Profitable Creatives Podcast
Are you a creative entrepreneur who's passionate about your craft but feels overwhelmed by the business side of things?
Welcome to the Profitable Creatives Podcast, a show for creative entrepreneurs looking to transform their passion into a thriving, profitable business. I’m your host, Emily Kim, a former Silicon Valley software engineer turned brand photographer, studio owner, and business coach. This podcast pulls back the curtain on the business side of creativity.
Whether you're a photographer, creative freelancer, or any 1-1 creative service provider, each episode delivers practical strategies for branding, marketing, pricing, client experience, systems, and more. Your business needs you to be both an artist and an engineer — and I’ll show you how.
Profitable Creatives Podcast
Latest Episodes
Don't just be a Profitable Creative - Be a WEALTHY Creative in 2026
I didn't quit my high-paying software engineering job at Apple to make LESS money in my photography business. I quit because I saw that building my own creative business meant there would be no salary ceiling. I'd be in control of how much I ma...
011 Education as a form of marketing & lead generation
In this episode, I’m sharing one of my favorite long-term marketing strategies: using education to attract and convert clients. I’m not talking about teaching others how to do what you do (like I do with brand photographers)—I mean teaching you...
010 Goal setting is dead: Why auditing your goals is the key to 2025
In this episode, we’re diving into an essential topic for the start of the year: goal setting. Or my preferred term: goal auditing! Join the Goal Audit Workshop: https://www.emilykim.c...
009 The power of specificity to speed up your sales
Today I'm not talking about niching, I'm talking about specificity and how it's one of the two main strategies to making sales in your service-based business.So those strategies are:1) being specific2) building a personal brand<...
