Creative Rising
A behind the scenes show about what it's *really* like to run a wedding photography business, by Jeff & Erin Youngren of The Youngrens. Being a wedding photographer in today's world is tough when all you see are highlight reels of everyone else's perfect business. Jeff & Erin get honest about all of the battles we face as creative entrepreneurs as they pull back the curtain on their 14 years of photographing weddings and running a large commercial photography studio. Episodes are a mix of practical trainings on how to run a photography business, conversations with brilliant creativepreneurs, and behind the scenes narrative episodes that tell the truth of what it's really like to be a creative business owner.
Episodes
38 episodes
407 | Mental Health, Physical Well-Being, and Racial Injustice as a Wedding Photographer in 2020 (with Jennifer Ryals)
Jennifer Ryals began her wedding photography business just a few years ago and it took off a lot faster than she hoped or expected. So like many photographers, she came into 2020 with big goals for her rapidly growing business.However, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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54:40
406 | Demystifying Post-Wedding Album Sales with Makayla Jade
As a wedding or portrait photographer, its indisputable that selling physical products such as albums, wall art, and prints will not only serve your clients better but dramatically increase your revenue.But selling physical products can...
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1:12:02
405 | How to Become an Elopement Photographer with Maddie Mae
With the majority of big weddings either postponing to 2021 or pivoting to smaller celebrations, wedding photographers have had to learn how to pivot their businesses to offer coverage for elopements and small intimate weddings - many for the f...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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404 | How to Use Block Scheduling to Get Things Done
If you've hung around us Youngrens in 2020, then you've heard us talking about time management, specifically the block scheduling system that we've created and teach to all of our students in our Thrive Business Intensive.On today's sho...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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403 | The Six Critical Email Templates Every Wedding Photographer Should Be Using
For many many years in our business, controlling my email inbox was a battle that I fought nonstop. A full inbox would cause so much stress in my life, that it’s the #1 thing that pulled me away from important work - things like up...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:11
402 | Tired of Instagram? Check Out this Amazing IG Strategy (that Nobody Teaches) with Devin Robinson
If you've spent hours curating your Instagram feed and gotten little to no results for your business, you're not alone. Instagram easily sucks hours of valuable time from your days and bring very little in return, and Devin Robinson argues it's...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:05:58
401 | Our COVID Story: What 2020 Has *Really* Been Like
As a wedding photographer in 2020, how often do you get asked, "So how has COVID affected your business this year?"So often, there's the surface answer to that question (ie "everything's fine," "we'll get through it") and then there's t...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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52:26
312 (BONUS) | The Two Questions Your Website Needs to Answer to Book More Business with Davey Jones
During this time of quarantine, one of the best things for you to focus on as a wedding photographer is to make sure your website is looking amazing.But what exactly makes a website 'amazing'? How do you know if what you're showing is r...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:13:27
311 (BONUS) | 5 Daily Habits You Need to Win at Working from Home
As this episode goes live, we're deep into quarantine life because of COVID-19 and while most of the world has had to figure out how to work from home, wedding photographers are no strangers to it. However, as client work has come to a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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310 | An Open Letter to Wedding Photographers During COVID-19
Two weeks ago, Jeff and I were completely checked out on a two week vacation on Kauai. No phones, no media, no news. But when we landed back in San Diego, Coronavirus hit the U.S. And within a week, our revenue stopped, our stat...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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46:52
309 | Asset Management: How to Create a Simple Backup System that Works
Asset management is something that can get very confusing very quickly, which is why most of us put this part of our business on the back burner for far too long.But every time we photograph a wedding or session, we need to know exactly...
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308 | Natalie Franke: How a Benign Brain Tumor and Infertility Transformed Her Identity, Community, & Leadership
Natalie Franke co-founded the Rising Tide Society in 2015 out of a deep personal need for community with other creative entrepreneurs. She felt desperately alone and knew that others must feel the same way, too. Since then, the Rising T...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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50:01
307 | Why You Should Always Think About Scaling Your Business (Even If You Never Want To)
Want to know the best advice we ever received in our business?It was to FIRE OURSELVES. As wedding photographers, we wear a lot of hats. We're bookkeepers, salespeople, accountants, and marketers just to name a few....
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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306 | Copywriting: How to Write Your Site to Attract Your Dreamies with Rachel Greiman
You take amazing photos, but when the words on your website don't match up to your gorgeous photographs, it will cost you. Big time.The copy on your website can either set you apart or blend you in with the crowd, so it's critical that ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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58:31
305 | A Week in the Life: Behind the Scenes with Jeff and Erin
This week, we're taking you behind the scenes to experience what a typical work week looks like here at The Youngrens. In true entrepreneur fashion though, this week was anything by typical.We have a lot happening behind the scenes here...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:04:26
304 | Creating Healthy Social Media Habits in a Distracting Digital World (with Abby Grace)
**Next Creative Rising Gathering --> Feb 12th in San Diego. RSVP HERE!**It's no secret that our businesses rely on social media to get in front of the...
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1:04:28
303 | 10 Things We Would Do If We Were Starting Our Business in 2020
**Next Creative Rising Gathering --> Feb 12th in San Diego. RSVP HERE!***Launching a wedding photography business is daunting, no matter when you do i...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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50:11
302 | Our Top 5 Sales Tips on How to Run a Killer Client Meeting That Converts
We all know that booking weddings is vital to running our business. But for most of us, sales is our least favorite part of the job. I get it. Client meetings were always a lot of fun for me... until pricing came up. Things wou...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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39:27
301 | Time Management: 3 Simple Rhythms I Use to Eliminate Overwhelm, Stay Focused, and Get It All Done
Let's be real. Time management is hard. I have a lot I want to accomplish in the next twelve months, and I bet you do, too. But let's be honest. New Year's goals can fizzle out quickly.There's so many things that demand y...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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51:52
209 | How to Define Your Style, Pivot Your Brand & Break Free in Your Market (feat Duke Images & Spencer Lum)
[NARRATIVE] Are you shooting weddings you don't love but still booking them only because they pay the bills? Do you want to completely change your style, but you're afraid that no one will book you if you do? For years, Duke Khodaverdia...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:21:38
208 | Starting Over (feat Mary Marantz & Betsy McCue)
[NARRATIVE] Mary Marantz has run a highly successful photography business for over a decade. In fact, it's the kind of thriving business that most wedding photographers dream of having.But she's decided to leave photography success behi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:14:02
207 | Ten Things I'm Afraid to Tell You
Jeff and I are incredibly open and honest on this show about the behind scenes struggles and challenges of running a photography business, but there are still a lot of things you don't know about me, Erin, as a person.In order for you t...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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49:31
206 | How Do I Get More Inquiries?
[TRAINING] This is the big question on every photographer's mind...How do I get MORE INQUIRIES??If it's booking season, and you're looking at an empty contact form with no leads coming in, it can make you feel anxious at best an...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:21
205 | Married to Your Business Partner (Feat Katelyn James)
Are you a married photography team?Anyone that is married will tell you that marriage itself is already challenging enough, but then add on top of that running a photography business together and it feels like you're out in the wilderne...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:12:49
204 | Are Associates the Right Move for Your Business?
[TRAINING] Are you thinking about hiring an associate photographer to shoot under your brand? Or wondering if it's really the right move for your business... or a big mistake?We see photographers get caught up in this question all the t...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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