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Business-First Creatives — 307 episodes

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The Summer Systems Audit: How to Prep Your Business for Time Off [Business Systems for Service Providers]

2

The Client Experience Strategy That Builds Trust & Attracts Ideal Clients with Alison Bell

3

Tired of Sales Calls? Try this instead. [Client Communication]

4

Business Bestie Chat Q2 – 2026 with Sabrina Gebhardt

5

How to Set Up Business Systems for a Brand New Service (Before You Get Clients) with Anthea Proudfoot

6

Your Marketing Isn’t Converting Because It’s Missing One-On-One Connection with Polly Pollock

7

How to Automate Client Communication Without Losing a High-Touch Photography Client Experience with Ina Jalil

8

The “Oops, This Is Episode 300” Update

9

Done-for-You vs. Done-with-You: Which Model Fits Your Business? with Brittany Herzberg

10

The Rebooking Strategy You’re Probably Not Using (But Should Be) [Client Communication]

11

3 Ways Your Business Systems Can Generate More Revenue

12

The Best Financial Strategy for a Sustainable Business is Overflow with Emilie Nutley

13

Before the Inquiries Roll In: 3 Systems for Service Providers to Fix Now

14

Going From Side Hustle to Structured Business Starts With Better Client Communication Emails with Christi Dorsey

15

Why We Design First (and How to Decide Between Email Like You Mean It and Systems in Session)

16

What Happened When I Turned Email Like You Mean It Into a Live Sprint

17

Why Every Creative Entrepreneur Needs Systems to Thrive with Megan Smith

18

Everything You’re Overthinking About Systems in Session [Audit Your Client Experience]

19

Is Systems in Session just for Photographers?

20

Your Offer Isn’t Too Custom for Systems

21

Am I Loving Notion? (Or Do I Miss Airtable?)

22

Why Your Client Experience Is Costing You Money with Emily Mathis

23

Build It Yourself and Own It Forever: Confidence in Your CRM with David Enloe

24

Why Done-With-You Systems are a Game-Changer with Emily Sterne

25

Why Pretty Proposals Close Sales Faster (But Yours Aren't Working)

26

3 Things Making Your Dream Clients Ghost You [Hint: Client Experience]

27

Business Bestie Chat Q1 – 2026 with Sabrina Gebhardt

28

Stop Overthinking Your Follow-Up Emails & Optimize Your Client Communication

29

Microsystems for ADHD Business Owners with Angela Tan

30

Stop Being Afraid to Email Your Own Clients [Client Experience for Service Providers]

31

How Human Design Is Influencing the Way We Do Business with Sabrina Gebhardt

32

You’re Losing Clients Without a Clear Brand Personality: Here’s How to Fix It with Alethea Tyler

33

Why Staying Small Can Be the Smartest Business Decision You Make with Maggie Patterson

34

Why You Should Plan Your Customer Journey Like You Plan a Day at Disneyland [Client Experience]

35

The Only Way to Work with Me in 2026, and Why It Feels So Damn Good to Simplify

36

You Can Build Authority & Visibility Without Shaking It on Social Media with Kylie Kelly

37

How I Spent Money Inside My Business in 2025

38

Why Clear Client Communication Is Non-Negotiable for a High-Touch Experience

39

Stop Fixing Your Client Communication Last

40

Personalizing the Client Communication & Client Experience with Geneviève Masioni [Experience Edit Case Study]

41

The CRM Emails That Turn New Leads into Booked Clients Faster (Without the Sales Call) with Kara Duncan

42

Stop Chasing Vanity Metrics: The 4 Habits That Actually Grow Your Business with Zoë Dew

43

Creating Natural Urgency without Discounts and Timers with Samantha Hoillett

44

How to Build a Content Ecosystem that Sells for You with Latesha Lynch

45

Your Workflow Isn’t the Exception: Why the CRM Blueprint Works for Every Photographer

46

What's the Best Way To Set Up Your CRM? CRM Blueprint vs. Systems in Session with Megan Norman

47

Dubsado 3.0 First Impressions: The Good, the Bad, and the Missing

48

Workflow Overwhelm? Create These 3 Microsystems First

49

Stop Babysitting Your CRM: Let's Build Workflows You Can Actually Trust

50

Shifting Your Business Systems as You Pivot with Erin Vestal [Systems for Service Providers]

51

How You Can Maximize Your Email List for Black Friday ft. Flodesk with Dawn Richardson

52

How Booked-Out Service Providers Scale with Productization with Emylee Williams

53

Why I’m Focusing on Dubsado for Photographers (and How It’s Simplifying My Business)

54

Using Human Design to Transform Your Business Strategy with Breanna Owen

55

Systems in Session: How We Built a Luxury Client Experience Inside HoneyBook with Kelly Bullock

56

Should You Ditch Your CRM?

