Ben Lau

We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to answer viewer questions about sales, marketing, and business. Side note: we may/may not have strayed off topic to talk about silly things going on in our personal lives!

One of the best things your favorite podcast cohosts have ever done for our businesses was attend conferences, both here at home and abroad. Hands down, it’s one of the quickest ways to level up your skills, build your portfolio, and grow your professional network – all the key ingredients to running a successful business….

Brielle Uszenski of I Do Wedding & Event Planning stops by the studio to chat about managing client expectations, creative personalities, and all the crazy shenanigans when nobody listens to her professional advice. You can check her out here: https://www.ido-planning.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/idoplanningandevents/

If you think that trying to make a living through wedding photography is hard, try being a musician! The Essential Jason Nelson joins us in the studio and shares how he’s been able to niche down, leverage social media, and create a thriving brand that most of us can only dream of. You can check…

Contrary to popular opinion, there's more to wedding planning than just the fun, creative parts and building the dream team that will bring a vision to life; there are also countless hours of firefighting, budgeting, and coordination that goes on behind the scenes to make all these things happen – all the while keeping a…

As full-time professionals in the wedding industry, it's easy to attribute our hardships and struggles to a flailing economy, the quality of our work, our (lack of) sales & marketing skills, or even national politics. But as we learn from Fabio Miglio (named 2021 Europe's Best Wedding Photographer by Way Up North), our experiences here…

In this day in age of countless online resources and tools at our fingertips, do engaged couples still need a wedding planner? And if you're a wedding creative, what are wedding planners looking for when they're building their creative team to help bring their clients' vision to life? Kelly Seca of Gifted Events joins us…

How do you start your business when you've got no portfolio, no industry connections, and you find yourself in a market that's just overflowing with talent? Andre Brown of the Bokeh Photo Summit knows a thing or two about starting from the ground up, and is now one of the most decorated, celebrated, and sought-after…

“Some people are so consumed and pre-occupied with their product, that they forget the EXPERIENCE is a part of that product.” Our good friend Ben Davis dropping GOLD on this episode with the Focused AF crew. Learn how he attracts and serve his high-end luxury clients, while juggling his VERY busy family life. You can…