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Lindsay Hite of www.showyourspark.com was named one of the top 30 Rising Stars in wedding photography by Rangefinder Magazine, and named in the Top 100 Wedding Photographers in the US by Brandsmash.
She started her business in 2009 and focused on wedding photography.
Fast forward to 2016; she wanted to slowly start a transition into boudoir photography and pivot away from only shooting weddings.
She launched the Show Your Spark in 2018 and opened her newly renovated studio early the following year.
She says this change of direction truly allowed her to survive and thrive throughout the Coronavirus shutdowns, fostering her private Facebook community of over 1500 women, and she's been busy since reopening.
She just sold her photo booth brand, and is working on launching a new Headshot brand as part of her business.
In this interview, Lindsay shares in detail, how to successfully transition to a profitable and thriving boudoir photography business.
Here's some more of what we cover in the interview:
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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 Lindsay 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 what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode.
I am really passionate about calling it women's empowerment because I think that people deserve to feel confident in the boudoir, the bedroom but also in the boardroom, on the street, in the classroom, in the gym, wherever she is needing that confidence boost and needing to remember her power and her strength. I want her to feel it there. – Lindsay Hite
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Lindsay 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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Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Lindsay for coming on to share her thoughts and ideas on how to successfully transition from a thriving wedding photography business to a successful boudoir photography studio.
Focus on creating an excellent experience for your clients first and then create the group where people will naturally want to share. – Lindsay Hite
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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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