5 Mistakes That Keep Your Photo/Video Business Stuck Under $100k | Ep 89

Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, we're breaking down the 5 scaling mistakes keeping you stuck under $100k a year in photo or video mistakes. These are the same mistakes I've worked with hundreds of creatives to help them solve. Whether you're in your first year of photography or a seasoned videography veteran, if you are making less than six figures a year, this episode is for you.     Get My Free Training: Click Here Free Client Acquisition Playbook: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram | Newsletter

Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, In this episode, Chris sits down with Bradley, a Creative Biz Launch member. Bradley shares the exact systems that helped him earn more than his corporate salary within just 12 months, how he repositioned himself from "someone with a camera" to a premium business solutions provider, and the strategic framework that freed him from the project-to-project hamster wheel to build sustainable, recurring revenue.   Learn more about Creative Biz Launch: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris dives deep into the seven critical pricing mistakes that keep photographers and videographers from reaching their full income potential. Whether you're just starting out or looking to level up your established creative business, this episode provides the blueprint for pricing that reflects your true worth and attracts the clients who value it.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris reveals the six essential systems that transformed his photography business from scattered freelancer to booking $15K+ months. From client acquisition and sales to content creation and growth, he breaks down each system and explains exactly how to implement them in your business.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris reveals his nine essential money rules that took him from charging a couple hundred dollars per shoot to consistently landing $2,000-$5,000 packages. From creating premium packages to building a reliable sales pipeline, he breaks down the exact framework he used to build his six-figure photography business.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris breaks down the five critical mindset shifts that took him from charging per photo to running a six-figure photography business. He reveals why most photographers stay stuck in "freelancer mode," explains how to start thinking like a true entrepreneur, and shares his proven framework for building systems that scale. Whether you're tired of trading time for money or ready to transform your photography side hustle into a real business, this episode will show you exactly how to make the leap from freelancer to entrepreneur.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris reveals the exact process he used to build his photography team from scratch, starting with his first hire in 2021. He breaks down the critical signs you're ready to hire, shares his time-and-energy audit framework for identifying what to outsource first, and explains how to build the essential systems needed to lead a successful team. Whether you're drowning in editing work or ready to scale beyond six figures, this episode will show you how to make the transition from solo photographer to successful business owner.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris sits down with John Meyer on the Leadmore Podcast to unpack the powerful NICE framework for goal-setting and the 5 Daily non-negotiables that transformed his business. Learn how shifting from outcome-based to input-based thinking can help you build sustainable success while maintaining creative freedom.   John's Podcast: Click Here John's YouTube: Click Here John's Instagram: Click Here   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

 Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris breaks down his three-part sales call framework that has helped him close hundreds of deals in his photography business. He reveals why most photographers fail at sales calls, shares the crucial mindset shift that changed everything, and walks through his proven qualification-gap-solution framework that makes every call feel like a natural conversation, even for introverts.   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram

  Welcome to the Creative Biz Launch Podcast, where creatives learn how to transform their skills into thriving businesses. Join Chris Pieta, as he shares the proven systems & lessons that he learned while building his own photo & video agency, Pieta Productions. Through actionable frameworks and real-world experience, discover how to transform your freelance work into a successful creative business.   In this episode, Chris shares his complete system for landing high-ticket brand deals, from outreach to closing the sale. Drawing from his conversation with Bjork Ostrom on the Food Blogger Pro podcast, he breaks down his proven framework for turning cold emails into long-term brand partnerships.   Original show notes: https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/podcast/chris-pieta/ Bjork's Podcast: https://pod.link/1014116331 Bjork's Membership Community: https://www.foodbloggerpro.com/membership/   Join the free community: Click Here Get the newsletter: Click Here   Follow Chris Pieta’s Socials YouTube | Instagram