🎙️ Welcome to Love & Hustle — the podcast where marriage, motherhood, and entrepreneurship collide.
We’re Brittany and Zach — a former NICU nurse turned photographer, CEO of a seven-figure studio, and business coach… and a pharmacist, CFO, and the strategist behind the vision of long-term wealth.
Here, we get real about building businesses, raising a family, and balancing love and hustle — the late nights, the lessons, and the legacy we’re creating together.
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Episode 22: Burning the Boats - our BIGGEST life change yet!
In one of the most personal episodes we’ve ever recorded, we’re sharing the biggest leap of our lives.
After more than 20 years in healthcare, Zach is officially leaving his career as a pharmacist and stepping fully into entrepreneurship. For the first time, we’re all in together.
What started as frustration from running a full-service photography studio grew into something much bigger. After years of juggling disconnected systems and coaching nearly 200 photographers, we decided to build the platform we always wished existed and frankly
Over the last nine months, Zach has been developing an all-in-one CRM built specifically for high-touch, product-based photographers—combining client management, gallery hosting, album and frame design, communications, sunset-based scheduling, and intelligent weather monitoring into one ecosystem.
In this episode, we talk about:
Why Zach walked away from a six-figure career
The hidden cost of broken systems
The platform we’ve been dream of and now quietly building
The power of “burning the boats”
Why waiting for the perfect time is often the most expensive decision
Sunset Scheduler — Automatically builds your calendar around sunset times based on your studio location rather than a standard time.
Weather Monitoring — Tracks conditions seven days out and sends customizable alerts to photographers and clients to be up to date for optimal photo conditions.
The price of regret is far greater than the price of taking the leap.
If you’ve ever felt called to something bigger, this episode is for you.
Something big is coming.
Two features we’re especially excited about:The biggest lesson?Ready to stop duct taping softwares and create ONE unified client journey with back end design and management built in? We’d love for you to join the waitlist: https://brittanyelise.myflodesk.com/y7kd9mty1j (https://brittanyelise.myflodesk.com/y7kd9mty1j)
Send us suggestions to Zach directly hello@thephotographersframer.com (mailto:hello@thephotographersframer.com)
13 May 2026
Episode 21 : Instagram Is Gone… Now What?
🎙️ Episode 21 is LIVE — Instagram Is Gone… Now What?
This episode is a wake-up call — and a reminder that your business should never live on borrowed ground.
One notification.
One moment.
And everything you built… gone.
Motherhood 🤝 Business.
Marketing 🤝 Ownership.
Learning what it really means to build a sustainable brand…
And what happens when the platform you rely on disappears overnight.
This episode is a raw, honest conversation with Nicole Bielenin — sharing her real experience of losing her Instagram account and what came after.
We’re unpacking the reality of relying on social media for your business, how to pivot when things fall apart, and why diversification isn’t optional—it’s necessary.
This conversation applies whether you’re:
• A business owner relying heavily on Instagram for leads
• A photographer trying to grow your audience and bookings
• Feeling stuck in social media burnout or inconsistency
• Or someone who wants to build a business that can survive anything
In this episode, we talk about:
✨ What actually happens when your Instagram account gets hacked
✨ The emotional and business impact of losing your platform
✨ Why relying on one marketing channel is risky
✨ How to pivot quickly and build new lead sources
✨ The power of email lists, referrals, and in-person connections
✨ What “owning your audience” really means
✨ How to rebuild your presence from zero
✨ Why engagement and connection matter more than followers
✨ The difference between vanity metrics and real business growth
✨ How to create a business model that isn’t dependent on social media
⚠️ This episode is based on personal experience and professional perspective — not business or cybersecurity advice.
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6 May 2026
Episode 20 : Mindset, Growth & What It Really Takes to Scale
🎙️ Episode 20 is LIVE — Mindset, Growth & What It Really Takes to Scale
This episode shifts the conversation — from strategy to the thing that actually determines your success.
Your mindset.
The fears.
The doubts.
The moments where you want to quit… but don’t.
Motherhood 🤝 Business.
Passion 🤝 Profit.
Learning how to charge what you’re worth…
And becoming the version of yourself who can actually sustain it.
This episode is a raw, honest conversation with photographer Marie Buck — diving into the real, behind-the-scenes journey of building a business, navigating growth, and pushing through the uncomfortable seasons that no one talks about enough.
We’re unpacking everything from shifting out of a “passion-only” mindset to building a profitable business model, the power of community, and what it actually looks like to evolve as both an artist and a business owner.
This conversation applies whether you’re:
• A photographer trying to grow or pivot your business
• Feeling stuck in your pricing, confidence, or direction
• Navigating a season of doubt, burnout, or inconsistency
• Or someone who knows they’re capable of more—but hasn’t fully stepped into it yet
In this episode, we talk about:
✨ The mindset shifts required to grow and scale your business
✨ Moving from “passion project” to sustainable income
✨ The transition from shoot-and-burn to product-based sales
✨ Why community (your “pod”) can make or break your growth
✨ Navigating slow seasons, self-doubt, and setbacks
✨ Losing clients—and why it’s sometimes necessary
✨ The power of investing in mentorship and education
✨ Learning to stop projecting your own budget onto your clients
✨ Why growth requires doing things before you feel ready
✨ What it really looks like to build a business that lasts
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🎙️ Featuring: @mariebuckphotography
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