Leaving your day job to work with your partner - Holly Booth Studio

This week we are joined by the super talented Holly Booth and her new business partner Pete! Although not a stranger, Holly and Pete have been together 13 years, so of course working together is a huge and exciting leap! For those of you who don’t know Holly booth studio (although I doubt that) For over 10 years now they have built a strong reputation got producing contemporary photography for independent makers, designers and shops across the globe! We talk about the steep learning curve for Pete leaving a full time job in media as a producer for the BBC to working at home with his partner and then of course Covid happened. This was recorded in week 3 so at a really scary time. So it’s interesting to hear how we were at that time too! But even at the worst time of lock down we talking about the way the business was already set up to work remotely and what their plans are for future. Holly experienced a big loss in her life a few years ago so she quickly had to free her dairy and schedules and learned how to set boundaries on her business and avoid burnout as much as they can and how this has help change the business for the future. Holly and Pete’s takeaways - 1.Going from one man band to working with your partner is a massive change so it’s important to tap into each other’s strengths and to have those clear separations  2.leaving a full time role in large company to working freelance is a big Change, be strategic about your days with lists and set sections of jobs or areas of the house to work  to separate work to down time  3.It’s important to take the time to invest in your business with new ways to move your brand 4.It’s important to keep trying new ways and not be afraid, if it doesn’t work you move on.  5.Downtime helps to get inspired again 6.Whatever you’re feeling this time is not insignificant, it's worth paying attention. 7.Getting into the right headspace is so important, play some music, take the dogs for a walk, whatever you need but note what works for you and make it the most important part of setting up your day You can find Holly and Pete at  www.hollybooth.com https://www.instagram.com/hollyboothstudio/