Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today we chat with Chicago-based portrait photographer Andrew Michaels about building his business during these challenging times. Get ready to be inspired!

We discuss:

• How Andrew got started in his photography career
• Putting his dream on hold due to the pandemic
• The importance of special projects and giving back to the community
• His guest post about his special project "Familiar Faces" on SkipCohenUniversity.com
• Networking and the benefits of the ClickCon conference
• How he's built his photography business over time
• Advice for photographers just starting out

You can find Andrew at:

• StateStreetPhotoStudio.com

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