Joystart

Jen Basford started 3 girls photography in the fall of 2005 out of her home, and planned to specialize in babies and children. However, in 2006 she realized her passion and flair was for fashion and for senior portraiture, so she revamped her business model to move in a more fun and playful direction. Since that time her studio has seen rapid and explosive growth, and Jen attributes much of that success to her non-traditional buzz and event marketing tactics. Her personality and relationship-based approach to client service have rocketed her boutique studio into the forefront of her community, and have helped to make her studio one of the most successful senior portrait studios in the Midwest.

Kay Eskridge says, “How lucky am I to love what I do . . . and do what I love?” Her passion for photography provides her daily adventure, the opportunity to meet and connect with amazing people, the ability to make a difference in her community and has the feeling to wake up each day knowing it will always be ‘different.’ She measures her success by the smiles she helps create and the photographic legacy she leaves behind.

Jules & Joy are synergistic sisters. While Jules is up late into the night geeking out on PhotoShop, Joy is up early at the studio meeting with clients. Jules prefers to see people behind her lens, while Joy prefers to see people out to lunch! Jules work has been featured in magazines such as People, The Knot, & Destination I Do. She is active in the photography community as a mentor and speaker, but her favorite thing to do is to capture every day life. You can usually find Jules snuggling with her dog, Olive, or photographing Joy's two little girls. Working together, they have a lot of fun and go through a lot of chocolate.

Sarah Petty, after only 5 years in business, was recognized by PPA’s Studio Management Services as having one of the most profitable studios in the country. With over 19 combined years of advertising and marketing experience at Coca-Cola, a top area advertising agency, and her own successful boutique photography studio, Sarah is thrilled to bring some of the top industry leaders together to  teach you how they make a good living doing what they love. Take a listen to Sarah Petty talk about branding and why it’s the foundation for a successful photography business. It will truly change your perspective on business and set you on the path to having a photography business that makes money.

Rosh Sillars is a veteran photographer with a photojournalism background specializing in people, food and interiors. Rosh offers his services to traditional media, new media and corporate clients. He owns the creative representation firm The Rosh Group, Inc. and teaches photography and social media between two universities and serves as a marketing and social media consultant for Synectics media. Rosh started his first podcast (audio over the internet) in 1999 on business tips hosted by the Rosh.com web site. His first social media business relationship began in 1997. Other related projects include Citynet Magazine (print and online magazine 2000-2001) and mysuccessradio.com (Internet audio portal 2003-2004). Rosh has currently combine his two passions new media and photography to host NewMediaphotographer.com (2008-present). He is the coauthor of the book Linked Photographers - Guide to Marketing and Social Media.