At 22 years old, I quit my marketing job and moved 800 miles away to start my business. (that's me with my studio I opened up 6 months after moving!!)
that's mimosa.
I named him after my favorite brunch cocktail, which I always joked "was my love language"
fun facts
I discovered I love to paint by complete accident when I was told I wouldn't graduate high school without an art credit.
the irony.
I'm unbearably clumsy, hyper, & bubbly.
Some might call it my ADHD, I like to call it my quirky personality.. lol.
i have a tattoo that looks oddly similar to a white claw logo... and i happen to really love white claws.
I swear it wasn't purposeful
👀
I want to be a snow bird by time i'm 30.
I'm 29..
soooooo
*insert panic breathing*
that's my cutie-pie boyfriend and cat, Maxwell.
He also loves cats.
enough said. heheh. 😉
i'm sappy, emotional, open minded, and empathetic to a fault sometimes, but all in all.. my big heart is what fuels my inspiration, so I wouldnt change it for the world.
At 22 years old, I quit my marketing job and moved 800 miles away to start my business. (that's me with my studio I opened up 6 months after moving!!)
that's mimosa.
I named him after my favorite brunch cocktail, which I always joked "was my love language"
fun facts
I'm obsessed with painting murals, I get lost in it for hours, it's the most incredible feeling.
I discovered I love to paint by complete accident when I was told I wouldn't graduate high school without an art credit.
the irony.
I'm unbearably clumsy, hyper, & bubbly.
Some might call it my ADHD, I like to call it my quirky personality.. lol.
i have a tattoo that looks oddly similar to a white claw logo... and i happen to really love white claws.
I swear it wasn't purposeful
👀
I want to be a snow bird by time i'm 30.
I'm 29..
soooooo
*insert panic breathing*
that's my cutie-pie boyfriend and cat, Maxwell.
He also loves cats.
enough said. heheh. 😉
i'm sappy, emotional, open minded, and empathetic to a fault sometimes, but all in all.. my big heart is what fuels my inspiration, so I wouldnt change it for the world.
2018 - Open a Boudoir Studio in Cleveland
2020 - Pandemic happens, I start offering Virtual Paint Classes during Quarantine
2021 - I start my self help & business podcast, Passion & Potential
2022 - Photographing weddings in Ohio, South Carolina, & Florida.
2021 - Hired employees to expand the business & team of photographers
2022 - Mentoring other photographers & creatives to create a successful business & follow their dreams like I did
2022 - Painting murals. Continuously recording for Passion & Potential podcast
2016 - Move back to Cleveland, doing business in SC & Ohio
In all of my elementary school journals, my answer to "What do you want to be when you grow up?" was always "a photographer."
I started photography jobs right out of high school, but always knew the goal was to own my own business. In 2014 I quit my marketing job, to finally pursue photography full time.
I did things a little unconventionally, and moved to South Carolina, where I had no connections or biz-owner experience. My passion & drive, mixed with photography skills & artistry, are what fueled my success, and made me the passionate business that I am today.
In 2019 I won Cleveland Scenes "Best Photographer in Cleveland" and cried A LOT of happy tears.
I whole heartedly love my career, and my passion only grows stronger.
Life is good.
2011 - Awww... 19 year old me with my first camera
2015 - move to South Carolina. Open my first studio 6 months later.
2021 - Paint my first wall mural.
2017 - start getting very niche in my business, and decide to put more focus into wedding & boudoir photography
2012 - working for other photographers, & full time in Marketing
2019 - win "Best Photographer in Cleveland"
the business backstory
