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What a treat we have for you this week! Meredith is a dual business owner and our guest today in this episode. Meredith is a Family Photographer and Found/Community Organizer of Om Mama Co - a collective of Seattle moms and Seattle business who serve moms and moms to be! Meredith believes deeply in doing the things that truly light you up and making sure you are doing it on your terms and we talk so much about business ownership - the struggles, the growths and it all as well as how personal development is SO important within all of it. Don’t miss it, Tune on in!Connect with Meredith Mckee PhotographyVisit Om Mama Co. WebsiteMeredith on InstagramOm Mama Co. on InstagramMama Membership: https://members.ommamaco.com/mama-membership-join/Businesses can apply to join here: https://forms.gle/wM3zY6499p3rt42Z9Tag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

Meet Dr. Shea! From running her own chiropractic care office in Texas, her and her husband moved to Seattle 1 1/2 years ago to take over a chiropractic office here! Not only will you learn so much about the importance and benefits (that you most likely didn’t know) from chiropractic care but we also talk about how Shea built this service based business and how important community is to her and her business. We learned so much and we know you will too! Tune in!Learn more about Dr. Shea at her website HERE!Find her on Instagram and FacebookTag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

We are celebrating 30 episodes of Ignite Your LIfe Podcast! Wow! In this weeks episode, we dive into April’s Big News, both in her personal life and business life. Some exciting things happening with her dive into the educational space and we talk all about how you can be a part, support her and learn from her! Tune in to here all about it!Support April and Subscribe to her New YouTube channel Right Here!Find April on InstagramVisit April’s WebsiteTag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

These current times in May of 2020 are scary and uncertain for so many of us. Us and our creative businesses are hurting and all we want to do is create and work! Today April talks about suggestions and ideas we can all do right now to better our business for tomorrow. This is a question you should ask yourself not only during this time but always; What can I do today to better my business and income for tomorrow? Tune into this quick episode and get some ideas to get working on today!Links & Resources mentioned:Neil Patel’s SEO analyzerTag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

The title says it all here friends, we are talking about 5 things you can do right now on social media! What is your focus on? Is your bio clear? Are you point back to the values of your business? How can you plan a prepare content and photos each day/week? And what is your choice of consistency? We are answering all these questions with tangible tasks to take notes and go complete now so you can feel confident and excited about showing up on social media! Tune in!Links & Resources mentioned:Ignite Your Life Content CalendarTag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

The first of, we are sure, many episodes relating to building your brand. This is where to start!! We combined our own personal experiences and learnings from building our own brands and compiled it into 26 minutes of pure gold! Tune in and get clear on who your brand is, who you are serving, how you want those people to feel, and what you want them to do! Get your notebook out, its time to get to it!Links & Resources mentioned:Ignite Your Why WorkbookTag us when you share your takeaways from todays episode: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Listen on Stitcher!Get to know your hosts on Instagram:Kelsey Knutson: Hair Stylist & Business CoachApril Yentas: Wedding Photographer/Filmmaker & Photography Biz Educator

This episode gives you some tangible steps to turn your hobby into a profession. We talk about the steps we took in the beginning of our careers and then lay it on you, with what steps to take to turn your hobby, idea, the thing that you think you would be really good at, and turn it into a profession. IT.IS.DOABLE. Listen in as we get real on what we learned from experience, talk about specific resources we use in our business, and put you on the fast track to turning your dream into reality.Links & Resources mentioned:SquareHoneybookQuickbooks Self Employed17HatsTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

In this episode of Ignite Your Life, we talk all about how important it is to complete the uncompleted. Ya know all those things that have been hovering over your head, half way done. Its time to complete them so you can move on to your next big ideas! We also get into dreaming big dreams, and some tips into how you turn those dreams into goals and get to achieving them! From the book The Slight Edge we talk about in this episode: “Goals are dreams with deadlines!” Tune in and get fired up!Links & Resources mentioned: The Slight Edge by Jeff OlsonIgnite Resources:Ignite Your Why WorkbookGoal Setting WorksheetProductivity OutlineBrain Dump DailyTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

Its a tough time for so many of us, and being positive and being the light in this chaos is such an important thing! Today, we talk about how this difficult time with all ways of life affected by the COVID-19 virus can be turned into a time of opportunity. We talk about the positives of staying home, what to do if you business revenue is being impacted, and some ideas on reducing that anxious feeling we all have during this uncomfortable time! Tune in and be the positive we need in this world!

