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If you're a photographer, videographer or creative who wants to grow a profitable business you love - a photography business that delights clients AND that supports the life of your dreams - you're in the right place. The Successful Creatives podcast is all about actionable steps, meaningful mindset shifts + interviews with inspiring creatives who are redefining success, delivered every other Wednesday. Successful Creatives make the world a brighter place...but, let's be real. Most of us would rather be making art than running a successful, profitable business. This podcast is designed to show you how to do both. Subscribe to follow along + head to thesuccessfulcreatives.com to join the free group for driven creatives who want to grow!

Recent Episodes

41. $49,300 in Bookings from Referrals: My Exact Breakdown

Are you tired of spending hours on Instagram or running ads just to keep your calendar full? What if I told you there’s a simpler, more effective way to book dream clients—without the constant hustle? 🔑 Key Takeaways Why referrals are so much more powerful than social media or ads The simple referral-building steps baked right into my workflow How you can start planting referral seeds this week If you’ve ever felt stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle, this episode is your roadmap to creating c...

33 MIN

How a Home Renovation Crisis Forced Me to Rethink Success—and the System That Saved My Business

What would happen to your business if you had to step away for two months? No Instagram. No ads. No blogging. Would it survive—or would it crumble? This summer, I put my business to the ultimate test. With my home renovation spiraling into chaos and my mental bandwidth at zero, I had no choice but to step back. And yet, my business didn’t just survive—it thrived. In July alone, I booked $49,300 in weddings without showing up online. In this episode, I’m sharing: A raw, behind-the-scenes story...

19 MIN

39. What To Do When A Sale Goes Wrong

Recorded live on location at White House Custom Colour, Erica discusses how she turned a sale that didn't go as planned into a chance to build trust, confidence and clients that come back again and again Successful Creatives make the world brighter. Follow @theewingsstudio on instagram for weekly tips and tricks to uplevel your bookings and increase profits so that you can accomplish all of the goals on your heart.

45 MIN

38. The Fireplace Episode: How Sales is Evolving in 2025

Ben and I are renovating our home, and part of that includes picking out a fireplace (hurray!). We thought it would be simple—walk into a store, pick one out, order. But instead, we had three wildly different experiences. And by the end, I realized this had everything to do with what’s working in sales right now in 2025. Quick summary: Store #1: all the friendly chit-chat, but we left without answers Store #2: bombarded us with pushy sales tactics (eww) Store #3: the expert who gu...

31 MIN

37. How I turned $65K into $215K in just 12 Months

Have you ever felt stuck in a routine that doesn’t align with the life you truly want—like you’re just getting by instead of thriving? That was me in 2013. At that time, my hubby Ben was grinding away, spending 60+ hours a week away from our family (baby boy #2 had just arrived on the scene!) for a career he didn’t love. It was a “wake up - go to work - go to sleep - repeat” kind of life that we knew wasn’t for us. But change requires action. And for us, that meant figuring out h...

25 MIN