Next Brave Step Podcast
The Next Brave Step Podcast is a live-workshop style business and marketing podcast packed with actionable step-by-step tips that are helping thousands redefine success and chase bolder dreams. You can train with the experts on how to dig in, do the work, and give you the confidence to take the next brave step in your life and business.
Host Chelsy Weisz, brings you social media strategies, productivity tips, business hacks, authentic entrepreneurship truths, and inspirational stories that can help YOU design your dream business and life.
Over the past decade, Chelsy has become one of the leading wedding photographers in North Dakota & Kansas. Expanded her business to form an education hub for other photographers who want to book out their sessions, attract amazing clients, and grow a business that fits their current season of life. Grew her family to two sweet kids who know how to keep her on her toes. Got divorced, found out how strong and brave she really can be, and took control of where her life and business were actually going. She started fresh in her own home, started a cut flower garden, adopted a free-roaming bunny named Waffles, and is currently living her best crazy plant lady life
One thing that hasn’t changed over the past decade though? My belief is that women can do anything we put our minds to—if we can just take the next brave step.
Your next brave step towards putting yourself out there & showing up as the photography pro you are, starts today.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 71
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
5 Things Your Photography Website Needs to Book Clients
Getting started with building a website can feel totally overwhelming. Choosing fonts, picking out colors, The way the design looks is super important, but the content it contains is where the mag…
Start a Photography Business on a Budget
Starting a photography business can be expensive when you really start to look at the cost of things like equipment, advertising, and education. It’s crazy how fast things can add up, $12 mont…
5 Things I got Right When Starting My Photography Business
Starting a photography business can seem so overwhelming. There are a million things to do and learn equipment and editing techniques to master. Then you step back and wonder if you’re even …
The Biggest Secret to Strategic Portfolio Photoshoots
You just booked one of your first clients. You pull up to your session only to find your clients are wearing miss-matched clothing with big logos. One of them is in bright neon pink, throwing s…
A Forced Sabbatical is What I Needed
Welcome back, my friend! How are you! I’ve missed you guys. I know things kind of abruptly stopped for the wise photographer podcast, and I’m sorry for that. But I had to take a step back for …
26. Marketing Tips for PreSchool Photographers with Emily Davis and KiddiClicks Photography
Join host Chelsy Weisz and Emily Davis of KiddieClicks Photography as they walk through marketing tips for preschool photographers, how to get your foot in the door with preschool directors, and buil…
25. Kicking Imposter Syndrome to the Curb with Dr. Tiffany Eurich
Researchers say that imposter syndrome has a tendency to affect women more often than men. Today I'm sitting down with Tiffany Eurich to share 5 way you can kick imposter syndrome to the curb!
0.24 Bookkeeping for New Photographers
Stephanie Thacker is the founder and CEO of Steadfast Bookkeeping Company. After seven years in small businesses and corporate, Stephanie started Steadfast Bookkeeping in 2011, because of her passion…
0.23 Client Workflows for Photographers
Today we are chatting all about client workflows.
So what is a client workflow? I want to quickly break this down so you know exactly what it is I’m talking about today! For me when I talk about cli…
22. The Truth About Outsourcing Editing - Nathan Holritz
Today's guest is Nathan Holritz. Nathan is an entrepreneur based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Nathan photographed weddings for over a decade before becoming the founder and CEO of PhotographersEdit.com…
021. Dealing with Uncertainty and Fear Caused by COVID19
Hey, guys, this is a little bit of a different podcast then what we have been doing lately. Today I’m going to be chatting about recent events. But as a quick little PSA, if you are listening around …
20. How to Get Started in Product Styling Photography with Erica Steeves
I was so excited to interview Erica, who is a Commercial Photographer! She launched her business seven short months ago, and she, like many creative businesses, are still trying to figure things out …
0.19 How I Get Everything Done | Batching! | The Wise Photographer Podcast
We as busy mamas and photographers have to wear a lot of hats. We are chauffeurs, personal shoppers, and chefs, bookkeepers, client relation specialists, editors, website designers, house cleaners, c…
018. Is Your Website Legal? Interview with Attorney Paige Hulse
Today I'm sitting down with Paige Hulse. Paige is the founder and lead attorney at the creative law shop and online resource for contract templates and business tools for creative entrepreneurs. Afte…
017. What Does Coaching Look Like?
We are 8 weeks into the new year. By now the surge of energy and hype of the new year has worn off, and it’s possible you feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water. Friend, it is okay to…
0.16 Why Words Matter with Ashlyn Carter
I’m really excited for today’s guest. Ashlyn Carter is a conversion copywriter and marketing strategist specializing in wedding & creative industries. She traded Fortune 500 clients in corporate mark…
015. 10 Tips to Shooting Your First Wedding
Wedding photographers are some of the strongest, smartest, and most creative people I know. Wedding photography is not for the faint of heart. Weddings are long days, where you are on your feet all …
014. Work-Life Balance with Shay Cochrane
I have so much respect for Shay as an entrepreneur, as a photographer and as a mom and wife. She has been so honest about what her journey has looked like to grow her business and finding this balanc…
013. What is a Model Release, and Why you Need One in Your Photography Contract
So let's start with the basics, what is a model release?
A model release is a document that is signed by the subject (your clients) of a photograph, giving you the photographer permission to use the…
012. 5 Things your Photography Website Needs
Your website is your online store, its where people can learn more about you, see your vibe, check out your work, and connect for more information. I absolutely love web design; I think I was a websi…