Site Credits
A business does not exist for long without the support of many people.
This site — and the ideas behind it — represents the culmination of nearly two decades of seeking out people, education and inspiration that have shaped the way I think, work and live.
Recognition
Creative minds who contributed directly to this website.
Andy Sharpe, Sharpe Creative
Branding, web design and development
Mary Tighe, Mary Does Marketing
Messaging support and copyediting
Tasha Pinelo
Brand photography
Inspiration
Writers and thinkers whose work has shaped, challenged or given language to my own point of view.
Wendell Berry
What Are People For?
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans
Designing Your Life
Tara Mohr
Playing Big
Cal Newport
Deep Work
Education
People and programs that have shaped my growth as an entrepreneur.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
Jeff and Julia Woods
Hannah Chapman
Michelle Hudepohl
Claire Krawsczyn
Dedication
For the children who have been with me from the beginning.
This site — and the business behind it — is dedicated to my three children, with my whole heart.
When I first dreamed of becoming a photographer at 21 years old, my future family was already part of the dream. I saw entrepreneurship as a way to build meaningful work within the boundaries of a meaningful life: to contribute, create and support a family while still being present for it.
Twenty years later, this site represents the fruit of stewarding that dream.
Today, my children watch me manage a business and help support our family. They see me walk out the door for a photo shoot and come home bone-tired. They hear phone calls from the school pick-up line and Zoom chats through the office door. They see the sacrifices and the showing up; the seasons of doubt and the moments of celebration.
May they each grow up knowing that work is a privilege and a gift. That it can be deeply meaningful without becoming the measure of a life. That there is room for ambition and presence, responsibility and joy.
And, most of all, that worthwhile things are often built slowly, through years of giving notice and making small deposits.
Benediction
May we work and live as witnesses to God’s faithful provision and His enduring goodness.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
— Psalm 37
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