Talk of the Town with Jessica Malone

April 20, 2021 Artist Spotlight

  Episode 68: Jessica Malone In Episode 68 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser interviews photographer Jessica Malone. Jessica lives in a small town an hour away from the closest big city. Despite that, and even during a worldwide pandemic, Jessica’s business has been thriving. By shifting her beliefs and not being afraid to […]

Vibrant and Viral with Latesha Bryant

April 12, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 67: Latesha Bryant In Episode 67 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Latesha Bryant of Herstorymaker Portraits, a photography studio with the goal of giving children of color a platform to be seen in the fashion industry. With a focus on body positivity and self-love, Latesha is giving young girls in […]

An Incredible Journey with Mark Mann

March 29, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 65: Mark Mann In Episode 65 of the Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser speaks with Mark Mann about his incredible journey from being a young furniture photographer in Glasgow, Scotland, to becoming a photographer for some of the most influential people in the world. In this engaging conversation, Mark tells Nikki all about what […]

Connecting Through Stories with Matt Stagliano

March 22, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 64: Matt Stagliano In Episode 64, Nikki Closser welcomes Matt Stagliano of Stonetree Creative back to the Portrait System Podcast after his first appearance on Episode 54: Bronze to Silver: Level Up Your Portrait Masters Awards Submission. Since then, Matt has achieved his goal of attaining Master accreditation. To do so, he needed all […]

Brand Clarity Brings Income with Sue Bryce

March 8, 2021 Blog

Episode 62: Sue Bryce In this Portrait System Podcast, Nikki Closser welcomes Sue Bryce back for a conversation on how developing brand clarity is essential to being able to communicate clear offers to potential clients and attract income to your business.  Sue shares her process for coming to understand her heart’s desire in photography and […]

SBE Lessons Bring Big Sales with Darina Neyret

March 1, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 61: Darina Neyret In Episode 61 of the Portrait System Podcast, Darina Neyret shares how she blossomed her passion for creating emotionally-moving photographs into a successful business, in a new town, in just 2.5 years, by following the Sue Bryce business recipe.  She stayed on track with weekly in-person accountability meetings with other local […]

Worthy and Successful with Crystal Byrd Uqdah

February 22, 2021 Artist Spotlight

Episode 60: Crystal Byrd Uqdah In Episode 60 of the Portrait System Podcast, Crystal Byrd Uqdah reveals how she dedicated herself to learning all she could about photography in order to transform her business into the success it is today. You’ll find out about the gorgeous campaign she created called “Worthy,” and how she used […]

Senior Photography Success with Olivia Renee

February 15, 2021 Blog

Episode 59: Olivia Renee In Episode 59 of the Portrait System Podcast, Olivia Renee gives Nikki Closser the lowdown on building a successful career shooting portraits for high school seniors. You’ll learn all about her ingenious marketing system that involves a yearly cadre of Senior VIPs, who she takes on exclusive location shoots, and how […]

An Artist’s Pathway to Profit with Jana Marcus

February 8, 2021 Blog

Episode 57: Jana Marcus In Episode 57 of the Portrait System Podcast, Jana Marcus shares her lifelong journey exploring photography.  Her inspiring decades-spanning career began in fashion photography in dark rooms with film, and included traveling the country as a documentary photographer with an ethos of contributing to society through art.  She went from being […]

Grow in Confidence with Stacey Hanlon

February 1, 2021 Blog

Episode 56: Stacey Hanlon In the Portrait System Podcast, Episode 56, Nikki Closser interviews Stacey Hanlon, an Ontario-based business coach and photographer. Stacey reveals how Sue Bryce Education’s self-value work, as well as her degree in social work, helped her create a business dedicated to growing her client’s confidence.  Her passion for empowering women and […]