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Anne Schmidt

Anne is a professional wedding and portrait photographer, mother of two and recent Texas transplant (her heart is still in Maine). When not photographing very awesome life events she can be found wrangling small humans (only her own, she promises), cooking her favorite recipes, brewing beer with her husband and desperately trying not to own everything Kate Spade emails her on a daily basis.

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Business, Planning & Setting GoalsJuly 19, 2015

Why I Hate To-Do Lists

By Anne Schmidt

There are a million and two ways to organize our life and the tasks that need to be done on a daily basis. Whether you’re using a various assortment of apps on…

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Pay to Play reality of Social Media
Business, MarketingJuly 3, 2015

The Pay to Play Reality of Social Media | There is No More Free Lunch

By Anne Schmidt

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, Periscope (if you haven’t heard of that last one I suggest you look it up). There are so many ways to market yourself in the world of…

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Stop Celebrating Being Busy
Business, LifeJune 11, 2015

Stop Saying You Are Busy

By Anne Schmidt

The conversation goes like this: “Hey! Haven’t talked to you in a while. How are things?” “Hey! Busy. Really busy.” And that is it. The conversation kind of stalls and then you…

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Lilly at target shopper
BusinessMay 26, 2015

Is Scarcity Marketing Right For Your Business? Did Target Get it All Wrong?

By Anne Schmidt

In April Target announced that designer Lilly Pulitzer, famous for her beach chic, brightly colored clothing for the jet setting woman, would be releasing a line of products in their stores and…

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Apple Watch in Red and Gold
BusinessApril 25, 2015

The Apple Theory of Pricing

By Anne Schmidt

Early in March Apple announced at its keynote event the introduction of the long awaited watch to its arsenal of products. Tech nerds across the land rejoiced! Ok, maybe not, but I…

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Stuart Smalley quote
BusinessApril 7, 2015

Five Things to Do Today to Call Yourself a Professional

By Anne Schmidt

In my last two posts, I talked heavily about the topic of making money, our aversions to it and some of the excuses we make along the path of growing our business….

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Why Are You So Scared of Making Money?
BusinessMarch 19, 2015

Money on My Mind, Part 2 – Why Are You So Scared of Making Money?

By Anne Schmidt

Why are you so scared of making money? Today is part deux in my two-part installment on making money in your business. As I discussed earlier this month (If you want a…

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Money on My Mind, Part 1
BusinessMarch 9, 2015

Money on My Mind, Part 1 – Running a Profitable Business

By Anne Schmidt

It’s tax season, ya’ll! (says the girl who just moved to Texas). In the spirit of tax season I have put together a two-part piece on the issues of making money. My…

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Olivia as a Baby
Business, Moms in BusinessFebruary 25, 2015

Preparing Your Business For Baby

By Anne Schmidt

  When my first child was born, I had a full time job at a university and was building my photography business on the side. I photographed, maybe, five to seven weddings…

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Top 5 Tips for Relocating Your Business
BusinessFebruary 12, 2015

So You’ve Moved 2000 Miles Away From Home|Top 5 Tips For Transitioning Your Business To A New State

By Anne Schmidt

My very first post on Vivid & Brave!! How cool! Thank you for getting yourself here and embarking on this journey with me. I certainly hope you’ll appreciate some of the advice,…

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