Stay ConnectedThe podcast for brave creatives who live in a world that wants you to play it safe.
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!
Are you struggling to create luxury work in these Covid times? You're not alone! In fact, I had Erica Estrada join me in the hot seat for today's episode, and we walk through some of her biggest frustrations that are keeping her from reaching the luxury clients of her dreams. Here's the truth: You could be ONE big idea or connection away from a big breakthrough, so let's say f*ck Covid and show the world what you're made of. Hit play to hear what I mean...
About Erica Estrada:
Erica Estrada is a luxury wedding planning and designer creating curated experiences for each of her clients. She has quickly become recognized by other industry leaders for her professionalism, poise, and beautiful designs. Her clients continue to praise her for her keen attention to detail and organization. Erica's work has been highlighted in many publications, including BRIDES and Martha Stewart Weddings to name a few.
Although Erica's talent, hustle, and professionalism is unmistakable, Covid and her limited network are holding her back from reaching that luxury status. Hit play to hear how I help her solve them!
If you're feeling like you're stuck and you just can't reach your career goals, take a lesson from this episode with KT Merry! Throughout our chat, KT gives her backstory and journey to where she is now – spoiler alert: It was FAR from luxury! From slinging saddles to capturing high profile love stories, KT's journey is proof of building an empire from the ground up, and evolving along the way. Listen in as she shares her secrets for building a successful business and serving your clients (luxury or not) in the best way possible.
About KT Merry:
Consistently celebrated as a top wedding photographer and featured in publications like Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Martha Stewart Weddings , KT Merry shoots exclusive destination weddings and editorials across the globe (Not to mention, she was the talented photographer who shot Kate Upton and Justin Verlander's Tuscan wedding). A passionate conservationist, entrepreneur, adventurer, and lifelong learner, KT also mentors other photographers via public speaking, private coaching, and her signature online masterclass, The Abundance Plan.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/celebrity-wedding-photographer-kt-merry/
Photography is so much more than just taking pictures with a camera. There's a whole other step in the process that results in a completed image, and sometimes this step can be overlooked. Editing plays such a huge role in not only how your images look, but how your clients look, too! It's important to master the art of editing, just as much as mastering the art of posing and shooting. On this episode, my photographer friend and master editor, Mylyn Wood joins me to share her top editing tips of the trade that can help you achieve more consistent and professional images. These strategies could ultimately give you that luxury look you've been trying to achieve, but maybe you didn't know how… until now. Hit play.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/editing-mylyn-wood/
Is it time to make a pivot in your business? Now more than ever before, I'm evaluating my current circumstances, what I feel passionate about, and what path will lead me to where I want to go. Have you done the same? I encourage you to tune into this conversation with Event Planners and Educators, Teissia and Alia of The Firefly Method (previously known as Firefly Events) about their path to success and how leaning into their intuition led to huge pivots in their lives and business.
After 10 years of hustling and growing their business, Firefly Events was named top planners by Vogue Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart and The Knot. Over the last few years Teissia and Alia have pivoted their business to offer the much-needed guidance and experience to planners trying to make it in the wedding industry with The Firefly Method. These ladies are the real deal when it comes to wedding industry expertise and their open-book attitude.
Hit play to learn how to make room for more magic and lean into the little voice that is telling you it's time to make a change.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/pivoting-your-passions-firefly-method/
Do you want to know what made Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner and music heartthrob Joe Jonas say "you're hired" to Corbin Gurkin, photographer extraordinaire?
I certainly did! That's why I brought her on the Play It Brave podcast this week!
Corbin is a photographer of more than 20 years and has photographed weddings in California's wine country, the striking beaches of Thailand, country estates in Ireland, and the hillside villages of Tuscany. Her work is regularly featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Town & Country, and she's captured PDN's Top Knots Wedding Photography grand prize award. Corbin's celebrity clients include Sophie Turner & Joe Jonas, Allen Leech & Jessica Herman, Ashley Tisdale & Christopher French, and many others she can't tell us about.
Corbin was able to build her reputation by not only exceeding the expectations of her clients with outstanding work, but she often submitted her images for publication. After being featured in publications like Martha Stewart Weddings, Once Wed, and Elle Decor early in her career, she became widely trusted by high end wedding planners and couples. This just goes to show that putting off submitting your work could mean putting off your goal of reaching the luxury clients of your dreams!
If you want to learn more about what it takes to land your first celebrity wedding, hit play!
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/celebrity-wedding-photographer-corbin-gurkin/
When was the last time you updated your website? If the answer doesn't fall within the last month, then hightail it and hit play. In this episode, Jen Olmstead of Tonic Site Shop joins me to over-serve on knowledge bombs about websites so that we can ensure you're putting your best foot forward in the online space and not scaring away your bookings. If you have it in your mind that a truly great website costs $10-$50k then I have good news for you! Find out the true recipe for a kickass website that will stop your dream clients in their tracks and cost less than you think.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/website-jen-olmstead/
If you've ever considered getting into the podcast game, here's the first thing you should know:
The "magical Internet money" isn't going to fall into your lap. Podcasting is a grind, and there's no one who understands the good old-fashioned grind better than powerlifter turned podcaster, Jeremy Slate.
Jeremy is the founder of the award winning Create Your Own Life Podcast with over 2.5 million downloads, and he's joining me on this episode to talk about how you can become a leader in your industry through podcasting.
Whether you're looking to launch your own podcast, or just be a guest on other podcasts, hit play to find out how you can achieve leader status.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/industry-leader-podcast-jeremy-slate
In the world as it is today you may be feeling fear and confusion around what to say and do to support the Black Lives Matter Movement. You or people you know may have been "called out" or corrected and that can feel uncomfortable or embarrassing. It's okay to be uncomfortable. Uncomfortable is GOOD. In this episode, Erin and Steve of Sok Vision join me to discuss what White people are getting wrong, and what you can be doing and saying that will make a sustainable impact! Hit play.
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/anti-racism-sok-vision
If you feel like you are A-okay in the mind chatter game, have a listen. Whether you are aware of it or not, we all have negative thoughts, and they're affecting our daily lives and businesses. Maharati Ishaya joins me on this episode to talk about how you can wake up the version of yourself that you're meant to be. So many of us get trapped in the cycle of waiting. Waiting for more money, a body we decide is the right one, a relationship that we saw in a movie one time. It's such a prison, but they keys are right here. Right now. Hit play.
SHOW NOTES: darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/meditation-mindset-maharati-ishaya
One thing that 2020 has taught us is when big things are thrown at us, it's important to keep pivoting, creating, and finding solutions that not only solve people's problems, but allow your business to thrive. Fallon Carter is what I like to call a solution Ninja, and on this episode she's sharing all the ways she is serving and solving problems in these unprecedented times while her business continues to grow and thrive. Hit play to get in on this problem-solving action!
SHOW NOTES: https://darcybenincosa.com/play-it-brave/solutions-fallon-carter
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