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Imaging USA: Everything You Need to Know to Get the Most Out of the Conference

• Karinda K. • Episode 74

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Ready to unlock the secrets of Imaging USA and make your conference experience truly transformative? Join me as we explore essential strategies for both first-time attendees and seasoned photographers eager to enhance their skills and networks. You'll learn how to pack smart, navigate the bustling trade show, and choose the best classes to optimize your time and energy.

Ever wondered how to elevate your networking game at a massive event like Imaging USA? I’m here to share my personal insights on making genuine connections, tackling social events, and avoiding the dreaded impulse purchases at the expo. Discover practical tips on how to effectively work through each aisle at the trade show and capture the memorable nuggets with photos and notes. Plus, find out how stepping out of your comfort zone at social gatherings can lead to lifelong friendships and professional opportunities.

Spot me with my signature purple hair and hot pink pants, and let's chat about the exciting resources at my booth #1117 in the Trade Show, including my book "The Unicorn" and more.

Join us in February for a FREE 3 Day Masterclass where we will share what it takes to build a profitable photography business that truly looks and feels like a unicorn. Grab Your Seat Here.


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Speaker 1:

Welcome to Mindset and Money Mastery for Photographers the podcast. We help overwhelmed photographers make more money while simplifying their business by mastering their you guessed it mindset and money. Tune in each week for practical and actionable tips to take your photography business up a notch. Let's dive right in.

Speaker 2:

Hey everyone, I am super excited to be recording this episode today, getting ready for the kickoff of Imaging USA, just a few short days away from me, heading up to the Dallas area for imaging which is always nice when imaging is in Texas, since I live in Houston, so just a quick drive down the road for us from Houston. So I wanted to make this episode today about imaging, kind of what to expect, some things that you might need to know going into it, especially if it's your first time or if you're like man I've been before but I just feel like I haven't made the most out of it. So hopefully this episode will help you get some tips and some tricks on really how to make the most out of imaging, how to go into it with an open mind, how to go into it and not be overwhelmed by all the things and all the information you're going to learn. And hopefully, at least after listening to this episode, you'll feel like you know one person going to imaging. If you don't know anybody that's going, you'll at least have heard my voice and gotten to know me a little bit on this episode. So if you run into me at imaging, make sure you come up and say hi. So if you run into me at imaging, make sure you come up and say hi.

Speaker 2:

So every year, imaging is just so amazing and I take so many different things away from imaging. Over the last several years. What I've noticed is that in the beginning of imaging I would go and I would learn a lot and I would be really about going to the classes and going to the trade show. And the last few years it's really more so become about the relationships I've built, the people I've met there, just getting to know new people and seeing familiar faces. And you know, last year was my first year ever having a booth at the trade show, at the expo, and I met so many amazing people and I was shocked how many people were in these groups of people and they said, like I met these people at imaging five or six years ago and we have become the best of friends or now we have such an incredible relationship and every year at imaging now we meet up, we stay together, we go to all of our classes together and like these are my imaging friends and these are my conference friends and the relationships I've built with these people is so incredibly valuable to me and like they're my ride or dies now in my business. So keep in mind that, yes, there are amazing classes, yes, the trade show is awesome, but it's also about those people that you meet, and I'm going to give you some tips of how to best meet people, especially if you're an introvert like myself. But first things first, I'm Corinda. If you don't know me, you might be listening to this episode because you heard about it through some imaging things or an announcement about imaging, and I hope that you listen to this and you learn a lot about the conference, some about me, some practical business tips that will help you as you're going forth in your business as well.

