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Passing the Purple Crown

Hindsight is 2020

When we are called to leave and start something new, we may not have the vision to see what it will be, but we can have faith in what it can be.

In 2013 when our family was faced with a move to Atlanta, GA I decided to put my established E. Bailey Photography custom photography business to the side to open one of the first Spoiled Rotten Photography franchises. The prior year I had met the owner of the company, Melissa Tash, and was fascinated with the business model she had created. For me this proven successful preschool/daycare/mother’s day out portrait model made perfect sense and was the opportunity I was looking for to regain my weekends and still be able to be a stay-at-home mom, doing the majority of my work while my girls were at school. 

The Lord opened doors and provided the people and resources I needed to get Spoiled Rotten Photography – Alpharetta established pretty quickly. 

Moving into my 3rd year, I saw the potential for adding a photographer to come alongside me as my schedule was beginning to be full. In my own might I tried to fit several people who were already photographers into this role, but it never seemed to work out. Then the Lord opened my eyes to the potential of training the photo stylist/assistant who had invested 2 years of her time with me. One of the beautiful things about the SRP model is the ability to take someone who has never used a professional camera and teach them how to achieve beautiful portraits in all settings, through an intensive in house training program.

In sending Christine through training in 2016, also came her sister Patricia who wanted to be a part of what we were doing. While I didn’t have the vision for triple capacity at that moment, what we created was a beautiful dynamic sister duo who I was able to trust to provide the quality portraits I was used to providing my schools. In the seasons that followed, I was stretched in my ability to manage employees and give up control of different aspects to effectively scale my business. 

In 2019 I was given a job opportunity for the year in Birmingham, Alabama. This meant I would need to completely step away from the on-the-ground operations of my SRP business in Alpharetta. I knew my two photographers wanted to take on more work, so this would be their time to shine as I was able to pass off almost all of my portrait events for the year. We worked in harmony with each other, and thanks to our amazing new proprietary software system, I was able to manage the business remotely. 

After our move was made permanent to Birmingham, we discussed the option for Christine and Patricia to aquire the Spoiled Rotten Photography – Alpharetta franchise so they could continue to nurture and grow the business beyond what I could ever do remotely. This scenario was best for all three of us.

I am excited to announce as of January 2020, Christine Mamon and Patricia Mesi are the new owners of Spoiled Rotten Photography – Alpharetta. 

In releasing my own Spoiled Rotten Photography franchise, it will free up my time and allow me to assist and help with growth for new and existing Spoiled Rotten Photography franchise owners. I love business, business strategy, marketing, developing brands, and developing leaders, so I’m sure I will find plenty to keep my hands busy in the years to come. 

If you have ever considered owning your own business, love children, love photography or have a teachable spirit to learn, this opportunity may be right for you to bring to your hometown. I speak with perspective owners all the time, so ask me all the questions you might have!

It was an honor to receive my Master Photographer award after our 2020 Image Competition!

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