$20k in Debt to Making $2,400/shoot with Gerson Lopes

The Portrait System Podcast

Sue Bryce Education

Education, Business, Photographer, Goal Setting, Creative, Female, Visual Arts, Photography, Start-up, Coaching, Self-employed, Portraits, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Artist, Arts, Finance, Wisdom, Small Business Owner, Motivation, Confidence, Leadership

4.9 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Have you ever been afraid to make a big change in your life and get into debt? You aren't alone! Today's guest is Gerson Lopes, a successful portrait photographer who dropped everything and moved from Brazil to California within two weeks to follow his dream to be a photographer and become Sue Bryce's assistant. Throughout his interview, Gerson shares with us the challenges he faced, how he got in debt for up to 20,000 dollars, how he got out of it, and how he dealt with his money stress and self esteem issues along the way. Learning by Sue's side, Gerson now runs his own thriving photography business. If you're still wondering how to make a big change in your life or deal with stressful debt issues, then this episode will definitely inspire you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nikki Klosser, and I want to let you know about an awesome free giveaway for people on our email list.
0:05.6	If you haven't already, click the link in our podcast description or go to the PortraitSystem.com
0:10.1	slash sign up to get on the list.
0:12.1	If you sign up, you'll get a free posing 101 PDF to jumpstart things.
0:16.2	It's an epic PDF, so you'll definitely want to get this. Also, just by being in our email community,
0:22.0	you'll get deals, sales, and information about any of our upcoming events and activities.
0:26.5	So head over to theportraitsystem.com slash sign up and sign up today.
0:32.3	You're listening to the Portrait System podcast.
0:35.0	If you go to a store and try 10 dresses, maybe you can buy,
0:39.4	but you're not going to buy all the dresses. So it's okay. The girl that is selling the dresses,
0:45.6	she's not going to be crying because you didn't buy all the dresses. Same thing for us. Like,
0:50.4	if somebody said no, you're too expensive, it's okay. Somebody will say yes and somebody will hire you.
0:56.4	Maybe you just need to keep going.
0:59.4	This is the Portrait System podcast, a show that helps portrait photographers and people hoping to become one,
1:05.2	navigate the world of photography, business, money, and so much more.
1:08.8	We totally keep it real.
1:10.1	We share stories about the incredible ups and the very difficult downs when running a
1:14.0	photography business.
1:15.1	I'm your host, Nikki Klosser, and the point of this podcast is for you to learn actionable
1:19.1	steps that you can take to grow your own business and also to feel inspired and
1:23.2	empowered by the stories you hear.
1:25.2	Today's guest is Jerson Lopez and at one point I think I even
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Sue Bryce Education, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Sue Bryce Education and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.