I'm Val! Coach for creatives like you who are ready to be healthier, happier and more empowered women who love the business you run, the people you serve and the life you live!
Associates… those are just for photographers who are booked solid through the next two years and charge a bajillion dollars right? Wrong! Creating a team and bringing on associates is one of the latest and greatest ways to scale your service business in a way you might not have ever thought possible and I’m here to tell you that it might just change your life.
You see, bringing on associates is not just for the astronomically successful. It’s also not just for the wedding photographer! The associate model is one you can apply to many service based businesses to bring more income and more freedom to your life.
My sweet friend and client, Ali of Ali Leigh Photography, has built a 6 figure, highly-sought after wedding photography business with 5 associates and she’s sharing a bit of her story and about her new course with us today! Have a listen to see how Associates changed her life and could change yours too! <3
In June of 2016, I was at our family cabin feeling so much anxiety around not having any access to WiFi or my editing. Our family vacation always falls the last week of June (great timing as a wedding photog, right?!). A few days of forcing myself to relax, I was feeling a bit off and realized there’s a good chance I could be pregnant. I went to the small town, Middle of Nowhere general store to buy a pregnancy test and sure enough, YUP! There I was, sitting on the beach full of anxiety and excitement at the fact that I was going to become a mom!
I was also wondering how the heck I’d manage all of the workload and motherhood.
I knew in that moment something had to change in my business. There’s no way I could keep shooting as many weddings as I was while maintaining the 70+ hour work weeks. I wanted to spend as much time as possible soaking in baby snuggles and couldn’t possibly continue working this much while also focusing on being a mom.
Fast forward 3 years and I’m at that same family cabin while launching an online course in the middle of wedding season. The income I’ve made from associate weddings has allowed me more freedom to outsource so I can focus on my “Zone of Genius” (AKA things I’m most passionate about and best at) and accomplish way more than ever before, while working less.
Creating an associate photography team allowed me to:
avoid burnout by not having to shoot as many weddings each year
spend more time with my family + have more capacity for things that matter most to me
increase my business income so I could afford to outsource more and therefore, gain my freedom back while focusing on tasks within my “Zone of Genius”
stop having to turn away dream brides
Because I hear about so many creatives who are struggling with work/life balance and feel like they’re burning out, I created a course to walk you through the exact steps you need to launch an associate team and get your sanity + life back!
We’ll cover everything from finding + hiring the right people, pricing for profit + payment structures, what to include in contracts, workflow time-savers, and so much more.
Ready to build your own team and bring more freedom to your life?
And guess what? You’ll also get a super special discount on your first month of coaching with Val, which could mean so many amazing things for this business dream of yours! Get in on the lifetime access and start building your team, girl!
I'm Val! Coach for creatives like you who are ready to be healthier, happier and more empowered women who love the business you run, the people you serve and the life you live!
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