Take It Personally

Take It Personally

Maddie Peschong

Episodes 219
Avg. Duration 23m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (96)
Since Sep 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Take It Personally, hosted by professional brand photographer Maddie Peschong, shares advice to help you grow your personal brand to stand out from the noise and thrive, even in the most saturated markets. Episodes feature business and marketing advice, branding expertise, and real stories and inspiration from creative professionals all over the world.

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Recent Episodes

The Brand Photography Client You’re Probably Avoiding

Jun 11, 2026 16m

If you've ever had a potential client tell you, “I don't even know what we would shoot,” because they sit at a computer all day, this episode is for you. It's also for the photographers who secretly…

The Questions That Make Clients Choose You

Jun 04, 2026 19m

What if I told you that the reason a client chooses you over another photographer has nothing to do with your portfolio, and everything to do with the questions you ask?In this episode, we're diving…

The Best Marketing You're Overlooking

May 28, 2026 20m Transcript

Everybody wants to talk about how to get more clients. Hi, same. But what if your biggest growth lever actually isn’t your marketing? What if the thing you’re overlooking is what happens after…

You’re Not Losing to AI. You’re Losing to Boring Marketing

May 21, 2026 15m

AI is getting better. Like…a lot better. If you’ve been side-eyeing AI headshots lately wondering what this means for photographers, you’re definitely not alone. In this episode, I’m sharing why I…

Ghosted by Clients: Fix Your Process Now

May 14, 2026 18m

Getting ghosted by potential clients? I’m here to tell you what you likely don’t want to hear: it’s (probably) not your pricing. 👀In this episode, I’m breaking down why photographers immediately…

Why Custom Packages Are Killing Your Conversion (Pricing Like an Expert)

May 07, 2026 14m

Picture this: You just got an inquiry from a brand photography client you are so excited to work with. You spend 45 minutes building a custom proposal...tweaking image counts, session length, adding…

Mini Sessions Not Selling? Listen to This.

Apr 30, 2026 18m

You’ve decided you’re offering mini sessions. You picked the date, the location, the pricing...you’re ready! You hit publish, fully expecting your Stripe account to light up - and then *crickets*.If…

How I'm Using AI for Content Creation–Ethically (I Think?)

Apr 23, 2026 24m

I love the traveling, conference attending, and speaking part of my job, but I’m a homebody at heart. As I jump back into real-time content creation this week, it had me thinking about something that…

The #1 Thing I Invest In In My Business

Apr 09, 2026 13m

I’m in the middle of a very full stretch of travel, conferences, and speaking. And it got me thinking about something I’ve done from day one in my business - the one thing I will always spend money…

The Type of Content You Need to Try This Week

Apr 02, 2026 12m

You are making All. The. Content. You’ve got your Marketing Monday, you’re creating in Canva, you’re scrolling for the perfect reel… and you’re exhausted.If that’s you (or has been you) - it doesn’t…

What To Post When You Want Results NOW

Mar 26, 2026 21m

Have you ever posted something you thought was really good and then refreshed Instagram 17 times waiting for something to happen? Or convinced yourself the app was broken because your post…

B-Roll Every Brand Photographer Needs

Mar 19, 2026 17m

Content is so much easier to create when you actually have content to pull from. Photos. Videos. Little clips from your day. When you have a bank of B-roll ready to go, creating posts suddenly…

How to Grow Your Audience on Instagram

Mar 12, 2026 17m

I know you want to grow your audience on Instagram...and it feels like it’s just not happening. But most people don’t actually have a growth problem. They have a messaging problem.In this episode,…

How To Build Brand Authority with Thought Leadership

Mar 05, 2026 18m

Have you ever read a post and thought, “Oh my gosh… it feels like they’re in my head”? That’s not luck. That’s really good messaging. And it’s thought leadership.Thought leadership is the kind of…

Are You Selling Features, or VALUE?

Feb 26, 2026 18m

If you’ve ever written on your pricing page “60 images, two outfits, 90 minutes” and hoped that would justify the $2,500 brand session… this episode is for you, my friend.Inside Rebrand, the first…

Listen to This If You've Lost a Client

Feb 19, 2026 12m

A few weeks ago, I got an Instagram DM from a student who was having a hard time. She had photographed a dream client about a year ago. The session went so well, the photos were stunning, it truly…

What Social Media Platforms Should I Be On?

Feb 12, 2026 10m

I’ve got a short and sweet episode for you today based on a question I hear all the time: what social media platforms should I actually be on?This comes up a lot, especially for brand photographers…

This is Why Marketing Feels Hard

Feb 05, 2026 19m

I’ve been thinking a lot about why marketing feels hard, even for photographers who are incredibly talented at what they do.So many of my clients are amazing photographers. They’re skilled,…

Should My Instagram Be More Aesthetic?

Jan 22, 2026 14m

I’ve really loved the direction my content has gone over the last year… but if I’m being honest, I haven’t always loved the look of my Instagram feed.And as a brand photographer, that feels…

My Ground Beef Metric for Instagram—and Why it Matters

Jan 15, 2026 13m

At the end of 2025, I shared two podcast episodes breaking down my best and worst Instagram content from the year. And when I teased those episodes on Instagram, I got a lot of questions about how I…

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