After working in the Kansas City wedding and event industry for over 20 years, we’ve run into fantastic experiences as well as not so fantastic experiences working in and attending venues in the local Kansas City and surrounding areas. A venue sets the stage for everything. It’s where all your guests will be collectively celebrating, […]

S2, E1 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “Momming: The Best Business I’ve Built” After a 2.5 month healing journey, this special episode will start SEASON 2 with a bang! What happens when the life you spent years dreaming about finally arrives, but it looks nothing like the picture you had in your head? In this episode, […]

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Congratulations to this beautiful family that keeps growing. Welcome to the world Skylar!

Kansas City maternity photography + Country Club Plaza Ali and Austin, I cannot thank you enough for the grace you’ve given me this summer. They purchased two sessions to help my surgery costs and with a maternity session as well as a newborn, the timing has to be just right. Of course, (if you haven’t […]

S1, E30 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “Forgiveness, Without Access.” Forgiveness is powerful, but forgiveness with full access? That’s where a lot of us keep ending up in the same cycle with the same people in life and in business. In this episode, we’re unpacking the hard truth most of us were never taught […]

S1, E28 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “Discipline Carries What Passion Can’t” This is the part nobody claps for. Not the beginning, not the breakthrough, but the middle, the stretch where life gets heavy, your energy drops, and you start wondering if you were ever cut out for this in the first place. The […]

S1, E27 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “Ditch The Cape Superwoman” with Susan Wiesemann 🎧 Trying to be “superwoman” may look admirable on the outside, but for many women, it leads to burnout, overwhelm, and losing themselves in the process. In this heartfelt episode of the Dream Doers Podcast, I sit down with Susan […]

S1 E26 – “A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats” What if the opportunity that changes your life is waiting in a room you haven’t walked into yet? In this episode of Dream Doers, Jana dives into the surprising power of networking and how stepping outside her industry after twenty years in business opened the door […]

S1 E25 – Excuses and the “I’m Too Busy” Era “I’m too busy.” “I don’t have the money right now.” We say these phrases casually, responsibly, often without realizing how much power they hold. Over time, they stop being explanations and start replacing accountability, quietly reshaping our relationships, our finances, and our integrity. In this […]

Amanda is one of the visionaries, the hands and the feet behind the dreaming, building and coming to life of White Iron Ridge. And she was able to also get to celebrate in the very place she helped create. There are so many photographers in our area, it makes my heart melt when people like […]

What an exquisite wedding elopement to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The daylight glow, beach side first look, pool side vibes amongst so many other memories like the hilarious champagne bottle pop made for one special week. I’m always so honored to travel globally to document weddings, couples, families and brands. This one at Iberostar Rose Hall […]

S1 E24 – “Everything’s Awesome & No One’s Impressed” One of my pastors once said, “We live in a world where everything is awesome and no one’s impressed.” That sentence stuck with me, and this episode was born from it. In this conversation, I’m talking about what happens when our lives, our businesses, and our […]

S1, E23 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “Where Business Meets Belief” Ever feel the tension between what you believe and what feels “safe” to say as a business owner? The fear of losing customers, income, or support can make staying neutral feel easier, even when something inside you wants to speak up. In this […]

S1, E22 – God Doesn’t Call The Equipped – He Equips The Called. 🎧 What happens when you speak up, rise up, and step fully into what you’re called to build, and suddenly resistance shows up from places you never expected? In this episode of the Dream Doers Podcast, host Jana Marie talks openly about […]

S1, E21 of the Dream Doers Podcast – “5 Side Gigs That Don’t Add More To Your Plate.” Ever look at your bank account after Christmas and feel your stomach drop a little? Credit cards are higher than we’d like, personal property taxes and insurance renewals are rolling in, and the cost of living keeps […]