57

Business Bestie Chat Q4 - 2025 with Sabrina Gebhardt

58

Before You Automate, Communicate - Challenge Recap [Client Communication]

59

The Confidence Shift: When your business systems feel like you [Systems for Service Providers]

60

Pick a Path - Where to Start When DIY-ing Your Business Systems

61

Breaking the Avoidance Cycle in Your Business Systems

62

Why I’m Talking About My Offers 50+ Times in the Next 14 Days

63

How to Make Clients Repeat Buyers with Client Communication

64

Scaling with Less Overwhelm and More Value (Systems in Session Case Study) with Roxanne Engstrom

65

How to Break the Vicious Visibility Cycle in Your Creative Business with Maddie Peschong

66

Why Raising Your Prices Starts with Your Client Experience

67

Systems in Session: Mastering Your Client Journey & Client Experience ft. Erin Belles

68

Shaping a Business That Grows and Evolves With You with Meg Mosher

69

Do You Really Need Big Business Systems to Make Six Figures? (The Bare Bones Version)

70

Your Hottest Leads Aren’t on Instagram

71

Improve Client Trust & Increase Conversions through Asynchronous Video with Carolyn Leasure

72

The Taylor & Travis Engagement Test for Your Client Experience

73

Creating Accountability in Airtable with Melissa Arlena

74

Growing Your Email List at In-Person Events with Tiffany Crenshaw

75

Back to School, Back to Boundaries: Protecting Your Time This Season

76

Energetics in Business with Sabrina Gebhardt

77

The Month I Turned 46 and Showed TF Up in My Business

78

Beyond DIY ChatGPT: The Human-First AI Blogging Tool for Intentional Creatives

79

How I’m Building My Offer Ecosystem Around the 3 Levers That Drive Client Experience

80

I'm celebrating TWO milestones today

81

Accessibility Awareness with Erin Perkins

82

Ping Pong Offers... I swear I have an actual plan for my business

83

How to Start Running Meta Ads for Just $1 a Day (and Actually Get Results) with Jana Bishop

84

The 3 Red Flags Hiding in Your Inquiry Response Email

85

How the Enneagram Can Supercharge Your Self-Awareness with Ashton Whitmoyer-Ober

86

3 Bottlenecks That Burn Photographers Out Every Fall (and How to Fix them)

87

Embracing Creativity as a Neurodivergent Business Owner with Molly McCauley

88

Behind the Scenes: My Mid-Year Offer Reset

89

Ditching the Algorithm: Shifting the Priority from Social Media to Email Marketing with Andréa Jones

90

Client Experience Essentials: The 5 Layers You Actually Need

91

Creating AI Content that Sounds Like You with Kinsey  Soderberg

92

The Secret to More Connection? Strategic Client Videos [2025 Replay]

93

Energetic Email Strategy for Connection & Conversion with Breanna Owen

94

The Confidence Loop: The Secret Behind Every Workflow That Converts

95

The 5 Workflows Every Creative Needs in Their CRM (2025 Update)

96

The 4 Buyer Types and How to Sell to Each One with Courtney Fanning

97

How I Turned My Podcast into a Revenue Generator: Celebrating 3 Years of Business-First Creatives ft. Haylee Gaffin

98

The Follow-Up Framework That Still Closes Clients [2025 Replay]

99

Marketing Mondays Will Transform Your Business Strategy with Melissa Arlena and Alison Bell

100

Getting Paid for Travel Photography Sessions with Kellie Llewellyn

101

How to Use AI in Your Business and Create Tools for Your Offers

102

Why ChatGPT Is My New Favorite Team Member (Sorry, Airtable)

103

How to Nail Your Offer Introduction

104

Why Your Best Leads Don’t Convert

105

Communicate with Clients Like a Pro: 5 Tips for a Better Experience with Christine Dammann

106

The 3 Must-Have Elements for Every Client Experience Email

107

What I Got Wrong About Workflows (and What I’m Focusing on Now)

108

SEO is Everywhere: Optimizing Your Content with Brittany Herzberg

109

Your Systems Are Doing Too Much (and Clients Feel It) — Simplify Your Business Systems

110

Don’t Blame Your Prices, Fix Your Systems First [Systems for Service Providers]

