57 interviews. Today I share all about my 3-month coaching program for wedding photographers.  This program is near and dear to my heart. I share about where you are in your journey and if you were put into a machine (my program), where you will be after we work together. I couldn't just freely speak to a mic a year ago. I would...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I have my past student Kimberly Taylor in the house, mom and owner of KTay Photography in San Francisco Bay. She went through my "The Woo Factor Method" 3 month program. Before working with me, her IG feed was of her cat. Now she is shooting high end weddings. I helped her launch her new website, make-over her ig, execute a whole rebrand, and re-did her copy. We named her the...