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484: Brianna Shrader – How to grow a fantastic team to support a fast moving and profitable photography business
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Brianna Shrader of www.shyheartstudios.com came to my attention when chatting with photography business and mindset coach Johl Dunn. I asked if any photographers were doing exceptionally well and that I should be approaching for an interview.
He immediately suggested Brianna.
I jumped over to her website and saw a team of 13 in the business!
They look to be an almost all-female group focusing on engagement, wedding and family photography in Orange County, Southern California.
With that large a team, I expected to see multiple FB ads — instead, I couldn't see any ads running.
Then I thought, ok, they must be on page one on Google? Nope, not that I could see for the search terms I was looking up.
What about Instagram followers… 2,500.
I scrolled through her Facebook feed and saw they had a brand new studio.
Where are all these clients coming from? My interest was triggered, and I couldn't wait to learn more about what looks to be, and I'm told, a fantastic business with an incredible operator.
In this interview, Brianna shares how she grew a fantastic team to support her fast-moving and profitable photography business. Plus, we dive into her networking, marketing, advertising and sales strategies that attract all the amazing clients.
Here's some more of what we covered in the interview:If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this interview – the full-length and more revealing version where you hear the absolute best tips and advice from every guest.
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In the first half of these changes, our sales went up about $30,000 just doing online sales for engagement photos. – Brianna Shrader
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What is your big takeaway?Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Brianna shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below; let me know your takeaways and what you plan to implement in your business due to what you heard in today's episode.
Knowing that all of these vendors at these venues are connected, and if my name is a household name, then everybody is talking and it's just more solidification for that client to book. – Brianna Shrader
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Brianna or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.
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Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome!
Secondly, iTunes and Google are the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts, and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners mean more interviews and, ultimately a better show.
I am making more on family portraits than I was making when I was shooting weddings because of the full-service aspect, and because of the in-person sales. – Brianna Shrader
If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to https://photobizx.com/itunes or https://photobizx.com/google, and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show, and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL of your website and your name.
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Shy Heart Studios Website
Shy Heart Studios on Facebook
Shy Heart Studios on Instagram
Brianna Shrader Blog Site
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Thanks again for listening, and thanks to Brianna for sharing her thoughts, ideas and experience on changing directions with her photography business, growing an incredible team, branching into portraits and becoming more successful than ever after a rocky introduction to the business of photography.
I pride myself on relationship building within my own company and with my clients. – Brianna Shrader
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!
That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks, and speak soon
Andrew
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