Speaker 2:

I am a business coach. I help photographers find more magic in their business by mastering their mindset and money, and really it is my goal to help as many people as possible build a profitable photography business that they love and that really truly feels magical. I published a book last year. We launched our book last year at Imaging. It's called the Unicorn and we will be back this year with our book again. So if you did not get a chance to stop by and chat with us or you didn't grab the book and you're wishing you would have. You'll be able to come by and see us at the trade show and grab your copy of our book, the Unicorn. Let me tell you a little bit more about that and what it's about and why I wrote the book, and then we'll dive into some more things about imaging. So Unicorn is really the ultimate guide to finding magic inside of your business and building a profitable business that you love. I want photographers to really understand how they're building their business and build it in a way that feels good to them, instead of going off of the whole cookie cutter business doing something just because someone told you to and not really truly understanding it. So this book is all about teaching you business fundamentals that are going to help you find more magic and make more money in your business. It is 400 pages long. When I wrote the book I thought it was going to be like 200 pages, and the more I wrote and the more I edited and just kept growing and growing and growing. So it is a 400 page really guide to building a profitable photography business, if you are interested in grabbing our book and it did and just kept growing and growing and growing. So it is a 400 page really guide to building a profitable photography business.

Speaker 2:

If you are interested in grabbing our book and you're looking for a book to read that will really give you the A to Z all the things you need to know in your business, make sure you stop by and find us. Look for the unicorn at the trade show. I also. I have purple ish hair varying shades so if you're watching this live on YouTube, you'll notice my hair is pinkish. Now it will be more purple at imaging Also. Just come by, check out our book, grab your copy. We also will have our sales journal available as well. Our sales journal is a journal that will help you set goals and stick to your goals, but also track your sales as you're going in your business. And we also have a posing guide for horses. So if we have any horse photographers, we have a really great posing guide that will teach you our fine art poses that we do and how to create more variety in your fine art portrait sessions. So make sure you come by.

Speaker 2:

We also have a ton of fun things. We have stickers that are absolutely incredible. Last year our stickers were a big hit. There were people like showing their friends their stickers and people were coming by like where did you get these stickers? We want stickers too, so we have lots of fun stickers. My favorite sticker personally is going to be done, is better than perfect. I think we all need reminders of that. We also have some fun notebooks, some great little bags and some other little stuff there at the trade show. That will be a surprise, so make sure you come by, say hi, grab your goodies and check out our book.

Speaker 2:

So the first time I went to imaging was a little bit terrifying, I'm not going to lie. It was one of the imagings that was in Texas, I think it was in San Antonio, and I remember being so overwhelmed I didn't know anybody. I didn't know what to expect. I wish I had the information that I'm about to share with you to help make sure that your imaging experience is amazing and not frightening like mine was. And I say frightening, it wasn't that frightening, it was just a little bit overwhelming. I am a bit of an introvert. I love talking to people one-on-one, but you put me in a big room full of people and I'm like, oh, this is a lot. I need to go hide in a corner for a little bit and just take a break from peopling. So I was a lot overwhelmed by all the people, just all the things to do, all the classes, not knowing where to go, what to do all that stuff. So hopefully this podcast is going to help you not feel like that at imaging this year.

Speaker 2:

So what do you expect when you first get to imaging? So when you first get there, you will need to check in and register at the registration desk. You will pick up your name tag. So there will be a computer you walk up to. I think you just kind of type in your information, it pulls up, you check your information and it prints out a badge or your name tag. Now, don't lose your badge, keep it on you, keep it around your neck, don't run out of your hotel room or leave it in your car, because or don't run out of your hotel room without it or leave it in your car they will reprint your name tag, but you have to pay for the reprint and it's kind of a pain. So just know, keep it on you, don't lose it. Keep it in your bag when you get to your hotel room at night, take it off your neck, put it back in your bag. The other thing is. I saw this post in an Imaging USA like Facebook chat that I'm in.

Speaker 2:

People were asking like should I bring a bag or should I bring extra bags for the trade show? I would say you might want to leave a little bit of extra space if you plan on shopping at the trade show and like going wild or buying any equipment or anything like that. But a lot of times I think they're going to give you a bag when you get to the conference so that way you can put all of your imaging stuff in that bag. I will also have some bags. A lot of the vendors will have bags at their booths as well, so you might just need a little like tote bag just to carry around, to put your stuff in. Some people just put it right in their backpack. But as far as packing stuff to go home, it really depends on how much stuff you plan on buying and if you're going to buy any fun equipment like lighting that's bigger or anything like that, how much room you're going to want to leave in your bag going home.

