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Episode 273

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6th Jan 2026

The Only Way to Work with Me in 2026, and Why It Feels So Damn Good to Simplify

Welcome back to another year of the Business-First Creatives podcast.

If you listened to last week’s episode with Kylie Kelly, we talked a lot about permission — permission to simplify your visibility and stop forcing strategies that don’t fit your life or business.

This episode is my personal follow-through.

If you’re craving clarity, support, and a more sustainable way to grow in 2026, this episode is for you.

In This Episode, You’ll Hear:

  1. The three things you actually need to generate revenue (and what usually gets overcomplicated)
  2. Why Systems in Session became my signature offer
  3. How done-with-you support changes implementation and confidence
  4. Why Email Like You Mean It is now a 5-day done-with-you sprint
  5. What it looks like to stop borrowing someone else’s visibility plan
  6. How I’m approaching visibility, systems, and revenue going into 2026

Ways to Work With Me

  1. Email Like You Mean It — a 5-day, done-with-you client communication sprint
  2. Systems in Session — my signature 60-day container to design and implement your full client experience

If you’re not sure what you need yet, come find me on Threads — I’m always happy to point you to the right resource or next step.

Other Resources

Building Authority and Visibility with Kylie Kelly - Last Week's Episode

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About the Podcast

Business-First Creatives
A podcast about systems, workflows, and business advice for creative service providers.
Business-First Creatives is a podcast for photographers and creative service providers who want to build a profitable, sustainable business without drowning in admin work, client experience chaos, or systems that let you down.

This show delivers clear, actionable conversations around marketing, CRM workflows, client communication, Dubsado and Honeybook automation, Airtable systems, and workflow strategies, giving photographers and creative entrepreneurs the systems that scale, operational clarity, and strategic, human-first client experiences they need to build streamlined, referral-worthy business operations that don't require working 24/7.
If you're tired of babysitting your inbox, chasing down contracts, or watching your workflows break the moment you look away, this show will help you move beyond "figuring it out as you go" and toward a creative business that brings you joy and a paycheck.

This podcast provides answers to questions like:
How do I automate my client journey without losing the personal touch?
What CRM workflows do photographers and creative businesses need?
How can I use Dubsado or Honeybook to streamline my client experience?
What systems do photographers need to save time and deliver exceptional client experiences?
How do I reduce admin time in my creative service business?
Why do my workflows keep letting me down (and how do I fix them)?
How can I build a profitable creative business that brings me joy and a paycheck?
What's the best way to communicate with clients throughout their journey?
How do I create systems that work even when I'm not babysitting them?
How can I map my client journey to convert more inquiries into bookings?

Hosted by Colie James, a Dubsado Certified Specialist, Honeybook Educator, and Workflow and Automations Guru with 10+ years helping creatives systemize their businesses—this show delivers practical, no-BS guidance for photographers and creative entrepreneurs who are ready to streamline their client journey, automate their operations, and make money from their craft.

If you're done dropping balls and ready to build a business-first creative operation with systems that scale, you're in the right place.

Find out more about Systems in Session ➡️ https://coliejames.com/systems-in-session