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

Here is a special bonus episode with Fifa. Website Myths every entrepreneur should know: 1. Having a website guarantees visitors and leads 2. There's no point in hiring a web designer if you can do it yourself 3. A visually appealing website is everything 4. The work is done once my website is live The main takeaway While having a website may help you in generating leads for your business but it d...

Wedding Pros, Do you want to book more brides? Say Amen. Kate Storey is here to the rescue. She is a Wedding Business Marketing Guru.   She has the Winning Website Formula + blueprint for online success!    You're an amazing wedding pro, and you've built a business that couples rave about for their wedding; but you know that word-of-mouth and referrals can only get you so far. To gr...

Today I have a bonus episode with Le Viet. He is a scientist turned California Wedding Photographer and won 2017 Belle Lumiere Emerging Film Photographer of the Year. I'm posting this episode as a bonus because he was mentored by Jeremy Chou from the last episode. Le Viet shot with me and getting back his imgages was such a treat. Photographers, stop straying and praying. Get started using film, s...

Happy Woo Wednesdays!   Today's episode is with the famous Jeremy Chou. We have been friends for over a decade and it was so nice to connect. Jeremy is a huge reason why the industy is what is is today. He started the FB group Southern California Wedding Professionals over a decade ago and it's been amazing to see everyone in the group succeed (200 members).   When you see his, work, you...

Happy Woo Wednesday! Wedding Photographer and Pro, are you feeling burnt out. Let's fix that. Hot topic: How to recalibrate and create balance in your business. Tip 1: See the big picture and use visualizatipon method. Tip 2: Hire a VA Tips 3: Stay true to your authentic voice   Aleya Harris is a BioEnergetic Business Coach and the owner of Flourish Marketing.   She teaches you how to MA...

Wedding photographers and professional that want to explode their business with Tiktok, you are going to love this episode. She inspired me to start my own Tiktok Becca believes that The freedom lifestyle you’ve been dreaming of is closer than you think. Bio Hey, I’m Rebecca Simon, founder of The Success Society. If you’re questioning this “freedom lifestyle” I completely get it — I used to questi...

Happy Woo Wednesdays,   Taylor will help you get  fired up to do big things in your business. She can't stress enough about the importance of consistency and that little moves can bring big results.   Taylor Kinzie is an international lifestyle & wedding photographer for free spirited souls. Starting her business in 2013, Taylor has since honed her skills in grassroots marketing...

Happy Woo Wednesdays!   Shaun Austin is the man and I've been using his album company KISS books for 12 years. They are gorg with the best colors and he makes the process so simple.   We chat about how albums can create margin and space in your business because you can make more with less clients. Shaun is so passionate about helping wedding photographers have a happy and healthy busines...

Calling all wedding photographers and pros that want to write better Instagram captions. You are going to love this episode. Lindsey Roman is a business coach, social media marketing aficionado, and photographer based out of Lawrence, Kansas. She’s one of the founders of The Heart University and she co-hosts The Heart & Hustle Podcast, a top business podcast for creative entrepreneurs. Lindsey...

Calling all wedding pros that want to speak clearly to your ideal client. The only question they should be asking you after going on your website is...Where do I sign? Meet Hannah: ✨ She has a Marketing Agency for Wedding Pros 💰 She is dedicated to bringing in your ideal clients 📍 Texas based Hannah Bargas from Writefully Yours, is a multi-passionate female entrepreneur that strives to help wed...

Calling all wedding pros that want to elevate your brand and business. This episode is all about how to use PR to get a HECK Yes from your dream clients. OFD Consulting owner, Meghan Ely, CWIP (Certified Wedding Industry Professional), combines in-the-trenches event experience with a love of wedding PR to empower her clients to take their businesses to new heights. Her team’s publicity efforts are...

Happy Woo Wednesdays.  Today I chat with my friend Ralph. We talk about passion, dedication, mental strength. It's all about mindset. He's the hardest working guy in the industry. Ralph is my main videographer on the Carissa Woo team. Ralph has really helped me with my mindset this year with back to back weddings. I never had a business year with all the reschedules and wedding boom. He taugh...