Speaker 2:

On that same note, I was not going to cover this and I wasn't going to tell Cher what to pack, but I brought my camera the first couple of times I went to imaging and then I realized I didn't really necessarily need it. I think unless you're doing a hands-on class or unless you want to do like one of the photo walks that they have, you don't really have to worry about bringing equipment, unless you just want to, just in case. I'm definitely not that person that takes my camera everywhere, so I figured it was best to just leave it at home and not worry about traveling with it. But if you do plan on taking advantage of, like the photo walks or any of the hands-on pre-con classes, then you might want to bring your equipment with you. Same thing goes with my computer. I used to bring my computer. Then I decided I'm just going to bring a notebook. So I just bring a notebook to take notes. Now Also, I get distracted if I have my computer in class. I don't know about y'all, but I'm that person. So just a few tips there. I want to pack and what to bring.

Speaker 2:

Oh, also, while I'm on this topic, comfy shoes. You will be walking a lot. You'll be walking so much your feet will feel like they want to fall off. Bring comfy shoes. I know you might be tempted to wear cute shoes. I now pretty much wear my ugly tennis shoes everywhere I go, because if I don't, my feet hurt. So just know that if you see me wearing cute shoes that I am probably in pain. I probably just put them on for a little bit and most of the time I'm hiking around what feels like the giant conference center in my comfy tennis shoes. So keep that in mind.

Speaker 2:

So, as far as the classes at the conference, there are keynote events, which are the big keynotes at the beginning of the end that everyone goes to, and then there's the smaller classes that happen each day. There's also tracks that you can attend. So you'll notice if you look at the schedule and you're trying to decide where to go, there will be like tracks, like sports as a track, or portraits, or there's one that's like I think it's called bridge the gap. So there's different tracks you can kind of attend based on what your goals are and what you're looking to learn. However, you don't have to stick in one track. So you might go to a sports class here, a portrait class here, a bridge the gap class. Here you can skip around from class to class. You don't have to stay in that same track that they have there. So they just kind of categorize the classes based on those tracks. So you have an idea.

Speaker 2:

In case you are specifically like I want to focus on sports. You know these are the classes you should probably go to, but jump around, go to different classes, go to classes that you might not necessarily think you need, but you might be surprised when you get there that it is something you need to hear. And when you go to classes, I would also say arrive early for the really popular sessions. I know it's hard to know which sessions are popular, but sometimes classes fill up pretty quickly, like at the front. So if you are the person that wants to sit at the front of the room, make sure you're getting there early. You can probably squeeze in at the back if the class is relatively full. I think it's been a while since I've seen a class where they actually turned people away. So you should be fine getting into the room. Just know that if you get there late you might be at the very back, and some of these rooms are large so you're going to feel like you're in another land if you're at the back of the room, sometimes Also like when you show up for class. I would say this Show up as your best self.

Speaker 2:

Show up, be ready to sit where you need to sit to make the most out of it. I'm that person that has to sit in the front of a room to pay attention and to get something out of it and to see the screen. Quite honestly, I probably need glasses, but that's a whole other conversation. So I have to sit at the front of the room. It helps me stay focused and not get distracted in my ADHD self that if I'm at the back of the room I'm just watching everyone else and it is not good. So make sure you show up on time if you're that person that needs to sit at the front of the class to pay attention.

Speaker 2:

Take lots of notes. Bring a notebook. You will go through a lot of notebooks, a lot of pages, not a lot of notebooks. If you go through a lot of notebooks, I will be impressed. You'll go through a lot of pages of notes. Take good notes. Write down everything you hear, because chances are, your brain is going to be tired by the end of the conference and you're going to need that notebook to go back through and slip through and remember what you learned in each person's class so you're not overwhelmed by everything. Okay, whenever you're going to your classes, make sure that you make the most of them by looking for the golden nuggets. I always say Look for the tiny little piece that you can take and that tiny little thing that can make a subtle change in your business. Don't feel like every class you go to you need to take everything they say at face value and implement everything, because everybody runs their business differently and everybody's going to have different advice for the way you should do things, from lighting and business and whatever it may be.

