business other thans who are managing to survive and thrive in what s been a tough economy. today s business brings professional photographers together to use their skills to give back to families that need it. katie norris is the owner of photolanthopy. tell our viewers about what exactly you to. yes. and, first of all, thank you so much for having me. you know, a lot of people hope to pursue their calling in this life, and one day i actually got a call from a grieving mother calling me for portraits because i am a photographer. and she had just found out that her eight-month-old son had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. and i d had this idea being able to unite film makers and photographers to help people across this country. and in that moment i said yes to the call, and from that day forward, a year and a half later, we re helping families across the country. jenna: and one of the reasons i was able to find out about your company is we have a friend in
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have a line of garments, we would like for you guys to look at producing any or all of those that you can. and more importantly, we want to provide you with a consistent line. we sewed up a couple prototypes and were able to come up with a ballpark cost that fell in line with what school house needed. bennett was glad to learn about school house s long-term commitment to this company. that s part of the reason why the factory updated its equipment and adapted its workload. it s a partnership that will continue to evolve as long as it s a good fit for both. eventually that will transition over to where we re going to do a full package for them. which i think is a perk for them. they want us to be able to handle the manufacturing entirely. the manufacturer is our production arm. and we re their sales and marketing arm. and so i think that the relationships that we have started to develop that are like that, like the one that we have with mitt s nitts are going to be the relationshi
if you are giving a lot of business to the same vendors, perhaps go to them and say look, if people are going to come to you, i can give you a list of names of people i have given to you, i want a piece of that action to have it come back from the vendor. both parties are accountable. it sounds like he s being an unpaid sales force for the people who sell the actual outdoor advertising or whatever it is. he needs to go and see if he can get in on a piece of that action. otherwise, he doesn t have a business. he s got a glorified hobby, you haven tly. what other added value does he have if he is simply giving prices what s the point. he s on the wrong side of the supply chain, of course. this is a question from kyle. if a job requires training from a group outside the company, does the employer have to pay for it? absolutely. what is he thinking? i want you to work for me and
it may be what she s talking about. you reach out to experts in the field to give you the 360 feedback that you need to move your company forward. wise ways to do it, look for people who have expertise that you don t. the last thing you want is a rubber stamp. don t look for high flying names that aren t going to contribute. be clear about the commitment you want and what they can expect in return. to be clear about that up front. i want the kind of person i can call at 3:00 in the morning or the person to come to a meeting twice a year. be clear so everyone is on board with that. absolutely. strategically recruit. look for what you need. i like to tell entrepreneurs they need a kitchen cabinet for all businesses. number one, a person already in business. the second person should be someone who can give you business or has done business with you. the third business should be a mentor, someone unofficially