We are talking all about finding inspiration today. Our individual tips and how we each find inspiration and also a little bit about the hard truth about finding inspiration: sometimes you just have to get to it, in order for the inspiration to come to surface. There is a fine line between forcing it and inviting it. We don’t suggest forcing inspiration, but if you get going on a task or action at hand, that action itself is letting you invite your inspiration to come alive! Tune in to hear more about this!Share your thoughts on Instagram and tag us: @ignite_yourlife

Its been a few weeks!! We are getting back into things with a little update and what we feel like was a reset in our own life and businesses and how we really came about doing that is getting back to basics and knowing what needs to happen. Kelsey got tings organized and prioritized and shares about those things, and April make decisions about exactly how she wants to do things in business and life moving forward. Someones simple organization and decision making will make a tremendous difference. Tune in and tell us what you took away over on our instagram! @ignite_yourlifeGet the Goal Setting Worksheet!Get the Productivity Planner!

Today we get into some tips and ideas of how you can foster business relationships. We get into where to start with assessing a snapshot of your business and how you connect with others now, as well as some ideas to think about and questions to ask yourself to create a future strategy surrounding the way you can create connections with others in your industry! See you in the episode!Tag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

We are talking about brain dumps and why they are so important! Here is a bullet point overview of what we talk about in this episode! Listen in for the goods!-When is it time for a brain dump?-Feeling overwhelmed*A deadline is approaching*You have extra free time coming up*Unload all that’s floating around in your head-Reminder, this is all the things! The house stuff, personal stuff, bills, business, goal setting and more-Figure out what’s most important, least important, someone else can do-Examplyes: ordering groceries, asking your partner for help, creating new systems, etc.-Today, this week, this month-Hot tip: business days vs. business hoursLinks & Resources mentioned: Brain Dump DailyTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

Today’s podcast is a question from one of you guys listening to this! So, if you have any questions or ideas, please share them with us! Today we explore the world of destination photography. We chat about identifying a target market, pricing, and other important logistics. Any business can benefit from this ‘lil nugget of an episode.Links & Resources mentioned: Productivity Planner Goal Setting WorksheetTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

Habits can only be formed through consistent routine. In this episode, we talk exactly that and about our morning and nighttime routines and connect you with ideas and inspiration for you to create good habits through routine! 2020 is your year, lets conquer out goals while we create energy from our good habits!Links & Resources mentioned: Start Today JournalBooks:ParadigmDare to LeadThe Book of Awakening Jesus Calling Devotional UnshakableMeaning of MarriageTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

    Okay so now you have your big shiny goal and plan for the new year. Then it’s time to communicate it with your partner! Do they need to know every nuance of your business? No. But having a general idea of where you are headed is a great place to start! In today’s episode we also dive into the importance of communication, especially of your needs in the upcoming season. Dear Mat, I’m not mad at you, I’m just mad that I haven’t seen the sun in 475 days, okay! Links & Resources mentioned: Goal Setting Worksheet and Productivity PlannerTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

With Christmas just a few sleeps away, we talk about taking this week to be present with those we love. Our business can take a pause, so we can relax and refresh for next year. Grab your favorite holiday beverage as we share some tips on how to take a break and come out stronger in your business!Tag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

Today we get into 5 tips for building sustainable confidence! Both of us have worked hard in this area within our businesses and within our personal lives. It is constant work, but when you take control of your mindset, take new action and stop caring about your perception of other peoples opinions, thats when we hit gold. Tune in!Tag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

It’s time to quit that negative self talk around food and movement. And instead create a plan on how to stay on track during the holidays! We talk about food: how to portion out meals, give grace, and make sure you’re not showing up to your moms house starving and hangry. We also touch on mindset: don’t sell yourself short when making small talk! Need some inspo, check out our pinterest for some ideas!Links & Resources mentioned: PinterestTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today? Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas

Listen up, if you skipped out last week scroll on over and listen to last weeks episode first. Okay, now that you’ve identified your main goals for the next 3 months, its time to come up with a plan! Today’s episode breaks down how to go from a big ol’ goal to executing daily tasks that move you closer to the finish line. It’s time to stop talking and start taking action!Links & Resources mentioned: Productivity Planner Goal Setting WorksheetTag us when you share your big shifts & takeaways: @ignite_yourlifeDid you hear something you loved today?Leave a review & subscribe on iTunes!Listen on Spotify!Find Kelsey and April on instagram: @kelsey_marie_knutson @aprilyentas