005 Al Topping on being an adventure photographer and developing business skills | Adventure Pro Podcast

Adventure Pro Podcast

Today’s podcast guest is Al Topping. Al runs a photography business called Xtreme Exposures which focuses on outdoor brands and adventure. He’s a climber and mountaineer who’s combined his passion for photography with his passion for the outdoors.

I hope you enjoy this conversation with Al as much as I did. If you did enjoy it please click the Like button above. Also please don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE above to the channel to get notified of the next one.

In this episode we discuss:

- Creating a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) in your business

- Going pro with photography

- The importance of online networking and developing business skills

- Should you ever leave your camera at home

- A day-in-the-life of a professional photographer

- Being a business book nerd

- Conservation and impact in the outdoors

If you’d like to find out more about Al and get in touch you can do so here: https://www.xtremeexposures.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xtremeexposures/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xtremeexposures/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xtremeexposures/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfEP34S

Here are some of the books that have made a big difference in Al’s career:

Lean Startup - Eric Ries https://amzn.to/3DoY4sw

Influence - Dr Robert B Cialdini https://amzn.to/3qKUFAx

Entrepreneur Revolution - Daniel Priestley https://amzn.to/3Fok9b1

LinkedIn - Daniel Disney https://amzn.to/3oENjfk

Gap Selling - Jim Keenan https://amzn.to/30vO1DS

About the Adventure Pro Podcast

The Adventure Pro Podcast is a collection of wide-ranging interviews, stories and inspiration from amazing people that have made adventure their business. It’s where adventure, outdoors and travel professionals come together to learn, share and encourage others to carve their own path in life. I’ll be interviewing guides, photographers, designers, business owners, instructors, content creators, YouTubers, sponsored athletes, film makers, shop owners and many others that have made a career or side hustle from the outdoors and adventure. If you or someone you know would like to be featured, please email [e-mail] and make sure you SUBSCRIBE to get the next video. If you'd like to support the podcast you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/adventurepropod You can also find the podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/adventurepropod https://www.facebook.com/adventurepropod https://twitter.com/adventurepropod