Flourish Academy Podcast

Heather Lahtinen, Nicole Begley

Booking Overview

A photography-business coaching show focused on mindset, marketing, sales, and revenue growth, combining solo coaching content with occasional external conversations featuring working photographers and coaching clients. Agencies could credibly pitch photographers with measurable business results, specialized photography expertise, or practical lessons from building sustainable businesses; booking difficulty is low because guests are typically accessible professionals rather than high-profile public figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 12.5k subscribers

Instagram: 3.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

heatherjl@gmail.com

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Host

Heather Lahtinen - Photography business coach who helps photographers improve their mindset, marketing, sales, pricing, and revenue generation.

Nicole Begley - Photography business coach who contributes practical guidance on offers, pricing, sales, and business growth for photographers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Working photographers or photography-business professionals with practical experience, a clear business lesson, and demonstrable results or specialized expertise.

Required Achievements:

Built a profitable or six-figure photography business, Developed expertise in a specialized photography niche, Created and tested successful offers, pricing strategies, or marketing approaches, Demonstrated persistence and measurable progress in business growth

Recent Guest Discussions

Sandy McCarthy - Building A Sustainable Photography Business, Pricing, Experimentation, Patience, Learning New Skills, And Continuing Through Setbacks.

Ashley Smith - Creating A Signature Photography Session, Simplifying Offers, Marketing Consistently, Selling Through Service, And Overcoming Hesitation.

Recent Topics

Photography, Business Coaching, Marketing, Sales, Mindset

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Flourish Academy Podcast

Podcast Ep 430 - What a $200K Photographer Would Do If She Had to Start Over

September 08, 2026

What if building a $100K photography business could actually be fun and easy? In this episode, Heather sits down with Jessica Wasik, owner of Bark and Gold Photography, founding member of Elevate, and now a head coach inside the program. Jess has built a photography business generating around $200,000 per year, but there was no magic formula behind it. Instead, her success came from experimenting, meeting people, staying visible, investing in education, and refusing to make every obstacle mea...

Podcast Ep 429 - Stop Telling Yourself You Can't Get Clients

August 31, 2026

What if your brain is already working hard to prove you right? In this episode, Heather explores how confirmation bias, attention, and identity influence the way photographers see their businesses. If you keep telling yourself there aren't enough clients, people won't pay, or you're bad at marketing, your brain becomes remarkably good at finding evidence to support those beliefs. Heather explains how to interrupt that cycle, choose more useful thoughts, and intentionally train your brain to n...

Bonus Episode - Join Us for the September Revenue Sprint

August 27, 2026

If you've been feeling stuck, frustrated by inconsistent revenue, or overwhelmed by all the things you could be doing to grow your photography business, this bonus episode is for you. Heather is inviting a group of photographers to join her for a 30-Day Revenue Sprint in September—and the goal is simple: Pick a number. Make a plan. Take action. Adjust based on reality. Finish strong. This isn't a four-week course where you consume more information and walk away with another giant list of thin...

Publicly listed emails

heatherjl@gmail.com

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