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Episode Summary:What happens when you stop chasing trends and start trusting conviction? In this episode, Miles Witt Boyer and Jared Mark Fincher sit down with educator and business coach Nathan Chanski for a grounded conversation about building a sustainable creative business without getting dragged around by the industry's panic cycles. This is not a gear talk. It is about belief, leadership, clarity, and learning how to speak what you actually know.What We Talk About:• How Miles and Jared work together as best friends and creative partners• Why Nathan's education feels different because it comes from lived experience, not recycled theory• The tension between hustle culture and healthy urgency, especially around inquiry response time• Why pricing matters, but is rarely the only thing holding someone back• The yearly industry loop of “inquiries are down” and how fear reinforces fear• Trends that come and go: film, editing styles, AI panic, and why none of them fix the fundamentals• Preparing for big stages and fighting the deeper version of imposter syndrome: “Is what I have to say important enough?”• Nathan's mindset shift: stop trying to serve everyone, serve the one person who needs to hear it• Navigating platform pressure, criticism, and why you do not need to speak on what you do not understand• Why in person connection still matters in an online world and how it grounds leadersKey Quotes:“I'm not trying to impress everyone. I'm trying to help someone.”“Scarcity is a loop. Abundance is an arc.”“Not saying something isn't saying something. It's just not saying something.”“Stay your narrow road. Trends come and go.”Aftercast:In the Aftercast, Nathan goes practical and shares a tangible takeaway for photographers inside the PHOTOCO community, including how to think about business muscles beyond pricing and what actually moves the needle when inquiries feel slow. JOIN PHOTOCO TODAY FOR ACCESShttps://www.mileswittboyer.com/photoConnect:Nathan Chanski on Instagram: @nathanchanski Miles Witt Boyer: @mileswittboyerJared Mark Fincher: @jaredmarkfincherPHOTOCO: The Photographic Collective community and Aftercast access
Getting caught up after support drive, Wendy’s is closing 100 stores, celebrities who got off easy, and birthdays!! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Episode SummaryWhat happens when a systems girl has a heart and actually cares about people. This one starts with negative twenty one degrees and ends with an absolute mic drop on service, strategy, and building a business that does not eat your identity alive. Rachel Traxler brings the rare combo of warmth and tactical clarity, and Miles and Jared go right where photographers actually live: the tension between art, family, ambition, burnout, and the pressure to do it all.If you have ever thought “I just need more inquiries,” Rachel lovingly corrects you. If you have ever felt the hat switching guilt spiral, she names it. If you have ever wanted a simpler way to set goals that actually get finished, she lays out the framework.Why toxic positivity is a turnoff and how Rachel stays upbeat without becoming fluffThe real issue most photographers have is not visibility, it is conversionHow to use your conversion rate to set realistic inquiry goalsWhy creatives avoid goals and how vague goals secretly protect our excusesThe quarterly sprint method: treat Q1 like the whole year and build momentum fastCapacity, prioritizing, and the uncomfortable truth that you cannot crush every hat at the same timeStreamlining life outside of business to protect your bandwidth (yes, even grocery delivery)Vendor referrals versus social inquiries and why quality leads matter more than quantityLeaving a stable job to chase photography and why “plan B” is not always requiredIdentity and work: when your job becomes who you are, the roller coaster gets brutalThe gratitude reset and why your best life metrics are rarely gear or numbersRachel's background at Mayo Clinic working with women facing ovarian cancer and how it shaped her perspectiveThe mic drop moment: service as the foundation that makes systems actually meaningfulMore inquiries is not always the answer. Sometimes you have enough leads and your conversion is the leakIf your goal is one wedding a month and your conversion is 25 percent, you only need four solid inquiriesDo not build marketing systems until you know your numbers and your actual goalsQuarterly goals beat vague yearly dreams. Short sprints create real tractionYour business should serve your life, not replace your identityJoin PHOTOCO Membership (monthly trainings, exclusive guest experts, community): https://thephotographiccollective.comPHOTOCO Podcast: https://thephotographiccollective.com/podcastPHOTOCO AfterCast and member exclusives: https://thephotographiccollective.comMiles Witt Boyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/mileswittboyerRachel Traxler on Instagram: https://instagram.com/racheltraxlerStrategy is serving. Systems are not cold. They are how you love people better.If you loved this episode, send it to a photographer friend who keeps saying “I just need more inquiries.” Then go look at your conversion rate like an adult.If you thought this episode was good, the AfterCast is where it gets dangerous.In the public episode we talk big ideas: goals, capacity, conversion, and building a business that does not eat your life.In the AfterCast we get specific.We pull the curtain back on what to actually do next, how to think about your numbers, and how to build systems that do not feel robotic or fake.If you are tired of listening to inspiration and still not knowing what to change on Monday morning, you want the AfterCast.Join PHOTOCO for less than $50 a month and get access to the AfterCast, member only trainings, guest experts, and a community of photographers who are building the same thing right alongside you.Come for the episode.Stay for the blueprint.
