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Carl van den Boom of www.photographygloves.com is featured in this episode — an interview that wasn't going to happen — I wasn't sure it would be a good fit for you.
I received the intro letter from Carl's good buddy, Lukas. He wrote…
I'm Lukas from Vallerret Photography Gloves. I'm reaching out to ask how you'd feel about interviewing our founder and my good friend Carl.
After leaving New Zealand to chase the snow in Austria, he never returned. And that's where we met.
We spent time snowboarding and photographing some pro snowboarders. After that, mushing dogs in Sweden and Alaska, running a bike rental business in Denmark, and some other ventures.
Carl finally found the niche where he could combine all his passions (winter, photography, entrepreneurship, fun) into one: Photography Gloves.
I replied to Lukas with…
Hi Lukas — Thanks for your interest and background story – the gloves look great.
PhotoBizX is focused on the business side of photography, not shooting.
Wishing you every success with your outreach.
Lukas came back with…
Sorry if this didn't come across well in my email, but this is exactly why we wrote to you.
Carl is a photographer and has made good money with real estate photography and other genres, BUT wanted to escape the “daily grind” of looking for customers.
We thought that might be interesting for your audience.
Okay, so that piqued my interest, and I hope you're keen to hear more, too.
In this interview, Carl shares how his photography passion and entrepreneurship led to a photography glove business.
Here's some more of what we covered in the interview:
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We were so niche, and it's a lot of work to do this lifestyle business. That and we're such a small fry, they're not going to come in and put all the time and effort in to take our small piece of the markets. – Carl van den Boom
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What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything from what Carl shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, leave your thoughts in the comments below; let me know your takeaways and what you plan to implement in your business based on what you heard in today's episode.
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567: Carl van den Boom – From photography to a photography glove business

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