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At WorkLife Studios, we believe that building and sustaining a thriving business hinges on one powerful marketing strategy: connection.

Even in the world of ChatGPT and TikTok algorithms, relationship marketing and referral marketing still result in the highest ROI for professional services.

92% of consumers trust recommendations from friends and family over all forms of advertising (Nielsen).

​Word-of-mouth drives 20-50% of all purchasing decisions (McKinsey).

Referral marketing boasts 3-5X higher conversion rates than any other channel.

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point of view

The #1 job of your website as a referral-based professional service provider is to build trust and validate expertise.

Spoiler alert: you don’t need to sink thousands of dollars into SEO campaigns or spend hours on social media to cultivate connection.

What you need is a clear, consistent story and a commitment to connecting with your people online just as you do IRL.

what we do

At WorkLife Studios, we craft premium website content that helps you create, cultivate, and celebrate connection.
 

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why we’re different

Most website projects by the other guys start with the design. We start with the story.
 

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what we achieve

Personality-packed, unique-to-you words and pictures guaranteed to take your website from womp-womp to "Wow!"
 

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our services

Making Corporate, Captivating


WorkLife Studios offers a curated suite of services each designed to help businesses create, cultivate, and celebrate connection.

CORPORATE HEADSHOTS

Whether you need modern, professional headshots for every member of your team or are looking to integrate headshots as a regular part of your new hire on-boarding process, corporate headshots by WorkLife Studios help you cultivate connection one person at a time.

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Learn more about:
Corporate Headshots
New Hire Headshots

Team Portraits

Executive Profiles

CORPORATE BRAND PHOTOGRAPHY

Ditch the stock photography in favor of authentic images that tell the story of your people, your place, and most importantly, your purpose.

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Learn more about:
Corporate Brand Photography
Workplace Photography

Personal Branding

Photo Subscriptions

BRAND MESSAGING AND WEB COPY

Once you've captured your story visually with our corporate or workplace photography, WorkLife Studios' expert content strategists and copywriters bring it to life verbally with meticulously crafted, story-savvy copy for your website.

 

Learn more about:
Brand Messaging
Web Copy

who we work with

Worklife Studios boasts nearly two decades of experience, with the clients (and laugh lines) to prove it.

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We are especially suited to partner with business leaders and marketing managers at professional service firms with a team of 20(ish) people and a strong client referral client base.
 

No matter your size or niche, every one of our clients has this in common: you cultivate relationships and cater to your clients at every level (not just on the sales floor).

Ready to build more trust with your clients and connect more deeply with those you serve?

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Hi, I’m Sarah

Founder, Creative Director,
Mama,
Super-connector.

​With each move, I was forced to figure out how to create and cultivate connections – and fast.

 

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Growing up the daughter of an Air Force veteran, I called seven different places home by the time I turned 21.

 

​As an adult, I did not realize my unique ability for genuine connection until I was forced to buy back my business from a partner who didn’t value connections in quite the same way.
 

That gut-wrenching experience clarified my desire to create, cultivate, and celebrate connections as the true calling and legacy of my work.

​​Today, I’m committed, now more than ever, to growing a business on the firm foundation of human-to-human connection – and to help you do the same.

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“Your gift for capturing a person in their purest essence is something I’ve never encountered with any other photographer in more than 15 years — you have a beautiful gift! I can 100% say I will never use another photographer for lifestyle photography and portraits. You are seriously the real deal.”

Will S. — W.Bradford

you’re invited

We are on a mission to help business leaders create and cultivate more meaningful human-to-human connections. Period.

For nearly twenty years, 1:1 connections have been the singular lifeblood of WorkLife Studios.

These connections remain the #1 reason my business exists today – despite moving to a different city; changing focus areas; and working limited hours (#helloparenting).

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​​Every week, I send an email focused on what I know; what I am learning; and what questions I still have about about creating connections from a place of intention — and heart.​

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Join me, and hundreds of other business leaders like you, for this weekly conversation and connection.

  • Where are you located? Do you have a studio?
    Sarah, our founder, is based in Mason, Ohio, with the rest of the team located throughout the greater Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio region. While most of our meetings and shoots occur on location, we also have an office at CoHatch, Mason with studio space available, as needed.
  • How long does your process take? When should we reach out?
    Our comprehensive and strategic process for stand-alone brand photography generally takes 2-3 months from initial contact to receipt of final images. Corporate headshots can be booked and reserved within a month. For verbal and visual content aimed at a new website, we suggest a six-month lead time.
  • We need a new website. Can you help?
    WorkLife Studios helps businesses and brands with premium verbal and visual content designed specifically for a new (or refreshed) website. Our work sets you – and your web designer or developer of choice – up for success and our collaborative process means we work with you in the early stages of a new website to ensure a successful launch.

connect with us

Don't be shy: whether you have a project to discuss or an idea for how we might collaborate, we're here for it.

Cincinnati, Ohio

(937) 902-1676
sarah[at]worklifestudios.com

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