The Creative Legacy Podcast

Expanding Your Business into a New Location with guest Quianna Marie

In this episode, we welcome Quianna Marie who is telling us how she took her thriving business based in San Jose. CA and made the move to a completely different state to grow her business and take the next steps towards creating her dream wedding venue. But it wasn't a move of her business, it was an expansion to serving TWO locations both in California and her new Arizona home. Quianna shares how she came to make the decision to expand her business and move, what she did to prepare, and how she made her existing California clients feel excited and comfortable about her move while also building her network in her new home. ABOUT QUIANNA MARIE Quianna Marie is a destination wedding photographer obsessed with weddings that feel better than they look and offers education for creatives to help turn passions into profits! She just recently expanded her business from San Jose, California to Scottsdale, Arizona. She's the kind of girl you can catch photographing luxury weddings one weekend and sitting by a dusty campfire in her cowboy boots another weekend! FIND QUIANNA ONLINE: * Website: quiannamarie.com [https://quiannamarie.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/quiannamariephotography [https://www.instagram.com/quiannamariephotography/] * Facebook: facebook.com/QuiannaMariePhotography [https://www.facebook.com/QuiannaMariePhotography/] * Pinterest: pinterest.com/quiannamarie [https://www.pinterest.com/quiannamarie] FIND THE CREATIVE LEGACY PODCAST ONLINE: * Website: thecreativelegacypodcast.com [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook: facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast] Find Sarah Online: * Website: sarahschraderdesign.com [http://sarahschraderdesign.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign] * Facebook: facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign] Find Shaunae Online: * Website: shaunae.com [http://shaunae.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/shaunaeteske [https://www.instagram.com/shaunaeteske/] * Facebook: facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography [https://www.facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography]

The Power of Showing Up with guest Liz Illg

In this episode, we welcome Liz Illg who is sharing her story of taking her passion, starting a successful business, and then showing up and using standard procedures and workflows to grow her business into five successful locations. She also shares what was at risk if she had not continually made the choice to show up for her dreams and provides encouraging advice for you to choose to show up for your own dreams. ABOUT LIZ ILLG Liz Illg is the Owner of Puff & Fluff Grooming and Pet Sitting with five locations in the Phoenix, AZ area. Not only has Liz turned her passion for animals into a thriving business, but she is also an expert when it comes to creating an environment of growth for your business as well. In fact, as an Operational Strategist, Liz specializes in working with small business owners and entrepreneurs to assist with everything from streamlining systems, building online courses, or helping you tell people what they need to know! HELPFUL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE * E-Myth by Michael Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280 [https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280] * Liz's DIY Standard Operating Procedures: https://www.lizillg.com/product/diy-standard-operating-procedures [https://www.lizillg.com/product/diy-standard-operating-procedures/] FIND THE LIZ ONLINE: * Website: lizillg.com [http://www.lizillg.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/liz.illg [http://iinstagram.com/liz.illg] * Facebook: facebook.com/illgliz [https://www.facebook.com/illgliz/] FIND THE CREATIVE LEGACY PODCAST ONLINE: * Website: thecreativelegacypodcast.com [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook: facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast] Find Sarah Online: * Website: sarahschraderdesign.com [http://sarahschraderdesign.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign] * Facebook: facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign] Find Shaunae Online: * Website: shaunae.com [http://shaunae.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/shaunaeteske [https://www.instagram.com/shaunaeteske/] * Facebook: facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography [https://www.facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography]

Profit First by Mike Michalowicz - Book Club Pick

ABOUT PROFIT FIRST Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales - Profit = Expenses. Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. (Source: Amazon) SARAH’S FAVORITE QUOTES “Growth is the battle cry of nearly every entrepreneur and business leader. Grow! Grow! Grow!… Growth is only half the equation… Most business owners try to grow their way out of their problems...but the result is simply a bigger monster.” “Profit is not an event. Profit is not something that happened at the year end or at the end of your five-year plan or Sunday. Profit isn’t something that waits until tomorrow. Profit must happen now and always. Profit must be baked into your business. Every day, every transaction, every moment. Profit is not an event. Profit is a habit.” “Give yourself more joy when you choose not to spend money than do you do when you choose to spend it...Celebrate every time you save – whether it’s 10 bucks or 10,000.” SHAUNAE’S FAVORITE QUOTES "Money problems happen when: sales slow down, sales speed up (expenses go up too)" "Bigger is NOT Always Better: more revenue does not mean you are more successful" "Growth is only half the equation, Let the right size business find YOU!" “Profit must happen now and always, profit is not an event, it’s a habit.” “Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash is king” HELPFUL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE * Purchase Your Copy of Profit First: https://amzn.to/318yVRS [https://amzn.to/318yVRS] FIND THE CREATIVE LEGACY PODCAST ONLINE: * Website: thecreativelegacypodcast.com [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook: facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast] Find Sarah Online: * Website: sarahschraderdesign.com [http://sarahschraderdesign.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign] * Facebook: facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign] Find Shaunae Online: * Website: shaunae.com [http://shaunae.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/shaunaeteske [https://www.instagram.com/shaunaeteske/] * Facebook: facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography [https://www.facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography]