111

I Audited My Freebies—Here’s What I Found

112

How to Create a 5-Minute Booking Process Inside Your Client Experience [Client Experience Series Pt 4]

113

How to Design Workflows That Enhance Your Client Experience [Client Experience Series Pt 3]

114

From Touchpoints to Timelines: How to Begin Mapping Your Client Experience [Client Experience Series Pt 2]

115

How to Improve Your Client Experience: A Breakdown of My Audit Process [Client Experience Series Pt 1]

116

Applying for Grants & Overcoming Adversity with Katrina Cross-Daniels

117

Client Experience: The Secret to Building Loyalty with Natasha Sewell

118

How to Connect with Your Audience in their Inbox with Hannah Davis

119

Transforming Networking into Genuine Connections for Business with Mikki Wilson

120

Building Your Content Strategy with the Marketing Jar with Dayna Schaaf

121

Building a Better Relationship with Money through Storytelling with Katherine Pomerantz

122

Strategic Business Planning for Productivity & Growth with Jade Boyd

123

5 Key Metrics Every Business Owner Should Track with Ally Anderson

124

How to Switch CRMs Without Sacrificing Your Sanity

125

Alternative Streams of Income for Photographers with Lissa Chandler

126

Creating Blog Posts for Your Client Experience with Jessie Andrew of Inkpot Creative

127

Crafting a Distinct Brand Voice that Matches You with Samantha Pollack

128

Leveraging Audio Podcasts for Entrepreneurs and Creative Educators with Lindsay Padilla of Hello Audio

129

SEO vs SSO: Why Your Online Presence Needs BOTH with Erin Ollila

130

How to Create Systems for Your Worst Days in Business with Sandra Henderson

131

Effective Marketing for Photographers with Sabrina Gebhardt [Marketing with Intention]

132

Leveraging AI for Content Creation & Advertising Strategy with Hattie Dunstan [Marketing with Intention]

133

Hiring a Unicorn Marketing Assistant without Regret with Emily Reagan [Marketing with Intention]

134

How to Repurpose Your Content with Intention with Felly Day [Marketing with Intention]

135

The Power of In-Person Marketing with Angie McPherson [Marketing with Intention]

136

Generating Revenue in Your Business through Affiliate Marketing with Candice Coppola [Marketing with Intention]

137

Market Your Business Weekly with Email with Dama Jue [Marketing with Intention]

138

Building a Steady Stream of Potential Customers through SEO and Pinterest with Kara Duncan [Marketing with Intention Series]

139

Crafting an Intentional Marketing Plan with Tayler Cusick-Hollman [Marketing with Intention Series]

140

Storytelling Trends You Should Implement Today with Akua Konadu

141

New School Year - New Possibilities

142

Simplifying Business Systems for Service Providers Using Airtable from Copywriter on Call

143

How to Write Emails Your Clients Love Reading from Big Fun Content

144

Discover the Magic of Organizing with Airtable | Annemie Tonken

145

How to Socially Sell on Instagram: the Magic of ManyChat Automations with Dayna Schaaf

146

Making the Switch from Quickbooks to Xero for Small Business Owners with Madison Brown

147

Maximize Your Business with AI: Top Tools & Tips with Dawn Richardson

148

Crafting Compelling Copy in Your Marketing with Sara Gillis

149

Embracing Workflows & Automations in Your CRM: HoneyBook Case Study with Brittany Herzberg

150

Scaling Your 1-to-1 Service into a Digital Product with Angela Tan

151

Optimizing Your Program Promise for Measurable Results with Ashley Pendergraft

152

Celebrating 2 Years of Business-First Creatives with Sabrina Gebhardt and Annemie Tonken

153

Creating Customized, Yet Automated Systems for Your Inquiry Responses with Megan Grove

154

CRM Blueprint Case Study with Katharine Calderwood

155

Expanding Your Business through Virtual Summits with KP & Jessie of Inkpot

156

Community Memberships: Leveraging Free and Paid Tiers for Lasting Impact with Katelyn Dekle

157

Where Parenting Meets Your Business with Daniel Moyer

158

Knowing What Your Business Needs Based on the Stage of Business You're In with Jessica Dornieden

159

Grow Your Business by Hosting a Summit with Jenny Suneson

160

Leverage Someone Else's Audience for Your Marketing with Amy Dangerfield

161

How Jess Built Her Business on Hawaiian Vacations with Jess Fernandez

162

Getting the Most Conversions through Paid Advertising with Olivia Lawson

163

Sensory Storytelling that Connects with Your Audience with Zafira Rajan

164

Building Intentional Habits with Jess Joswick

165

Borrowing Audiences by Pitching Yourself as a Podcast Guest with Christina Lenkowski

