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Staying competitive means continuously improving your skills and business strategies. Here you’ll find exclusive insights for photographers, creative directors, and all types of creatives who want to sharpen their craft and grow their business.
Whether you’re looking to improve your photography techniques, boost your brand visibility, or stay on top of industry trends, this practical, actionable advice is based on years of experience working with leading brands and publications.
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New Site and New Brand
I am proud to announce the relaunch of JamesPatrick.com! Our team at PatrickCreativeMedia performed a complete brand overhaul. You will notice a few new additions including the regular updates of the Beyond the Image Podcast, my new online courses as well as my...
Learn How to Get Published LIVE
LIVE COACHING: How to Get Published in the Fitness Industry MAR 30 • 12PM PST Access this LIVE TRAINING with FITposium Founder James Patrick and STRONG Fitness Magazine Editor in Chief Kirstyn Brown on your questions related to marketing, sales, branding, business...
More Clients, More Income, More Clarity and MORE SUPPORT!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MORE CLIENTS, MORE INCOME, MORE CLARITY, MORE MEDIA FEATURES AND MORE SUPPORT TO MOVE FORWARD CONFIDENTLY IN YOUR BUSINESS? Who wouldn't right?! That is exactly why I created the FITposiumPLUS membership, to support YOU the fitness entrepreneur...
YES!!! Your Business is About to Change! If…
YES!!! Your Business is About to Change! If... You are able to take one of our FINAL TWO seats in our wildly popular Get Amped Mastermind! Two dozen entrepreneurs have raised their hand and claimed they want to grow their business and are READY to get the help to do...
The Time I LITERALLY Lost My Marbles
Six year old me loved my container of marbles. They were a gift from my father and there were all different kinds in my collection. I had large ones, small ones, ones with the tiger’s eye, ones made of frosted glass and more. I would literally spend hours analyzing...
How Mass Accountability Helped Me Lose 60 Pounds!
It was 8 long years ago I decided to step on stage and compete in the NPC’s Men’s Physique Competition. What that meant was that I had to shed 60 pounds to get to a weight that I had not been at since I was 16 years old playing high school football. It was a 16 week...
How Not Celebrating Your Accomplishments Can Be Harmful
I have the best coaching clients in the world. The entrepreneurs I get to work with take the biggest leaps and earn themselves the greatest rewards. However, every now and then this situation will come up – and thus it is important enough that I need to do a deep dive...
Why You Should Raise Your Rates
NOTE: We are released a new module at FITposiumPLUS.com all about how to increase your revenue as a fitness entrepreneur. This multi-part video course is available exclusively to members of FITposiumPLUS.com If you are like many entrepreneurs, the title alone of...
How to Take Annual Goals and Quarterly Action Plans and Put them into Daily Actions
Two weeks ago I covered how to build your annual goal tracking sheet and last week I covered how to turn that goal tracking sheet into a quarterly plan which indicates your action items for each and every week. Now we are taking it the final step to turn these sheets...