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Lessons in systems and business strategy for creative entrepreneurs

Podcast

Your website copy allows for you to connect with potential clients and convert them into paying clients. At Green Chair Stories, Rachel Greiman and her team are helping photographers craft copy that converts. In today’s episode, Rachel joins us to share how her business has pivoted over the last couple of years, how the pandemic […]

Episode 021: Crafting Copy that Converts with Rachel Greiman

Podcast

Shifting your mindset in business is so important as you grow, but what if you made that shift to having a CEO mentality in your marketing? In today’s episode, Mikki Wilson joins us to share about the value in your marketing plan, approaching it with a CEO marketing mentality, and steps you should take in […]

Episode 020: CEO Marketing Mentality with Mikki Wilson

Podcast

I never grow tired of talking about tools to reclaim time in your business.  In today’s episode I am discuss the BIG Three for my photography business: website + CRM + gallery software. Maybe hearing why I chose them and specifically how I use them in my own photography business will inspire you to update […]

Episode 019: 3 Tools I Cannot Live Without (Photo)

Podcast

In today’s episode, I’m sharing four tools you need to book and manage your VIP Days, along with how I use them in my own!

Episode 018: 4 Tools to Book and Manage VIP Days

Podcast

Are you in need of focused time to just work on your business? In today’s episode, my friend Sabrina Gebhardt me to share how working weekends have changed her business. Spoiler alert: We recently spent a working weekend together to work on all of the big projects, tasks, and admin work that needed to be […]

Episode 017: Working Weekend Wins with Sabrina Gebhardt

Podcast

Have you found yourself annoyed by the sales pitches you hear in every online summit you’ve attended over the last couple of years? Lisa DiGeso felt the same way when she was building her business—that’s why she decided to launch pitch-free educational offerings for photographers! In today’s episode, she shares about how her online retreat […]

Episode 016: Learning without the Sales Pitch with Lisa DiGeso

Case Study

How much more profitable could your business be if you simply put in the effort to build out solid workflows and systems inside your CRM? As a Certified Dubsado Expert, I’m a believer in the power that a CRM like Dubsado can have in impacting your business’ bottom line. In today’s episode, Alison Brett joins […]

Episode 015: Dubsado Case Study with Alison Brett

Dubsado for Family Photographers
Dubsado

I’m telling you Dubsado has saved me (and my business) so much money & time, it breaks my heart to think that there are so many unused or inefficient CRM setups out there ? The CRM Blueprint is Dubsado for Family Photographers with a bow! It is specifically built to set up your Dubsado account […]

Dubsado for Family Photographers – CRM Blueprint

Podcast

To get the most out of this episode, make sure you download Audit Your CRM Guide. This guide is the perfect way to implement each of the four workflows discussed in this episode, with additional tips and guidance for each workflow. Grab your FREE copy below! If you’ve been using a CRM for a while, it […]

Episode 014: Audit Your CRM

I'm a Disney-loving family photographer, and filmmaker turned Workflow and Automations Guru who helps creative service providers automate their sh*t, reclaim their time and get back to living!

With 10+ years in the creative space, Colie believes every creative deserves to build a business that is sustainable and profitable, and no one should quit their 9 to 5 only to work 24/7 [in their business].

The truth—automated systems can save us all from being overworked and overwhelmed.

I believe every creative deserves to turn their craft into a business that brings them joy and profit.

Hi, I'm Colie. 

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