Welcome to The Studio Takeover, your destination for personal mentoring and sustainable practices that will help you elevate your portrait photography business. Say goodbye to merely hoping for the best! With our proven systems, you'll learn to serve from a place of love and honor, and transform your work into something truly extraordinary.
For the Portrait Photographer who wants to be more
Welcome to
The Studio Takeover
A message from our Founder Cat Ford-Coates
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Time to make a change.
Cat Ford-Coates is an internationally acclaimed and award winning portrait photographer and her purpose is to educate and empower other portrait photographers in sustainability, profitability, and growth so they can live life on their terms with businesses they can be proud of.
She has been featured on The Portrait System, The Portrait Masters, The Regenerator podcast, affiliates for CBS, NBC, and Fox.
She wasn't always a "success"; coming from a twelve year career in bartending and food service where she learned customer service, she entered the photo space in 2012 with heart and grit and has since built a thriving local studio in Asheville, NC in addition to a destination arm for her business where she has photographed retail clients in: Bali, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Italy, London, Munich, and more.
She leads from the space of getting people into alignment with the success they want so they can change the world one client at a time and make real money doing it.
While Cat was born in New Jersey, she was raised in Florida and now resides in western North Carolina.
She has been featured on The Portrait System, The Portrait Masters, The Regenerator podcast, affiliates for CBS, NBC, and Fox.
She wasn't always a "success"; coming from a twelve year career in bartending and food service where she learned customer service, she entered the photo space in 2012 with heart and grit and has since built a thriving local studio in Asheville, NC in addition to a destination arm for her business where she has photographed retail clients in: Bali, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Italy, London, Munich, and more.
She leads from the space of getting people into alignment with the success they want so they can change the world one client at a time and make real money doing it.
While Cat was born in New Jersey, she was raised in Florida and now resides in western North Carolina.
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monthly mentoring
In The Studio: Mentoring Program
LIVE monthly training, Q&A, and photo shoots with Mentor, Cat Ford-Coates
Monthly Mentoring Program
Learn from Cat each and every month with live coaching, challenges and masterclasses, and photo shoots where she shares her process, inspiration, and more.
Monthly and annual options available.
Monthly and annual options available.
A la Carte Courses & Bundles
Course Intensives on infrastructure and marketing are key in building your portrait studio sustainably and profitably.
Enroll where you need specific support.
Enroll where you need specific support.
Digital Products
Our digital assets are POWERFUL.
The email templates series and The Consultation Collection are THE Aces up your sleeve to ensure your client communication and education are heads and shoulders above other Photographers in your area.
The email templates series and The Consultation Collection are THE Aces up your sleeve to ensure your client communication and education are heads and shoulders above other Photographers in your area.
Full Support with
The Portrait Council
- Access to our BOSS bundle (Freedom & SHINE) during enrollment
- Monthly group mastermind
- Twice monthly 1:1 coaching with Cat
- Access to membership during enrollment
Testimonial
"If money is a value metric the results speak for themselves. Last year after one of Cat's marketing classes, I decided to run a Black Friday campaign which in the past has not been super successful. But after learning from her how campaigns actuallly work, I had a VERY successful Black Friday sale! In one weekend I immediately brought in $10,000 of revenue into my business. And all of those bookings kept my calendar full the first half of 2023 and I can proudly say that the $10K has now turned into $35K+ in sales with more coming in.
Working with Cat is a true gift that continues to shape my life and my business in the most positive, impactful ways. She is the only one for me!"
Working with Cat is a true gift that continues to shape my life and my business in the most positive, impactful ways. She is the only one for me!"
Judith Hill Levenson
Cat Ford-Coates
CEO, Portrait Photographer, Portrait Mentor
Testimonials
"Implementing everything I'm learning and just had my highest sale to date! $9011.80! It works! It's really WORKING!"
Angie Whitten
My Harmony Photography
"Cat is the best mentor I've ever had."
JoEllen VernaJEV Portrait
"As I'm in my foundational stages, this was a way to avoid the stumbling so I can fast track my business too get where I need without spending years to get there."
Lisa Lacy
Lisa Lacy Studios
Personal Mentoring for Portrait Photographers who are tired of DIYing the hell out of it and hoping for the best. Dig into the heart of your work with sustainable practices, learn to serve from a place of love and honor, and let everything else take care of itself.
Please note that individual results may vary and success cannot be guaranteed. As with any business, your income will depend on your dedication and effort. The income examples provided are not intended to represent or guarantee that you or anyone else will achieve the same results. Your results will depend on many factors, including your background, experience, and the actions you take.
Please note that individual results may vary and success cannot be guaranteed. As with any business, your income will depend on your dedication and effort. The income examples provided are not intended to represent or guarantee that you or anyone else will achieve the same results. Your results will depend on many factors, including your background, experience, and the actions you take.
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