Upmarket: The Business of Real Estate Photography & Media

It's once again SWOT Analysis time on Upmarket Pod! We take our listeners in depth into Upmarket Media's 2024 SWOT Analysis. SWOT is Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats. Reed and Mark go deep on everything Upmarket Media is thinking and feeling heading into to 2024. Follow along with their SWOT bullet points and find out what questions you should ask yourself when you do your...

This episode shall serve as the bow on the present that was PMRE 2024. Back at home base, in the Gasworks Studio, Reed, Mark and Nikki recount their experiences at PMRE. It's not just reminiscing about drunken shenanigans... they actually get into the takeaways from the conference, what they learned and how they can apply all that to the business. And even with the Action Item Spectacular havi...

This episode, recorded in the Upmarket Suite at Palms Las Vegas during PMRE, has Reed sitting down with the amazing Alex Coombs, founder of Northern Spruce Media in Hamilton, Ontario. Alex has super-charged her business, growing from a solo operation to having 17 employees within just a few years. Her unique approach includes starring in some of the property videos for her clients. Alex has one of...

PMRE 2024 is in the books!! The conference was once again so spectacular, that we brought back our SPECTACULAR episode devoted exclusively to ACTION ITEMS, given to us by a staggering 24 of our thoughtful peers in the REP Industry!!!! SO many great nuggets in here on growing your business. Big thanks to all of the attendees who so graciously gave up a little of their conference time to come up to...

This week, Reed chats with Melissa & Gerard Lynch, the co-founders of Rise Media in New York. They get into how Melissa and Gerard built Rise Media in the juggernaut that it is today, where they're shooting some of the most expensive homes in the country with a team of over 30 people. The Lynch's also detail what they're going to be presenting at PMRE and give us a couple of great...

HURRY! COUPON CODE!!!: Use code UPMARKET100 for $100 off your registration for PMRE 2024. Go to pmreconference.com for all the details. This week, after a brief check in with Mark and Chelsea, Reed sits down with Jenna Gaidusek, of AI for Interior Designers to talk, yet again, about AI. But this time, it's about AI that you can actually use, right here, right now. Jenna details a ton of ways t...

HURRY! COUPON CODE!!!: Use code UPMARKET100 for $100 off your registration for PMRE 2024. Go to pmreconference.com for all the details. This week Reed sits down with the legend, Fraser Almeida , of Luxury Homes Photography in Las Vegas Nevada. Fraser is an expert of Luxury Real Estate photography and is part of the dynamic three-way of Wayne, Tony and Fraser (WTF), the renowned instructors of the...

HURRY! COUPON CODE!!!: Use code UPMARKET100 for $100 off your registration for PMRE 2024. Go to pmreconference.com for all the details. Get in there now to register and secure the preferred group hotel rate which needs to be booked by Oct. 11th!!! This week Reed sits down with Alexandria Abramian, the founder of The PR Collaborative , an online community for interior designers and photographers wh...

Reed, Mark and Chelsea shake off the hangovers and dish about the Grand Opening Party for the Upmarket Studio at Gasworks! They get into how the party went down and if they think it justified the hefty final budget. In the second half of the show, a Special Guest comes on to talk about Cinematic twilight videos and the team gives an update on the suddenly volatile launch of the branding side of th...

This week Reed and Mark dish about all the details and costs of the imminent Grand Opening Party of Upmarket's new studio space at Gasworks in Ventura. 200 clients are expected at the party and the guys dish about the everything that is going into the party, including the ever-ballooning budget. In the second half of the show they talk about the challenges and triumphs they've had over the...

This week Reed sits down with Jamie McInally of Autoenhance.ai to talk further about the hot topic of the year, AI. As CEO of an AI real estate photography editing company, Jamie is well-positioned to speak to the benefits of Real Estate Media professionals using AI to help their businesses in many ways, not just with editing photos. Jamie also gets into what he will be speaking about on stage at...

Danny Bertollo , the owner of Futuro Avenue and The Property Videographer , one of the biggest names in Real Estate Video joins Reed to talk about all things related to the genre. Danny is a fount of amazing and useful information. He talks about everything, including how he systematizes his business and gets his clients on the Flywheel and not the Doom Circle. This is an amazing episode chock ful...