Speaker 2:

Don't go to a class, listen to everything they say and say I'm going to go home and burn down my whole business and start over from scratch or do everything they said because it sounds amazing. Take the time to sit there, write down your notes, think about why the speaker is recommending these specific things. Think about okay, they said I need to do this, but why are they saying this? Will this work for me and how does this actually fit into my business? Because the last thing you want to do after you come home from a conference all excited is to come into your business, tear everything down and then look back six months from then and say what was I thinking?

Speaker 2:

I always like to say tune it up, don't tear it down. That means what you're doing is good, no matter where you're at in your business, no matter where you're at in your journey. What you're doing is good, it just needs tuning up. So don't beat yourself up if you feel like you go to a class and you're like, wow, I'm just screwing everything up. Nothing I'm doing is what she's telling me to do or he is telling me to do. I'm really screwing this up. I need to completely tear it down. Don't tear it down.

Speaker 2:

Just remember, if your car engine isn't running to its best efficiency, you're not going to just plop a new engine in it. You're going to go into the engine of your car and you're going to look for what's not running properly and you're going to tune up your engine. You're going to try to make it run more efficiently and more effectively and you're going to do that one piece at a time. You're not just going to put a whole new engine in your car. That doesn't serve you and it will absolutely lead you to a place where you're sitting there scratching your head saying what on earth have I done to my business? So take a lot of notes, look for the golden nuggets and look for those little tune-ups that you can implement in your business, as opposed to just replacing the entire engine of your business. I like to also say that it's good to take all those notes and come back to it a week or so after the conference is over, maybe on your plane ride home. You flip through your notes, you highlight the things that you're like oh, this was really powerful and I really want to come back to this and then give it some time to sit and soak in and then come back to it on a fresh, refreshed brain and mind which is, like I said, your brain's going to be tired and then decide how am I going to implement this and why am I going to implement this in my business? Does this work for me and why did this person recommend this? And why am I going to implement this into my business? Does this work for me and why did this person recommend this? I think the real thing I want you to avoid here is just doing something because someone else said so. Sometimes that is good, but normally just doing something because someone said so, without asking questions or understanding why they're telling you to do. That can cause problems, especially in your business, so keep that in mind. Can cause problems, especially in your business, so keep that in mind.

Speaker 2:

Now let's dive into the expo. For the expo or the trade show, whatever you want to call it. I would say my biggest piece of advice is take it from a logical perspective. I don't know, my words aren't working today. Go in with a plan. Know what kinds of things you're looking for today. Go in with a plan. Know what kinds of things you're looking for, what kind of things you need to pay attention to. Also, go aisle by aisle. A few years ago I went with a group of people and I kept getting pulled in a bunch of different directions during the expo and I remember on the last day I was like oh crap, I haven't made it over here or over there. I haven't seen this person because I didn't take time to walk down every aisle and make sure I hit everything I wanted to hit. I just was kind of all over the place.

Speaker 2:

So, methodically, work your way through the aisles and make sure you get to see everything. Explore all of those different product offerings like wall art and albums from all the different labs. Also, gear there's so much gear there, so much lighting you have and all of those good things. Explore all of it, look at it all. Even if you're like I don't even know if I need this right now, I don't even know if I need to find an album company right now, just go look at albums and see what stands out to you. You might be surprised and you might find something that you didn't know you really needed to use in your business.

Speaker 2:

My other piece of advice there is take pictures and videos as you walk through the trade show. This is really helpful because you'll see so many things and you'll be like I saw this really beautiful album. I don't know where I saw it. Take pictures and videos and you can even do some commentary as you're taking a picture or a video of that thing, like, oh, I love this album, this is so pretty, I love the colors and this is at XYZ vendor. And take a video showing the album and the vendor's booth so you remember what their name is. Talk while you're videoing it like a crazy person, so that way you don't forget after the conference when you're going back trying to remember what you loved or what you hated. You can just flip through your camera roll and watch those quick videos that you took.