Wedding Pros - Do you want to scale your business with FB ads? Lattice is my business coach and she as changed my life in the past 6 months. She is super relatable and makes business simple. Het HECK YES sale technique : Asking them what they want! People are wired to answer questions! Lattice is a business coach, leadership mentor and social sales expert. Lattice is on a mission to help women mak...

Today's episode is with David Christopher Lee. He is a famous celebrity photographer and he happens to be my cousin. We have a very creative family. I'd always admired him for his fearless mindset. Our hot topic is how to create a perfect portrait. Check out his portraits. They are perfect. https://www.dclee.net/ He chats about how he found his niche and his story about photographing Lady Gaga. Yo...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! We are struggle with imposter syndrome at every level of business. Megan helps us understand and overcome it. This is such a deep and real conversation. Make sure to check out Megan's podcast for wedding professionals. It's called Wedding For Real. She has 140 episodes. Megan Gillikin is a veteran wedding planner, podcast host and international speaker dedicated to making lif...

I'm working with Kolby's team next year. We have a wedding in the Big Island. I found her through hashtags and she is literally Miss Hawaii. She does it all and truly gives back. Kolby is a filmmaker and owner of ARIA Studios, a wedding and commercial film and photography studio based in Hawai’i. Kolby is also an award-winning producer, business coach and mom. She was recently recognized as one of...

Greg is an operational marketer that helps wedding pros and creative entrepreneurs with digital marketing strategies. He is also host of the 15 Minute Marketing with GT Podcast. He also helps his wife Cece run her mega floral business Cece Designs https://cecedesignsllc.com/ GT is the most down to earth guy even though he has powerhouse clients like https://davidtutera.com/ We have a real convo ab...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Catalina is a badass boss babe! The funny thing is that Catalina used to hate photo-booths. She thought they were hideous and she wasn't about to put a wig on her head as a prop, ewe. When she was introduced to Brandon Wong's (episode 8) Photobooth Supply Company at WPPI she was amazed at how stunning the photo-booth looked. She bought her 1st booth with her parents emergency...

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Today's episode is with Laura Weintraub (creative artist, writer, published author and entrepreneur.) She owned a wedding photography company called Weintraub with her late husband for 20 years. Their team shot 80-100 weddings a years. Wow! Laura recently did a rebrand and is focussing on couples over 50. They were the top top top photographers in the south bay and she is sti...

I was on Amani's podcast 3 years ago so we have come full circle. Anyone that is into music, especially R & B should listen. His new book is coming out. The pandemic was hard on wedding professionals to say the least. We rely on weddings and events. Listen to this podcast about how Amani pivoted and survived the pandemic and is doing better than ever. His tips are so innovative and creative. A...

Brandee Gaar is a visionary in the wedding industry and her podcast for wedding pros is my favorite. ✨She helps wedding pros build a business and a life they love! 👏🏼 She is a mom of 3 daughters and  believes you CAN have it all👏🏼 🎙Host | She Who Dares Podcast Check out her REELS course. https://offers.brandeegaar.com/reeltraffic-01 Use the code CARISSA for $10 off Follow Brandee https:/...

Calling all wedding professionals that need help with their social content? Do you not know what to post on instagram? Courtney is here to help. Courtney Chow is a social marketing strategist who helps creative service providers market consistently for 90 days. Based in Southern California. Her favorite platforms to market on are Instagram and Tik Tok and you can find her on @courtneychow.co as we...

Today I dropped my 10th episode!!! Woohoo! Calling all wedding photographers that want to take their life back because time-freedom is everything! In this episode we deep dive into why and how you should start outsourcing editing. If you want days of the week in your life back, you want to listen. Nathan Holritz from the Bokeh Podcast is in the house. He owns  Photographer's Edit  -...

Calling all Wedding Pros, you need a great copy-writer. My copywriting unicorn is Cindy Suzuki. We met at our kids Japanese school in Gardena. She recently moved to Texas and her story behind this is inspirational. You must listen. Check out this AMAZING freebie she is offering. Cindy is offering a sales copy evaluation for 3 people. She is looking to help folks who are just starting out so please...

Calling all wedding photographers that want to make more money. Brandon Wong started his wedding photography business with his now wife Katrina when they were in college. They were already leaders in the industry at age 18 and I reached out to them to help me with my reception lighting. This was ten years ago. They wanted to scale so they created a photobooth company called Photobooth Supply Co. a...