In this episode, Noella sits down with ads strategist Brooklyn Grotte, who turned $5 a day into an email list of over 6,000 people and scaled a photography studio, a coaching business, and now a full agency serving seven and eight-figure clients. It all started from a place of panic: $20K in debt, six months without a single client, and $8K paid to an agency that delivered zero leads.

For creatives pivoting into education, this conversation is a powerful reminder that you don't need a big budget or a massive following to fill your courses, workshops, and mentorships. What you need is a freebie people actually want, a list you truly own, and the consistency to show up for it one small step at a time.

Noella and Brooke also unpack why leads beat followers, what a pixel actually is and why you should install it now, why running straight for the sale is the most expensive way to start, and how to know when you're truly ready to spend real money. This episode is for photographers and educators ready to step off the hamster wheel and build a business that doesn't depend on being chronically online.

"You don't have to choose between organic and ads. You marry them."

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In this episode, Noella sits down with Mandy Balak, author of Chasing Enough: The High Achiever’s Guide to Sustainable Success, to explore how ambitious entrepreneurs can continue building big things without sacrificing themselves along the way.

For creatives pivoting into leadership, this conversation is a powerful reminder that creating courses, mentorships, events, workshops, and passive-income offers can open the door to more impact, creativity, and freedom. The key is building that next chapter intentionally, with the right capacity, systems, support, and business model behind it.

Noella and Mandy also unpack how to trust your vision, separate ambition from the need to prove yourself, and stop carrying every responsibility simply because you are capable of doing it. This episode is for creatives and entrepreneurs ready to grow beyond client work and build a business designed to support both their goals and the life they want.

"The leaders who pause win. Strategic thinking requires white space."

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I’m Noella Andres, and I’m obsessed with business, marketing, strategy, and helping photographers navigate the messy, magical, and often misunderstood path of building a career as a speaker, leader and educator in the photography space.  From working behind the curtain with top educators, brands, and event hosts, I bring you honest conversations, tried-and-true strategies, and insights from brilliant voices across the industry who are doing it differently.

So grab a cup of coffee (or a margarita—no judgment here) and join me every second Tuesday as we chase our wildest dreams together.

Follow Noella Andres on Instagram

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Download the "Just Launch Guide" for anyone wanting step by step checklist on launching their first course. 

For full show notes, visit the site HERE. 

This podcast is edited and sponsored by my Find Freedom family