Speaker 2:

The other thing is, too, sometimes on the last day you can get like floor models or things that were used during the trade show at a discounted price. I've done that before with some lighting equipment. Don't feel pressured to buy anything on the spot either. I know you kind of can sometimes get caught up in this, like, oh, I'm at the trade show, it's a special price, I better buy it now. And I would say don't get too caught up in that like, oh, I need this new shiny thing without knowing that you actually need it. You can always research and come back and get it later. Trust me, it will still be there. You might pay a little bit more, but it's better than buying something you didn't actually need.

Speaker 2:

The other thing is networking opportunities. There are so many opportunities to network. Introduce yourself to vendors. Get to know your vendors that you're already using. Tell them who you are. Don't just like walk past a vendor and be like, oh, I already use them. No, go up like meet the people. Get to know them, introduce yourself. They want to meet you.

Speaker 2:

I had so much fun last year getting to meet the people at Photo Day. I do some dance studio work. I primarily photograph horses, but I also photograph a dance studio every year and I got to go by and meet the people at Photo Day and they were like we remember you from the chat bubble. I was like, yes, that's me. I'm sorry, I'm your problem child that asks so many questions. And they were like, no, no, we're so glad to meet you. And they were so fun and they were. It was so cool to actually like put a face to the name that you see when you talk to them on the chat bubble or on email and also they're a pretty cool company and I love what they do.

Speaker 2:

So if you and you're into sports or volume stuff, make sure you go check them out. Just talk to them. Also, don't be afraid to talk to fellow photographers. Just talk to random people. You know that is really really important when you bump into somebody or somebody is looking at something and you're like, oh, I use this product, I love this. Let me tell you about it. Like, tell them about it, step in help, if you can Just introduce yourself. Tell them if they have questions, you can help them right. Just be helpful and just don't be afraid to talk to other photographers around the trade show. As you're wandering around, I've met some really fun people that way. Normally conversations are started by my hair color, from strangers at expos, but I've had some really fun conversations with people that I've bumped into at the expo.

Speaker 2:

The next thing I want to talk to you about is networking and just socializing in general. There are evening events. There's like opening parties, different things that happen. There's a lot of casual meetups. So, for example, I'll be hosting a meetup at some point in time during the conference. I call it a pet and equine photography meetup because I know a lot of pet and equine photographers. We kind of do something fun, but everyone's welcome to come. Last year we had a lot of non-pet or equine photographers come hang out. But if you're interested in that, reach out to me on social media, at MasterYourMindMoney, on Instagram, and I can get you the details. I am still finalizing the location, the time, the date, all that good stuff, because I am not exactly sure where we're going to meet up. I have to get to the venue first and kind of see where some good places are, but we're going to be doing some meetups. A lot of different groups and organizations do some little casual meetups at different places around in the evenings, during the day, lunchtime, stuff. So make sure you keep an eye out for those things and, you know, check in with people and be like do you know anyone doing any fun meetups? Because it's a great place to casually sit down and get to know people on a more personal level.

Speaker 2:

Attend the parties, the welcome and the closing parties Definitely attend those. They can sometimes feel like I just want to go back to my hotel and sleep. Just go to the parties, have fun, enjoy it While you're there. You might as well don't go back to your hotel room and just go to sleep. Go socialize, go meet people. I promise if you don't know anybody to go with, you will find somebody walking to the party and be like, hey, I don't know anybody, can I hang out with you? And just literally, even if you're an introvert and even that's scary, just talk to somebody random and see if you can hang out with them. I promise you that people are not that scary. Everyone, most people there, have felt that way at some point in time in their journey of going to imaging. So just ask somebody if you can tag along with them.

Speaker 2:

Take advantage to downtime to talk to others, whether it's when you first get to class. Introduce yourself to your neighbor, tell your neighbor like, hey, oh, my gosh, here's who I am, here's what I do. I would love to connect, you know, connect with them on social media, get their information. Just talk to the people around you. I am a big believer that if you are sitting there feeling like uncomfortable or like I don't know anybody or oh, this is weird I feel so out of place that the person next to you is probably feeling the same way, and the best way to fix it for yourself and to help someone else is just to turn and introduce yourself to somebody.

