Often Ambitious: A Photography & Business Podcast
Often Ambitious is for photographers, creatives, and entrepreneurs who want to work less, make more, and build a business that actually supports their life, not one that runs it.
Hosted by business strategist Alora Rachelle, this show is grounded in lived experience. Alora built a six-figure wedding photography business while raising kids, then went on to help wedding photographers generate over $3 million in collective revenue through Wedding Atelier. She’s done the work, questioned the rules, and helped others stop overworking for underwhelming results.
Each episode cuts through the noise with conversations about profitable pricing, boundaries without apology, authority without hustle, and growth that leaves room for creativity, rest, and a life you don’t need a vacation from.
If you’re ambitious but done with burnout, performative busywork, and chasing success that costs you everything else, Often Ambitious is for you.
Often Ambitious: A Photography & Business Podcast
101. Soul Meets Strategy in Business with Eden Strader
Have a question? I'll answer on the next episode!
Eden Strader is a six-figure photographer turned business coach who teaches creative entrepreneurs to build a life of artistic growth, wealth, and personal power. With carefully curated strategies in marketing, mindset, and intuitive branding, Edens's business is based on the foundation that we should be building better businesses in order to build better lives.
Eden's Links
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https://edenstrader.com/wedding-photography-questionnaire-free-template
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