Motherhood Anthology: Photography Edu...

Welcome to The Motherhood Anthology podcast: photography education to create a business you love. This podcast will serve as an invaluable resource to guide you in the world of motherhood photography and owning your own successful photography business. Tune in weekly to hear from us and some of our most admired friends and colleagues as we share some of our greatest tools, how-tos, successes, failures, and everything in between.

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Episode 37 - Part 2: Work Life Balance (featuri...
We're back with part 2 this week, joined once again by accomplished life and business coach Nancy Ray. In this interview, Kim and Nancy discuss confidence, prioritizing play, social media, and more. If you missed part 1, make sure you go back to listen to our last episode, because you won't want to skip it.
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Episode 36 - Work Life Balance (featuring Nancy...
In this two-part series, Kim is joined by accomplished photography, life, and business coach Nancy Ray. Not only does she have experience growing a thriving photography business, but now she helps so many other people build a work-life balance that suits them in their current season. With tips about parenting, time management, business growth and hiring, and so much more, Nancy has so much wisdom to share. Make sure to tune in next week for part 2.
40 min
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Episode 35 - Sustainability in Business (featur...
This week Kim sits down with guest Suzzane Brown. The path to success isn't linear, and Suzzane is sharing where she began and how she got to where she is today... including the whole messy middle.
54 min
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Episode 34 - Success Story: Jessica Brown
In this week's episode, we are excited to share another success story with you. Meet Jessica Brown, a photographer from central Arkansas.
34 min
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Episode 33 - Defining Enough featuring Shanna S...
Shanna Skidmore is back for part 2 on this week's podcast. If you missed part 1, make sure to go back and listen to the first half of this incredible interview with such a special guest. In today's episode, Kim and Shanna talk about why Shanna decided to get off of Instagram, how to run a business in 2023 without using social media, Shanna's best advice for new business owners and how to balance life and business, and her hopes for her daughter when it comes to her business and impact.
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Episode 32- Defining Enough featuring Shanna Sk...
Over the next two episodes, Kim sits down with Shanna Skidmore to talk about defining enough. This week, in part one, Kim and Shanna talk about pricing, calculating your "enough number," burnout and taking rests, and understanding what it is we actually want when we set goals. Join us next week for the second half of this important conversation full of advice that is relevant to all entrepreneurs.
45 min
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Episode 31 - Case Study: Sofiya Ashley Photography
This week, the TMA team is excited to coach and mentor for another case study session. Listen in as Kim and Allison are joined by Sophie Rybalov.
40 min
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Episode 30 - Hiring a VA for Your Photography B...
In today's episode, Kim is sitting down with guest Alysha Spencer, photographer and virtual assistant, to talk about hiring a VA for your photography business.
45 min
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Episode 29 - Success Story: Marisa Stone
In this week's episode, we are excited to share another success story with you. Meet Marisa Stone, a thriving photographer from Tampa, Florida. She's been a member of The Motherhood Anthology membership since its beginning, and in this episode, she's sharing her journey from full-time speech pathologist to pivoting her career into photography full-time.
39 min
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Episode 28 - Inclusive Photography & Special Needs
This week, Kim is joined by guest co-host, Abby Dorminey, and special guest Stephanie Fassler, to discuss photographing families who may need extra accommodations and care. Not all families fit inside a box... in fact, most families don't! But in particular, families with kids who have special needs and medical differences can feel underrepresented in family photography spaces. So in today's episode, Kim, Abby, and Stephanie are diving into tips, suggestions, and best practices for creating a photography business that is truly inclusive and accessible to families of all different shapes and sizes.
46 min
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Episode 27 - Run Your Photography Business Like...
Many of us are accidental photography business owners... but what would be different if we ran our businesses like CEOs? This week's guest, Ashley Freehan, is a brand photographer and business coach for mom photographers. Today, she's sharing some of her best tips for getting organized, balancing your work and life priorities, managing different organizational personalities with your significant other, and so much more.
48 min
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Episode 26 - Living & Working Intentionally fea...
We spend so much time talking about how to make more money, do more, and hustle. In today's episode, Kim is joined by Alex Smith to talk about slowing down and romanticizing your life.
46 min
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Episode 25 - Success Story: Sara Edmondson of T...
Today, we are excited to share another success story with you. Meet Sara Edmondson, a photographer who has seen rapid growth in her business since 2020.
46 min
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Episode 24 - Case Study: Elle Boone
This week, the TMA team is joined by Elle Boone, a photographer from Texas with some questions about niching down and outsourcing tasks.
34 min
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Episode 23- Copywriting for Photography Businesses
In this week's episode, Kim is joined by Rachel Greiman, a copywriter and photographer. Rachel has a gift for taking the hand of photographers and helping them with excellent website copy that's proven to maximize lead conversion, and today she's sharing with us how copywriting is useful to photography business owners and how to implement copywriting strategies and tactics that will elevate our businesses.
46 min
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Episode 22- Client Communication
This week, Kim and Allison are breaking down the obstacles and challenges involved with transparent, effective, and productive client communication.
43 min
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Episode 21- How to Establish a Strong Brand
Today, Kim and Jenny are discussing all things branding. From logos, to your online presence, to all the other ways you can build a brand that sets you apart from other photography businesses in your area, this episode is full of ideas.
50 min
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Episode 20- Diversifying Income Streams with Br...
36 min
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Episode 19- Podcasting & Your Photography Business
This week, Kim sits down with guest Sarah Heeter, podcast producer and strategic consultant. Sarah produces The Motherhood Anthology Podcast and she wants to help other photographers build their businesses with podcasting.
41 min
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Episode 18- Clearing Clutter to Fuel Productivity
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Episode 17- Case Study: Ashley McKinney
This week, the TMA team is excited to coach and mentor for another case study session. Listen in as Kim, Jenny, and Allison are joined by Ashley McKinney.
45 min
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Episode 16- Collecting Gold Coins for Instagram...
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Episode 15- 3 Action Steps for a Successful 2023
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Episode 14 - Success Story - Ellen Wagner
We're back with another success story this week. In today's episode, Kim is sitting down with Ellen Wagner to talk all about her journey.    In this episode, we're talking about: perfectionism and vulnerability in building a business you...
47 min
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Episode 13 - Photography Business Education & C...
One of the beautiful things about The Motherhood Anthology community is the mentorship and business support. In today's episode, Kim is joined once again by returning podcast guests, Kristin Sweeting and Shannon Griffin. Together, they're sharing...
70 min