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330: Master Your Photo Business, and Mindset with Renee Bowen

330: Master Your Photo Business, and Mindset with Renee Bowen

by | Oct 7, 2025 | Podcast

I am so excited to share this conversation with the fabulous Renee Bowen on The Profitable Photographer! You may know her for her beautiful senior portraits, but these days she’s also coaching photographers and creatives on how to not only grow their businesses but also rewire their mindset for real, lasting success.

What I love about Renee is that she blends her background in psychology and neuroscience with tools like NLP, life coaching, and even a sprinkle of woo. She has such an organized, inspiring way of explaining things that makes you feel like, “Yes! I can totally do this.”

Here’s why you’ll definitely want to listen:

  • She breaks down her powerful CLARITY Method, a step-by-step process to help you create momentum and live your purpose
  • We talk about NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)—what it really is and how it can help you connect with clients, book more sessions, and sell without feeling pushy
  • She shares why senior portraits are more than just photos—they can be life-changing experiences for teens
  • And most of all, you’ll hear how shifting your beliefs and saying “yes” can help you create both a business and a life you truly love

I had such a great conversation with Renee, and I know you’ll get so many insights and practical tools from her. She’s the perfect mix of grounded wisdom and fun energy, and I’m so grateful she said yes to being on the show!

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293: Heather Lahtinen: Minding Your Mind

293: Heather Lahtinen: Minding Your Mind

by | Jan 22, 2025 | Podcast

I’m kicking off the year with a bang with wonderful guests, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to have Heather Lahtinen as my new BFF on The Profitable Photographer today! Heather is an award-winning wedding and portrait photographer from Pittsburgh, PA, with over 20 years of experience as a photographer and entrepreneur. She’s built not one but two six-figure businesses and is a true expert in marketing, pricing, and business strategy.

But what makes Heather truly special—and the focus of our conversation—is her mastery of mindset. She’s a certified mindset coach, productivity expert, and mentor to photographers across the globe. Heather also hosts the Flourish Academy Podcast, where she shares her wisdom and wit. One of my favorite insights from Heather? “If you’re not getting the results you want, it’s either a math problem or a thought problem—and spoiler alert, all problems are thought problems!”

I can’t wait for you to hear her advice and start transforming your mindset for success!

Here’s what we dove into:

  • Heather’s Simple Money-Making Steps: 
  • The Belief Triad:
    • Step 1: Believe you’re a professional.
    • Step 2: See yourself as a business owner.
    • Step 3: Picture yourself as the CEO of a thriving, multi-six-figure business.
  • The Power of Belief: Success starts with believing there are people out there who want what you’re offering. If you’re doubting that, Heather shares how to climb the “belief ladder” to shift your mindset.
  • Mindfulness and Monitoring Your Brain:
    • Your thoughts create your feelings, which drive your actions.
    • Replacing negative thoughts with positive ones can transform your outcomes.
    • Remember, “You’re only one thought away from a completely different life!”
  • Better Questions, Better Results

Heather’s wisdom will help you stay mindful, motivated, and aligned with your vision for success.

Free Gift: 151 Ways to Get More Photography Clients

Contact Info:

heather@flourish.academy

Flourish Academy

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236: Luci Dumas – The Profitable Photographer’s Playbook: Strategic Planning for Wedding Day Success

236: Luci Dumas – The Profitable Photographer’s Playbook: Strategic Planning for Wedding Day Success

by | Dec 19, 2023 | Podcast

Wedding days can be overwhelming, chaotic, and all over the place for both the couples and the photographer. But the good news is that we can help them be a more organized and fun day for everyone.  Today is another solo episode of The Profitable Photographer Podcast, focused on one of my favorite topics, “Strategic Planning for Wedding Day Success”. What exactly does that mean? It means that today we get to dive into my years of experience as a wedding photographer…covering over 500 weddings. I pull out the pieces that will most help set you up for success on a wedding day. 