166

Gaining Photography Clients through Silent Auctions and Free Services with Rebecca Hunnicutt

167

Full-Time Processes for Part-Time Photographers with Lydia Fine

168

Creating a Cohesive Client Experience in Your CRM that Converts with Ashley Tindall

169

What Will Help You Create and Launch a Better Course with Mara Kucirek

170

Generating Monthly Recurring Revenue with a Membership (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Liz Wilcox

171

Insights on Diversifying Income Streams in Your Photography Business (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Maddie Peschong

172

Building a Successful Offer Suite for Multiple Audiences (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Elizabeth McCravy

173

Creating Offers that Generate Consistent Revenue (Beyond Services: Expanding Your Offer Suite) with Brittany McBean

174

Overcoming Money Mindsets to Generate Wealth as an Entrepreneur (Financial Stability for Creatives Series) with Natalie Bullen

175

Quickbooks for Small Businesses (Financial Stability for Creatives Series) with Crystalynn Shelton

176

Creating Business Productivity and ROI with Your Time with Brittnie Renee

177

Filling Your Creative Cup with Sarah Wayte

178

The Powerful Pivot from Weddings to Commercial Work with Ben Davis

179

How to Jumpstart Your Video Visibility Plan in 2024 (Video Visibility Series)

180

Building Visibility with Video on Social Media (Video Visibility Series) with Natasha Pierre

181

3 Videos to Create for Your Client Experience Right Now (Video Visibility Series)

182

Overcoming Your Mindset Blocks to Show Up on Video (Video Visibility Series) with Mariangelica Forero

183

3 Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid Inside Your Client Experience

184

Enhancing Your VIP Experience with Intentional Proposals, Questionnaires, and Automations with Flor Blake

185

How to Choose a CRM for Your Photography Business

186

Creating an Intentional and Personalized Client Experience with Brittney Johnson

187

Making Data-Driven Decisions in Your Business with Ally Anderson

188

About that Black Friday Offer

189

Building an Associate Team (Building a Team Series) with Jill Smith

190

Communicating with Your Team: The Clickup & Airtable Combo (Building a Team Series) with Ana Natkins

191

Successfully Delegating to Your Team (Building a Team Series) with Selina Johnson

192

Choosing the Right Tech Stack for Your Team (Building a Team Series) with Brooke Scott

193

Creating a System for Your Team (Building a Team Series) with Liz Strong

194

Photographer BONUS Episode - Online Gallery Sales for Black Friday with Pic-Time

195

The Magic of Follow-Up Emails

196

How Kristyn Miller Created a Heart-Centered Photography Business

197

Have You Made a Plan for Black Friday?

198

Minimalism in Business (Self Care Series) with Makeda Newton

199

How Fair Play in the Home Can Benefit Your Business (Self Care Series) with Lindsay Dreyer

200

Recognizing and Avoiding Burnout as an Entrepreneur (Self Care Series) with Courtney Porter

201

The Art and Business of Birth with Lindsey Eden Bartell

202

What Your Website Really Needs with Kate Hejde

203

Episode 100 🎉🎉🎉

204

My Favorite 3 Tools for Content Creation and Management

205

Want an inside look at how I create podcast content?

206

Use Your Words: Crafting Compelling Content for Your Blog with Kate Wark

207

How to Leverage LinkedIn for Your Business with Tania Bhattacharyya

208

The Art and Strategy Behind Your Static Instagram 9-Grid with Deanna Seymour

209

Creating Your Sustainable Social Media Marketing Strategy with Andréa Jones

210

Active vs. Passive Marketing for Photographers with Dan Moyer

211

Do you have a marketing plan?

212

My New Gig as an Uber Driver

213

Striving for Work-Life-Homeschool Balance with Carly Kewley

214

Branding Lessons from Barbie with Marissa Garcia

215

Cultivating Your Brand Magic: The Power of Storytelling in Business with Annie Franceschi

216

The Year of Posy's Pivot with Posy Quarterman

217

Applying the Rule of 7 with Dayna Schaaf

218

SEO through Case Studies | Simple SEO Series with Brittany Herzberg: Part 3

219

On-Page SEO | Simple SEO Series with Samantha Mabe (Bonus)

220

SEO Best Practices for Photographers | Simple SEO Series with Melissa Arlena: Part 2

221

Getting Started with SEO | Simple SEO Series with Erin Ollila: Part 1

222

You have to repeat yourself over and over again

223

Too much visibility is exhausting

224

How Automated Processes Can Help Strengthen Client Relationships with Annemie Tonken

225

Crunching the Numbers: Why Tracking Website Traffic, Inquiries, and Booking Stats Matter

226

That Time Erin Ollila Interviewed ME on My Own Podcast

227

Creating a Cohesive Client Experience: Part 1

228

Creating for Yourself with Tenley Clark

229

Business Road Trip

230

Know Your Purpose with LaJune King

231

It's Not Just You

232

Navigating Motherhood and Business with Amy Sanusi

233

Have you had success using AI for your business?