Cracker Barrel’s new policy, a Jason Bateman interview gone wrong, and birthdays. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Николай Павлов, Мартин Воев и Алекс Иванов
IVF drama, Olympic hospital house name change and a passionate discussion on discourse. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Our movie outing, the Melania documentary, Kim Kardashian’s new boyfriend from F1 and us sharing emotions on air. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
The Super Bowl commercials, the age of attraction, and weekend plans. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Costco’s lawsuit and a new TikTok like app. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
We recount our experiences with the snow and ice from the last weekend, rules of the office, and Words with Friends. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
We talk about how we’ve prepared for the weather, Jelly Roll’s weight loss, the Beckham family, and birthdays. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Nate Bargatze’s lack of language in his comedy, creative insults, offensive reality shows, and birthdays. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Cayenne pepper in shoes to improve warmth, our A+ movies, and our favorite memories of each other. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Wally stole Betty’s story, how we critique songs, the sign someone is a bad driver, and our favorite birthday cakes. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Gavin’s neck pain is added to his list of old man ailments, BTS is back, actors trashing their big breaks and birthdays. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Celebrities and podcast, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s friendship, and the last funny thing we searched on Google. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Recapping our weekends, hair metal songs used as theme songs and would we upload our brains to the internet. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
How we do radio, our anti-resolutions, Gavin questioned Wally’s word choice, and weekend plans! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Betty got scammed, GameStop’s new CEO, the best hair metal ballads, and fighting ducks. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
We discuss Kirk Cameron’s view on conditionals, an update on a celebrity mom group, and our scariest animal encounter. Here is the video we disucss if you would like to watch it yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RflbA8Vt_Y You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Betty won a fantasy football league, things that people aren’t happy they see they genetically passed on to their kids, movies coming out this year, and our favorite fantasy series. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Recapping our breaks and vacations, and birthdays! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Николай Павлов, Мартин Воев и Борислав Станков
Ники Павлов, Белчо Колев и Стефан Руканов
Николай Павлов , Белчо Колев и Николай Ничев
Gavin is back to not feeling well, parents being involved in their kids dating life, a shooting in Australia, and a would you rather question. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Gen Z aspirations tied to quarter zips, George Clooney won’t kiss other women on set anymore, and birthdays!! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
We are joined by a poddie, a church with counselors on staff, movies that really aren’t Christmas movies and weekend plans. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Betty’s trip to In N Out, celebrity scams, and what we would study if we went back to college. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Bearista cups are selling for insane prices, Joe Jonas’s parallel parking struggles and who is the funniest on the show. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Notre Dame decided not to play in a bowl game, Katy Perry dating a Prime Minister, and Wally’s dream movie role. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
Wally’s heart test results, wrestling an alligator off the road, Google’s top searches in entertainment and weekend plans! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies This podcast is crowd funded - that means that you help make it possible. If you like it and want to support it, give here.
The Grinch meal at McDonalds, a new dating app, Spotify wrap, and who Betty wants following her around for the rest of her life. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
A look back on Covid and new information being released about vaccinations, fame is dangerous, Wally and Therapy and our favorite video games. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Our vacation health issues, Mariah Carey’s royalties for her Christmas music, and we are going to screen Wally’s movie. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Wally’s missed opportunity, Tom Cruise’s honorary Oscar, DJ Khaled’s watch collection, and birthdays! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Gavin’s new mustache look, digital IDs, the top trending pet names, and a prompt for the show. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Gavin’s birthday, wild comments in the press, our theory on aliens, Gwen Stefani’s Christmas song, and birthdays. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Wally’s doozy of a day, and a petition for a new halftime show. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Using ChatGPT to tell someone they need rear end surgery in the tone of Dr. Seuss, celebrity endorsements may not work in politics, and we talk about our crazy driving. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
We open gifts from a poddie, Wally’s movie review, highest paid deceased celebrities, and birthdays! You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Lululemon in the NFL, McDonalds game plan for when pennies stop being made, and we talk about things we’ve done that haven’t made the air. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Millennials might be getting parenting right, Tom Cruise love life, and we plan the perfect heist. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
What Wally learned about the White House, a man is paying child support for cats, and we choose what we’d like to control in this world. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
We talk about ghosts and spirits, celebrity dating life, and we talk about living with roommates vs living alone. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies
Password resistance, Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen, and more unseen addictions. You can join our Wally Show Poddies Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/WallyShowPoddies