Get Your Biz Legit with Braden

On this episode, I chat with Jodi Brando, a small business book coach and editor, about the classic small business book Think and Grow Rich. We highly recommend you give it a read yourself, but you can also listen for our favorite parts and key takeaways.

On this episode, Meghan, shares her framework to help you get off the hustle hamster wheel and strategically scale your business, so that it operates like a well oiled machine saving you time and making you money.

In this Episode, Majesta Patterson chats about how she built her photography business, how business changed when she had her two kids, and how she now helps other mom's manage their time and crush it in their biz.

In this episode, Jacq shares her tips to write copy that feel good to you and resonates with your ideal client by find your brand voice and incorporating it through all the writing you do.

On this episode, I chat with Renee Dalo, owner of Moxie Bright Events, about why wedding planners should stop offering "day of wedding coordination," and how to use an alternative to offer better service and make more money.

On this Episode, we will walkthrough the key step to take to avoid a website horror story.

On this episode, I chat with Josh about his best tips to organize your time, organize your email and cut down on unnecessary and time consuming activities that don’t move the needle in your business.

Creativepreneur Community is now Your Legal Gay Best Friend. The podcast got a rebrand too. On this episode, I breakdown why I rebranded and the story of how I came up with my new name.

On this episode, I chat with Kate about how she put out a crazy offer on Groupon, shot 700 sessions in one year, and how she has used those sessions to create the backbone of her inquiries through Yelp. We discuss whether other service based business owners could implement similar tactics, and whether it’s practical to grow a service based business today without social media.

In this episode, I chat Sara Christensen, founder and CEO of Kickass Masterminds. Sara’s business facilitates masterminds for established entrepreneurs who are ready to make big moves in their business. We chat about what a mastermind is, and when it’s time to join one. Sara also shares her lessons learned on where other like-minded business owners struggle most, and how they have overcome those obstacles.

On this episode, I chat with friend and owner of both Auctus Social and Content on Connection about why you don’t need 10,000 followers to earn a full-time income on Instagram. As Sam says, "likes are not leads." Vanity metrics should not be your goal on the platform. Samantha shares the 4 building blocks you need for consistent growth on Insta.

On, this episode, I chat with Trevor, an insurance pro with State Farm, and co-owner of Wildly Free Photography where he second shoots for his awesome and talented wife, Miranda. Tune in to learn all about the different types of insurance policies and what you need to consider to be fully protected in your business.

On this episode, I chat with Allie Dattilio, owner of Allie Dattilio Fine Art and co-owner of Studio Source, a community for artists selling online, about her experiences building an fine art business and her top tips on how to get started selling fine art. Allie walks us through Instagram strategies, building a customer centered email list, creating an exclusive community for your art, pricing strategies, and the basics on how to start using collections as a vehicle to produce and sell your art.

On this episode, I review, discuss, and provide by takeaways from the book Atomic Habits. I absolutely loved this book, and it has helped motivate me to implement some better habits. My plan is to have a book discussion the first Tuesday of each month. If you want to follow along, check out the book list.

On this episode, I talk with Crystal from Crystal Lily Photography about diversity in entrepreneurship. The conversation with Crystal started when I saw her post about her obtaining a certification from Equally Wed. We discussed LGBTQ+ representation in portfolios within the creative space. That led to a broader discussion on race and inclusion in business in general. I’m no pro on this topic, but I wanted to discuss it because openness to having the convo is the best first step.

On this episode, I chat with Justine Nelson about her decision to become debt free and how she has built a business helping other millennials become debt free as well. We talk about tips and strategies, and I pick Justine’s brain on when if it’s ok to take on debt.

On this episode, I chat with Julie Ferneau, co-host of the Photospark Podcast, about her journey leaving her full-time career to launch her photography business. We discuss business growth and using your personal strengths as the backbone of business growth. Julie and I also start to dig into ideas on passive and additional income for service based small business owners.

This is a fun, different episode. I recorded my last masterclass where I chatted with creatives about legal and tax considerations for their businesses. We talk about business licenses, liability and LLCs, and whether you have a taxable business.

Truth be told, I have always had a rough time with email marketing. I found it confusing. I had 18 freebies and no strategy. I have struggled sharing my content, knowing what to tell my email subscribers each week, and knowing when and how to spread the message when I have a new awesome service or product. However, I recently went to a conference and took away a great strategy on how to turn a cold follower into a warm one, and decided to use that system to streamline my email marketing. In this podcast, I share my step-by-step on how I set up my email funnel nurture sequence.

Whenever I see someone pose a legal or tax question on a Facebook group, I take a moment to breathe deeply before I begin reading the inevitable dumpster fire of answers below. I get it. Everyone wants to be helpful. It feels nice to provide valuable insight. It’s just problematic when that insight is not grounded in expertise, or at least in a basic understanding of the issue. In this episode, I want to provide the answers I have found and explain why they’re incorrect, so maybe you can be more aware of when you're reading misinformation.

This episode was inspired by one of my most popular blogs. I discuss the basics on how to start collecting client money, what to do with it, and how to get it into your own pocket while also paying your business expenses.

On this episode, I chat with Jenna Martin about how she initially got into photography, and how she transitioned from weddings and portraits to becoming an underwater and fine art photographer. She also shares her tips on how to get started selling your work as art.

In this episode I chat about my background and how I got to where I am. Then I discuss how I, and how you, can begin structuring your business model as a multi-passionate entrepreneur.

On this episode, I chat with Kelly Cochran, owner of Loud Blond, about how to get started with SEO for your business. We talk about the simplest way to get started to maximize your time and effort.

Working on client taxes I see a lot of funny looking line items. I started to dig in to see where the money was going, and I found that there's a big question mark on where and when small biz owners need to be spending money on the legal and tax stuff. Some business's take advantage of the confusion and overcharge for bullshit. My goal is to help make sure you're allocating your funds wisely. In this episode I walk you through how to tell if something is a worthwhile investment.

In this episode, I chat with Steph, owner of Oh My Designs and Zero to Biz. Steph is a wedding invitation, etsy, and Pinterest pro. She shares her top tips on Pinterest to help you grow your web traffic to find new clients and customers.

On this episode, I chat with Melisa from Make Shit Happen LLC about how she went from her corporate job to to service based, professional organizing business, and how she then shifted from a 1-on-1 business model to a business that has allowed her more flexibility in life and business.

On this episode, I chat with Kadie Smith, owner of Drop Cap Design and Enneagram for Entrepreneurs about the Enneagram basics including a brief overview of each type, an explanation of the wings and integration points, and how to get started using the tool as an entrepreneur.

On this episode, Chelsea and I talk about how to get started setting up workflows to make your small business more efficient.

On this episode, I chat with AnnMarie, on using audience engagement checkpoints to speak best to your ideal clients where they are in your brand journey.

On this episode, I chat with Erin owner of, Boutonne, about her journey to building her business. Boutonne is a company that provides ethically made luxury leather goods.

On this episode, I chat with Britt & Kelsey from Launch Your Daydream on how they went from solopreneurs to business partners in order to provide a more well-rounded suite of design services to their clients.

In this episode we chat about when to start saving, how to balance financial planning with business reinvestment, and which types of plans to consider.

Have you ever felt like you're blogging just to blog? Most of us have been there. Jessica walks us through her top tips on how to blog with intention in order to strategically grow your business.