234

The Role of Hiring in the Journey to Becoming a CEO with Angelica Pompy

235

Let's talk about audience growth

236

Marketing with Confidence with Fiona Margo

237

1 Year and Counting

238

Building a Business That's Right for You with Miranda Eorio

239

Eliminate the overwhelm with automations

240

Exploring Enneagram Types with Katelyn Dekle

241

What do you do in a single sentence?

242

How to Leverage Your Speaking Engagements with Jordan Gill

243

Choosing the right container for you

244

Community Over Competition with Natasha Sewell

245

Should you niche down?

246

Educating Your Audience Using Email with Shannon Vondy

247

How to Survive a Slow Season

248

Understanding the Financial Health of Your Business with Val Duvick

249

The 3 Year Itch in Business

250

Personal Branding in Your Instagram Marketing w/ Angie McPherson

251

Are you confident in your prices?

252

Investing in Outsourcing

253

Creating Productive Habits in Your Business

254

The Cost of Disorganization w/ Ashley Shuler

255

How To Decide if an Offer is Right for you

256

Get Uncomfortable

257

Content Planning + Disneyland with Amanda Warfield

258

Making Buying Decisions in Your Business

259

Do You Know Your Profit Margin?

260

Honeybook PSA

261

Let's Write Some Emails

262

How to Use Emails to Make Friends with Liz Wilcox

263

How to Use Your Podcast as a Marketing Tool with Haylee Gaffin

264

Using Customer Insights to Improve Your Messaging with Melissa Harstine

265

Data and Marketing: The PB&J of Business Growth with Carolina Guzik

266

Making Decisions for YOU w/ Jill Smith

267

The Digital Nomad Life with Sandra of Damn Copy

268

Experimenting in Your Business with Maryam Salassi

269

Bringing In-Person Education Back with Alison Hatch

270

Brand Refresh with Ashlee Burke

271

Bookkeeping Strategies for Success with Laura Kelly

272

Money Mindset with Dan Moyer

273

Preparing for a Recession with Maddie Peschong

274

Top 3 Lessons I Learned from My Podcast in 2022

275

Creating Copy that Sounds Like You with Sara Vartanian

276

Why Your Website Is Your Best Business Asset with Samantha Mabe

277

Let's Get Social with Sarah Huguet

278

BONUS: Outsourcing for the Win with Kati Douglas of Xilo Photography

279

Winter is Coming - Auditing Your Business Systems

280

Winter is Coming - Auditing Your Messaging

281

Winter is Coming - Auditing Your Offer

282

Sarah Potts: BTS of Hiring My VA

283

Let's Talk Growth Strategy with Celi Arias

284

4 Workflows Every Entrepreneur Needs in Their CRM

285

3 Years Later with Sabrina Roden

286

Crafting Copy that Converts with Rachel Greiman

287

CEO Marketing Mentality with Mikki Wilson

288

3 Tools I Cannot Live Without in My Photography Business

289

4 Tools to Book and Manage VIP Days

290

Working Weekend Wins with Sabrina Gebhardt

291

Learning without the Sales Pitch with Lisa DiGeso

292

Dubsado Case Study with Alison Brett

293

Audit Your CRM

294

The Dish on VIP Days

295

Pick Your Path with Ashley Pendergraft of Systems Over Stress

296

CEO Talk with Ashley Kang

297

The Buffer Episode

298

Conducting Consistent Customer Research with Nadine Nethery of CAN DO! Content

299

Honeybook to Dubsado: One Year Later with Mary Otanez

300

Webinars, Low-Ticket Offers, and What I Learned About Sales

301

Expanding into Education with Annemie Tonken

302

Avoiding Burnout with Sabrina Gebhardt

303

Choose Happy

304

How Maddie Peschong is using Dubsado in a totally new way

305

Pivoting in Your Business with Britney Jeanine

306

If you keep hearing NO, listen to this

307

Welcome to the Podcast