Speaker 2:

A few years ago, I kind of made it my goal that when I went to a class on imaging, every time I sat down, I was going to turn to my left, introduce myself, turn to my right, introduce myself and just meet the people around me, and I think that's a really good way. There's always that person that's sitting there like I don't know. They're just like sitting there talking by themselves, or there's, you know, always people, groups of people that are talking to each other, but just go the extra mile to say hi, to introduce yourself and to talk to somebody else. Even if you are the introvert that is dying inside and the thought of talking to a stranger is the worst. I promise you it will be so worth it. The connections you'll make and the relationships you'll build. I promise you it will be so worth it. The connections you'll make and the relationships you'll build.

Speaker 2:

And also, if you see me, if you're walking around the the conference, if you see me sneaking into a class, if you see me at the trade show, come say hi. I will have purple hair, like I said, probably brighter purple than it is right now. If you're watching this live, it's a varying shade of purple, it always changes and I love wearing hot pink pants. So I have some signature hot pink pants or some fuchsia pants that I love to wear when I go to conferences. So if you see a pair of hot pink pants, it might be me. Look for the colorful hair and bright hot pink colors and that's probably me and come introduce yourselves. I would love to meet you. If you're going to be at the conference, send me a DM on social media, so I know it'll look for you. Last year I said this on the podcast and I had so many random people come up to me and introduce themselves and just say hi and say they listened to the podcast, which was incredibly fun. Also, if you come say hi to me and you find me around even before the trade show starts, I will have some goodies with me to give to you, so keep that in mind. I'm actually getting into town on Wednesday before the conference starts, so I'll be around during all the pre-con stuff just hanging out and doing I don't know what, just walking around and meeting people, I guess. So if you see me, feel free to come say hi.

Speaker 2:

The next thing is, if it's your first time, if it's your first time, don't be afraid to ask for help. If you're lost, ask somebody. If you don't know where you should be going, what you should be doing, just ask somebody. If you're listening to this and you have questions and you're not sure where to turn, what to do, reach out to me on social media. I have a Facebook group for imaging like getting to know each other. I'll post that in the show notes as well, so you can join that if you want to. But just ask, right. If somebody looks lonely or they look lost, offer to help them, right?

Speaker 2:

None of us know where we're going is something that everybody feels like in imaging. I will say every year. You're like I don't know where I'm going, where is this class, what's happening? So it's okay if you feel like you don't know where you're going or where your class is. Everyone else there probably feels the same way. The maps can be confusing. There's so many rooms that are labeled like I don't know random things, so it's fine. If you feel like that You're not alone, just ask somebody else. A lot of times you'll be walking to class and someone else looks lost and you're like where are you going? And they're like I'm looking for this ballroom, and you're like me too, let's find it together. And you end up walking to class with the person. So that's always a fun experience.

Speaker 2:

The other thing I want to share is that there are lots of other conferences too that you can go to, other than imaging. Last year I actually went to Canadian imaging, which was so fun. I spoke at Canadian imaging and I had an absolute blast. I really wanted to try to go this year, just to attend. I'm not speaking this year, I spoke last year but I kind of wanted to go just to attend and just hang out because it was such a good group of people. It was such a small, like smaller group setting and everybody felt like they knew everybody and everyone was so, so kind and friendly. So if you're looking for a smaller kind of more intimate setting to go to in conferences, I recommend Canadian Imaging. It's open to you, regardless of where you live. You can fly to Canada and go. Also, it's beautiful. Last year we went on a whale watching tour after the conference, which was the neatest thing ever. I just wanted to get back on the boat and keep going whale watching tours all day, but I met so many great people there.

Speaker 2:

I also really love Texas School. Texas School is a great thing to go to. They have an awesome trade show and you are in one instructor's class the entire time during the five-day Texas School. It's really fun because you get really immersed, in-depth information from your instructor and it's just totally different. It feels like a Texas School family. It's been a number of years since I've been able to go because of my schedule and it always falls in my busy, busiest time of the year and I'm normally out of town traveling for sessions, but if you ever get a chance to go, I highly recommend checking it out.

