The Studio Takeover Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Ashanta Staten from But a Moment Photography in the Raleigh area of North Carolina is building her business while working in a full time position outside of photo to maintain her security as she grows her business sustainably. She began as many of us do in weddings and quickly discovered that weddings were not where she wanted to focus. During the Covid pandemic she pivoted into n...

Send us Fan Mail "Why do I tie my identity to the economic value of my business?"  Separating yourSELF from your business and trusting that the body knows. Asking curious questions instead of feeding into your fears to uncover your own leadership as an entrepreneur. Teri shares her journey and evolution of her own self awareness through entrepreneurship as a photographer and educator and...

Send us Fan Mail Shift the obsession to YOUR own self care from the addiction of your ambition (#attacked) Kara Marie, yes, is an amazing fine art nude and boudoir photographer, an ex-pat American (with her family) living in Italy and a powerful speaker and educator; not only in the space of photo but in burn out. Her story is fascinating and her openness refreshing. Join us as we deep dive into t...

Send us Fan Mail I first met Bethany in a workshop with Sue Bryce just outside of Versailles in France (NBD right?) and have watched her grow her business year after year. Join us as we talk through how she shifted her perspective around campaigns to showcase her 40 Over 40 safely during a pandemic and discovered how that connection with the women in her community was sorely needed and she watched...

Send us Fan Mail Deciding at the age of 8 Donnamaria decided her life's mission was "To Serve" and in this conversation has allowed herself to evolve that mission at 60 to CREATE. After not one, but two military careers, and a divorce did she finally choose photography to be a vehicle for her to fill her own cup. It's time to "stop with the good girl shit" and live he...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome Ashleigh Taylor! A portrait photographer from Santa Barbara, CA and during this discussion we touched on all things burn-out, cultivating inspiration for your sessions, clients, and life, advertising for your studio, awards, and so much more. Ash has been winning silvers and even gold awards in print competition and awards with The Portrait Masters, PPA, SWPP, and has been...

Send us Fan Mail Starting a portrait business you can journey through a wealth of the unknown; pricing, customer journey and experience, choosing products, learning marketing and sales. Alena has been in the photo world for some time and has made it a priority that even before she starts HER business off on the right foot, that she stays IN photo related careers while she lays the foundation of he...

Send us Fan Mail "The way is always through and through is rarely comfortable" - Jonny Edward Join Cat Ford-Coates as she and Jonny Edward dive down the rabbit hole of self doubt, creative development, and discovering not only WHY we create but HOW we show up to be in connection with self AND the person/people we are photographing in addition to the photographers that we educate in the r...

Send us Fan Mail Navigating the business of boudoir and portrait as an empath with St Louis award-winning photographer Shannon K Dougherty. How does she approach her process, hold boundaries with potential clients to ensure she can meet her customer service standards, and stay in integrity with herself as an empath? She shares what those boundaries are and why they are important to her, and how sh...

Send us Fan Mail Trusting the universe isn't about sending up a wish and just waiting. Trusting the Universe requires that you have faith in yourself to take the inspired and tactical action necessary so that you can take advantage of opportunity as it is delivered to you. Join me as we chat with award winning portrait photographer and studio owner Ann Landstrom who has embodied the definitio...

Send us Fan Mail Portrait Photographers building their businesses are integrating a sales system so that the byproduct of that system is the revenue and success they want for their lives. This, like any business system can create challenges and questions. Join Cat Ford-Coates as she navigates these challenges in real time with these professionals mentoring them on their specific needs. Pricing, ma...

Send us Fan Mail Expansion as a business owner is never just handed to you on a plate. Oftentimes our growth is made purely out of circumstances and new decisions. Matt Stagliano shares with us just how he's learned about his craft and his business through experiences, relationships, and opportunity. You can find Matt Stagliano here: https://stonetreecreative.com/ https://generatorpodcast.com...

Send us Fan Mail Professional Photographers are not exempt from personal development, not by a long shot. Join Aaron Jay Young & Cat Ford-Coates as they discuss: creation, forgiveness, boundaries, and personal practices so they are able to show up for their businesses and their LIVES through artistry in portrait photography. Learn more about Aaron Jay Young here: https://www.aaronjayyoung.com/...

Send us Fan Mail Judith Hill is a professional portrait photographer based in Nashville, TN who openly shares her journey as a business owner from a career in economic development and finding her joy in the portrait world. Judith has studied with Cat Ford-Coates in various mentoring and is now bringing her growth to the forefront. Join us to understand how your development unfolds when you choose...

Send us Fan Mail So often educators go immediately to the "dream", to being the solution their audience needs and there is something TO that, certainly. Sharing the desired success is the fastest way to booking your audience. There is also HUGE value in understanding where someone is coming from, regardless of industry. No one just wakes up one day having found success only throrugh priv...

Send us Fan Mail Entrepreneurship requires not the absence of failure but the embracing of it. In this episode, Cat Ford-Coates shares her challenges and failures as a business owner. THE STUDIO TAKEOVER IS AN ONLINE EDUCATION PLATFORM FOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS THESTUDIOTAKEOVER.COM Support the show ABOUT CAT FORD-COATES Cat Ford-Coates has been told to soften her whole career. She didn't. S...

Send us Fan Mail Grief is one of those things you don’t just “get through” until one day, it isn’t the very first thing you feel upon waking. Maybe it’s the second, or the third…to this day I still carry their memories daily but that grief has been transformed into a different kind of relationship: the one I have with myself, which has changed how I am in relationships with all others in my world....