And, if you want a hint about what we’re covering, let’s just say that a lot of it boils down to your couples trusting you as the Trusted Advisor. If you’re curious about how to plan for successful wedding photography, create lasting memories for your clients and set yourself up for additional sales after the wedding day, you’re in for a treat. 

If you’ve listened to the podcast before, you know the best thing we can do for our clients is to provide finished products for them. One tip to keep in mind is that when people sit down and order printed images,, the ones that sell most are the more traditional photos. 

How do you achieve that? Listen in as I share

  • How to craft packages and set price points to encourage post-wedding sales
  • The benefits of a first look
  • The importance of building client relationships
  • Planning the wedding day timeline for success
  • How to manage wedding day logistics
  • Avoiding common wedding day mistakes

I hope this episode gets your gears turning and helps you rethink your wedding day planning process with your couples! And don’t forget, you can go to lucidumascoaching.com to set up an opportunity to chat with me if you’re wondering what coaching would be like. 

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221: Jeffrey Shaw – Exploring Self Doubt for High Achievers

221: Jeffrey Shaw – Exploring Self Doubt for High Achievers

by | Sep 5, 2023 | Podcast

 

 

Self-doubt is one of the ways we entrepreneurs suffer and slow ourselves down on the way to success. And my fabulous guest, Jeffrey Shaw is literally writing the book about it. His goal is to help high achievers achieve everything they want to, and to help self-employed people, like you and me, have the confidence to set big goals and go after them.

I am so pleased to welcome back to the podcast, my friend Jeffrey Shaw. I say welcome back, because four years ago when I started The Profitable Photographer Podcast, Jeffrey was one of the first people I had to have on the show after seeing him speak at The Professional Photographers of America expo and reading his book, Lingo. He was actually episode 15!

Now, four years and over 200 episodes later, Jeffrey is back!

Not only is Jeffrey a photographer, but he is also an author, speaker, mentor, authority, and advocate for self-employed individuals. He’s spoken on TedX stages, has published multiple books, and has even been featured on Oprah!

He has two wildly successful books already and lucky for us, is giving us a look inside the new book way before it is finished…sharing his wisdom again on The Profitable Photographer Podcast.  Because as Jeffrey says, “If you are brave enough to be self-employed, you are by definition a high achiever.”

Get ready to listen in and be inspired to tame those fears as Jeffrey shares with us:

  • where self-doubt comes from
  • the consequences of letting self-doubt be in charge,
  • 3 components of self-doubt
  • how to manage self-doubt

Interested in learning more about self-doubt from Jeffrey? He has not one, but two free gifts for us! The first is his Self-Doubt Survey and the second is his Self-Employed Assessment. 

Want to connect with Jeffrey? Here’s where you can connect with him:

 

 

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220: Luci Dumas – 7 Steps To Attract Ideal Clients – Step 5 BECOMING VISIBLE

220: Luci Dumas – 7 Steps To Attract Ideal Clients – Step 5 BECOMING VISIBLE

by | Aug 29, 2023 | Podcast

 

Well, well, well. Here it is, Step 5 of the 7-Step Ideal Client Attraction Guide for Photographers! For the last few weeks, and going forward every other week until we’ve covered all 7 steps, I’ve been taking a deeper look at the free guide on my website, “7 Step Ideal Client Attraction Guide for Photographers”, and breaking each step out into its own little mini podcast episode to help you figure out who your ideal client is.

This week’s episode is all about Step 5: Increase Your Visibility. Now that you’ve figured out who you are, who your client is, where they are, and how you can pull them to you, it’s time to learn how you can increase your visibility to your ideal client. This episode is full of amazing information you don’t want to miss!

Too excited to see what’s next to wait for the next episode of the mini-series to drop or want to review what we’ve already covered? Get the full guide by visiting my website, https://lucidumascoaching.com/freegift/ to get your own copy of my guide.

 

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