This episode starts with Reed and Skylar Lawrence-Lebel and the iGUIDE Tour to PMRE Sweepstakes Winners announcement! 2 lucky winners get ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIPS TO PMRE 2024 courtesy of the fine folks at iGUIDE. @go_iguide Then, it's a VERY SPECIAL EPISODE with, for the first time in history, a GUEST HOST taking the reins of the podcast!!! It's none other than Bethany Diedrich of @highlan...

This week Reed sits down with Alex Farrell of Blueprint Media in Centralia, WA to talk about his plan to take on a business partner and the thought processes behind that. They're also joined by the potential new Business partner, Jeremy Almond , to hear the perspective from the other side. They're plenty to chew on here and Reed has loads of experience and advice after having spent the las...

This week Reed, Mark and Chelsea welcome a VERY special guest! Cinematographer/Camera Operator Mick Froehlich stops by the studio for a chat. Mick has worked on such films at TWISTERS, David Fincher's THE KILLER, INDIANA JONES & THE DIAL OF DESTINY among many others. Oh, and even more importantly, he's also Chelsea's husband. In addition to dishing on his big movie jobs and life wi...

The Upmarket Pod crew have their fancy new studio at Gasworks, but it begs the question... how will they pay for it? By launching the Branding Content side of their business, of course! Reed, Mark and Chelsea detail the steps they've been taking to lay the foundation for a successful launch. They even rope their new Upmarket Branding Photographer, Elena Anzaldo into coming on and sharing about...

Brandon Barré , one of the biggest names in the Hospitality Photography industry, joins Reed on this episode! Brandon answers all Reed's questions about how Hospitality photography differs from Real Estate and how RE photographers who want to dip their toe in Hospitality can prepare themselves. They also talk about Brandon's presentation on Day 3 of PMRE 2024, and his ensuing workshop. Thi...

Big news from your friends at Upmarket Pod! The long-talked-about and gestating studio space has finally come to fruition! This is the first episode coming to you from the Upmarket Studio at Gasworks in Ventura CA. Having just moved in and the space not yet quite ready for primetime, Reed, Mark and Chelsea nevertheless brave the sawdust and record an episode in the new environs, detailing the plan...

Tony Colangelo joins Reed to talk about so much good stuff! Not only to they get into Tony's hosting duties during Day 3 of PMRE 2024, but they have a crucial conversation about mental health in the REP industry. It's important to make time for your mental and physical health! Tony also talks about the Capturing Luxury workshop that he will be doing with Wayne Capili and Fraser Almeida in...

Uncharted territory this week as Upmarket Pod gets their hair cut. Well, actually just Reed, as the podcast goes on location to Boheme salon in Ojai, CA to follow along on his hair styling/self care journey. Reed's stylist, Jen Keeler @Jen_boheme offers pearls of business wisdom and draws comparisons between owning a salon and an REP business as she pretties him up. Ultimately, it's all ab...

Reed is joined by the Real Estate Video Legend, Chris Stacey @chrisbstacey ! Chris details everything that goes into the viral videos he makes for Southern California top-producing REALTOR Tim Smith. They cover everything from concept to budget and everything else. Chris also gets into what he's going to talk about at PMRE and what will go down at his workshop in Las Vegas this November. And t...

This week we have a pod-crossover episode as Reed welcomes Rachael Ann Adkins @shooting_the_shit_rachandneal , the co-host of the Shooting the Shit Podcast, to Upmarket to talk about VA's and social media strategy! Rachael Ann is also the owner of Focused Media Collective in Washington. First, Rachael Ann schools Reed on the tasks she has her VA do and goes over the crucial VA training process...

Reed is joined by Brandon Cooper, the man behind the PMRE Conference. Things are heating up and getting real as there are BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS Galore in this episode! Brandon lets listeners know what to expect from PMRE 2024... from the roster of speakers, to the workshops, the addition of Day 3 and all the exciting changes that come with moving the conference to its new home at the Palms in Las Vega...

After attending their local "Real Estate Summit," an all-day learning conference for REALTORs, Reed and Mark are left wondering about the future of the Real Estate Media industry. With Real Estate Agents already being pitched directly on A.I. media services, how do we make sure that traditional RE Media providers are not left on the outside looking in. They also dish with Producer Chelsea...

Reed is joined by Devon Pastorius, Creative Director at Windsor Creative , to get the lowdown on the creative side of producing PMRE and the amazing video that announced the move to Palms and the addition of Day 3. They also talk about storytelling in video and how to hone in on making sure the content you're producing for clients serves their target audience. Lots of fun PMRE talk and good bu...