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E3 Taking the Leap and Pursuing Your Dream Career with Wini Lao 🏃♀️�� Pollen: For Creative Entrepreneurs with Diana Davis
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- Careers
How often have people told you to “get a real job?” Way too many times, I bet! It's not easy for creative entrepreneurs. We work hard for what we love but too many people out there don’t see it that way. You know the feeling! Your career path can be nonlinear — and that’s okay! If you’re in a creative field, your niche may change over time. In this episode of the Pollen Podcast, Wini Lao talks about the ups and downs of creative entrepreneurship. She shares how she decided to change careers, from civil engineering to commercial photography. Wini also discusses her aspirations as a creative entrepreneur. If you want to know how to take action and change your career trajectory, this episode is for you!
Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana’s 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here.
📣📣📣GIVEAWAY ALERT: In honor of launching this show, I am giving all of you a chance to win a totally free 90-minute Biz Clarity session with me ($750 value)! Here is how to enter:
Listen to an episode or two! Subscribe/Follow the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Rate the show + write a review on Apple Podcasts. Share a takeaway or a screenshot of the show on Instagram and tag @dianadaviscreative, then DM me the word “pollen” If we break the top 100 this week by all of you following these steps I will be giving away TWO private coaching sessions. LET’S DO THIS!
🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Careers don’t always go as planned–and that is OK! We’ll tell you why going off-road on your entrepreneurial journey isn’t always a bad thing. Be brave! Take the first leap. That first step is the path to getting what you want and achieving your dreams. Learn healthy methods for dealing with toxic clients and stress management. 📘Resources Achieve the life, career, and clients you’ve always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana’s Camp Clarity Course Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative Connect with Wini: Website I Instagram I Facebook I TikTok I Google Page
🎧Episode Highlights [07:36] Introducing Wini Wini is a photographer based in New York. Her work mostly consists of products, still life, and lifestyle. Before becoming a photographer, Wini was a civil engineer. Previously, photography was Wini's creative outlet. She would take photos "for Manhattan." [13:04] Making the Leap to Change Careers Wini thought she would work and retire as an engineer. However, she was let go from her first company after three years. She looked for different opportunities from Craigslist to Upwork. While building her network as a photographer, she also applied for engineering jobs. Wini took the leap into photography because she didn’t want to dismiss the idea without trying it first. Seeing other photographers succeed inspired her to change careers. [17:08] Wini’s Career Transition Diana shares that trying out different jobs is essential to see what you like and don’t like. Wini shares her biggest shocks were taxes and going from a corporate setting to a freelance setup. After trying different photography work, Wini realized she likes commercial work. The pandemic has forced Wini to shoot indoors, during which she became interested in product photography. [21:34] A Non-Linear Path Wini started photographing bloggers, then fitness and wellness influencers, and finally the commercial sphere. Wini and Diana share that they both started in small apartment studios. Wini now has a beautiful studio in Dumbo. You need to have room for play so that you can grow. Wini shares how the new studio provided space for her clients. It also gave her space to play. Wini: “In order to expand,
How often have people told you to “get a real job?” Way too many times, I bet! It's not easy for creative entrepreneurs. We work hard for what we love but too many people out there don’t see it that way. You know the feeling! Your career path can be nonlinear — and that’s okay! If you’re in a creative field, your niche may change over time. In this episode of the Pollen Podcast, Wini Lao talks about the ups and downs of creative entrepreneurship. She shares how she decided to change careers, from civil engineering to commercial photography. Wini also discusses her aspirations as a creative entrepreneur. If you want to know how to take action and change your career trajectory, this episode is for you!
Create your own creative entrepreneurship story of clarity, professional confidence, and profit. Join Diana’s 90-day group course Camp Clarity and learn everything you wish you already knew, like how to land dream clients, harness the power of social media, and make the money you deserve. Learn more here.
📣📣📣GIVEAWAY ALERT: In honor of launching this show, I am giving all of you a chance to win a totally free 90-minute Biz Clarity session with me ($750 value)! Here is how to enter:
Listen to an episode or two! Subscribe/Follow the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Rate the show + write a review on Apple Podcasts. Share a takeaway or a screenshot of the show on Instagram and tag @dianadaviscreative, then DM me the word “pollen” If we break the top 100 this week by all of you following these steps I will be giving away TWO private coaching sessions. LET’S DO THIS!
🔥Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode: Careers don’t always go as planned–and that is OK! We’ll tell you why going off-road on your entrepreneurial journey isn’t always a bad thing. Be brave! Take the first leap. That first step is the path to getting what you want and achieving your dreams. Learn healthy methods for dealing with toxic clients and stress management. 📘Resources Achieve the life, career, and clients you’ve always wanted (and fully deserve!). Sign up for Diana’s Camp Clarity Course Access other courses from the Diana Davis Creative Connect with Wini: Website I Instagram I Facebook I TikTok I Google Page
🎧Episode Highlights [07:36] Introducing Wini Wini is a photographer based in New York. Her work mostly consists of products, still life, and lifestyle. Before becoming a photographer, Wini was a civil engineer. Previously, photography was Wini's creative outlet. She would take photos "for Manhattan." [13:04] Making the Leap to Change Careers Wini thought she would work and retire as an engineer. However, she was let go from her first company after three years. She looked for different opportunities from Craigslist to Upwork. While building her network as a photographer, she also applied for engineering jobs. Wini took the leap into photography because she didn’t want to dismiss the idea without trying it first. Seeing other photographers succeed inspired her to change careers. [17:08] Wini’s Career Transition Diana shares that trying out different jobs is essential to see what you like and don’t like. Wini shares her biggest shocks were taxes and going from a corporate setting to a freelance setup. After trying different photography work, Wini realized she likes commercial work. The pandemic has forced Wini to shoot indoors, during which she became interested in product photography. [21:34] A Non-Linear Path Wini started photographing bloggers, then fitness and wellness influencers, and finally the commercial sphere. Wini and Diana share that they both started in small apartment studios. Wini now has a beautiful studio in Dumbo. You need to have room for play so that you can grow. Wini shares how the new studio provided space for her clients. It also gave her space to play. Wini: “In order to expand,
1 hr 8 min