Strategic Video Marketing with Marvin Flavien

It's 2020 and video marketing is here to stay, but often under utilized! We had the opportunity to sit down with video marketing strategist, Marvin Flavien to talk about how to best use video within our businesses to take advantage of the powerful tool. And don't worry, he talks about getting past the feeling of discomfort in front of the camera too! VIDEO IS POWERFUL Video is a powerful way to bring people into your business – to see it and to get a feel for what it is like to work with you before they even experience it themselves. It takes people on a journey of your business and how you would work with them. "There is a difference between knowing how to make a video and knowing how to get video to work for you. Once you decipher those two businesses can see how to get power in these video." BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CAMERA "When you are more of yourself on camera you seem more confident. The only way to get better is to keep doing it." Marvin suggests Instagram Stories as a great way to get started with video. But remember, it’s not about us. it’s about the people on the other side. How do you want to connect with them? What value do you want to bring them? FIGURE OUT WHAT THE GOAL IS Number one thing: figure out what the goal is and how we want video to work for us. Too often people forget about the strategy behind a video. But without strategy we are simply left with a pretty video that won't do much of anything. VIDEOS THAT CAN IMPACT YOUR BUSINESS * Video email signature * Video business card * Introduction video * Answer frequently asked questions * Videos that allow you to share commonly repeated information ABOUT MARVIN FLAVIEN: Marvin is a speaker, creative, video business owner, full of passion, love life and people I work with. He focuses on strategic video assets to make businesses unstoppable Find Marvin Online: * Website: mkflavvideo.com/ [http://www.mkflavvideo.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/mkflavvideo/ [https://www.instagram.com/mkflavvideo/] * Facebook: facebook.com/MKFlavVideo [http://www.facebook.com/MKFlavVideo] FIND THE CREATIVE LEGACY PODCAST ONLINE: * Website: thecreativelegacypodcast.com [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook: facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast] Find Sarah Online: * Website: sarahschraderdesign.com [http://sarahschraderdesign.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign] * Facebook: facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign] Find Shaunae Online: * Website: shaunae.com [http://shaunae.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/shaunaeteske [https://www.instagram.com/shaunaeteske/] * Facebook: facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography [https://www.facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography]

Working Remotely: Balancing Business + Travel

Learning to balance business and travel was definitely a learning experience for Sarah as she embraced the digital nomad lifestyle. In this episode she is sharing some of the lessons, both expected and unexpected, that she learned while traveling for four months outside of the country in 2019. EMBRACE JOMO We've all heard of FOMO, the fear of missing out, but have you tried JOMO, the joy of missing out? This was the first lesson Sarah learned while working remotely; especially with a group of 40 other individuals. With so much to explore and do embracing the JOMO to feel productive about getting work done, having your personal time or not saying yes to a commitment that you might not really be into is a blessing to working remotely. FIND SPACES THAT WORK FOR YOU Not every space is for you! When you are traveling and still needing to put in your office hours, finding the space where you feel comfortable, inspired and are able to focus is essential! Sarah shares how while in Lisbon she did not find herself productive in the co-working space she had access to, but her apartment was the perfect place to get in those work sessions so she could follow it up with a bit of exploration and play. CREATE BOUNDARIES You know your deadlines and commitments, so make sure you set boundaries to meet them. The lure of adventure and exploring a new place can be so enticing, but you do still have a business to run. Find the schedule that works for you. It might be: * You explore in the morning and work later in the day so you are working when your clients are  active as well * You working in the morning so you are free of distraction and having your time to be adventurous after the job is done * You commit to a full day(s) of work so you can take a day or two off and dedicate it just to seeing what is around you and diving into the culture FIND MINIMALISM & WAYS TO ADAPT Between having to travel with everything you pack and airline weight restrictions you have to learn to adapt. If you are a pen to paper lover like us it might be finding some ways to switch up to digital. The large whiteboard Sarah uses at home would definitely not fit in her luggage! Adapting to a digital calendar and more online tools helped to pack light. START SMALL If this is something that sounds like a dream but you are hesitant - start small. Travel to a different city or state near you for a week and try it out. Or if you are used to working in an office, break the routine and try working in coffeeshops for a week. The change and putting yourself out of your comfort zone will help you decide if it is the right decision for you. HELPFUL LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: * Save $200 on a Remote Year itinerary [https://remoteyear.com/lp/imagine?utm_source=referral&referral_source=nation&referral_detail=a0e1Q00000Syd4vQAB]! FIND SARAH'S TRAVEL JOURNEY'S ONLINE: * Website: outofthemidwest.com [http://outofthemidwest.com] * Facebook: facebook.com/outofthemidwest [https://www.facebook.com/outofthemidwest] * Instagram: instagram.com/ [https://www.instagram.com/laylee_emadi/]outofthemidwest [https://www.instagram.com/outofthemidwest] FIND THE CREATIVE LEGACY PODCAST ONLINE: * Website: thecreativelegacypodcast.com [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://instagram.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook: facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://facebook.com/thecreativelegacypodcast] * Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/groups/thecreativelegacypodcast] Find Sarah Online: * Website: sarahschraderdesign.com [http://sarahschraderdesign.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.instagram.com/sarahschraderdesign] * Facebook: facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign [http://thecreativelegacypodcast.com/043-social-media-dependency/www.facebook.com/sarahschraderdesign] Find Shaunae Online: * Website: shaunae.com [http://shaunae.com/] * Instagram: instagram.com/shaunaeteske [https://www.instagram.com/shaunaeteske/] * Facebook: facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography [https://www.facebook.com/shaunaeteskephotography]