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It’s time to face facts: You are an indestructible woman fused with super powers that defy convention. Am I right? If so, then this podcast is for you!
In Play It Brave, D’Arcy Benincosa dives in deep to her wit and wisdom to teach you about creative a life full of mindset, money, and marketing miracles! Let’s get started!
We all have photographers we follow that continuously post photos that stop you in your scroll. For me, Lucy Muñoz is one of them. Today on the podcast, Lucy and I are chatting about how she makes sure she gets THE SHOT at every wedding. The one that sends chills down your spine, gets chosen for a magazine cover, and is a true masterpiece. If you want to take your work from mediocre to a scroll-stopping masterpiece, then tune into this episode.
About Lucy Munoz:
Lucy Munoz is a destination wedding and editorial photographer based in Southern California. She has been featured in Vogue, Brides, Elle, Instyle and many more. When she is not taking pictures, she loves spending time with her family, unapologetically beating them at board games.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/photography/how-to-get-the-shot-the-one-that-stops-you-in-your-scroll
Last year I did my first ½ million dollar launch, and when that same launch rolled around this year I become obsessed with one thing. Doing it all again. I had a major fear of failure.
Fast forward two months, we're now post-launch and the good news is I had an even bigger launch than last year, but it took some major up-leveling.
In this episode, I'm outlining everything I did to ensure a successful launch so that you can do these things too for your next launch! Dive right in to hear allll the juicy secrets behind my two half-million dollar launches.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/mindset/two-half-million-dollar-launches-and-the-secrets-behind-them
In this episode I'm diving into my experiences with Ayahuasca, what it is, and what I've learned from it. Please come to this episode with an open and curious mind, and not from a place of judgement. If you're wondering what Ayahuasca is, and how it could benefit you, then let's dive in!
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/mindset/10-lessons-i-learned-from-ayahuasca
What was the best testimonial you've received? What was the worst? These highs and lows of your business are there to show you where you could refine and align your offers and pricing to serve people better. Today I'm sharing two case studies of two women who have gone through the Self Made Phase 1 Mastermind with me. Each woman faced challenges with pricing and offers before their mastermind experience, and we're diving into each of their transformations to pinpoint the mindset shifts and strategies it took to get them to a place of abundance, worthiness, and high profitability! Hit play to learn how you could get there too.
About Julia Luckett: Julia Luckett is an award winning wedding photographer, with a background in fine art and documentary photography. Her work has been published in Vogue, Elle, National Geographic, and Equally Wed among others.
About Cate Batchelor: Cate Batchelor is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Diego, California. Ten years ago she could be found snapping souvenir photos at the San Diego Zoo and today she lives out her dream of running a highly profitable photography business and jet-setting across the globe capturing high-end weddings.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/mindset/refining-and-aligning-your-business-to-charge-what-youre-worth
Have you ever heard of Curiosity Marketing? These psychology-driven marketing techniques are SO powerful in converting your audience into paying clients. I invited my Psychology Expert/Photographer friend, Jodi Anne onto the podcast to drop all the info on Curiosity Marketing and how YOU can use it to CONNECT and CONVERT without feeling salesy. Ready to dive in? Hit play.
About Jodi Anne:
Jodi is an accomplished international wedding photographer and a single-mom to three incredible future-gentlemen. She holds a Master's degree in Educational & School Psychology and somehow juggles it all with candid humor and deep authenticity. She uses her years of studying Psychology and human behavior to ease her clients into her photoshoots with grace, and creates images that convey true emotion and connection due to her signature shooting method.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/marketing/instagram-psychology-expert-jodi-anne
Not experiencing the success you crave? We all have our blindspots, and in this episode I'm sharing the 11 most common blocks to success that my clients and students often face. Maybe this episode will give you the awareness and awakening you need to step into your power and reach your goals!
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/success-blocks
How many hours do you spend editing a wedding or shoot? Probably too many, right? In this episode of the Play It Brave Podcast, I present my very first threesome! Erich Mcvey and the geniuses behind Goodlight Presets joined me in a chat about all things film and digital in a world where creativity is queen! This team of top-notch photographers collectively created the presets to end all presets. Hit play to listen into our geeky gear conversation and learn how you can truly save yourself HOURS of computer work.
About Erich Mcvey x Goodlight Presets:Erich Mcvey is a world renowned wedding, portrait and editorial film photographer with a love for medium format cameras, natural light and incredible scenery.
Erich teamed up with Goodlight in pursuit of creating the most advanced filmic presets and profiles that had ever been made to give all types of photographers the ability to match a variety of classic film stocks at a very high level.
Cody Tolmen and Austin Trenholm have both been wedding photographers for more than 14 years, they understand the countless hours that can be spent editing. They knew there was a niche in the market for a preset that was more than just a click of a button. They wanted to recreate a preset and invent an entirely new process for color matching that would elevate their work and the industry leaders around them.
Cody and Austin created Goodlight Presets knowing that photographers needed an editing technique that gravitated towards perfect lighting conditions and produced beautiful imagery.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/erich-mcvey-goodlight-presets
Have you ever thought about reverse engineering your career around your life? Gone are the days of work work work to make more money. On today's episode, my special guest Daniel Kim and I chat about how we can all design careers that fit our dream life instead of making our life fit into our careers. You may need to hear this one, friend… YOU are not defined by your career. YOU have the opportunity to live the life of your dreams and become abundant and wealthy in more ways than just one. Let's get you there. Dive on in… it's a good one.
About Daniel Kim:
Daniel is a photographer who lives with his wife and daughter in the desert of Arizona. He doesn't consider himself a wedding photographer. He considers himself a photographer, who happens to shoot weddings. After the shitshow of 2020 and how COVID-19 affected the wedding industry, Daniel was forced to step back and reflect on what he wanted for his life, and from there his life changed for the better. Now, he's sharing his new perspective in hopes that it can change someone else's life too.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/shaping-your-career-to-fit-your-life-daniel-kim
Are you ready to decrease your weekend workload, but also grow your business and bottom line? Our expert guest, Emily, of Anna Delores Photography joins me on this episode to help you reach your full earning potential by sharing her knowledge about hiring an associate team. If you want to be more than an employee in your business and step into the CEO role, then hit play to dive in!
About Emily Loeppke:Emily Loeppke is the founder of Anna Delores Photography and a wedding industry educator who empowers fellow creatives to grow their businesses (and profits) by hiring an associate team.
Anna Delores (named after Emily's grandmothers) is now a team of five photographers serving over 50 couples every year for their California wedding celebrations.
Emily's vision for other wedding photographers is excellence in both aesthetic details and business acumen in order to achieve a healthy, thriving entrepreneur life.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/marketing/growing-with-associates-emily-loeppke
It's a new year full of fresh goals, dreams, and standards – and if you're not dreaming of tripling your income this year, then put that on your vision board right now and hit play.
This episode is three parts. In part one I announce some big things coming in 2022 that you've all been waiting for. Part two is my standards for this year that I think you should implement in your life as well. And finally part three is the premiere of a new series called the Money Maker Series where I spotlight amazing creatives who are killing it and we talk about the strategies that brought them to where they are!
As the first episode of the Money Maker Series, I could not be more excited to introduce you to Summer Adams. Summer joined my Self Made Phase 1 Mastermind in the Spring of 2021 and since then she has tripled her income from $40k to $120 in less than a year! In this episode we chat about what shifts she made to get her on the path of wealth and abundance. YOU can take these 10 strategies and implement them in your business too! Listen in to learn how.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/new-year-new-standards-summer-adams
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