Speaker 2:

So I hope all of this has been helpful. I hope that this will help you go into imaging with a different perspective, with a different outlook. I just really hope that each and every one of you go into this conference you know what you're doing, you know what to expect and you can meet some new people, you can take away some of those golden nuggets and you can return home from the conference really putting some little tune-ups into your engine of your business and knowing that subtle little changes can truly make a big difference in your business and what you're doing and the way you're shooting and all of those things, and that whatever you're doing right now is good. It's good no matter what you learn or what you hear at the conference. What you're doing currently is good and you are doing a good job in your business. Just by being at the conference. You are doing a good job. So keep that in mind.

Speaker 2:

Don't get down on yourself. If you feel like overwhelmed or you're like I'm not doing it right, come by and see me at the booth, we're going to have lots of fun giveaways. Like I said, we have some unicorn squeezy stress balls. They're really fun. We don't have a whole lot of them left, but we do have some. So if you come see me on the first day and you really want a unicorn stress ball, I gotcha. They're super fun. We have our books, lots of fun things, all of those amazing stickers. So make sure you come by.

Speaker 2:

And to Mitch, tell me that you listened to this episode. What you take away from it was DM me on social media at Master your Mind Money and tell me if you're coming to the conference. I cannot wait to meet so many of you. And and tell me if you're coming to the conference. I cannot wait to meet so many of you. And also, if you've been listening to the podcast a while, if you're new here, if you've been to my online trainings, just come by and like really introduce yourself. Like I promise I'm not big and scary in person. I am like super normal. Come see me, give me a hug, say hi. If you're a hugger, I will hug you back. I am not a hug. Say hi, if you're a hugger, I will hug you back. I am not a hugger personally, but if you come out to me and you give me a hug, then I will definitely hug you back. And I accidentally spilled this last year and I had a bunch of people come up and give me hugs, which was hilarious and great because I knew they listened to the podcast episode. So make sure you come by and say hi, I would love to meet you, I'd love to give you a hug. Even though I'm not a hugger, I promise I will give you a hug back.

Speaker 2:

And the other thing I wanted to share, too, is that we are going to be doing a free three-day training happening in February February 17th, 18th and 19th. We're going to be doing a three-day live training for those of you that sign up. You can come by Imaging and sign up, or I will share the link in the show notes so you can grab a seat to it as well. It's the Unicorn Business Masterclass. We're going to be talking about what it takes to really build a business that looks and feels like a unicorn for you, whatever that may be, and it's going to be really amazing. I cannot wait for this. If you've attended our events in the past, this will be slightly different than the events we've hosted in the past. Every time I teach, sometimes we have similar themes or topics, but I always love to teach it a different way. So make sure you sign up for that as well, and I cannot wait to see all of y'all Come by and see us.

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I totally forgot what booths I'm in right now, but I know I'm at the front part of the trade show.

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When you walk in the main doors to the trade show, if you go to the right by one block of booth I guess that's how you'd say that Go to the right by one block of booths I'm on that row.

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I'm kind of right in the middle of a lot of the big print labs and stuff, so look for me over there. I can't wait to see you reach out. Follow us on social media, because I'll be posting a video behind the scenes of how to find us once you get to imaging, and also make sure you check out our meetup. If you want to come, do like a more casual meetup or just reach out. If you want to get together, I will be there. Like I said, I have a few days before the trade show starts. I am literally just hanging out. If you want to go to lunch, if you want to grab dinner, whatever it is, reach out and let's connect while we're at conference. I will see all of y'all there and I hope you have a magical week and a magical year and a safe journey to Imaging USA.

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Thank you so much for listening. If you enjoyed this episode and you'd like to support the podcast, please make sure you share it on social media or leave a rating and review. As always, you can check out the links and resources in the show notes over at masteryourmindmoneycom. To catch all the latest from me, you can follow me on Instagram at masteryourmindmoney and don't forget to join our free Facebook group Photography Business Tune-Up with Corinda Kay. Thanks again and I'll see you next time.